#oh i like thinking about the idea of other possible sword spirits!

[linked-maze]

hi!! your non-human designs are cool af!! specially the fairies and sword spirits. specially Fi. such a beloved

how do you come up with such pretty ideas? did you have other possible designs for Fi or the fairies?

I sadly don't have any other designs! the ones you guys see are the first and final designs XD I was thinking about implementing the Zonai design into the sword spirits but someone told me that would not make sense so I just took inspiration from one of my old OCs!

His name was Elm and I loved drawing his wings and tail!

And then I came across this angel on Twitter! and then I just had Fis design XD I'm not the biggest fan of the color purple so I tried to add as much blue as I could pftahahah!! plz don't hate me- oh and when it came to Ghirahims design I was chatting with some people in vc and they came up with the idea of his wings being plucked like a chicken! and then he just became a bat XDD

also when it came to the Fairy designs I was inspired by the moth and coati and then a lot of people pointed out to me that they kinda looked like the botw dragons! so that's cool XDD

anyway- when I design stuff I just think "How can I make this design easy to draw again and again while it still stands out and not being boring"

#inbox #linked maze #linkedmaze

[spicyicetea]

My Forest Spirit

A legend of Zelda BOTW/TOTK Yandere x Reader. This is obviously cannon divergent. Fem!Y/N is short and Curvy in this, and is often described with long hair. This story will contain NSFW! scenes, violence and profanity. MDNI

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Chapter 3: Will you be my betrothed?

I woke as I was shaken awake. Groggily, I opened my eyes to look up at the man beside me. Link grinned at me and ran a hand through my hair. My ear twitched as one of his fingers grazed the back of my ear, his hand retreating to his side quickly.

"Morning Y/N, did you sleep well?" Link asked, running his hand through my hair.

I smile up at him and nod. His grin only grew once our eyes met and he hunkered next to me, practically encasing me with his large frame. The blue tunic bunched in my hands as I toyed with his sleeves. A shadow loomed over us and Link grunted, glaring up at whoever was there.

"We need to leave knight. The princess wants to get to the castle as soon as possible." Revali sighed, putting his bow on his back and packing up his tent.

I look around, realising we had been asleep on the ground. Dirt fell from my skirt as I stood and pried myself away from Link's grasp. All the others were busy packing their things to get back on the road and I looked down at the pouting Hylian I had just been sitting with. He was clearly upset by something yet I had no idea what it could have been. His eyes met mine and softened immediately before standing up.

"Y/N, you can walk ahead with me. I'll keep you safe from all the monsters!" He confidently declared, wrapping an arm around my waist.

I thanked him but was yanked away by Zelda. Her soft hand wrapped around my wrist as she pulled me to her side, smiling at me. Blonde hair hung, framing her face as she intertwined our fingers. The birds seemed to sing as our eyes met and the world stopped spinning. She rubbed a hand over my back, her hand sliding down to rest on my behind. A faint flush rested over my face as her hands' grip just became firmer and ushered me along with her.

"Ignore my knight, you can walk with me! My father will love you Y/N, he might even allow you to stay as a close servant or maid! Or, maybe a concubine… until I can be crowned and married," She muttered.

I raised a brow at her, unsure of what half of those words meant. Compared to the Koroks, these people know much fancier words than they ever taught me. Their clothes looked nicer, accents strange and varied. It was truly extravagant in my eyes!

"Concubine? What does that mean?" I ask, cocking my head to the side.

Urbosa raised a brow and walked beside us, Zelda's posture stiffening as she approached.

"Why do you want to know about something like that little cactus?" "Oh, well Zelda said something about asking her father for me to be her… concubine I think it was." "Ah well, I'm sure the princess was just joking! Don't worry about all that," Urbosa sighed, shooting Zelda a strange look.

The rest of the long walk was quiet and awkward. I was more than used to silence, but this one was heavy and dense. Suffocating silently, we approached the Castle as guards began escorting us all in. Zelda held me close to her as we entered through the loud entryway. A white-haired man turned to meet Zelda's gaze and he smiled softly at us.

"Zelda, you've returned. Has the Master Sword been retrieved?" He asks, striding confidently towards us.

Zelda smiled back and held her hand over her chest, nodding. "Yes, Father! Link managed to pull the legendary sword from the ground. But, we have far more important matters to speak about. Privately," She stated.

The man nodded and walked away with Zelda by his side. The moment the princess had left, Link went leapt forwards but was intercepted by Urbosa. The tall, honeyed skin woman grinned down at me and offered her hand. Gently I grabbed her fingers, my hand too small to fully hold hers. My sleeve slid down my forearm to my elbow as she leaned down and pressed her lips to the back of my hand. The emerald eyes met my own as a singly crimson strand slid over her forehead and danced over my wrist before she stood up. Blue lipstick had smudged onto my hand and I used my thumb to try and rub it away.

"Hello dear, come with me to my private chambers. Your beautiful little body deserves a nice bath and some nice clothes. You there," She waves over a knight and looks down at him while pulling me to her chest. "Please bring some Hylian clothes to my chambers as soon as possible."

The knight nodded before running off. Urbosa smiled and took my hand, striding with purpose through the halls. Her warm hands held me close to her, my forehead bumping against her chest with each step. With a smile, she pushed open a large double door that led into a grand room, something I had never believed could ever exist. The cold marble beneath my feet shot shivers up my spine. Chuckling at my reaction, she led me to a large cushioned circle. I raised a brow as I looked around the room, never having seen anything like it anymore. A warm laugh rang out as Urbosa looked down at me.

"You have never left that forest have you?" "Huh? Oh no, I haven't. The Koroks and the spirits that visit the forest raised me. I did sometimes venture out of the forest to visit the nearby fairy fountain!" I smile at her and ran a hand through my hair.

She smiled at me and rubbed my back before parting a curtain to an adjacent room. I raised a brow but she ushered me to follow her. A deep tub was front and centre in the room, a large window looking out onto the surrounding fields of the Castle. She used a strange object at her hip to activate a device near the tub. Water began rising and she grabbed my shoulders.

"Why don't you get out of those clothes and into the bath? You can tell me about all the spirits you've met while I wash your hair." "Okay, that sounds nice!"

#legend of zelda botw #legend of zelda tears of the kingdom #legend of zelda breath of the wild #legend of zelda x reader #x reader #yandere x reader #link x reader #legend of zelda fanfiction #legend of zelda totk #princess zelda #legend of zelda #urbosa #urbosa x reader #loz zelda #zelda au #zelda x reader

[imorphemi]

Hermitgals but its a PRISM Corps au! Because I haven't stopped thinking about it

if you don't know, PRISM Corps is a magical girl universe created by ActuallyRea/Ginjaninjaowo. I drew Pearl as a prism magical girl a while ago for a daily pearl doodle, and later Gem as well, but now here's all of them!

These are still just sketches and rough ideas of what they'd look like because I'm bad at designing clothes, but I'm pretty happy with most of them :D

Notes about the gals and their weapons under the cut :3

I know that the girls change their hair color when they transform, but for the sake of keeping them more recognizable I did keep their hair colors the same as how I would usually draw them, plus sometimes some colorful streaks. Also their hair colors just happen to go pretty well with their color schemes anyways

Pearl - Weapon: Broom, has the ability to make anything it sweeps over disappear. Objects can be resummoned at a later time and will reappear once the prism is deactivated. She's usually part of the cleanup and damage control crew. Her Prism's name is Robbie!

Gem - Weapon: Still deciding on this one! Originally I put her weapon as twin swords but I'm reconsidering it. I also slightly changed her outfit design. Suggestions are very welcome for what her weapon should be, and feel free to be as creative as possible :D Her Prism's name is Mackenzie!

Stress - Weapon: Pandora's Box. A box that contains...something. We're not sure what it is, but it's some kind of spirit that is able to possess and take control of other people. There might even be multiple spirits. She can also trap other people in the box. Her Prism's name is Mochi!

Cleo - Weapon: Puppet Crossbeams, has the ability to control inanimate objects. Is also pretty decent at wacking people. I'm the least sure about Cleo's current design, I had a lot of trouble with it and would appreciate some suggestions and feedback because I am not a Cleo watcher haha. Her Prism's name is Stheno!

False - Weapon: Feather Blades. She can pluck the feathers off of her skirt to use as blades of any length. The amount of feathers she has is pretty decent and more than enough to get her through a standard fight, but it is limited. She'll have to wait for her prism to recharge again after using all of them. This is probably my favorite concept because it is dramatic as heck. I haven't decided on her Prism's name yet, but it'll probably be some kind of bird.

Storywise, False and Cleo joined the Corps around the same time, Stress some time after, and Pearl and Gem joined together later on. Out of this lineup, False is easily the most powerful, prism-wise and skill-wise, out of all the gals here. Maybe False gets to coach Pearl and Gem or something hehe

Oh! And this isn't all of them. A prism has gone rogue and there seems to be an independent magical girl in the city as well...

#my art #hermitcraft #hermitgals #PRISM Corps #pearlescentmoon #geminitay #stressmonster101 #zombiecleo #falsesymmetry #very proud of all these #like for false specifically #i just imagine that like shes in a really rough battle #and she only has a few feathers left on her skirt #(she has pants underneath dw lmao) #i really love the look of that i think its super cool #the feathers “oxidize” into the coppery green when she plucks them off #also i struggled with stress for a good while as well #mostly because initially i wanted to make a character page for her like pearl and gem #but i couldnt find a way for her to hold the box without it covering her outfit #which was actually the main motivation for drawing this lmao #anyways drop your suggestions ideas comments for the girls! #i need ideas #as someone who only watches pearl and gem adlfkjadfs

[demonslayedher]

A messy ramble about sword decor

Kimetsu no Yaiba was sleeping on menuki, man.

That came back to mind today while visiting a museum exhibit of very fancy sword mountings (like so), because I am me and admiring very realistic metal insects and tiny metal carvings of Tale of Heike battle scenes will always come back to my fandom brain rot. The menuki specifically were on my mind because they are decorative pieces on the handles that hide the mekugi, which are key structural elements--pegs where the handle is attached to the blade, and where some might say a soul is put into a sword.

And, a few years ago while KnY hype was at its height, I heard some people who seemed to try to talk down the hype, saying, "the swords don't even have mekugi! Those aren't real Japanese swords!" Which means a lot to most non-nerds, I'm sure.

True, a lot of the Nichirin-to don't include visible pegs in their design, which you could argue is just because they are covered up with other wrappings on the handles. But realism really isn't a concern since Sanemi and Shinobu would probably constantly stabbing themselves with those tsuba.

So anyway!! The tsuba! The handguards and what they say about the characters is a very, very nice touch, and I love wondering if the swordsmiths designed those fully based on their own imaginations and perhaps what crows told them about the kids (like "he was a charcoal farmer" or "he's a Rengoku") or if the swordsmen got any chance to put in their own requests on the regular ("I was a charcoal farmer, I don't know what to ask for" or "Sabito had one like this"). It's also fun to see the creativity involved in creating the scabbards for unique swords like Shinobu's and Iguro's.

But we can do so much mooooore!

I love the simplicity of the Nichirin-to. They are elegant and purposeful, with engravings being earned and standardized. But they are also beautiful, and the general idea must be "if those swordsmen are putting their lives on the line, we will give them powerful tools, but they might as well get to enjoy something decorative for the rest of their likely short life." The menuki would have been such an opportunity for this, though the details would be hard to spot in both anime and manga format. So instead I just want to ponder the possibilities.

Shinobu:

I was very inspired by all the metal inlay bugs and the butterfly motifs I saw today. I love the elegant engraving on the scabbard, and that her tsuba takes part of the traditional Shippou (Seven Treasures) pattern to make a vague butterfly shape. But I also saw one today that have a wisteria shaped menuki (and other bug motifs!!). But also, knowing her, she might be pleased to have a decorative little fish tucked behind the cords.

