#; ship: sapphire and amber

[phobos-voidwalker]

If Squeenix won't let me put Blue in her husband's clothes, then by the Twelve and the Kami I will give her a matching glam.

She heckim stronk.

#ffxiv #; ship: sapphire and amber #aoii shio #gposes #wolhien

[thescrapbookingscientist]

Created a big tier list featuring every Red\Blue themed ship I could find :)

Only criteria was that they had to match the color scheme, if the characters were more orange/pink/purple/black I left them for another time. If I missed one of your favorites let me know and I can add them, I don't actually know all the pairings here personally, I just tried to include the major ones I've seen.

Ships featured (In order of appearance):

-Karma Akabane\Nagisa Shiota from Assassination Classroom

-Amber\Eula Lawrence from Genshin Impact

-Tokaku Azuma\Haru Ichinose from Riddle Story of Devil

-Kazuma Asogi\Ryuunosuke Naruhodo from The Great Ace Attorney

-Jeremey Here\Michael Mell from Be More Chill

-Violet (Vi)\Caitlyn Kiramman from Arcane

-Carmen Sandiego\Julia Argent from Carmen Sandiego

-Trevor Belmont\Sypha Belnades from Castlevania

-Cinnabar\Phosphophyllite from Land of the Lustrous

-Daisuke Niwa\Satoshi Hiwatari from DNAngel

-Edelgard von Hresvelg\Byleth Eisner from Fire Emblem Three Houses

-Ember Lumen\Wade Ripple from Elemental

-Fireboy\Watergirl from Fireboy and Watergirl

-Rin Matsuoka\Haruka Nanase from Free!

-Yunan Longclaw\Lady Olivia from Amphibia

-Erza Scarlet\Jellal Fernandes from Fairy Tail

-Soma Yukihara\Megumi Tadokoro from Food Wars!

-Ruby\Sapphire from Steven Universe

-Yoko Littner\Kamina from Gurren Lagann

-Veronica Sawyer\Heather Chandler from Heathers

-Haruka Amami\Chihaya Kisaragi from The iDOLM@ster

-Ryan Akagi\Min-Gi Park from Infinity Train

-Inosuke Hashibira\Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer

-Ameri Azazel\Iruma Suzuki from Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun

-Jedediah\Octavius from Night at the Musuem

-John Egbert\Dave Strider from Homestuck

-Mikotoh Suoh\Reisi Munakata from K Project

-KAITO\MEIKO from VOCALOID

-Kaeya Alberich\Diluc Ragnvindr from Genshin Impact

-Misaki Yata\Saruhiko Fushimi from K Project

-Lance McClain\Keith Kogane from Voltron

-Kuroko Tetsuya\Kagami Taiga from Kuroko no Basket

-Korra\Asami Sato from Avatar: The Legend of Korra

-Sayaka Miki\Kyoko Sakura from Madoka Magica

-Chisato Nishikigi\Takina Inoue from Lycoris Recoil

-Kaguya Shinomiya\Miyuki Shirogane from Kaguya-Sama: Love is War

-Shiki Wakana\Mei Yoneme from Love Live! Superstar!!

-Megamind\Roxanne Ritchi from Megamind

-Melissa Foddebrat\Nine Forton from Beware of the Villainess!

-Arthur Pendragon\Merlin from Merlin

-Miguel\Tulio from The Road to El Dorado

-Rise Kujikawa\Naoto Shirogane from Persona 4

-Phoenix Wright\Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney

-Aqua Hoshino\Kana Arima from Oshi no Ko

-Archie\Maxie from Pokemon

-Ittoki Otoya\Ichinose Tokiya from Uta no Prince Sama

-Akane Tendo\Ranma Saotome from Ranma 1/2

-Asuka Soryuu\Rei Ayanami from Evangelion

-Langa Hasegawa\Reki Kyan from Sk8 the Infinity

-Jesse\James from Pokemon

-Ryuko Matoi\Mako Mankanshoku from Kill la Kill

-Mugen\Jin from Samurai Champloo

-Yukimura Sanda\Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara

-Kate\Emilico from Shadows House

-Sherlock Holmes\William Moriarty from Moriarty the Patriot

-Garrus Vakarian\Commander Shepard from Mass Effect

-Sidon\Link from The Ledgend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild

-BLU Soldier\RED Demoman from Team Fortress

-Sonic\Shadow from Sonic the Hesgehog

-Sora\Riku from Kingdom Hearts

-Karen Aijo\Hikari Kagura from Revue Starlight

-Steve Rogers\Tony Stark from the Marvel Cinematic Universe

-Sharkboy\Lavagirl from Sharkboy and Lavagirl

-Felix Fraldarius\Sylvain Gautier from Fire Emblem: Three Houses

-Red\Blue from This is How You Lose the Time War

-Ryuuji Takasu\Taiga Aisaka from Toradora!

-Wei Wuxian\Lan Wangji from Mo Dao Zu Shi

-Yona\Son Hak from Yona of the Red Dawn

-Zagreus\Megaera from Hades

-Zuko\Katara from Avatar: The Last Airbender

This was fun, might do some more lists like this - I'm thinking White/Black, Pink/Blue, Orange/Black, or Green/Red for next time.

#my post #tier list #red/blue #ship rankings #steven universe #ace attorney #night at the museum #avatar #I can't possible tag these all so we'll stick with the cover ones #ruphire #korrasami #jedtavius #narumitsu #yes I know James Pokemon is pretty purple but #I couldn't not include them #also Pokemon Red/Blue isn't here because Blue is actually Green #pokemon

[cassandragoth26]

OCs as OBSCURE ASSOCIATIONS

Ok, I don't have the slightest idea (Well yes xD). The point is that I'm going to do what I more or less understand because my grade in English is A1/A2 (I'm trying to get to B1, but I can only write in English 😭) Well let's go with this

Isabel Francine (I decided to do it with the first cc sim that I created, of course, I made a pretty big change to it, because it didn't look like that (It looked horrible 😂)

ANIMAL: Eel (She is mysterious) COLORS: Black (It is in its dark stage) MONTH: December SONGS: Smells Like Teen Spirit NUMBER: 7 & 14 PLANTS: Dark Rose SMELLS: Victoria Secrets Amber Romance... And Chocolate Chip Cookies GEMSTONE: Sapphire & Agate TIME OF DAY: 3AM SEASON: Autumn PLACES: Forest FOOD: Lasagna DRINKS: Pennyroyal and Lemongrass Tea ELEMENT: Fire ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS: Capricorn SEASONINGS: Garlic SKY: Early morning WEATHER: Cloudy MAGICAL POWER: Metamorphomagic WEAPONS: It's peaceful SOCIAL MEDIA: Does not like MAKEUP PRODUCT: She doesn't wear much makeup, but she loves eyeliner. CANDY: Chocolate Bonbon METHOD OF LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL: Car or Ship(Idk, she's strange) ART STYLE: Contemporary FEAR: Nothing... Apparently MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE: Chimera PIECE OF STATIONARY: A burned and abandoned book THREE EMOJIS: 🙄👀🐍 CELESTIAL BODY: Saturn

Do I have to tag someone? That's OK? :'v

#tag game

[wishesofeternity]

“Harkha Bai, now Maryam-uz-Zamani and queen mother of the empire, is a prodigiously wealthy woman with her own ship, who controls her finances and trades under her own name. Indeed, many of the Mughal noblewomen, since the time of Akbar, have become independently wealthy as the Mughal empire has flourished. In addition to their monthly allowances, Mughal noblewomen are given expensive gifts by courtiers, own property, and further increase their wealth through trade. Of all the Mughal nobles who conduct trade, fully half of the names documented are that of women. Akbar had prodigiously increased the wealth of the Mughal empire and the Mughal noblewomen became consequently immeasurably wealthy. When Akbar dies, according to a Flemish visitor’s calculations, his gemstones alone, ‘his diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, pearls and other jewels’ will be valued at 60,520,521 rupees.

... Maryam-uz-Zamani’s favoured status at Jahangir’s court is reflected in the fact that she is one of only four members of the court (one of whom is Jahangir himself) and the only woman to have the high rank of 12,000 cavalry, and she is known to receive a jewel from every single nobleman at court ‘according to his estate’ every year on the occasion of the new year’s festival. But what Maryam-uz-Zamani is most interested in, what she invests her money in and actively participates in, is trade.

...It is from the hustling, garrulous town of Surat, where a scattershot of languages ricochets off the lanes while the merchants work, that Harkha Bai trades through the enormous ship that sails under her colours, the Rahimi. Harkha Bai, like the other Mughal noblewomen, cannot trade directly with the merchants and so the zenana employs a huge number of agents, middlemen and financial advisers, ‘mirroring in miniature the emperor’s own finance ministry’. The women send out their personal servants to bargain and negotiate with the Europeans at the court and gifts and favours are exchanged. The Rahimi is one of the largest vessels of any kind to sail the Indian seas. Her capacity is upwards of 1,500 tons and the ship has room for a load of 1,500 passengers. In 1613, the Rahimi is transporting goods worth 100,000 pounds equivalent to, in today’s currency, half a billion rupees. But the Rahimi, like Gulbadan’s Salimi and Ilahi thirty years previously, is also a Hajj ship. The Rahimi trades in Hindustan’s major exports—indigo, cotton and silks, but also leather, metal, carpets, spices, opium and jewels. In return, it brings back goods of particular interest to the noblewomen—gold, silver, ivory, pearls, amber, perfumes, wines, brocade, cutlery and glassware. But it also carries passengers to and from Mecca, for the sacred Hajj pilgrimage. Indeed the Rahimi is famous amongst the Europeans for being ‘the great pilgrimage ship’. Which is why the outrageous and scandalous piratical attacks by the Portuguese against the Rahimi in 1612 and 1613 will be considered so grave as to bring about a complete reversal of fortunes, both for the Portuguese and, incidentally, for the newly arrived English.

