#The Enemy

[wheezeingzombi]

North london kids: da faq is go'in on ova there?

#the enemy charlie higson #the enemy series #the enemy #FIRE! GLORIOUS FIRE!! #Ed Carter

[creepingmonsterism]

New theory about the identity of the Enemy just dropped:

So we know that Alan Moore drew up a plan for all the series of Warrior, including Miracleman, to be set in an universe that was the "earth-2" to Moore's DWM comics, in a reality where the Time Lords Chronarchs were killed by the Warpsmiths .

And we know that the enemy in the first great Time War, also in Moore's DWM comics Order of the Black Sun, the organization based on the Green Lantern Corps who fought the Time Lords. The War is being fought to prevent the Doctor Who universe from being turned into a superhero universe.

And we know that there was a point in the early 21st century humanity was supposed to undergo a rapid evolution, which would cause it to become posthuman and think in ways that unpredictable ways–not unlike the kind of transformation we see in Miracleman–which may have been prevented by temporal interference from the Great Houses.

And it is known as... the Ghost Point.

#doctor who #faction paradox #grant gordon #the enemy #miracleman #alan moore #back on my bullshit today

[wanderingmadscientist]

A Faction Paradox film was discussed by Lawrence Miles and a representative of a Warner Brothers subsidiarity in 2003. The representative had obtained an early copy of Political Animals from Image Comics and expressed interest in obtaining the rights to consider a film adaptation of the story. However, Miles had learned just earlier that day that the comic's third issue had been cancelled, and the representative lost interest after Miles described the story as "Amadeus with monsters".

Never forget that we almost got a Faction Paradox movie. It would have probably sucked, true, but then we could have said that the reason it sucked was that the Great Houses had sent Chris Cwej to sabotage the movie.

#faction paradox #faction Hollywood #chris cwej #doctor who #dweu #war in heaven #the enemy #Lawrence Miles #political animals #the great Houses #great houses

[cervideity]

content warnings in tags, uncensored under cut

#cw blood #cw cannibalism #cw gore #cw knife #cw disease #<- i think. its boils n bruising #the enemy #the enemy book series #the enemy charlie higson #paul channing #the boney m #<- haha ra ra rasputin kill a kid and eat their spleen #the enemy series

[pl9090]

Humanity's Irrelevance I bypassed the posting processing error with a screenshot version. It'll be replaced with a proper text post when possible.

#faction paradox #doctor who #book of the war #timelords #great houses #bbc doctor who #whoniverse #the enemy #the book of the war #gallifrey #the city of saved #posthumanity

[the-heartlines]

rhaenyra searching shipbreaker bay for signs of lucerys— inspired by "the enemy" by mumford and sons

#house of the dragon #rhaenyra targaryen #lucerys velaryon #i seriously cannot get over that still and haven't stopped listening to this song last night...had to write something #hotd fic #hotd #my writing #the enemy #mumford and sons

[familyparadox]

The Great Houses are Fighting the War.

They are fighting The War

They are fighting THE WAR

They are fighting THE WAR

The War itself is is the Enemy, it all makes sense now the only thing the Great Houses are fighting is the War. Everything they have fought has been part of the War. Thus the WAR is the Enemy

They are fighting the War.

They are not fight in the war they are fighting the War itself.

It’s so simple. It’s beautiful. The Enemy is the War.

#doctor who #faction paradox #dweu #eighth doctor #doctor who eu #the enemy #the war in heaven #it all makes sense now #everything makes sense #I understand it all now #I understand it #I UNDERSTAND

[softquietsteadylove]

there can't be enough thenamesh reunion fics!

may i ask for more?

Gilgamesh yanked the Warrior back by the shoulder. She tried to regain her balance but he slammed his fist against her head, creating a gust strong enough to rattle the ship windows. She went down softly.

"Oi!" The Mind Reader was quick to respond to his fallen comrade. They all had a sense of togetherness that Gilgamesh admitted he found absent within his own team (himself, the Soaring Eternal and their Prime).

