#life magic? considering the spells it’s been used for thus far

[slaters-silly-things]

thinkin about deep magic rn 🙏 truly the stem cell of this magic system

#tdp #the dragon prince #tdp speculation #maybe like #life magic? considering the spells it’s been used for thus far #coins and immortal spells and the general theme of consciousness and life #tdp got me on my nerd shit rn

[loggiepj]

FORBIDDEN

Summary: In a world divided by humans and witches, Y/n, a normie, finds herself falling for Wanda, a witch who clearly despises humans like her.

Warnings: Angst, Violence, 18+, Eventual Smut

Part 1

It had been years since the world was divided between normal citizens, generally called as the Normies, and humans practicing sorcery and witchcraft, Witches.

The two divisions used to live harmoniously with each other until one normie had enough of how superior other Witches think of their ranks, considering they could literally perform any spell that would make anyone kneel before them.

It started with a simple defiance from the plans set out by one of the witches council leader. But then, the small defiance was followed from one place to another. Deviants was eventually formed, a group of witch hunters sent out to obliterate all witches in the world, creating pure chaos and havoc everywhere.

Peace had only been a foreign word to anyone after that. Knowing that normies' population were far greater than witches, the latter had started to live in hiding for decades, even pretending to be normies every now and then, just to survive.

But not every normie wanted violence, some didn't want to shed any more blood on the streets from unnecessary killings. They knew, witch or not, everyone deserves to live a peaceful life. Thus, the Avengers was formed, set to protect the innocent witches from horrible witch hunters.

That was why Y/n Y/l/n was crouched behind a massive trunk of a Sycamore tree in the deep forest just an hour after the sun had set. With a bow in one hand, she stared at the group of Deviants camping before her. They had a helpless female witch in captive.

One of the hunters crept towards the tied witch who had her mouth gagged to prevent her from using any of her magic. He kneeled before her after he threw a spit on the ground.

"Such a waste of beauty," the man sneered in disgust. "Is this your true form, witch? Or are you hiding your ugly self, huh? Deception, that's what you're good at, eh?"

The witch resisted to be touched as the man cupped her face with a brute force. Y/n couldn't help but feel sorry for the way she was being treated, for any way every witch was treated in the world.

Everyone deserves to live. Witch or not.

That's what Y/n's mother had always told her when she was just a kid. Her parents were kind enough to accept stray witches needing a hiding place from hunters every day and eventually, Y/n learned to be sympathetic towards them. That was why she joined the cause upon reaching young adulthood, the Avengers. Especially when her mentor was also a witch, the kindest one she knew. Or so she thought.

Y/n closed her eyes to shut down the painful memories from the past. She needed to focus on the task at hand.

The witch's cries brought her back to her senses. She wanted to run towards the damsel in distress and punch the air out of the deviant's stomach, but she knew she wouldn't succeed on her mission to save the witch.

Y/n was not a stupid lass. Judging from the muscular forms of the men surrounding the woman, she knew she had no match against them. Right now, all she had was her trusted bow, a few arrows and some wits to help her on her plan.

Y/n's eyes drifted towards the branches above them, where a huge sack of sand was hanging by a rope, aligned perfectly towards the direction of the campfire.

Quiet and adept, Y/n's fingers reached for an arrow from the quiver behind her back, then lined it against her bow. She carefully pulled the bow string along with the nock of the arrow so as not to create any unwanted noise then targeted the arrowhead at the bag of sand.

Heart thudding out loud inside her chest, Y/n closed her eyes once again and took a very deep breath just to calm herself down. She needed good timing, when everyone was close to the fire. Once she opened her eyes, she focused her gaze at the corners of the sack where she's supposed to tear apart.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Hearing the cries and pleas of the witch before her as the man slapped her face, his maniac laughters echoing through the forest, Y/n gritted her teeth as she tried to control her temper.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

"Stop it, Loki needs the witch alive," the other man with a bald head scolded the other, stopping the latter from hurting the witch more.

Upon hearing the dreaded name, Y/n had enough and stopped herself from breathing for a second before finally letting go of the nock.

Quick as lightning, heaps of sands fell down the group, extinguishing the fire before them. Some of the Deviants managed to catch the offending sand in their eyes, making them lose their vision for a while.

Y/n hurriedly covered half of her face with a bandana, pulled the cork open from the homemade smoke grenade her bestfriend had concocted then silently rolled it through the dirt, heading towards the shrieking group.

"What the hell?!"

"I can't see anything!"

Everywhere was covered with smoke, filling the chilly night with more coughing and grunting. No one even noticed until the smoke has subsided that the witch was gone.

"It's one of the Avengers' doing, I tell you!" The man shouted. "Look for them! They haven't gotten away that far for sure!"

Unbeknownst to the group who had now begun trailing off the other direction, Y/n had stayed with the witch behind the trunk she had been hiding from the start, covering the woman's mouth to prevent her whimpers from getting heard and reveal their hiding place.

When the Deviants' noise was no longer carried by the wind, Y/n hurriedly took a small knife from her makeshift belt and cut through the binds that tied the poor woman's wrists, which had turned red from the tightness.

"Hey, it's okay," Y/n assured her, taking off her bandana. "You're safe now... The Deviants have already left-"

The wind was knocked out of Y/n's system as she was suddenly flipped over on her back by the witch, who quickly straddled her stomach to prevent her from fighting back. The knife was immediately thrown into the air upon the impact, only to fly into the waiting hands of the woman.

The unexpected attack made the cloth around the witch's face to fall off, revealing herself at Y/n whose features remained stunned.

Y/n knew the witch had not even used any spell on her, yet she found herself unable to move and speak. In the depths of her mind, Y/n had never seen someone so ethereal before that she couldn't help but be mesmerized. Casted by the moonlight from the heavens above, the green in the woman's eyes reminded Y/n of her favorite hiding spot, just beyond nurse Pepper's botanical garden back at the Avengers camp.

If it wasn't for the cold feeling of the sharp blade against the skin of her neck, Y/n wouldn't be brought out from her trance.

"Any last words, human?" The witch warned, her voice laced with venom, but Y/n was far too enamored to regard it as something else other than sweet.

"You...," Y/n stuttered, finally finding herself able to talk. "You have the most beautiful pair of eyes I have ever seen."

The woman suddenly froze before her, not expecting such words coming out of the normie's mouth. The witch even forgot how to form words as she loosen her hold around the knife in her hand.

If it wasn't nighttime already, the normie before her would've noticed her blushing. No one was bold enough, even in the face of death, to say those things to the witch before. She had a fair amount of flirting from male witches through time but not single one of them ever complimented any part of her face. Let alone from a woman her age. Much worse, a normie.

Yet, the witch couldn't figure out the sudden churning in her stomach as she met the woman's eyes staring right back at her.

"Wanda! Let Y/n go, sis!" A familiar voice made itself known, followed by footsteps crunching against the dry leaves nearby.

When Y/n inched her neck slightly towards the source, she recognized the figure as Pietro, one of the witches that Y/n's friends from the Avengers had saved a couple of weeks ago. But before Y/n could ask him if he knew the witch sitting on top of her, the witch named Wanda finally let her go and hastily made her way towards the silver haired boy.

Pietro met Wanda halfway as they wrapped their arms around each other in a tight hug. Y/n straightened to a sit as she watched the reunion, listening to tiny sniffles as they hugged even tighter.

Wanda then pulled away after a couple of seconds before breaking the silence. "Where have you been? I've looked everywhere for you... I thought I've lost you."

Y/n's heart ached by the way Wanda's voice was breaking. She could feel her sentiments. She had lost her family too.

Pietro cupped the woman's face as he pressed their foreheads together. "The Avengers saved me, sestra... They're also helping me look for you..." Then he softly chuckled. "I'm actually part of the Avengers now."

What he said made Wanda flinch and step back away from him. "What?"

"I know you won't take it lightly, but I swear they're good people, Wands," Pietro explained, then he gestured towards Y/n as the latter finally managed to stand up, shaking the dirt off from her clothes. "Y/n here is an Avenger too."

Y/n smiled from ear to ear as she stepped towards Wanda, offering her hand for the witch to shake. "Hi, that's me. I'm Y/n, pleasure to meet you-"

Wanda only scoffed as she walked past her, intentionally bumping the latter's shoulder. Y/n wondered if she did something wrong as she massaged the affected body part. For a witch being held captive for god knows how long, she sure was strong.

"Forgive my sister, Y/n... She's... She's not really fond of normies," Pietro said, patting Y/n's shoulder too, making her internally wince from the added pain. "It won't take a lot of time before she'll soften up to us, don't worry... Thank you for saving my sister, Y/n. I owe my life to you."

"No worries, Piet. I'm just glad you're finally reunited with her," Y/n replied. And before Y/n could ask if Pietro's sister was romantically involved with anyone, Pietro had already started running towards Wanda, ensuring that they would head back to the Avengers' camp later that night.

But a smile still spread on Y/n's face as she remembered the beautiful green eyes Wanda had. Unknowingly, she had begun whistling a happy tune as she started to follow where the siblings went.

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[lackablazeical]

💚🐉Ishida Miyamoto🐉💚

Specific trigger warnings -

Masochistic behavior, self hate, body hate, chronic/degenerative illness, medical malpractice, medical tools (i.e syringes, blades, etc), experimentation, objectification, anger issues, emotional dependence

Specific boundaries w/ this character -

Ishida is a disabled character. Please treat him thus. Do not say he does not 'look disabled', etc etc.

General info -

Ishida's birthday is April 18th. He is an Aries ♈️

Receives love through Words of Affirmation, gives love through Acts of Service and Quality time.

Ishida is bisexual with a preference towards women.

Ishida has BPD (Bipolar Disorder).

Ishida has ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder).

Ishida has MD (Muscle Dysmorphia).

Personality traits -

Ishida is impulsive, determined, friendly, adventurous, clingy, trusting, gullible, and open-hearted.

Ishida tends to do things on a whim, for the excitement or rush of it all. He then has to deal with the consequences of it, which he greatly dislikes.

Ishida never gives up once he sets his mind to something, no matter if he hates it or not.

Ishida loves meeting new people and making friends, and can talk to anyone, anywhere.

Ishida is clingy, especially to Donnie. He loves having the attention, and often feels extremely down when Donnie ignores him or doesn't want him around. Same with Usagi, as well.

Ishida is a bit too trusting, and will often believe things Donnie tells him immediately. He also trusts the people around him not to lie, and takes what they say at face value.

Ishida is very open with his love and affection, and voices his care and support of his loved ones often.

Important details -

His Health -

Ishida has conditions including hemophilia, asthma, POTS, low blood sugar, chronic fatigue syndrome, anemia, and poor circulation.

Ishida has a detached 'Ki', or soul. His soul is not bound to his body properly. This makes it so he is mostly unaffected by mystic spells, but is also connected to why he is so ill and disconnected from his body. Mystic magic does not work to improve his health because it tries to heal him through his Ki, which doesn't work. Donnie's medical practices only focus on his body, which make them more effective.

Donnie uses extreme medical practice to help Ishida, making Ishida much more energetic, strong, confident, and healthy. If Ishida didn't have his meds, he'd have about a month before he'd be right back where he started.

His beliefs -

Ishida's element is fire.

Ishida feels a strong connection to fire, ash, marble, and dragons.

Ishida will burn things like paper, old clothes, or bites of his food and pray over the ash. He doesn't burn meat or pictures with peoples faces, as he finds it disrespectful.

Ishida will pray/pay respects to buildings or structures made of marble, he will do the same if he's eating/drinking from a marble bowl.

Ishida will doodle dragons often, and finds great value in art of them. He gets very starstruck around yokai that look like dragons too.

