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[ 📹 Scenes from the burned bodies of a Palestinian family after an attack by the Zionist occupation army, killing the father and six other family members and severely burning the mother and her four children, the sickening result of an American-made bomb being dropped on their family home.

📈 The current death toll in "Israel's" Special Genocide Operation in Gaza has now reached 33'137 killed and another 75'815 injuries.]

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MURDERS SLOW BUT DON'T STOP ON 183RD DAY OF "ISRAEL'S" SPECIAL GENOCIDE OPERATION IN GAZA

On the 183rd day of "Israel's" Special Genocide Operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed a total of 4 new massacres of Palestinian families, resulting in the deaths of no less than 46 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, while another 65 others were wounded over the previous 24-hours.

A number of victims of Israeli bombings remain buried under the rubble of their homes and shelters, while corpses still line many streets as the occupation army continues to block ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching the sites of Israeli attacks.

In a report today, published in the American newspaper the Wall Street Journal, the news outlet said that the Biden administration is pushing the Zionist entity to accept one of the sticking points in negotiations with the Hamas resistance movement, the return of Palestinians to the northern Gaza Strip who've been displaced by the Israeli aggression.

This has been one of the main demands from Hamas in the negotiations, with the others being the withdrawal of Zionist forces from Gaza and the free flow of Humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

According to the report, the Biden administration asked that the Israeli entity's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, allow a limited number of women and children to return to the north of Gaza, while continuing to block men between the ages of 18-50 from returning.

The newspaper said this would "allay American fears of an Israeli attack on the southern city of Rafah," essentially permitting a planned Israeli ground offensive in the area. More than 1.4 million displaced Palestinians have crowded into Rafah, a city of only 171'000 prior to October 7th, 2023, stretching the city's resources thin and helping to spread disease while under starvation conditions.

According to Arab negotiators mediating the talks, the Israeli entity has said it could accept the return of civilians to northern Gaza at a rate of just 2'000 people per day, as long as those returning are women and children, and with a cap of no more than 60'000 Palestinians allowed back to their utterly destroyed homes.

However, with the continued blocking of basic materials like concrete, and no men allowed to return, where the 60'000 Palestinian civilians would live seems an open question.

Hamas, for its part, according to a CNN report, rejected the idea of only allowing 60'000 women and children to return to the north. An unnamed diplomat involved in the negotiations told CNN that "They rejected (the proposal) and considered that it ignored their demands,” adding that the Israeli proposal "did not include anything new," and therefore the movement does not "see any need to change its proposal."

Meanwhile, the Zionist bombing and shelling campaign responsible for so many tens of thousands of civilian casualties over the previous six months has slowed since the recent massacre of 7 foreign aid workers in a series of targeted drone strikes back-to-back with a second atrocity, and a blatant war crime, when Zionist forces bombed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the Syrian capital, but has yet to stop despite heavy international pressure, including some limited pressure put on the Netanyahu regime by the Americans.

In a recent letter sent to the American President, signed onto by the House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, dozens of Congressional Democrats urged U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinkin to withhold arms transfers to the Israeli regime until a full investigation can be held and completed into the slaughter of the 7 foreign aid workers.

The letter was issued by U.S. Congressmembers Mark Pocan, Jim McGovern and Jan Schakowski and signed by 40 other lawmakers, including Pelosi, many of whom are considered staunch supporters of the Israeli entity.

According to a report about the letter, frustration has been mounting among House Democrats for months as the Netanyahu regime prosecuted its deadly Special Genocide Operation in Gaza, slaughtering tens of thousands of civilians, including over 14'000 children who've been killed since the start of the war.

However, Tuesday's deadly strike on the World Central Kitchen (WCK) personnel as they finished unloading many tons of humanitarian aid into a distribution warehouse in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, and bombed as they were leaving the city, has shook many lawmakers and their aides, many of whom believe the attack to be a turning point in U.S. support for the Israeli regime's genocide campaign.

Even some lawmakers who've refrained from criticizing "Israel" until now have since begun to call for a ceasefire, and some even signed onto the letter issued to the Biden administration, such as U.S. Congressmember Chris Coons, who came out on Thursday in favor of placing restrictions and conditions on American military aid to "Israel".

Meanwhile, the bombing and shelling in Gaza continued, albeit at a slower rate than before Tuesday's attacks on the WCK convoy, the Israeli occupation artillery forces shelled Al-Sika Street in the southeast of Gaza City, and also shelled Beit Hanoun, both in the northern Gaza Strip.

Zionist forces also fired artillery and live bullets at high intensity towards residential neighborhoods in southwestern Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

At the same time, the occupation army targeted several residential homes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, along with the Al-Sabra neighborhood in central Gaza City, and also the Tal al-Hawa and Sheikh Ajlin neighborhoods southwest of Gaza City, resulting in the deaths of three Palestinian civilians, and wounding at least 10 others. Many of whom were transferred to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.

Similarly, Zionist occupation forces fired artillery shells towards neighborhoods in the southwest of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, while occupation forces also shelled the the central and western areas of the city as well.

IOF warplanes bombed several residential homes and buildings in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Yunis, while at the same time, live bullets fired by a Zionist sniper stationed on the border fence east of Al-Fukhari, located east of Khan Yunis, critically wounded one female Palestinian civilian.

The Zionist aggression continued when Israeli occupation soldiers detonated multiple residential homes in the northern areas of Al-Mughraqa, north of Al-Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, while Paramedic crews recovered the corpses two martyrs in the same city while under the continuous artillery shelling of the occupation army.

In another Israeli war crime, Zionist warplanes bombed the Al-Sharafa family home, located in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, in the central Gaza Strip, killing and wounding three displaced Palestinians sheltering in the building at the time.

Simultaneously, Zionist gunboats "intermittently" shelled the shores of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, where children and families often gather to enjoy the beach, even as the Israeli genocide has unfolded.

In yet another violation of International humanitarian law, occupation soldiers fired live bullets at Palestinian civilians gathered at the Al-Kuwaiti roundabout, south of Gaza City, at the intersection of Salah al-Din Street and Street 10, wounding at least 7 civilians who were transferred to Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Zionist forces also bombarded a residential home belonging to the Mansour family in Jabalia al-Balad, in the north of Gaza, killing a number of Palestinian civilians, while occupation artillery fire also concentrated on the east of the Jabalia area.

As a result of "Israel's" Special Genocide Operation in the Gaza Strip, the death toll among Palestinians has now risen in excess of 33'137 citizens killed, over 14'350 of which being children, while another 75'815 Palestinians have been wounded, and yet another 7'000 remain missing under the rubble of their homes since the start of the Zionist aggression on Gaza beginning on October 7th, 2023.

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Stunning Greek Mosaics Uncovered in Syria

A rare and stunning mosaic panel depicting Greek scenes has recently been uncovered in the Homs province of Syria. Experts say it dates back to the Roman era.

Syrian state news agency SANA reported that archeologists unearthed the sizeable mosaic panel constructed 1,600 years ago in the city of al-Rastan, adding that “the panel has no parallel in the world”.

The Syrian Directorate of Antiquities noted that it was found in an area previously held by the opposition forces of Syria.

Dr. Humam Saad, director of excavation studies and the archaeological mission in al-Rastan, said that the discovery actually took place in 2018. But the Syrian opposition forces who controlled the Homs province meant that archeologists could not uncover it earlier.

However, with the return of Bashar Assad’s regime forces, archaeologists finally received access. This allowed them to reveal the mosaic, which has a length of 20 meters and a width of 6 meters.

Archaeologists still believe there is a possibility of finding more remains under the mosaic.

Unearthed Mosaic depicts two main Greek Scenes

The uncovered Mosaic features two main scenes. One depicts soldiers carrying swords with shields seen with the names of Greek leaders who took part in the Trojan War. The war was a legendary conflict between the ancient Greeks and the people of Troy more than 2,000 years ago.

The second is a portrayal of Neptune(Greek Poseidon), the Ancient Roman/Greek god of the sea, and 40 of his mistresses.

Around the 12th century BC when the rift between the ancient Greeks and the people of Troy began, the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of king Menelaus of Sparta.

When Menelaus demanded her return, the Trojans refused. In turn, Menelaus persuaded his brother Agamemnon to lead an army against Troy.

The Greeks ravaged Troy’s surrounding cities and countryside for nine years. The city held out nonetheless, being well-fortified and commanded by Hector and other sons of the royal household.

On the 10th and final year of war, the Greeks had the brilliant idea to build a large hollow wooden horse and hide a select force of men inside. The Greeks pretended to sail away, and the Trojans pulled the horse into their city as a victory trophy. In this manner, they entered the city of Troy and won the war.

A long-held argument about whether the battle actually took place is still raging. Nevertheless, there is enough evidence indicating its truth. Unfortunately, however, no one has ever found the giant wooden horse.

The reality of the battle now justifies all the stories spread about the war. This includes the tale of Achilles. The great ancient Greek warrior was invulnerable because his mother dipped him in the River Styx while a child. Yet according to ancient Greek mythology, he was left vulnerable at the part of the body by which she held him; his left heel.

Greek Mosaic in Syria “complete and rarest of its kind”

Dr. Saad said “It is not the oldest of its kind, but it’s the most complete and the rarest,”

“We have no similar mosaic,” referring to the significance and uniqueness of the unearthed mosaic.

He also told the press that “What is in front of us is a discovery that is rare on a global scale.” Furthermore, he stated, the images are “rich in details, and includes scenes from the Trojan War between the Greeks and Trojans”.

In Ancient Greek and Roman mythology, the Greek demigod hero Hercules slayed Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, in one of his 12 labours. That finding apparently connects with history.

Saad further added, “We can’t identify the type of the building, whether it’s a public bathhouse or something else, because we have not finished excavating yet.”

Prior to the armed conflict in Syria, there had not been significant excavation efforts in the city of al-Rastan, despite its historical significance in the country, Saad said.

He added that “Unfortunately, there were armed groups that tried to sell the mosaic at one point in 2017 and listed it on social media platforms.”

By James Ssengendo.

#Stunning Greek Mosaics Uncovered in Syria #Homs province of Syria #city of al-Rastan #mosaics #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #roman history #roman empire #roman art #greek art

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shewhoworshipscarlin · 3 months

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Thomas Fountain Blue

Thomas Fountain Blue, the first African American to head a public library in the United States, was also a civic, educational, and religious leader. Blue was born in Farmville, Virginia, on March 6, 1866, to Noah Blue, a carpenter, and Henry Ann Crawley Blue. They were parents of two other children, Alice Blue and Charles Blue.

Blue enrolled in Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia, in 1885 and graduated in 1888. In 1894, he enrolled in Richmond Theological Seminary (now Virginia Union University) in Richmond, Virginia, finishing in 1898 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. One week later, when the United States declared war on Spain after the sinking of the USS Maine off the coast of Cuba, touching off the Spanish-American War, Blue joined the Sixth Virginia Volunteers battalion comprising African American soldiers and was stationed first in Camp Poland in Tennessee and later at Camp Haskell in Georgia.

In 1905, Blue was selected to lead the Western Branch Library of the Louisville Free Public Library on South 10th and Chestnut Street, the first Carnegie Library in the nation to serve African American patrons with an exclusively African American staff. The facility cost $31,024.31 to build and when completed had over 4,000 books and 53 periodicals.

In 1914, Blue opened Louisville’s second Carnegie Library for African Americans, the Eastern Branch Library. During World War I, Blue was drafted, left the branch, and was appointed the Education Secretary at Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville, one of sixteen national Army training camps created across the nation. Blue worked with Black troops who mostly had supporting and laboring roles in the United States.

After the war ended in 1918, Blue returned to Louisville, and a year later, in 1919, he was named head of the “Colored Department” for the city’s public library system and supervised eight African American assistants. The Colored Department was the first in the United States to have a staff which served multiple Black library branches.

In 1922, Blue was a presenter at the American Library Association Conference in Detroit, Michigan, where he gave a paper titled, “Training Class at the Western Colored Branch,” and led the subsequent discussion with the Negro Roundtable composed of other African American Library staffers from across the nation.

On June 18, 1925, Blue married Cornelia Phillips Johnson from Columbia, Tennessee, and they parented two children, Thomas Fountain Blue, Jr., and Charles Blue (named after his younger brother). Two years later, in 1927, Blue founded the Negro Library Conference and conducted its first meeting at Hampton Institute.

Later becoming a minister, Reverend Thomas Fountain Blue—who held membership in the American Library Association, the Special Committee of Colored Ministers of Louisville on Matters Interracial, and was a charter member of the Louisville Chapter of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History—died on November 10, 1935, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was 69.

At the 2003 joint conference of the American Library Association with the Canadian Library Association Annual Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Blue was posthumously honored when the organization passed a resolution recognizing his leadership in promoting professionalism among the staff of African American libraries across the United States. In 2022, a headstone honoring Blue and his wife, Cornelia Phillips Johnson, was placed at Eastern Cemetery in Louisville by the Frazier History Museum.

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/thomas-fountain-blue-1866-1935/

#historical #black history month #library

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Bestie who is irene from the matrons realm. Theres no tags on t. That. And im intrigued :)

Bunnyfella my coconspirator in pacrim and also Minecraft. Im so glad you asked. OK. SO. Going to be avoiding spoilers best I can, but. Irene is sort of a big deal to the whole. Everything.