When the Rahimi is seized by the Portuguese in the autumn of 1613, just after the end of the monsoon season, and carried off to Goa, the tumult and outcry at the Mughal court is unprecedented. Everyone knows the Rahimi is Maryam-uz-Zamani’s ship, and she carries the requisite and loathed Portuguese pass, with its sacrilegious image of the Virgin Mary. The English are aghast at this action and describe the Rahimi as being ‘verye richly laden’, and even more provocatively, not only do the Portuguese seize the ship and its goods ‘but took also 700 persons of all sorts with them to Goa; which deeds of theirs is now grown so odious that it is like to bee the utter undoing of the Portungales in their parts’. So the Portuguese, in seizing the goods and passengers of a Hajj pilgrim ship filled with pilgrims, have carefully gauged the freight of their action and this is not only an act of piracy, but an act of religious persecution against the Mughal empire. It is clearly intended to be both a rebuke and a scathing warning to Jahangir, to dissuade any further contact and trade with the recently arrived English adventurers. But the Portuguese have miscalculated their hand. Jahangir is furious.

When it becomes clear to Jahangir and the court that the Portuguese are not going to return the Rahimi immediately, the emperor acts with crackling speed. Jahangir orders the halt of all traffic through Surat and this immediately paralyses the lucrative trade which has made the fortune of this city. He further shuts down the Jesuit church in Agra, which had been built under Akbar, and suspends all allowances to Portuguese priests living in Mughal India. Jahangir also sends his agent, Mukarrab Khan, to lay siege to the Portuguese town of Daman. These extreme actions taken by Jahangir are unusual, for the Mughal court has become used to the rapacious brutality of the Portuguese and has usually reacted by ignoring it or accommodating it if possible. But this is the Rahimi which has been seized by the Portuguese, Maryam-uz-Zamani’s flagship pilgrim ship, and the queen mother demands retribution. This is an altogether unusual situation, demonstrating the great cultural upheavals and the tectonic changes that are shaping the Mughal empire—this is a Hindu queen’s Muslim ship, carrying Hajj pilgrims in Christian waters patrolled by the Portuguese armada. This fraught situation lasts a long time, with neither side willing to concede defeat. But the age of Portuguese dominance in Indian waters has effectively been ended. ‘The Great Mogul’s mother was a great adventurer,’ writes an English agent succinctly, ‘which caused the Great Mogul to drive the Portingals out of the place.’

The capture of the Rahimi, and the insult it is perceived to be to the queen mother of the Mughal empire, precipitates the decline of Portuguese fortunes. Already in 1612, an EIC fleet under Captain Thomas Best had decisively defeated a Goa armada off Surat and had shown the Portuguese to be less than invincible. Jahangir even writes about the ‘good news’ of Portugal’s defeat at English hands with satisfaction in his Jahangirnama. ‘Battle had taken place’, he writes, between the English and the Portuguese, ‘most of whose ships were burned up by English fire’. This is the only incident involving the ‘firangis’ that Jahangir ever writes about in the Jahangirnama. Now, after the perfidious actions of the Portuguese, Jahangir is increasingly inclined to negotiate trade agreements with the English and in the next few years the English will slowly replace the Portuguese as the primary foreign power at the Mughal court. Harkha Bai lives another ten years, dying at the very respectable age of eighty-one in 1623. She never will get back the Rahimi, but this daughter of the desert, who has never seen the ocean, will have the satisfaction of knowing that she has been part of the process that evicts the great naval force of the Portuguese from Indian shores.”

- Ira Mukhoty, “Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire”

#history #historicwomendaily #indian history #india tag #mughal empire #mughal era #harkha bai #maryam-uz-zamani #mine #queue

[magnetothemagnificent]

As a dork who loves heraldry and family symbols, the ask you answered about Lions made me realize: I know nothing about Jewish heraldry! Any other fun facts, if you have time? I just like understanding the many meanings symbols have from culture to culture. Have a lovely day!

The first instance of Jewish heraldry is of course, with the 12 Tribes. Each of the 12 Tribes have their own flag, with a symbol on it, and a colour, and a precious stone associated with them.

They are:

Reuven (Reuben)- Symbol: Duda'im (Mandrake or Jasmine). Stone: Odem (Ruby). Flag colour: Red.

Shimon (Simeon)- Symbol: The walls of the city of Schem. Stone: Pitdah (Topaz or Prase). Flag colour: Green.

Levi (Levi)- Symbol: Urim V'Tumim. Stone: Bareket (Emerald or Onyx or Carbuncle). Flag colour: Three stripes of white, black, and red.

Yehudah (Judah)- Symbol: Lion. Stone: Nofech (Probably Emerald). Flag colour: Sky blue.

Yissachar (Issacar)- Symbol: Sun and moon. Stone: Sappir (Sapphire). Flag colour: Dark blue.

Z'vulun (Zebulun)- Symbol: Merchant ship. Stone: Yahalom (Diamond or Pearl). Flag colour: White.

Dan (Dan)- Symbol: Snake. Stone: Leshem (Probably Amber). Flag colour: Blue.

Naftali (Naphtali)- Symbol: Gazelle. Stone: Achlamah (Amathyst or Quartz). Flag colour: Wine red.

Gad (Gad)- Symbol: Military camp. Stone: Shevo (Turquoise, Agate, or Obsidian). Flag color: Black and white.

Asher (Asher)- Symbol: Olive tree. Stone: Tarshish (Chrysolite, Coal, Flint, or Jacinth). Flag colour: Unclear, pearl likely.

Yosef (Joseph)- Yosef was split into two territories, of his sons, Menashe and Ephraim, but they both had the same precious stone of Shoham (Malachite or Onyx) and flag colour of black. For their flags; Menashe- Symbol: Re'em (Horned animal, either an Ox, a Rhinoceros, or a Unicorn). Ephraim- Symbol- Bull.

Binyamin (Benjamin)- Symbol: Wolf. Stone: Yashfe (Maybe Jasper). Flag colour: Multicolour.

Historically, Jewish family heralds were not recognized by the dominant governences, since Jews were second-class citizens throughout much of the world. As such, family heralds weren't officially recognized, but you can find many patterns in the gravestones of Jewish cemetaries and family documents.

Jewish family heralds often incoorperated symbols from their known tribe, as well as Kabbalistic and Tanakhic symbols. Astrological symbols were also popular. Many families who claimed descent from King David incorperated lions or any felines into their heralds. Families who were Cohanim often had hand symbolism.

To read more:

Jewish Encyclopedia Entry for 'Coat of Arms'

Jewish Virtual Library Entry for 'Heraldry'

The Stones, Symbols, and Flags of the Twelve Tribes of Israel

The High Priest’s Breastplate (Choshen)

12 Tribes of Israel: The Shevatim

You can also learn a lot about the symbolism important to Jews throughout history by studying the various Judean coins produced throughout history:

Jewish Virtual Library Entry for 'Ancient Jewish Coins'

Happy Learning!

#jumblr #judaism #education #resources #jewish symbolism #jewish heraldry #jewish history #12 shvatim

[electricea]

Muse as a deity.

Rules: Think carefully about your character and their development through their journey (canon or OC) within their story. Fill out the chart and tag whoever you want! Multi-muses, feel free to pick any of your characters-just a few, or all of them. Please repost, so the dash isn't clogged with reblogs.

God of: The sea and wayward sailors.

Associated with: The ocean, storms, dolphins, sharks, sunrises, sunsets, ships, skeletons, pirate flags, jolly rogers.

Sacred plants: Cactus, sunflowers, daisies, any yellow flowers.

Sacred stones/gems: Amber, citrine, topaz, sapphire, azurite, aquamarine.

Sacred animals: Dolphins and sharks.

Colors: Yellow, red, orange, black.

Food: Fish, ramen, rice, any kind of meat or protein.

Scents: Saltwater, blood, sweat.

Accepted offerings/ways to honor: He accepts most offerings readily enough, though much like the sea he is unpredictable and tumultuous.

Tagged by: @ama-tcra-su (Thanks!)

Tagging: Whoever wants to give this a go!

#headcanons

[dojae-huh]

Although there are people who come once a week to this blog, I won't wait for long for the results of the poll.

Your answers to the question about JaeDo ship's colour.

Blue - 16, Violet - 5, Black - 3, Orange - 1*, Green - 2, Red - 1, Grey - 1

* not a mistake, I subtracted my voice

I kind of expected blue to win? It has a strong association with Doyoung and with Aquariuses. As well as Violet/Purple.

I really like sapphire blue, however, when I started to think about the ship, the relationship, I couldn't picture it in cool tones. Doyoung alone is sapphire blue or black, but Jaehyun to me is not a cool colour. Thus blues and greens were out.

In my mind the ship colour needs Jaehyun's passion (for romance) and Doyoung's boldness/inner core (character strength), it should have association with childishness/playfulness (because JaeDo are silly together and are whipped for each other, they also met each other as teens) and be loud/demanding attention (Jae and Do's way to laugh, overreact and the powercouple/competitiveness).

I ended up with orange red/citrus orange/amber. It both evokes the image of fizzy sparkling lemonade and a burning sun.

However, for the text (DoJae/JaeDo as a word) I would also use powdery purple/plum as a mix of peach (pink) and blueberry (blue), and as a calm, non-irritating colour.

[kquil]

Hello!! Can I have a 🧁? Thnx!

Soo I haven't done this in a while, lol..

I'm shortish at 163cm, curvy and have long auburn curls and amber eyes. You could say I'm a bit cute, but I'm very insecure about my weight, so yeah. Gods this sounds a bit like My Immortal. Moving on.

I'm an extroverted introvert? Like I prefer being alone, but can enjoy good company every once in a while, and sometimes you'd think I like the sound of my own voice a bit too much? I'm all about knowledge and loveeee socio-economic politics etc. I'm a bit stuck up like that I suppose, kinda snobbish tbh. What can I say, I like good quality stuff, like not cheap and think and awfully stitched synthetic fabrics, it doesn't have to be bloody 100% hand spun and made alpaca wool, but cmon, yk? I grew up with a very strict the-curtains-are-never-just-blue kind of mother (french and flute and ballet, and learning the savoir-vivre front-to-back, the whole she-bang, you know the drill). I'm like her more than I'd like to admit, in more ways than one.