His beliefs about Usagi's death -

He believed Usagi was dead, and felt heavy guilt over it. He wished he had been healthier/stronger, to be able to protect his brothers.

Ishida was often helping comfort Kenichi, and he tended to 'feed into' Kenichi's idea that Usagi was still alive.

His dynamic with Donnie -

Ishida considers Donnie his best (non-blood related) friend.

He trusts Donnie with his life, and listens to whatever Donnie says. Donnie has a say in everything Ishida does, including what he eats and how he spends his time.

Ishida may occasionally call Donnie out for his bad behavior though, telling him if he's being an asshole or going too far. Donnie doesn't really care what Ishida has to say.

Ishida allows Donnie to run experiments on him, to test his pain tolerance and allow Donnie to gather data.

Ishida enjoys snuggling with Donnie, because of the vibrations from when Donnie churrs.

Ishida loves to spend time in Donnie's lab, and often goes in there to draw, work out, or just generally hang.

Ishida holds Donnie to a very high pedestal because of how Donnie had helped him, so may also brush off Donnie's outbursts/general rudeness because of this.

Ishida learned some sign language to be able to communicate with Donnie when he is overstimulated.

Fun facts -

Ishida's favorite food is bananas, and his favorite drink is coke.

Ishida's favorite animal is a dragon. He likes to doodle them occasionally.

Ishida heavily dislikes plans changing.

Ishida has very few sensory issues, but notably he hates 'light' sensations (elbows brushing, gentle breezes, etc.)

Ishida has a talent for pickpocketing/ sleight of hand. He is also good at magic, like card tricks.

Ishida isn't a morning person, but still always wakes up early.

Voice claim [Ross Lynch] -

Tags that include Ishida -

#addams! Ishida, #addams! Donnida, #addams! Miyamotos

#addams! tmnt au #addams! ishida #addams! donnida #addams! miyamotos

[kaiju-emperor]

Genghis Khan (Rider) Servant Concept

Class:Rider

Parameters Strength B Endurance A Agility C+ Magical Power C Luck A

Born Temujin, the man who would come be known as one of the greatest conquerors in all of history. He is perceived many as a great villian and butcher but to others a national hero and great leader. Among servants Genghis Khan stands shoulder to shoulder with some of the most powerful and famous heroic spirits such as Iskandar, Cu Chulainn, and Artoria Pendragon. He qualifies for many classes such as Archer, Lancer and Saber but Rider is by far his best class. In terms of fame, notoriety, and accomplishments he is without a doubt a top tier servant. Personality wise he is proud, charismatic, and larger than life. He considers himself chosen by heaven and all above to unite all nations under one banner. He is eager to experience new things and finds value in others who have skills, beliefs, customs and so on that are not his own. A man who sees only merit and character, looking beyond ones station, and seeing them for their core self. 'A wise beggar with a good heart is worth more than a king placed upon his seat through lineage alone'. Whoever is Genghis Khan's master will find a stalwart and strong servant but he will not follow there orders and may even kill them outright if he does not find them of respectable character or beliefs. He is prone to acting on his own but may take his masters council should they earn his respect.

Skills

Riding A-Genghis Khan is an expert in all vehicles and mounts, especially horses. He even has the potential to ride some phantasmal species and divine beasts.

Magic Resistance D-Can cancel out low level or single incantation spells. As well as protect from low level mental effects

Divinity C-Among the mongol people, Genghis Khan has been deified and associated with an equestrian war god known as Sülde Tngri. This deification represents Genghis Khan's martial character and the more mythical side of himself rather than the historical.

Khan Of Khans A+-A skill that represents Genghis's status as the greatest to hold the title of Khan. It is a composite skill that grants him aa high level Charisma , Tactics , and Golden Rule

Mongolian Martial Arts B-A skill that represents his expertise in the traditional martial arts and skills of his people. Such as horse archery, falconry, and Bokh also known as Mongolian wrestling, and so on. HIs skill in wrestling in particular makes him a dangerous opponent even whent totally unarmed.

Blessing Of Tengri A-It was said in the text 'Secret History Of The Mongols' that a spirit known as Zarin Tengri sent a vision from the great sky god Tengri to the Khorchin mongols, of a cow mooing toward the moon and the words 'Heaven And Earth have agreed to make Tenmujin lord of the nation'. This prophetic blessing is what allowed Genghis Khan to unite his people. It is a skill that acts similar to high ranked Protection Of The Faith and can occasionally grant prophetic dreams similar to the Revelation skill.

Noble Phantasms

Khans Grand Conquest: All Under Heaven is Mine A+ -A crystallization of Genghis Khan's ability to conquer and create the largest contiguous empire in all of history. The noble phantasm allows Genghis Khan to claim areas as his territory. The condition being that he must either win over a majority of the population in that designated area or defeat a figure of authority within that chosen area. Such as using his raw charisma to draw an entire bar to him and want to follow him, allowing him to claim the bar and the nearby area or making the mayor of a town submit to him thus claiming the town itself. Once Genghis Khan has claimed a territory as his own he has a certain level of Authority within that territory, raising his parameters slightly and allowing him to better engage any enemy that enters his territory. This skill also allows him to temporarily use the skills and even mana of others within his territory, representing the khan's propensity to incorporate other cultures, and beliefs into his kingdom rather than quashing them.

Twin White Horses: Divine Steeds Of The Khan A-The twin horses of Genghis Khan who were immortalized in a folktale. They are brothers, and are the Khan's constant companions. The older horse is white with a golden mane while the the younger is the inverse. They are similarly deified along with Genghis Khan and as such are divine beasts, representing the horse as a symbol of mongol culture. The horse and its rider are one, and it is said that the spirit or the soul is called a 'wind horse'. This association with the spirit allows the horses to ride past the veil and into the afterlife temporarily before appearing back in physical space. Though this power is extremely mana intensive. This association with the spirit world also grants them advantages against ghosts and other spiritual beings but not servants. Genghis Khan usually rides one or the other horse but they can also be summoned at the same time to pull Genghis Khan's chariot.

Khan's Tumen: Army Of The Conqueror B+-Genghis Khan had a very specific ordering of troops. He believed that a massive singular army was ineffective. And that multiple smaller armies was more efficient. This noble phantasm is a crystallization of that philosophy and allows Gengis Khan to summon a entourage of his elite Calvary up to 1000 strong. Each one of them is a minor heroic spirit in there own right and have average parameters of C. Though it is not an army as grand as Iskandar's or similar noble phantasms it has quality over quantity. However, summoning such a massive force of minor heroic spirits requires immense amounts of mana. So it is often employed sparingly.

#fate #fate series #fate grand order #fate stay night

[tragicromanceisland]

What Happens in Wonderland, Remains

Character x female reader

A/N: I'm trying to upload all the chapters I have written so far. As well as the newest chapter. Though I'll be posting it on Ao3 first. As this is cross posted. I hope you have enjoyed reading thus far. 💖

Chapter Thirteen

Leona had told you that until you found a place you liked, you were welcome to stay with him. Ruggie explained at breakfast that he often came over in the mornings to make sure Leona was up and made him breakfast before he heads out to practice. Ruggie invited you out to come with them, but you decided it would probably be best if you weren’t seen with Leona so soon. At least until the gossip died down.

So you were on Leona’s computer with his – with permission – trying to search for places you liked. Leona told you he didn’t care how much it cost as long as you liked it. You knew he had a very carefree view about money. Unfortunately, you weren’t like that. You didn’t want the most expensive things in life. You would be happy with a modest living space, and if you could get in touch with Grim, you knew you could probably be able to find some work. You just had a feeling. Plus, you missed your small cat-like companion you had for years.

Though if it was true, and Grim was with Malleus, you wondered why Grim would agree to stay with him? Did Malleus offer him a ton of tuna? You could see him following for a scheme like that. You sighed as you typed in another realtor site. Some you had already found you thought were great until you saw the location. You didn’t want to have to rely on anyone, if you could find something you could use public transportation or even walk it would be ideal.

You leaned back in the chair as you ran a hand over your face. It then dawned on you that you might be more in the spotlight now, with the gossip spreading. Though Leona seemed sure that it would disappear. You wouldn’t be surprised if the royal family had a lawyer already on it to stop the slander and accusations. Though you were sure it was the same with Vil, even though it was probably handled under his PR manager. You were sure Vil wasn’t pleased since it would be easier to quell the questions with yes you were his fiancée. Unfortunately, it wasn’t that easy. You stared at the screen as you saw the thumbnails with several potential apartments.

You glanced at the time and noticed it’d been almost two hours since Ruggie and Leona had left. You pondered how long his spell drive practices lasted. You shook your head, no, you were getting distracted by everything going on in your life, and you needed to focus on this before you sorted out all this information.

You went back to the task at hand and opened the ones you liked in separate tabs. After twenty more minutes passing, you had ten potential places you wanted to go look at. They were moderately priced, and you were sure if you began working, you could easily afford to stay there. It was a lot to consider, though surely there were jobs in this world that non-magic users could obtain. So even without Grim, even though you would love to have him as your partner again, you would be able to survive here. Just like when you first arrived, there was no guarantee you would easily be able to return, especially since you appeared at an entirely different location this time.

You were concerned about the possibility of not being able to return. You felt tired just thinking about it. You were kind of hungry, too. You stood up from the computer desk and stretched before walking out of the office and toward the kitchen. Surely Leona had something in here you could throw together and cook. Searching through the pantry and fridge, you found something that sounded delicious to you. You found a hair tie and pulled your hair up into a ponytail and washed your hands before you began to cook.

The ingredients were as high quality as the ones Vil had. You recalled a brief memory of you and Vil cooking in his kitchen. You frowned as your eyes lowered while you began slicing vegetables. All those little moments you had spent with Vil had meant something to you. It wasn’t like you hated him. He had every reason to be upset. You had become really close to Vil in the past two months. You were almost melancholy at the thought of it repeating with Leona, but the thing is, Leona was giving you freedom to find your own place. You were certain Vil could have offered you the same. Instead, it was as aaif he wished to keep you in a golden cage and lavish you with all the beautiful things he could give you. Though there was nothing like that, you felt trapped in a sense.

You shook your head and finished slicing the vegetables. You then heated up a pan with oil and began to sauté the food. You measured out water and rice and placed it in a rice cooker. As you sautéed the vegetables, you added beef base and hot water with a pinch of corn starch as well. The rice cooker finished steaming the rice when you heard Leona pulling into the garage. You hoped he wouldn’t mind that you were cooking. Leona had a nice kitchen if you were honest, the dark granite counter tops, rich mahogany cabinets, and high-end appliances.

The door opened from the garage, and Leona’s emerald eyes met with yours. His steely gaze then left you as he moved past you like it was nothing. Ruggie followed in after him, carrying his gear, phone, and a few bags.

“Hey Leona, don’t forget to call your brother!”

He grunted in response as he slammed his bedroom door shut. Ruggie sighed.

“Oh hey (y/n) whatcha cooking? It’s smells great.”

“Thanks, I made enough for all of us if you want to stay for lunch?”

“Man, how lucky am I today. Never thought I’d get to try you’re cooking.”

You laughed.

“It’s not that big of a deal.”

“If you say so. Well, I gotta put these things away…I guess.” He huffed, annoyed as he walked off and went somewhere else in the house.

You arched a brow. You wondered what Leona’s brother was calling about. You briefly checked online earlier, and the articles about your and Leona’s relationship spread further throughout the internet. Now the reporters are saying you were trying to make Leona jealous by attending the gala, and that’s why he rushed out of the event with you in his arms. Even though he only did that because you had almost fallen down. You sighed as you finished up the meal and kept it on simmer to keep it warm while Leona showered, and Ruggie was busy doing what he needed to for Leona as his manager.