That was a post talking abt Minecraft Diaries, a Minecraft lets play turned roleplay from 2015. The cannon gets a little handwavey in places bc some of it is. Stupid.

It had three sessions (and a modern au (called “my street”) that evolved into a separate thing. Its complicated) MCD is a fantasy story abt our main character Aphmau (named after and played by the CC, Aphmau) who wakes up in the woods one day and becomes the lord of the village, Phoenix Drop, largely on accident. And then other things happen.

In the world theres a handful (7?) of very powerful individuals that lived far before the main time called the Divine Warriors. (several founded cities and bloodlines, so like for sure existed.) We don’t know a lot about most of them, both bc the show ended after session 3 and because in story its been a very long time since the divine warriors were alive. History treats them more like gods then people.

Irene (sometimes just The Matron, shes usually purple and has the fleur-de-lis symbol in art. Ill rb some in a second) was the founder/leader of the divine warriors. As the founder she’s one of the most powerful divine warriors and created her own realm, the Irene dimension. (It probably had its own, not stupid, name. Again lost to history)

(im assuming this is bc you saw the shadow knights post)

Shad was her opposite and equal, he created/ruled over the Neather (draw all the biblical parallels you’d like. They’re definitely there) Shadow knights are the members of Shads army, its very emo, and because they draw their power from Shad we were speculating what that would mean if they wound up in the Irene dimension.

#minecraft diaries #i am so so so normal about this rp #presidential address #long post #< just in case

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THE DESCRIPTION OF THE THREE ARCHANGELS Feast Days: September 29, March 24 (St. Gabriel's traditional feast), May 8 (St. Michael's apparition at Monte Gargano), October 24 (St. Raphael's traditional feast)

"Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this. And he said to him, 'Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man!'" -John 1:47-51

St. Michael. St. Gabriel. St. Raphael. These are the Three Archangels that is been mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, and they are honored by the Roman Catholic Church.

The archangels are spiritual beings of the highest rank created by God before the beginning of the world. They have no material body and are immortal. Their name is given according to the mission have received from God. The word archangel is only used twice in the New Testament: In the 4th chapter of Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians and the Epistle of Jude.

The archangel Michael, whose name means 'who is like God (or Quis ut Deus?)', was assigned to fight the devil. He was appointed to cast Lucifer out of Paradise, for challenging the sovereignty of God, as according to the Book of Revelation: 'Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.'

Michael helps us in the daily struggle against Satan, who will be defeated in the Apocalyptic war at the end times.

In Roman Catholic teachings, Saint Michael has four main roles or offices. His first role is the leader of the Army of God and the leader of heaven's forces in their triumph over the powers of hell. He is viewed as the angelic model for the virtues of the spiritual warrior, with the conflict against evil at times viewed as the battle within. The second and third roles of Michael in Catholic teachings deal with death. In his second role, Michael is the angel of death, carrying the souls of all the deceased to heaven. In this role Michael descends at the hour of death, and gives each soul the chance to redeem itself before passing; thus consternating the devil and his minions. Catholic prayers often refer to this role of Michael. In his third role, he weighs souls on his perfectly balanced scales. For this reason, Michael is often depicted holding scales. In his fourth role, Saint Michael, the special patron of the Chosen People in the Old Testament, is also the guardian of the Church. Roman Catholicism includes traditions such as the Prayer to Saint Michael, which specifically asks for the faithful to be 'defended' by the saint, and the Chaplet of Saint Michael consists of nine salutations, one for each choir of angels.

The archangel Gabriel, whose name means 'God is my strength or hero of God', received the mission to proclaim God's almighty power. He was sent to announce the birth of Jesus to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Gospel of Luke, when Mary objected that she was still virgin, Gabriel replied: 'Nothing is impossible from God.'

Gabriel has the power to assist us in the most desperate cases, and to protect those who announce the Good News. It is said that Gabriel is the destroyer of the sinful city of Sodom.

It is said that Gabriel played some important roles: he taught Moses in the wilderness to write the Book of Genesis, the revealing of the coming of the Savior to Daniel, his appearance to Joachim and Anne the birth of Mary, and the appearance to Zechariah to announce the birth of John the Baptist.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Gabriel may have been the unnamed angel, who appeared to St. Joseph in his sleep and instructed Joseph not to divorce Mary quietly, and explained that Mary’s child was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and that He would be named Emmanuel, which means God is with us. And in the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel may have been the angel who appeared to the Lord Jesus himself, in the Garden of Gethsemane before His Passion, to strengthen him.

The archangel Raphael, whose name means 'God has healed', was appointed to cure the sickness of the spirit and of the body, and appeared in the Book of Tobit, and is also identified as the angel who moved the waters of the healing sheep pool.

After getting blinded, God hears both Tobit and Sarah's prayers and Raphael is sent to help them. Tobias is sent to recover money from a relative, and Raphael, in human disguise, offers to accompany him. On the way they catch a fish in the Tigris, and Raphael tells Tobias that the burnt heart and liver can drive out demons and the gall can cure blindness. They arrive in Ecbatana and meet Sarah, and as Raphael has predicted the demon, named Asmodeus, is driven out. Tobias and Sarah are married, Tobias grows wealthy, and they return to Nineveh (Assyria) where Tobit and Anna await them. After revealing his true identity, he said to him: 'I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who enter and serve before the Glory of the Lord.'

Tobit's blindness is cured, and Raphael departs after admonishing Tobit and Tobias to bless God and declare his deeds to the people (the Israelites), to pray and fast, and to give alms. Tobit praises God, who has punished his people with exile but will show them mercy and rebuild the Temple if they turn to him.

Michael is the patron of the military and police forces, Gabriel is the patron of messengers, those who work for broadcasting and telecommunications such as radio and television, postal workers, clerics, diplomats, police dispatchers and stamp collectors, and Raphael is the patron of the blind, of happy meetings, of nurses, of physicians and of travelers.

#random stuff #catholic #catholic saints #michaelmas #archangels #saint michael #saint gabriel #saint raphael #archangel michael #archangel gabriel #archangel raphael

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Lighting the Flame Above

Characters: Clint Barton, Steve Rogers

Plot: Steve and Clint have their first date. Things don’t go as planned.

Warnings: Time period homophobia (40s)

Clint walked into the common room of Avengers tower and collapsed on the couch, “My god. Why do I even try?”

“You got something to share with the class, Barton?”

The blonde straightened up and looked to his right. There sat Steve Rogers looking down at a book. He scoffed, “It’s not something you would understand Cap.”

Steve closed his book, “Try me.”

Tilting his head back, Clint replied, “You haven’t tried dating recently, have you?”

A sigh escaped Steve’s lips, “Yeah but I can’t seem to find the right person.”

“What kind of girl are you looking for?” Clint asked his team leader.

Rogers leaned back, “You sure you want to know the answer to that?”

Clint scoffed, “I dunno. All I know is that there is not a single guy in this city who does not either drink iced coffee and wear fleece scarves or says ‘yaas’ and go on and on about twerking. The word is yes. I went on a date last night with a guy named Ethan and he rambled endlessly about something called Vine.”

Steve’s eyes widened, “Clint, are-are you gay?”

Clint’s breath hitched, “Is that a problem?”

Reflexively, Steve’s head went back and forth, “No! Not at all. I’m just a bit surprised. I assumed you and Natasha were, well, together.”

Clint let loose a laugh, loud and long, “Me-me and Nat? Hahaha. No. We’re just friends. We are partners on the field and best friends off the field. We’ve never been together romantically.”

A small oh escaped Steve’s mouth. Clint looked away and didn’t say anything else. Steve stood up and made his way over to the couch. He sat down at the other end of the sofa, “Hey Clint?”

“Yeah?”

“Me too.”

Clint raised his head and looked in Steve’s direction, “You too, what?”

Steve’s hand shook a little as he wiped a stray hair from his forehead, “I’m gay.”

“No shit,” Clint exclaimed, “You’re gay? How long have you been out?”

Steve shrugged, “I never really came out of the closet.”

Clint’s eyes widened, “Am I the first person you have come out to?”

The soldier shook his head, “No. My mother and Bucky both knew. Bucky came out to me. I lived my adult life in the ‘30s and ‘40s. Men did not announce their sexuality back then. Neither did women but it was even worse for the men. Not to mention, I was a soldier. If it had leaked that Bucky and I were gay, we would have been given a blue ticket, court-martialed and tossed out of the Army then probably arrested.”

“Bucky? You mean Bucky Barnes?”

Tears formed in the corners of Steve’s eyes, “Yeah… He was my first love and the only one who really understood me and was accepting of my lifestyle because he was the same. We had known each other since we were kids.”

Clint took a breath, “Then he died. I’m sorry man. I always assumed it was you and Peggy Carter. That was the story I heard anyway. She spoke of you so fondly, I assumed that you two were lovers.”

A smile graced Steve’s lips, “Peggy was sweet but she knew that I wasn’t interested in her romantically. She caught us once, me and Bucky. We were in Austria. I thought we would be together forever. Then the train happened.”

“You wanna talk about it? It helps. At least that’s what my therapist says.”

Steve let out a low laugh, “We were sent to capture Arnim Zola. He was the main HYDRA scientist and the one who injected Bucky with a derivation of my serum. We made it onto the train but Bucky and I got separated. I was fighting a guy with a large gun that shot energy blasts and Bucky was stuck with some others. I was able to know the energy blast guy out and get to Bucky. We beat the ones Bucy was fighting but then the energy blast guy came back. The first shot separated me from my shield and Bucky picked it up. Before I could react, the energy blast guy shot a second time. Bucky was blasted out the side of the train. I beat the Hydra guy but I wasn’t—wasn’t fast enough to save Bucky.”

“Wow. I didn’t know that.”

Tears formed in the corners of Steve’s eyes, “He was the best thing I had and the only one who understood me.”

The archer leaned back, “I know the feeling. It’s been hard for me too. I had a Bucky once but his name was Henry Garrett. When I went to the Army then came to SHIELD, he was there. We fell in love pretty quickly.”

Steve scooted closer to Clint, “If it’s okay to ask, what happened?”

Clint met his gaze, “We were on an assignment in Prague. It was supposed to be a simple reconnaissance mission. We had a target that we were supposed to tail, get information about him and get out. All the intel we were gathering was supposed to go to our handler.”

“Phil Coulson?”

Clint shook his head, “I didn’t get assigned to Phil until after this mission went south. Our handler was a man named Byron Fischer. Henry had taken me to a café just south of the Rudolfinum in Prague. What neither of us knew was that it was a setup by someone in SHIELD. Anyway, we were sitting at the café and we were ambushed by the guy’s team that we were tailing. Henry and I tried to run but I ended up getting shot in the arm and chest. Henry took out three of the men but missed the fourth one. He was also shot. Fortunately, he only took a bullet to the leg. The fourth man ran off before we could get him.”

“How did Henry die if he only received a leg wound?”

A tear found its way to the floor, “The guy came back with more men. We tried to escape but we were surrounded. Henry stood over me firing guns at the men around him. He was hit multiple times and landed on top of me. Henry covered me with his body. Our handler never showed up to evacuate us.. Instead, Phil Coulson did. By the time he did though, it was too late for Henry. He told me he loved me and died by my side.”

Steve leaned back and looked away, “I guess you and I are more alike than I realized.”

Clint didn’t respond and a comfortable silence fell over the room. The door to the elevator slid open and Tony walked through it. Steve slid away from Clint and the latter threw his legs up on the couch. Tony being Tony began to talk incessantly and neither man dared casting a glance at each other. After a short time, Clint stood, “I’m going to go train. See you later.”