Sanemi:

I LOVE THE VIOLENT PINWHEEL. What a whimsical way to express wind! Speaking of bugs, why not give him a rhinoceros beetle, symbolic of fighting spirit? After all, I even saw realistic little snail ones today, anything goes. And while we're thinking wind--

Rengoku:

Wind chime??? Even the balloon flower pattern like was on the wind chime in that scene makes a lovely metal engraving pattern on other mountings on the scabbard. Totally unrelated, but today I say a brand of tangerines called "Shiranui" (the same name as the First Form of Flame Breath) for sale at the store, so heck, why not an apricot theme somewhere too? Orrrrrr you can also work with a "heart" theme to compliment all the flames. Oh, speaking of hearts--

Mitsuri:

Mitsuri's tsuba might look like four hearts, but this is actually an uncommon but traditional spin on a cherry blossom motif. Aside from all the possible ways you play with a cherry blossom motif, the traditional "inome" protective pattern is nowadays considered romantic because it looks like an upside-down heart. There's a lot of nice ways of using that shape, like a window in the a tsuba, or in her case, maybe to frame some other pattern used as part of an engraved piece. Speaking of "inome" though--

Inosuke:

"Inome" means "boar's eye," though it looks more like a boar snout. Kanamori could have done all kinds of things with this motif, or even used little boar-shaped menuki! Not that any of those efforts would have mattered.

Iguro:

Clearly the snake theme could be used a lot, but why not be more creative? He's actually a pretty sensitive dude, and my read on him is that he seems to like scenes that imply "purity," partly because he ses himself as so tainted and doesn't dare taint anything pure. Nature motifs like snow, or the elegant snow-moon-flowers triple motif suit his poetic soul nicely, and snakes are considered a water element (makes sense that his Breath stems from Water Breathing), so some water related theme could work too. In this same vein, snakes are generally considered as much as water element as dragons, so giving him a dragon item would also fit just fine with a snake theme.

Himejima:

Hard to think of this one in the same way as the others, but I'm sure there are methods for decorating it. Like, what does he even use as a scabbard? Maybe he has a nice strong brocade or woven cord for wrapping up the chains? There are so many ways you could work in Buddhist themes for him, especially the six characters used to write "Namu Amida Butsu" (but that's already all over his haori). There's gotta be good themes out there (both of Buddhist origin or general Japanese folk and/or poetic culture) to play on the idea of "strength." Oh heck, just give him a little Benkei-related motif, or a motif related to a famous demon slayer of the past.

--ON THAT NOTE--

Wouldn't it be cool if, like there are "Tale of Heike" themed menuki, there were menuki celebrating famous moments in Corp history? Maybe it was suddenly very popular to make menuki of Uzui vs Gyutaro once that momentous battle occurred? Uzui would love that. You could also have more subtle history, like motifs shaped like The Marks, which the swordsmiths have maintained in their traditions without knowing why certain symbols became associated with certain Breaths. If Yoriichi hadn't been disgraced, he probably would have been a common theme too.

Uzui:

ALL THE DECOR, but what about fireworks all over the shiny lacquer? Or the scene in Tale of Genji in which Genji stands in a storm at the beach (a hidden reference to the names of each of Uzui's wives)?

Muichiro:

GINKGO LEAVES, MAN. And the moon because it would be ironic.

Tanjiro:

What if he had a little SUNSHINE on a simple menuki?? Something nice and understated! Or even his fox mask!!! Or--oh, oh, oh---

Giyuu:

WHAT IF THEY HAD MATCHING FOXES

Also, it would be very nice if there was some useful of the waves and clouds pattern on the metal pieces of his scabbard.

Zenitsu:

There's already a lot of lightning and triangle on this sword, and I like how his matches Kaigaku's. I could see this being a situation of Zenitsu getting his sword polished and using the opportunity to ask for any number of cute and auspicious decorations and being flat out told, "no, this is what Thunder Breath swords look like."

Kanao:

Freaking flowers everywhere, but I also saw a crest today that had three butterflies in a circle around a flower, and it was repeated all over the sword, especially the lacquer of the scabbard. Wouldn't that be a cute reference to the sorts of people who inspired her to learn Breath technique and then sneak off to the Final Selection?

Genya:

He has such a very typical straightforward tsuba you'd actually see in real life. You one of the menuki themes I saw today? One one side, it is a "speedy demon" running off with a stolen stupa (which has the relics of Buddha inside), and on the other side, a Buddhist protective deity running after the demon with a sword. WHAT A FUN PAIR. Something like this would be such a cool way to reference his reliance on the Nenbutsu for Repetitive Action, too. But give that deity a glock.

I realize that a lot of this is very casually referencing motifs and hidden cultural details I've referenced elsewhere in various posts throughout this blog. I am far, far too lazy to go link those. Hopefully they're all properly tagged as "KnY Nerdery." Anyway, since you've come this far, here is an obligatory "SWORD BABY" photo because I always like photos when I get to hold tamahagane.

LOOK, A BABY SWORD, ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL???

#SWORDS SWORDS SWORDS #kny nerdery

[sapphicseasapphire]

Can we hear more about Cryptid!Four? he's so interesting to me <3 how does he interact with the rest of the chain?

CRYPTID FOUR CRYPTID FOUR!!!

Okay, full disclosure, you’ve asked me about the Link that I know the least about. I’m still figuring out their origin story and even what to call them. BUT. I can tell you about their interactions with the rest of the Chain!

I’ll explain it first by doing what I always do and linking it back to Sky. When I first had the idea of the Cryptid au, I toiled with whether or not Four would have to hide that they could split. After all, everyone is some kind of strange, surely they wouldn’t have any reason to believe that they would be thought less of.

But I mentioned before that Sky has no idea how to talk about himself before he fused. With two separate consciousnesses merged into one, it’s very confusing when he thinks too much about his past. So when he’ll try to tell stories from his adventure, he’ll mess up the pronouns or have to restart a million times. “So then I- well, I mean he- well. Okay. No. We. Wait, but it was just him, but I…”

I thought that maybe the first time he’d slip up like this in front of the rest of the Chain, the others might look at him a little funny. Like. Is this guy okay? What’s going on? But Four… Four sees how Sky talks about himself and recognizes it. They understand feeling so fractured and scattered. And maybe they interpret the others’ concern as judgement. And they decide to hide that part of themself for as long as they possibly can.

(The first person that they split in front of is Sky. And it’s not even intentional, but that’s plot stuff that I’ll get into later haha!)

Because they relate to Sky so much, and because of certain events that will happen in the future (mostly involving Time), they become almost protective over him. They’re always the first to notice when Sky’s acting off and he’s not afraid to tell the others to back off.

Four is FASCINATED by Wars oh my god. Time usually wields the sword and Warriors likes to hang out around Sky, but Four is always welcome company to the sword spirit. If Wars’ sword ever gets damaged, Four is right there to fix it. Four always bombards Wars with questions, and makes sure that his sword is always taken care of. Wars… tolerates Four. Usually he’d like to be left alone, but Four means well and he knows that.

Four respects Time (especially after the God reveal), but is wary. Time makes Sky uncomfortable and even if they don’t understand it, they know that it takes a lot to get Sky to that point. They’re civil with the Old Man, but they never make an effort to initiate an interaction.

Other than that, they’re very reserved. They tend to keep everyone at arm’s length, an enigma, even among the Cryptids. Their company is good enough for themself (haha) so while they’re never mean to the others, they don’t prioritize socializing with them. Except Wars and Sky for the most part haha!

Like I said, Four is every much still a work in progress! I hope this was okay though haha!

#the legend of zelda #linked universe #chain as cryptids au #lu four #I answered question #cryptid lore #links meet au

[guardian5tiger3]

What's their karma for playing with you?

What's your justice?

Side note spirit said this is not gonna resonate with every single person who comes across this but it's for those who really need to hear it. ⭐

Piles

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3 4

5 6

Pile 1 !

Looks like a person gave you some type of offer, and then left you hanging in some way. Or you had something with someone and they betrayed you possibly. They probably left you "high and dry" they're saying. They may have ran away also. Kinda seems like an energy of being left to fend for yourself somehow...

Their karma -

I heard "womanizer" so not sure what that means... But I'm seeing that there's a, probably female, figure in their life that they've known for a long time that they consider in some way important to them. I heard "take the money and run," proceeded by the chariot and ten of pentacles... So I'm seeing this person is going to also be left high and very . Very dry. For some of you this person could literally be getting a divorce. I got the three of swords, so this one person leaving them definitely has the ability to break their heart, and they are definitely about to. I'm seeing the person who betrayed you as not doing so well monetarily in the near future after this. Ace of pentacles reversed they are NOT getting any type of help from spirit with that, so they're really going to have to work hard for anything they want. It's overall gonna suck for them. Karma is funny how simple it can be huh? I mean the same thing they did to you, but it almost feels more personally devastating for the person getting their karma. I think spirits really hitting home for their revenge.

What is your justice out of this situation?

I'm seeing a lot of abundance, and I felt a content feeling in my heart chakra. You might not be rich but you'll definitely have what you need, and you'll also be able to give to others. Seems like you're the type of person to be generous like that when you can be. If something you wanted didn't work out because of your person, I see it's because of a really good reason. I got something about jail for some reason.. either way for most of you you don't even have to grieve , I think that it definitely isn't what it seems, and what's meant for you will surely come your way. You might be going through an ending that seems tuff, but in reality you're dropping that old bs to move into something wayy better and that is actually right for you.

So thank you guys. Peace and love.

Pile 2

Ok so somebody has said a lot of negative things towards you, maybe even about you. They might have ended something. This could be a dream you had, an idea, goal . Something ended cause of them. I think they have or do say a lot to get you on lower vibes and they might think of it as seeing the world more "realistically " but it's actually the opposite. If they make it seem like oh you know you need to get a job you hate and work and die basically. Not cool.

What's their karma?

Ok first of all with a mentally like that they're already miserable. Second It really seems like this could be a parent or just someone pretty controlling . It seems like you're one of the best things in their life and they harvest off of that... Literally .. you might not recognize that... But they keep you down just to take your good vibes man.... Straight up, walk away. That's the worst karma I think they can get. Everything already sucks more or less for them at least in their mind. And it's really pissing me off how they're stealing your energy and probably creativity for themselves.

What's your justice in this situation?

Ok straight up, I don't think you even realize how golden your soul is and it's because somehow you're still connected to this person at least energetically. The more you let go and move on the better off you'll be. Your gift is that you get to be yourself!

I wanted to say, what is your dharma in this, which is good karma. So I see you're going to have a lot of really great relationships in the future. It seems like only a matter of time until your life is fully your life and everything will be simple and great. You might have or get connections for some really positive opportunities in your life moving ahead. Spirit has you really hooked up. Just stay positive especially about the future. This seems like a happy ending and the worst thing you'll have to face is some healing work. Good on you guys. I wanna just say, keep it up, whatever it is you're on. Bless!

Thank you guys I love your energy especially the happy ending (I got ten of cups for you regarding future opportunities and your life overall.) Spirit said splendid so that's funny I don't know who's gonna relate to that word 😂.

Keep calm and in your own energies.

One love , peace.

Pile 3

Seems like you're moving on from something. There was an ending between you and someone else. This person seems kind of like an ass .

Maybe you guys fought a lot?

Don't let this be a situation where they are just leaving temporarily.

What' their karma?

Seems like however they communicate , maybe manipulate is getting them caught up. Spirit literally said "owned" so I don't know maybe someone calls them out and grills their ass haha. I think they have a big ego and it might get kind of torn up and won't be looked at the same by some people. they might get exposed for some type of abusive way they've been. I don't think they thought that could happen. They might tell themselves they're in the right about some things. They keep telling me asshat so this person is such a dipshit they're going to be looking super dumb guys ..