I'm a very autonomous person, and hatehatehate depending on others even for the simplest things. I have a lot of patience usually, but improper behaviour and lack of manners will get a rise out of em pretty quickly. I'm a cat person too.

When it comes to PDA, not a fan. I'm shy when it comes to intimacy, but also think it kinda improper.

Love books, hate how most ppl teach stuff- you could call me an independent researcher at soul, but have quite a bit of biases. (Eg, with barely knowing anything about evolutionary psychology, I essentially called it a useless waste to my mentor the other day. I think my exact words were "it seems a bit far fetched to be truthful")

Yea, did I mention I use a lot of brittishisms? I'm not even a brit, English is my second language, idk what the deal is with that.

Also I'm a slytherin, if that wasn't obvious so far. When i first took a test and it said so, I retook it feeding it the proper answers to make me a raven, because, and I quote, "being ambitious is just being smart about how you wanna live your life". Yeah. Still stand by that statement, just have rejected the hp canon and jkr as a whole in the meantime (her horrid ideas too).

I drink my tea an dmy coffee strong and with no sugar nor milk. I love books, and bodies of water (esp the sea!!!), and thunderstorms and greenery. Also ostentatious rose gardens and glass and wrought iron greenhouses and glass domes on indoor gardens etc. Yes, I have my dream mansion sketched out for when I'm rich ever since I was 9ish. I'll just say I need to be filthy rich because it includes a private groove AND lake. I think the word you're searching for by now is "delusional"

I'm a stereotypical Slytherin I think. Even my all-time fave music genre is a tie between classical and jazz (though I do love rock and punk too)

This is getting too long, so I hope it's enough! Thanks in advance!!!

PS I have two names, the first of which is horrid, but means Sapphire One, and I go by my second, Alexandra. Much too ostentatious to have both of these, I know, but I quite like "Alexandra".

wow! truly a slytherin through and through haha! thank you so much for requesting darling, im sorry it took so long for me to deliver on and i don't know if this is up to your standards but i did my best!

I ship you with sirius black 

i. in actuality, you two started off as enemies and eventually became lovers, growing up together since young from very prominent slytherin families only to be sorted in rival houses instead. it didn’t take until 6th year for the two of you to blossom a romance with each other, it was after reaching an understanding of each other’s personal difficulties growing up that the two of you grew close, slowly growing closer until you made it official. sirius became the person to balance you out and him, you. you both learned to be better people through each other. 

ii. sirius loved how independent you were but also loved getting a rise out of you by being annoying, he loved getting your attention through that, knowing that you loved him too much to really sink your teeth into him, unlike the unlucky people he’s seen get a tongue lashing from you — he is not envious of them. he likes knowing that he can get away with things around you whereas other couldn’t, it made him feel special and, although you knew what he was up to, you always indulged him anyway. one thing you loved about him was that he made you feel so confident and loved, to the point where the insecurities you had of your body and appearance just disappeared because he loved everything about you, every good point, every star quality, every flaw…he loved those about you the best. 

iii. he’s the one who slowly eases you into soft PDA, he knows you aren’t going to be the type to make out in front of people or sit in his lap blatantly when in a group setting but he wants to always be holding your hand or have his hand on your waist or play with your beautiful auburn hair. he loves whispering his admiration for you into your ear when you least expect it as well, some times he’d speak it in french just to add that additional touch of romance to it. 

iv. he understands your love for ostentatious things, the two of you are common in that regard. and, being someone who took pride in everything he did, he was sure to shower you in all the opulence you were willing to receive. at some point in your relationship, he had acquired the perfect balance of gift giving to keep things special between you two without it being too in-the-face of others. he would take you on these really grand dates, get-aways, if you will, where the two of you indulge in all your favourite things as well as his, sharing and making memories together. He wants you to always be surrounded by beauty, because that’s what you deserve and you appreciate him so much for it. 

v. he knows how to make you your tea and coffee and you know how to make his, he knows what books you like to read and the music you enjoy and you know the same for him — the two of you are equal in that you share your interests and act on them for each other. in the beginning, you felt as though your ideal life one day were just delusions but he promises and made those delusions a reality for you. he loved that you knew exactly what you wanted and he delivered on every wish as best he could because he would do anything for his princess

1K MILESTONE EVENT : CLOSED | NAVI.

#☀︎ : 1k milestone #☀︎ : 1k #🧁 : cupcake 1k #sirius black #sirius black x reader #sirius black imagine

[fabulousairpirate]

Guess who’s back on their bullshit

Its me, I am. I am here to bring you… My American Girl dnd au alignments! Me and @whencartoonsruletheworld (also known as @americangirlstar ) collaborated on this a few years back, and for some reason it just clicked in my head that I should post it. Without further ado, here we go.

Name: Kaya’aton’my

Class: Druid Ranger

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Weapon: Throwing Knives, Duel Axes

Major Strengths: Constitution and Charisma

Minor Strengths: Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Nature and Survival

Animal Companion(s): Talto the dog, and Steps-High the horse

Inventory: Arrowhead, Magpie Feather, Flint 2x, Crudely Drawn Map, Wooden Swan Carving, Bone Dagger

Name: Felicity Merriman

Class: Bard Ranger

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Weapon: Old Faithful (Broadsword)

Major Strengths: Dexterity and Intelligence

Minor Strengths: Animal Handling, Athletics, Performance, Perception

Animal Companion: Penny the horse

Inventory: Lute, Coin Purse (50g), Lucky Horseshoe, Sonnet, Embroidered Handkerchief, Beloved’s Ring

Name: Elizabeth Cole

Class: Sorcerer

Alignment: Neutral Good

Weapon: Magic Tome

Major Strengths: Charisma and Dexterity

Minor Strengths: Deception, Insight, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand

Animal Companion:

Inventory: Small Sewing Kit, Pearl Necklace, Handheld Mirror, Coin Purse (60g), Small Notebook (for love-letter writing), Quills

Name: Caroline Abbott

Class: Pirate

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Weapon: Devil’s Hand (Curved Sword)

Major Strengths: Dexterity and Constitution

Minor Strengths: Intimidation, Perception, Deception, Survival

Animal Companion: Inkblot the cat

Inventory: Navigation Compass, Coin Purse (100g), Boot Polish, Little Bell, Ship In A Bottle, Map of The Stars

Name: Maria Joséfina Montoya

Class: Monk Bard

Alignment: Neutral Good

Weapon: Baston Magico

Major Strengths: Intelligence and Wisdom

Minor Strengths: Arcana, History, Medicine, Religion

Inventory: Healing Herbs, Golden Cross, Handful of Coins (10g), Mama’s Seeds, Fire Salt, Crushed Marigold

Name: Marie-Grace Gardner

Class: Cleric Bard

Alignment: Neutral Good

Weapon: Bâton de Talon

Major Strengths: Constitution and Charisma

Minor Strengths: Medicine, Performance, Religion, Insight

Animal Companion: Argos the dog

Inventory: Golden Locket, Healing Herbs, Sapphire Promise Ring, Dragon Scales, Small Dagger, Lyre

Name: Cécile Rey

Class: Bard (Poet)

Alignment: True Neutral

Weapon: Rapier

Major Strengths: Charisma and Wisdom

Minor Strengths: Deception, Perception, Performance, Slight of Hand

Animal Companion: Cochon the parrot

Inventory: Notebook, Pecans, Jeweled Mask, Opal Ring, Satin Gloves, Unfinished Poem

Name: Kirsten Larson

Class: Druid Barbarian

Alignment: Neutral Good (so sweet)

Weapon: Stor Yxa (Great Axe)

Major Strengths: Strength and Constitution

Minor Strengths: Athletics, Nature, Religion, Survival

Animal Companion(s): Missy the cat and Svartin the horse

Inventory: Amber Heart, Arrowhead, Bear Claw Necklace, Jar of Honey, Wooden Bird Carving, Red Candle

Name: Aduke “Addy” Walker

Class: Paladin

Alignment: Lawful Good

Weapon: Freedom Bringer (sword)

Major Strengths: Intelligence and Wisdom

Minor Strengths: Athletics, Insight, Persuasion, Survival

Animal Companion: Sunny the canary

Inventory: Letter from Home, Cowrie Necklace, Brass Ring from Sarah, Ribbon, Lantern, “An Explorers’ Anthology of Ancient Runes”

Name: Samantha Parkington

Class: Paladin

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Weapon: Lady Lydia’s Sword

Major Strengths: Intelligence and Charisma

Minor Strengths: History, Insight, Perception, Persuasion

Inventory: Wrapped Sweets, Jeweled Dagger, Embroidered Handkerchief, Locket, “A Simple Bard’s Song Guide”, “Accounts of Magic vol. 3”

Name: Nellie “Nel” O’Malley

Class: Fighter

Alignment: Neutral Good

Weapon: Sledgehammer

Major Strengths: Strength and Wisdom

Minor Strengths: History, Medicine, Persuasion, Religion

Inventory: Silver Cross, Hand Wraps, Tool Belt, Antique Watch, Da’s Pipe, Mam’s Ring

Name: Rebecca Rubin

Class: Bard

Alignment: True Neutral

Weapon: Magic

Major Strengths: Dexterity and Intelligence

Minor Strengths: Arcana, Acrobatics, Performance, Religion

Inventory: Golden Star, Wooden Top, Magic Tome, Pan Flute, Quill, Loose Scrolls

Name: Kit Kittredge

Class: Thief Rogue

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Weapon: Duel-Wielding Short Swords

Major Strengths: Dexterity and Charisma

Minor Strengths: Deception, Investigation, Persuasion, Stealth

Animal Companion: Grace the dog

Inventory: Pocket Knife, Navigation Compass, Binoculars, Fingerless Gloves, Coin Purse (60g), Notebook and Quill

