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decepti-geek · 9 months

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ngl the thing that i keep thinking about with that ending scene is... Crowley isn’t Right either?

Like, he’s right about what heaven is. But in terms of what he wants for the both of them, it’s the bandstand scene all over again, he’s just being more open about his feelings. And some of the tension in that scene, and through a lot of season one, is that Aziraphale wants to do a good thing for the world, is steadily willing to pursue it to the point of selflessness; while Crowley takes it further up to the line in terms of being willing to walk away from doing that good thing if it means safety for the two of them. It’s never a wholehearted conviction in s1 - but it’s still something he’s pushing for while Aziraphale is completely unwilling to even consider it.

I mean, Crowley gives Aziraphale the idea of preventing the apocalypse in the first place! And it ends up being more than just a suggestion that defeating the son of Satan MUST be Good because it’s opposing Evil - Aziraphale wants to prevent a war that he comes to view as having no point, he wants to prevent the destruction of humanity and earth, and he gets the initial idea from Crowley, but he comes to own it even after Crowley gives up on the notion out of a sense that they don’t have the power to do anything more.

Aziraphale’s thing in season one is A++ goal, terrible choice of method (the terribleness of which he doesn’t fully understand until the conversation with the Metatron, after which he still pivots to just... working with whatever he can get?). Like, I don’t think there ever really was a question of him going into battle in the apocalypse, he ends up so desperate to prevent it. He gets incredibly singleminded in terms of how wrong he knows it is, which I reckon is part of why he keeps bashing his head against heaven, expecting a different result. Because he’s never gonna give up on the idea that Something Can Be Done... but I don’t actually think that’s all heaven’s conditioning. I also think that’s Aziraphale being Aziraphale. He’s just also not capable of understanding anything other than heaven as a vector through which Something Can Be Done.

Crowley, I think, would have at least tried to run away if Aziraphale had agreed to go with him. Not because he doesn’t care, but because he’s disillusioned and believes that anything he (or he and Aziraphale together) can’t accomplish, has no hope of being brought to pass. I honestly feel like even in that scenario, he would have wavered and gone back anyway! But we do see him entirely give up in the show, because Aziraphale has been discorporated and/or killed to his knowledge (which he wasn’t able to prevent) and at that point, he doesn’t believe in his own ability to do like... anything, other than get drunk and wait for the end of the world.

Which is the opposite extreme from how Aziraphale reacts to his own plan not working! Because Aziraphale’s plan of ‘prevent the apocalypse because it’s The Right Thing To Do’ was never actually contingent on heaven alone, the way Crowley’s plan was contingent on Aziraphale alone and he was trying not to consider any other option because they all seemed futile to him. And Aziraphale twigs that his plan isn’t dependent on heaven as the means of fixing things, so he goes rogue and continues to try and fix things in an unbroken streak, with his own resources and nothing else. It’s not a bad or wrong thing that Crowley falters, but it IS a fact that Aziraphale does not falter. Because he’s got that conviction of Something Can Be Done - even if it’s just him struggling badly to Do Something - which Crowley lacks, and the fact that he has that is what gets Crowley roped back in on project: cancel the apocalypse.

And they both ultimately fail to be the ones who cancel the apocalypse, because Aziraphale didn’t twig in time that he didn’t need heaven to get it done, and Crowley didn’t come to believe in enough time that something could be done at all.

MEANWHILE in the season 2 scene, I think Crowley is absolutely 100% prepared to just fuck right off into the South Downs or wherever with Aziraphale, and not give a single thought to heaven or hell ever again unless he absolutely has to. In other words, I think he is honestly prepared to like... ignore the fact that heaven and hell combined are still technically a looming threat over his own, Aziraphale’s, and the earth’s existence, since that threat isn’t currently immediate. In pretty much the same way that meant he was blindsided by Hastur handing him the antichrist?

Whatever else Crowley’s thing is in the ending scene, it also comes across to me as an absence of belief that Something could ever Be Done about the root of their problems. He doesn’t want to tear down heaven or hell, or build something new, any more than Aziraphale does. They are actually in agreement over whether the establishment should be allowed to continue existing - Aziraphale because he doesn’t understand that it’s broken; Crowley because he doesn’t believe it can ever be successfully dismantled.

But what Crowley does have is the knowledge that the establishment is unrecoverable. What Aziraphale has, is the capacity to believe that something can be done about that. Neither of them are entirely wrong, neither of them are entirely right, and if we do want to see them tear down heaven and hell in season 3, they are BOTH going to be invaluable re: bringing that about.

#good omens #good omens season 2 #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #aziraphale #crowley #good omens s2 #good omens spoilers

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mysticdragoni · 2 months

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Dreamzzz review & Theory

I finished Dreamzzz and I’m so conflicted, I had a gigantic theory that I would like to talk about because the ending of the season was NOT what I was expecting, wasn’t bad but my theory had me in a chokehold - Dreamzzz spoilers ahead.

I liked it, but I didn’t love it, I did however LOVE the creative design that went behind everything,

Turtle taco truck, gator cars, ALBERT, shark boat, lumina’s castle looking like a space shuttle, the weapon on the top of the castle, ALBERT, the fact that Mr.Oswald was wearing the astronaut symbol from the 1984 minifig, Zian’s design, ALBERT’S SOUTHERN ACCENT, Night Hunter sway walk + chain sound effects, Logan’s outfit is cool as ice.

My issues: the story was hard to focus on at times, they had some fill in moments that were too long, also random pauses that went on for too long? They would say something and then stand there longer than necessary, characters had this issue of being great in one episode then problematic in the literal beginning of the next episode. Logan would randomly switch up a lot in the beginning episodes, being nice then a douche bag. Then he was nice for 7 episodes only to be upset he has to help Izzie in the maze so she doesn’t get seriously hurt by the night terrors.

I also did not like Filippo’s face, the stained glass look was an awesome design but the creepy lion face will haunt me.

NOW FOR MY THEORY. LUNIA AND HUNTER ARE ZOEY’S PARENTS.

Here was my fueling for all of this that never happened but still could (season 2 hear me out)

I mean look at this, I can totally see this as a family, also convenient Lunia is missing and so is her mom. Not to mention her dad is also missing, meanwhile the Night Hunter said he couldn’t return to the waking world until he conjured up Lunia’s hourglass.

Also I’d like to point out that her father’s hairpiece looks very similar to Hunter of the angle was right.

I had a gigantic theory that Zoey’s parents were Lunia and Hunter, that the end would be a gigantic reveal, parent vs parent, Nightmare King orchestrating the fight. Zoey would go to find Lunia, find her at her castle weakened or context, Find out that’s her MOM. Then the Nightmare King shows up on the boat to attack the place, Lunia recognizes Night Hunter, says his real name, which makes Zoey go: Mom… DAD?!

And the Nightmare King laughs about it, loving the idea of breaking up a family in the process, Hunter is reluctant and wide eyed as he doesn’t want to fight.

My theory started as her mother was attacked by the nightmare king and while trying to fight him off with Hunter, she was defeated and he was corrupted, forgetting who his family was. Or perhaps he known and just held it over Zoey’s head with the teasing “Kiddo” and helping her at one point by misfiring his arrow. You know, like an evil dad who doesn’t want his daughter to win, but also doesn’t want her hurt.

I think the reason he’s all bundled up isn’t just secrecy for Mateo, but also so Zoey doesn’t recognize him. I think he ran away from home in the waking world too when he turned on Lunia and helped the Nightmare King be free.

But yeah, I still have the theory that they are her parents, at least Hunter is her dad, it would have been such an interesting twist. Oh well, show was cute, I have a character I’m making for it.