You wondered if Farena was upset with Leona being caught up in this speculation of being in a relationship or if it was something else. You wondered how Cheka was doing. You smiled to yourself as you recalled the adorable five-year-old from years ago. Cheka should be around nine years old now. You were curious how much he had grown in that time.

“What’re you grinning about over there?”

You blinked as you turned your head to see Leona a towel wrapped around his waist. You raised your brows, and your pupils widened as you took in his gorgeous physique. Your brain short circuited as you tried to find the words to say. Wait, what was I thinking about? Oh no? You turned your back to him, and Leona held that famed smug smirk.

“Heh, what’s the matter…”

You placed a hand on your forehead. You were dreaming right, Leona did not just walk out of his bedroom in just a towel. His body and hair were not still dripping with water. That’s not what you saw.

“I know you’re not that shy.”

You shuddered from his proximity.

“Leona…what are you doing?” You whispered.

You turned around to face him. Oh, that was the wrong choice.

He pressed you back against the counter one arm place beside your head, his hand on the cabinet behind you. The other hand resting on the edge of the granite counter as he trapped you with his body. His emerald eyes held a hint of mischievous as he bowed his head down to your ear.

“You’re in my way.”

“Huh?”

He held a bored expression.

“You’re standing in front of the cabinet I keep my cups in.”

You felt embarrassed as you side-stepped, and he pulled out a glass and proceeded to get a glass of water. You felt like such an idiot of course. He wasn’t going to make a move on you. Not with Ruggie here. You hung your head ashamed. What was wrong with you? You were practically steaming from embarrassment.

Ruggie walked back into the kitchen and noticed the situation. Leona casually drank while you stood off to the side, your hands covering your face. Ruggie lifted a brow. Well, he wasn’t sure exactly what happened, but he could feel some sort of tension.

“Leona, once you get dressed and we sit down for lunch I really think you should call your brother. Before she calls.”

Leona sighed.

“Fine, stop naggin’ me.” He grumbled as he walked off to his room, brushing his tail over your arm as he passed you.

You jerked your head up to see Leona giving you a side smirk. He was totally doing this to you on purpose just to mess with you!

Sitting at the table, Leona was dressed in a t-shirt and sweatpants as the three of you sat at the table eating. Ruggie was talking about the next Spell Drive season. Leona was occasionally nodding, though you doubt he was listening. He seemed distracted by whatever he was thinking about as he was scrolling through his phone. You were staring at your plate as you took bite by bite, slowly cleaning your plate. Leona’s phone rang, he tsked. You glanced up as you noticed he seemed agitated as he answered the phone.

“Yes…?”

You could hear the woman on the other line as Leona pulled the phone away with a blank stare. You could hear her scolding him about not being more responsible, not doing this or that, and then finally he pulled the phone back to his ear. She seemed calmer now.

“He does?”

You knew his sister-in-law was just concerned about Leona.

“Funny you say that…”

Leona’s eyes met with you, again the gleam of mischievousness reflecting in the emerald color of his irises. You lowered your eyes back to your plate. Ruggie arched a brow, looking back and forth between the two of you.

Ruggie knew you and Leona had history, but this seemed like you were crushing on him all over again. Then again, his eyes shifted to Leona. Even Leona seemed to be falling for you all over again. He was sure Leona never stopped feeling what he held for you. No…he knew that was the case. His sister-in-law tried setting him up numerous times while you had been gone. Leona ruined every single one of those dates. Whether it was from speaking too bluntly or falling asleep the moment they began talking about himself. Ruggie had been the unfortunate tag along on every date he had. It was painful to watch. He felt sorry for those women. Then again, the only one beside him who knew Leona had it bad for you was his nephew Cheka. To the point Cheka even started getting on Leona’s nerves because he kept bringing you up in conversation.

Leona hung up the phone. He was irritated. He couldn’t say no. He was hoping he could have talked himself out of seeing them again. Except this time, he had no reasonable excuse. He had no choice but to accept his sister-in-law’s request of bringing you to meet his family. He flit his eyes to you, watching as you picked at your rice. Would you be able to handle his family? A rumble emitted in his chest. He wasn’t sure why they had to meet you. Wasn’t it good enough that he was telling them your name? No, they wanted to see you. Hadn’t they already seen you from the photos online. Then again, they blurred your face it wasn’t exactly a good photo, but it was good enough.

He knew they would nag him about settling down. It was so frustrating. He didn’t have to follow his brother’s footsteps. It’s not like it would do any good. He could get married, and his potential wife could produce an heir, and yet it wouldn’t mean anything. Would they receive the recognition they deserved? No. As long as Farena was alive, as long as his nephew was alive. He would never have any worth in this family where the first born in the family was always recognized. His family aside, he had concerned a possibility of marriage. He found himself observing you again. When your eyes met his gaze, he felt his heart flutter. He clenched the fork in his hand tighter as he averted your watchful eye.

The possibility of him settling down…

A brief picture of a future with you, he saw it.

A summer day beneath the shade of a large tree, enjoying a leisurely picnic, you lovingly stroking his cheek while gazing at him with devotion and appreciation. Like he was the king of your world. And how wonderful you would look with a baby bump.

“…na? Leona?”

Ruggie snapped his attention back from his reverie. Leona’s eyes flit to Ruggie’s. Ruggie sighed.

“You need anything for tomorrow? I’m going to run some errands before I head home?”

Leona placed his fork across his plate and stood up.

“No. I’m tired, so I’m gonna lay down, you’re free to do what you wish (y/n).” He waved his hand as he walked off to his room and closed the door behind him. He laid down on his bed as he stared at his ceiling.

That possibility was solely dependent on you.

Ruggie glanced over at you.

“Well, wanna get out of the house? Leona did mention picking you up a phone. He gave me his wallet too so it’s no problem.”

You arched your brow as you glanced at the now closed bedroom door. You wondered if he was okay.

“Sure, it would be good to get out.”

Ruggie grinned. “Let’s go shopping, shee hee hee.”

#twisted wonderland #leona x reader #leona kingscholar #ruggie bucchi #x female reader #《🦋writes 》

[outpost51]

About Fithum, Zegan, Stazor & Smith, part I: The Partners

A/N: Listen I didn’t spend years falling down a worldbuilding rabbit hole for a smut oneshot that turned into a much larger series NOT to share how completely normal I am about the Arsonist Chronicles.

Savras Zegan, Founder and Director of Acquisitions, initially started the organization in the 12th Century as a means of finding, cataloguing, and researching the material and immaterial scars left behind by The Deep’s unchecked wanderings before his imprisonment beneath the sea. No one is entirely sure what Savras is, other than Veilborne, as their appearance changes for each individual. Allegedly, the Mothers know. If true, neither Life nor Death have divulged the secret. The most popular rumor at the moment is that Savras is a demigod like Leviathan, but this has yet to be proven or debunked. What is known is that they are utterly baffled and fascinated with modern technology. It is a magic beyond their understanding and they have been known to grant boons for relatively simple things like changing the ringtone on their smartphone.

Miorina Stazor, Head of Resurrections and Immortal Affairs, got her start in resurrection with, of all things, the family pet — a spotted bengal cat named Lizzie. She alleged a tall woman in a black veil witnessed her crying by the little stone marker and couldn’t bear the heartache, and thus gifted her a book which now rests in a spelled glass case in her office. Lizzie also skulks about her office, and the building, and seems to possess the ability to use the Gateways to other FZS&S buildings. Mind your feet. Now, Miorina, affectionately known as Mia by friends and colleagues, and fearfully as The Reaper by those rare few who managed to get on her bad side, works closely with the hundred or so resurrectionists in employ at the firm.

Paghana Fithum was the third partner to join the FZS&S firm as the Chief Ambassador of Cross-Veil Resources and Research when Miorina responded to a blip on her radar of a returned soul radiating more energy than normal. Rather than a resurrected magic user or a self-risen necromancer (rare, but possible), she found Paghana’s Undead ass (actually Undead, not resurrected by anything, not a necromancer, and no one knows how it happened or if the body she’s inhabiting is even *hers*) flitting around ancient ruins — considered prominent Gateways, or places the Veil is particularly thin and easy to cross — to greet new arrivals, delivering supplies to isolated were and vampire communities, and in general running herself ragged trying to mother hen the entire nonhuman population. When asked why, she stated simply: “What else am I going to do? Shamble about and moan?” She saw a gap in the firm’s preternatural services primarily helping humans with Veil resources, but not giving anything back to the community from which they were benefiting, and established her department with Miorina’s blessing.

Tom Smith, Chief Security Officer, is… well, he’s just a guy. At the time, Fithum, Zegan & Stazor had no centralized security department, just several guards on rotation. Miorina suggested opening applications for someone to organize and lead the department. It’s unknown how Tom found out about the opening, since it was only circulated within the organization itself. Naturally, he got the job. Within six weeks, he had not only organized the security force, but also sniffed out and mitigated a significant amount of vulnerabilities. It’s also unknown whether or not Tom is human, as he hasn’t aged a day in the thirty years since he started working for FZS&S. Whatever he is, he’s just Tom to his employees and colleagues— not Mr. Smith. They aren’t sure what would happen if they called him Mr. Smith after the initial introduction, and so far no one has been brave enough to find out.

#my fic #the arsonist chronicles #worldbuilding wednesday #sometimes you just have to grab the manic episode by the horns and ride that wave of confidence as far as it will take you

[obeah-rituals]

All you wanted to know about Obeah

Obeah is a religious activity premised on a fusion of various religions. It is an art form – in fact, it would be more appropriate to call it an art of "resistance". This activity is widespread in the Caribbean and African countries. Over there, people use "Obeah" to ward off evil entities and the negativity inflicted on people's lives. As such, this is a practice somewhat connected to spirituality. 

There are plenty of Obeah practitioners today who know the power that this particular practice possesses and hence come forward to help people. There are two paths to Obeah. 

The first path involves summoning supernatural entities, and the second involves using plants and animal products. 

Obeah practices around the world 

If you want to practice Obeah, it would imply that you learn how to control and channel negative energy and spiritual forces. It comprises a wide range of practices and beliefs. The main aim of this activity is the well-being of the intended beneficiaries and society in general. It is supposed to bring good fortune, protect people from negative energies, and prevent illnesses. However, at times, Obeah is used to harm people. 

During the period when slavery was legal, Europeans practiced it for positive reasons. In the colonial era, this practice helped minimize the adverse effects of negativity in one's life.

The meaning of Obeah 

The word Obeah derived from an African term with a strong and significant meaning. There are many ways the meaning of the word "Obeah" could be perceived. Still today, in some parts of Africa, it is referred to as Obey. Some people practice this as a source of strength. In other cases, people practice it to harm others by summoning supernatural forces. History says that this particular practice originated in Africa. No matter what he does – bad or good – the Obeah man is always treated with respect.

The rituals of Obeah

Obeah is a spiritual practice often sought when someone wants to remove negative energy, especially when they feel stuck in witchcraft practices, and to remove the curse. As we have said already, this ritual is beneficial to remove negative energy from one’s life. As such, it can deal with negative forces such as jinn, Voodoo, black magic, and evil spirit. 

There are many instances when you may feel nothing is going well in your life and strange things are happening repeatedly thus affecting your life. This is when you can consider a consultation with an Obeah man. An Obeah man can play a central role in the life of any individual surrounded by evil and supernatural effects. You can be sure that no matter what, an Obeah man will always help you come out free from the spells inflicted by any other people or person to cause harm.

How can an Obeah man help you?