Steve watched as Clint walked away.

~~~

Come on, Rogers. You can do this. Just ask him. The worst that could happen is that he says no.

Two days had passed since he’d had the conversation with Clint about their respective pasts and Steve couldn’t get Clint’s words out of his head. Steve looked at Clint as he lay by the pool on the recreation level. Taking a breath, he stepped forward toward the archer who had his eyes closed while reclining on a lounge chair.

“I can hear you breathing hard, Cap.”

A sheepish smile crossed the taller blonde’s face, “I forget you have good hearing not just good eyesight.”

Clint opened his eyes, “Wanna talk about what’s on your mind?”

Steve shrugged then rubbed the back of his neck, “I was wondering if you would like to get dinner with me?”

A smile crossed Clint’s lips, “Yeah, sure. I would like that. When?”

“How about tonight? Maybe we could go for a pizza?”

Clint nodded, “That sounds good. Maybe we could go to that place on Broadway and West 40th street? It’s called Joe’s Pizza.”

Steve smiled back at Clint, “How about six o’clock?”

“Sure,” Clint gave a toothy grin, “Maybe we could walk Central Park after?”

Steve’s breath hitched, “That sounds good.”

Clint stood up, “I have to go get ready. I’ll see you at five thirty.”

Steve Rogers sighed as he looked at himself in the mirror. None of the shirts were right. Steve sighed again, “Jarvis?”

“Yes, Captain,” came the disembodied voice of Stark’s AI, “what may I help you with?”

Swallowing, Steve replied, “What is common to wear to a first date at a pizza place?”

Jarvis didn’t miss a beat, “Typically, one would wear a nice polo shirt usually a dark color, and either khaki pant or blue jeans.”

The superhero sighed, “I don’t have a solid polo. Is there something else I should wear?”

Above him, the AI responded, “It’s also advisable to wear a solid button down shirt with crisp blue jeans or black jeans.”

“That’s what I’ll do,” Steve replied, “thank you.”

Jarvis responded, “You’re welcome, Captain.”

The elevator door opened and Clint stepped into the common room. He sighed as he looked down at himself. Clint hoped this outfit was okay. As he entered, Steve looked up from the paper he was reading. An audible gasp escaped Steve’s lips, “Clint you look-”

“Too much?”

Steve shook his head, “You look amazing.”

Clint was dressed in a charcoal tee with a tan leather jacket and dark wash blue jeans.

The archer looked his team leader up and down, “You look great too. You ready to go?”

Steve nodded, “Yep.”

Getting back in the elevator, the pair rode it all the way down to the bottom floor. Steve and Clint walked out of the tower together. As they walked, Clint bit his lip, “So, Steve, what do you like to do for fun?”

Steve rubbed the back of his neck, “I like to draw. I also like boxing. What about you?”

“I’m a simple man. I like horseback riding, baseball and archery.”

A small hmm slipped from Steve’s lips, “Do you read?”

Clint shook his head, “Not a big reader. I dropped out of school in sixth grade.”

Steve stopped mid step, “Wait, what?”

The shorter blonde shrugged, “I quit when I was in sixth grade and ended up in the circus with my brother. After I left the circus, I joined the Army as a ranger then jumped into SHIELD.”

Tilting his head, Steve asked, “You have a brother?”

“Yeah but I haven’t seen him in twenty years.”

Steve paused in the street, “How long were you in the Army?”

Clint turned and looked at him, “Sixteen years before SHIELD plucked me out of it. I have a particular set of skills and SHIELD wanted to use them.”

Steve started to walk beside Clint again, “Ever had any tours?”

“Yeah, two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. Got my leg shot up in Kabul and got discharged from the army with a Purple heart. Once I came back, I worked as a gun for hire for a while then I landed on SHIELD’s radar. Fury sent Phil to hire me…”

Tears pricked Clint’s eyes, “Sorry. We’re here.”

Steve looked up to see the sign for Joe’s Pizza above them and pulled the door open. Clint entered first then Steve. They sat down at a table and a server came over, “Welcome to Joe’s. What can I get you tonight?"

Clint looked up, “Let me order, Steve. We’ll get a supreme pizza with black olives and meatballs. And two sodas.”

The waitress nodded and walked away. Before she could make it to the register to put the order in, the room erupted into chaos. Three men burst into the restaurant with guns leveled at everyone inside. Steve threw the table forward while Clint grabbed a knife and flipped it toward the gunman in front. It hit his carotid artery and he hit the floor with a scream. The remaining two men opened fire and people dropped to the floor and crawled toward the back. Steve used the table as a shield and shoved it into the second gunman.

As the third gunman turned his weapon at Steve but was brought down by Clint who dropped him with a kick to the legs. The man turned on Clint with a knife. Clint dodged twice then palmed the guy in the throat. He stumbled back and crashed into a nearby chair. Taking the opportunity, Clint pounced onto the guy and threw some punches against the guy’s face.

Meanwhile, Steve was going hand to hand against his opponent. Without warning, the door opened and another man stepped inside. He threw something inside before Steve could realize it. The supersoldier’s eyes widened when he realized what it was. He yelled over his shoulder, “Clint!”

Clint turned and saw it. A bomb. As if in unison, the two men jumped up, sailed over the bar and prayed that it would protect them.

Steve and Clint sat with their backs against the bar staring at each other and the mess in front of them. Coughing, Clint broke the silence, “So… dinner tomorrow?”

Steve let out a laugh, “Yeah, dinner sounds great.”

#marvel mcu #steve rogers #clint barton #Steve rogers x clint Barton #captain america #hawkeye

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The facts taking place during BNHA second year: January, February & March

So, in order to write my fic, I spend much time observing canon scenes, comparing the manga and the anime version, take note of details, translations and info in them as well as finding out how are some things called.

Since what I noticed/speculated/found out can be of use for other fic authors I thought to share as well.

OBSERVATIONS, SPECULATIONS AND ASSORTED INFO:

You might notice a special focus on the Todoroki family as all their birthdays and statuses are listed. That’s because this timeline was originally meant to focus solely on them and then I included info about the other characters.

LEGENDA:

BNHA: “Boku no Hero Academia” manga.

EM: “Endeavor mission” (エンデヴァーズミッション) the short story included alongside Chapter 321 in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 35, 2021.

OAV 6: "Tabidachi” (旅立ち Departure)

HS: “Hawks: SOOTHE” (ホークス: SOOTHE Hawks: Soothe) the short story in Vol. “World Heroes”.

MOVIE 3: “Boku no Hero Academia The Movie ～WORLD HEROES MISSION～” [僕 (ぼく) のヒーローアカデミア THE (ザ) MOVIE (ムービー) ～ワールドヒーローズミッション～ My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission]

TIMELINE (JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH)

ENDEAVOR AGENCY ARC

JANUARY 1: New year’s morning. Midoriya Izuku/Deku leaves for his work study. Takami Keigo/Hawks goes to the MLA bases. Todoroki Enji/Endeavor ‘welcomes’ the students that will have their work study in his agency (Todoroki Shōto, Deku and Bakugō Katsuki) then deals with Starservant and receives from Hawks a book of the meta liberation army which Hawks uses to reveal the MLA future plans to him and how they plan to attack in four months. Hawks goes to the MLA bases and the League sees Endeavor’s interns in action through a video. [BNHA Chap 243-248 It could also be that it's on this day Shigaraki Tomura/Shimura Tenko has Garaki Kyūdai start modifying his body.]

EARLY JANUARY (ONE WEEK AFTER THEY STARTED THEIR WORK STUDY): Todoroki Fuyumi invites Shōto, Deku and Bakugō at her home where they learn of what happened to Shōto’s oldest brother, Todoroki Tōya/Dabi. Ending captures Todoroki Natsuo to get Endeavor to kill him. He instead freezes and the one saving Natsuo and capturing Ending are Shōto, Deku and Bakugō. [BNHA Chap 248-252]

PARANORMAL LIBERATION WAR ARC

AROUND JANUARY 6: Winter break is over. [BNHA Chap 253. Usually this is the date in which it ends in Japanese schools]

AROUND JANUARY 7: School resumes. The student go on ground Alpha to train with Yagi Toshinori/All Might as Aizawa Shōta/Eraser Head and Yamada Hizashi/Present Mic go see Kurogiri and gets from him the word ‘hospital’ which the Hero commission passes to Hawks while Garaki is still experimenting on Shigaraki. Meanwhile Class A shows what they learnt in their work study. Deku, Shōto and Bakugō show how they have improved working under Endeavor. Eri’s horn starts to feel weird and Aizawa decides he’ll start training her that same week. He then meets up with All Might and tells him Tsukauchi Naomasa wants him to delay seeing Akaguro Chizome/Stain. In the evening class A has a hot-pot party. [BNHA Chap 253-257 Usually this is the date in which Japanese schools resume lessons]

JANUARY 11: Todoroki Shōto turns 16.

AROUND JANUARY 14: Bubaigawara Jin/Twice asks Hawks to help him with his mission statement. Hawks has memorized how the Paranormal Liberation Front is organized. [BNHA Chap 258 One week has gone by from the hospital hint, one month from the formation of the PLF]

JANUARY 18: Todoroki Tōya/Dabi turns 24.

WORLD HEROES MISSION ARC

LIKELY STILL IN JANUARY: Flect Turn, leader of Humarise, gives a speech in the main sanctuary of the Humarise sect involving Quirk Singularity Doomsday Theory and the extinction of humanity before triggering a Trigger Bombs in a major city, with the result everyone who has a Quirk first goes Berserk and then dies, leading tot he distruction of the city and the survival of few Quirkless people which are then approached by Humarise members. At the same time Alan Kay, flees from Humarise taking important document with himself. After it Humarise broadcast to the world that they were the ones responsible for the bombing. [Movie 3 In theory in the anime this is presented as taking place bfore Fuyumi were to invite the boys in her own home but since the twim between the boys starting their internship and Fuyumi's invitation is solely of a week I assume it took place short after]

LIKELY STILL IN JANUARY: Endeavor tests Deku, Shōto and Bakugō to see if they can take part to the operation that's being organized by the World Heroes Association. The kids pass the test and are told they'll get special stealt new suits. [EM It takes place short before the mission in Otheon though it should take place before the first Trigger bomb exploded]

LIKELY STILL IN JANUARY: Endeavor, Deku, Shōto and Bakugō are at the airport about to leave for Otheon a small country in Europe when they argue for their seating places on the plane. Hawks, who's also at the airpost with Tokoyami Fumikage/Tsukuyomi as they're about to leave for America, reassigns their places so they can safely start their travel to Otheon. [OAV 6, HS It takes place short before the Heroes leave for the mission to Otheon. It's unclear if it's in the same day as when Deku and Co were tested... as it's unclear how long it took to create their new suits]

LIKELY STILL IN JANUARY: The Heroes are searching for all the 25 Humarise branches all around the world but can't find any Trigger bomb nor Flect Turn. Alan Kay is still on the run, carrying a package he plans to deliver to prevent the destruction of the world. [Movie 3]

LIKELY STILL IN JANUARY: Rody Soul leaves his siblings to go to work. Stanleyk gives him the job to retrieve robbed uncut, untraceable jewelry. However Deku, Shōto and Bakugō stumble on the robbery and try to capture the thiefs. As the thiefs escape one of them managed to give the briefcase to Rody who's then chased by Deku. At the same time Beros, a Humarise agent, attacks Alan Kay while he's driving a car on the highway just as Rody is passing under it. By mistake Rody ends up picking up Alan Kay's briefcase and leaving behind his own. Deku managed to reach him and inspect his briefcase but to their surprise there are no jewels but documents. They're then encircled by the police and, as Rody escape, the police tries to kill them both, along with Berus who also attack them. They manage to escape but when Deku contacts Shōto the Otheon international news agency announces that Izuku is publicly accused of a mass murder of twelve people, notifying the entire nation that he is extremely armed and dangerous, resulting in putting him on the most wanted list. Deku and Rody goes in hiding and try to leave the country and go to Klayd. At the Otheon Police HQ, Endeavor complains to the Otheon Chief of Police with no results. His group discover Alan Kay is a defective member of Humarise who is now comatose. Shōto and Bakugō decide to reach Deku to Klayd. By night Rody dreams of his past. Rody tries to escape but he's attacked by a Humarise agent, Rogone and Beros. Deku saves him but gets injured and the two manage to escape and become frieds. [Movie 3]

THE DAY AFTER: Rody gets ahold of a nearby van and he and Deku travel on it. It's unclear if the travel lasts one full day or more but, if that's the case, during the night of that day Rody tells Deku about his Quirk. [Movie 3]

THE DAY AFTER: When Deku and Rody are close tot he border they're attacked by Berus again and by another Humarise agent, Sidero but Shōto and Bakugō save them. Inspecting the briefcase they manage to recover a chip and hid in Klayd. Humarise publicly broadcasts that they will detonate 25 Trigger Bombs in less than two hours. This causes mass panic while the Heroes try to prevent the bomb explosion. Meaniwhile Deku and Co hear Alan Kay's recording and discover Humarise's plan and how to shut down their bombs with a device created by Eddie Soul, Rody's father who was kidnapped by them. Rody drives a plane to take them to Humarise's true main base in time. Eventually they beat Humarize and Rody manages to stop the bombs. [Movie 3]

THE DAY AFTER: The leaders of Humarise are arrested and so is the chielf of police of Otheon. Deku, Shōto, Bakugō and Rody are carried to the hospital where Rody meets his siblings and Recovery Girl heals them. [Movie 3]

LIKELY THE DAY AFTER: Deku, Shōto, Bakugō and Endeavor are about to leave Otheon. Rody says bye to Deku first then goes to Stanleyk's to ask for a honest job and begins working as a bartender. [Movie 3]

MARCH: 3rd term final exam. [Usually held during the first full week of March]

MARCH (THE THIRD WEEK OF MARCH AROUND THE 25TH/26TH): Spring break starts. [Usually this is the date in which it starts in Japanese schools]

MARCH (THE DAY BEFORE THE PARANORMAL LIBERATION WAR): The students are told they'll go on a trip for their work study.

MARCH (END OF THE MONTH WHEN SPRING BREAK IS ALMOST OVER): Paranormal Liberation War. Endeavor attack Jaku hospital. Dabi tries to protect Twice from Hawks attack but Twice ends up killed anyway. Dabi seriously burns Hawks’ back. Endeavor fights along with other Heroes against Shigaraki and, with the help of Shōto, Deku and Bakugō manages to seriously burn him. Dabi and the rest of the league arrive with Gigantomachia and Dabi reveals his real identity to his father and brother and in a video that’s made visible to all the world. He then fights with Shōto and seriously burns himself, though he also manages to burn his brother. Endeavor manages to knock down Gigantomachia before fainting. Shiragaki, now possessed by All for One, Dabi, Toga Himiko and Iguchi Shūichi/Spinner flew. Gigantomachia and Sako Atsuhiro/Mr Compress are captured along with most of the MLA (Geten included). A clone of Yotsubashi Rikiya/Re-Destro goes to the Hero Public Safety Commission and is attacked. He however manages to kill the president and many of the people there before melting when Twice dies. On that same night Shigaraki attacks Tartarus with his Nōmu, kills all the guards and free all the convicts. Stain take possession of some documents and escapes on his own. Tsutsumi Kaina/Lady Nagant takes with herself Chisaki Kai/Overhaul and is asked by All for One to capture Deku. In exchange she is granted the Quirk ‘Air walk’. [BNHA Chap 258-297]