#lego dreamzzz #lego dream team #dreamzzz logan #dreamzzz mateo #dreamzzz izzie #dreamzzz zoey #dreamzzz night hunter #night Hunter #nightmare king #nightmare king grimm #lego #Lunia #dreamzzz lunia #Lego theory #I made this while going to bed so idk how good it is

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she-wolf09231982 · 1 year

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Chapter 2-Fare Thee Well

Summary: Sam, Bobby, and Dean are about to face a nemesis more clever and adaptable than any they've encountered thus far. As the world around them becomes increasingly perilous, the resources they've come to rely upon have been stripped away. They will find themselves totally outmatched and outgunned and pushed to their limits, with no one to rely on but each other…that’s when they decided it’s time to bring you back to the team. In the meantime, Sam is literally battling the Devil internally after being roomies with him in Hell.

Castiel has inadvertently released Leviathans while defeating the Archangel, Raphael. With the Apocalypse averted, Castiel was again resurrected by God with new powers after absorbing all the souls of Purgatory, resulting in his powers reaching a level much higher than that of an archangel, but at a high price: the powers that the evil souls granted him had gone to Castiel's head, causing him to proclaim himself as the new God.

Leviathans (Ancient Sea monsters that were the first beasts created by God that harvest humans as a food source) become an imminent threat where Sam and Dean are required to team up with a resurrected Castiel (Angel), Meg (Demon), Crowley (King of Hell), and Kevin Tran the prophet to overthrow the Leviathans and their front-runner Dick Roman with a weapon designed by God.

Author Note: Story starts during Season 2 (2006) then flashes forward to the beginning of Season 7 (2011)

Latin to English translations

*Carpe noctem-Seize the night

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Bobby is usually on point when it comes to knowing Sam and Dean. When he told you Dean would get past the fact that you were a witch, he was dead wrong. Dean’s resentment of you outweighed his ability to forgive you and has been giving you the cold shoulder since he found out about you a few days ago.

The air was heavy and awkward when each of you were in the same room. Whenever you try to speak directly to Dean, he’d ignore you and speak to Sam instead, replying with snide and sarcastic responses such as,

“Did you hear something, Sam?” or “I’m sorry, Sam, did you say something?”

Sam would roll his eyes each time while you release an irritated and defeated sigh. Dean was obviously upset, but his petty behavior towards you was getting to be too much… for you and all involved. Until day four of his spiteful performances, Dean ghosted you when you came into the kitchen and attempted to place a piece of pie in front of him, Bobby had enough.

“Alright, Dean, get back in here and have a seat!” Bobby bellowed at him.

Bobby’s voice stopped Dean in his place but remained with his back facing the three of you. Dean turned his head barely looking over his shoulder.

“What is it, Bobby?” Dean asked curtly almost sounding like a growl.

“Dean, we have to clear the air here.” Sam insisted.

Dean crossed his arms and scoffed, still facing away from all of you. Sam and Bobby exchange looks of exasperation. You sat quietly at the table with your arms folded with your eyes on Dean’s back. To Bobby, Sam, and Dean you were sitting there just listening and waiting. What you were actually doing was zeroing in on Dean’s internal movement. His heart rate, pulse, breathing, and his mental activity.

His aura was red hot, and his brain waves were surging with rage and rigor. The heat you sense radiating from him made you sweat in your chair. You zoned in so meticulously on Dean’s emotions you began to feel everything he was feeling. You finally decided to speak up while they were all talking over each other.

“Dean, your blood pressure is skyrocketing, please just take a breath. Sit with us. We can talk this out. Everything.” You proposed.

Dean turned finally acknowledging you.

“Y/N, I don’t need to talk about anything. I’ve heard enough to know that this,” he motioned to the group with his hand, “does not work.” He stated.

“What do you mean by ‘this,’ Dean?” Sam asked. Dean shot a look at him.

“I can’t hunt with someone that is one of the reasons we hunt, Sammy!” Dean yelled.

Bobby and Sam stared back at him.

Dean continued, “First of all, she withheld she was a witch for what? Over 25 years?? Makes me wonder what the hell else she’s been keeping from us.”

He looked at you, “How am I supposed to trust you to have my back…no, all of our backs if we can’t trust you to tell the truth?” He questioned.

You remained calm, not breaking eye contact or cowering back from his hostility. Sam and Bobby watched you with deer in the headlight eyes. Bobby secretly hoped you’d turn Dean into a rabbit or something to show him you don’t have to take his childish crap.

“Dean, this is exactly the reason why your parents didn’t want you to know about me. Because you would lose your shit and punch holes in the wall like you did the other day.” You finally replied.

Dean’s jaw clenched and lips pursed from both anger and embarrassment. He punched a hole through Bobby’s already deteriorating bathroom wall. His hand still bearing bruises and minor cuts. Dean isn’t proud of how he’s been acting out, but this deep-rooted sense of betrayal he felt triggered his inner monster, and he just couldn’t control it. He was angry that you were once someone that brought out the best in him and now the witch that activated his animalistic side.

Dean crossed over to all of you, placed his hands on the table and shifted his weight forward. His icy green eyes burning a hole into your soul.

“Y/N, as of right now, you won’t be hunting with us. I’ve been thinking about it a considerable amount, and weighed all the pros and cons, and it’s just not going to happen, babe.” He mandated.

Sam flitted a look of panic at Dean.

“Dean! Are you serious??” Was all Sam could say.

“Serious as a heart attack.” Dean replied without looking away from you tilting his head.

You move forward, leaning on your elbows meeting Dean halfway across the table without the fear of repercussions of getting too close.

“You don’t really want to do this, Dean.” You say softly but assertively.

Dean exposed a roguish smirk, “Oh, I know I do, babe. Your time with the Winchesters has come to an end.”

He pushed off from the table, slowly backed up, turned on his heel and exited out the front door without another word. You all hear the Impala speed off into the distance.

Sam stared into space with his hand over his mouth gripping his chin. Bobby started chugging his beer.

You stood up gradually, rolled your shoulders back and proceeded to where your jacket hung behind the door. Sam and Bobby watched you intensely, waiting for whatever might happen next. You sense their stares and quietly chuckle.

“You don’t have to gawk at me, you two.” You utter across the room.

Bobby and Sam looked at each other shaking off the shock of what just occurred.

“Y/N, I’m…Don’t think that-“ Sam tried to formulate a sentence, but you cut him off.

“Sam, don’t. It’s fine.” You reassure.

“No, Y/N, it’s not fine. Dean shouldn’t have the final say in this.” Bobby pushed.

“Bobby, it’s just easier this way. Dean will take every opportunity to throw this in my face if I stay. He’s right, we can’t hunt together like this. Someone will get killed. I’m just going to go.” You confirmed.

Sam’s eyes started to get glossy. He knew you would disappear, and that you were clearly capable of doing so. They may never see you again. Something Sam has never fathomed and quite frankly, whole heartedly disagreed with.

“But…where will you go?” Sam asked.

You gather your things into your leather messenger bag, don your jacket and beanie, and shoulder your backpack then turn towards Sam and Bobby as they walked over to meet you at the door. Sam towered over you when he reached you. You look up at him.

“Don’t worry about me, Sam.” You say confidently with a weak smile.

With Sam in close proximity of you, you fuse to his current sensations he was feeling.

“Heartache, hurt, sorrow, desertion…his aura is dark blue and cold. He’s fighting back tears...” You reflect to yourself.

As the intensity of Sam’s sentiment increased, you felt more of his emotions within you. One tear shed from your eye.

“We’re gonna miss you around here, Y/N.” Bobby said.

You look at him affectionately, “Bobby, I will never forget you.” You embrace him in a bear hug, hating the thought of letting go.

“Yeah, Y/N, I…I really don’t think you should go.” Sam urged pushing down tears.