There are so many services that Exuma the Obeah Man can provide as enumerated below:

Obeah removal

witchcraft removal

curse removal

negative energy remedy

jinn removal

Voodoo removal

evil spirit removal

black magic remedy 

 Obeah rituals are followed extensively in Caribbean countries such as Jamaica and other African countries for centuries. It also includes casting love spells and other magic apart from what we have said here. These practitioners are efficient and can provide a permanent remedy for all kinds of Obeah evils. 

 Conclusion

Apart from the regions that we have mentioned so far, Obeah is even practiced in the USA (United States of America), the UK (United Kingdom), Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Some so many people have had such good things to say about the positive way in which they have been affected by Obeah. Some people say that Obeah has helped them turn around the bad luck in their lives and the financial problems they were facing. 

#Exuma the obeah man What is obeah Obeah practice

[crossoverworldtree]

The Formorians

Why, When, and What: One of the many powers beneath the waves, the Fomor (Fomóire, Fomhóraigh, Fomhóire.  Pronounced … Like, 9 different ways). They are old beings cast into the sea ages ago and survived by altering themselves to the deep. The Deep has not been kind about it. Nor are they kind.  In truth, they have been corrupted by Outsiders, and thus seek to subvert reality itself.  And in truth, it is led by an ancient fallen goddess, Ethui, daughter of Balor. 

And she has her Father’s Eye.

Most Fomor are generally rather large, frog-like beings at this point, often mistaken for Deep Ones.  They are not, and the Deep Ones are often at war with the Fomor.  They are masters of flesh-warping magic and make minions as a way to accumulate power in the Supernatural Community.

Clout: Criminal 3, Financial 4, Governmental 2, Supernatural 5 Locations: Huge (5), Worldwide (10), Physical Security 5, Supernatural Security 3 (9. 23-14 from Clout) Gear: Laboratories 5, Medical Facilities 5, Occult Archives 5, Special Training (Amphibious), Training Facilities (Full Gym) (2), Vehicles (Boats, Vehicle Fleet) (4), Weapons (Getting Medieval, Paramilitary) (4) (14.  28-14 from Clout) Total Cost: 23

Ethniu Motivation: Regain Lost Place of Power, destroy everything when the time is right, stop change. Critter Type: Titan Attributes: Str 20, Dex 10, Con 20, Int 5, Per 5, Will 8 Ability Scores: Muscle 36, Combat 21, Brains 20 Life Points: 400 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Titan (as Young God, but Older), Magic 10, Attractiveness -4, Eye of Balor,  Increased Life Points +200, Hard to Kill 10, Titanic Bronze Coating (Natural Weapons are Titanic Bronze, Armor Value is Titanic Bronze), Armor Value 50, Occultism +6, Ancient Name - Score - Damage – Notes Punch – 21 –56 – ½ AV, Bash, Titanic Bronze Magic – 36 – Varies – By Spell Deflect – 36 – None – Magical Defense Action Hold – 35 – None – Magical Defense Action Dispel – 33 – None – Counter spells Volley – 30 – None – Reflects spell back at caster Eye of Balor – 21 –406– Decays All Before It, triples against things without Willpower of its own.  Variable Yield.  One of the last Titans, Ethniu is the daughter of Balor and took up his eye when he fell.  She is the real power behind the Fomor nation.  Massive (over 10ft tall), coated in Titanic Bronze like a liquid metal overcoat, the worst thing about her is the eye.  Or, rather, her Father’s eye.  Balor.

When used, it takes time to charge up, but it causes things to decay.  Everything within the line of its sight starts to fall apart, physically and spiritually.  Only Dimensional barriers, or barriers made without emotion behind it, can really defend against its effects, and even then, it seems to decay as well.  The target of the ‘blast’ takes 100 damage per round that devours armor and protective elements.  Things decayed by the eye are considered to have met any “Unique Kill” element they have. What’s worse is that she has been corrupted by Outsiders. King Korb Motivation: Make others suffer for past losses. Critter Type: Demon Attributes: Str 8, Dex 5, Con 6, Int 5, Per 4, Will 7 Ability Scores: Muscle 24, Combat 18, Brains 16 Life Points: 65 Drama Points: 5 Special Abilities: Magic 10, Amphibious, Attractiveness -6, Natural Toughness, Hard to Kill 5, Armor Value 5, Weakness (Dehydration), Occultism +5, Deranged Cruelty, Severe Arrogance, Resources (Multi-Millionare), Contacts (Supernatural 5), Obligation (Ethnui—Total) Name - Score - Damage – Notes Magic – 31 – Varies – By Spell Claw – 18 – 21 – Slash/Stab As far as the accords are considered, he rules the Fomor. He is large, corpulent, frog-like, and overall a nasty piece of work.

Fomor Lord Motivation: Make others suffer for past losses. Critter Type: Demon Attributes: Str 5, Dex 4, Con 6, Int 3, Per 4, Will 6 Ability Scores: Muscle 16, Combat 16, Brains 14 Life Points: 69 Drama Points: 4 Special Abilities: Magic 8, Amphibious, Attractiveness -6, Natural Toughness, Hard to Kill 5, Armor Value 5, Weakness (Dehydration), Occultism +5, Deranged Cruelty, Severe Arrogance, Resources (Rich), Contacts (Supernatural 5), Leap, Extra Mental Action, The Sight, Crime +2 Name - Score - Damage – Notes Magic – 27 – Varies – By Spell Claw – 16 – 24 – Slash/Stab

One of the more powerful Fomoreans, with minions and monsters to call on. Fomor Sorcerer Motivation: Make others suffer for past losses. Critter Type: Demon Attributes: Str 5, Dex 3, Con 5, Int 2, Per 3, Will 5 Ability Scores: Muscle 16, Combat 14, Brains 12 Life Points: 65 Drama Points: 2-5 Special Abilities: Magic 3, Amphibious, Attractiveness -6, Natural Toughness, Hard to Kill 5, Armor Value 5, Weakness (Dehydration), Occultism +5, Deranged Cruelty, Severe Arrogance Name - Score - Damage – Notes Magic – 22 – Varies – By Spell Claw – 14 – 23 – Slash/Stab A basic Fomorean Sorcerer. Fomor Servitor (Implanted Human) Motivation: Orders of Formor Masters Critter Type: Modified Human Attributes: Str 4, Dex 5, Con 5, Int 2, Per 2, Will 3 Ability Scores: Muscle 14, Combat 16, Brains 12 Life Points: 55 Drama Points: 0-3 Special Abilities: Slave Conditioning (Serve Formor), Natural Toughness, Athlete, Hard to Kill 3, Amphibious, Acute Senses (hearing), Enhanced Senses Name - Score - Damage – Notes Punch – 16 – 12 – Bash Big Pistol – 16 – 19 - Bullet A human flesh-warped and enslaved by the Fomor to be their elite soldiers.  They have gills, so they wear turtlenecks wherever they go. Regardless of the weather.

Octokong Motivation: Smash in the name of the Fomor Critter Type: Flesh Warped Animal Attributes: Str 10, Dex 5, Con 5, Int 1, Per 4, Will 5 Ability Scores: Muscle 26, Combat 16, Brains 12 Life Points: 100 Drama Points: 0-3 Special Abilities: Slave Conditioning, +30 Increased Life Points, Amphibious, Natural Toughness, Tentacles, Wall Crawl, Natural Armor 6, Natural Toughness, Extra Action x2, Squeeze Name - Score - Damage – Notes Tentacle – 16 – 14 – Bash An Octo-Kong is a gorilla-octopus chimera made by Fomor flesh warping. They can be squeezed into a tray about a foot across and fold out as needed.  They can also squeeze into ears as big as their head. 

Fomor Huntsman Motivation: Hunt! Kill! Critter Type: Mystically Altered Human Attributes: Str 4, Dex 4, Con 3, Int 1, Per 3, Will 3 Ability Scores: Muscle 14, Combat 14, Brains 10 Life Points: 38 Drama Points: 1-3 Special Abilities: Armor Value 2, Magic Item (Hunter’s Staff), Life-bond, Hatred 3 (All Non-Fomor) Name - Score - Damage – Notes Punch – 14 – 11 – Bash Spear – 14 – 15 – Slash/Stab, AP 2 Spear-Blast – 14 – 18 – Explosive

These beings are made from captured humans by Fomor flesh-warping. These beings are made in groups of 13.  Whenever one dies, it sends its power to the others in the group.  In game terms, when one died, they get +1 to 1 Physical attribute, +10 Life Points, and the damage of the spear blast increases by 1.  The Physical attributes go in a predictable pattern, first Strength, then Dexterity, then Constitution, then back to Strength.  So, by the end of things, the last Hunter has Strength 9, Dexterity 8, and Constitution 7, with the Spear Blast dealing 28 Damage (base) and 168 Life Points. 

#The Dresden Files #Organization

[icemde]

ICE MAKER MAGIC & GRAY'S STYLE

MAKER MAGIC IS KNOWN FOR ITS CREATIVITY AND FREEDOM. In terms of magics its one of the most versatile ones out there, with the only real limits being the caster's imagination and their magic power. With it's ability to range from static every day items to gigantic, life like creations, and to be based in almost any element imaginable, it's easy to see the appeal of such a kind of magic.

WHILE ITS THE MOST PREVALENT TYPE WE SEE IN THE SERIES, ICE MAKER MAGIC ISN'T ALL THAT COMMON. Most maker magics tend to focus on more solid and sustainable elements, such as wood or iron, mainly due to their more practical uses in daily life. The only Ice Make users we see in the series all have connection to the same person: Ur, be it as blood relation or being her student, which is why the canon has a larger population of Ice Make users than other types of Maker Magics. However, in terms of the world at large, it's not very commonly seen, and is often associated with the northern kingdoms, due to their colder climates. When Gray had first arrived in to Fairy Tail, many of the older mages were fascinated by the mere idea of an ice based maker magic, and most of them pieced together themselves where Gray had originally called home.

FOR A MAGIC SO ROOTED IN CREATIVITY, A STYLE LIKE GRAY'S IS ALMOST CONFUSING, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WHO HE LEARNED FROM. Ur had an unparalleled mastery of the craft, and was able to create truly breathtaking spells with such ease, all seeming to fall under her botanical motif. Her ability to make devastating attacks look like the most gentle aspects of nature was truly awe inspiring, and she encouraged her students to find their own styles. Lyon took this and perfected the animated style, leaning more towards animals. He had also taken to an aspect of nature, embracing the creatures that roamed it and honed that as his art. But Gray? Gray had been very practical with what he created. There was no influence of nature, no creative spin, instead rather cut and dry with what he wanted. Even other Maker Magic users such as Laki have a creative spin to their magic, but not Gray. Ever blunt as to what he wants his magic to make and what it should be, leaving very little room for a creative spin or alteration on it. His very straight forward take is due to his reason for learning the magic in the first place.

GRAY LEARNED MAKER MAGIC FOR ONE REASON AND ONE REASON ONLY. COMBAT. Gray had become Ur's student solely for the purpose of fighting Deliora and avenging his family, and thus only ever saw the magic as a tool. In his youth, Gray never truly allowed himself to see the beauty in his magic, the freedom it possessed, instead only seeing it as a means to an end. As he learned, he was very cut and dry with what he wanted, because he didn't believe he had the time to add the flourishes and uniqueness typically carried by those who use the magic. This was a tool and nothing more, so what he created would reflect that. While Lyon would summon a swarm of birds, Gray would go the more practical route and fire off arrows or spears. When Ur would create a beautiful rose bloom to protect herself, Gray would skip straight to its purpose, a simple shield instead. Gray had refused to let him personality and self thrive through his magic when he was learning it, far too wrapped up in his desire for revenge and the grief that haunted him that the prospect of truly making his magic his own was something that never crossed his mind. It wouldn't be til almost a decade later, after facing his past head on and coming out the other end mostly unscathed would Gray begin to let his magic begin to reflect himself. Instead of the most basic forms of what he needed, the weapons he would create would start to be more intricate and details. What use to be plain blades would now be much more intricate, but equally as deadly. His basic bows would now be adorned with decorative aspects, in no means interfering with their purpose, but displaying an elegance equal to their strength. It was a subtle change, something most people would miss, but for those who knew the Ice Mage, they could see his true colors finally shining through with each spell he cast.

