#overcoming demons

[inkedberries]

day 3 of oc-tober!! prompt: occupation hunters canNot be bothered with fairies and their absolute bullshittery

prompts taken from here!!

#enter>> hunter #i still have not overcome the naming stage for this character yet #let's just call him aldric lmao #oc #original character #oc-tober #my art #dem the little demon

[loveaetingkids]

I haven’t seen others talking about it but shot out to Maya from Maya and the Three for being such a great character: from the very beginning she is shown to be rowdy and tomboyish,but instead of becoming a completely different person by the end of the series she works on her flaws (such as impulsivity and lying) without changing these aspects of herself. She took her mothers advice to be more diplomatic without putting down her macuahuitl. She loves her friends,family and Zatz equally,without one outweighing the other. Her love for them motivated her to finish off Mictlan.She is silly,she is heroic,she is strong,she is loving.She is the sun.

#*me.with tears in my eyes* women are my favorite guy #but seriously i loved how the series portrayed maya overcoming different obstacles without demonizing or mary suing her #her lying to her team about killing mictlan was selfish on her part.but we also know why she did that #but on the other hand we see that victories don’t come easy to her either: #hence the whole constantly-breaking-your-arm thing #anywho she’s my blorbo #maya and the three #maya y los tres #maya and the 3 #matt #mat3 #princess maya #maya princess of teca #shower thoughts

[demigod-of-the-agni]

My faith is weak, and I feel a dark shadow over me.

Possession Johns are below the cut !! (blood/gore warning)

i will pay for your therapy

#tw gore #tw body horror #i drew this like WAYYYYY way way wayyy back when. didn't post this until now (obviously) #i was procrastinating and wandered into the faith tag and was overcome with the sudden urge to show you guys the babygirl #twas early this year- see that downgrade in art style and quality and the old signature? me too. retches. also hands. goodbye #i might do a redraw but idk #bro looks like he's questioning why the demon in the mirror is doing uh. doing the. hmm #also the missing roman collar!!!!!!!! literally sobbing. cannot be bothered to go back and edit it in. pretend it's there #i was hesitant to post this bc uh! gore!! but i figured eh why not. weeeeeeeee #john im so sorry you look so sad in this i'll do you better in the redraw i promise #like. the teeth. they're not even good teeth. the dentist in me is sobbing. im sorry. i'll give you perfects molars and incisors next time #tw blood #tw horror #john ward #faith game #faith the unholy trinity #john faith #faith john ward #artoftheagni

[bitteraristocrat]

Spillways

"All your faith

All your rage

All your pain [...]

It's the cruel beast that you feed

It's your burning, yearning need to bleed

Through your spillways"

Lyrics: Ghost "Spillways"

#ciel phantomhive #kuroshitsuji #black butler #original art #BitterAristocrat #I was listening to Ghost and was overcome with the need to draw him yelling for power #“Demon! I'll make a contract with you!”

[allykatsart]

Sorry I have FNAF thoughts I must share.

The thing about William, specifically in the fnaf movie but also kinda in the games, is that he's... Just some guy? Like.... yeah he possesses springtrap at some point, but before that... William Afton is second to his creations.

The animatronics are the ones we see killing the intruders, they're the threat Mike has to navigate. William only comes in at the end to interfere when they're not able to kill Abby and Mike.

Even then he doesn't have powers like the kids do. He can't lock doors, make you see visions of a child to follow, he's secondary to the things he has created.

(ye I know this is probably gonna change but like I'm focusing on the first movie)

And isn't it fitting that his ego is what gets him killed? He tries too hard to make the animatronics seem small, like he is the monster behind it all. But really.... He's just some guy and he dies all the same. He thought too highly of himself, thought what happened to the kids could never happen to him.

William Afton isn't as special as he thinks he is. Because he's just some guy.