There's someone cool with them, maybe a friend who is not gonna find their hidden behaviors very charming. Or this person doesn't care and they're getting exposed too. So yeah they're going to end up losing people though and somehow more importantly to them their image will be tarnished. You guys one of you they abuse their dog and the dog is going to get taken away, well I would say rescued. A few of you of this person is going to be homeless soon. They think they're untouchable and it's so not true. They might even act like unaffected when they get their karma because they care that deeply about what other people think and how they're perceived. Someone they might go to a person that's about as abusive as they are and thats gonna be a major downfall of theirs. I mean their life is gonna suckkkk.

Overall I'm just seeing spirits gonna continuously whoop their ass until they get the picture.

What's your justice?

Im not sure if you don't expect to receive any support in this situation or you felt like you haven't got much, spirit is there and they're going to show you a sign that everything is alright. They're fighting for you and you can't see it but they're really out here fighting battles for you and protecting you while you go about your business. Some spirits may be working together around you to kind of shield you from anything bad that might try to come too close.

They see what you've gone through and what you might go through recently, and I see them standing right by your side in your favor. I think they see you as super capable and let you make choices for yourself. I sense you're someone who makes things happen on this realm. For instance being the one that sets off someone's karma. Kind of like a spiritual investigator vibe here. So stay strong, it kinda seems like you're doing a job of some sort . This doesn't mean start doing anything any differently though. You kind of are the justice in situations it seems. I think you're going to get rewarded very big at the end of a long and tough journey here and I'm not even going to attempt to read on it. It seems better as a surprise. But I already feel giddy about it. I wanna say congratulations haha. Definitely go with the flow, don't take things especially if something ends, too seriously, and try not to get too emotionally attached or involved in things. You guys kinda feel like childish sweet souls so if you wanna know what to do I would embrace those qualities within yourself.

Something about fireworks.

Good work whatever you've done guys.

You're being heavily guided so just trust. The process is still in motion happening currently.

Peace and one love.

Pile 4 .

Ok so the person your asking about seems like they belittle people or treat them like they are less than they really are.

Side note for some of you please eat more or healthier. It's going to have really beneficial effects on your mind and body and somehow even heart. You might get better skin cause of it and hair. Fruits might be beneficial and rice. Try to cut out fried food and ... Somebody uh cut back on donuts?? Haha.

Ok so somebody tried to trip you up and or play some games with you. There's nothing wrong with you it's definitely them and their issues.

What's their karma?

I feel like they're going to be stripped bare so that they're forced to do inner work. This might make them see things from your perspectives somehow. Kind of like you guys are swapping shoes.

They might have been influenced to make a like altering mistake for the sake of fitting in or getting along somehow.

Do they eat a lot of McDonald's? Yeah if so they might start having some pretty nasty health issues .

If their personality or interests are stolen I see them losing that and them having to be themselves, which, they suck. So socially losing "popularity" for that. Their true colors are super negative.

People are gonna start realizing they are so not the real deal. And someone they've been trying to overshadow is going to be seen for who they really are. Super gifted. I'm guessing that's you or multiple people. This person shines and is super sweet , generous, etc.

Your justice!

You might make friends with mutuals with this bad person if they have friends. Kinda surprised me ha. Whoever you're gonna be around are also good people. I heard watching out for you. This bad person could be or has been in the way of important positive connections for you some way or another. Maybe it was just cause they tried keeping you in the dark. I feel like I kind of already accidentally said a lot about your justice in all this. You might start shining getting away from this bs and people will see you for who you really are and also someone who has come out of something on top in a way. Also someone who is innocent. I'm hearing something about a smile so you might be doing that more or already have been or you have a really nice bright smile.

It almost is giving the vibe that things will sort of "go back to normal" or the energy will be as it should be.

For now just keep working on whatever you are working on. I see someone a living person or spirit being defensive about you lately and possibly standing up for you in some way. I just see things for you bring a lot chiller and balancing out eventually exactly they way they should be. Congrats!

Peace blessings and one love.

Pile 5

one of you chose this because the picture was really cute ha.

So it seems like you guys found out somehow about someone you might not even know that well being pretty evil. They might have really got you into some shit here or set you up for something bad. I keep hearing cunning ..

Something about flowers and that just for a few of you to recognize that this is yours I guess..

Well anyway .

What's their karma?

They must've really underestimated you and it's coming back to bite them in the ass... Or you're an underdog and you're about to bite them in the ass ahaha . Nice.

I suggest going into more of a lone wolf energy and building your self up to come back hitting way hard. Major underdog vibes here. Let yourself be guided by your inner light. You are super powerful beings in this pile. Like you have the sun within you and you're super connected to other realms. Someone might have been talking down on you a lot and expects you to stay down but,

I sense a storm brewing but you are literally the storm. You're definitely gonna come out swinging. I'm getting a lot about personal power. I don't even think you guys are gonna know what to do with all of that afterwards... Something your gonna do could just hype you up to the max. You must be heading somewhere really great.

And if you ever feel lonely for some reason or another, there is a kindred spirit somewhere out there , so like true love happy ending vibes way in your future. So my advice is time flies more than you realize in any given moment and just enjoy the cool story you're seriously living through right now. Awesome read. Im feeling super powerful. Don't let anything get you down. You got this , whatever it is. I'm hearing some of you might have a "story to tell" at the end of this. They didn't even give me much about anybody's karma they just want you guys to know who YOU are. Cause it looks like your enemies don't stand a chance, like, they are going dowwwnn. Good riddance. This might just be proving someone wrong about you.

Right now though, it's just a matter of you building yourself up for what's to come. Like I kind of thought about when Hercules was training with that little goat guy ha.

Thank you , hope this helps.

Peace and love.

Feel free to message me haha.

Pile 6!

Some of you guys could be a little pissed off right now?

Some of you might be advocates for human rights or something like that maybe for animals ?

Ok so somebody or something broke your heart or just had some pain they put on you or tried to, and you had to come up out of that and heal..

There might be some frustration maybe about not being able to get people to comprehend your points on things and perspectives?

You might also take on stress because other people and situations don't want to be as good as they can be somehow .

So I'm thinking somebody may have sabotaged you because you're pure??? Wtf??

What's their karma?

Ok so some zombie brain baffoon tried to bring some pain your way and you had to deal with that...

I think for one this person kind of has to bask in your glory lol . They might be jealous and insecure.

Funny they might also see their future being bright. It is not. Not if they aren't pure intentioned no. They arent able to heal. They are probably just gonna continue in life to deal with people on their level and it just seems super messy.

I'm really seeing a fast food job for a lot of them. There's nothing wrong with that but the way they see it it's kind of ego shattering. I feel like rolling my eyes at them.

They could very well get in a car accident.

There just seems to be a lot of ego shattering and then then continuing to live a super mundane life with not much substance. They could get in a fight.

They might have to ride a bike for a long time for transportation or already do. Or something will happen regarding a bike maybe.

Again nothing wrong with these things I think this person just has a gross perspective on life. They feel entitled because of how they want to perceive themselves.

Overall I just kinda see them living their life super mundane kind of lame to be honest like what a waste..

You guys might get more joy out of everyday stuff. Good way to be , I'm like that too. :)

What's your justice ?

To be honest I feel like it's gonna be pretty satisfying to see this person get what's coming to them, if you even do. Spirit might show you them just for you to have a good laugh at some point. You might have some type of gift or a way about you that's super good you will be able to share or share more of. It made this person super uncomfortable. I wouldn't be surprised if it's something psychic like. I see you guys possibly working at something you wanted to do as a child, and you will be successful if you go all the way with that. Super beautiful energy. Really sweet you guys. :')

I see some of you guys getting some good news in the next coming weeks. Some of you are going to college. Nice! It's something about your interests.... You guys in general though are all going to be living your lives and enjoying the ride. Like this person will not even be relevant at all soon if it still feels like they are somehow , forget about them . Like in a little while you guys will have forgotten that they exist. Seriously.

One of you a kitchen might be significant so maybe you're going for a culinary career so this is just a sign for future success if that's the case. Or some of you might be working a job like that now. You'll be moving up somehow soon. You might just go on vacation or you should.

I also see wherever you life spend good quality time outside because there's some beautiful days ahead, especially how the skies will look. You might see a bird and it holds some form of significance in your life.

Some of you have a dog or should consider getting one. I see somebody's puppy is like a tiny curly haired light brown puppy. Super cute. I think the message here is just enjoy each other's company . If you take your pet for a walk definitely bring water. Maybe even food for the dog..?

Anyways, you all might not even see it cause you'll be distracted but spirit is definitely kicking this person's ass soon. Their home life is gonna go south quick. They might get kicked out . For some someone they ask out if they do will reject them.

Ok sorry to go back to more of their karma .

I see things around you being super beautiful after you make some type of change in your life.

And also yeah basically the person you're dealing with is getting caught in a trap.

You guys should focus on or get more into your personal interests and loves for sure.

Peace and love you guys. Thank you for being here. I hope this helps 🐝🐞

#pick a card reading #pac tarot #tarot reading #free tarot readings #pac reading #pick a card #pick a picture #pac #tarot pac #pac tarot reading

[wings-of-flying]

idea i had that probably isn't canon but would be cool for maybe a fic or something

so i was thinking about gillion being the chosen one and how it seems weirdly... idk late? for the chosen one to be picked. like it's been a while since the creation of the world (we're like canonically in the 1400s or something similar) so i wondered why the goddesses hadn't chosen a champion sooner

i was also thinking about what would happen if gill died before he fulfilled the prophecy. and like. the prophecy almost takes that into account with the whole "rise or fall" and "tested or bested" thing. but what if he never chose sea or land? presumably they'd find another champion or something

and these ideas sorta merged into what i'm now calling the 'water remembers' theory. the theory/au goes as follows:

for as long as anyone can remember, there has always been a chosen one. none quite know whether the first champion or the prophecy came first, but that hardly matters. there has always been a chosen one, but that chosen one was not always gillion. the prophecy is vague because champions can die, even before they make the ultimate decision. in fact, every champion before gillion has always died before they made that choice. they die, by whatever causes, and then a short while later another child is born in the same circumstances: moonlight, storm and sea

in itself the prophecy states the chosen one will always be born in the undersea, and it's stated that the goddesses want someone who can walk land and sea, which will typically be an aquatic humanoid. not always a triton, but always in the undersea. so over time, the undersea began to organise itself to find and train these chosen ones as soon as possible. the elders are chosen to represent the key values a champion will need and to train the chosen one themselves

of course, the prophecy only states that the chosen one will be born in the undersea (or in the sea), which means it's possible for them to leave the elders' domain and be influenced by the other side, those that believe in aster's way and would choose the land. so it is forbidden, or highly frowned upon, for undersea folk to journey to the surface, just in case they might be taking the next chosen one with them in one form or another. it's why hardly any of them left before finn

that's like the basics of it. also i imagine the elders don't tell the chosen ones about this because that would take away from the pressure. in my head it's like all the chosen ones are the same soul or spirit just passed on to the next body/life a bit like a phoenix situation, but they don't have memories of their past lives. i called it water remembers because that's like the whole water cycle situation of like recycling the chosen one until they fulfil the prophecy, and phoenix is too firey to fit with the theme

oh another thing i wanted to add on, the reason they're so hard on gillion and so disappointed in him is because for whatever reason he does far worse in his training than all the champions before him. this is why they're more open to untested methods, like sending him above the surface as a sort of trial

and sword dad is the spirit of the chosen one that came before gill, who died trying to break the cycle and cut the strings of destiny (it's why he's so determined for gillion to do the same, he's only left with his ambition. he doesn't know any of this, of course, especially the part when this ambition lead to his death)

sorry it's so long lmao i really like this idea though

#not adding a read more cause i feel no one ever looks at those #i will tag as a long post though #long post #jrwi riptide #riptide au #jrwi theories #<- kinda #jrwi gillion tidestrider #fic inspiration #<- for my future reference #water remembers theory #water remembers au

[introspectivememories]

They’ve surrounded the Joker when it happens.