Name: Ruthie Smithens

Class: Thief Fighter

Alignment: Neutral Good

Weapon: Twin Daggers

Major Strengths: Charisma and Wisdom

Minor Strengths: Acrobatics, Investigation, Performance, Persuasion

Inventory: “The Complete Book of Faeries”, Tiara, Lockpick x5, Love Letter, Maple Sweets, Golden Star Necklace

Name: Alice Nanea Mitchell

Class: Monk

Alignment: True Neutral

Weapon: Bo Staff

Major Strengths: Dexterity and Constitution

Minor Strengths: Athletics, History, Intimidation, Performance

Animal Companion: Mele the dog

Inventory: Five-Shell Necklace, Small Gourd, Lute, Fishing Pole, Spellbook, Emergency Sewing Kit

Name: Molly McIntire

Class: Adventurer

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Weapon: Shellshock (Mace)

Major Strengths: Charisma and Constitution

Minor Strengths: Medicine, Deception, Investigation, Slight of Hand

Animal Companion: Bennett the dog

Inventory: “Tales from Tír na nOg”, Locket, Lantern, Cooking Kit, Coin Purse (30g), Eyeglasses

Name: Emily Bennett

Class: Cleric Fighter

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Weapon: Magic

Major Strengths: Intelligence and Wisdom

Minor Strengths: Arcana, History, Nature, Religion

Animal Companion: Yank the dog

Inventory: Salt Pellets, Knight’s Tags, Sacrificial (?) Dagger, “Charms for Dullards”, Book of Pressed Flowers, Potions Kit

Name: Maryellen Larkin

Class: Alchemist

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Weapon: Magic, Miniature Bombs

Major Strengths: Dexterity and Intelligence

Minor Strengths: History, Performance, Persuasion, Alchemy

Animal Companion: Scooter the Dog

Inventory: Thick Gloves, Quill, Playing Cards, Glass Vials, Mapbook, Emergency Dagger

Name: Melody Ellison

Class: Bard

Alignment: Lawful Good

Weapon: Lance

Major Strengths: Wisdom and Charisma

Minor Strengths: Insight, Nature, Performance, Persuasion

Animal Companion: Bo the Dog

Inventory: Songbook, Bag of Seeds, Binoculars, Refillable Vial, Ribbons, Hand Trowel, “A Simple Bard’s Song Guide vol 2”

Name: Julie Albright

Class: Monk

Alignment: Neutral Good

Weapon: Fists and Magic

Major Strengths: Strength and Dexterity

Minor Strengths: Athletics, Arcana, Perception, Performance

Animal Companion: Nutmeg the Rabbit

Inventory: Hand Wraps, Strange Necklace, Rabbit Food, Fingerless Gloves, Handmade Scarf, Neckerchief

Name: Ivy Ling

Class: Mage Healer

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Weapon: Bo Staff

Major Strengths: Dexterity and Intelligence

Minor Strengths: Acrobatics, Arcana, Insight, Medicine

Animal Companion: ?

Inventory: Red Envelope, Dragon’s Eye, “A Study of Dragons”, Healing Herbs, Magic Tome, Eyeglasses

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[andrewmoocow]

Little Homeworld Life chapter 22: Seeing Black (originally posted on May 22, 2023)

AN: After almost a year of waiting, the Black Pearl Brigade have finally returned from their final battle with Cinnabar! It's been a while since I last wrote them, so bear with me as I try to get back into the swing of writing five or six characters who are almost the exact same. And in addition, we got another batch of new characters joining Black Rutile, one of whom we've already seen in De-Clustering during Tanzanite's flashback. The plot begins to thicken as we reach the epic climax of Little Homeworld Life.

Synopsis: The Black Pearl Brigade, now retired after defeating Cinnabar, decide to move to Earth. Meanwhile, Cinnabar is broken out of prison by another of Black Rutile's minions.

Cast:

Deedee Magno-Hall as The Black Pearl Brigade, Nacre, Pearl, Pearl Guards

Avi Roque as Cinnabar

Gina Torres as Andesine

Awkwafina as Kyanite

Allison Janney as Pyrite

Kimberly Brooks as Dalmatian Jasper

Zehra Fazal as Zoisite

Lena Hall as Bloodstone

Jodie Whittaker as Xenotime

Matthew Moy as Lars, Dante

Enuka Okuma as Rhodonite

Ashly Burch as Rutile Twins

Kathleen Fisher as Fluorite

Erica Luttrell as Padparadscha Sapphire

Estelle as Garnet

Michaela Dietz as Amethyst

Nancy Linari as Martha

Kate Miccuci as Sadie

Christine Baranski as Hessonite

Olivia Olson as Citrine

Kathleen Barr as Púrén

Noël Wells as Black Rutile

Della Saba as Aquamarine

Charlyne Yi as Eyeball

Larissa Gallagher as Bluebird Azurite

Shanelle Grey as Sally Grove

Zach Steele as Ronaldo

Uzo Aduba as Demantoid's Bismuths

Miriam Hyman as Demantoid's Bismuths

Shelby Rabara as Demantoid's Peridots

Featuring Barbara Dunkelman as Amber

And Kristen Schaal as Howlite

--

"Don't get too cocky, Andesine!" the red-clad captain of the Black Pearl Brigade yelled from her captain's chair at the other ship they were dogfighting with. "All systems, fire!"

"Will do, Cap!" Pony, the blue-dressed second in command of the Brigade, saluted before pointing the Servant's weapons at the ship. In the months since the fall of Black Rutile and Cinnabar, though the Black Pearls had planned on going wherever the winds took them, there were still members of the Rutile Rebels hiding across the universe that needed to be brought to justice. Andesine happened to be one of them. A former sergeant of Yellow Diamond feared far and wide for her sadism and patience, best demonstrated as Andesine heartlessly used her fleet as shields, the orange Gem dressed in samurai-like armor led an entire army of fellow Rutile Rebels in trying to conquer what territory had been lost by her master and comrades.

Along with Andesine were a long-haired orange Amber dressed in a tan jacket, brown zip-up overalls, and an orange scarf around her neck, and a Howlite with black veins spreading across her face wearing a turtle-necked sweater and a visor over her eyes.

"Lady Andesine, we seem to be evenly matched with these Pearls." Howlite cautioned her superior as Andesine's ship was at war with the Servant and the Sun Incinerator. "What do you suggest we do now?"

"I say we should keep firing, nerd!" Amber yelled at Howlite's face. "There's gotta be a weak point we can exploit or something!"

"Not everything can be solved with violence, you hotheaded clod!" Howlite argued with Amber. "Sometimes, we have to make a plan and wait for an opportunity!"

"Sometimes, plans don't always work out, and opportunities will fail too." Amber retorted. "Game, set, and match! Nailed it!"

"Can it, you fools!" Andesine commanded her two minions to cease their bickering. "While I agree with Amber that sometimes brute force can get good results, my current plan might be more Howlite's speed." This caused Howlite to stick her tongue out at Amber while Amber pulled down an eyelid. "What the Pearls don't realize is that I'm planning to break Cinnabar out of prison and bring her to Black Rutile, wherever she may be. My idea is to feign surrender so we can be taken to Revanche 666 and stage a breakout."

"That's a brilliant idea." Howlite agreed while side-eyeing Amber, who just rolled her eyes while folding her arms. "But how can we convince the Pearls that we surrender? Surely they'll get suspicious about what you have planned."

"Just follow my lead," Andesine answered before ordering her ships to stop firing and opening communications with the Black Pearl Brigade and the Off-Colors. "I'd like to arrange a formal meeting with the enemy fleet to reach a truce."

"What kind of truce?" Cap asked suspiciously.

"This better not be a trap, Andesine!" Lars shouted.

"No, there is no trap," Andesine promised while crossing her fingers behind her back, letting Amber and Howlite know she was telling a big, fat lie. "As of today, my associates and I peacefully surrender."

"Wait, already?!" Lars exclaimed. "We kinda thought that you'd resist just a little longer! What's with the sudden change in attitude?"

Andesine glanced at Amber, causing her to start speaking too. "Oh, well, uh," Amber stumbled over her words. "we just felt so tired by all the chasing and fighting and thought that it was time we tried changing ourselves for the better."

"That's right!" Howlite added just as shakily. "All this time, we were so lost and directionless; all this warfare just seemed so senseless!"

"I still do not trust them!" Braids, the Brigade's yellow-wearing strongman, said bluntly. "Bring them aboard our ship to see if they truly mean what they say!"

"Hey, you want a fight, Pearl?!" Amber yelled at Braids. "That's right, you and me! Right now! We're having it out! Come on, come on!"

"Everybody, calm down." Fluorite soothed the tensions between all three parties. "Now then, Andesine, are you really certain you surrender?"

"I am as certain as the universe is vast." Andesine replied before quickly flashing her two cohorts a smile. "Please bring us to Revanche 666 so we may consider what we've done."

"IQ, what can you make of this?" Braids asked IQ, the green-garbed intelligence officer of the team.

"Hm, I can indeed conclude they are suspicious." IQ nodded in response. "But if they want to surrender, that makes our jobs easier."

"Andesine is going to surrender, but she has something sinister planned!" Padparadscha Sapphire exclaimed.

"Ignore her," Andesine stated. "Please, take us away, for we are now the last of the Rutile Rebels yet to be arrested!"

"She's right, it's only this fleet left to go, and then we've caught them all!" Pony added. "In any case, you're all under arrest! Lay down your arms, and we'll take you in quietly!"

"At long last, we have them all." Tails, the pink-wearing sharpshooter, smiled in relief. "What a relief."

"Okay, you three, just stay right there while we take you to prison," Lars ordered the three Rutile Rebels as he ended communications with Andesine, who began grinning evilly as soon as their eyes were off her.

"Flawless victory." Andesine declared to Amber and Howlite. "Once we receive our sentence, we shall form a plan from there."

"I like the way you're thinking, boss!" Amber said, rubbing her nose with her thumb and smirking.