#fnaf #fnaf movie #william afton #fnaf movie william afton #mathew lillard #five nights at freddy's #hes so small inside and he wants to make himself a big scary monster #but that doesnt change the inferiority he feels inside #he tries to forget it but in the end #he hasn't grown and he hasnt changed unlike our heros who have overcome personal demons #and because what hes doing is hurting people #the consequences of his actions bite him and bite H A R D #analysis #this thought arose from a conversation with my sibling about William getting his ass beat my Michael Myers #which i agree with absolutely #im sorry but pre springlock hes just another guy #still human

[angelsdean]

people wanting Sam to be a Special Girl so bad (including himself) when over and over the literal text says there is Nothing actually special abt him (or any of the Special Children!!!!!) they literally only got their powers because of Azazel’s blood (and then seemingly lost their powers when he dies, giving good textual evidence for the theory that their powers were drawing on Azazel’s own powers). And then Sam only gets powers again (but different ones! Not telekinesis or other Special Children powers) when he drinks regular demon blood in s4. Like it’s verrrrry clear in the text that his powers are derived from introducing substances into his system, they are not inherent. Sam’s own insecurities abt his inherent monsterhood and impurity color assumptions and how people read him but those are crucially his own skewed perceptions. But the actual text shows us that there was nothing special abt him or the other children. They were simply the children of victims he conned into making deals with him. But none of them were born monstrous or different, they were simply dosed with Azazel’s blood as babies and that worked their way into their systems and lay dormant until he decided to activate their powers (that they draw from him). Thee only thing Sam has that gave an edge over the other Special Children is his Lucifer bloodline but that in itself only makes him a stronger vessel but doesn’t give him any additional powers, just like being the Michael vessel or being a vessel for Cas didn’t give Dean (and Adam) or Jimmy any additional powers. I know people want Sam to be Special and different (and Sam is convinced he is, for better or for worse) but the thing is, he really really isn’t ! And I mean that with love. Sam thinks he’s doomed, that he’s monstrous and inherent impure and Wrong, but he’s not! He was not born bad or even different. He’s not Wrong to feel that way, he’s entitled to his feelings, but just because he feels something doesn’t make it factually true. And his powers are shows over and over to originate from introducing outside substances (demon blood) into his system. I think anyone regularly consuming demon blood (or given blood from a powerful demon like a Prince of Hell) could manifest these kinds of powers, we just didn’t get to see that happen again. Also on that note, feeding on grace should’ve been a thing and we should’ve seen Dean with angel powers as a fun little parallel. Ok, the end.

#every time I see something abt sam being oh so special or inherently monstrous / powerful I’m like. no<3 #reread the text and stop living in Sam’s head where that’s what HE thinks but which is factually unsupported by the text #demon blood = powers #no demon blood = no powers #i know the reading that he’s suppressing his powers in the later seasons is common but he literally. just does not have them anymore #now what Should be the reading is that he is constantly constantly struggling and overcoming the itch to consume demon blood again #bc the text frames it as an addiction and it should’ve continued to be explored in the later seasons as an addiction #and something he still struggle with #vic.txt #mymeta #sam studies

[poorlittleyaoyao]

back on my bullshit (wondering how and when the characters who are not part of cultivation society became cultivators to begin with)

#I maintain that MY doesn’t receive full training till he’s with the Wen in CQL canon bc he has! no! weapon! before that #but in the novel it specifically SAYS he’s a cultivator when he first meets NMJ #bc WWX comments that MY’s lack of proper foundation is a deficit he can’t ever fully overcome #so on THAT note how did XY become so good at demonic cultivation that he got recruited by Jinlintai’s shady research department? #in novel canon WWX pioneers demonic cultivation so where would XY have learned it independently THAT QUICKLY as a teen? #and while demonic cultivation requires no golden core XY must have one bc he can keep up with XXC and LWJ in combat #and is totally unfazed by all the serious injuries he takes #‘golden cores are hard to forge’ and ‘standard cultivation knowledge is inaccessible to common ppl’ are both major plot points #SO WHERE DID THE FUNTIME MURDER LADS GET THEIR ABILITIES IN THE NOVEL?