#❄*:·. « headcanon. » #'why does gray get the most boring maker magic' ITS CALLED TRAUMA BABYYYY #Gray is such an artistic person in nature #i refuse to believe he wouldn't have done something unique like ur or lyon had he not had to deal with the deliora bullshit #LIKE LET THIS BOY BE EXTRA WITH HIS MAGIC #me: ignore 100yq #also me: thank you for letting gray be creative with his spells

[mycomaid]

I WANT TO DANCE ... independent & selective ba/ldur's g/ate 3 companion oc. written by annie. sideblog to @publicabsent. rules & info under the cut. ... I WANNA GAZE AT THE STARS.

full rules are found on my main blog. basically don't be a snot rag & we'll be cool. it's likely there will be bg3 spoilers here, & while i have not progressed far (considering the device i was using to play cannot handle it & i'm downloading it on my new device as i type) i'm not afraid to spoil some things for myself, especially fixed plot points. i may only know the barest details, but you get it.

STATS:

name: annette carli race: half-elf (wood) class: druid (circle of spores) age: low twenties, quite young background: hermit [raised by a hag in seclusion, studied in her books deeply]

known spells: druidcraft, mending, infestation, guidance, speak with animals, healing word, entangle, heat metal, barkskin, moonbeam common/preferred wildshape forms: cat, ferret, fox, black bear, screech owl

THE STORY:

as far back as she can remember, annette has lived with her mother -- a powerful witch, bound by blood to the fey laws, nasty in disposition but charitable enough in her raising of the young half-elf girl. (annette never truly knows the extent of it, but her mother is of no blood relation -- a green hag, bound by a deal to care for the child that she'd been promised by a young man long ago, long before he ever thought of children.) a life of isolation, following rules of her mother, & being told the outside world lies, they hurt, they never could take care you the way i can, shapes the young girl's childhood & adolescence. the hag's aversion to beauty manifests itself into her crippling insecurity. annette learns the foundation of her druidic knowledge by sneaking to read some of the tamer books in the lair, learning simple things. her sneaking & the tension between her existence & her mother's practices came to a head, resulting in annette being deposited somewhere in the woods, unable to find her way home.

she learns much from simply surviving, growing in her druidic practices outside of a circle. her upbringing echoes into her fears of becoming like her mother & in her magic, leaning toward the mushrooms & the brambles instead of the herbs & flowers. she does, unfortunately, encounter the young lord everett mallory. he is everything mother warned her of -- a liar, looking for what he wants with no thought of how to earn it, impolite, trying to take what is not offered. it's her first wildshape: she panics, turns into a rabbit, & bounds away. thus we find her now, a lonely druid always running from & never moving to anything.

the main difference between her bg3 variation & general d&d is her being tadpoled & being a companion to tav. her personal quest would likely be either resolving her problems with everett or, if you feel daring, helping her realize that the hag was not her mother & maybe even dispatching the hag.

#PINNED. DNI. #BY ANNIE. 23. SHE / THEY. EST.

[shankarnarayan08]

The art of black magic mantras is such you will get pure solutions for all the issues. All types of issues in life consisting of career problems, business success, family problems, love problems, love marriages issues etc. are often easily solved using these mantras. Black art is astrology science, which is employed to regulate the negative vibes that make problems in your life. Spell is somewhat powerful and may help you extreme results for all the issues in life. You would like to contact a black magic specialist who can provide the answer for all problems. Guruji is one such Black Magic & Vashikaran Astrologer in Somnathpur who is considered the simplest and he has many years of experience. He has been helping people to get solutions to each problem. Get all types of solution, which might be associated with any of your personal to business life. You can attract your lover, get your lost love, marry to the person you like, get a government job, pass your exams with flying colours, enjoy business success, stop a divorce, destroy the enemy etc. Black art can help you to get the proper effect. These mantras are strong enough to show the whole table round to bring luck and success to your destiny. If you reside in Somnathpur then contact the simplest Black Magic & Vashikaran Astrologer in Somnathpur. Our Guruji is a best astrologer who have solved thousands of cases thus far together with his expertise. Guruji removes spell permanently and uses only for good purposes. Are you facing many problems in life? Does one think that the troubles are endless? Is your wife/husband making your marriage life difficult? Have you ever been facing failures in your love life? Is anyone destroying your life? Want to get obviate your enemies. Then you should take black art astrology services for the.

#Genuine Astrologer in Somnathpur #Black Magic & Vashikaran Astrologer in Somnathpur #Black Magic & Vashikaran Specialist in Somnathpur #Black Magic & Vashikaran Pandit in Somnathpur

[astaroth1357]

Demigod MC Series: Hestia

This is another eternally virgin goddess, so we're doing another pseudo-demigod by adoption (like we did with Athena).

Demigod MC: Intro, Aphrodite, Hermes, Hades, Dionysus, Demeter, Athena, Hades Pt. 2, Poseidon, Ares, Hestia

Hestia is the goddess of the Hearth, Home, Architecture, Domesticity, Family, and the State. She's high up there (firstborn of Rhea and Cronus), but several factors have led to her falling into the background when compared to the other (flashier) Olympians. She swore to never marry, rejecting proposals from both Poseidon and Apollo, and is something of an antithesis to Aphrodite.

Lucifer

Honestly? He thought they were exactly what they were after. A weak human with no experience in the magical world what-so-ever.

Well… He was half-right.

On the surface, this is a pretty weak human. They don't have super flashy powers or a divine birth from the gods… but they do have a very protective adoptive mother.

The brothers had just settled in for their first dinner with the new human when the goddess herself strolled into their dining room, asked who was in charge, then dragged Lucifer away by the ear!

She's not even his mother, yet he felt the intense urge to apologize and put himself in his own room… Oh, the humiliation… at least she did the same to Diavolo…

The Prince was only able to calm her down by promising absolutely NO harm would come to her child… on their heads...

By the time the goddess finally let him go, Lucifer was about ready to shackle the MC to his wrist so nothing could touch them but he settled on keeping them with him like an assistant of sorts. They were in charge of helping him with the paperwork so he could keep an eye on them. 

What he didn’t expect was for them to be so… good at it? They could keep his offices clean, they managed his daily schedule, fixed up the House, and still have time to bring him tea and sweets every night!

They could even reign in his brothers somehow… They weren't strong or intimidating, but one or two mildly unhappy words out of them and everybody would be on their best behavior.

Was everyone positive they're only human...?

As much as he hated to admit, he may have a slight deep case of falling for the housekeeper… He would make a move, but well…

He has Beel to contend with first.

Mammon

Okay so, watching Lucifer get dragged out by the ear just like Raphael used to do to him was hilarious!!! The whole room got a good laugh! 🤣

Until Hestia glared at them and suddenly they all felt like they'd disappointed someone important….

And all that fuss over some dumb human??

So what if they made amazing food?

So what if they could clean the entire mansion in a day?

So what if they were the walking equivalent to a warm cup of cocoa on a winter's day??

So what if they were just the kindest, sweetest thing in this godforsaken hellscape and he would throw himself in front of a bus to keep them safe-

-Wait, when did that happen?!?

Seriously, Mammon's attachment to the MC came out of NOWHERE to him. One day, he was threatening to eat their soul and the next he's freaking out when they stub their toe!

He swears they have to have some kind of magic about them! A charm, or a spell, or… their lovable smile and warm, loving hugs...! 😊

Damnit!! They're too cute!! He needs them to go away but also never leave, thanks. 😒

In all seriousness, though their kind nature puts Mammon's tsundere self at a bit of a disadvantage, his protective instincts shoot through the roof whenever they're involved.

Naturally, that means his day is spent running them away from hungry lesser demons or shielding them from Beel and Lucifer's tug-of-war matches… He's a busy guy these days. 😖

Leviathan 

They're so… so… MOE!!!

That was his immediate thought when Mammon brought them home. He was expecting a defenseless human, but not one that could have stepped out of one of his slice-of-life manga!

To be honest, his instant thought was try and find a place to sit them on his shelves with the rest of the adorable characters he loves… 😅

And that was before they even opened their mouth! Five words into their introduction and he was ready to get their face on a t-shirt!!

Honestly, combine their natural cuteness with their household skills and they made for perfect waifu/husbando material… 

Not helped by the fact they found one of his maid/butler outfits while doing the laundry one day. Not only did they ask if they could wear it, they actually non-ironically liked it and started wearing it around the House!!

Oh he got cornered by Beel, Lucifer, and Mammon separately that day because they thought he was using them for fetish fuel… But it was their idea, he swears!!

I mean… He didn't discourage them or anything either but still…

If Beel hadn't claimed them on Day One, Levi might have eventually thrown his hat in the ring too... Oh well… he can pine from a distance… What else is new? 😔

Satan

He has a video of Hestia dragging Lucifer out of the dining room on his phone and it's one of his most treasured possessions now. 😌

He is perhaps the only person in the House who was not at all impressed with their little human.

So they could cook? So could he. So they can clean? That's not impressive. They could manage a household? Big deal, he's more or less been in charge of the same thing for centuries!

As far as he saw it, there was nothing the MC could do that he couldn't do as proficiently or even better. There was nothing remarkable about this human at all!

… except for one thing.

That maid/butler outfit of Levi's? The one they like to wear around?

It has cat accessories…

Either they don't notice or they don't mind it but they essentially walk around the House cleaning things with little kitty ears attached to their head and a bell on their collar…

Dammit… Why did Levi even buy that?!?

Satan ended up getting in trouble for enchanting their outfit to give them REAL ears and a tail "accidentally..." Lucifer strung him up by his toes, Beel gave him a black-eye, and Mammon still calls him a "perverted cat freak" but it was worth it, he says, worth it!!

Asmodeus 

Oh Beel…

Asmo saw Beel's feelings for the MC coming from a mile away. He didn't even need to confirm it with a sniff check, he had them scented by the end of their first night!

Lucifer, on the other hand, now that was a surprise... 😏

Ask him a century ago if Lucifer would ever consider a human lover, godly mother or no, and he'd have laughed! Yet here he is, giving gifts and sneaking whiffs of their adorable new housemate!

Of course, that's causing some commotion because they're pitted against each other, but Asmo finds it kind of cute honestly. 

Beel and Lucifer aren't fighting, not for real. The whole house knows Lucifer would win in a real brawl, but neither of them actually want to hurt the other… They're far too close for that.

So Beel tosses Lucifer around with kid gloves and Lucifer holds back considerably against Beel. It's pretty much just two brothers who love each other squabbling over the same toy… 🤭

Honestly, Lucifer might have bowed out by now and just let Beel have them but now his pride's on the line… thus an endless tussle between family and the sweet MC is in the middle, clueless to it all!

Tragic, is it not? But it certainly makes things more entertaining around here! (Good thing too since Beel beat him to the punch… If it's a fight against those two, he'll have to keep any of his own affairs with the MC under the radar... 😏)

Beelzebub 

He has claimed this one. Full stop.

For a bit of perspective: when Barbatos needs cooking tips, he calls Hestia. Hestia, the Divine Master of All Things Cooking. Hestia, the goddess who raised this MC… 

Needless to say if they have any magic at all, it's in the kitchen.

If food is the way to Beel's heart, this MC has claimed his heart, soul, and probably all of his vital organs. Their food is astounding!! Always perfect every time and so good it brings him to tears!