"You always were a very patient Gem who loved taking advantage of whatever situation you got in," Howlite added as Andesine's ship was seized by the Black Pearls and the Off-Colors, causing the three Gems to raise their hands in surrender. "I hope you know what you're doing here, Andesine."

"Trust me; I know exactly what I'm doing," Andesine assured with a smirk.

--

Soon, Andesine and her fleet were transported to Revanche 666 to be admitted into the prison and brought to their cells. By this point in time, the number of prisoners had slowly decreased as more and more of the Rutile Rebels were rehabilitated in confinement and allowed to rejoin society. However, Cinnabar and her cohorts were among the prisoners that refused to accept defeat no matter how much the Black Pearls, Peridots, and Bismuths tried to convince them to abandon their warmongering ways. Now, they were soon to be joined by Andesine, Amber, Howlite, and all the other Gems who pledged allegiance to the trio, just as Andesine had planned.

"Okay, all of you single file!" Lars commanded the Gems being shown to their cells. "Nobody makes a ruckus; this is a prison we're running here, not a fight club."

"Did they seriously turn our headquarters into a prison?!" Amber yelled in outrage.

"I recognize the irony as well, Amber," Howlite replied dourly.

"Well, I think that should be everyone," Rhodonite said happily. "At long last, the universe is free of the Rutile Rebels. That reminds me, how has Black Rutile been doing since she was exiled to Earth?"

"Probably off plotting her revenge or something; I don't care anymore," Lars replied. "I'm just glad we finally put these bigots down once and for all."

"LOOK WHO'S TALKING!" a fusion loyal to Andesine yelled from the line.

"Hey, what did I say about making a ruckus?!" Lars yelled back. "Anyways, what else should we do now that we finally have some free time?"

"Yes, I've been wondering that too." Nacre, the Brigade's latest recruit, and medic dressed in white and formerly known as Shell, stated. "In the time since I've gained a physical body, I don't think I've had enough time to think about how it feels. There is just so much about the universe that I want to learn more about!"

"Well, if that's the case, why don't we find somewhere to retire to?" Cap asked. "Any suggestions?"

"We could go back to Kyukanza." Braids suggested. "The atmosphere and scenery are positively glorious."

"Or we could go to East Walleef again." IQ added. "Surely, the townsfolk will welcome us after how we saved them from Mr. Manco."

"Hm, good choices, all of you." Cap nodded in recognition of her teammates' options. "However, my decision differs ever so slightly. From this day on, we shall become residents of Earth!"

"Oh, Earth!" Nacre exclaimed cheerfully. "I've only been there as an artificial intelligence, but to be there as a full Gem would be so exciting!"

"Huh, what a weird coincidence." Lars realized as his eyes widened. "I've actually been planning on visiting Earth sometime to catch up with everybody down there. Why don't we both go there?"

"That would be a good idea." Tails nodded in agreement. "We can make a day out of it, have a little fun, reconnect with old friends, and make a new home."

"Well, what are we waiting for?!" Pony exclaimed. "Let's get a move on already!"

--

As the Black Pearls and the Off-Colors boarded their ships and left Revanche 666 for Earth, Andesine was getting acquainted with her new living situation while being led to her cell. Around her, she could see Gems sitting in their small cells guarded by a destabilizing field. Dalmatian Jasper was bouncing a ball against the wall of her cell, Xenotime was facing the corner and didn't turn once, Pyrite had been tallying up how many days she spent in confinement, Kyanite shapeshifted her hand into a harmonica, Bloodstone paced around her cell no doubt coming up with new crackpot theories, and Zoisite laid on her bench to stare at the ceiling. And then there was Cinnabar. What Andesine thought was once a proud and confident leader worthy of being Black Rutile's apprentice now sat defeated in her cell, contemplating how her actions led to her downfall.

"We're sorry that we failed, my lord." Andesine said to the caged Cinnabar.

"Don't fret, Andesine." Cinnabar sighed in defeat. "I failed just as hard."

"Okay, this will be your home until you finally realize what you're missing here." A Black Pearl guard said as she guided Andesine to her cell and closed the destabilizing field behind her. "Don't think about trying to get out. These cells were made to poof anyone who tries to escape."

As soon as the guard left, Andesine heard a knock on the wall. Surprisingly, she had been placed right next to Cinnabar's cell. "So, how did you get here?" Cinnabar asked. "How badly did you lose?"

"We didn't lose; we surrendered," Andesine said, to the shock and horror of Cinnabar and her cohorts. "But that's what we want them to think. We feigned loss because we plan to break you out and return to Black Rutile on Earth." She revealed. "Hopefully, she'll welcome us back in spite of our past failures to conquer the universe in her name."

"Wait, you want to break out of here?!" Dalmatian Jasper yelled. "No Gem ever escapes from Revanche!" The ball she was throwing then hit her in the face.

"They got round-the-clock security, and the Pearls show no mercy to anyone trying to escape!" Zoisite added.

"This is basically a suicide mission!" Kyanite stated, taking a break from her harmonica playing to show her concern. "And I'm unsure if Black Rutile would ever want us back."

"Hold on, everyone, let's just hear her out." Pyrite calmed everybody down. "Now, why do you think you'll be able to break out?"

"Because I have a little thing called hope," Andesine assured. "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."

"Good to see you're so optimistic," Bloodstone said.

"Hope can be a far stronger tool than fear, you know," Howlite stated. "After all, fear is the mind-killer and the little-death that will bring total obliteration."

"Aw, but we just got here!" Amber complained. "I've been planning on stabbing someone with a shiv!"

"Just as long as that someone isn't me." Xenotime declared as she slowly turned her head from the corner of her cell.

"So what do you say, Cinnabar?" Andesine asked Cinnabar, who was now reinspired by her fellow rebel's words of wisdom as she knocked on the wall again.

"I'm in." Cinnabar declared eagerly.

--

Meanwhile, on Earth, the Pearls had touched down in Little Homeworld, ready to start new lives away from the menace of the Rutile Rebels. Upon landing outside its gates, the Pearls disembarked from their ship to tour the Gem town and were greeted by its inhabitants along the way. The sights around her utterly enamored Nacre, as she was only here as an AI before, but now she could live her life as a full Pearl.

"Oh, hello there, welcome to Little Homeworld." The Brigade could hear Pearl greet them before she realized who she was talking to. "Oh my, the Black Pearl Brigade, is that you? How have you been lately? And who's this new Pearl?"

"Oh, we have much to tell you about what we've done since we were last here." Cap laughed awkwardly. "First of all, this is Nacre." Nacre gave a polite shake of Pearl's hand. "You may know her better as Shell, but now she gained a physical body after saving us by restoring our memories after we were temporarily amnesiac thanks to Cinnabar."

"Wait, Shell? As in the Shell from the Reef?" Pearl asked just as Garnet and Amethyst joined her. "How did that happen?"

"Well, that is actually a long story." Nacre stated. "You see, it all started when the Pearls' ship crashed into the Reef during an adventure and-"

"Well, well, well." Black Rutile declared as she reunited with the Pearls. "Hello there, Brigade. Fancy seeing you back here. I see you've got a wardrobe change and a new recruit." She glanced at Nacre. "A little taller than the rest of you, I see."

"You must be Black Rutile." Nacre said. "I've heard about how cruel and selfish you were, but I never thought I'd see you in person someday."

"Those are all just facetious lies!" Black Rutile barked at Nacre. "Now then, Pearls, what brings you here?"

"We're actually planning on moving into Little Homeworld now that we've taken down all your followers." Cap announced to Black Rutile. "Andesine surrendered pretty easily, surprisingly enough, but we got a feeling she has something planned."

"That's Andesine for you, always planning ahead of everyone else." Black Rutile replied before looking to the Crystal Gems. "Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, why don't you go and make the Pearls at home while I talk with them?"

"Fine, but don't do anything funny!" Amethyst agreed before walking away. "Hey, where do you think we should put it?"

"Guess we'll just have to pick a random spot." Garnet declared as the three Crystal Gems got further and further away, allowing Black Rutile to talk with her former foot soldiers in private.

"You remember what we agreed upon last time you visited Earth, correct?" Black Rutile asked menacingly, pulling out her bowie knife to prove her point. "Tell anyone about our little scuffle, and I'll make sure they pay the price."

"Yes, we still remember." Pony proclaimed. "But if you think you can control us again, we will have no choice but to expose you."

"Wait, what deal?" Nacre asked curiously. "I was on the Servant then, so I'm a little lost here." At the same time, the Servant began hovering above Little Homeworld as Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl piloted it to a good spot where they could make it into a new home for the Pearls.

"Basically, Black Rutile forced us never to tell anybody she was hiding in the woods." IQ recounted. "But I guess that doesn't work anymore since everybody knows you're here now."

"Oh, you think you're cute?!" Black Rutile snarled angrily.

"Please, we're adorable!" Braids confidently answered. "Jokes aside, this place is now under our protection! I do no doubt that you are plotting glorious revenge, and we shall not stand for it!"

"Well, go ahead, make my day." Black Rutile grinned. "If you feel like you are this town's protectors, then I dare one of you to hit me as hard as you can. Which one of you dares?" The Pearls all looked at each other awkwardly, taken aback by Black Rutile's sudden challenge. However, Nacre was quick to accept the offer.

"I'll do it!" Nacre eagerly cheered.

"Wow, you're quite enthusiastic for a piece of fresh meat." Black Rutile laughed. "Hit me with your best shot; fire away if you have to!" Unfortunately for Black Rutile, she only got a gentle tap on the chest. "You're joking, right?"

--

Back at Revanche 666, a great escape was soon to take place. Headed by Andesine and Cinnabar, the Rutile Rebels that were still imprisoned were plotting to break out of their confinement and escape to Earth, where Cinnabar had stated Black Rutile was currently located. After ripping off a part of the wall in her cell, Howlite tinkered with the wires to hack into the security systems and deactivate the destabilizing fields so they could exit their cells safely and find somewhere to hide from the guards.