You look back at him with a smile.

“Sam, all of our paths will cross again. Until then, watch out for each other.” You raise your eyebrows at him as if to ask, “Ok?”

Sam nodded and pulled you in for a hug. Sam being 6’4, he practically absorbed you as he held you. Your ear right over his heart, hearing his beat accelerate as you stood there with him. It’s time…

You pull away from Sam and pat him on his chest over his heart.

“*Carpe noctem.” You whisper to him.

He flashed a faint smile at you then looked at the floor so you couldn’t see his tears beginning to fall. You turn and walk through the screen door, and onward to the dirt road. You walk without looking back as Bobby and Sam stood on the porch watching you literally vanish into the fog that was beginning to form.

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Five years later…

Dean and Sam are about to face an enemy craftier and more adaptable than anything they’ve encountered thus far as hunters. As the world around them becomes increasingly perilous, the tools and people they've come to rely on have been stripped away. The Winchester brothers have found themselves totally outmatched, outgunned and pushed way beyond their limits, with no one to rely on but each other.

You relocated to Chicago, Illinois after you left Bobby’s house that day. You tried to continue hunting, but you’ve been denied joining other hunters after Dean’s resentment spread like wildfire. He put the word out that you were a turn coat witch and was not to be trusted. His warning hustled through the hunting alliances, and nobody would work with you after that. You decided to apply to a local pub in the downtown area as a bartender and just live your life using your craft to do good for people who seek your help and not you seeking to help others.

You began to sense a shift in the planet’s balances one evening while you were working. Gravity seemed to be heavier, the air was less breathable, and everywhere you looked had a foggy filter to it. Something was wrong…

A new evil was released into the world…

A dense, violent element hovered in the atmosphere…

Something happened. You close your eyes to concentrate on this fierce aura you were sensing, but it was impossible to concentrate on what it could be.

Then suddenly, another sensation pushed into your thoughts. Someone nearby was seeking you out.

You can hear the thoughts of this person looking for you.

“She has to be here.” You hear him think to himself. His presence is very familiar.

You furrow your eyebrows when his presence hits you like a train:

“Sam?” you whisper to yourself.

Your eyes spring open and you gaze out into the room to see Sam Winchester pushing through the crowd looking around like a lost child searching for a responsible adult.

You bee line through the sea of patrons towards him. His back is turned towards you when you reach him. He backs into you almost stumbling, then turns meeting your resting bitch face expression.

“Sam?” You say briskly.

Sam’s mouth fell open, his heart filled with panic. You felt it.

“Uh…Hey, Y/N! What are you doing here??” Sam responded a little too enthusiastically.

You narrow your eyes at him not believing his little ‘what a coincidence’ act.

“Please, Sam, there’s no way you just happen to be in Chicago. Let me guess? Dean is here, too. Don’t tell me where, let me guess. He’s either at the pool tables, or he’s at the bar buying a cheap rail shot for a girl who’s pants he wants to get into.”

You start to scan the busy room for Dean’s presence. It didn’t take too long to locate the glow of Dean’s green eyes. (As kids that’s always how you were able to find him when you played hide and seek).

There he was at the bar hitting on a pretty blonde female, ordering what looked to be two shots of second-rate vodka and a couple of beer chasers.

“I knew it.” You scoffed. “What are you doing here?” You ask turning back to Sam.

Sam looked back at you alarmed.

“Uh…we’re just passing through.” Sam struggled to respond.

You lift an eyebrow at him as you cross your arms.

“Oh yeah?” You shot back unconvinced.

Suddenly you hear another voice behind you,

“Oh good. You found her.” Another familiar voice called out over the music.

“Bobby??” You shrill as you turn around facing a worn looking Robert Singer.

You looked back at Sam with a ‘care to explain?’ expression.

“Found me? So, you were looking for me.” You confirmed.

Sam tightened his jaw in frustration as he looked beyond you at Dean who just walked up.

“Oh…Guess you didn’t tell her yet, huh?” Dean asked after seeing your irate expression.

Sam shook his head.

“Tell me what?” You snapped with arms still crossed.

Dean and Sam looked at each other, both letting out a long breath before looking back at you.

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After you finished your shift, Sam, Dean and Bobby accompanied you to your apartment just above the bar you worked at. You made a pot of coffee since the rest of this evening was sure to be a long one with this sudden appearance by the Winchester brothers. You give them each their own coffee mug with all the coffee condiments they may have needed while Sam explained why they came looking for you.

You massage your temples after Sam completed his story.

“Sooo let me see if I’m understanding you right: Your friend, Cas, unintentionally released Leviathans from Purgatory and in the process swallowed them to defeat the Archangel, Raphael?”

“Yes.” Bobby responded.

“Right. And this Cas guy is traveling through the public water supply raising cane with a Leviathan multiple personality disorder.” You continue.

“Sounds like you got the gist of it, there, sweetheart.” Dean stated condescendingly.

You slowly bring your gaze to Dean. Your eyes still piercing and contempt rising inside, then your lips curl into a mischievous smile. You’re amused by his boldness since it was his fault you left in the first place. Now here he is, seeking your help to battle mythological sea monsters. You look at Sam.

“I’m sorry, Sam, did you say something?” You ask him. Sam rolled his eyes and looked at the ceiling.

Dean chuckled sarcastically, “Ok I see how it’s going to be.” He said walking over to your fridge finding your beer stash and helping himself to two bottles.

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#supernatural #supernatural x female reader #dean winchester x female reader #sam winchester x female reader #sam and dean #dean winchester #sam winchester #bobby singer #jensen ackles #jared paladecki #jim beaver #witch #witches #witchcraft #castiel #misha collins #chicago

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twilightmalachite · 4 months

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2×2 - Children on the Streets 11

Author: Akira

Characters: Yuuta, Hinata, Shinobu, Nagisa

Translator: Mika Enstars

"I, I bet I got a stomach ulcer stemming from the stress of all of Aniki’s bullshit."

[Read on my blog for the best viewing experience with Oi~ssu ♪]

Season: Spring

Location: Back Alley in Downtown

Yuuta: Hm~… What’s the point of saying all this, Aniki?

Hinata: Hehe, just to tell you that you seem to feel inferior to me, Yuuta-kun, and that there’s no need for that. ♪

Apart from that, it’s to leave you wide open! Die, fool!

Yuuta: Ahh, shoot!! So you were talking all deep so you could catch me off guard?! Damnit~, shitty Aniki, how cowardly can you be!?

Hinata: Fuhaha~, howl, howl louder! It’s nothing but the bark of a losing dog!

Yuuta: Just what kind of character is this anyways!?

Hinata: I was thinking I need to look back a lot on my past, reevaluate it, and establish a new character for myself—

And not just as an indicator of how much Yuuta-kun has changed from what “we” were before. I have to establish my own character, too.

Otherwise, we’re just lacking something. As the two-in-one strongest and unbeatable individual, we were missing only the element of Yuuta-kun.

No, not that; we are going to get bigger and stronger!

Let’s show the world that we’re doing just that! My brother!

Yuuta: Right! I don’t get what you’re saying, but I know what you’re doing!

You’re talking about intriguing things like that again, waiting for me to lean in close to listen better, aren’t you!?

And then you’ll shoot me, right~? I’m not going to fall for that!

Hinata: Ahaha, not falling for it this time, huh~? See, Yuuta-kun? You’re learning and getting stronger and stronger! That’s why you’re my lifelong nemesis, fuhahaha! ☆

Yuuta: Seriously, what kind of character is this—

Hm?

Hinata: ? What’s up, Yuuta-kun? Is there trouble?

Yuuta: Urgh~… M-my stomach hurts.