MARCH (THE DAY AFTER): Shian prison, Bagu prison, Kuin prison and other 4 prisons are attacked by Shigaraki Tomura, All for One and the Nomu. The convicts escape from all the prisons except for the one which was also holding captive Tobita Danjūrō/Gentle Criminal, as he refuses to escape and stop the others from escaping as well. [BNHA Chap 298]

MARCH (TWO DAYS LATER): Bakugō wakes up in Central Hospital. Shōto is awake and gets his classmates’ support. Endeavor undergoes surgery. Hawks and Hakamada Tsunagu/Best Jeanist discover Dabi got his info about Hawks from Takami Tomie. Civilians take arms to fight the Villains on their own. Yoroi Musha retires. Endeavor wakes up at the hospital and confront with his family, Todoroki Rei, who has left the hospital, included. They think back at their family’s past, and then Endeavor is pushed to fight Dabi. Shōto promises he'll do it with him. Deku, while unconscious, talks with the previous owners of One for All. [BNHA Chap 298]

MARCH (THREE DAYS LATER): Endeavor gives a conference which is witnessed by Dabi as well. People is told to move in shelters. [BNHA Chap 306]

#boku no hero academia #bnha observations

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24th July 1411 saw the Battle of Harlaw, near Inverurie.

A pretty bloody battle, by all accounts,aren’t they all? Well apart from Carberry Hill, look for it in the group search box to your left if you don’t recall it!

This was Scot against Scot clan battle, a feud between Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fighting on behalf of the crown, and was all to do with who controlled Ross, a large region of northern Scotland.

Donald planned to strike south east into Moray towards Aberdeen, along with 10,000 of his clansmen, Stewart, forewarned of their arrival, had gathered an army of Knights on horseback, of around 1,000, and over 1,000 spear-men, heavily outnumber but better armed.

Holding his knights as cavalry reserve, Mar organised his spear-men into battle formation to face the advancing islanders near the town of Inverurie.

The islanders launched charge after charge against the close packed ranks of Mar’s spearmen but failed to break their ranks. Meanwhile Mar led his cavalry into the main body of Donald’s army, where the islanders thrust their dirks into the soft underbellies of the horses, stabbing the knights as they fell.

By nightfall the dead littered the field. Exhausted, Mar and the survivors of his army rested and waited for the battle to resume the following morning. With the dawn they found that the men of Donald had left the field, retreating back to the Isles.

The heavy losses suffered by both sides meant that neither side could claim the day; however Mar had successfully defended Aberdeen.

Among the dead was Provost Robert Davidson and many of the City Burgess’s fighting on the Crown side.

The ferocity of the battle gave it the nickname “Red Harlaw”. It is commemorated by one of my favourite memorials, on the battlefield near the town of Inverurie, designed by the architect William Kelly and erected in 1911.

The inscription around the top reads “To the memory of Provost Robert Davidson and the Burgesses of Aberdeen who fell here, AD 1411”. There are also a number ballads and music commemorating the fight

Look for the song on Youtbe from Old Blind Dogs, the song is a traditional one and the “modern version is Child Ballad 163, the song was first mentioned in documents from 1549.

And cam' ye frae the Hielans man, cam' ye a' the wey?

Saw ye MacDonald and and a' his men, as they cam' in frae Skye?

Chorus:

Wey a diddum a-do and a dree and a drum

Diddum de-droo drum drae

And cam' ye near and near eneuch, did ye their numbers see?

Come tell to me John Hielanman, what might their numbers be?

Well I cam' in by the Garioch land, doon by Nether Ha'

I saw MacDonald and a' his men, a-marching tae Harlaw

The Hielanmen with their long swords, fell in at us fu' sair

And they drave back wir Lawlanmen, three acres breadth or mair

Lord Forbes tae his brother did say, "O, brother, dinnaye see?

They've drave us back on ilka side and we'll be forced tae flee!"

Oh no, no, no, my brother dear, this thing it maunna' be

Ye'll tak yer guid sword in yer haun', an' ye'll gan' in wi' me

The first blow that Lord Forbes struck, the sword ran in, in hale

The second blow Lord Forbes struck, the great MacDonald fell

Sic a cry frae among the Hielanmen, when ye see their leader fa'

They cairtit him and buirit him along by fair Harlaw

Gin anyun' should spier at ye for them that's gone awa'

Just tell them plain an' unco plain, they're sleepin' at Harlaw

#scotland #scottish #scottish highlands #battle #clan battle #history

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Viktor Verses

This will be updated as verses are added or developed.

Main Verse

Set in the League of Legends/Arcane universe at any point in the timeline.

PsyOps Verse

Viktor was once a member of High Command, the leaders of PsyOps a group dedicated to protecting the world using their psychic powers. He left after the discovery of an alien gate in the artic which he has become obsessed with getting through it and utilizing it. To that end he became the leader of Black Rose Group and has been perfecting human bioweapontry.

In this verse Viktor has technokinesis which he can use on technology within 700ft of himself (about two football fields away).

Also can be used for crossovers with sci-fi, conspiracy, or military (with psionics/aliens present) based verses.

High Noon Verse

Dr. Viktor came from poor immigrate parents who came to the west looking for a fresh start but only found struggle. He had been looking for a way to save people from death itself by rehousing their minds in bodies made of clockwork, but faced with numerous set backs and his own failing health when the Mechanical Devil approached him he had no choice but to take up the deal and begin working for the devil.

Also can be used for crossovers with any magical wild west verses.

Battlecast Verse

Set in the battlecast verse. Viktor has become the creator and leader of the battlecast army and now is attempting to assimilate all of Runeterra into it.

Riftquest Verse

Viktor of Zaun is a battle smith who once tagged along with an adventuring party helmed by a brilliant paladin, where he ended up doing practically everything no one else had wanted to do. Eventually as his efforts continued to go underappreciated he decided to betray them and race them and their enemies for the powerful artifact they are all after.

This can also be used to crossover with d&d verses. In d&d lingo Viktor is a human urchin artificer (battle smith).

Battle Academia Verse

A second year at Labrys God-Weapon Academy who has fought to be among other future heroes, having incredibly weak abilities which he's had to augment with brilliant technology to keep up with his peers, and hopefully some day surpass them. He is a member of the luminary club.

Superhero Verse

By day Viktor is the lab partner of Piltover's darling Jayce and a renowned scientist in his own right. By night he is Machine Herald, a 'villain' working against the authority of the city through robbery and the killing of key targets.

Can be used in place of my dc verse if requested by dc muses/verses.

Modern Verse

Post university Viktor is working in the field of prosthetics. Heavy wip.

DC Verse

Born in the slums of Gotham city, Viktor was meant for better things, and he felt so did his peers. In his young adulthood he found work at Starr Labs in Metropolis, moving there in the process. Eventually he quit and disappeared off nearly everybody's radar, and in that absence a supervillain, the Machine Herald, has appeared robbing labs and terrorizing cities with his attacks on public figures. Threads can be set anywhere in this timeline.

More info to come.

ATLAS Verse

Set in the main universe of @outofthiisworld (check out their blog for more lore!). He was a member of ATLAS until eventually fleeing the company. Verse still in heavy development. Exclusive to @outofthiisworld.

Danganronpa Verse

He we scouted out from a slum in Russia by Hope's Peak for the talent of Super Highschool Level Cyberneticist in Class 66th. His time at the school was overall peaceful (as far as anyone recalls) and he graduated. In the time since then he's been working on human cyborgs along with service robots, creating Blitzcrank as a proof of concept. Then Tradgy overtook the world, and frankly he found the whole emotional battle of hope and despair stupid, neither would fix the world, his own logic could though. It's funny how apathy comes across as despair...

(Anyone other than Viktor himself would say that he's a despair and the experiments he's turned to are highly unethical at best if not literally a form of torture.)

Apex Verse

Set in the Apex Legends universe. Viktor is an employee of Mercenary Syndicate who's become disillusioned with the group, slowly working against them from the inside and plotting his escape from them.

Exclusive to @v1r4l

Misc Verse

For any thread where the verse is unclear or non-developed or one off AUs.

#viktor; info

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The Daughters of Aku Cult issue

Alright, although I earlier made several posts about many aspects of this story element in 5 season (the best and most detailed posts can be found here and here), in this post I want to dive a little bit deeper. The case with these cultists is... interesting, because there's no information about them in interviews, except the line about idea with the seven sisters “I wanted to show the human side that’s been treated like a machine. Aku builds robots and all these robots are singularly programmed to kill Jack. What if it’s humans? What if the one purpose in your whole life is to kill this one person and you’re raised from birth that way?” — in this line Tartakovsky not only states the seven sisters are humans, but also gives pretty clear answer of for what these fanatics were created — to appeal the theme of propaganda, blind fanaticism and brainwashing. I.e. they were created only for pretentious symbolism (that's why they have no face and only train the girls).

There's nothing behind them. No backstory, no proper explanation, who are they, how they started to exist and why, what they (their leader/queen mostly) wanted. They are pure plot device, 10 years later shoe-horned into the setting that never had the concept with Aku-related cults etc. But let's ignore for a second interviews and look at the show itself. I already pointed out many times, that in the classic seasons there were no religious undertones. Aku was portrayed as emperor of Earth, not god or whatever, he never cared about portraying himself as a god, he never needed religion etc, as well as he was a patron of technologies and hence opposed to the past in therms of "technological progress and globalization vs traditions and spirituality/beliefs". He can be described as "I don't care about your cultures and beliefs, believe if you want, just consider me as the master of this world and pay taxes, if you want to live here and use benefits of civilization I gave to the inhabitants of Earth". Plus, the one aspect immediately debunks and erases the entire idea of 5 season with cults and possibility of "heirs". Back to 1 episode of 1 season. Jack trained for 10-15 years, and when he returned to free his father and people, there were only demonic guards of Aku — no cults and hence no armies of fanatical followers, no armies of demonic sons and daughters of Aku, who would immediately tear Jack to shreds, so the sword would not save him.

The same thing happened with Jack's arrival in the distant future — again, after eons, there are no Aku-related cults/churchs (or at best philosophical schools) in every city/settlement, no millions of demonic sons and daughters of Aku, who in this case would be the first to protect their father and rush into battle against Jack, since they themselves would also rule either individual cities on Earth, or maybe even whole planets like in the "Dune" series. There's absolutely nothing of it.

This one fact from the show breaks down all these attempts of 5 season to add cultists with a claim of absolutely impossible "immaculate conception" or getting demon's power etc. And I remind again, Aku is completely asexual, lonely and poisonous creature — and he is objectively a sole proprietor (immortal, besides). He would never have agreed to share his own power with mortals or breed potential rivals and a threat to his power (I have already told about why creating empty impersonal robot-vessels for Aku's blood is a smart move). Not to mention that in this case (with army of heirs and also demons) robots would not be needed at all (there wouldn't be any technologies most likely, the core would be magic). I.e. the idea of 5 season already fails on this surface level, not to mention deep levels. But now about the cult. The main problem, of course, is that 5 season gives no information about them, except the fact that they know martial arts, their leader uses magic a few times, they are extremely cruel and for some reason decided to worship. And there's no indications, whether it is some tribe or just a sect, created quite recently, or just murderous fangirls of Annie Wilkes type. And I confidently can tell that the cult was created exactly during 50 years time skip. I will mention my arguments a bit later.

Now I will just try to show, how bad the character building and world building are in the case with these characters. I am not kidding, in 2017 after release of 1 episode I saw comments, how some fans legitimately assumed that Jack's roaming segment and the seven girls' training segment happen in one time line, i.e. they trained several days/weeks or whatever, not several years (more questions then to the story). I thought it is crazy, but looking at this scene editing in 1 episode now, I understand why people could get this impression — visual storytelling suffers as well. Another moment with problems of visual storytelling is the absent face/identity of the High Priestess — the character, who caused the events of 5 season, has no face, no motivation and goal (Ashi's line "You raised us as weapons in your fightings!" was deleted and hence remained only in animatic version). Again, what's a point to focus on "Look, she hides her face and identity!" in 1 episode, if in the end we got literally nothing?! Now some questions to the theory that these cultists allegedly existed all this time. I.e. dive into this rabbit hole a bit deeper. If they supposedly existed for several generations, then why the hell do they live like leprous marginals in the backyards of the world without technologies and with almost complete absence of magic?! They should have been the first, who wanted and went to integrate into a futuristic society closer to the Master of Masters long long time ago and be, I don't know, librarians or keepers of some treasures with lots of privilegies and support etc!

If they are a tribe of warriors, then where is the male half of this tribe? Why were only the seven sisters born during all the time, if for these assasins more effective would be to birth lots of children and train them as army of killers, where the seven infected ones would be leaders (and especially if it is a big family, i.e. tribe)?

If it is something like a destructive sect, i.e. a fairly new cult , that means these women came from different cities and settlements, or even were abducted and forcibly integrated into the sect. Again, my questions — for what?! And why there are no technologies? And moreover, why then had Jack never heard of them or seen them? Like, he encounters the seven sisters and thinks they are robots!

There should be people in a random town or settlement, asking Jack to find the crazy religious scumbags who kidnapped and brainwashed their daughter/sister/wife/mother! Jack would find out about them no matter what during these 50 years!