Ikaris took advantage of the team's sense of protectiveness. He grasped the Speedster's armour collar with his hand, using her as a shield against the puppeteer. He fired his eyes into the dark haired one's armour, sending him through the wall. Then, the Speedster was nothing but a burden.

Gilgamesh winced as she was thrown headfirst to the ground. Ikaris wasn't stronger than him - he knew that for a fact - but he certainly acted more brutally.

"Come on," he muttered in his accent, dragging the body of the Speedster behind him as he floated over to retrieve the Mind Reader as well.

Gilgamesh stared down at the Warrior Eternal. Her body was also limp, but he could feel the Cosmic Energy thrumming within her veins. He could practically feel the rhythm of her heart, if he let himself imagine it. He didn't know what made them so different, according to Arishem.

"You want a hand with 'er or what?" Ikaris snarled at him, piling both of his catches under his arms to bring back to Ajak at the helm of the ship. He was probably just going to sling her over his shoulder, or worse, drag her.

"Go ahead," Gilgamesh grumbled, kneeling down to her. She was his defeat, and his responsibility. Ikaris floated ahead, even banging the Mind Reader's head against the door frame in his lack of care.

Her face looked so peaceful.

Gilgamesh caught himself trying to move her hair away from her face before sighing. He slipped one hand under her arm and shoulders, and the other under her knees. She folded into his grasp so easily he wasn't sure if she weighed anything at all.

"Gil."

He stared down at her, ready for another fight if she was waking again. But as he drew his arms in, all she did was relax against him--him, the enemy. He couldn't imagine why.

But her head rolled to the side, and her tiara even met the cold, hard shell of his chest plate. And yet she had a little smile on her face, as if there were no place she would rather be. He adjusted her a little before making the trip to the head of the ship as well. He did have the courtesy not to smack her head against the door, at least.

She kept calling him Gil.

No one called him that. He didn't even think of himself like that. His name was Gilgamesh, and he was the Strongest Eternal, sent by Arishem to retrieve rogue Eternals who had been tainted by the Deviants of Earth. He had never met this woman before.

But his heart ached in his chest as he carried her.

He felt conflicted fighting her. He had felt awful knocking her out. And he had felt so protective at the thought of Ikaris laying a single hand on her.

"There he is."

Gilgamesh walked in with the Warrior Eternal in his arms. He held her gently, just briefly looking at the other two piled on the floor like litter.

"Well done," Ajak said, observing the difference in technique between him and Ikaris. She waved her glowing hands.

Gilgamesh stepped back slightly as the woman in his arms floated up out of his embrace and upright. The lines of her energy signature formed around her, creating a golden cage in a sense around her.

"These will hold them until we arrive at the World Forge," Ajak clarified as the three bodies floated to their places around the statue of Arishem.

Ikaris joined Ajak again at the front window, discussing their strategy. Those two seemed close but also at odds, in a weird way. Gilgamesh turned away from them, back to the blonde.

She was beautiful.

He wasn't a traitor just for thinking so. He walked closer, looking up at her floating just off the ground. The signature of her Cosmic Energy was weaker, but he could swear he still felt it calling out to him. It was like they were cut from the same cloth.

He reached up, tucking some hair behind her ear and out of his way. It felt familiar, in a terrifying way. Her eyes didn't even flutter. Not that he wanted her to wake up.

Gilgamesh looked back at his teammates, but they were whispering among themselves. They weren't any more concerned with him than he was about them. And that was just fine. They were a team, not some cobbled together family unit.

He looked up at her again. Thena. That name had been pulsing in his head since he saw her. He wasn't sure how; she was the Warrior Eternal, deadly and traitorous. That was all he knew about her. Except her name. And that she had a sweet sounding laugh. It echoed through memories he didn't have.

He hadn't even realised he was reaching up until his fingertips met her cheek. He didn't know what he was doing. He had no explanation for it to himself, much less to his team, let alone the woman herself. Her skin was soft.