I, I bet I got a stomach ulcer stemming from the stress of all of Aniki’s bullshit.

Hinata: Whaa!? A-Are you okay? I’m coming, Yuuta-kun~! Onii-chan will gently rub where it hurts!

Shinobu: Y-You mustn’t be fooled de gozaru, Hinata-kun! Although I did fall for the same! It’s possible that Yuuta-kun’s pretending to have a stomachache to make you worry and come out—

Yuuta: Oh come on, whose side are you on, Shinobu-kun?

Shinobu: H-Huh? But right now, I’ve turned into a zombie, which makes me Hinata-kun’s ally…!?

Yuuta: Right! But you are naive, did you think I simply would just mimic Aniki?

I’ve passed that point a long time ago, you know!

Shinobu: Huh? Huh? What do you mean by that…?

Yuuta: Ran-senpai! Now!

Nagisa: …Right. As everyone knows, this type of melee is Ran-senpai’s specialty.[1]

Shinobu: This is the first I’ve heard of that de goza-mphh! Uu, I’ve been shot in the face…!

It doesn’t hurt because it’s a water gun, but, my eyes! My eeeeyes~!

Nagisa: …S-Sorry? I’m shooting from a higher vantage point, so I’m at an angle where I can only aim for the head…

Heheh♪ You’ve got me de gozaru, but it is ninjas who are the expectations of sophistry in the first place! It is a common practice for us to deceive others, there is no such thing as bushido when it comes to ninjas…☆

Yaay! I’m properly acting like a ninja~! ♪

Hinata: Bakyuu~n! Bakyuu~n!

Nagisa: …Ah, h-he got me. I’ve been shot.

…I see. Shinobu-kun got me to lean out by making me worry.

Shinobu: Because there’s no other way for us to aim at you from our position, with you hidden somewhere so high up! ♪

Nagisa: …Right. Amazing. I’ve been beaten flawlessly.

…All the kids at ES are amazing. They are always learning and growing more and more.

Yuuta: However! We cannot allow justice to be defeated by evil! That would be a huge bummer for the program!

So, I’m gonna shoot and bring down Aniki who went after Ran-senpai!

This is game over, Hinata-kun!

This marks the end of this ridiculous game…!

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Melee in Japanese is 乱戦 (ransen). It’s the same kanji used for Nagisa’s last name, too! (乱)

#2×2 #2x2 #yuuta aoi #hinata aoi #shinobu sengoku #nagisa ran #event #translation

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comic-panels · 9 months

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Final Fantasy XVI Review

Spoiler warning For Final Fantasy XVI

and Asura’s Wrath I guess

Somewhere around 2/3rds of the way through Final Fantasy XVI Godzilla and Mothra do the fusion dance to defeat King Ghidorah and I am through the moon.

It’s the peak of the dumb spectacle that FF XVI delivers in its best moments, topping the previous large spectacle boss fight that was also a marvel of large scale blow your socks off nonsense. It’s also the emotional peak of the narrative where the emotional threads that the game actually cares about come together (It’s brothers all the way down).

They go to space!

It’s great.

After that Final Fantasy XVI basically fritters away everything it’s built up, squandering all its potential and my good will. But before I get to the deal breaker let’s talk about some other issues.

The early hours of Final Fantasy XVI spend a lot of time building up the world and political realities of the world. The game wants to present itself as a more adult Final Fantasy. This is a Final Fantasy that fucks and says fuck. There’s blood. Red blood. There’s politics, people in a room discuss a war. And a lot of air is spent on the magical slavery of this world. The early hours we see the tragedy of Clive’s life and how everything he had is taken away from him.

And then he gets like all of it back. Even his dog.

Clive is a pretty dumb protagonist. And I mean like head empty dumb. It takes hours in game for him to realize that it was him who turned into Ifrit and killed his brother. And then he has to come to terms with having killed his brother. And then it takes more hours for him to discover that his brother was never really dead after all.

I don’t have a problem with a head empty himbo protagonist, but it tries my patience a little to be following around this specific guy who’s never put two and two together explore and learn about the world of magical slavery and why it’s bad.

This is a game about Kaiju firing lasers at each other in space. There isn’t nuanced thoughtful commentary here. The game doesn’t have anything interesting to say about its magical slavery, or how to depict it, it just sucks a lot of the air out of the room. A lot of whinging, no meat.

All that early posturing, and setup in those early hours gives way to a game that isn’t really “mature” at all. It took some light seasoning from Game of Thrones but that’s it. After those initial scenes of Benedikta straddling Hugo in the hallway, or Anabella ready to go to town on Elwin’s dick while ranting about genetic purity, the game is actually really chaste and terrified of sex. When it comes to Clive and Jill’s romance suddenly the game is unwilling to show anything. When they meet up as adult they just fall into being married like immediately, the game only willing to even give the player the classic almost-kiss-but-interrupted moment after hours of them together. Just falling face first into the Whores and Madonnas trope. My favorite example of this is when Clive goes to an actual brothel and the Madame flirts with Clive a little and there’s just zero chance that Clive would respond to this one iota. The only characters allowed to be really horny are explicitly evil and brutally killed. Only characters the game doesn’t think of as fucking are allowed to have the actually emotional conversations that can provide a feast for horny fan communities. Like Clive and Cid. Or Clive and Gav. Or Clive and Joshua. Clive and his brother spend more time lovingly starring into each other’s eyes than him and his wife do in this video game. And the one actually gay relationship is also reduced to tasteful kiss with the camera zoomed out. The game is too scared of actual romance and so the emotional moments of characters interacting and sharing feelings is left to the homosocial moments. The endgame sidequest that is basically Jill’s loyalty mission when at the end of it you get a pop-up saying Jill will now always stay in your party is about you and Joshua hanging out without her. And she doesn’t even come on the final mission!

But so it goes.

The game is at its best when it’s Kaiju firing lasers in space. Being afraid of cooties isn’t a deal breaker.

Neither does the fact that all the political intrigue hinted at early on comes to naught when it becomes clear that the video game is built around going to all the Mothercrystals on the map and blowing them up. You just go around and cut off the head of every major government one by one and none of their relationships with each other matter. Infuriatingly at the same time as you’re doing that you’re also going to a nearby town and befriending the most influential richest person there, who is your main ally in your quest to free slaves. To the point where in the last town you don’t know who your contact will be so the plan is to specifically find the richest, most influential person in town, because clearly that person will be against slavery. What are we doing here guys? Just a lot of time befriending the nice slave owners in this video game. There’s a late game sidequest that’s all about about finding your dad’s lost will where he says he was gonna free all his slaves after he died. Aw, see, he was a good one after all.

Can we get back to the Kaiju in space please.

It’s not just that the content of this part of the game is bad. It’s that it’s bad in the same way repeatedly, which sets up a bigger problem with the end of the game.

The game just doesn’t have enough surprises.

When Ifrit and Phoenix fuse together into one being, the emotional climax of their entire journey to stop their step-brother Bahamut, whose life has also been ruined by Anabella and is now enthralled to Ultima, I was surprised and delighted. That just never happened again for the rest of the game.

The only kinds of surprises were baffling disappointments, like Jill not coming on the final mission, or Ultima’s strongest form just being evil Ifrit-Phoenix, like this was a Marvel movie.

The thing I will point to that I think a lot of this stems from is that Ultima is fucking boring. His flat affect, his weird emotionless face and the fact that at the end of the day, he’s just another dumb guy.

There’s also the fact that being enthralled to Ultima also makes Barnabas/Odin suck.

In the early parts of the game there is some intrigue set up with Cid, Benedicta and Barnabas; how Cid abandoned his position at Barnabas’s side. We see Benedicta hates him for it and we get a taste of Cid’s anger towards Barnabas.