“Give up Joker.” Bruce growls out, “You’re outnumbered.”

“Oh, Batsy!” The Joker says with a face-splitting grin, “All these heroes for little old me? You shouldn’t have!”

And yeah, Tim supposes having the entire family here was a bit overkill but with Joker one couldn’t take any chances. He does wish that this fight could be over though — there's a cold case with his name on it back at the cave.

“Got the family back together!” The Joker laughs, “How wonderful Batsy! But… where’s my Robin?”

The family collectively inhales. From the corner of his eye, Tim sees Dick take a step forward only to be held back by Cass.

“Oh? Did I hit a soft spot there? I miss my Robin. You should’ve heard the way he screamed. We had so much fun Batsy!”

God, Tim didn’t even know it was possible for Bruce to get tenser.

The Joker’s face screws up into something more contemplative, “Maybe I should take someone new? How about you, baby bat? Whad’ya think? Wanna have some fun with Uncle Joker?”

“I will decapitate you with my sword, Joker,” Damian sneers.

The Joker laughs, “That’s the spirit!”

He’s about to take a step forward when all of a sudden two loud gunshots sound out.

The Joker drops to the ground, both kneecaps shot through.

His family shares a collective glance — Jason? No way, he sticks to the Bowery and Crime Alley when the Joker’s out. So, then who?

“That’s no fair!” The Joker wails, “You told me you don’t use guns!”

“What’s going on?” Babs says into the comms.

“Were those gunshots I just heard?” Jason asks, “I’m coming over right now.”

Shit, Tim thinks, Jason coming over will do no good for anyone. We need to wrap this up.

A voice rings out over them, “Goddamnit Mori, I think my aim’s getting worse. Whad’ya think?”

“You said two shots and you made two shots. It’s not like that clip isn’t still practically full.” Another voice — presumably Mori — says, “If it gets the job done…”

“Then it gets the job done.” The first voice says back.

Two people walk into the clearing both wearing black masks. The one with blond hair is wearing an oversized white button-up with a tie, a black knee-length coat, wide-leg pants, and combat boots. The blond-haired one was shorter than the other but still taller than Tim. He was quite broad too.

You think he’s cute, don’t you? His mind teases

What? No! He just shot the Joker. He retorts.

Yeah, but look at those arms. He could probably pick us up with one hand.

And now that his brain had brought it up, he couldn’t get the idea out of his head.

Look, now is not the time. We’ll jerk off about it later.

So you will jerk off to him?

Tim blushes furiously under the mask, Oh my god, shut up!

Focusing back on the scene in front of him, he catalogs the other man. The other man is quite tall, like Jason-level tall. He’s wearing all black — a turtleneck with two gun holsters strapped across his chest, and black cargo(?)/combat(?) pants tucked into combat boots. He also has a sword strapped to his waist.

Oh, and they both have black gloves on. Huh, hot.

By the time, Tim is done cataloging both of them, they’ve arrived in front of them. 

The Joker turns from the ground, where is trying to stem the blood coming out of his leg, “Are you two the ones that shot me? That wasn’t very nice of you! If you wanted to-”

The blond one tilts his head and in one quick motion, the black-haired one backhands the Joker. 

“God, do you ever shut up?” The blond one says, “Always fuckin yammering.”

The black-haired one sighs, “The sword causes too much drag.”

(Now that he's heard Mori speak a little, he notices a bit of an accent. Not enough to be identifiable but enough to know that English probably wasn't his first language.)

“I fucking told ya, Mori!” The blond says, “Why’d’ya bring it anyway?”

“It adds to the mystique! The aura!”

“We literally did not need that.”

“Whatever. You wouldn’t know flair if it smacked you across the face.” Mori says, “Now help me strap it across my back.”

Tim watches flabbergasted as the two men squabble over the sword. Finally, the blond one gets it strapped on.

(“So many fucking straps and for what?”

“It’s fashion,” Mori hisses.

“It’s impractical, is what it is.”)

Dick seems to get tired of this act and steps forward, “Can we help you two?”

Tim watches as the blond’s eyes curve into smiles, “No, no, it’s okay! Just sit back and watch the show!”

“What do you want?” Bruce says, as curt as ever.

The two men look at each other and then back at Bruce before bursting into laughter. 

“Why what any Gothamite wants of course. To kill the Joker!” The blond says.

The Joker laughs, “Oh now this is going to be fun!”

Bruce steps forward, “We can’t let you do that.”

“Don’t worry, you just have to watch,” Mori says.

Bruce takes another step forward and quick as a whip the blond has a gun trained on him. Bruce raises his hands.

“Don’t move,” he says, “Take a few steps back.”

Bruce walks backward a few steps till he’s back in line with them.

“Now here’s what’s gonna happen.” He says, “I am going to kill the Joker and you guys are going to watch. And then, we are going to leave. Okay?”

“There are other ways than killing someone. Do not do this.”

The men look at each other and shake their heads. 

“Oh Batman,” Blond says like he’s talking to a particularly disobedient child, “How many people have to die before it’s too many? How many children? How many graveyards does this thing have to fill before it’s too many?”

Jason inhales sharply over the comms.

“How many children do you have to lose, Batman, to this thing before it becomes unacceptable? One in a wheelchair and the other died and was brought back.”

Babs’ voice comes over shaky through the comms, “How does he know that?”

“If you had any sense,” Blond continues, “You would’ve ended this twisted game of tag years ago. But you couldn’t. So now I have to clean up the mess for you.”

“Let’s get started then.” Mori nods and steps back, falling into parade rest.

“First things first,” Blond whips the gun over to Damian. The family startles. “Get him off the field. Now.”

“How dare y-” Damian starts.

“You are, like, 10. I am not going to beat the shit out of Joker in front of a 10-year-old. Go home, kid.”

“I will not.”

Blond shoots at the ground in front of Damian, “I won’t miss next time. I’m not playing around. Go home, kid.”

“Robin,” Bruce says.

Damian stands up straighter, “Yes Father?”

“Go home.”

“Father!”

“That is an order. Go now.”

Damian deflates, “Yes Father.” And he grapples away.

Blond watches Damian until they can’t see him anymore. Then he turns back to the Joker.

“Mori, crowbar.”

The family stiffens.

Mori hands Blond a crowbar. He runs his fingers up and down it in a mockery of a caress.

Blond looks down at the Joker, “No, don’t be scared.” He coos, “It’s just payback. You understand, right?”

He traces the hook part over the Joker’s cheek, “What goes around, comes around. You killed someone and now I have to kill you. It’s nothing personal.”

Blond stops, “Well, actually it is. I’m a Gothamite, it’s definitely personal.”

Blond raises the crowbar and brings it down, again and again, and again.

THWACK — a bone snaps.

THWACK — blood squelches.

THWACK — the crowbar rips through Joker’s face.

Over and over again, the sound rips through the square. Mori never takes his eyes off the gruesome scene.

Finally, Blond seems to get tired of whacking the Joker and drops the crowbar on the ground.

Looking down, Blond groans, “Man, he got blood all over my white shirt!”

I’m pretty sure you did that yourself, Tim thinks hysterically.

“God Mori,” Blond whines, “What should I do?”

“Finish it,” Mori says.

“You’re right.” Blond reaches into his overcoat and pulls out a gun. It’s clearly special, considering the reverence Blond holds it with.

Blond presses a kiss to the hilt and aims it at Joker’s forehead.

“Don’t do this,” Bruce says.

Blond turns his head towards Bruce and oh, his eyes are so sad, “It’s too late Batman. It’s going to happen anyway.”

Below him, Joker gurgles out smiling maniacally through his mangled face, “You won’t kill me.”

Blond takes a deep breath, “For my darling.” He whispers.

He breathes out and presses the trigger.

BANG.

The Joker lies dead on the ground, a smile still on his face. 

Blond crouches down and taps his gun to the Joker’s chest, “I hope you suffer for the rest of eternity. May you never find peace.”

Then he stands up and stumbles over into Mori’s open arms. 

“Mori,” he sobs out, “What, what have I-”

Mori smooths Blond’s hair back, “Shh. It’s okay. You did the right thing. He would’ve killed more people if you didn’t end him. It’s okay.”

“I never wanted to become this. What would she think of me? She’d be so disgusted.” Blond gasps out.

“I didn’t know the young mistress as well as you did but from what you’ve told me of her, I think she’d be proud of you,” Mori says, rubbing his hand up and down Blond’s back.

Lovers? He thinks, Or are they brothers?

(Why does his heart hurt at the thought of Blond and Mori being in a relationship? Tim quickly files the thought away into his “Do Not Touch” folder.)

“The blood on your hands isn’t something you can lose, otouto. All you can do is choose is whose.”

“You have to calm down. You came here for one more thing. Finish it and we can have a breakdown later.”

Blond takes a few deep breaths as he tries to regulate his breathing. Pushing away from Mori, he spins around to them.

“Right! Sorry about that.” He says voice infused with fake cheer.

Blond’s eyes roam over their family before landing on Tim.

“You,” He says, “Come here.”

“What do you want with him?” Dick asks.

“I’m not going to hurt him I swear! I just need to ask him a few questions.”

And well, Tim’s always been too courageous for his own good, so he steps forward.

Blond looks him up and down before saying, “Take the mask off.”

The entire family protests.

“We can’t do that.” Dick says, “It would compromise us.”

Blond waves his hand, “I already know who you are. Don’t worry about it.”

This sends the family into a silent frenzy.

“People will see,” Tim says quietly. Blond’s eyes snapped toward him.

“My men have had this area blocked off for a while. Nobody will see.”

Tim takes a deep breath and peels his domino mask off. Blond inhales sharply.

“Oh,” He says quietly like he’s wounded.

“There are those pretty blue eyes of yours. Such a shame you hide them behind your mask.”

Tim’s cheeks traitorously start blushing. Blond raises his hand as if to cup his cheek and Tim can’t help but wrinkle his nose at the blood dripping off the glove. Blond follows his eyes and snorts in amusement.

“Don’t worry, pretty bird.” He says “I’ll take them off.”

True to his word, Blond does take them off and reaches back out to cup his cheek.

His hand is warm, Tim thinks, Does he have a fever?

“Are you eating well?” Blond asks.

“What?”

“Are you eating well?”

“Yes?”

“Are you sleeping well?”

Tim grimaces, “Yes? Sorta?”

Blond frowns and Tim has the irrational urge to smooth out the wrinkle between his eyes.

“Okay, not really the answer I wanted to hear but I guess for you ‘sorta’ is better than an outright no.”

He smiles and drags his thumb across Tim’s cheek, “And lastly, Red Robin, and this is the hard one, are you happy?”

(“What the fuck is going on?” Jason asks flatly through the comms.

“I have no fucking idea.” Duke responds, “I feel like we shouldn’t even be watching this.”

Steph chimes in, “Cass wants to know if Tim already knew this man. I don’t think so but like isn’t this soooo Wattpad?”

“What the fuck is Wattpad?” Dick asks.

“Is Tim having his Y/N moment? Is that what this is?” Jason asks incredulously.

“Guys, shut up.” Babs hisses, “I’m kinda invested in this.”)

Tim swallows and shit, isn’t that a question for the ages. Is he happy? He doesn’t know. He doesn’t know anything outside of being Robin. If he’s not solving cases, he’s out on patrol. If he’s not out on patrol, he’s working with his team. When was the last time he ever did anything for himself? When was the last time he went skateboarding? Or played video games? When was the last time he hung out with people who weren’t heroes?

When was the last time he was just Tim and not Robin?

(Probably not since high school. Not since Darla and Ber-

We are not thinking about that.)

Tim swallows around the lump in his throat, “I don’t know.”

Blond’s eyes go sad, “That’s okay. You can figure it out.”

Tim can’t help but lean into the hand. Blond caresses Tim’s face one last time before pulling his hand away. 

Blond puts the gun back into his coat. 

“Well,” He says, “It’s time for us to leave. I don’t know if we’ll meet again but if we do, I hope your answers are more concrete next time.”