It started the night of that first dinner, prepared by MC. He was too busy scarfing down the table to even notice a goddess showed up and then he proposed to the MC with their own pig roast by meal's end!

They said no to marriage, but an instant pact agreement suited him just fine.

Beel didn't waste a single moment before he started treating them like a potential mate, territorial aggression and all, but there was a bit of a catch… He kept the MC totally oblivious to it.

Surprisingly, Beel's can turn the "They're MINE" part of his brain on and off pretty well. He's nothing but sweet and cuddly to the MC when they're around and even with his brothers!... as long as they don't try anything.

The moment he caught whiff that Lucifer might be pursuing them too, it was on. Suddenly the two brothers who almost never fight were in competition against each other! But of course, both have an unspoken rule to never do so in front of MC.

And now poor MC believes it's common for demons to "play wrestle" like puppies and hugs are traditionally supposed to be so hard they could snap spines… 

And it doesn’t look like they'll be backing down any time soon… Oh dear...

Belphegor 

You know what? For once, everything goes exactly to plan for Belphie!

No really, this MC has no hidden powers, no magic horses, not even Demon Nip. They are a helpless, trusting little human who just wants to help their big teddy bear get his twin back!

So, you know how it goes. The charm, the lies, the treachery and all of that. He even gets to kill them!! Oh, happy days!! 😁

Come to think of it, they did smell an awful lot like Beel… But who cares, as long as Lucifer suffers right?? And this whole "living together in harmony" crap fails, right?!

Wrong. 

Beel went ballistic. Lucifer did too, but Beel was what really hurt…

Belphie can safely say that in all of his life, Beel has never physically attacked him. Not once, or at least, not with intent to kill… 

But when the sixthborn's fist went crashing through the wall right by his ear that day, he knew his brother's first instinct was to aim for his head… and his second was to miss, as he still loved him, but only by just a little.

What the hell did he just do??

Thank their father for Barbatos and all the funky time stuff he can do because bringing the MC "back" snapped his angry brothers right out of it. 

Things should have been smoothed over at that point but as everyone was finally settling down for tea, Hestia made another appearance in the House… this time carrying a butcher's knife!

Time fix or no, Diavolo had promised her no harm would come to MC and at least one continuity of them DIED… so punishment was now on Lucifer and the Demon Prince himself!

Belphie, in a rare case of guilt and an expression of brotherly love, offered to take their place since it WAS kind of all his fault. His gesture softened the Goddess of Family juuust enough to lighten his sentence from execution to hard labor.

And thus, the MC had their own housekeeping assistant for a whole year, complete with bitter reluctance and a matching maid outfit! Cat-theme and all!!

He's sending nightmares to anybody who laughs… guaranteed. 😒

#obey me #obey me shall we date #shall-we-date-obey-me #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor #obey me headcanons #obey me demigods

[oriigirii]

Streamer MC headcannons with the brothers 💞

"You were quite a known face on social media back in the human realm, playing games, doing unboxings, just vibin in general, fans around the globe looked forward to your streams a lot! However, considering the sudden (unannounced) invitation to the exchange program, you had to leave all of that behind out of the blue. It wasn't as bad at first, but you have to admit you do miss the feeling of being able to do goofy shit online. Luckily for you, with the advance technology of Devildom and some spicy magic, the internet had synced with the human realm, and thats when you decided to finally re-enter the streaming scene. How will the brothers react upon seeing your peculiar past time?"

Head empty, No thoughts aside from the brothers just bothering the MC while they stream so here you go haha

Warnings: None, just crackhead energy and a lotta mispellings

Gender: Neutral!

Hotel: Trivago

* [ ಠ╭╮ಠ ] Lucifer *

{How did he know about your career?}

I honestly don't see him as someone who goes on the internet a lot

(He screams boomer to me, change my mind)

He doesn't have the time either, he's too focused on work!

So him finding out is gonna take a while

But! He did find out the hard way when shrilled screaming was heard from your room when he was passing by with some paper stacks in his arms (courtesy of Diavolo)

This man felt his instincts kick in, he ran as fast as he could, papers forgotten, and he immediately slammed your door open. Splinters scattering around, your door definitely damaged, as his eyes held a glare and his demon form was out, wings spread in a threatening display.

He was ready to beat someone's ass as he had thought someone had hurt you in here.

But all hes met with is you, infront of your chair and PC, and a game over on the screen...

To say he was unamused was an understatement cause you just lost your internet priviliges for giving him a heart attack (He said it was because you were being rowdy and noisy but with what you saw you knew that wasn't the case)

Good luck tryna puppy-eye your way to his heart to let you continue streaming lol.

If by some miracle you managed to wriggle your rights back from his hands, he'd warn you not to be so loud next time.

You already learnt your lesson though~ (Hopefully)

{How does he feel about your streams?}

Not everyone's the same, so if you were the shy soft streamer who does more art streams or something akin to a podcast, you can bet that Lucifer will be putting you on while he works, he kinda knows your streaming schedule at this point and if you were running late, he'd force one of his brothers to take over your dish washing duties or any chores you were stuck with

If you were the loud obnoxious meme type, hed still try to watch out of curiosity, and as much as he appreciates that you were getting comfortable here in Devildom with how you laugh and joke around, he still can't approve of it. Its too loud, its much like his brothers energy and he has enough of that already, so he probably doesn't watch as much.

He has countlessly came to your room to shush you and at this point your fans had made a compilation of each time Lucifer had barged in to tell you off

Look he likes it when you scream, but not when hes in the middle of work okay--

At this point, chat has deemed Lucifer as dad and you as their mom/dad.

If he ever catches wind of this he'd definitely be teasing you in private for centuries to come.

Overall fine with it, as long as don't do something stupid on stream.

* ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Mammon*

{How did he know about your career?}

I would say he found out by him crashing into your streams midway but that's too predictable, hence why you've Mammon-proofed your bedroom during streaming hours!

Thanks to our wizard daddy, you have managed to cast a simple lock spell on your door and as well as a sound proofing

You love your broke idiot, but you did wanna keep the tone of your stream today a bit more chill, you wanted to have a proper Q&A with your fans to hopefully clear any bad vibes around your 3 month disappearance.

When Mammon has learnt your door was locked he definitely was a bit pissy, he knocked on your door loudly even and was calling out for you to let him in, but to no avail.

Bro he's scared.

He usually was allowed to enter, and you usually answered if you did need to be left alone for a bit, so just leaving him hanging got his mind racing and he had to press up his ear on the wooden door to try and hear if you were okay

When this continues on he finally resorts to getting help, but the only one in the house ws Levi, so he kicks down HIS door.

Levi boutta summon Lotan for interrupting him honestly

But as Mammon exclaim you weren't answering and he worried for your wellbeing, Levi rolls his eyes and scoffs,

"Idiot Mammon, they're streaming don't bother them…"

Streaming? why didn't you tell him???

Rude much.

He did huff and now was forcing his way to use Levi's PC for a moment

Can Levi stop him?

Nah.

He was busy on his console, and if he stood up now hed be breaking his world record so he was at a terrible state so he just resorts to threats of him drowning the Avatar of Greed if he does anything stupid on his PC.

He immediately logs in to your streaming platform and he watches for a bit,

You were more dolled up now just to look decent on stream, and he felt this jealousy rise as you interact with your chat, especially to those saying I love you's and stuff, and you even said it back? the audacity! You were his werent you? Were you replacing him with these nobodies?

He huffs as he realized that those who paid got their message highlighted, and thus, he starts donating. (Mind you this was Levi's account...)

"Mcccccc Open the dooorrr"

"Ill behave i promiseeeee"

"Cmon pleaseeee?"

Chat is c o n f u s i o n

NGL, they thought Mammon was a creepy stalker and red flags were being waved everywhere

but as chat was pondering who the hell he was, you can only sigh and look at the camera with that unamused expression, but ugh! you just KNOW hes doing that kicked puppy expression of his, and maybe it really wont be so bad

So you snap your fingers and say, "Okay MonMon, its open, Im giving you 3 seconds"

Mammon wasnt deemed to be the fastest out of his brothers for nothing

As soon as you got to '2', you were already tackled by the white haired male and chat went wild.

Now that you've shown your life in Devildom, maybe its time to introduce chat to your boyfriend no?

{How does he feel about your streams?}

You get paid to sit infront of a camera, do I have to say anything else?

But really though, as much as he enjoys the thought of getting so much cash from something so simple, he prefers the joy of being able to proudly exclaim that he was your first man!

ohhhh he thrives on the salt of your overly attached stans

but for those who fully support you, he always feels so mushy and shy when they say the ship you guys so hard

The fanarts has him WEAK (he may or may not have saved a few)

You usually do streams alone, but now you've allowed the door to be left open to let Mammon join whenever

Chat pogs when he enters with so much confidence, only for it to crumble when you kiss his cheek on stream.

Overall finds it fun to spend time with you, but just dont play scary games cause Lucifer might hang him upside down on stream.

* ▘▂▝ Leviathan*

{How did he know about your career?}

He is honestly the most attached to his D.D.D and he catches wind of almost anything going down in the internet, so your 'revival' being hyped up was something he definitely saw and he was just s wo o o ned

His Henry 2.0? a famous streamer?

Were you truly a blessing gifted upon him or was he dreaming?

He definitely didn't bring it up at first as he didn't wanna make it a big deal, but you notice hes been more in his head lately, and you have tried asking him what it was but to no avail.

You have to corner this little snake if you want answers and he eventually admits that he knew of your persona online and was incredibly shy to ask you to stream with him

He's a streamer himself afterall but maybe he doesnt stream as much as you do nor does he have as large of a following, so his intrusive thoughts attacked him and made him think that maybe since he wasnt as famous he didnt deserve to be in the same stream as you

Please tell him to join you and gib him kiss U3U

He'll absolutely m e l t

But now, as you make the announcement to your viewers and Levi to his, the internet explodes as a special collab stream was hapening between the expert gamer and avatar of envy of Devildom along with the beloved exchange student and streamer of the human realm

Your usual viewers reach between 10-15k, but as you start stream, that number boosts higher and beyond

Before streaming though, Levi was incredibly nervous, he'd picked the games for you to play that he knew you would enjoy with him, but his mind kept racing about whatthe fans thought, he didnt wanna disappoint them

But you had to remind him that whatever they say will not matter in the end as this was merely for fun, this was YOUR stream and you guys were gonna do what you want and nobody can have a say on it. (Maybe except Lucifer)

You usually talk for him with your bubbly personality, and to calm his nerves, he hs your pinky wraped around his where the camera can't see it.

Regardless, his thoughts subsided as you two delve into your stream that lasted a solid 7 hours, you definitely promised your chat that you and Levi will be doing more streams together from now on.

Once the cameras cut and yall are left alone, Both of you collapse on bed, and despite you being asleep already, Levi was just far too giddy as everything dwells on him.

Having a player 2 by his side now had never felt so intoxicating and he as just so lucky to have you.

{How does he feel about your streams?}

He obviously adores it, although some streams he wouldnt join just so he can play games on his own

He's still an introvert afterall, he needs his alone time

But he prefers that alone time with you, his Henry.

So when youre about to go stream, he kinda becomes a bit pouty, but with a simple promise of kisses (and maybe even more if youd like) he would let you go, but his attention would disappear from his game altogether.

He might just end up watching you instead

May or may not, at some point, just chat you and ask if its too late to join you

You do allow him to join you and play from the comforts of his room as both of you can simply play via internet, you give him the comfort to not turn on his mic or webcam either and you have no idea how he appreciates that.