[darealsaltysam]

something about john ward as a character that makes me cry like a baby

#its about the guilt of not saving amy #its about the trauma of being raised only to be a vessel for demons #its about having faith in your god and overcoming the impossible through it #ITS ABOUT THE INDOMINABLE HUMAN SPIRIT!!!!!!!! #ITS ABOUT FORGIVING ONES SELF!!!!! ITS ABOUT OVERCOMING FEAR !!!!!!!! ITS ABOUT RISING TO THE OCCASSION!!!!!! #most of all its about that amazing twink of a priest whos soooo babygirl coded #i love this game #john ward #father john ward #faith the unholy trinity #faith game #i watched the wendigoon video on it finally dont fucking talk to me #im a mess

[magicicephoenix]

Easier to see how dark and dreary it is when there’s a ray of sunshine in the room, huh?

Bonus:

I think he likes it :)

#batim #bendy and the ink machine #bendy #the ink demon #toony #doodle dump #ATH au #y’know that one post i reblogged about drawing ink? used it #dunno how well it went but it was very fun #yeah toony’s just drawing right on the floor. no one’s telling them not to! #bendy is overcome with emotion. too bad he can’t really show it

[camgirlkaminari]

god it really is so funny that horikoshi made a protagonist who is just a meat head. on some gym bro type shit. super hero manga mcs written after 2014 can't relax all they know is special interest, kacchan, eat fried pork, lift weights and die. obsessed with him

#i feel like i say this all the time but just like. its so funny that deku is just a jock that is such a big brained decision on horikoshi #like just like. his biggest journey for like most of the show is getting swole. #like ok yeah whatever afo fight and overcoming demons but like. statistically? the show is about lifting weights #izuku midoriya #evil words #bnha

[ducotte-real]

you hear intense beatboxing in the distance. As time passes, however, you realize that the bodacious beats/bars being emblazoned beyond both brain and body, sound an awful lot like a person trying to imitate a cat, not by actually meowing, but by saying “Meow” out loud.

somehow, someway, it’s purretty rad

#Davepeta is what you get when a playboi carti fan overcomes his inner demons and makes a fursona #Homestuck #homestuck art #dave strider #davepeta^2 #Davepeta #Jasprose #Jasprose^2

[cloudymistedskies]

Hooray! More info about Cloud Hashira Mari ! + random info about her cause yes.

Mentioned in a previous post, she defeated a lower moon! Specifically, a lower moon 4!

Mari was sent in a mission with a few slayers, their mission was just to slay a few demons that were in a nearby village, although what they didn't expect is a lower moon being there. The slayers she was accompanied by were either too busy handling the other demons or heavily injured so she was left alone to take care of the demon. She was able to defeat the lower moon, by unintentionally making a new breathing form..

A hashira was called after realizing there was a lower moon, though by the time the hashira arrived, Mari already defeated the demon...

Mari decides to change her uh... ribbon shoes thing? to blue to match with her haori hue color

Her haori is soft to the touch, and can be a good pillow if you fold it

After defeating the lower moon, she went to another coma, this time for a week..

I cant draw FEET.

Her back thingy thing thing thing...

Mari still lives with her sister. Though they live in the cloud estate this time. Her sister does go back and forth in living in her late-mentor's estate and Mari's.

Her estate has a nearby field of flowers. She often goes there when she's free.

Mari often forgets she's a hashira now, so she gets confused when other slayers and kakushis become intimidated or handle her with respect.

Her hobby is stargazing. She usually does it with her sister, her cousins or Muichiro!

She still has the habit of getting distracted, resulting in her getting lost. Her crow is there to keep her in track!

What does Mari think of the other hashiras?