And if it is some kind of, again, a closed small sect (a community of interests), then… where did these marginal savages get the strength, money, loot and resources to build a temple with a statue and a billion high and deep rooms with a chasm with spikes or with a monolith with a height of at least 12 floors? And also they built their temple in mountains far far from everyone, but at the same time with a clear and visible image of the Aku's face from a mile away, i.e. they would have been discovered in any case.

What's a point of creating this cult, if more profitable way to get Aku's respect is to become a scientist, a spy, a bounty hunter or a treasure hunter? Like, they know f*cking martial arts, their queen/leader can watch on a person she is interested in and even to talk with this person on distance! So, what's the deal?

But now I'll mention my arguments about, why I got impression that this cult exists 20-25 years at best, and that the cult leader had own goals and intentions, i.e. she was calculating and power-hungry, but very arrogant psychopath, who only pretended to be some loyal and devoted fanatic.

This cult consists only 16-20 members, all of them are women (for some reason — I assumed about the answer to this here), and it seems that they built the temple only for training the seven sisters, i.e. it was planned from the beginning, i.e. the cult leader already was pregnant way before Aku visited them (I really doubt that they could build these rooms, when the seven girls already existed — during building other training rooms by the followers, I'd watch how poor Ashi tries to escape and to run away and then gets brutally punished for this many times).

Since they called Aku to watch the new statue (and you'll never even realize this during watching the show or animatics, only from the crew), it means that the temple is new, as well as the cult is new-made, i.e. it didn’t exist before (and I remind again, Aku knew nothing about them, about their leader and their/her intentions — he doesn't know the face and identity of the leader).

Plus, the almost biblical line of the cult leader “And we will find favor in your glory!”, which means in this context “When my girls will kill the samurai, I will earn your respect, you will honor us with your presense, we will be under your protection and be your best servants and warriors, you will share your power with us” in 1 episode. And also in 6 episode she continues this narrative in Ashi's flashbacks as well.

The brightest example of her malice intentions is demonstrated in Aku's flashback assumption in 9 episode. I many times pointed out that there's no explanation, why Aku left his blood for these fanatics he knows nothing about (and he has no reason to do this at all — Tartakovsky literally butchered Aku and turned him into moron in 5 season). The trick is that the imitation of answer kinda exists — Aku's line "Worship me, Daughters of Aku!". I.e. he left his blood as a relic object for religious worship (ah, this is the first and only time he offers to honor himself and his parts as a god — he never did or said that in the classic seasons, and there's no reason for him to do this bullsh*t, especially in the context of these random women he knows nothing about), i.e. just to bow and to pray to his blood just like to some hallows and icons or whatever. That's it. While in this "divine context"... what the High Priestess did with Aku's blood... is a blatant blasphemy and desecration of a sacred relic in fact.

She deliberately did that, it was only her decision. And somehow she f*cking survived instead of agonizing death after drinking his deadly poisonous blood, which had to devour her... I guess, she will feel good even after simultaneous taking of rabies from 7 episode of 1 season of Primal, black pathogen from Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, T-virus and G-virus from Resident Evil games etc. Even if Aku just wanted to prank them with death of all of them after interaction with his blood, it is still extremely irresponsible, unmotivated and stupid from his side. More sense to give them some magical artifact as a gift and gratitude for the statue, which later would curse and decimate them all or whatever.

So, in my opinion, if Ashi and everything about her (every contradiction to canon, and I already mentioned this here and here) is №1 logical and plot hole, the Cult is №2 plot and logical hole, which contradict to the canon and create more questions and holes. And to excuse this plot hole and plot device only as a "Just evil crazy fanatics, just brainwashed" is a very bad idea, because you see not an adult story with well-written characters, but just a trash parody, a childish caricature, which pretends to be deep and mature. Sorry, but I can't relate to something, what is stupid and pretends to be tragic or whatever.

#aku theories #aku samurai jack #samurai jack #samurai jack 5 season

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@spacedebris1993 There are two versions of Polarfront that differ in characterization and role, one for TF and the other for an original story.

Polarfront of Sonatus is a teacher for close combat fighting techniques at the capital city's Royal Guard Academy of the Diurnal Kingdom and the main characters' form teacher (one might even call him a sort of mentor figure). He is not a people person (anti-social, not shy), yet his teaching skills leave nothing to be desired and he's good at judging people.

This is the reason why he introduces the main characters to Om who is considered to be the Chosen One that will save Aether in the future. They accept them into their friend group and together they and other students from all across the planet search for a way to fight the corruption spreading from inside their planet's core where a parasite is absorbing its energy.

Since the Diurnal Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, they need to present their plans in front of the parliament and the Luminescence (religious leader). It just happens that the current Luminescence, Searchmark, was once one of Polarfront's students and more or less his secret lover. They were both young and foolish and when Polarfront discovered that Searchmark had been dared by his friends to start dating their teacher, a relationship which lasted ten years, they broke up and Searchmark joined the royal guard. Now, circa 350 years later, they meet again and the now blind Searchmark recognizes Polarfront by his voice and they have a bittersweet reunion after the presentation.

Aetherians age differently and looking back at the age chart, it doesn't follow any rules nor does it make sense. But it can be used as an approximation to how age works for humans. Polarfront is about 470 years old now (equivalent to a 37 year old human) and Searchmark is 370 (35 year old human).

They have what they call a First Line of Defense type build: sturdy and strong armor protects their organs and their extremities are powerful enough to serve them well in battle. Most main characters are of this build, only Rhiza, one of the older students, is a Second Line of Defense type with a nimbler, more agile physique.

Their armor is fully customizable and represents their heritage, but the fabrics and how they wear them play a more important role in society. Sonatians wear cold colors in honor of their home city that is located in the far south of Aether (it's like a high tech cyberpunk Scandinavian city but on the southern hemisphere). First Line Defenders usually wear them on their shoulders, Second Line Defenders around their hips. If it's on one side, it has to be their dominant one, if it's on both sides then this person does not do manual work. It's different for Second Line Defenders where the placement on both sides means they are a fighter and on either side means they are not.

The general population only wears fabrics in public and it's easy to lie by moving the cape to a different position. The royal family and a select few nobles may wear capes in more than one color. Oops, I strayed too far from the subject. Back to Polarfront. His turquoise shawl is on his left side because he's a leftie.

Polarfront is also the founder of the Exercitus Crudelis ("cruel army", Rhiza suggested the title just for fun and they agreed, much to her dismay) that starts out as a small group of students who promote Aether's environmental protection program. After his death, Searchmark will leave the Luminacy and take over as their new leader, hellbent on avenging his death and slowly turning it into a specialized combat unit with only the original line-up remaining.

First drawing of him (2020)

#light of aether #my ocs #oc stuff #his proportions are ridiculous. big man with tiny t rex arms #sorry for the late reply #i still love how the metal blade was rendered. it almost looks like ice. very fitting

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Events 3.16 (after 1970)

1977 – Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War. 1978 – Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped; he is later murdered by his captors. 1978 – A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near Gabare, Bulgaria, killing 73. 1978 – Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the largest oil spill in history at that time. 1979 – Sino-Vietnamese War: The People's Liberation Army crosses the border back into China, ending the war. 1984 – William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity. 1985 – Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he is not released until December 1991. 1988 – Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. 1988 – Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people. 1988 – The Troubles: Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades. Three persons, one of them a member of PIRA are killed, and more than 60 others are wounded. 1995 – Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865. 2001 – A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China kill 108 people and injure 38 others, the biggest mass murder in China in decades. 2003 – American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah by being run over by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer while trying to obstruct the demolition of a home. 2005 – Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control. 2010 – The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed in a fire. 2012 – Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batter in history to score 100 centuries in international cricket. 2014 – Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia. 2016 – A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30. 2016 – Two suicide bombers detonate their explosives at a mosque during morning prayer on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing 24 and injuring 18. 2020 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929). This follows the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing that it will cut its target interest rate to 0–0.25%. 2021 – Atlanta spa shootings: Eight people are killed and one is injured in a trio of shootings at spas in and near Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. A suspect is arrested the same day. 2022 – A 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, killing 4 people and injuring 225.

#Events

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The Myth of Y/N (Korra x Reader UNREQUITED) Part 18

Hello everyone!

Before I start I want to ask you all something!

Firstly, I have to say a big thank you to everyone who has been reading and posting their thoughts and feedback on this story. It has grown a lot since the first chapter thanks to all of you and I'm glad you are enjoying this story! So, once again, thank you all! :D

However, there is one big question I need to ask.

When I first started "The Myth of Y/N" my main thoughts were that Y/N's love for Korra were unrequited and that it was going to stay unrequited all throughout the story. But, as the story has advanced, my thoughts on that have wavered. Half of me wants to continue to be unrequited through and through, but the other half wants the unrequited love to be temporary and Korra eventually returns the feelings way later on. What can I say? I love happy endings. But I am unsure on which side to listen to. That is why I want to ask my audience about this: You, the readers! This may be my story, but at the end of the day I'm writing all of this to entertain you and that's what matters to me the most.

So which would you all prefer more:

1) Have Y/N's feelings stay unrequited from beginning to end.

2) Have Korra eventually return Y/N's feelings.

I will give it a week or two before I announce the result from this question. But that's it! :D

Enjoy!

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LIGHT AND DARK

Korra's POV

It has been a few days since President Raiko refused to help us via the United Forces. Since then Team Avatar and friends decided to take action into our own hands by attempting to get past the army in the South and enter the Spirit World through the portal. We were initially captured but, thanks to Bumi, we eventually escaped. We are now right by the Southern Portal surrounded by woods, with Asami just leaving with my dad on Oogi so he can recover from his injuries while the rest of us have stayed here.

Everyone is looking for a leader. It's time to be that leader.

I turn to Tenzin. "Once we're inside, you go find Jinora and Y/N."

I then turn to the rest. "Mako, Bolin, and Kyuni will take care of Unalaq while I close the portal, so Vaatu can't escape."

Bolin doesn't seem so confident, though. Honestly, I can't blame him. "Wait a second. Worst case scenario. So we're fighting Unalaq, you close the portals, and let's just say something happens to you. Are we gonna be trapped in there for eternity?"

A reasonable worry, but we can't let this distract us.

"If everything goes as planned, we'll all walk out together after Harmonic Convergence." I assure the others. "If not..."

I trail off. I don't need to finish. We all know what would happen.

After a moment of silence I give the order. "Let's go."

The battle between light and dark has begun.

MEANWHILE

Y/N'S POV

"JINORA!" I yell into the blanket of suffering. No matter how many times I shout out Jinora's name, I get no response.

And this fog...I fear the affects of it are getting worse. I'm starting to see things. Hear things. People and voices from my past.

"Look out for my daughter."

Tenzin. He trusted me. And I failed him. There's no way out of here.

No! That's the fog! Stay determined! I will get out of here!

But how?

I've been walking for who knows how long.

Unalaq has probably released Vaatu by now.

There is no hope anymore. No more light.

I fail-

"-NO!" I shout out. "I have not failed! Not yet! Stay focused!"

I have to remind myself who I am and why I am here. That is the only way I can get out of here.

"I...am Y/N." I begin with. "I am a hero of Republic City, best friend of Avatar Korra. I will find and rescue Jinora!"

Yes...yes!

"I am Y/N." I repeat. "I am a hero of Republic City, best friend of Avatar Korra. I will find and rescue Jinora!"

YES!

"I am Y/N. I am a hero of Republic City, best friend of Avatar Kor-"

"-Oh look! Its Y/N lecturing me about something they can never do!"

Korra?!

I whip back and forth, looking at every possible direction.

That was Korra's voice. It definitely was her.

"You think you're so much better than me at all of this, don't you?!"

It's definitely her!

But she sounds...angry.

"KORRA!" I yell out, running deeper into the fog. "WHERE ARE YOU?!"

I run, and run, and run. But there's no sign of her.

Dammit. It's another trick by the fog. I should have known bet-

"-You just LOVE humiliating me, don't you?!"

KORRA!

I whip back around and...

SHE'S HERE!

But...

Wait.

She's in Air Nomad robes...why is she-

-Wait.

I remember. Those voices...this was during the first few lessons of Korra's airbending training.

That was the day we had our first serious argument in Republic City...

"Korra." I speak up. Can my best friend I see before me even respond?

Then, out of nowhere, she rushes forward right into my face, eyes full of anger!

"ALL YOU'VE BEEN DOING THESE PAST FEW DAYS IS EMBARRASS ME IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!"