It seemed impossible, but he could have sworn to all the stars in the sky that she leaned into his touch, however much she could. He didn't press his palm to her skin. That felt...wrong--like he had no right. Just looking at her felt like a betrayal of some kind. "Thena."

The Warrior's sandy coloured eyelashes fluttered. Maybe she was stronger than Ajak had assumed. She couldn't open her eyes, but he knew they were green (somehow). "Gil."

That name again. It made his whole body burn, like his chest was on fire. He stood back from the Warrior calling for him--someone. He didn't know who she was calling out to, but it wasn't really him.

"Gilgamesh."

He turned towards his Prime, and his fellow Eternal at the window. It seemed so cold over there. He nodded, walking over silently. Only when he was further away did he realise he had been holding the Warrior Eternal's hand.

"Are you prepared to hand them over?" Ajak asked.

He frowned, "why wouldn't I be?"

Ajak was silent, but Ikaris freely scoffed at him, "y'seem awfully soft on the traitor. There's no need for the gentleman routine with faulty scum."

Gilgamesh clenched his fists at his side, but he forced himself to remember his place. "I'm curious, but I'm not confused about the mission."

"Good," Ajak concluded, ending the conversation for both of them.

Ikaris let out one last laugh at him before floating off again. Did he have to fly everywhere just for the sake of it? He could walk just fine.

Gilgamesh tried not to seem like he was watching keenly as Ikaris walked by the prisoners again. Ikaris also looked up at the Warrior Eternal, and Gilgamesh tried not to yell at his teammate to keep his distance from her.

But Ikaris kept moving, and Gilgamesh wasn't eager to admit that his chest loosened. His eyes left the figure of Thena floating limply. He blinked, finding Ajak staring at him. "What?"

She looked back at the Warrior Eternal and then back to him. "You know her."

He shook his head. "We were briefed on all of them. She was a better fighter than I could have imagined. I think that deserves some respect."

Yes, he had respect for his fellow Fighter. She seemed very much his equal, all agility where he was sturdiness. He wanted her to be treated with respect and honour, just like any good warrior.

He wanted her to be handled so delicately a flower would weep with envy.

"I agree," Ajak sufficed to say. She gave him one last look before leaning closer, "keep your mission in mind, Gilgamesh. Whatever the traitors try to whisper in your ear...remember their deception."

"I will," he assured his team leader before she too departed. He stayed at the window, looking into the vast nothingness where eventually the World Forge would come into view. He looked over his shoulder.

It wouldn't be long until he could ask her why she called him Gil.

#Thenamesh AU #thank you so much love!!! #I hope you don't mind #this is a little bit different from some other reunion fics #but I do think this is what it might be like #if we ever get Eternals content ever again please god please anyone I beg of you #Gilgamesh has no idea why he sees this woman #the enemy #and he loves her #he can feel it in his chest every time he throws a punch #he imagines Ikaris grabbing her and throwing her over his shoulder and it makes him want to scream #he says don't fucking touch her! #I mean I'll carry her you go ahead #Gil carries her so gently #when Ajak lets them out of their bindings #Gil catches her before she can hit the floor #Ikaris is like what the fuck is up with this guy #grabs Druig and Makkari again #also I'm so sorry but he would not be gentle with them #Gilgamesh is like I'll carry her #and Sersi will see this and be like Gil #that's our way out of this mess #if we can talk some sense into any of them it's him #Kingo: not your literal ex-husband? #Sersi: no

[kosiento]

Lunch break

#the enemy charlie higson #the enemy #brooke the enemy #lewis the enemy #kyle the enemy #ed carter #the sillies #noodles #they are having a lunch break #I LOVE THEM

[lexqa]

guys bad news.. i’m also crushing on ruben dias

#two man city players now.. #the enemy #this is a new low #embarrassing

[boygirlctommy]

ed carter my beloved i love when he goes into a dissociative state and commits atrocities

#my post #my art #fanart #the enemy #charlie higson #ed carter #ED !!!!! *EXPLODES* #cries sobs hes 15 man hes only 15 #<- upset about characters in a childrens book series being children #maybe one of those old people was a therapist. god i hope so