"Okay, everybody, here is the plan." Andesine declared. "Once Cinnabar and I return to our cells, we'll act perfectly natural while the rest of you follow our orders." She then began putting the Gems into groups based on their assignments. "Howlite, you, Xenotime, and Bloodstone will take over the security systems and free everyone else from their cells. Amber, Dalmatian Jasper, and Zoisite will hold all personnel hostage. Finally, Kyanite and Pyrite will find us a ship to steal so we can be home free. Are we clear on this?"

"One question," Howlite said. "If our plan is found out, how shall we compensate for such an event?"

"It's quite simple," Andesine answered. "In case that happens, we shall take no survivors."

--

With that, the escape plan sprang into action. Almost immediately, DJ and Amber pretended to start a prison riot to get the guards' attention, their acting skills working flawlessly as Zoisite also pretended to try and break up the fight.

"I'm telling you, the Viltrumites stand no chance against the Chimera Sui Generis!" DJ argued with Amber. "Their superior strength and superhuman abilities make them unstoppable!"

"But a Chimera Sui Generis is far more durable than you realize!" Amber yelled back. "They can take a beating without breaking a sweat! And that's not even taking into account their squid forms!"

"Please, you two, stop fighting over such trivial things!" Zoisite begged the two fighting Gems as a group of Black Pearl and Bismuth guards arrived on the scene.

"Are we going to need to intervene here?" one of the Pearls asked threateningly while pointing her spear at DJ.

"Well, you just happened to show up at the right time." Dalmatian Jasper smirked as her gem conjured a hook to snag the Pearl by the neck. "Let's make one thing clear here, Pearl! I'm in charge of this joint now, and anyone who says otherwise will have to answer to my friends!" Zoisite followed up on her partner's threat by pulling out her naginata and taking out a Bismuth in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, Amber pulled out her weapon, a kusarigama, and used the chain to strange another Pearl to the point of poofing. "Do I make myself clear?"

"How did you even escape?!" the Pearl exclaimed in horror.

"Let's just say some friends of ours are smarter than you think." Dalmatian Jasper grinned.

--

"I think we're on the verge of a breakout here!" a Bismuth operating the security cameras exclaimed as she watched DJ and Amber fight the Pearls before she gave orders to the rest of the prison staff. "All units, mobilize to subdue the prisoners! I repeat, subdue the prisoners!"

"I don't believe that'll be necessary." Howlite said as she stood behind the Bismuth and struck her down with her baseball bat. "Bloodstone, Xenotime, you take out the rest of the guards! I'll shut down the rest of the cells!"

"Sounds like a plan," Xenotime answered robotically as she made time freeze around her, stopping the oncoming Bismuths in their tracks and poofing them all with ruthless precision and mechanical grace. As soon as time resumed, it was like Xenotime defeated them all in less than a second.

"Cheater." Bloodstone grimaced. "Didn't even let me get a hit in."

"Wibbly wobbly timey wimey powers, deal with it." Xenotime retorted smugly before turning to Howlite. "How is everything going?"

"I'm in!" Howlite declared as she shut down the entire defense grid and allowed every remaining prisoner to escape, causing mass chaos in Revanche 666 as far as the eye can see. "I love it when a plan comes together." However, while all the security cameras have been shut off by Howlite's hacking, at least one was left unnoticed by the three Gems. And it was still running.

--

Cinnabar and Andesine emerged from their cells to see the rioting Gems wreaking havoc and overwhelming the guards with their anger at being kept away for so long. The two grinned at each other, as it seemed their plan had gone off without a hitch.

"It's official; this prison is ours." Cinnabar proclaimed before a Peridot was dropped at their feet.

"Why are you doing this?" the Peridot yelled in terror. "How did you plan all this?!"

"It's a secret to everyone." Andesine winked at the Peridot before pulling a communicator from the gem on her chest. "Kyanite, how is finding a ship going?"

"Well, funny you should mention that because me and Pyrite just ran into a problem." Kyanite nervously said.

"Oh no." Cinnabar moaned. "What is it?"

--

"Hessonite just came and destroyed all the other ships," Kyanite said on the other end as she and Pyrite came face to face with Hessonite and Citrine. Every other ship in the prison had been destroyed, leaving Hessonite's warship the only one left, and Kyanite & Pyrite were currently at the end of the line.

"We've been watching this prison for quite some time in the event something like this happens." Hessonite declared while presenting her sword.

"But how did you know?!" Kyanite yelled.

"That Howlite forgot to shut off a camera that was running on backup power," Citrine answered as she grabbed a defenseless Kyanite and Pyrite.

"What?! How was I supposed to know?!" Cinnabar screamed as the communicator was snatched from Kyanite's hand and crushed to bits.

--

"HOWLITE!" Andesine screamed for her chief scientist to meet her. "Why didn't you tell us that there was backup power here?"

"Well, because I wanted us to fail, and I was a mole for the Crystal Gems this whole time." Howlite smiled before she screamed, "OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T KNOW!"

"No matter, it's just Hessonite coming for us." Dalmatian Jasper stated as the other Rutile Rebels gathered around their two red-colored bosses. "We got a little thing called strength in numbers."

"Well, we're going to need a lot of that strength to complete the mission." Cinnabar stated as Hessonite and Citrine marched into the central area of the prison before they tossed Kyanite and Pyrite to her feet. "Pitiful."

"So this is what Andesine meant when she said she surrendered." Citrine observed the prison riot. "I should've known she was planning to break all of you out."

"And we won't let you tell anyone about it." Andesine said while drawing her flaming sword from her gem and motioning for her followers to attack. "CHARGE!"

--

"And that's how we narrowly escaped the Trandoshans." Lars recounted a tale of his adventures to his parents, the Crystal Gems, and his friends at a welcome-back barbecue held at his old home. "Moral of the story is don't get in the way of their hunts. They'll make sure you pay the price."

"Sounds like you've had quite the adventures since you were last here," Garnet said. "though I'm sure ours might be some good competition."

"Yeah, we had a shipping war, a beach party, a spy adventure, a krav maga tournament, a talent show, became celebrities! We even met ourselves from another dimension!" Amethyst eagerly added. "You would not believe all the crazy stuff we've been through!"

"Those do sound pretty exciting," Fluorite answered slowly. "I wish we had been there to experience all of that."

"Yeah, sounds like Earth just got a little more exciting." Lars's mother agreed. "Are you still sure you want to keep doing your space adventures, Lars?"

"I'm sure, Mom." Lars answered. "Besides, now that I'm pretty much immortal, I'm probably going to outlive pretty much everyone here, and I don't think I ever want to experience that."

"Well, you do you, Lars." Sadie accepted. "But if you ever feel like stopping by again, my mom and I always have a room to spare."

"Thanks, Sadie." Lars smiled at his old co-worker. "Sure, I've had fun traveling the stars with the Off-Colors, but it wasn't without some problems. Like these snake people I've had a few close calls with."

"Wait a second, did you say snake people?!" Ronaldo yelled as he slammed his hands on the picnic table. "I knew it; I knew they were real!"

"Never a dull moment with you, Ronaldo." Dante shook his head in amusement while everyone else just gave him weird looks.

--

Back at Little Homeworld, Nacre was taking in the sights and sounds of Earth. Such a wonderful planet to be on, she thought while exploring Little Homeworld and greeting all the Gems she passed by. She hadn't felt this amazing since she used her powers to restore her creations to normal and gain her physical body to join them in saving Homeworld. But now, after spending so much time in the cold darkness of space, she yearned for a change of scenery. Sure, the Pearls visited many planets in their travels, but they only stayed for a short time due to their missions.

As Nacre sat down on a bench and serenely felt the air comb her body, she suddenly heard a faint voice talking. "-was able to get through to that Reginald Johnson fellow you've informed me about." The voice said. "He was a prejudiced psycho who uses his media influence to spread his garbage takes, but he's also pretty agreeable."

"Who said that?" Nacre muttered as she turned around to discover a nearby house resembling Black Rutile's old headquarters. Tiptoeing closer to the home, Nacre spied on Black Rutile through the window and saw her conversing on a computer with a blonde human in glasses.

"Excellent work Sally!" Black Rutile thanked her human associate. "Talking to him should be very entertaining."

"I could feel my brain shrinking with every word he said." Sally Grove groaned in annoyance. "This is why I never trusted men; they're all the same dumbasses who not only do not realize how much is handed to them but still think they're the victims when they mess everything up because of their lazy entitlement and fragile egos."

"Yeah yeah, I've heard it a thousand times from your videos." Black Rutile declared before she realized she was being watched. "Hang on a second; I need to take this. See you soon." She shut off the video and marched towards the window to find Nacre trying to hide from her. "I know you're out there, Pearl."

"How did you find me?!" Nacre shouted as she tried desperately to hide, even though it was hopeless.

"Word of advice, little one, I am far smarter than you realize." Black Rutile smirked back. "TOPAZ!" On cue, Topaz appeared to snatch Nacre by the waist with her massive hands. "Return this Pearl to her friends at once."

"Yes, my Rutile." Topaz nodded obediently before looking down at Nacre. "No hard feelings, okay?"

"Let me go!" Nacre yelled as she tried to wriggle free from Topaz's grip while being carried away, leaving Black Rutile alone with her thoughts.

"Should've known someone was onto me." Black Rutile shook her head disdainfully before going back inside.

--

The Pearls were now getting themselves situated at their ship-turned-Earth home. Cap was modifying all the rooms to be homier, Pony had laid out a carpet in the bridge, IQ was helping Braids move a couch into the ship, and Tails was moving some decorations around. "Nice choice of carpet there." Tails commented on the ornate Persian carpet with gold tassels, a blue outer section, and a purple inner section with red and gold patterns throughout. "Really ties the room together."

Just then, there was a knock at the door. "Ooh, I wasn't expecting company so soon!" Pony exclaimed cheerfully as she walked up to answer it. "Sorry, we'll throw a housewarming party lat-" She then realized that Nacre was being delivered to the Pearls by Topaz, who had a message for the five.