Will definitely fight someone online when they start claiming you as theirs (-cough- stans) Please make sure it doesnt escalate to him summoning Lotan

Although the comments would often get to him, and as much as he can fight them online, he still does find himself pondering if they were true, so you need to give him a lotta lovin and reminder that he is your player 1 and no one else can ever fill that place.

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Wow 3 brothers this time, what an improvement, anyways hope yall enjoy! I think its pretty clear who I simp for depending o nthe length of each lol, but do let me know if you guys want a part 2 for the rest of the brothers, or even the undateables!

#Obey me #obey me fanfics #obey me x reader #obey me x mc #obey me Mammon x reader #obey me Lucifer x reader #Obey me Leviathan x reader #obey me headcannons #obey me shall we date

[unarosagialla]

KITCHEN WITCHERY

Kitchen witchery is a versatile and easy form to bring magick into your daily life. It is a warm, nurturing and down-to-earth way to practice magick and it is a fantastic path to try if you are broom closeted and need to keep your craft secret or outwardly invisible to others.

It defines every kind of magickal working that combines cooking, baking or culinary mixing and witchcraft. You could even stretch the definition as far as to include magickal crafting or work that is done in the kitchen.

Kitchen witchery can be performed in two different ways:

food rituals;

kitchen magick.

Birthdays and weddings are considered a food ritual because of the cake and candles  – it is a means of happiness, good luck and for your wish to come true. It is about eating together and the celebration of the event that is taking place. Witches usually have celebratory meals when it comes to Sabbaths.

Kitchen magick is the practice of manipulating the energy that’s around us and in the food, making an intention known and trying to have it manifested.

Food is a magickal tool that can help you in immense ways!

A kitchen witch is someone that practices their witchcraft in the kitchen and weaves their magick into the food they prepare. 

There are different types of kitchen magick, such as:

ENERGETIC MAGICK

Energetic magick is all about infusing food with energy and intention. This can be done through meditating on or visualizing a certain outcome, feeling an emotion or goal that will be worked into the food.

Common ways to do so is to stir it with a wooden spoon or simply mindfully blessing a meal.

RUNE, SYMBOL AND SIGIL MAGICK

Rune, symbol and sigil magick usage is a common way to work magick in the kitchen. This can be done by drawing them into pie crusts, bread and stirring them into sauces or into your morning coffee. You can also draw, carve or burn them on your cooking tools for different goals. This way you can draw a specific intention into your food.

MAGICKAL HERBALISM

You can infuse your morning coffee with magic ingredients, like cinnamon or vanilla, and stir it with intention.

MEDICINAL HERBALISM

If you are working with spells of health and healing, it is worth looking into herbs as they not only have magickal properties, but also medical.

INTENTIONAL COOKING

It is important to choose the method that resonates with you and your needs. Make your kitchen a space where you feel comfortable and at ease.

Every act of cooking and preparation can be infused with magick and carry energetical significance – for example, washing your hands and ingredients can be used to cleanse negative energies or anything undesirable.

Kitchen witchery is free and not fixed, so you don’t really need anything. A lot of witches love using tools, such as:

cups, bowls and pots possess loving energies. Rounded pots and bowls are generally associated with Goddess energy, as they were most commonly used to feed and nourish others in older times – they hold and contain sacred food, which is our key to life. Pots are associated with The Great Mother.

        Element: Water;

the oven is seen as a symbol of the Divine, as well as transformation. Ovens have been used in various forms for many years and thus are preferable to newer inventions like microwaves when magickally cooking.

        Element: Fire;

plates and platters generally represent the Physical world, money and abundance. They are ruled by the Sun.

        Element: Earth;

spoons are mini bowls on handles, so they strongly correlate with bowls.

       Element: Water;

forks are sacred, as they are the main tool for eating. They are ruled by Mars.

       Element: Fire;

knives are associated with life and death, as knives can be used to bring about both stabbing and cutting food to eat. They are ruled by Mars.

       Element: Fire.

Sources:

#witchcraft #witchery #witch #kitchen witchcraft #kitchen witchery #kitchen witch #paganism #wicca #magick #Youtube

[the-ghost-king]

wait Apollo isn’t originally greek? thats so interesting 👀👀

Where ever did you hear that? /ij

Definitely putting all of this under a read more, it’s a long one!

Cw: Greek statues, they're naked :/

But yeah, Apollo was actually an inherited god, it’s likely that because of this as well he was a blending of multiple different gods to some extent. It’s also good to note that Apollo’s name is unknown, meaning that nobody really knows what exactly Apollo means, which is pretty weird all things considered about the Greeks who placed such importance on the god’s forenames (ie, phoebeus, acestor, age’tor, etc). 

"Though Apollo was the most Hellenic of all gods, he derived mostly from a type of god that originated in Anatolia and spread to Egypt by way of Syria and Palestine." (X)

There’s a couple of different things which point to Apollo being a Anatolian god (or being of, coming from him) named Appaliunas, and it is said they were on opposite sides of a war most beloved of their people during the fight. It’s important to note that it’s believed Appaliunas means “father light” and that he shows some level of importance over drafting peace treaties (which Apollo has some reputation in as the bringer of civilized order). We don't know too much about their connections however, because the documents are incomplete.

This theory also makes sense, because the name Leto (Apollo’s mother) is Lydian in origin, and there’s decent connections to her having been worshiped on the coast's of Asia Minor. And it is known the Greeks have adopted Anatolian gods into their religion before, see Cybele (sometimes called Cybele-Rhea), and the origin of Kore (later Persephone). There's stuff which points also to an Anatolian goddess called "Artimu" (Artemis) who is often confused to Cybele for some reason, and again this bears connections to the Lydians which worshipped Leto. There's information which points to Hekate being a goddess from Anatolia as well, which shows significance considering she is Apollo and Artemis's cousin (leading to my personal question of was Phoebe Anatolian in origin?). Apollo's divine number being 7 shows Babylonian or at least Mesopotamian Origin.

The Geographical location of these two places also bears similarities, they are close to one another, and it's known the Greeks had decent travel capabilities over water. There's also the fact that both of these lands border Troy, which is shown to have significant values in Greek culture and mythology, as well as the Greek belief that the Anatolian gods were present at Troy as well as the Greek gods.

(It's also notable the similarities in naming traditions, Alaksandu for one such example, does not sound too far off from the later Latin name Alexander, which came from the Greek name Aléxandros).

The other possible origin given for Apollo is Aplu (Apulu), a Hurrian god (of people who lived in Anatolia, Syria, and Northern Mesopotamia). Aplu and Apollo bear semblance to one another in more than name, Aplu was the god of plague (bringer of the plague more specifically) and he bears a large amount of resemblance to Apollo Parno'pius/Smitheus and Aplu's main story provides reasoning as to why Apollo may also be the god of healing and Medicine.

The story of Aplu involves the idea that the individual which brings the plague, must also be the one to banish it. This makes Aplu both bringer of plague(s) but also, protector from plague(s). From this we learn Aplu's name means "son of" (please note here Apollo's iconographic connections to "youth" and "sonship" among the Greeks, as the god of kouros), but the connection of "the son of" was a title granted also to the god Nergal (worshiped by many different people(s) across Mesopotamia) who is at least in part someone who holds power over the sun, and holds connection to Shamash (Utu).

Aplu is also often depicted naked (ya know) but wearing a laurel leaf, and part of a cloak... It's funny how these images are Apollo though:

Aplu is also symbolized by a staff and laurel a twig(s), while we know Apollo to be associated closely with the laurel because of Daphne, and Apollo having iconography related to staffs involves him giving his away to Hermes- which perhaps has to do with the caduceus being interpreted as the symbol for medicine, or the connection of Apollo to Asclepius and the rod of Asclepius.

Aplu isn't isolated necessarily either, there is also the Etruscan goddess Aritimi (Artume, Artames, or Artumes) and she oversees animals, human assemblies, and is considered a hunting deity. As well as scrolling through this list, you'll note more than one Greek/Roman mythological figure.

There's also a ton of stuff from Etruscan mythology (Hurrian mythology is just a subsect of Etruscan mythology) which overlaps with Greek mythology, some sources even state Etruscan -> Greek -> Roman mythology (I wont comment on that because I don't know well enough).

There's some other places Apollo's name might have come from, but those are probably the two most likely under the assumption that Apollo is a collective of many gods.

These are the specifics of the Anatolian god's Apollo may be born of/from, but there's a variety of things which point to him and mythology around him being of other origins as well (Minoan, Dorian, and Proto-Indo-European... yeah)

You may have heard one of Apollo's sacred animals is dolphins, Apollo Delphinios/Delphidios, this is because of a Minoan god named Paiawon (Paion) who was worshiped on Crete and also originated in Delphi. In the second part of Homeric hymn to Apollo, Apollo would transform his shape into that of a dolphin and carry the new priests to Delphi for the transfer of religious practices:

"Phoebus Apollo pondered in his heart what men he should bring in to be his ministers in sacrifice and to serve him in rocky Pytho. And while he considered this, he became aware of a swift ship upon the wine-like sea in which were many men and goodly, Cretans... Phoebus Apollo met them: in the open sea he sprang upon their swift ship, like a dolphin in shape, and lay there, a great and awesome monster, and none of them gave heed so as to understand but they sought to cast the dolphin overboard. But he kept shaking the black ship every way and making the timbers quiver. So they sat silent in their craft for fear, and... so they kept sailing on; for a rushing south wind hurried on the swift ship from behind... They wished to put their ship to shore, and land and comprehend the great marvel and see with their eyes whether the [dolphin] would remain upon the deck of the hollow ship, or spring back into the briny deep where fishes shoal. But the well-built ship would not obey the helm, but went on its way all along Peloponnesus and the lord, far-working Apollo, guided it easily with the breath of the breeze..." (X)

Apollo Delphinios was largely only worshiped by people of Crete and surrounding islands, but this is also largely where Paiawon was worshiped as well. There's also many things from early Grecian history which simply state Apollo to be Paiawon or of Paiawon, or at least doesn't bother to specify which god is being talked about.

In the earlier parts of Greek history, seventh-sixth century, there was distinctions made between the pair:

"and in Solon's opinion it is Apollo who makes a man a μάντις (soothsayer) but healers do the work of Paion" (X)

The whole thing with Apollo being descended from Paiawon however, is that Paiawon may not be Minoan but Mycenaean in origin, which means even if Apollo is originated in Minoan culture one of the gods who has influenced that origin wasn't even necessarily Minoan but taken in. Others believe Paiawon was Minoan or Aegean in origin but very far in the past, since his songs used a meter of pre-Greek origin.

You'll also not the commonalities between Paion (a spelling of Paiawon) and Paean (also spelled Paian), Apollo's original name according to Homer. It could mean a variety of things but "who heals illnesses through magic" and "pre-greek" are the most common translations of the word Paean, but it is also associated with music (most specifically a song sung by Thetlas who cured the Spartans) and is said to denote hymns for Apollo.

"PAEAN, that is, "the healing," is according to Homer the designation of the physician of the Olympian gods, who heals, for example, the wounded Ares and Hades. After the time of Homer and Hesiod, the word Paian becomes a surname of Asclepius, the god who had the power of healing. The name was, however, used also in the more general sense of deliverer from any evil or calamity, and was thus applied to Apollo and Thanatos, or Death, who are conceived as delivering men from the pains and sorrows of life... From Apollo himself the name Paean was transferred to the song dedicated to him, that is, to hymns chanted to Apollo for the purpose of averting an evil, and to warlike songs, which were sung before or during a battle." (X)

In regards to the possibility of Apollo having been of Minoan origin, one must consider not only his origins but the origins of the gods and goddesses around him and how they may have developed over time.

In this case Britomartis (Diktynna) is of particular interest, she was the Minoan "mistress of animals", she was a goddess (or sometimes nymph, or oread) of the mountains and the hunt. There's points to the name meaning "sweet maiden" or other similar things, but it is debatable.