Despite being so long, the words still hurt. Are they true? Do I embarrass her? I-

-NO! DON'T LISTEN TO THEM! THEY'RE NOT TRUE! KORRA APOLOGISED! WE'RE FINE!

"WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE NOW AND GO BACK TO THE SOUTH POLE?!"

NO! STOP! SHE APOLOGISED!

Yeah, she apologised. We're just best buddies again, aren't we?

Chi-Blocker Y/N, the person who is always going to Korra's best friend, right?

Cursed to forever pine over someone who will never look at you the way she looks at that handsome firebender, huh?

Why would she even be interested in you, anyway?

Mako was a pro-bender, a skilled firebender, and a policeman who is on his way to becoming a detective He has it all.

And then there's you...

You're just a simple Chi-Blocker who doesn't even have a job. You were merely an audience member in the arena while the firebender was with Korra trying to win the pro-bending championship. You pale in comparison to Mako.

You are nothing.

"STOP!" I shout into the fog, falling to my knees. "ENOUGH WITH THESE THOUGHTS! STOP IT!"

But, then again, that is to be expected from a failure such as you.

You abandoned your parents, left them all alone in the South while you went off to play "hero" in Republic City. And you abandoned them again just to look at some Air Temples and learn more about a vision that you barely understand even now. And, because of your selfish desires, your father was locked up by Unalaq and your mother was left all by herself to deal with it.

And don't get started with Unalaq. You had your suspicions, you saw something was strange, and you still shrugged it off. You shoved those suspicions aside, believed that you were "paranoid", and left Korra vulnerable from her uncle's manipulations.

Sure, she had her friends with her, but none of them understand her like you do, right?

If you were there, could you have prevented all of this? Could you have prevented your father being locked up and leaving your mother all alone?

Could you have prevented Korra from opening the Southern Portal?

What if you are the reason Vaatu will escape? What if you are the reason there will be ten thousand years of darkness?

What if...all of this is your fault?

"NOOOOO!"

Korra, where are you?!

MEANWHILE

Korra's POV

The battle has only lasted for a few minutes and already we're out of time. Mako, Bolin, and Kyuni are trying their hardest to prevent my uncle from coming closer while I am closing the Southern Portal.

"You're running out of time, Raava. I know you feel it coming!"

Vaatu is right. I can feel Harmonic Convergence coming. But I have to do this! I can't fail! I won't! I'll-

-Suddenly, the portal explodes in a surge of spiritual energy, sending me flying and landing harshly, the ground scraping my back intensely.

NO! IT'S HERE!

HARMONIC CONVERGENCE!

I look upwards behind me and I see the two portals connecting, spiritual energy surrounding the two beams. A spark explodes at the connection, causing the beams to react violently with lightning of energy sparkling out of them. Then, the connected beams turn a golden yellow, and the sky, in the blink of an eye, turns into a sinister purple.

I can feel darkness surrounding both the spiritual and physical planes. Any and all light I can feel is slowly being extinguished one by one.

The tree of time!

I whip back to the tree, only to find the lightning from the beams concentrated onto it alone. Before I can rush forward to try and stop it, the prison becomes a blood-red, only for an explosion to occur! The tree remains in tact, but from it a dark spirit emerges. Its the biggest and most powerful foe I have ever faced.

Vaatu.

The dark spirit laughs maniacally, confident and relieved that it is finally, finally, out of his eternal prison.

The darkness has arrived.

Y/N'S POV

No matter how much I run, no matter how many times I repeat who I am, I always hear voices around me. All from my past.

"I've been scared this whole time! I-I've never felt like this before and...Y/N, I don't know what to do!"

"I never played Y/N. On the contrary, they approached me and offered their services after they realised that you were too scared to fight Amon. I'm sure they will do the same soon."

"I told you I would destroy you. Finally, you are powerless."

"You know, you have been taking Tenzin's side a lot recently, but you could never understand! You were powerless against the spirit too!"

"So much anger, young one. Now that you're here, I know exactly how to open the northern portal."

It's not just the voices too. Everywhere I look I see some people I know and care about, standing in front of me and just...staring. Staring at me with all their hatred.

Korra.

Mako.

Bolin.

Asami.

Kyuni.

Tenzin.

And other times I see my past enemies...staring at me with wide grins.

The Liuetenant.

Hiroshi Sato.

Amon.

Unalaq.

I need to snap out of this! I need to focus!

"I am Y/N. I am a hero of Republic City, best friend of Avatar Korra. I will find and rescue Jinora!"

Yes, that's it. Keep going.

"I am Y/N. I am a hero of Republic City, best friend of Avatar Korra. I will find and rescue Jinora!"

Keep going!

"I am Y/N. I am a hero of Republic City, best friend of Avatar Korra. I will find and rescu-"

"-ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

NO! NOT AGAIN! PLEASE NOT THAT PHRASE! ANYTHING BUT THAT!

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

They're so loud! Louder than all the others before!

I run and run and run into the fog, hoping to escape that dreadful voice. But I can't, it's following me wherever I go.

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

STOP! PLEASE!

"WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!" I scream out into the fog, dropping onto my knees.

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

I cover my ears with my hands, desperately trying to stop hearing that awful, awful, phrase. It's been haunting me since that vision. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!

"Please...stop." I weakly mutter.

I look back up and jump backward in shock.

IT'S ANOTHER HUMAN! Is it that Zhao guy again?

Honestly, I don't care. I need a distraction!

I start running towards the figure, unable to stop myself. "Hey! I need help!"

The figure remains motionless, not moving an inch. As I finally get close to it, I stand suddenly still.

What I see shakes me to the core.

In front of me I see someone wearing full white, not much different from the fog, with a dark cloak of some sorts hanging from them. They are wearing some sort of...mask. Its...its kind of like Amon's but, like the figure's clothing, it's pure white too. The areas where there would be eyes are filled with a blood-red glass, and above them is a black lotus symbol. Is...is this a White Lotus member?

I feel a sense of deja vu wash over me. Have I seen this person before?

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

No...NO!

The figure walks forward continuing with their mantra.

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!

I whip back around, ready to run away, but I freeze as I see I am surrounding by thousands of people, wearing full white like the intimidating figure with big black lotus symbols on their chests.

The deja vu feeling intensifies. I have definitely seen them before! Were they in my vision I had all those months ago?!

They advance on me too, repeating the all too familiar mantra.

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

NO! NONE OF THIS IS REAL! I NEED TO FOCUS! FOCUS ON WHO I AM AND WHAT I HAVE TO DO!

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"I am Y/N!"

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE"

"I am a hero of Republic City!"

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"Best friend of Avatar Korra!"

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"I will..."

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"...find..."

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"...and rescue..."

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"Ji-"

"-ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"Jino-"

"-ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"Look out for my daughter."

"JINORA!"

My scream echoes across the fog, its power and ferocity within vanishing the figures that closeted in on me.

I...I did it.

I...

I feel my body growing weaker and weaker, and my vision begins to darken.

No! No...

The whole fog is engulfed in darkness. As I feel my consciousness slip away, I hear one last thing.

"Look out for my daughter."

I'm sorry, Tenzin. I failed.

TIMESKIP

I can myself slowly regain conscious as well as being pulled. Wha-what?

I slowly open my eyes and I see...

...what?!

I see Tenzin, Jinora, Kya, and Bumi in front of me, the latter grasping my hand. They all look pretty tired. I guess the fog affected them greatly too.

The fog...what in the spirts was that?

I...I can barely remember a thing, just a few bits and pieces. The last thing I remember is confronting an illusion of Korra and having some bad thoughts. After that...blank. Dammit.

"Ah...what happened?" Bumi speaks up, clearly as confused as I am.

Kya seems to know the answer, though, as she responds immediately. "I think our brother saved us."

Wait, Tenzin did this? Wow, he's more powerful than I thought.

"Thank you, Tenzin. Thank all of you." I weakly tell them, still recovering from the fog's affects.

Tenzin glances at me, still carrying Jinora, and gives me a small smile. "You're welcome."

Bumi chuckles and slightly nudges me. "Don't mention it, kid."

I nudge him back in response, chuckling as I do so. At the front I see Jinora and Tenzin hugging each other.

"What happened?" Jinora asks her father. "The last thing I remember is dark spirits taking me and Y/N away."

"You two were trapped in the fog of lost souls," Tenzin informs his daughter, his tone gentle, "but I wasn't going to let you stay there."

A gentle smile appears on the young airbender's face, her eyes full of relief. "I'm so happy to see you, dad."

Bumi and Kya walk up to their youngest sibling and embrace them both into a warm hug. I smile softly at the moment, but I don't join in. It's their family moment, I don't want to get in the wa-

"-You just going to stand there, or are you going to join in?" Kya teases me, still hugging her family.

I can feel my eyes beginning to water as I engulf them in a hug too, basking in it all. We stay there for a short while, not saying a word. We're just living the moment.

Unfortunately, the hug is ruined as I remember what happened before Jinora and I were taken.

"I'll see you soon, Raava. Once the Harmonic Convergence comes, I'll be free from this prison. And then I will have my revenge!"

I jump back from the hug, with the action resulting in them to all turn to look at me, concern in their eyes.

I ask them the first thing that came to my mind.

"Where's Korra?"

MEANWHILE

Korra's POV

NO!

My uncle, now the Dark Avatar after being bonded with Vaatu, has ripped Raava out of me. We had a massive, brutal, battle across the spiritual and human worlds, now crashing down in the South Pole. It seemed like I had the advantage but now Unalaq has Raava!

"KORRA!"

Mako!

"He's got the light spirit!"

And Bolin!

"Hold on, Korra!"

And Kyuni too! They're here!

The two brothers and Kyuni send their attacks to my uncle's direction, a tsunami of fire and earth together as one. He creates an ice barrier to protect himself, only for it to be quickly destroyed by Mako and Kyuni's flames. He creates another, only to be destroyed by Bolin's attacks, and a lightning bolt from Kyuni barely misses my uncle as he dodges the attack However, despite the hard effort, he regains the advantage, unleashing a devastating ice barrier right at them, sending them flying and knocking them out cold.

I glance to my left and I see Raava right next to me.

She's so close. If I can just reach out and-

-Before I can get even close to reuniting with the light spirit, Unalaq grabs hold of it with a water tendril and slams it into a nearby rock, proceeding to send a catastrophic attack with the tendril, stabbing it intensely.

AHHHH!

A sharp pain fills all of my senses as I feel my connection to all of my past lives being flickered out one by one.

I see Aang disappearing in flash of bright yellow.

NO!

Unalaq continues attacking and, despite my efforts to stop him, the pain is too much for my body. I feel like I am being engulfed in flames with all my insides burning simultaneously.

Then, Roku disappears in a flash.

Then Kyoshi.

Then Kuruk.

Then Yangchen.

One by one, in a blink of an eye, all of them vanish.

I reach out to Unalaq, desperately trying to stop this...but it's too much.

And with one final attack, Raaa is slashed in half and the light spirit dissolves into the air.

I see Wan, staring at me with acceptance in his eyes, and he too, like all of the others, disappears in a flash.

Unalaq and Vaatu did it...they destroyed Raava. My connection to my past lives...has been severed.

I can feel all my energy being drained from my body and darkness begins to overwhelm me.

I failed.

MEANWHILE

Y/N'S POV

We are all walking back to the two portals where I stop dead in my tracks.

Something's wrong. Something terrible has happened. I can feel it. The spiritual energy all around me is screaming.

Something happened to Korra. Did...did Unalaq and Vaatu...

I stop myself from finishing that awful thought. I turn to Jinora at the same time she turns to me, our eyes widened. She felt it too.

"Guys." I call out to the rest, gaining their attention. They stop and turn to look at us, concern written across their features. "Something terrible has happened."

"Y/N is right." Jinora agrees. "The world is in trouble."

Tenzin tilts his head, his eyes widened. "What are you two talking about? How do you know?"

"We can feel it." I inform the others. "Something has happened to Korra. Something terrible."

I have to do something about it! I need to go back to where Korra is! She needs help!

Jinora walks to the others, holding a spiritual butterfly in her hand. "This light spirit will guide you out of the Spirit World. We have to go help."

Wait, we?!

"No, Jinora. Think about this." I tell her. "We just got out. I don't want you to be in any more danger."

"Y/N is right." Tenzin agrees with me. "Please, Jinora."

The young airbender looks at Tenzin and gives him a determined gaze. "I have to do this. I know I can do this."

I sigh in defeat. Nothing is going to change her mind. Dammit.

"Look out for my daughter."

I look back up at Tenzin, gazing right into his eyes. "Tenzin, I swear on my life I will protect Jinora. Nothing will harm her."

Before Tenzin can respond, Jinora and I begin to glow in a blue, calm, light! What is going on?!

I can feel myself slowly slipping away from the here and now, the area slowly becoming nothing but blackness all around me. The last thing I hear is "Jinora, Y/N, wait!" from Tenzin, before everything becomes silent.

...

Everything is black. There is no sound, no no noise, no voice, nothing. Just nothing. And yet...I feel like it's everything. I...I can't explain it. Despite there being nothing to see or hear, I feel like I can see and hear everything. Like I am part of the spiritual energy that binds everything together, both the physical and spiritual planes.

"I have waited a long time for this moment."

What?!

That was a voice, a loud and booming one. I can't tell whether it's a male's voice or a female one. It...it seems like a mixture of the two, and the mere sound of it feels powerful and full of life.

"Wh-what?! Who's there?" I speak up, still retaining the ability to speak. I can't see anyone!

The voice chuckles in response, clearly amused by confused state. "Do not worry, I mean you no harm. I am your friend. Your guide."

Guide?!

"Can...can you show yourself?" I ask them, my confusion not wavered in the slightly.

I get no response for a moment, leaving me alone in utter silence.

"Turn around."

What?!

I turn around in this black void and see-

ME?! THAT'S ME!