But with Cid dead by the time Barnabas is really in the story there’s no emotion left there. He and Clive have no relationship. Ultima’s whole thing is about how people shouldn’t have will, they’re just a tool he created for his own needs. With Barnabas fully bought in on that, it means there’s no juice to this showdown. Barnabas is just a dumb guy who doesn’t believe in his own will.

There’s nothing there. There are hints of other things as you can tell at some point someone thought maybe there should be more to this. We get a cutscene with Barnabas naked as Ultima transforms into his mom also naked. But there’s no follow up to that. And then during the fight Barnabas, in masked Odin mode, goes full green goblin and becomes a different character briefly cackling like a madman, which is like just enough to make me go “you’re right video game, Barnabas should have had literally any personality this whole time.”

And this is where my enthusiasm for this game died. For one the game pads out getting you to the Barnabas fight, and it does so using a nasty trick it used before: to put you face to face with the boss fight, only to then pull you away so that you could meet face to face again, without any of the stakes of the game having changed. The game also does this with Titan, but at least there you got to cut off Hugo’s hands for your trouble. You fake fight Barnabas twice, with him kicking your ass in cutscenes and you undergoing no actual power ups before you really fight and defeat him.

The spectacle of this fight is a downgrade from the last big one, you barely even fight Odin in Eikon form. And there are no emotional stakes. Barnabas is King of a dead city. He doesn’t have an argument, his temptation of Clive is completely hollow.

I just need the characters to hate each other, or at least be emotionally involved with each other in some way. This is basic Shonen stuff here, and the game drops the ball completely. The storytelling and plotting have sucked everything dry. Early on all Odin had to do was stand on a hill and be huge, and my heart swelled.

He’s a giant dude on a giant horse, and all the fun of that has been slowly, repeatedly and thoroughly stamped out.

At this point I’m mad.

You never even confront the blight itself omg, how do you fuck that up, I’m so mad. Ultima is just some guy running from it. Cid’s whole theory was wrong but it never even mattered. We’re just here to punch God and end the video game. Nothing matters.

I love the video game Asura’s Wrath. That is spectacle action done correctly even though the playing of the video game is kinda whatever. The end of that game is Asura angrily punching God for making his daughter cry. It’s not complicated. But it’s worlds more engaging to me than the end of Final Fantasy XVI, which vaguely just copies that ending beat for beat without any of the verve that makes Asura’s Wrath sing.

It feels kinda dumb to say after mentioning Asura’s Wrath, but the combat here kinda ran out of steam over the length of the game. It starts really fun and the first few Ikon unlocks really keep making it better, but then you kinda hit a wall. Too many of the abilities feel similar to others, and there’s no fun new moevement getting added to your kit. And then the really late game Eikons just gave me abilities that had lengthy animations attached, so it really was like an older Final Fantasy where I’m sitting there watching an unskippable cutscene in the middle of battle. The game went from dodging and parrying to comboing abilities to maximize stagger amount to firing Kamehamehas over and over. And like, that last one is cool, but less engaging when you’re just doing that over and over for like the last 10 hours or whatever. That’s an exaggeration, but for the final boss, he was so mobile that I basically couldn’t do my setup combos on him and just had to wait for the cooldown on my lengthy laser beam spell.

Final Fantasy XVI wishes it were as good as Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.

I was having a good time for most of the way through Final Fantasy XVI. I had my nitpicks with the story and structure, but the highs were very high. The Bahamut fight is truly incredible. I was very happy. But the back end of the game was frankly just pretty boring overall, which burned away a lot of my goodwill and makes me less forgiving of the game’s other problems.

There’s like one moment late in the game where your whole crew crashes your death march to kill the Night King beyond The Wall and you are all finally together to confront evil and I saw a glimpse of a better world where you just got to hang with your party and use the power of friendship to save the world together.

But like that the dream was gone.

Instead the game ends with a world where people use flint to make fire instead of expending people’s life force.

So I dunno. 7/10. 7.5? It coulda been a 10. The Devs should have watched less Game of Thrones and more Kamen Rider. It would have served the game they were capable of making better.

#ff #ffxvi spoilers #ff xvi #Final Fantasy #Final Fantasy XVI #Asura's Wrath #review #spoilers

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z0urcherri · 2 years

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WOW what a bombshell episode. Learned a couple things about Zurg in The Lightyear Factor (I may have jumped ahead bc the curiosity was just too strong) A little spoilery so if you haven't seen BLOSC but want to later please leave 👉 If you've seen some of the first season then feel free to stay 1. This might not be the first episode where Zurg works with Lightyear??? But it's one of the more significant ones given that Zurg willingly goes out of his way to meet an alternate version of himself only to meet something better and, once he's face to face with Evil Buzz, you can see him go through an entire personality shift 2. About that personality shift: He's timid. That. never. fucking. happens. ever. To put it into perspective, it's normally his minions who are forced to prove their worth to him in advancing his evil plans. It's normally innocents of various planets that he's terrorizing who are shaking in their boots about their uncertain future. Zurg himself, even in the face of defeat, never shows a hint of fear, just annoyance if someone stands up to him. It's never life or death for him even when there's lasers zipping past his head. But in the face of Evil Buzz from the alternate timeline he visits? He's submissive. He's desperate. He constantly fidgets, talks too fast, and can't keep up the charade that he's the bigger baddie in the room. Now, he's in the fucking shoes of everyone he demanded bow to him. Like it's straight up karma. Not losing to Lightyear in a fight, none of the usual evil plans gone wrong again. Just. Karma. 3. If Evil Emperor Zurg is fucking TERRIFIED of this Buzz, you probably should be too. I mean, Good Zurg isn't exactly "good", just to quote from the episode though, "He didn't have what it takes to be ultimate evil". Which is only proof Zurg is evil in all dimensions, and that even he has limits, and he knows fucking well that Evil Buzz is nothing to mess with so he chooses to just wave the white flag in these scenarios. Technically both Zurgs have the same reactions to Evil Buzz, but it's just the circumstances that were different. 4. I honestly didn't think Evil Buzz was gonna be chilling. Like, oh look how goofy he looks with the blue goatee and the Zurg get-up. But no, he is absolutely chilling. He's not the Buzz we know, making up plans on the fly. He's calculated. He survives an entire self-destruct sequence, probably the same way Warp does in Adventure Begins. Honestly, if you thought the Lightyear twist was underwhelming before, you'll really think that after seeing this. 5. There is literally only ONE REASON Nebula survived the blast. He's the ONLY OTHER ONE who knows Star Command's floor plan all the way through, more than likely other than Buzz. I just know that nobody else inside the station where Evil Buzz took the shot made it out alive. I think that's when i truly felt some semblance of horror. 6. You need to remember. You NEED to remember. Zurg only played a prank with the Planet Destroyer. He rearranged space. He just moved the planets to the other side of the galaxy. He truly didn't have it in him to just blow them to pieces. Evil Buzz, on the other hand. DOES. 7. That fucking face Zurg makes after Evil Buzz says "I'm keeping my eye on you". This one.

And yes, it's a held frame.

#blosc #evil emperor zurg

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I have no idea what is going to happen in next episodes of Kinnporsche or in possible season 2 (I didn´t read novel). But omg I want Pete to beat Vegas´s father (just come to his father and slap him back when he is going to beat Vegas again). Then Pete taking over minor family business and become the most badass mafia prince with Vegas beside him. That would be my wish for next episodes:DD

Heh, anon, we had similar dreams! High five! o/

Sure, none of it happened, but they were good ideas! Gun deserved a retribution, for one. It would teach him absolutely nothing, but sometimes it's not about that. It'd be worth it, if only every punch carried Vegas' name on it, even if he wasn't the one retaliating. If only his father knew it was for Vegas, that no matter how much he had tried to make a beast out of him, how much he had belittled him, there was still someone in the world who thought him deserving of compassion, who was willing to stand up and fight for him, for a reason beyond duty—beyond the obedience that drove Gun's bodyguards and first-born to stand between Gun and his enemies, and take the blows meant for him.