Eventually Britomartis would become the goddess of nets in Hellenic myths, and would simply be closely identified with the goddess of Artemis. However, to the Minoans Britomartis wandered alongside a bow-wielding male hunter who's name has been lost, it is likely that aspects of this hunter were absorbed into Apollo; when the introduction of worshiping Artemis was brought to the island of Crete where Britomartis was also worshiped they were compared and quickly said to be of one another.

It is also said in some variations the myths of Britomartis that she was taken to the mainland in the nets of men after fleeing Minos, this seems like a euphemism for her as a goddess of worship being brought by fisherman to mainland and taken into their culture and worship, more so than it sounds like a goddess's story. Perhaps this led to her becoming Artemis, although most myths seem to agree Artemis gave Britomartis immortality... So who knows, but it's a point of particular interest for me.

Also I know I mentioned proto-indo-european origins for Apollo and I could analyze gods and goddesses relating to Apollo being a Minoan god like Aphaea, but I am not going to lie I am rather sick mostly of sourcing everything and I don't like to talk about stuff without stuff to back me up because I don't want to come across like I'm pulling information or ideas out of thin air because that's how misinformation spreads... But yeah, here's a somewhat simplified piece on Apollo's possible origins as a pre-Hellenistic god, and I hope you enjoy because I know you sent the ask a bit ago <3

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[nellie-elizabeth]

The Legend of Vox Machina: A Silver Tongue (1x08)

Mayyyybe the best episode that the show has had yet?

Cons:

I'm going to talk about Pike more in the "pros" section, I promise I'm not trying to be a hater. First off, I talked about the momentum of the last episode being break-neck and intense and perfect, and starting off this installment with Pike just ground everything to a halt in not the best way, in my opinion.

And then here's the thing... Pike's stuff doesn't have the right stakes to it, because the story didn't build up properly. The pay-off is honestly very good. So much about this is very good. But narratively, the reasoning for Pike having this crisis of faith feels very contrived and ill-considered, until we get the explanation. I needed more build-up, I needed more hints of where Pike's issues were coming from, what she needed to realize about herself.

So, essentially, Pike needs to learn that it's okay that she likes to play rough with her friends, go out drinking and brawling. There are so many paths to a holy and faith-filled life, and Pike needs to accept all of herself to be a good cleric of the Everlight. That's great! I loved that! But this stretches back into the set-up of the earlier episodes. We see one example of Pike having doubt/discomfort about her relationship to the Everlight, and that's when she's slightly awkward blessing that family's house in the first episode. Other than that, whenever she's needed her magic to work, it's worked. Sure, she can't save the boy in the first episode, but that's not framed as Pike's failure because of her relationship to her goddess, it's just framed as... well, she ran out of spell slots. When she needs to heal Grog and Vax, she can. When she needs to create shields and buff people's weapons with holy power, she can. She doesn't seem to have any actual issue with any of it, or feel any guilt after she drinks with Grog or swears or does any of the other "uncouth" things she's now saying she feels bad for.

My point is, the earlier episode says she needs to "apologize" but doesn't actually show Pike feeling conflicted about any of this behavior. Until this moment, when she explains to us what we should have been seeing all along. Am I going too hard on this relatively minor complaint? Probably. I think it's because Pike's absence in the story was originally a contrivance because of scheduling conflicts, and I wanted to feel like Pike getting her own subplot here was a necessity, something that added an aspect to the story, something that was earned. Instead, despite the good things about it which I'm about to turn to, it still ended up kind of feeling like a contrivance to me, like treading water to pad out a run time.

Pros:

But like I said, the Pike stuff is by no means bad, here, and the pay-off works for me even without the buildup being what I could have desired. To start, Ashley Johnson is a world-class voice actor and she kills it with Pike, giving so much gravitas to the circumstance even with a script that in my opinion fails to properly explain the stakes. And the visuals of her trying to commune with the Everlight are maybe the coolest design aspect of the show thus far? They get to take it to such an artistically gorgeous place, the goop pulling Pike in, the sharp contrast between the light and dark... man, it's great, it's beautiful. And the temple is beautiful too, such a cool setting that you can tell they put a lot of thought into. We also get a lot of Pike's strength of character, her stubbornness, which leads perfectly into the resolution of these different aspects of Pike's life.

The Everlight looks so cool, and the voice is so ethereal but also so grounded... you get the sense of the Everlight not as some benevolent one-note light goddess, but a fighter, one who will crack some skulls to do what's right. Quite a bit like Pike, in other words. And as I said above, the lesson Pike needs to learn is one I really appreciate, even if it wasn't built to the way I would have built to it. I loved this line from the goddess: "any path can be a holy one, so long as one walks it with truth." Pike can be a bit of a bruiser and goof off with Grog and still heal people and be a worthy acolyte of her deity. That's an awesome way of reconciling the way Ashley played Pike in the original version, and I think it makes for a decent build to what we'll see in the next episode with Pike. Bottom line, I have mixed feelings over all the Pike stuff since she split from the group in episode four, but those mixed feelings are by no means extreme or ruinous to my overall enjoyment.

And then the main story, the fight with Anders, holy shit.

They really go hard on Cassandra's injury! I love how Keyleth's way of healing has a distinctly different vibe from Pike. It shows that Keyleth is a bad-ass with endless potential, but how she doesn't have the same skill with healing as Pike does, and being here without their cleric has serious disadvantages. Keyleth requires various components and time and personal strength to complete what Pike could probably do by snapping her fingers. It's gruesome, the way we see Cass fall to the ground and gurgle for breath, Vax holding his hand to the wound while Keyleth gets the spell ready. And then the moment when Keyleth briefly thinks she's failed and then Cass gasps and sits up... the screaming and pointing... Keyleth's babbling and then hugging Cass then running off... it was such a perfect moment to introduce the briefest amount of levity in such a charged sequence of events. Bottom line, I love Kiki, she deserves the whole dang world, and she's saved the day once again!

There are so many aspects of the Anders combat that I loved, and I feel like I could talk about them all for paragraphs and paragraphs, so let's do a couple of rapid-fire bullet points.

- Percy's rage with Anders is fucking amazing. The switch from concern for Cass to "you son of a bitch" was stunning and then hits just keep on coming in the best way, him running into the room and realizing what Anders is now capable of. Percy fighting off those golems, big strong melee adversaries, with a fucking gun that can't even scratch them. Yikes!

- Vax to the rescue! I told you I was soft for these two together, and we get him running in, standing between Percy and the things that want to kill him, saying "we're in this together"... there's even a shot of them standing back to back facing down their foes, just as Grog and Vex catch them up. I'm living for it.

- Speaking of Grog and Vex, I love their fight out in the hall with the soldiers. Vex gets flirted with by a dude impressed with her shooting, and then proceeds to split his arrow and shoot him in the head. Hot. Grog smashes men's heads together to teach them a lesson about messing with his friends. He's such a sweetheart.

- We get to see how the group has gotten better at fighting as a team, when they realize the golem's weaknesses and start to take them out efficiently and without getting in each other's way, playing to the strength of the more finesse-type fighters like Vex, Vax, and Percy, while Keyleth (as Minxie) and Grog can pin the enemies down. (I love Grog and Vax here, Vax offering his assistance, Grog saying "don't you do nothing", Vax saying "don't get mad, big guy," and then kill-stealing from Grog, Grog saying "I hate your face so much." They're bestest friends, y'all.)

- And then of course, the escalation point! Anders using his creepy tongue to charm Grog and have him turn on his friends! I love that he primarily goes after Vax. The subplot where the two of them have this antagonism that edges into real dislike even though they're still family, feeding into this moment where Grog is instructed to "kill Vox Machina" and he really seems like he's trying to do so. We get Keyleth saying: "We're your friends, remember? We lo---" and getting cut off, trying to break through the mind control. I love that it doesn't work, though. I love that they can't talk their way out of this one.

- And then the whole group is bewitched, Keyleth and the twins and Grog all facing down Percy, Anders watching with sickening glee as Keyleth and Vex use a vine and arrows to pin Percy against the wall, ready to murder him... this was such a creepy image, I love the way Anders was able to talk through them. What a way of showing what a true villain this man is. He's not only willing to do bad things to get what he wants, he seems to relish in specifically torturing Percy in the process of killing him.

- After Percy gets the first shot on Anders, I loved the comedy of the gang chasing after the silver tongue. "What... the fuck?" "Get it, I guess?" And Grog scrambling around trying to stab this tiny little menace.

And now to come out of my poor attempt at "rapid-fire bullet points"... let's talk about that Anders kill, shall we?

We've seen Percy shoot a man's hand off, we saw the brutality of his kill on Stonefell, but this one tops everything. The flash of demonic furor in his eyes, the mask, the smoke rising up more intensely than we've ever seen it. Because of the flashback in the last episode, we really understand why this particular betrayal was so intense for Percy. "We trusted you... you betrayed us when we needed you most."

And of course, another one of those "Taliesin what the fuck you are very good at this" lines that everyone remembers from the stream: "You're the face I saw when murder entered my heart." YESSSS. God, he shoots the man's jaw off and then explodes his head and shoots him back out of a window. Talk about an epic kill. I was living for it. It shouldn't be hot, but we all know it's hot.

But then Cass says Percy's name, and he drops the gun and mask to the floor and runs to her which just murdered me dead on the spot. The tenderness. The forehead touch. Percy has a sister and I'm crying about it, okay?

We're also getting hints of the larger plan of the Briarwoods in this episode... a star chart showing the solstice. Something big is meant to happen in five days. I like how they're working in the A-plot but keeping things grounded entirely in character moments. Like, okay, they've got the necessary plot point of informing Archie and the resistance that the plan worked and Cass is safe. Instead of just running and telling them, you've got Keyleth sending the De Rolo crest up into the sky, giving hope to the people of Whitestone, showing Keyleth's growing confidence and power, Vex being terrified/impressed/(and turned on hehe let's be honest) by the display... so much is communicated while still propelling basic plot points forward.

We also get to check in with our Big Bad of the season, and by Big Bad I do in fact mean Lady Delilah Briarwood. I love the moment when Sylas asks "what are you doing" and Delilah says "protecting you." I think it's the strongest hint we've gotten so far that while Sylas is a bad-ass and he will fuck you up no questions asked, Delilah is the one to watch the fuck out for. Creepy pentacle, ruthless sacrifice of her poor steward (poor Matt Mercer, murdered yet again), creepy necromancy magic, and... a zombie hoard. Of course, Delilah. Like we don't have enough to deal with.

I liked the "You got Scanlan'd" song and the break in the tension. Scanlan sees Keyleth's symbol in the sky, then sees what he thinks are a couple of dudes hooking up in a doorway... once again appreciate that Scanlan is unambiguously queer in this adaptation. And then there's a hoard of undead, courtesy of Lady Briarwood. I loved this line: "Of course it's zombies, because fuck me, that's why."

Our episode ends with Scanlan warning the rest of the gang about the new threat heading their way. We see a shot from the sky, Keyleth's skywrite spell, and the ruined, dreary Whitestone beneath, the dead walking the streets and intent on destroying our heroes. I'm hella pumped!

I just don't even know how to tell you how thrilled I am that this show is good. Like, it's really good, right? I've gotten my sister into it and she has no prior investment in Critical Role and she's loving it so far. They are just doing such a great job with the intensity and the darkness but most importantly the characters, they all really truly feel like themselves and I'm so pleased about it, I can't even tell you. Onward to the last episode of this week's drop! I can't believe next week ends the season!

9/10

#review #tlovm review #the legend of vox machina #tlovm spoilers #critical role