Blond leans in to touch their foreheads together, “Be well.” he whispers.

Tim’s breath catches in his throat, everything laser-focused on Blond’s face so close to his. If he leaned in he could ki-

Blond turns around and walks back to Mori. Mori lifts up his arm to wrap it around the other’s shoulders.

Just as they’re almost out of earshot, Tim finally finds his voice.

“Hey!” He shouts. They turn their heads toward him, “Do I know you?”

Blond laughs a little, it’s sad and it’s broken, “Once. A long, long, time ago.”

And the men walk away.

#this is part of an au i have #where after darla dies henry offers bear the position of his heir and bear initially refuses #but ends up joining on the condition that he works his way up. and he does eventually so #here's a scene from that au #please ask me about my au!! #mob boss!bernard au #basically it's my wattpad mafia story timber version #tim drake #bernard dowd #timber #dc

[1unpaid-intern]

Ok so I'm kinda new to tumblr, but I just can't get this fanfic idea out of my head. So since I'll probably never write this/ lose motivation half way through, I might as well share it.

Soooo I've come across a really good ghost/calamity xie lian AU fic (Dark Sword, White Flower by Luna04 on ao3 if anyone's interested) and I've come up with my own take on that premise, because it's just so intriguing.

(English is not my first language, so sorry for any mistakes)

Also spoilers for tgcf (obviously)!

Almost all fics I've read make it so Xie Lian dies in the coffin Lang Qianqiu put him in, but even though that'd be pretty cruel (and would therefore make sense in universe xD) I just don't buy it. Jun Wu specifically wanted to make life as painfull as possible for him both psycologically and physically. Xie Lian getting stabed through the heart for decades would be a dream come true, so he definetly wouldn't let him die. Because if you ask me, he definetly knew. As white no-face he was stalking XL constantly and you're telling me he just stopped after his second banishment? XL was still suffering, since his luck got sealed away, so you bet that he's been watching him day after day while eating popcorn and going like: serves you right little sh*t (because we all know he's petty like that).

Instead I'd have XL die trying to stop the human face disease from raining down on Yong'an. In the original Wu Ming sacrifices himself, but what if no-face stops him by scattering his soul. XL then makes the ultimate sacrifice and even though all those resentfull spirits should kill him no matter what, in order to make it a little bit more poetic let's say that right before he gets hit, XL ascends for the second time since he regained his morals and tries to make up for it. (In the process he also breaks his shakle. And I know that you're supposed to also be imortal as a god, but Shi Wudu got killed by having his head ripped off and I just have this head canon that XL would be fine after that because JW just won't let him die.)

Now the "problem" that arises with this premis instead of the coffin-death is that JW absolutly knows about XLs death. If he lets the rest of heaven know that, it'd eventually reach Hua Cheng. Aaand oh booooyyyy. If he found out that his god not only died, but none of the other gods, not even the emperor himself, prevented it by helping him, the temples of those 33 gods wouldn't be the only thing on fire. Because think about it, the reason HC keeps on living is XL, but if he thinks he's gone, then the only thing that'd keep him going is revenge. HCs end goal would then be to become strong enough to even kill JW.

But I can also see this playing out differently. We know JW wants XL to follow in his foot steps and become a calamity, therefore needing to become a ghost (as he says when they're both trapped in the Kiln). So he'd definetly consider the posibility of XL becoming a ghost. Considering the guy has a sword for everything (looking at you virginity detecting sword) I could imagine that he also has one that can tell if somebody's soul is still wandering around even though they're dead. Obviously JW would want to find him and turn him into a calamity. But if he a) tells the other gods that XL is a ghost then atleast Feng Xin and Mu Qing would also be looking for him or b) only tells them that he died then somebody might get the idea to use the aforementioned sword and leading us back to a). So the most logical thing would be for JW to just lie about XL getting banished a second time (similar to how it originally went down).

While I like both scenarios, I'm kinda leaning towards the second one with JW lying, because as soon as XL ascendes for the third time he's gonna be hella confused why nobody is freaking out about him showing up in heaven, followed up by him becoming suspicious of JW.

One thing I've been thinking about a lot was what's special about XL as a ghost king, what differentiates him from the others. HC got his red robs, silver jewelry, blood rain, wraith butterflies, E-Ming and power over luck. He Xuan has his black robes, great acting skills (seriously give this man an oscar), never ending hunger, skeletton fish and power over the seas. Qi Rong (while only having the title of a calamity and not actually being a ghost king) has his green robes, green fire locks and his habit of trying to imitate the other calamities (e.g. hanging corpses & eating people). Bai Wuxiang has his simple white burial robs, the iconic half-crying half-smiling mask, a spirit calling cloth flag, Fangxin aka Zhu Xin, manipulation and the power of the human face disease. Things I've seen a lot in other fics and that I completly agree on are: XL can turn his nails into long claws (similar to Lady Dimitrescu I'd imagine), he doesn't want to be found so he shape shifts a lot and he helps out the common people, especially children and mothers (since trying to help others and making up for his past mistakes is basically all that keeps him going). While these characteristics are great, they aren't enough to make him stand out yet. One idea I'm really proud of is to make XL a puppet master. Because correct me if I'm wrong, but the only "ghost typs" we ever were introduced to were sentient weapons, possed objects, humanoid ghosts, ghost animals, water ghouls and puppet masters. And just imagine XL using threads and puppets to fight in addition to Ruoye. Like, imagine him fighting similar to Sasori from Naruto, the Spider Demons from Demon Slayer or ErrorSans from the Undertale AUs. I also think he should stick with the burial cloths he was wearing as white no-face (maybe with some blood on them to make it more creepy) but obviously adding his signitur bambu hat with some flowy long vails.

I wouldn't change to much about he whole XL posing as the Yong'an goushi backstory. I would only have it so Lang Qianqiu finds out that his goushi was actually a ghost king and XL fleeing so he isn't stuck in a coffin for decades. That way when LQQ finds out about XL being his goushi, it also serves as the big reveal.

I'm not so sure what to do with the Banyue kingdom backstory though. I would like for XL to take Ban Yue as his little adoptive daughter, but if he went back after the kingdom was destroyed, then woudn't he take care of Kemo and the other ghost soliders right there? That would lead to Little Pei never luring people in, therefore erasing the entire Banyue arc and I don't know how to feel about that. Yes, not much would change, were it to play out, but that's the first time XL meets the "earth" and wind master. Also JW led them to Banyue pass (and also to the ghost bride) in order to damage Pei Mings reputation, so he'd lose believers and therefore would be easier to beat later on and that's kinda important. Not to forget he used a puppet for that and with XL as a puppet master he'd definetly be able to get more info out of it, leading to raising his suspicions again.

Aaaaand that are all the ideas I have so far, also my fingers hurt from typing.

Maybe I'll continue this some day, since I probably won't stop obsessing over this AU any time soon. (Also if you know similar fics please let me know, I feel so starved rn)

#xie lian #ghost xie lian #calamity xie lian #fanfic ideas #tgcf

[brainyxbat]

Chapter 7: A Hex on Luffy! Colors Trap

(episode 75)

"Broggy-san!"

"Now, then! Accelerate, Candle Service! Turn these people into wax figures!"

"My hands won't move! I don't wanna die this way! Can't we do something?!"

"Hey, old man. Whadya say we crush these guys together?"

"I'll fight alongside you, and your fighting spirit!"

"Don't be stupid! What can you possibly do?!"

"I'm gonna kick your asses, just so you know!"

"What?"

"These guys spoiled the old giant guys' duel!"

"Master Broggy! We've taken on your frustration!"

"Usopp..."

"For now, could you bust this pillar for us, Luffy? I leave the rest to you."

"Alright, no problem!"

"I wouldn't be so sure."

"Break the pillar, Luffy!"

-

As Luffy, Usopp and Venus tried to think of a plan, Zoro stood with his left hand on his hip, and his right holding one of his swords up. "Zoro!" Nami turned to him, stuck with holding her left elbow. "What are you doing?!"

"If I'm gonna be solidified, I prefer this pose."

"This is no time to be playing around!" Vivi protested, her arms simply dangling.

"I'm not playing."

"Anyways, do something about your leg!" Nami complained. "It's painful just looking at it!"

"Then quit looking at it."

"You're the idiot who suggested cutting our legs off in this situation, so we could escape!" Vivi stayed quiet during the argument.

"That ain't true! I was gonna cut 'em off, so we could fight."

"That's even stupider! Get serious!"

"Just shut up!"

"Honestly! You have no common sense!"

'We still haven't even escaped from this situation, yet neither of them seems to sense the danger at all,' Vivi thought.

"Hey, runt," Broggy addressed the swordsman with a grin, "Is that all the struggling you got?"

"Yeah. Looks like it's someone else's turn now."

"I see..."

Ms. Golden Week watched calmly from the picnic. "Mr. 3, those people don't seem concerned at all."

"I could say the same about you, Ms. Golden Week!"

"Hey," Zoro turned to the girls, "If you're gonna do a pose, now's your chance."

"Don't put me on your level," Nami refused.

"Mr. Bushido! Please be more serious about this!"

"I'm always serious."

"More like stupid," Nami snarked.

"Like you're one to talk!"

"It seems we're being mocked!" Mr. 3 glared. "This is truly displeasing! Ever since he showed up, they've been- it couldn't be!"

Luffy. "Alright!" He punched his fists together, ready to fight.

"He hardly seems to be that reliable of a man."

"Mr. 3!" Mr. 5 approached him with Ms. Valentine. "We'll finish him off."

"Finish him off? Don't be silly. Just look! He showed up here alive, and well because your attacks don't work. At the very least, he's at a level that's too much for you to handle." Mr. 3 prepared to battle. "You two take care of the others! I think I'll add Straw Hat Luffy to my wax figure collection."

"You guys are too damn annoying!" Usopp glared. "You've gone a bit too far! Give yourselves up!" Karoo quacked in agreement.

Mr. 3 smirked pridefully. "Small fry." He started forming some wax from his hand.

"Let's do it!" At Usopp's command, Karoo ran... backwards, into the jungle with him. "Alright! Preparations are complete! We got your backs, guys!"

"Hm?" Luffy turned around. "Did you say something?"

"Now you're mine! Candle Lock!" The captain's ankles were trapped in a waxy restraint.

"Luffy!" Venus' eye widened.

"What is that?!" Usopp exclaimed.

"Lufy-san!"

"Damn, he's already gotten caught?!" Zoro griped.

"Idiot!" Nami complained.

Luffy looked at his stocks in confusion. "What is this? It's heavy, like a mallet!"

"How simple. Now, for your hands!"

Luffy knocked on the wax, and had an idea. "Oh! This is perfect!"

"Candle Lock!"

"Whoa!" Luffy jumped away in time to avoid the attack, and pushed himself in the air. "Old giant guy!" He started wrapping his stretchy arms around one of the spikes on Broggy's Viking helmet. "Sorry to bother you!"

Mr. 3 watched in shock. "What?! What's he up to?!"

"Gum-Gum... Mallet!" Using his stocks, he sent the pumpkin topper collapsing.

"He did it!" Nami and Vivi cheered.

"Yahoo!"

However, their joy turned to terror when it started falling towards them... only for it to land on the next tier.

Luffy held onto the spike, his ankles now free. "Lucky! The mallet on my legs broke too!"

"Luffy!" Venus yelled out. "It's spinning again!"

He turned around, and realized she was right. "Huh? Huh?!"

Nami panted from the scare. "I'm alive."

"We survived," Vivi sighed in relief.

"That didn't help things at all!" Zoro complained.

"Whew, that was dangerous! Why didn't you guys run?" Luffy asked obliviously.

"We can't move! Isn't it obvious?!" Nami and Vivi raged simultaneously.

"Oh? Really? But you guys told me to break the pillar! Were you lying?"

"Is it really a good idea to put our lives in his hands, Mr. Bushido?!"