Giyu: "I'm a little scared of him... but he isn't even doing much..." (Neutral/Leaning to dislike)

Shinobu: "She's so pretty! I love her gentle voice. I'm fascinated with her way to kill demons." (Like)

Kyojuro: "He's very loud. I try to match his energy! He's like an older brother to me." (Like)

Obanai: "Never talked to him much..." (Neutral)

Mitsuri: "She's so awesome! I love her vibrant hair! Often, I would eat with her! Kanroji-san is such a sweetheart!" (Like/Admire)

Sanemi: "I'm scared of him. He has this scary looking face, and if looks could kill me, I would die by him..." (Fear/Dislike)

Tengen: "Shiny accessories, I might get blinded by those... He is super cool! And his wives are sweet!" (Like)

Gyomei: "I was intimidated by him at first, but after a bit, I got along with him! He and I love cats!" (Like)

Muichiro: "We're pretty close, somewhat. He does talk to me quite more than the other hashiras. He's quite an airhead... I do hope that maybe, he'll remember me..." (Like? Maybe even more???)

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Here's her sword, her hilt and uh this thingy!

Mari isn't actually the first person to know cloud breathing, although she taught herself to do that breathing...

One of the forms are made by her, however it's a pretty difficult form...

Cloud breathing is more effective with her due to her height (aHA- SHORTASS)

It's heard that she learned this breathing through a dream... or an inherited memory perhaps??

Some slayers reported that everytime she slices a demon's head, it leaves a vanilla scent... Wow I wonder why.

She sprayed vanilla perfume cause the demon she fought before had a very horrible smell and she just..does it on a daily basis now. It's worrying.

Taisho era secret:

Mari is sometimes seen petty and immature when fighting demons, especially if they are giving her a difficult time. She sticks out her tongue when she successfully beheads the demon...

#demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #demon slayer oc #kny oc #kimetsu no yaiba oc #demon slayer hashira #hashira oc #kny hashira oc #kny hashira #mari is petty #if ur reading the tags #i want u to know that gyomei would be the one to help her overcome her fear of cats in this au

[morethanwonderful-archive]

Thinking about the cycles of dysfunction in MDZS, and the different brands of misguided that crop up in every clan.

The Nie family curse is single-mindedness. Nie Mingjue is too black and white in his view of the world, which makes him cruel to Wei Wuxian and unable to cope with the truth of Meng Yao. Nie Huaisang is relentless in his quest to avenge his brother's death, willing to endanger anyone and everyone in order to get his way. Once a Nie has decided what is right, he will do anything, hurt anyone, to achieve his view of justice.

The Lan family curse is too much love for people they cannot stomach. The Twin Jades' father falls in love with the woman who kills his teacher, and he can neither accept her deeds nor let her go, so he chooses to lock her away. Lan Xichen swears brotherhood to a man who does not hesitate to commit heinous acts to get his way, but he chooses to brush aside those heinous acts and assume they are justified, because he cannot bear to look at them more closely. Lan Zhan falls in love with a man who would rather die than follow a rule he disagrees with, and it takes him years—takes him until it's too late to save his life—to learn to accept Wei Ying on his own terms.

The Jin family curse is self-centeredness in the extreme. Jin Guangshan assaults countless women, abandons countless children, all for the sake of his own pleasure, but refuses to help out an old flame because it's "too much trouble." Jin Guangyao lies constantly and kills countless people, including his own young son, all for the sake of furthering his ambitions. Jin Zixuan is famously arrogant as a young man, rejecting his fiancé because he feels she doesn't deserve him. Jin Ling, even as a teenage boy, sets up countless nets that ruin others' night hunts, feeling no sympathy when confronted with how unfair this is.

And the Jiang family curse. The Jiang family curse is the inability to suffer without taking it out on those around them, even when it is deeply undeserved. Jiang Fengmian and his wife both act out their frustration with each other via their treatment of Jiang Cheng. Madame Yu also takes out her anger toward her husband and her situation in life via the abuse of Wei Wuxian. Jiang Cheng clings to his brother as a scapegoat when he's desperate, blaming him for the deaths of his parents and sister (and helping kill him for his crimes), and he raises Jin Ling to do the very same thing. And even Wei Wuxian, when he's pushed, comes to assume malice from everyone around him, lashing out at people like Lan Wangji and Jin Zixuan that genuinely want to help.