I'd have liked to see him die knowing that Vegas was more than his failed project, and would be fine without him. That someone would be there to fix part of what Gun had broken.

Perhaps he wouldn't care. Perhaps it wouldn't make a difference. But someone should have let him know anyway.

Considering what happened in the finale, however, Vegas probably wouldn't let anyone beat his father, not even (especially?) if it was to defend him. If a scenario like that had happened back at the safehouse, Pete wouldn't be able to take it very far before Vegas held him back. And the worst part, Gun woud probably try to kill Pete afterwards, to finish what his son couldn't do. That would put Vegas in a very difficult position. The more he asked his father to spare Pete, the more his father would want to take him away from Vegas. In his eyes, Pete, whether as a toy or a lover, would be nothing but a distraction to his son. He wouldn't allow that.

The only way to save Pete, then, would be going against his father. And unfortunately I'm not sure Vegas would be ready/capable of doing that.

(I'm glad he wasn't the one to kill his father, though. Or Pete, for that matter. Vegas would have mixed feelings about it, and it would haunt them. Korn being the one to deliver the bullet was the best scenario in the end. Vegas already hated Korn before that, and now he justs hates him even more. There is grief, anger, and even guilt (for not getting there soon enough to prevent it, for not being better), but if he could bring himself to direct it all at Korn, and not at himself... That would be a win. That would be easier to live with.)

Now, about their future... Much like you, I'd like them to stay in the mafia, despite it being the least safe option for them. I mean, I can imagine them retiring, telling everyone in the family to fuck off, and go live a life of their own somewhere else, but... I just don't like it lol I want to see the evil (Korn) being defeated, and I want Vegas, Pete and Macau in the victor team when that happens. Kinn and Porsche should be the ones getting the peaceful beach life; Vegas and Pete would thrive in the roles those two got, and different from them, they wouldn't whine about it.

Fortunately, as long as they are alive, Vegas and Macau will always represent a threat to Korn. They could be on the other side of the galaxy, and his paranoia would still go on and on in his head about how one day they will come back to take the throne from him, or his sons. That's their family legacy. That's who the Theerapanyakul are, who him and Gun were, who their father was before them. He can't help but expect the same from Vegas and Macau. He won't be able to let them out of his sight, until he finds a justifiable reason to take them out of the board for good, as he did with their father.

Fortunately, because it leaves Vegas, Pete and Macau no choice, but to turn against Korn, to protect each other. To protect their family.

I also suspect that, despite not trusting him, Korn will still try to make use of Vegas in the future. Vegas won't be happy about it, and neither will Pete and Macau. But if Korn threatened the lives of Macau, Pete, or their grandma (because it's their grandma, now), he'd have to comply. In the surface, of course. It wouldn't be Vegas if he weren't scheming (with Pete and Macau (and maybe even Porsche)) on the side.

In Pete's case, on the other hand, he used to be one of Korn's pawns, easily dismissed, and I wonder how long it took Korn to lose that image of him and realize that, on Vegas' side, on the other side of the chessboard, Pete becomes one of his most dangerous enemies. Might not have thought of that when he let him go, but it'll dawn on him soon enough. Either naturally, or in the bad way (I'm rooting for the bad way, naturally).

I almost forgot to mention, but, like you, anon, I haven't read the novel either. Personally, I also don't care about what it dictates. The novel is like the worst fanfiction of a story I hold very dear, so I don't take it into consideration, and everything I learn about it is against my will. Your ideas for a continuation are a lot better! And I hope you didn't mind hearing a little about my own theories, too.

See you 💕

#answered #kinnporsche #in my defense #I wrote most of the answer last year #but I hit a block on the way #so... I let it marinate #for months #I'm sorry‚ anon 😭 I don't even know if you're still active in the fandom after all this time #either way I really hope you're doing alright and get to see this somehow

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⚠️Warning Swearing, blood, death, and traumatic events⚠️

Chapter 2

<<Previous / next>>

When Shadowmoth is defeated things take a twist for Ladybug and Chat noir. Ladybug goes to new worlds when she learns new things about her past. Dragging Chat noir along with her. And back on Earth the world is rewired to have one person rule it all, King Félix Fathom. And on top of all that a new villain rises, Signora Farfalla. With new worlds, rulers, villains and even feelings who knows what mysteries are in the stars.

=-+ Note’s +-=

This is an AU where the events of season 4 aand the ending of season 3 did not happen. Ladybug still has the miraculouses, Rena Rouge is still active and Felix was never given a miraculous. The only events that did happen are that Rena Rouge knows Ladybug is Marinette and Ivan, Sabrina, Marc and Nathanael were given miraculouses. Ladybug has also let all of the miraculous holders keep their miraculouses and Alix and Chloé have a miraculous. And more mysteries are yet to be solved.

This story is inspired by The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Mayer. If you like this story you’ll enjoy The Lunar Chronicles. It is an amazing series about a teenage cyborg girl and her journey defeating an evil queen. There’s 4 books: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter. Each book is inspired by a different fairytale. Cinder - Cinderella, Scarlet - Little red riding hood, Cress - Rapunzel and Winter - Snow White. It is one of the best book series I’ve ever read and I recommend it so much.

Chapter 2- The pain siblings

Chat noir had called her a million times. Maybe more. But she wouldn’t answer. It was patrol time and he was especially on edge with the new Shadowmoth. He didn’t know what to do if they attacked. And he needed his lady to figure it out. He also just kind of wanted to see her.

He heard a thump and turned around. He found Rena rouge and Ladybug. Ladybug looked like she was about to pass out and Rena was trying to keep her awake and support her. “Um Ladybug you okay?” Chat asked maybe a little concerned for her sanity. Ladybug just grumbled and crossed her arms. Rena sighed.

“She’s been… a little… out of it lately. And she’s mad because I forced her to come to patrol today.” Rena said, annoyed.

“Um… if she doesn’t want to see me today it’s fine I can deal with patrol by myself.” Chat said shrugging then he looked away trying desperately to find a distraction. Ladybug looked like she realized something important and then instantly stood up. Her face turned red and started stumbling.

“I… no!… i… it’s… it’s not like I… I don’t want to. KISS! I mean see you! It’s… it’s just…” she looked away sadly. He could easily tell Rena was feeling awkward.

“Rena you can go if you want.” Ladybug said underneath her breath. Rena looked at Ladybug. She nodded and ran off. Ladybug stared at her looking like it was the death of her being alone with him. Chat deflated. Obviously she didn’t want to be near him.

“I’m sorry. Am I making you awkward? Or uncomfortable? I’m sorry I can go and you and Rena can do patrol or…”

“NO!” Ladybug scrunched her eyes closed. She looked mad.

“I’m sorry I didn’t…”

“Stop apologizing!” Ladybug looked him in the eyes. She now just looked sad. She started playing with her hair.“I’m sorry, Chat… I just… I don’t know why you still put up with me… I messed up…”

“Ladybug.”

“Everything and I feel so bad and I don’t deserve…”

“Ladybug!”

“To have the miraculous. I can’t defend anyone and I feel so bad…”

“LADYBUG!” Ladybug just continued rambling about how she was a horrible person. And she didn’t deserve to be Ladybug. And more bad stuff about herself. And Chat. Just. Couldn’t. Believe. It. He legitimately just screamed in her face and she’s still talking. Chat needed her to stop talking so she can explain why she’s acting like this. Then he had an idea. An idea that is really stupid and idiotic. And she’ll probably be really mad. But it was an idea.