"Don't look at me. That's the only choice we got here. Plus it looks like my arms are stuck now."

"Please be serious about this!"

"Hold on... it feels like my body is hardening more and more now," Nami realized, and her breath shuddered, "I can't move at all now."

Mr. 3 laughed evilly. "Fools! With the candles closer, your hardening has sped up! Now you can become wax figures even quicker!"

Usopp watched angrily from the sidelines. "That guy thinks he can act all smug and arrogant!"

"Hey! You guys are gonna be wax figures?"

"That's what we've been trying to tell you!" Nami shouted.

"Just destroy this set, Luffy-san!"

"R-right! Okay!"

"I told you, I won't let you interfere! Wax-Wax Arts! Harpoon!"

"Exploding Star!" Usopp shot an explosive in Mr. 3's direction... only for Mr. 5 to eat it himself, as Luffy managed to dodge the wax weapon, and jumped down to the ground.

Mr. 5 belched out a ring of smoke. "That was rather bland. You don't use very good gunpowder."

"He ate the Exploding Star!" Usopp gaped in shock, alongside Karoo.

On the structure, Zoro was starting to feel stiff himself. "This is bad. It really is fast. Good thing I posed beforehand."

"You idiot!" Nami raged.

"Luffy-san! Please hurry!"

Luffy sent his fisted hands reeling behind his back. "Alright! That pumpkin's the bad thing, right?! Hang on! Gum-Gum..."

"It's no use! Candle Wall!" Mr. 3 formed a large wall in front of him.

"Bazooka!" To his dismay, he hit the wall instead of the pumpkin. "Hey, you! Don't get in my way!"

"That would be my line," He smirked, "I'd appreciate it if you didn't interfere with my creative abilities. Candle Lock!"

Luffy grinned when his right hand was encased in wax. Just as he was hoping for. "I got a mallet! Gum-Gum..."

"Oh no! Candle Wall!"

"Mallet!" He hit another wall... but it crumbled, along with the mallet, so he was hit.

"Hurray! Hurray!" Usopp cheered with Karoo.

"Yeah, Luffy!" Venus pumped her fist.

"Mr. 3," Mr. 5 watched him fly away.

"Impossible!"

"Luffy! Hurry, and break this set while there's still time!" Nami pleaded.

He was suddenly very calm. "No."

"Quit joking around, and hurry!"

"No."

"This is no time to be acting stupid!" Zoro scolded.

"Luffy-san! Please!"

"Luffy!" Venus exclaimed. "What's gotten into you?!"

He kept standing in place, almost like he was in a trance. "What should I do? I don't feel like saving you guys."

Nami stared on in horror. "What are you saying?"

"Colors Trap." Turned out, Ms. Golden Week had interfered in some way.

"Hey! Luffy!" Zoro shouted. "There's no time! Do something about this thing already!"

"Yeah... I know."

"Then hurry!" Vivi ordered.

"Yeah, Luffy!"

He was standing on a strange, black circle painted in the grass. "I know, but... but I don't feel like saving you."

"Why do you keep saying that?!" Nami yelled angrily. "We're the ones about to be wax figures! Understand?! We're about to die!"

"Yeah. But for some reason, I just can't get motivated."

"This isn't a motivation problem!" The trio shouted all at once.

"Venus-san!" Vivi called for the witch. "Can you use your magic energy balls to break this thing?!"

"I'll try!" A determined Venus prepared an attack. "Witchy-Witchy... Ball!" She shot an energy ball at the pumpkin... only for the spinning to not cease one bit. It left barely a dent. "No good! It's too hard!"

"Try to make a bigger one!" Nami ordered. "And hurry!"

"Alright! Mm..." Venus started to try willing the energy ball to grow between her hands. It was working!

"Oh no, you don't! Candle Lock!" Mr. 3 restrained her wrists in front of her, sending her attack flying away uselessly. She toppled to the ground, unable to handle the heavy weight.

"Venus!" Zoro's eyes widened.

"Venus-chan!" Usopp watched from afar, as Luffy still didn't move. "D-dammit! What's happened to him?! Our friends're gonna die if he doesn't hurry! I'll bring him back to his senses! Let's go, Karoo!" Before they could go in, Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine suddenly appeared in front of them. "W-when did you-?!"

"Give it up," Mr. 5 ordered, "He's already fallen into a trap."

"That's right. See where he's standing?"

"Where's he standing? Let's see here." Usopp flipped up the lenses of his goggles, and noticed the paint under his feet. "What's that? There's a strange, black pattern; what's so important about that?!"

"You're right, it's nothing. It's just paint." Ms. Valentine laughed evilly.

"Paint?"

"In other words, both of you are goners!" Mr. 5 went to swing am explosive kick at Usopp and Karoo, but they managed to fly away.

"Karoo!" Usopp grabbed his reins. "Let's just run for now!"

"He's planning to escape on the bird!" Ms. Valentine glared.

"Let's get 'em."

"Sprint at full speed!" Usopp ordered, but it was given too soon; Karoo ran even faster, leaving him behind. "Hey, you! Wait! I haven't gotten on yet! Karoo!" He looked back, and realized he was trying to catch up. "Hey! Alright! Stop! Let me get on!" He only ran faster. "What's the point of being scared of me?!"

From the structure, Vivi noticed a certain someone standing behind Luffy. "Ms. Golden Week! This is your doing!"

"Colors Trap: Betrayal Black." Venus' eye widened from her place on the ground. "Touch the black paint, and you'll want to betray your friends, no matter what they say."

"What does she mean?!" Nami asked. "What happened?! Explain!"

"She's a realist painter, who can even create real colors of emotion!" Vivi replied.

"Eh?!"

"Her refined sense of color can manipulate people's minds through the use of her paints."

Zoro glared down at the ground. "Manipulate?! That's not good! That simpleminded idiot is already easy enough to manipulate!"

"Then doesn't he just need to get away from that paint?" Nami suggested. "Luffy! Get away from there!"

"No, don't!" Vivi protested. She had a plan up her sleeve, "Luffy-san! Whatever you do, do not move from that black circle! I'm begging you!"

"Vivi! Why?!" Nami exclaimed.

"We don't want you to save us at all!" Vivi continued.

Venus listened in surprise. What was she doing? "No," Luffy said bluntly after a beat of silence, and stepped out of the paint.

"I get it," Zoro commented, "You made him do the exact opposite of what you said."

Luffy's head snapped up, now out of the hex. "Huh? I-I was kinda weird just now."

"Luffy-san! Hurry!"

"Alright! I'll save you right now!" He started winding up for an attack, only for him to burst into hysterical laughter. "But never mind, you guys! I just wanna laugh!"

The trio gaped in horror. "Why?!" Nami glared.

"Why, you...!" Zoro raged.

"Now what?!" Vivi shouted.

There was now a yellow patterned circle painted on the back of Luffy's red vest. "Colors Trap: Laughter Yellow." He was on his stomach in the grass, punching and kicking. "You know you're not supposed to move." He just continued laughing.

"Now it's on his clothes!" Nami fussed.

"Luffy! Take off your vest!" Venus ordered.

"N-never mind that!" He sat up, and hugged himself. "I just feel like laughing!"

"Not good!" Zoro complained. "If it keeps raining down at this pace, we won't last one more minute!" From above, he saw Usopp on Karoo's back, running away from Mr. 5, and Ms. Valentine. "Did you guys come here to play?!"

They sprinted all around the area, soon bumping into Luffy. "Look! When Usopp ran into him, the paint on his back smudged!" Nami pointed out.

Luffy was out of his trance. "Did I wind up doing something again?" He then turned to glare at the artist. "Hey, you! Knock it off, you jerk!"

"Was Laughter Yellow funny?"

"Shut up! Are you stupid?! Stupid!" He then averted his attention to his friends. "Anyways, I gotta break that pumpkin! Gum-Gum...!"

"Colors Trap: Bullfight Red."

"Bazooka!" To his confusion, his hands laid on the new, red mark.

"Where are you aiming?!" Zoro exclaimed.

"You're not allowed to break it!" Ms. Golden Week ordered. "You'll make Mr. 3 angry!"

"What is this?!" Luffy shouted. He couldn't move his hands away!

"Just as bulls rush at red capes, you feel the urge to attack that Bullfight Red mark. Too bad."

Luffy let out a scream of frustration. "I can't stand you anymore! Get out of here! Gum-Gum Bazooka!" He tried again, but still wound up on the mark.

"Having fun?"

Nami watched the exchange hopelessly. "It's no good. This isn't his kind of fight. All his power is useless!"

"Now to finish it with this! I'll mix the Laughter Yellow on your back with Sadness Blue. Colors Trap: Tranquil Green!"

Luffy seethed in rage, before he relaxed, and joined the picnic. "Such nice tea."

"You idiot!" The trio shouted.

"So, what happens now?" Nami asked.

"See?" Zoro smirked. "I told you, you should've posed! Too bad for you!"

"How can you still be so calm about this?!" Vivi exclaimed.

Meanwhile, Usopp and Karoo were still dashing through the jungle, with Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine hot on their heels. "Damn, they run away fast!" The former griped, then leaped into the air. "Nose Fancy Double Cannon!"

They managed to dodge, and ran out of the smoke. "You missed! Way to go, Karoo!" Mr. 5 landed back next to Ms. Valentine. "My turn! Special Attack: Lead Star!" He shot a bullet, but it was easily dodged. "We gotta go back to Luffy, and the others again!" They soon disappeared into the trees.

"We're getting nowhere, chasing them all around," Mr. 5 remarked.

"Yeah," Ms. Valentine agreed.

He took a revolver out of his jacket. "I didn't want to use it on such small fries, but there's no dodging this. A.44-caliber, 6-shot flintlock revolver. A new South Blue model; it can fire continuously, and if I use it, the bullets are invisible."

'Luffy's acting that way, because of that paint the bad guys mentioned!' Usopp thought through the sprint. 'They're related somehow! There was also some on his back when I crashed into him earlier! No doubt about it! If I can just do something about the paint!' "Hurry!" When Karoo ran faster, they made it back to the clearing. But he could only gape in horror; Zoro, Nami, Vivi, and Broggy were wax statues!

"Ahh, such nice tea." He turned around, and saw Luffy having a picnic with Ms. Golden Week. "Such nice..."

"Luffy! What're you doing?!"

"He was hit with Tranquil Green!" Venus replied.

Despite his calmness, Luffy was deeply frustrated, and feeling helpless. "Such... nice... tea."

"What are you doing, you idiot?!"

#magical straw hat #one piece #one piece oc #tempeste g. venus #little garden #little garden arc

[autumnalwalker]

Happy Blorbo Blursday! 🌈🐳🚀

If each of your OCs had to carry a weapon at all times, which would each prefer to use? Or if they already carry weapons, what animal companion would be their friend?

--@oh-no-another-idea

Since most, but not all, of the Empty Names main cast has some sort of favored weapon, I'll go ahead and answer both versions of this.

Lacuna:

Does not carry a weapon, does not want a weapon, would not trust herself with a weapon. Unless you count a smart phone full of audio and video files that can be used as substitutes for magic incantations, but she's kind of afraid of the idea of trying to use that for anything even vaguely offensive lest she accidentally blow something up or otherwise do more damage than she meant to.

As for animal companions, Lacuna's never even had a pet, but she likes the idea of cats.

Ashan:

Carries a wand with him at all times, which is technically more of a focus and amplifier for his magic rather than strictly being a weapon, but when you're a wizard trained in combat-applicable magic, it may as well be one.

Taking on familiars isn't really a part of his particular brand of wizardry, but if he were to hypothetically go for one he would try to bind a spirit with a preference for an avian shape due to the utility of flight and the archetypal associations of corvids and owls.