[eds-mortuary-sword]

akkie and mrs jones

#achilleus #achilleus the enemy #akkie #akkie the enemy #the enemy series #the enemy #the enemy charlie higson

[fleatah]

FANART FOR THE BEST BOOK SERIES EVER RAHH

#digital art #the enemy #the enemy charlie higson #the enemy series #jester #patchwork #jester is a bitch and i love him #human aty #humanoid art #digital fanart #fanart #ibispaint art #ibispaint my beloved #apocalypse #dystopia

[rank-sentimentalist]

CUT TO: INT. LEO'S OFFICE - DAY

Toby enters.

LEO

Yeah.

TOBY

I'm gonna have breakfast with Ann Stark tomorrow.

LEO

Leave it alone.

TOBY

I think we should be able to discuss the minimum wage and-

LEO

Toby. It's a brand new year.

TOBY

Let's not faf around!

LEO

It's breakfast.

TOBY

I know. It's breakfast. We're not gonna come up with solutions in 90 minutes. But we have the principles in a room and no cameras. The-[utters a small laugh] the leaders of the land. And not to talk about how we're gonna approach the minimum wage, the Patient's Bill of Rights, Tax relief, and education in the legislative session that's about to begin is a criminally  negligent and cowardly refusal to do... what we were all sent her to do. [beat] This is what my ex-wife and I did for years. We had these rules. We could talk about anything but why we couldn't live with each other. I could've been two years younger right now.

LEO

There was a freshman democrat who came to Congress 50 years ago. He turned to a senior Democrat and said, "Where are the Republicans? I want to meet the enemy." The senior Democrat said, "The Republicans aren't the enemy. They're the opposition. The Senate is the enemy." Those days are over. Toby, in this climate...

TOBY

This climate is exactly what real bipartisan debate should look like.

LEO

This woman's had this job two weeks. I don't like dealing with people who are trying to impress me.

TOBY

I know her a little.

LEO

Have breakfast with her.

TOBY

Thank you.

LEO

Toby.

TOBY

Yeah.

LEO

Jenny and I wouldn't talk about it either. You know why?

TOBY

Why?

LEO

Because we loved each other and it was awful and we knew it was never gonna change. Ever.

Toby leaves.

*  *  *

Toby enters the Oval Office.

TOBY

He didn’t want to see me. 

LEO

He’ll be all right in the morning. 

TOBY

Yeah. 

LEO

You’re the Communications Director. It was a TV show. 

TOBY

It was a blunder from top to bottom. You should know it could have been avoided at several points along the way if I’d listened to C.J. 

LEO

Or me. 

TOBY

Yeah. 

LEO

Alexander Hamilton didn’t think we should have political parties. Neither did John Adams. He thought political parties led to divisiveness. 

TOBY

They do. They should. We have honest disagreements. Arguments are good. 

LEO

Only if they lead to statesmanship. Or it’s just theatre. And statesmanship is compromise. 

TOBY

What about persuasion? They’re coming for us, Leo.

LEO

I know. 

TOBY

I mean they’re coming for us now. 

LEO

Toby, if you knew what it was like getting him to run the first time... 

TOBYI

know. 

LEOLike pushing molasses up a sandy hill. If I go and tell him it’s time to run again he’s  going to get crazy... and frustrated. He’s going to sink into his head and he’s going to say he’s not running. 

TOBY

Yeah. 

LEO

Yeah. 

TOBY

So we’ve got to do it for him. We’ll keep it away from this office but we’ve got to get real now. Leo, Ann Stark’s a war time consigliere. That’s why she was bumped up. 

LEO

I’m a wartime consigliere too, Toby. I was just hoping it’d be peace time a little longer. 

TOBY

Yeah.

LEO

Son of a bitch! 

TOBY

Yeah. 

LEO

Shake my hand.

 Toby does.

LEO

We just formed it. 

TOBY

Formed what?