Chat grabbed the back of her head and pulled her into a kiss.

…………………..

Chat was actually kissing her this time. Like legitimately KISSING her. Ladybug was caught by SO FUCKING MUCH SURPRISE. I mean do you just kiss someone out of the blue?! Ladybug was as still as a statue. It was probably a good idea to pull away. But she kind of didn’t want to. Chat was about to pull away when Ladybug grabbed the back of his head and pulled him into an even deeper kiss. Chat made a somewhat surprised sound and laced his hands into her pigtails.

Ladybug legitimately felt like she was about to melt into a puddle of red mush. Her heart was beating so fast she felt like it was about to burst out of her chest. Man she really did not realize how much she wanted to kiss him. Ladybug’s legs started to collapse. But Chat put one of his hands on her waist, pulling her closer to support her.

There was a low rumbling. Ladybug froze. Chat was purring. He pulled away quickly, embarrassed. “I I’M SO SORRY. I MEAN SORRY FOR KISSING YOU. NOT PURRING. I MEAN IF YOUR MAD AT ME FOR PURRING. I’M SORRY FOR THAT TOO!”Ladybug just started laughing.

“I’m not upset. I’m definitely surprised. But definitely not upset.” Ladybug said, laughing even more. “And plus your purring was cute.” Chat stood there blushing so much. He looked really cute when he was embarrassed. “I’m just wondering why did you kiss me?”

“I you you were rambling too much about how your a a bad person. And you weren’t listening to me. And you were definitely not stopping anytime soon. So so I thought I could make you stop by kissing you… and I I guess it got a little bit out of control…” he laughed a small laugh. Then she looked at the ground still embarrassed.

…………………..

Chat stood there really embarrassed. He totally didn’t mean to start purring. “I’m sorry, Chat.” She said suddenly. She looked at the ground too. “I… Master Su-Han came to visit after I got back from the fight yesterday.” Chat looked at her. Er well the top of her head. “He’s… I think he’s mad. And disappointed in me…” she started crying a little. Chat started wiping the tears away. She looked up and started crying even more. “I’m sorry, Chat. I messed up. And I have a feeling master Su-Han might make me give up the Miracle box.”

Chat froze. “Wha…what?” She looked at him with sad eyes. Chat shook in anger. “I’m not gonna let him do that.”

“Chat, you can’t force him to not do that.”

“Well I’m gonna!”

“Chat…”

“This isn’t negotiable!” She frowned.

“And how are you gonna do that?”

“I… I’ll find a way.” They stood there in silence. “So… you told him everything?” Chat asked nervously. Ladybug started blushing.

“N…no not everything. I only told him who has the miraculouses and that I was stabbed. And no he was not concerned that I was stabbed.” Ladybug crossed her arms. She seemed a little salty about Master Su-Han not being concerned.

“Speaking of being stabbed, are you okay?”

“Oh yah. It’s just sore now. It’s a little weird that it healed so fast though.” Ladybug held her stomach like it was still bleeding.

“Yeah well that’s being a superhero for you.” Ladybug giggled.

…………………..

They sat there for a while. Nothing had happened yet. And it was unusually quiet. Except for the occasional pigeon and wind blowing. “Ok I think we both know it’s unusual for Paris to be this quiet.” Chat said, breaking the silence.

“Yah it’s disturbingly quiet. Maybe we should do a check around Paris to figure out what’s going on.” Ladybug said, looking around. Then she froze. Her gaze landed on the Eiffel Tower.

“Ladybug?” She pulled out her Yo-yo and used it to zoom in on the Eiffel Tower. “Ladybug?” Her face went pale.

“Look at this.” She said, handing him her yo-yo. He took it and couldn’t believe his eyes. Well actually it didn’t surprise him that much. On the Eiffel Tower, standing, was Lila. Surrounded by butterflies. She was making a speech but he couldn’t hear it. “We should get closer.” Chat noir nodded. She was right. But he still had a bad feeling about it.

They hid on a roof. Watching closely. The people who had gathered were cowering in fear. Ladybug was really quiet. She was nervous. She had messed up so badly that now the civilians were so scared. Little boys and girls crying. Parents protecting their children. Teenagers filming the scene on their phones. All of them. ALL of them were probably mad at her. Ladybug hid behind the roof even more. She started shaking. Lila hadn’t talked since they got there. Maybe she was waiting for something? Or someone? Was she waiting for them?

Lila had her dark hair in a bun. She had a big silver hair tie keeping it in place with purple ribbons. Her little bubble braids in the front were tied with purple ribbons. The ends of the bubble braids were dyed purple. She had black sclera and vibrant purple irises and pupils. She had a dark grey mask that stretched down to her cheeks. She had a suit jacket that was closed with short sleeves and a long tail. She had long dark grey fingerless gloves and biker shorts. And knee high boots. There was a pearl belt with a charm that looked like the butterfly miraculous. Speaking of the miraculouses she was only wearing one… where was the peacock miraculous?

“First time I’ve seen a villain in biker shorts.” Chat noir commented. Ladybug laughed quietly. Chat looked at her. “You okay?”

“Yah yah I’m fine.” She kept staring intensely at Lila. Chat looked away.

“So what are we gonna do first?”

“Let’s just wait for her to talk.”

“Citizens of Paris!” Lila had finally said something.

“About time.” Chat noir muttered under his breath. Ladybug pulled out her Yo-yo. Chat pushed her yo-yo back down. He could feel Ladybug’s gaze landing on him confused. “Let’s just wait.” Ladybug hid behind her wall again.

“I’m Signora Farfalla!” Lila said smiling.

“Signora Farfalla?” Ladybug asked, confused, she looked at Chat.

“It means Lady Butterfly in Italian.” Chat said.

“I see she’s finally going back to her actual roots.” Ladybug muttered.

“You’re Heroes have failed you. Their one job, to retrieve the Peacock and Butterfly miraculous. They failed. Miserably I would even go as far to say.” She chuckled. Ladybug grabbed the roof. Chat put his hand on top of hers. She relaxed a little but not much. “Your so-called “Heroes” barely even had the Peacock and Butterfly miraculouses in their clutches. Sure they succeeded at one thing. Killing an icon! Oh you didn’t know? They killed Gabriel Agreste!”

Ladybug grabbed the roof even harder. Chat squeezed her hand. “Lies lies LIES.” Ladybug angrily hissed. Chat slumped down. Yes technically they had killed Gabriel Agreste. But he was a villain. And they didn’t do it on purpose. Actually thinking about it he killed himself. He was the one who shoved Chat noir into the wall.

“Listen I know you trust your heroes but they won’t help you now. There’s a new butterfly miraculous holder in town! And I’ll make your lives unbearable. Oh and what will your heroes do? Well why don’t they tell us themselves.” Lila smiled like the devil and suddenly Chat noir was encompassed in butterflies. Ladybug only saw darkness. She only heard the flutter of wings. Ladybug’s hand was torn away from Chat noir’s. “Chat? Chat!? CHAT!?” Her eyes started watering. But she wiped the tears away. She tried shoving her hand through the butterflies. But it was like rock. She suddenly was pulled down to her knees. The butterflies covering her mouth. She started sobbing. Her knees stinged from crashing into whatever she collapsed onto. Suddenly her vision was cleared. She saw she was on top of the Eiffel Tower. Her hands and knees were being held down by butterflies.

She looked to her right and saw Chat. She tried calling for him. But it was all muffled. She started sobbing. He looked at her with sad eyes. Then he looked down at the people that had gathered. She wanted to hold his hand and curl up against him so badly. But she. couldn’t. move. She stared at him. Until Lila pulled her face toward her. Ladybug was staring into those cold eyes. They were so unusual and unnatural. “Pathetic” Lila spat. Lila threw Ladybug’s face towards Chat. Chat sat up straighter and glared at Lila.