Eris:

Given that she's at "punch holes in concrete and sleep off bullet wounds" levels of supernatural strength and durability, there's an argument to be made that Eris sort of is a weapon already and so she doesn't usually bother carrying anything of the sort with her. But when she has occasion to really get serious she does have a pretty decent grasp of spearfighting and now has a spear that freezes things it hits that Lacuna enchanted for her (despite Lacuna's protestations about swords being cooler).

Animal companion-wise, I tend to think of Eris as being something of a dog person. Or possibly a wolf if we're getting slightly more fantastical about it. She certainly has enough experience with handling and hanging out with werewolves on a monthly basis. That said, she would most likely abhor the idea of bringing any kind of animal on a monster hunt with her unless it was as anomalously durable as she is.

Sullivan:

The man has a seemingly endless and highly varied supply of knives that he keeps pulling out of who-knows-where. He likes knives. Learning to use them was one of the few parts of his childhood tutelage that he actually enjoyed.

I honestly can't think of a good fit for "an animal companion that would be his friend". He only has one friend, and has never wanted another. Not to mention he's got a bit of a "dogs start barking and cats start hissing when he walks by" sort of vibe at times. The closest he really gets to this would maybe be the host of spider-like maintenance and cleaning golems that staff the Bridgewood Manor, but even those are more left behind by his dearly departed wife than truly being his.

Road:

In addition to a dufflebag of various magic trinkets and occult paraphernalia, they typically carry what essentially amounts to being a magic lightsaber whose blade induces temporary paralysis instead of actually cutting things.

Unlike the others, Road sort of has an animal companion already. That is, if you count a shapeshifting alien symbiote that usually takes the form of a jacket as an "animal".

#blorbo blursday #writeblr #writers on tumblr #ask game #answered asks #empty names

[abybweisse]

In the most recent update, William stated he "...Shan't be able to clock out on time, yet again..." I'm sure this has been theorized before, but do you think this adds credence to the idea that "overtime" and "clocking out" actually refers to the end to their servitude as reapers and ability to finally reach the true afterlife? Since "clocking out" can sometimes be a euphemism for dying.

Shan't clock out on time

Oh, definitely. Especially since he says "shan't" which suggests an aspect of "should not be allowed to" instead of simply "will not be able to". I'm thinking this isn't simply a matter of the translator being a little "extra" with the Englishness of William's speech. Shall not and will not have very defined meanings. A telling (and somewhat heartbreaking) example can be found in the Harry Potter series, when we learn that Dudley Dursley's first word was "shan't". (He knew right from wrong, but his own parents trained him to become a spoilt brat and a bully.) Anyway....

The "brass" won't be pleased about any of this. Not that the superiors necessarily personally care, in fact they shouldn't personally care about much that reapers do... but any and all delays must go on a reaper's "permanent record".

They probably don't care how long a reaper has to serve out their punishment, but they do care about reapers getting the work done in a timely fashion. Bizarre dolls are already an abomination that causes extra work for everyone, including the superiors (who probably report to someone/thing even higher, like a god, if the superiors are angels), so if a reaper takes longer at their assigned tasks, they "should" suffer the consequences, like shift overtime... or a delay to their "forgiveness".

So, I think William means it both ways. They do have working hours and time off. They must eat and sleep, as we have learned. He knows this issue will cut into his time for rest before returning to duty. But he also realizes the slightest mistake can also lead to reports, apologies, possibly some other form of reprimand, and ultimately an extension of his punishment. Being any kind of manager, as a reaper, must be taxing; his own underlings can greatly lengthen the punishment he serves.

This reminds me of how Grelle has been depicted as The Little Mermaid. Not Ariel from the Disney Version, but the unnamed young mermaid in Hans Christian Andersen's original. As early as 2016, @shinigami-mistress and I have been discussing the similarities between The Little Mermaid and Kuroshitsuji's reapers (and Mother3's Magypsies). Here's the oldest post I've been able to find about the specific subject of the Daughters of the Air. For all of them on my blog, I suggest clicking #the little mermaid or #daughters of the air below or searching my blog for those phrases.

To recap:

In Hans Christian Andersen's version of The Little Mermaid, mermaids don't have souls, and the "only" way to get one is to make a human fall in love with you. At least that's what she's been told. That's why she saves the man and wants to look human. Then the unnamed mermaid chooses death instead of killing the prince who rejects her. She tosses herself overboard and turns to foam. But she's not exactly gone, and she joins the Daughters of the Air, who explain she can roam the Earth (as a spirit of sorts, like mist or something) and visit the homes of human children for 300 years, then she can finally be granted a soul. The caveat is that how long it really takes depends on the behavior of those children. Badly behaved children that she visits will extend the length of her "path to salvation". So the so-called "moral" of the story is kids must behave, otherwise they run the risk of keeping former mermaids from attaining proper souls.

In Mother3, Magypsies are magical people who live upwards of 1000 years, just waiting for the prophesied person to pull up each of their needles, which look like swords stuck in the ground. Once their needle is pulled, the Magypsy disappears or fades away, and they are generally happy about it. At least one even believes they are just headed to another plane of existence. A "going to the Great Beyond" sort of deal.

So, in Kuroshitsuji, you have the reapers. Much like the unnamed mermaid, they each committed suicide, and becoming a reaper is their punishment-slash-salvation. Grelle is the one most like the unnamed mermaid and the one most like the Magypsy called Ionia. No telling how long it takes to gain "forgiveness", but they are "worked to the bone" until then. Undertaker says he'd been doing it for a very long time before he started experimenting with cinematic records. Could be 100's of years. The time it takes could depend on the value or quality of the cinematic records they view (or souls they collect), which is random, much like Daughters of the Air randomly finding good or bad children. Whether reapers do their jobs efficiently or even the sheer quantity of cinematic records they view and souls they collect might be the determining factor. Making mistakes or breaking rules would likely extend their punishments, on top of any random thing that causes delays.

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #reapers #grim reapers #salvation #punishment #grell sutcliff #grelle sutcliff #the little mermaid #daughters of the air #hans christian andersen #mother3 #magypsies #ionia #william t. spears #william t spears #shan't #overtime #clocking out #death #tw: suicide mention #chainsaw to the heart #chainsaw-to-the-heart #asks #i answer #answered asks #observation #harry potter #dudley dursley #aug 21 2022

[catrose13]

Chapter Six The First Rule Of Any TTRPG is NEVER SPLIT THE PARTY, I think that my favourite of this chapters "Brought to you By"s is 2021, You Were One Of The Most Years Ever. Because it certainly was. Also remember there are SPOILERS

Oh no, now we're seeing things from the Parasites perspective, this is not a thing I ever wanted

Go Bakura! Trick that MoFo!!

...Rabbit...

Eugh Math and Sand two of the worst things

...Ammit's wearing a tiny hat?

Mokuba in what way does that resemble a dog?

Well at least Shadi's aware of where he ranks in this situation.

"White haired thief".... Mokuba I don't think he's talking about Pegasus

Ammit, Devourer of the Wicked

Is Mokuba talking about Tristan's nephews dog?

Shadi...you are so old

...Joey how do you know how much cocaine costs?

Joey's Dad is seriously in the Bad Parent Box with his Mom and Yugi's Parents

Tristan is such a Mom Friend

Téa when in doubt always guess a lower number

Oof Burgerville, I actually read some of the manga so I've read that bit. Big yikes

Well at least Yugi is aware about the Parasite

They really have had a day haven't they?

....Yugi you really need to phrase things a bit more delicately, you may give poor Yami a heart attack at this rate. Goddamn "Shadow Game Cherry"

"Knives up our sleeves" because cards would be cheating but stabbing your opponent clearly isn't

Oh Damn, Tristan's right guys! There's even a song and everything! It's catchy! I feel like he may need to start singing to them "Don't you know you never split the party? Clerics in the back keep those fighters hale and hearty. The wizard in the middle, where he can shed some light. And you never let that damn thief out of sight" Two of the fighters have bugged off to find, I guess, the cleric, the wizards have gone off to battle for the thief leaving possibly the other cleric behind

"Glaring furiously, like a cat forced to go to the vet" I can envision it perfectly

Shadi now is not the time for your dubious sense of humour to make an appearance

"With a sword. Right down the middle"...This will be important information to remember children

"Thanksgiving at the Wayne House" THE WAYNES!! 🤩

...Shadi those dudes were seriously screwed in the head, despite being a "Created" human you were still a person and they should definitely not have shopped you in half like some sort of sad pizza

...Technologically adept... this should have been another clue

"Dino-obsessed weirdo"... I know who that is

Op Ishizu has now got an Idea

How the heck did she keep all those questions straight?! Actually no she knows the Waynes, nevermind

"Dinosaur Blood Guy" Wow Rex

Despite everything Marik can be surprisingly sneaky

Poor Weevil freaking out in the background "Blood stuff?! What Blood Stuff?!"

"Less crazy Face tattoo brother" and "Blonde. Probably in a crop top and half of Fort Knox in jewelry" These are the best descriptions

HODGEKISS... is it the same one?

lol Wilburforce, that is certainly a name

Oh yeah I doubt there's two incredibly dumb Hodgekiss in the world. Or at least I hope not

...Do the Ishtar brothers know that Hodgekiss could potentially claim Blood Brother status from Ishizu giving him blood?

Ahh Relationships, the only person whose allowed to be mean to you is me

The Heart of the Cards loves Yugi

Lol Seto's Blue Eyes White Dragon is not a fan of you Parasite, prepare to lose your face

...Celtic Guardians are wild. "Just shoot me across the Board Bro!"

Who are you Red Coated Graverobber Goblin?

Lol God Complex Kuriboh

Oh man that Blue Eyes is really determined to get rid of the Parasite

I kind of love the Duel Monsters, they're so spirited

MAHAD, you have a Name! You Remember Things! I mean apparently you also have Amnesia but you still remember more than Yami does

Ah Bakura is ready for his Revenge

Heh Parasite has no idea how to command his Chess pieces

Graverobber Goblin Pawns are on Strike, Blue Eyes White Dragon Queen is looking to kill the player and the only one on their side of the board who know how to play won't help. Nice

Joey freaking a little about the "Romantic Foxes" sounding like the voices of the damned

...We're still talking about the Chupacabra?

Lol yeah Golden Retrievers aren't just cute and friend-shaped, they are also dogs you take hunting

Oh no the Clown done fucked up

Téa's so strong and fierce. She's going to absolutely destroy that clown

"Loud and Attractive is what I do best" Aw Joey

Ballerinas man, they're terrifying...kinda like hippos now that I think about it

"Mr-With-A-K"

Joey's notebook is gonna be so full by the time he actually gets to Pegasus

Oh man I just noticed Pega-SUS....his name tells you he's Sus

Téa's Yugi and Yami's Queen

Aww cute little Mousetrap. Such a good snek

More aww, brotherly snuggles!!

...I'm feeling deep concern for Marik "Future Pharoah and Ruler Of The World" that is a deeply concerning statement, especially the Caps

...Odion are you plotting Hodgekiss' demise?

Little Brother getting the snuggles!! I just want to wrap him in blankets, but I fear that if I tried I'd lose a limb. Sadness

"Karnak Blood Lady" and the "Karnak Dinosaur Blood Guy" those are certainly names

Odions like Hopeful feeling...text message...less hopeful feeling

#fanfiction #rereading #review-ish #tpofatgif #The Power of Friendship (And This Gun I Found!) #gallusrostromegalus #spoilers #YuGiOh #ygo #Chapter Six

[molianhua]

Ikemen Genjiden Prologue

Part 5

Yoshitsune: “If you decide to leave, I won’t take your life. However, in doing so, you must leave that fox behind.”

[Text]: As Yoshitsune brandished his sword once more, the wind stirred up a cloud of dust around my feet. 

(I’m terrified...)

Yoritomo: “Yoshino, go!”

Yoshino: “But—”

[Text]: As he briefly ordered me over his shoulder, Lord Yoritomo launched himself off the ground, charging towards Lord Yoshitsune with Morinaga following suit soon after. 

(I also want to escape as soon possible.)

(But...)