#mdz #mo dao zu shi #and people like Jiang Yanli or Jin Zixuan that overcome their family curses? #well they don't tend to live very long #especially not in the era before Wei Wuxian's death #it's just not a society that responds well to goodness and kindness #but through wangxian's efforts and the new generation. it's getting better #lan sizhui feels an instant (familial) connection with Wen Ning (who he knows killed his good friend's father among many others) #but he copes with it quite well #and Jin Ling comes around to wwx and wn much more easily than Jiang Cheng does #the kids are alright #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #english major hours #also yeah I know this is a little reductive #and most of these characters have a lot more going on than just these problems #but I still think that the familial patterns stand

[blamemma]

My favourite thing is when you let us know something and then 15 minutes later I see someone repeat it on Twitter (does anyone call it X) x

ahhh games the game etc !! <3

#anon #asks #its not that deep to me anymore i have overcome my demons xx

[chromotps]

hi hello i had another acelu supernatural AU thought while I was working... I know Original Anon said it wouldn't get into the angels/demons storyline, BUT

what if there was still the doomed-brother plotline? Like, if it's Luffy who's like Sam, destined to be the vessel of a Lucifer-figure... maybe Nika (who I haven't gotten to in my OP read, so I'm just going on vibes) has chosen Luffy as its host. And it's mostly a creature of chaos/not purely evil, but it's so powerful that the longer it inhabits Luffy, the more likely it is that he'll be lost/"taken over"

meanwhile Ace is still the son of Roger, famed demon hunter and has taken on all his skills and tricks... but it's the way Ace is different from Roger—that he still sees Luffy as his brother, someone he knows and loves and has learned to trust—that allows him to save him

#ehh? eh? #i'm picturing like... at some point nika!luffy goes off on some kind of chaos rampage #but it's still kind of seeing things through Luffy's eyes so #the path of destruction across the country follows important places in Luffy's life #and as Ace is trying to track them down he learns about how luffy spent the time that they grew up apart #and meets luffy's friends (the strawhats!!) to ask them for help #but also learns that in little ways luffy was always thinking of him #anyway #big scene where they finally corner nika but he's like overloading with power #and it's that trope you know #where ace's choices are 1. strike nika down #or 2. let him live but it'll cause the destruction of like a whole state or whatever #and it's not that ace can't hurt luffy but he believes in luffy's strength to overcome this #look i LOVE the trope!! where he makes a speech and it gets through to luffy through all the chaos #and ace is like 'it may have looked like i was the one taking care of you all these years... but you were the one that saved me' #'and i need you to do it one more time. i know you can' #ahhhhhhh #acelu #headcanons #there's also the alternative where ace is the doomed one/maybe roger was a literal demon so now ace is on the angels' hitlist #it would be very similar to canon.... except if i have anything to say about it #he'd fucking live lmao 😂

[mister13eyond]

basically vin's morality is "you have to play with your cat until he's exhausted or he WILL make his own fun and it WILL be destroying your furniture"

#vin isn't outright evil and as long as he's entertained he's perfectly harmless #but there is nothing more dangerous than a bored demon #also by virtue of watching and eating dreams he has started to think of humans as like blorbo from his shows #those are his favorite nightly programs! #but that also means he's like #ahh i can't wait to see blorbo from my shows experience catastrophic emotional turmoil because we love to see them overcome struggles #so if he's looking for entertainment he MIGHT cause problems on purpose just because #he wants to watch someone struggle with and overcome those problems #he doesn't take JOY in suffering he just loves a good narrative arc and character growth #and unfortunately there's little difference to him between characters and humans #especially in the realm of dreams #bc there he gets to watch people like die or endure horrors beyond the possibilities of reality #but he also knows they will wake up and be Fine so he's extra desensitized to nightmare horror #oh this is a serious trauma you're processing? #no this is his favorite psychological horror movie #my ocs #my oc #headcanons #vin #vinegyaru