"Black Rutile wants you to know that she doesn't want anyone interfering with her plans," Topaz said glumly. "Otherwise, and I hate to say this, but there will be consequences." She then tossed Nacre into the ship before walking away.

"Nacre, what happened?!" Braids exclaimed while dropping the couch on IQ's foot and racing to check on the team's healer.

"I was simply enjoying being on Earth when I overheard Black Rutile talking with this wicked human on the computer," Nacre explained what she went through. "Or at least, I think that's what she felt like. She said such awful things about other humans, and it made me suspicious. I think Black Rutile might be plotting her revenge or something."

"Well, if that's the case, someone has to know," IQ said as she shapeshifted her foot away from the couch. "Púrén?"

"Yes, IQ?" the Servant's primary AI, Púrén, asked.

"Signal the Crystal Gems; we must tell them what's up." IQ declared. "And I think it's time we tell them about where we found her."

--

As the Black Pearls left the Servant, Black Rutile had been watching them through one of her spy drones, and she was not happy at how they finally went back on her deal. "Alas, I can't seem to trust anyone on this planet." She shook her head in dismay before turning to Aquamarine and Eyeball. "You two, I have some disloyal Pearls that just moved here."

"What do you want us to do, my Rutile?" Eyeball asked.

"Fuse and terminate them." Black Rutile answered while making a slashing motion across her neck. "Are we clear?"

"Very clear." Aquamarine snickered before she and her Ruby sidekick joined hands and fused into Bluebird Azurite, who laughed maniacally before flying away.

--

Later that day, as the barbecue was winding down and everyone said their goodbyes, Lars heard something coming from the Sun Incinerator. Getting onboard the ship, he pushed a button on the console that showed him a staticky image of a fearful Hessonite. Lars had never seen Hessonite so timorous before. "Uh, is something wrong, Hessonite?"

"Lars, help!" Hessonite cried, but her message was too garbled for the pink human to get the whole message. "-evan-666-Cinna-Andesi-break-Citrine-ship, save us! Plea-" The message abruptly ended, leaving Lars wondering what she meant.

--

"This is where scum like you belong!" Dalmatian Jasper growled as she tossed a freshly poofed Hessonite and Citrine into the same cell and shut it behind them. "And lucky us, you gave us a ship to use, too, since you destroyed all of them."

The rioting began quieting as the Rutile Rebels began boarding Hessonite's warship to escape Revanche 666 and search for Earth. "Well, this plan has surely been more successful than I thought." Andesine commented while leading the Gems in hijacking the ship. "I was expecting at least one of our minions to give their lives for the good of our cause."

"That's not very comforting." Howlite said calmly.

"I was hoping to see you be used as a meat shield," Amber smirked.

"Don't you start, Amber!" Howlite yelled at Amber before Andesine broke them up.

"Enough bickering; we have work to do." Andesine proclaimed. "Cinnabar, I hope you have a good excuse for when Black Rutile sees you."

"I understand, Andesine." Cinnabar muttered in acceptance of her possible terrible fate. "Whatever Black Rutile must do, I shall accept."

"Yeesh, real bring-down prison has turned her into." Zoisite snarked while walking alongside Dalmatian Jasper.

"At least she's less nihilistic than Xenotime," DJ added, much to Xenotime's anger.

"You make a few overdramatic declarations, and suddenly you're the emo of the group!" Xenotime complained just as Hessonite and Citrine reformed in their cell to see everyone leaving. "Hey, look, they're back!"

"You see what happens when you put too much faith in Steven?" Cinnabar smirked cruelly at the two vigilantes. "This is where it'll get you."

"You won't get away with this!" Hessonite cursed Cinnabar as she and Andesine left with the other Rutile Rebels. "Don't think you can just take my ship and leave!"

"Uh, Hessonite, you kinda forgot one thing," Citrine stated. "Yours is the only ship left here since you destroyed all the others to try and keep them from escaping. Not a great plan."

"Well, looks like we're stuck here," Hessonite replied, realizing her own recklessness at the worst moment. With her ship now in Andesine and Cinnabar's hands, Hessonite was stranded on Revanche 666 with no known way of getting help.

--

Back on Earth, the Pearls were informing the Crystal Gems at the temple of Black Rutile's plans and how she threatened them. Outside, however, Bluebird Azurite was hiding from sight with her ice saber at the ready. "At long last, a chance to finally kill two birds with one stone." She laughed deviously as the cutlass lit on fire. "Or, in this case, one sword."

"I don't think so!" Lars cried as he grabbed Bluebird from behind and suplexed her onto the deck. "The Pearls told me everything, and I have something to tell you." He added while picking up Bluebird by her wing. "Run. Run away, Bluebird, back to your master. And tell her that no matter what she has planned, the Crystal Gems will be coming for her soon."

--

"And you just ran away?!" Black Rutile began yelling in Bluebird's face when the fusion returned to give her the bad news. "Whatever, they know what I'm doing! But they still don't realize what I'll do to get there."

"I deeply apologize, my Rutile." Bluebird apologized to Black Rutile just as they heard a loud rumbling sound from outside. "Is it just me, or are there tons of things just coming from the sky lately?"

"One second." Black Rutile said while pulling up her visor to check her surroundings, in which she discovered Hessonite's warship hovering over the forest where Jasper once made her home. "Hessonite? What's she doing here?"

"I don't think that's Hessonite, my Rutile." Bluebird observed. "Otherwise, she'd be landing somewhere to meet the Crystal Gems, not out in the woods. Someone must've taken the ship from her."

"Well, let's not dawdle for so long! Let's get moving!" Black Rutile said as she grabbed onto Bluebird, and the two flew towards the forest, where they found Hessonite's ship waiting for them. When the pair landed, a large reverse pyramid detached from the ship and descended on top of Jasper's old cave, destroying it and allowing Andesine, Howlite, Amber, and Cinnabar's cabal to disembark.

"Black Rutile, we have brought you Cinnabar." Andesine declared and shoved Cinnabar forward to meet her old master for the first time in months. "Do with her as you may."

"Hello again, Cinnabar." Black Rutile ominously greeted her former apprentice. "I've been told what happened when you went against those Pearls. And now, thanks to you, they are living here on Earth. What do you have to say for yourself?"

"I'm sorry for everything Black Rutile, those Pearls had me outfoxed at every turn!" Cinnabar begged for forgiveness while dropping to her knees. "I accept any punishment you shall give me!"

Instead of punishing her, however, Black Rutile picked Cinnabar up by the collar of her jacket and gave her a tender pat on the head. "No need to cry, my friend." She said sympathetically. "It's not entirely your fault because your failures can all be traced to one source."

"Do I even need to ask?" Andesine asked.

"Yes, Steven." Black Rutile proclaimed. "Everything the Pearls did was in service of that little tyrant's corrupted paradise! But slowly but surely, I have been taking control of the creatures he loves most: humans. Now then, let me ask you one thing. People talk loud when they want to sound smart, right?"

"CORRECT!" Bloodstone yelled loudly as a demonstration of Black Rutile's point.

"Well, that is what I've discovered recently." Black Rutile continued. "My ventures through the Internet have allowed me to discover that there are tons of people out there who, no matter how poor their moral character is, everyone will believe whatever they say. And naturally, I have taken advantage of this."

"So what are you saying?" Cinnabar asked nervously.

"I'm saying my new plan is more personal than ever before." Black Rutile responded. "Now then, are you all with me?" The rebellious Gems said nothing, only getting on one knee and bowing in reverence of their genius leader. "That's just what I needed to hear." She declared evilly as the Rutile Rebels began coming back together under her banner.

--

Only four chapters left until the finale, and we seem to be getting into the real good stuff. Andesine, Amber and Howlite, my resident Captain Kirk, Dr. McCoy and Mr. Spock for this chapter, were based off an idea for a story by a reviewer that I'm sad to say doesn't fit into my current plans, but I was more than happy to insert these characters into this world and fitting them into the Rutile Rebels. In the meantime, we'll have two more slice of life episodes to get down before we move onto the big two-part finale I estimate will be sometime in late June. Keep watching the skies everyone, and see you real soon.

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[azmenka]

@goldenngore says ❝ what are you staring at? ❞ ( x )

A VERY REAL , VERY PALPABLE GHOST - FREELY MOVING ABOARD HIS SHIP IT APPEARS . dead to the world and just as unmoving as a corpse , with little life left in those eyes he imagines have once shone like molten gold . he has seen countless treasure in his life ; buried at the bottom of the sea , hidden away in the wrecks of once living organisms , now resting in a damp grave , and each time he had believed it a pity that the endless depth swallowed light and colours alike . ruby , emerald , sapphire , gold - it all turned into the same shades of bleak grey down there , at the end of everything . he is born from the sea , and in her blue he thrives . . . but one look at the Knight of Flowers suffices to have him know that this rose belongs to the daylight . that it needs the sun to survive . and that it has been deprived for far too long already .

were he a more fearful man , Maron would have tried everything in his mind to chase this ghost off his ship , and with him all the bad luck and despair he can smell on Loras Tyrell like the putrescent , yet sweet odour of rotting fruit . were he a lesser man , an ordinary man . . . one not ironborn . instead , he is a man who smiles at the wind picking up in his sails and the billowing thunderclouds slowly darkening the skies above the open water . he owns the seas and all the monsters lingering in the deep .

ghosts don't scare the Iron Captain .

with the touch of a smile on his lips does he push off the rail in his back ; thumbs hooked into his belt , the swagger in his step as casual as it is natural , and all too easy even while the waves rocking Kingfisher are steadily growing more violent in nature . Loras is a riddle wrapped in thorns and amber . dead and alive simultaneously in all his fascinating allure . and without the faux smiles and charms necessary to have every pitiful girl in the capital believe that the shining knight is deeply in love with her , he is without a shield , too . Maron isn't sure whether the lost rose is aware that from the moment he had stepped onto this very ship , he had left his turf behind and entered a world that might just swallow him whole .

the knight bristles ( reflex , Maron wagers by now ) , thorns up , shooting the question at him without a moment's hesitation . all too eager to snap and snarl ; to start a fight he knows he can finish because it feels familiar . a fish out of water has always been an amusing saying to Maron , but it quite nicely describes Loras in this very moment .

he makes sure to pass by closely ; so close , his shoulder gently bumps into Loras' , the smile ever lingering on his lips . icy blue eyes - tinted almost white underneath the greying skies and crass light around them - take in the beautiful face before him . watch that ever - present frown , the light downward pull of his mouth , the brush of a brown curl against his high cheekbones . . . and Maron cocks the head to the side . " you . " no second's hesitation , not a single touch of shame . unfazed by the glare and thick layer of ice protecting the knight alike - brazen and charming while the smile merely grows a little wider still . " you should move below deck , Ser . it will soon grow very uncomfortable out here . " and with a brief nod towards the clouds building up does he slink past Loras with an almost feline grace .