(As a doctor, I’ve already involved myself with this fox cub.)

Yoshino: “There’s no way I can abandon him...!”

[Text]: The moment I tightened my arms around the cub, steeling myself to make a move—

[Text]: I heard the chime of many bells coming from somewhere. 

Yoritomo: “What was that?”

???: “You’ve piqued my interest, woman.”

(Who said that?)

[Text]: The light that flooded my vision made it impossible to see anything except for a faint silhouette just beyond it.

???: “You have a beautiful soul. Therefore...I’ll allow you to pledge yourself to me.”

(His ears and tail...is he not human!?)

Yoshino: “Who are you? And where did you come from?”

[Text]: As I’m dazed by the confusion and blinding light, he holds me gently in his arms.

???: “Asking me where I came from is such a cruel question despite the fact that it was you who was trying to protect me with those frail arms.”

Yoshino: “Trying to protect...? Oh...!”

(Could it be...)

[Text]: Silver hair, golden eyes, that strange accessory...And above all, there’s only one thing that reminds me of those ears and tail—

Yoshino: “That fox cub from earlier!?”

???: “It’s Tamamo. I don’t mind you calling me by that name. Here, try saying it, Yoshino.”

Yoshino: “Tamamo...”

Tamamo: “Yes...remember it well. This is the name of the Ayakashi who will be bound to your soul.”

Yoshino: “Ayakashi?”

[Text]: With a graceful gesture, Tamamo gradually brought my hand to his lips.

Tamamo: “Let’s leave the explanations for later. Right now, I have some business with your body.”

(My body...ngh...)

[Text]: Before I could come to my senses, my fingertip was gently bitten and a sweet, tingling sensation ran through me. 

[Text]: The next moment, a strange heat surges through my blood.

(What is this...? My body feels...hot.)

Yoshino: “No...”

Text: An irresistible force flows through me like a muddy stream, filling up every corner of my body.

(I have no idea what this is. It’s like I’m becoming someone other than myself...and it’s scary.)

Tamamo: “Don’t be afraid. Just like this...slowly accept me.”

[Text]: Tamamo’s hand glides down my back in an attempt to reassure me...

(......)

[Text]: The instant when all my strength left my body, a remarkably intense shudder ran down my spine.

[Text]: When I shook my head in bewilderment, I noticed that there was something strange about the colors that entered my field of vision.

Yoshino: “My hair’s a different color...!?”

Tamamo: “Let me tell you now, your eyes are also a different color. Your hair is silver and your eyes are golden...just like mine.”

Tamamo: “The effects of the mystical force on one’s appearance differs between individuals. It seems yours came out beautifully.”

Yoshino: “Mystical force? What exactly did you do to me!?”

Tamamo: “The mystical force refers to the power an Ayakashi possesses.”

Tamamo: “I have linked our souls and shared a portion of my power with you. That is the pledge.”

(I’ve been given the power of an Ayakashi, but appearances aside...I don’t feel any different than before.)

[Text]: Just as I was about to inquire further, the light surrounding us dissipates.

Morinaga: “...That appearance!? Are you okay?”

Yoritomo: “Yoshino, what happened?”

Yoshino: “I think I’m fine. But I have no idea what’s going on.”

[Text]: Staring at Tamamo, who was standing beside me, Lord Yoritomo narrows his eyes. 

Yoshitsune: “I see you’ve made a pact with that fox spirit.”

Tamamo: “That’s correct. Yoshitsune, is it? I must thank you for looking after me earlier.”

Tamamo: “Since you had attacked me in my slumber, I lost the majority of my power as a result. How will you make up for this?”

(So it was Lord Yoshitsune who wounded Tamamo...)

Yoshitsune: “I have no clue what you’re talking about. Blame Lord Yoritomo for intentionally bringing the Sesshōseki to Kamakura.”

Yoshino: “Sesshōseki?”

(Is that the name of a stone? It kind of sounds hazardous...)

Morinaga: “It’s a large stone in Nasuno that can emit poison. And that fox spirit there was sealed within it.”

[bearenergytarot]

12-16-22 Body/Mind Fuel the Fire in Others. Yours will not be Extinguished but it will Grow.

Good morning everyone today is a very special day for me today is my 42nd birthday. But Universal messages don't stop for birthdays so I'm here to bring you another daily reading.

I performed a reading for myself last night which began to gain some guidance but ended in a transformation. I think it's coincidental that today's reading is about similar things. I know what my message was but let's look into yours.

The reading reveals the King of Pentacles in the past, the Six of Swords in the present, and The Tower in the future. This reading looks like it starts with success and ends with calamity but, seldomly are these readings what they appear to be.

We begin, with the king of Pentacles in the past. In your past and somehow some very successful masculine energy involved. Considering we are talking about body and mind the energy that comes off this card is that of a mentor. Someone you've looked to someone, who has already, has gotten their life into balance. Whoever the successful person was you learn from them and they meant something to you with respect to this balance.

In the present we have the Six of Swords. Your life is showing balance, at least signs of it. The lessons you learn from the past are finally applying in the present. If you look at the card the man in the image is attempting to be like the staff behind him, perfectly balanced, he's not quite there yet but still he takes inspiration from the staff to bring his life further into balance.

In the future we have The Tower. Ordinarily this is generally a bad omen. Towers happen when catastrophes happen. However, in this instance I feel it's more of a shedding of something in your life that will finally bring your mind and body into balance. I'm looking forward to clarifying this message, finding out what in life is needed to be shed.

We clarify the king of Pentacles with the Page of Cups and the King of Cups. This exactly what we were talking about you the page coming to the king to learn from them. But I find interesting though is that they're in the suit of the cups. This is about emotions possibly the king's helping you to become more emotionally mature in your life. I mean they seem fairly stable on that throne it's possible they're showing you how to move from this page energy to the king energy.

In the present we have the Six of Swords and it's clarified by the Queen of Wands and the Page of Swords. In one aspect of your life you're the shit. These lessons of emotionals maturity that have been taught to you have brought you into this Queen of Wands energy that draws others to you. Many find you completely irresistible and yet another page makes an appearance. Wants to represent the fiery impulses in our lives while swords represent the element of air and thoughts and ideas. You have a very fiery spirit and the emotional maturity to back it however you're just starting to really think for yourself. Finding your own ideas this is more than likely what the Six of Swords is working on. Aspects of the mind are beginning to balance and you along with it.

The Towers clarified by the Six of Pentacles and the Three of Pentacles. Whatever is coming to an end is happening definitely in the real world. Honestly it feels like you've given too much of yourself, the things you have your time so on and so forth, to others around you and aren't leaving enough for yourself. Ordinarily if these were with almost any other car to be charity and coming together and working with others. But under the tower these seem to be the problems not the solutions. This is a warning, and I have a feeling it's related to the lessons that you're learning in the present. You are the Queen of Wands right now learning to control their thoughts. Bringing your mind into balance. I have a feeling that these thoughts have manifested in such a way, oh I see it now. The red and the cloaks attracts my attention. You're leading these interactions in the real world. You being the Queen of Wands will generally attract this kind of energy where people will view you as the leader. However some humility needs to be taken into account maybe it's your time to follow a bit take a step back and allow others to grow, be there mentor in the things that you have come to master.

The final message from the universe reveals the Four of Pentacles, the Nine of Cups, and the Judgment card. This feels like a warning, a big one. Mostly concerning your future and this Tower card. The Four of Pentacles is holding on the things in the material world almost protecting them. I think these represent not just material wealth but also all of the knowledge and lessons that you have learned throughout your past and present. That king of Pentacles from your past taught you better than this you're not to covet these things that you've learned you are to share these things that you've learned. And the Nine of Cups reflects this actually. The Nine of Cups is a wish fulfilled but are you sure you really wanted it. You wanted to be this Queen of Wands and you made it now you're in charge everyone's attracted to you but it's time to pass the torch, stepping back allowing others to rise. If you don't you will be judged. Possibly by those around you,. When people are trying to grow and learn from others and then suddenly those lessons stop because of this idea of being replaced is in the mind of their mentors. People tend to not like that very much and they lash out at those and try to knock them off their Tower.

Thank you for joining me on my birthday reading for you. This energy is very very different than what I normally have been pulling. You are the best and you will continue to be the best, the brass ring. But don't covet these things share them allow your energy to fuel their fire so you can continue in this world.

[zel-duhhh]

I have theories and want to share!

The deity being hylia makes sense, and I love the theory saying the 7 swirly symbol things (sacred tears?commas? Amber/dusk relics?) are somehow related to the seven sages, but if zelda is a sage herself and she already is hylia, would they still be shown like that?

The whole thing also kind of look like a mask to me? It might just be the stylisation of the carving, but other faces seem more like faces than this one somehow, and I kind of like the idea of it being a masked figure

Seeing as how the zonai seem to be getting more and more prominent, what if this is actually the zonai god instead of hylia? Maybe they had their own god!

Oh and, what if the zonai were the magic tribe that got banished to the twilight realm, became the twili, and are now trying to come back? This might be one of them! And the way zelda is portrayed across from this figure also feels similar to how she's portrayed whenever she has some kind of counterpart in another world, like with midna and hilda. Which makes me wonder if we're going to be dealing with another realm/world in this game again!

A decent contender for a different world might be past vs present? Nintendo does seem to love that theme at the moment. And when link is hanging off the cliff in his new outfit he's also got some kind of axe that looks primitive, like it's made of bone? Might be that it's a very old one, or zonai related. (Or you know, boko made, but I can't base a theory on that now can I?)

You make some really good points!

First, with Zelda being a sage and all that, she was officially a sage within OoT and outside of that game we don’t really hear about it? Other than maybe things like A Link between Worlds and stuff. If the being is Hylia then that last shot with the title could possibly be a type of parallel? Like a solidarity moment of Zelda being Hylia while also having the duty of a sage? That’s what the relics above them could possibly represent?

Now with that being said, you also bring up the Zonai and the fact that it looks like the being could have a mask on, really interesting theory that it could possibly be the Zonai god! Cause Hylia has been represented in such a specific way that it would be hard to miss if it were Hylia you know? So the mysterious being on the wall could very much be more related to the Zonai! Since we don’t have a lot of info on them other than some ruins and stuff it would be very Nintendo of them if they were bring that in just to broaden the lore! Another good point you made is the parallel of Zelda being across from the being and the Zonai possibly being the tribe that were banished!

I wouldn’t put it past Nintendo if they’re going for a type of time travel thing or another world thing, the axe could possibly be a type of weapon to find? Cause BotW had the breakable weapons and all that and uh… not sure if the Mastersword will be usable.

Now hear me out… what if Ganondorf has bigger ties to Zonai? I know he reincarnates, usually, as a Gerudo but that’s the thing, he was a reincarnation! Technically Ganondorf himself is just a vessel for Demise! A way to reincarnate his hatred towards the Goddess’ and Hylia! Whenever the evil spirit is reincarnated so is Link and Zelda because they have the spirit of the Hero and the spirit of the Goddess right? So maybe Demise has closer ties toward the Zonai! Def something to think about honestly!

Honestly this whole Zonai thing makes the most sense considering that Nintendo most likely won’t bring back any characters specifically you know? The one character that does make the most sense is Fi since she is the spirit within the sword but even with that much info I doubt her character design will show up in game

Thank you for sharing your theories! I wanna read more! I wanna stew on this shit cause we still don’t know where Zelda is, last time we saw her she had fallen somewhere, also wtf is going on with that crusty fucker they found huh? Cause if that is “Ganondorf” then why is he there? How’d he get there? Is the hand holding him the ancient spirit of the Hero or is it something to do with the Zonai?

#so many questions #the legend of zelda #thanks for sharing though again! #this is was very good #i cannot stop myself from thinking about it #this is a huge thing #first close sequel we have in a Zelda game #can’t help but think it’s coming full circle you know? #damn bro I’m gunna cry so much with this game #i still cry over Skyward Sword so