I'm not imaging it, that is definitely me right in front...of me. It's appearance is exactly the same as it was before Jinora and I left. My eyes a shining E/C and my hair a H/C, a few hairs out of place from the long journey I have been on. My water tribe clothes are still clean, though. I guess my spiritual clothes don't get dirty? The figure, who looks like me (spirits that's so confusing), has a small smile on their face.

"Is this better?" the entity asks me, their smile still present.

I seem to be floating closer to the entity, gazing into the entity's (or mine?) eyes. "You...you look like me. How is that possible?"

The entity chuckles again, louder than before. "Forgive me. I forget that this is not normal for most. My appearance cannot be comprehended by a human mind, therefore I have chosen a form that you are most familiar with: yourself.

"I...I see." I respond after a few short moments. "Who are you?"

The entity's smile widens. "I told you. I am your guide. You can call me that, if you wish."

The Guide? That's mysterious.

The entity chuckles again. "Indeed, I suppose it does sound mysterious."

Wait, what?! I didn't say anything!

"There are other ways of listening, Y/N."

"How do you know my name?!" I ask the Guide, my frustration growing. "Actually, I have no time for this. My friend is in trouble!"

The Guide's face, my face, falls slightly. "Ah, yes. Vaatu's conquest for darkness has resulted in Raava being separated from the Avatar. Their conflict has always been like this."

What?!

"What are you talking about?" I shout at them, my anger at its peak. "Who are you, really? And don't tell me you're my guide! I want answers!"

The Guide sighs in response to my question. "Of course you do. If I was in your predicament, I would do the same. But it is not that simple."

I harden my gaze and float even closer to the entity until we're merely a couple meters apart from one another. "Tell me."

The Guide sighs again but this time...in defeat. "In our universe there is light and dark. Life and death. Creation and destruction. Peace and conflict. Order and chaos. These concepts and ideas originate from and personified by two: Raava, the spirit of peace and light. And Vaatu, the spirit of darkness and chaos. These are the fundamentals of the universe. Are you with me so far?"

I nod in confirmation, taking all of the information in.

The Guide smiles in response and continues. "Now, you will naturally assume it has always been like this. But it has not. There was a one moment where there was no time, no space, no physical world nor spirit world. Just nothing. I am one of few that existed before nothing, but then the universe as you know it was born and with it came Raava and Vaatu. I am everything and nothing all at once. I am the guide to those who need it...such as yourself.

That...that is a lot to take in.

The Guide chuckles from my thoughts. "I suppose it is. But I did not bring you here to tell you the inner workings of existence. I brought you here so you can save your friend and help her bring balance back into the world."

I tilt my head in confusion. "And how am I going to do that? I'm not that powerful, I'm not that unique, how can I help against the spirit of darkness?!"

"You have always been unique and powerful, Y/N." The Guide assures me. "Both before and after Harmonic Convergence. You are flowing with spiritual energy, your connection to it just needs to be increased, to be harnessed. And that is what I will do. With it, you will be able to aid Avatar Korra in her fight with Vaatu."

"Korra is fighting Vaatu?!" I ask the entity, my surprise at its peak.

The Guide nods in confirmation. "Yes. At this very moment your friend is fighting him and his plaything in the centre of the area you refer to as Republic City. Despite being separated from Raava, she has used the tree of time to energybend her spirit out of her body and create a powerful astral projection of herself. I will grant you a similar ability on a smaller scale, to spiritually project yourself to aid in the battle between the light and dark. The same ability will be granted to Jinora too."

"Jinora!" I speak up, realisation dawning me. She isn't here! "Where is she? Is she okay?!"

"Your friend is perfectly fine." The Guide comforts my worries. "She is just waiting until I send both of you back. She does not know of any of this. I wanted to speak with you, specifically."

Me? The Guide wanted to speak...to me?! Why me?!

Wait a second...

What the entity said at the beginning...

"I have waited for this moment for a long time."

They knew this was going to happen...

"Correct." The Guide confirms.

But...how?!

"That's not possible." I declare, my eyes widened in shock. "N-No-one can see the future!"

The Guide chuckles, I guess in amusement from my...ignorance. "For me, there is no past, present, or future. The battle between Avatar Korra and Vaatu in Republic City has always been happening. It was happening when you and her first arrived in Republic City, and it will be happening when you finally understand your vision."

My vision?!

"ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!"

"You know about my vision, don't you?!" I urgently ask them. "Please, tell me what it is!"

My face that the entity is using falls into sadness. "Unfortunately, I cannot. You must be the one to learn what it means. I cannot intervene. But I will tell you this: There will come a time in your life where you will be at your most conflicted. A time where you will have to make a choice, a choice that will change everything. You must choose wisely."

WHAT?! THAT DOESN'T HELP!

"That doesn't help at all!" I tell them, full of worry. "I'm going to make several choices like that when helping the Avatar! Can you be a bit more specific?"

The Guide smiles at my complaints. "Like I said, I cannot intervene. Good luck. You will not remember any of this."

Suddenly, a bright flash of light fills my vision and I hear one last thing from The Guide as I am sent back into the world.

"Goodbye, Y/N."

MEANWHILE

Korra's POV

This is it. This is how I will die.

Despite being able to have a fighting chance with the fusion of Unalaq and Vaatu, I have been pushed to my limits. I can't find Raava, and now the Dark Avatar has surrounded me in their water beams, corrupting my soul.

It's almost done, I can feel it. My soul is nearly gone. Soon it will be lost in the darkness.

"With you out of the way, I will be the one true Avatar." the monster declares, full of confidence.

I'm sorry everyone. I'm so sorry.

However, just before the process is complete, I see two balls of energy emerging from the sky and descending towards me. I look closer and...

Y/N AND JINORA?!

They stop right in front of me and, after a few short moments, unleash a flash of pure gold. This light weakens and distracts the Dark Avatar long enough for me to break out of their water beams. Once it fades and Jinora and Y/N dissapear, I see the chest of the dark monster beginning to glow.

"NO!" they roar out, their confidence now replaced with fear.

Wait...could it be?

"RAAVA!"

I rush forward to the Dark Avatar and punch them right in the jaw, knocking them backwards, and proceed to jab my hand right into their chest, piercing their skin and shoving it right inside. Before they can react I grab the light from within, pulling Raava out of the darkness.

Now I have to do what I must.

I surround the fusion of my uncle and Vaatu with water beams and energybend them into submission. Their screams in agony fade away as they dissolve into a golden cloud of spiritual energy.

"Go in peace."

I did it.

I stopped the darkness.

Raava, Y/N, and Jinora remerge, the former facing me. "Harmonic Convergence is nearly over. We must return to the Spirit World so we can fuse once again.

They all descend onto my palms and I launch us into the air, beginning my journey back into the Spirit World.

Raava and I have to fuse together...before it's too late.

Y/N'S POV

We are on our way to the Spirt World. When I saw the Dark Avatar I thought that...that was actually Korra's uncle once. And now he was just some monster. But, thankfully, Jinora and I were able to help Korra defeat them both.

Finally we arrive at the Spirit World, with it defeating the dark spirits that were surrounding the tree of time. When Korra releases us, Jinora and I float back down to the rest. Whilst the young airbender goes and talks with her father, I go to the rest of my friends. It's been too long since I've seen them.

Mako, Bolin, and Kyuni's jaws are on the floor when they see me looking like some sort of angel.

"Hey, guys." I nonchalantly tell them, waving simultaneously.

They all rush forward and start bombarding me with so much chatter.

"Y/N! YOU LOOK SO AWESOME!"

"I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE FINE!"

"ARE YOU OKAY, Y/N? I TOLD YOU TO BE CAREFUL, YOU IDIOT!"

I chuckle at the scene before me. "I'll explain everything later, guys. I have to go now. I'll see you soon."

Before they can respond, I finally feel myself finally letting go.

...

I jump forward in shock, breathing heavily. I can feel myself being engulfed by two pairs of arms wrapped around me.

"Y/N! YOU'RE OKAY!"

"DON'T EVER SCARE US LIKE THAT AGAIN!"

MUM! DAD!

"Mum, Dad!" I exclaim, wrapping my arms around them. "I'm fine! I missed you guys so much!"

I look around the scenery and realise I'm in the Southern Water Tribe compound. I also realise I'm in a pool of water, no doubt it was being used it to help me and Jinora.

After a long, warm hug, we release.

"Y/N! You're fine!"

I whip back and see Asami looking at me with a massive grin. I shoot a grin back at her. "I am, thanks to all of you! It's good seeing you again, Asami."

A moment afterwards Jinora wakes up too, a smile on her face. She embraces Master Katara, who is also in the room, into a tight hug. "Gran-Gran, I missed you."

We all smile at the moment until Asami speaks up again. "What about Korra and the others?"

I send her a small smile. "They're all fine." I assure everyone. "Korra saved us all."

We did it. We actually did it.

The world is saved.

The light has defeated the dark.

TIMESKIP

I finally walk out of the Southern Watertribe Compound, finally feeling the cold air against my face. It's good to be back in my own body.

"Are you running off already?"

I turn around and see my parents, looking at me with smiles on my faces.

I remember all of those negative thoughts I had back in the Fog of Lost Souls. I remember how true they were...

I feel a tears slowly pouring down my cheeks as I remember all of it. How could have I been so selfish leaving my parents like that? What kind of a child am I?

My parents rush up to me and embrace me in yet another hug, tighter than before. I can hear them whispering to me.

"What's wrong, dear?"

"Y/N, we're all fine."

"We got you, we got you."

"We love you so much, Y/N."

My sobs intensify as I hear them. Spirits, I really don't deserve them.

"I'm so sorry." I manage to get out, hugging them tighter.

"What are you talking about?" my father asks me, his voice gentle. "Why are you apologising?"

I slowly rise my gaze to meet their eyes, their concern evident. "I shouldn't have left you two alone. I could have done something! Dad, you were arrested by Unalaq! And Mum, you were left all alone after dad was gone! I wasn't there to help at all and-and-"

"-Hey, don't apologise." my mother gently assures me, placing her hands on my shoulders. "You have nothing to be sorry for, Y/N. None of what happened was your fault, okay?"

I wipe my eyes, trying to get the tears off me. "But-"

"-No buts." My father interrupts. "None of this was your fault. It was Unalaq's. And we're perfectly fine! You were where you thought you were needed the most and you helped Korra save the world. We are so proud of you, Y/N."

The corners of my mouth curve upwards into a small smile. "Thank you. I really don't deserve you two."

My parents chuckle at my comment and embrace me in another hug. My mother whispers into my ear "Actually, we think it's the other way around."

I smile at her comment. "I love you, Mum. I love you, Dad."

"We love you too." they both immediately reply.

We stay like that for a while, basking in the moment.

Until...

"Y/N!"

I smile widens as I hear Bolin's shout. I turn around and see Oogi landing in front of us, carrying all of my friends. They all jump off, wide grins on their faces as they all rush towards me.

Bolin, in particular, grabs and pulls me in a bone-crushing hug. "Y/N! YOU'RE BACK!"

I reciprocate the bone-crushing hug. "Of course I'm back! Like you said, Team Avatar wouldn't be the same without me, huh?"

"It certainly would not." Mako replies, walking to us. After Bolin lets go of me, the firebender and I embrace as well. It isn't as bone-crushing as it was with me with the earthbender's but its meaning and sentiment are equally as strong.

"It's good to see you again, Mako." I tell him as we let go. I turn to look at everyone with a big smile. "It's great to see all of you."

Wait a minute. Someone's missing...where's

OW!

I feel a sharp, painful impact on my left shoulder. I turn to see Kyuni with a furious look on her face.

Uh oh.

""It's just temples." you said, "Nothing dangerous", you said." Kyuni sarcastically throws my words back into my face, glaring right into my soul. "And yet the next thing we hear is your soul being trapped in the Spirit World! What do you have to say for yourself?!"

Shit. Okay, Y/N, choose your words wisely.

"Uh...sorry?"

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!

I gulp as I see her eyes blaze in fury.

Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit

It turns out my demise will be due to Kyuni and not the Dark Avatar as I thought it would be after all.

Well...here it goes.

"You are lucky my happiness to see you alive and well outweighs my anger." Kyuni tells me after a short intense silence, calming down a little, "but next time you might not be so fortunate."

Phew, that was a close one.

Wait.

I might not be so fortunate next time? What does that mean?!

Uhhhh...thanks?

Then, as if nothing happened at all, Kyuni flashes me a teasing smile before walking off to the Southern Water Tribe Compound.

Okay...that just happened.

Before I can do anything else I immediately get tackled into a hug, arms wrapped around my neck.

It's Korra.

I wrap my arms around her waist, making the hug tighter. I feel so warm and happy right now.

Then again, I shouldn't be surprised. It's Korra after all.

"I'm so glad you're okay." Korra whispers into my ear, her voice full of relief.

I smile warmly at the words. "And I'm glad you're okay too. You looked so awesome out there, you being a blue giant spirity Korra."

My best friend snorts in humour at my description of her astral projection. "You really need to come up with better names and descriptions."

I laugh at her teasing, tears of joy at the corners of my eyes. "You're probably right. Maybe I should seek help from Bolin about that."

"HEY!"

We all laugh at Bolin's outburst, the intense situation before now long forgotten.

It's good to be back.

TIMESKIP

We're all at the Southern Palace in Wolf Cove. It turns out I missed a lot of things while I was gone.

Firstly, Korra, despite being fused with Raava again, has lost her connection with her past lives. I remember the saddened look on her face when she told me this and my heart broke from it. I tried comforting her about it but its clear it has left an impact on her.

Secondly, Korra decided to leave both the Northern and Southern Portals open so humans and spirits can interact freely with one another. I do not know how this will affect the world moving forward, but I will support her all to the end.

I also learned that Bolin was a "mover star". I wasn't too sure what a "mover" was until he told me about it and it sounded pretty cool. He also told me how Varrick, the guy Asami was dealing with, tried to kidnap President Raiko in a plot to financially benefit from the Civil War but luckily Bolin stopped him. Thank the spirits.

However, I also learned something else. Something really important that happened a while ago and just happened again.

Korra and Mako broke up.