#goldenngore #verse . [ a sea of flowers ] #don't ask me why but I felt like throwing them back to the beginning. #the pining and building up tension. #-sighs dreamily- #also somehow felt like naming the verse properly on my end too. #pun intended. #hah.

[fishythewriter]

Since I'm a writer I'll post what I'm writing.

Verna hesitated to get on the boat, it would be the first time he'd ever left the continent. The World Eaters had been gone for at least five years now, but a thought still nagged in his mind, What if they were to come back in my absence and burn all the Mother Flowers again? Before Verna could change his mind he was ushered onto the boat by the captain of the ship. He thought it was funny that a sky-faring Keeva would want to own a boat. Verna had been ordered to relax on this trip to the sister continent by the queen of the Amber Palace, though he planned to do more research on this continent's Mother Flowers than relaxing.

The boat docked at a large port and the smell of sun baked fish instantly filled his lungs. The sources of the stench were vendors set up along the large pathways, trying to sell the day's catch to anyone who walked near. The amount of people overwhelmed Verna, all the talking and bustling felt tight around his lungs, and he swore to himself that people were making fun of his appearance. He figured that the best course of action would be to find his fellow researchers, Ophidian and Sunstone. They're a Yunai and a Half-Amkile, whatever those were. The amount of different looking people walking around was overwhelming, there was never this many types of people back home, it was only Caretakers, Keeva, Caprine, and the World Eaters. Though now the World Eaters were gone for good, and Verna was glad about that.

Verna wandered through the edge of the town, standing where it said that Ophidian and Sunstone were to meet him. He found himself in a small park, sitting on a bench watching a fountain as he waited. It was the small spaces like this that Verna missed the most. They had all been destroyed when the World Eaters had attacked and they're the last things on the leader's long lists of what needed to be rebuilt. Verna was so lost in thought he didn't realize when someone had sat next to him, it was only when their wing bumped against his that he did. 

He turned to look at the person and he stopped in fear, A World Eater was looking at him with an apologetic smile. “Sorry, It’s a bad habit of mine to unfold my wings when I shouldn’t.” Verna glanced around, could no-one but him see the monster that sat right beside himself? “Are you okay? You look pale.” 

Another voice came from nearby, “Sapphire! Good to see you. Oh this is funny, you’ve actually found the person we were looking for.” The World Eater got up and talked with the person who owned the voice, acting like they had known each other forever. The person they talked to looked like a Keeva, but not as owl-like, and they partially looked like a wolf? Their fur, or was it feathers? Were gray with orange tips, and their feathered wings were a bright orange. Besides them was a white fox dressed up as if snow was going to fall from the sky any minute. 

“Glad to see you met Verna, I don’t think he’s been told that you were going to be joining us as well, the letter that we sent is probably arriving today actually.” How could I be paired with a World Eater? Don’t they know of the dangers that they pose to the lives of Mother Flowers?

Verna wanted to scream, he wanted to get away but the amount of eyes that would be on him was a dizzying thought. I’ll just have to tell the queen when he gets back, she understands the threat of the World Eaters. 

“Hey Verna, are you alright?” Verna turned to face the orange one who had come over to him. “Oh dear, I know that look. Let’s get you out of the crowds. I know a small restaurant nearby that’s always quite empty where we can talk.” 

They walked over to the restaurant, cutting through some back alleys along the way. Verna made sure to put the other two between himself and the sapphire-scaled World Eater. Their name was quite fitting, Verna would give them that much. They walked into the restaurant and the orange one, who Verna learned was the one named Sunstone through passing conversation, swiftly made his way up to the counter to order a meal. The fox sat down beside Verna and struck up a conversation with him.

“What’s it like back at your home? There’s records of it in books and logs of overseas trades but it’s only been recently that ships have traveled to and from both continents.”

Verna had remembered the time before the world, or at least the world he knew, was scorched. He glanced around, spying the world eater up at the front with Sunstone, “My home used to look like this.”

“Used to? What happened?”

Hatred rose in Verna’s throat, stinging the back of it, “It was all burnt away by World Eaters.” He shot a glance at Sapphire, not caring if the fox caught it or not, but judging by the way she turned her head Verna assumed that she did. “Even in the five years that they’ve been gone their destruction still covers the land. The only city that stood through it all is the Amber Palace, my home.” 

He can picture it all so clearly, the day when their wings blotted out the sun. The day when they burnt everything to the ground. But most of all he can still hear the screams of the Mother Flowers echoing through their roots. It was his duty to look after and care for all the Mother Flowers. To care for his friends. Even the grouchiest one was still enjoyable to look after. When he was able to see the brief moments of gratitude that they showed it was like when the sun shone through the clouds on a rainy day. But all of that had been ripped away from him, now the only two Mother Flowers left were the young one, which was not to be let out of their friend’s sight and the one that now laid dormant. Verna sighed, the dormant Mother Flower was Verna’s closest friend, but when she sensed the death of the others she quickly retreated into the ground and sealed herself off. The crystal flowers that had once grown along the rocky mountainside wilted away, leaving only husks of the crystalline petals.  

Verna figured that losing possibly his only friends was the reason why the queen had sent him to the Argent Lands. It’s not really about taking care of the Mother Flowers here, it’s about taking care of me after losing ours. Bowls clattered as they were set down on the table. One of the bowls of noodles was put in front of Verna. He peered into the broth, he’d never heard of making noodles this way. Part of him wondered if some shops had sold this back home, but if they did he never got to see them before the land was scorched. He didn’t feel safe eating around a World Eater, there were too many stories from friends and families of those who passed who said that they had let their guards down while eating and were swiftly killed. Tears started to well in Verna’s eyes and he tried to hold them back, the weight of all the deaths was unbearable. To go from a full continent of people to only thousands in less then a week was a horrifying thought. And yet they sit here with a World Eater. How many have they killed? 

“Are you okay? You seem to be crying.” Sapphire said as she walked around to where Verna was sitting, trying to offer some comfort. As she reached out a hand to hold his Verna smacked it away forcefully. 

“Millions were killed by the hands of your kind, yet here you walk among the crowds as if you’ve done nothing?” 

Sapphire stepped back, the words had stung deep into her, but Verna didn’t care. He watched as her scales shimmered before turning invisible. Sunstone got up quickly to follow her. The fox was speechless, finally speaking when she found the right words to say.

“The Sly were ruthless here too, and they definitely did kill. This city is one of few that accept the new generation that condemns the orders that were given to them. I know that getting over the trauma won’t be easy, but all I ask of you is to understand that the Sly you see hate the bloodshed and destruction as much as you do. Some of them had to watch their friends die, few of them, like Sapphire, had to kill their friends themselves.” 

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[sonder-paradise]

Bc I have no self control; A short blurb featuring Pirate Captain Dazai 😏

The deadly hum the evening brought along with it enchanting encounters. You knew well who was approaching. His name was a mantra in the sea. His voice a whisper in the salty sea. His touch in the mist of the ocean spray.

“Captain! Our heading?” You turned, considering your First Mate’s words for a moment before turning your attention to the horizon. It had been a while since you have gotten the proper urge to scout out your greedy desires.

“Towards Yokohama Bay,” you finally said, tapping a finger on the handle of your perfectly polished sword. “I have an audience with a certain Suicidal Bastard.”

Yokohama Bay was, to say the least, a rough and mangy port town. Run primarily by the Port Mafia crew, you were a rather good captain in comparison. As well as quite popular.

The bar door creaked open and you strode through. The amber glow of the lanterns only spotlighting the joyous and drunken cheers of the men and women around you. Some drunk off the liquid gold every Pirate was addicted to, others cheering and telling fierce tales of the seven seas.

Your name was called over the crowd and you turned to spot a familiar redhead striding ever-so confidently towards you. Glistening sapphire eyes and a smirk so self-assured you could have spotted it from dozens of miles away.

“If it isn’t Chuuya Nakahara...” you murmured with a sly smile. “I heard you became Captain Ougai’s Second-in-Command.”

“And you heard correctly. Now what the hell are you doing in Yokohama Bay?”

“I’m looking for someone.”

Chuuya raised an eyebrow at you before letting out a sigh and muttering something under his breath. “Lemme guess, you’re looking for that idiotic mackerel.”

You didn’t reply but the friendly smile on your lips seemed to ascertain his suspicions. Chuuya only frowned at you before turning away. “Like hell I know where he is. If you do find him, tell him to fuck off.”

The bar held no other information for you after that. The people that were still somewhat coherent and not drunk were unhelpful, leaving you to tread back to your ship, The Belladonna.

The wooden boards creaked familiarly as you stepped back towards your cabin. You were currently busy staring at your compass, it’s meticulously shining arrow pointing, not North, but strangely East. Your head turned and as you followed the arrow, it occurred to you the direction it pointed in was your cabin.

A small smirk tugged at your lips as you walked towards the door. In a flash, you had opened it and strode inside. Your hand only just brushing over the handle of your sword when a voice rang out from your desk.

“I heard you’ve been looking for me?”

And so, there he stood. You knew well who was approaching. His name was a mantra in the sea. His voice a whisper in the salty sea. His touch in the mist of the ocean spray.

“Captain Osamu Dazai. How have you been?”

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