LEO

The Committee to Reelect the President.

*  *  *

THE WEST WING

"THE LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST"

WRITTEN BY: PAUL REDFORD

DIRECTED BY: SCOTT WINANT

communicationsoffice.tripod.com

#TV #The West Wing #West Wing #The Leadership Breakfast #2x11 #we had these rules #the enemy #the opposition #bipartisan debate #wartime consigliere #I was just hoping it would be peacetime a little longer

[cervideity]

#cw blood #cw gore #the enemy #the enemy series #the enemy book series #the enemy charlie higson #ed carter #kyle #<- hes having the time of his motherfcuking life <3 #such different ways of handling this #but outwardly they look the same. fascinating specimens............ #one day ill draw ed when hes not in the middle of his trauma response i promise #originally ed was gonna be stabbing a sicko through. but i realized i couldnt rlly get the pose i wanted that way without it coverin him up #so u just get to pose with your sword. sorry

[pl9090]

.T.B.o.t.W. the enemy entry analysis

As always constructive feedback is welcome.

"On one side are the Great Houses, who might be considered the truely conservative forces of creation, occupying a position outside of normal time and attempting to maintain the status quo which has existed since the beginning of the Spiral Politics itself. But on the other side… who?". Elsewhere in the book were are told that: 1.The two sides oppose each other due to their very natures. 2.The Enemy is associated with Los from William Blake's mythology, the embodiement of human creativity and inspiration that opposes Urizen the embodiement of reason and law. 3.The Eye of Harmony which maintains the history meta framework is the enemy's prime target. It's fair to assume that the enemy opposes the Timelord's imposition of their history metaframework which it sees, (possibly to varying degrees for different reasons) as limiting. It's also stated that merely disabling the eye of Harmony supposedly leads to the destruction of all linear domains, (and thus cultures) that would mean that the reps as a whole were suicidialy devoted which doesn't come up anywhere else.

"expecting everyone to take the meaning as read". Possibly Timelord arrogance, (though partially justified given they defended the universe from at least Yssgaroth and the Racnoss albeit as the Book notes not entirely out of humanitarian reasons) but could also be valid if the destruction of all linear domains is the effect of the enemy's victory.

"Faraway Declaration, (only 35 years before the beginning of the War)". From their, (and the now presently linked posthumanity's) perspective the Timelords had 35 years to prepare. 35 years between The Faraway Declaration and Dronid/Destruction of Gallifrey 3, (Romana's).

"The enemy isn't a single species or even a distinct political faction". "though it has a leader, or at least a, "head" or, "founder" to focus on the leader would be pointless. The enemy is a process". Suggests that the enemy consists of two parts: a founder who became the coordinating leadership and the reps. It is pointless to focus on the leadership for the same reason that it's name is inadequate because it is the combination of the two parts together that makes it a threatening rival power not just the leadership alone, (however some references to the enemy seem to refer soley to the leadership). The process of opposing the Timelord's, "rule" of time and the imposition of history to varying degrees and different reasons.

"nor is it because the enemy has wiped it's name from history altogether, although that does seem like a viable war tactic". Suggests that the enemy's abilities include tempo-psychological warfare, (presumably with the Reps destroying any physical artifacts and computer records they came across while the leadership edited or erased records by some unknown possible innate method such as it did to Devonire's Kaiwair, "recording").

"To fully understand the nature of the enemy, it's vital to understand the context of it wich it exists. See also the: Churchill Index, Immaculata Formosii, the Gods of the ainu, Miss Hiroshima, Mohandassa, Sixth Wave Defections, S'tanim, and Violent Unknown Events". The missing entries by their nature and that they either directly relate to: the enemy, (ie: The Gods of the Ainu and S'tanim) and or their possible capabilities, (ie: Violent Unknown Events, Mohandassa, and Sixth Wave Defections).

I can't help but think I'm overlooking something obvious here.

#faction paradox #book of the war #doctor who #timelords #great houses #the enemy #bbc doctor who #whoniverse #reps