Despite the signs from earlier, I was still really shocked. I heard everything about the initial break up, how Korra lost her memories temporary and etcetera. I was initially pissed at how Mako handled the situation, but I have calmed down now seeing Korra wasn't mad at him about it, same with Asami surprisingly.

I am sad for them that their relationship ended, I really am, but...I would be lying if I said part of me wasn't happy that its over. I do feel bad about it but I can't help it. Not now, obviously, but maybe in the future...I might have a chance with Korra.

But, like I said, that's in the future. Right now I need to focus on the present.

Korra is about to make a speech to the residents of Wolf Cove about the entire situation. Before that though, I need to talk to someone.

I walk up to Tenzin who is talking to his family. Jinora notices me first and she smiles and waves at me, clearly full of joy. "Hey, Y/N!"

I smile back and wave back to her. "Hey, Jinora."

I look up to Tenzin and the rest, their attention on me. I look at Tenzin specifically and give him a knowing look. "Is it fine if I can talk to you about something, Tenzin?"

"Of course." the airbender responds, his tone gentle. We all walk away from the group and, once we get out of earshot from the rest, we stop.

"Is something wrong, Y/N?" Tenzin asks me, full of concern.

"Look out for my daughter."

I sigh heavily and look down in shame. "Before we went to the Spirit World, you told me to look out for Jinora. And almost immediately afterwards we got separated , got captured by Unalaq and then finally got trapped in the Fog of Lost Souls where we got separated again. I failed you...and I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

I look back up and I see Tenzin's eyes widen in surprise. Eventually he calms down and places a hand on my right shoulder, his touch gentle.

"There is no need to be sorry, Y/N." Tenzin assures me, his tone full of compassion. "I know you tried your hardest to protect Jinora, and she has told me how brave you were to talk back against Unalaq in the Spirit Library and how you protected her in the fog . I'm just glad you two are safe and sound."

An overwhelming amount of emotion washes over me and I pull him into a hug, causing the airbender to make a surprised sound from it. After a second, though, he returns the hug, now full of warmth.

"Hey, you two!" Kya calls to us, breaking the moment. "Korra is nearly ready to make that speech now! Let's go!"

We both let go of the hug, smile at each other, and proceed to walk outside to the entrance of the palace. After a few minutes, I see Korra walking up to the podium. I'm in between Jinora and Master Katara. I glance to my right and see my best friend, who also briefly glances at me too. We send each other small smiles for a split second before she begins her speech to the Southern Water Tribe.

"The war of the water tribes is over." Korra declares, full of confidence. "Unalaq has been defeated and the northern fleet is returning home. The water tribes will always be allies, but the southern tribe is now independent and the Southern Council of Elders has appointed my father, Tonraq, to be your new Chief!"

WAIT REALY?! AWESOME!

The crowd thinks so too as it erupts into thunderous applause and cheering. I spot my parents at the front, cheering widely too. I guess my family is friends with royalty now, huh?

But Korra is not done yet. "I've realised that even though we should learn from those who came before us, we must also forge our own path. So that is why I've decided to keep the portals open. Humans can now physically enter the Spirit World and spirits will be free to roam our world. I will no longer be the bridge. Humans and spirits must learn to live together. My mission will always be to use Raava's light spirit to guide the world toward peace and balance. Harmonic Convergence has caused a shift in the planet's energy. I can feel it. Things will never be the same again. We are entering a new age."

As the crowd erupts into even more cheering, I look up to the sky. The beautiful southern lights, the several colourful spirits dancing above.

Korra's right. There is a shift in the planet's energy. I can feel it too. In fact, I can feel a change in myself. I don't know what it is but I can't wait to find out.

We are indeed entering a new age...and I can't wait to be a part of it.

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And that's it! That's the end of Book Two!

What did you all think of Book Two of The Myth of Y/N? Did you like it?

What did you think of "The Guide"? Part of me isn't particularly a fan since it might feel like a Deus Ex Machina, but I wanted Y/N to be more involved in the final battle as well as another reason...

I know there weren't that many Team Avatar interactions in Book Two but do not worry, there will be loads in Book Three! So stay tuned!

Feel free to ask questions! Constructive criticism is always appreciated!

See you all in the next chapter! :D

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dysrope · 1 year

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Cities for the City God, Problems for the Problem Throne

[turn 14 continued: 12-2*3(found city)-1(command avatar(found city))=5]

Three more major cities emerged inn the underworld over this century: Saksnes, Siktun, and Vaknerat

Saksnes is another expansion in the east. Tanmak's position grows ever stronger, and it has started openly making independent policy decisions, for itself, and for other cities, and going against commands from the capital. Tanmak's ruler has even taken to calling herself Empress [translator's note, there is no historical baggage, or any formal hierarchy of titles here, but empress certainly sounds like a fancier title than queen, and does imply sovereignty. literal translation might be something like "supreme hereditary appointed ruler of multiple cities"]. But the tributes still flow, as Chivik's military might remains supreme and the crucial chokepoint of Retvik remains in loyalist hands.

Siktun is an overseas colony, budded off from Chital. Like Chital it is based on fishing and aquaculture, but unlike Chital it is far away from Chivik, and definitely an encroachment on traditional tribal lands. It is also worryingly close to the northern trade route with the Memnarks, and there has been repeated attacks here. It is difficult for Chivik's armies to get here fast, and while the local garrison is large enough to hold the city and some key outposts, it cannot permanently crush all the opposition.

Vaknerat is an independent city far to the west, guarding the passage between the area around the Hypogeum and the central Underworld. It is quite different from other Tiktik cities, as it began as a humble caravanserai on the vital occidental trade route. Recognizing the key position, there was often conflict between different local tribes, and several wars were faught over it. Eventually, five of the main tribes realized that all the fighting was bad for business, and agreed to share the area and build up fortifications around it. This soon grew into a thriving city, and its walls rival those of any eastern city. Its unique origin means it has an equally unique social and political structure; it is officially a tribal confederation, and the five tribes remain the main political actors. The city is ruled by a council of five tribal leaders, the Pentarchy, and many institutions (such as the military) exist fivefold. Within the tribes there is clan politics, and different tribes have different traditions, and methods of choosing leaders. Any outside clans that wish to settle here must either gain access to one of the tribes, or content themselves with being unrepresented second-class citizens.

#world 02547 diegesis

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iricathel · 2 years

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-> H i e r a r c h y 🌙

[This list is arranged from highest to lowest position and power]

-> Royalty [Hibous] 👑

King (Basilias) and Queen (Basilissa) . Is the main ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth. Is considered and forced to be the most powerful and strongest member of the entire clan, as they are idolized as a leader of god-like powers in order to guide the clan to success, fortune and wellness.

King and Queen Consort. Is the spouse of the current ruler of the clan who not only has the obligation to support and advise their spouse but also to orchestrate events, participate in councils or other duties that the same spouse could assign to them to help with royal obligations. Is considered the ruler's pillar to represent order and harmony 'inside the crown'.

King Father or Queen Mother. Is the parent of the current ruler and spouse of the previous one who, either because they're prohibited from inheriting the throne due to not being blue blooded* or because they're retired, they don't occupy the throne and is now in charge of being the second pillar serving as counselors. They are mostly tasked with helping with the lighter responsibilities of royalty and organizing small events such as occasional banquets or parties, but can also be assigned as representatives of a sector (The High Court, Healers or heads of a community).

Great Prince (Pryngyx) and Princess (Pryemonyss). They are the siblings of the ruler who maintain their title of prince or princess in case of the death of the ruler to occupy the throne, however, as soon as the ruler has descendants this title differentiates the siblings with the heirs since they can no longer take the throne. They have very little relevance in the monarchy, they are in charge of helping in the simplest or in keeping the reputation stable and the clan entertained and at the same time interested in the crown, apart from that they have a very carefree life.

Prince and Princess. They are the heirs to the throne by being the offsprings of the ruler and they are only responsible for hosting some special events, but it is very rare. They are usually only concerned with receiving the education to properly prepare themselves to be the next kings, but others can also serve as messengers and organizers in the palace if given this permission.

Great Duke and Duchess. It is a royal relative to whom the ruler granted this title as permission to govern a territory in the ruler's name. Currently, they would function as the mayors, but they cannot make reforms, laws or any other type of movement without the consultation and permission of the ruler, so they often keep in touch and this person is only in charge of being the communication bridge between the ruler and the people of a specific territory for better control.

-> Nobility ⚜️

Marques and Marchioness. This title is given to those people with the same commission as a grand duke and duchess, but they are distinguished from these by not being relatives of royalty. Very few members have this title.

Count and Countess. This title is granted to the most qualified people to be the leaders of the military unit of the clan, these being the highest position of all, giving them all the responsibility of the army.

Viscount and Viscountess. This title grants the privilege of controlling citizenship, that is, it is responsible for leading and organizing small groups of soldiers who are responsible for maintaining order in cities and towns (as well as police today).

Baron and Baroness. Usually these titles are given to successful people in different ranks such as entrepreneurs of large companies, military generals and other categories that produce a lot of money and require leadership.

Knight [Nastcha] and lady. It is the lowest title of nobility and is given to soldiers and daughters of barons and baronesses who may later become ladies-in-waiting for a royal member (basically as a high ranking maid, but they were very close to royalty and even allowed to make friends, they were the most trusted people).

-> Healers 🔱

High Priest. Is the most powerful healer in the entire coven. It is usually the oldest healer but in reality everything depends on the latent power in the healer. Thus, there may be young but powerful High Priests . There is only one in the hierarchy.

Council of wise. They are in charge of helping the High Priest to carry out the rituals within the coven. They are also in charge of advising the healers on some ways to increase their spiritual energy. It mostly consists of a group of 7 members.

Supreme visionaries. They are healers who have somehow reached the peak of their powers. Their powers are usually equal to three or four Whisperers but are only surpassed by the power of the High Priest. It consists mostly of a group of 12 members.

Whisperers. They are the healers properly explained. These may or may not belong to a coven. Those who do not belong usually travel selling their potions or simply to learn and improve their magic. They are a group with an unlimited number of members.

||As you can guess, this group is fully dedicated to magic, more focused on defense and regeneration, many of them working as doctors, surgeons and nurses.

This sector is also a middle class, since it stands out from the lower class due to its importance and contribution to the clan, they do not have the same privileges as the upper class either, but they do have special payments and permits||

-> Workers 🪙

The services and industrialization sector are the most exploited in the clan and in this, there is also a small hierarchy in which the position that receives the most money has a higher position in its internal hierarchy.

Here they enter from executives, treasurers and supervisors, to fishermen, blacksmiths and tailors; in addition, small organizations of the same or similar category (for example, craftsmen and carpenters) called Guilds are organized to help each other and negotiate prices so as not to create competition with a large price difference and prevent businesses from closing. In addition, they choose a spokesperson for the community to say their complaints, compliments and requests to the sovereigns.

||Both this sector and the unity of peasants and servants, despite not having the same privileges as those of the upper class, continue to have benefits such as free public health, right to free public education, public bathrooms, gestation of aid, fountains, small climatic oases and more for guarantee a good life||

-> Peasants and servants 🌾

Despite the fact that they do not have a clear difference with the sector of workers, the peasants and servants, being a minority sector in the clan, contribute little relevance, for which they are classified as the penultimate step of the hierarchy since they can also be sons of slaves or persons previously belonging to another rung of the hierarchy who had become seriously indebted (for example, a duke may become a peasant or serf to pay off his debts).

They have the same benefits as the workers but they are more socially rejected.

This sector only consists of 6% of the clan's production, of which only 0.8% of this production is used for foreign trade.

-> Slaves ⛓️

This is already the last rung of this hierarchical pyramid and, despite the fact that they continue to have some benefits such as access to public health, hygiene, clean and always renewed clothes along with some entertainment, they do not receive any salary, they do not receive aid or protection rights by being exposed to physical and verbal abuse. This is because they are not considered equal, not having a life or soul anymore.

This is a completely adult group, since the slaves originate from losing bets in which they put their own lives on the line, eternally chaining them to the person who would now be their master. However, these cannot be sold; if you want to get rid of a slave, it will be by freeing them of their debt or by killing them. Slaves are also considered material assets, so they can be inherited.

||A small advantage is that in the event of a serious illness or injury, they can take medical leave that allows them to rest without working under paid treatment||

*Blue blood: It is the term used to categorize those who were born with royal blood, whether they are the same members, close, second or even distant relatives, since they continue to share the same "blessed" blood type of the royals.

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