All of the butterflies around Ladybug’s mouth flew away. “So Ladybug? What are you gonna do to protect Paris? Are you gonna even try?” Lila circled around Ladybug. “I mean your so incompetent you can’t even protect yourself! How are you gonna protect Paris? How are you going to protect your parents? How are you gonna protect your friends? How are you gonna protect the one you love?” Ladybug looked at Chat then quickly looked away. “You know why don’t we actually see?” All of the citizens backed away from the Eiffel Tower. Some even ran back home. But they didn’t need to. Lila pulled out a knife and walked behind Chat Noir. She brought the knife below his chin and held it in front of his neck.

Lila brought the knife closer to his neck. Ladybug panicked, there wasn’t anything she could do. She was useless. She was so useless. Lila brought the knife closer until it was pressing into his skin. Little droplets of blood getting on the knife. No. No. No. “STOP!” Ladybug didn’t know where the scream came from. Until she realized everyone was staring at her. Until she realized her own throat betrayed her.“Stop. Please.” She pleaded. “You’re right, Signora Farfalla. I shouldn’t be Ladybug. If I can’t protect myself. Then how am I going to protect all of Paris? How am I going to protect the one I love?” Chat blushed a little. “You know what Lila?” Lila froze.

“What did you say?” Lila said angrily. Glaring at her.

“Whoops did I accidentally say your true identity?” Ladybug smirked. She could see Chat panicking and praying that she didn’t die. Lila walked over. She pointed the knife at Ladybug’s chest.

“Are you giving me sass?” Ladybug just smiled. Lila thrusted the knife into Ladybug’s chest. The whole world froze. Lila took the knife out. And Ladybug fell.

…………………..

Chat watched as Ladybug’s body fell and the blood spilled out of the wound. Tears started to flood Chat’s vision. He sat there staring at the body. He’d… he’d just sat there and watched her die. He couldn’t have done anything. He was helpless. Chat screamed in grief. He pulled his hands out of the butterfly holds. Then he launched himself at Lila. Breaking the foot holds. Then he pulled out his stick and struck Lila in the back, sending her flying. She crashed against one of the metal poles. Then she pulled out her staff and stood up.

Chat was full on crying now. “YOU LITTLE BITCH! YOU KILLED MILADY!” He ejected the knife tool in his stick and he sprinted towards Lila trying to stab her. But she blocked his stick and threw him backwards. He instantly flung himself again at Lila. This time cutting her thigh. She grunted. Then she cut his shoulder and attempted to throw him off the beam. He held on. “CATACLYSM!” The beam crumpled into a pile of ashes. Chat fell down and hit the concrete. His back stinged a little but he instantly got back up. Lila on the other hand sat there. She was staring at Ladybug’s body which was now on the ground next to her.

Chat ran towards Lila but she grabbed Ladybug’s body and pulled out the knife. Chat stopped. “If you take another step I’ll kill her once and for all.” Chat looked at Ladybug and noticed she was ever so slightly moving. The healing thing, right. Her hair had that weird thing again where the tips were glowing light blue. Chat took a step back. Then another. Then he stood there. Lila stared at him.

Chat launched himself at Lila, cutting her cheek. He punched her in the face. And grabbed Ladybug. Then he ran.

…………………..

Chat dragged Ladybug’s body into an alley. Then he cradled her fragile body in his arms. He brushed the hair away from her face. Blood was dripping onto his suit. But he didn’t care. He started crying, the tears hitting her face. He brought her head to his chest and held it. Chat felt Ladybug’s hand move. Then her eyes fluttered open. He smiled and cried more. “Nothing can kill you, Milady.” He muttered. Ladybug’s hand moved to wipe away his tears.

“Why are you crying?” She said quietly, like she could barely talk.

“I was scared.” Chat pulled Ladybug closer. She nuzzled her face into his shoulder.

“You looove me.” Ladybug said giggling sleepily. Chat smiled then nuzzled his face into her hair. He could feel her breathing slowing down. He looked at her and saw she had fallen asleep. She must have been tired. He brushed her hair away again. And kissed her forehead. Maybe they could just sit here for a while.

…………………..

Ladybug woke to sirens. She looked around. Seeing a police car zooming by. She was confused. She had no memory of going to an alleyway. She looked up and saw Chat’s sleeping face. She blushed. This was really close. She looked down and saw her chest was bloody but there was no wound. What had happened? Had Chat gotten hurt? Where was Signora Farfalla? Chat rustled around. Then he whimpered. She looked up and saw him crying. She wiped the tears away. And started rubbing his hair. He purred a little then fell silent again.

Ladybug quietly and slowly lifted herself off his lap. And sat next to him. He fell over and started resting in her lap. She sighed. She saw someone standing in the opening of the alleyway. She jumped. And Chat stirred. “Who… w who’s there?!” The person stepped into the light. Ladybug relaxed. It was just Rena Rouge.

“Ladybug! I’ve been looking all over for you! I was so worried they’d already got you or you were dead!” Rena exclaimed, running towards Ladybug.

“Who’s after me? And why would I be dead?” Chat whimpered again. What the hell is he dreaming about?

“Have you not heard?”

“No, I've been asleep.”

“Ah. Well Lila murdered or kidnapped Mayor Bourgeois, we’re not quite sure which one. And now she’s taken over Paris and sent the Police after any other miraculous holder than her. Especially you two… is Chat noir okay?” Ladybug looked down and found Chat hugging a rock. She tried taking the rock but he bit her hand.

“Yah… I don’t think so.” Rena laughed. Chat eyes fluttered open. He quickly sat up. And pulled out his stick.

“Who’s there?” He said groggily, his words a little slurred. He fell backwards and curled up on Ladybug’s lap. Rena started laughing even more. Ladybug started rubbing his hair and he purred.

“So we’re basically wanted criminals now?” Rena nodded, serious once again. “Great” Ladybug grumbled.

“It might be a bad time but they also searched everyone’s homes…” Ladybug looked at Rena.

“What?”

“They might not have gotten to your house yet…” Ladybug got up. Chat’s head hitting the ground. He woke up confused. Ladybug ran out of the alleyway as fast as she could.

“Ladybug?!” Chat yelled.

#miraculous ladybug #fanfic

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th3-third-duffel-bag · 10 months

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ANALYZING EVIL DEAD RISE VS STRANGER THINGS 5 PREDICTIONS BC THE WRITERS SAID SO.

im sorry.

*****ok do NOT read any further if you haven't seen evil dead rise yet. you have been warned.*****

ok this is gonna be a long one I think.

my friend @3leven1 and I came up with 4 main predictions about what the fuck this means. here we go class.

UNO: POSSESION.

obviously in evil dead rise (I'm just gonna abbreviate it to edr) there is an ongoing theme of possession. this could mean multiple things. when people got Vecna'd it was often refereed to as "possession". vecna might be back to Vecna more people in the gang to break them up and do a great number of damage in their attempts to defeat him. in season two (which was also confirmed to be related to s5) will was possessed. could this mean will will -haha will will- get possessed again?? or will someone else...? this brings me to my next theory.

DOS: THE WHEELERS.

by now I bet a ton of you have seen that in the posters for season four, we had one for Karen wheeler. now why the hell would she have one?? its not like she's a main character, she never has been. but maybe its implying that she will be. Ellie (the mother) in edr was possessed and went rogue killing her children and others. in s4 Vecna picked random teens to kill. or.... not so random. every one of his four victims had some sort of trauma or conflict eating away at them. its been implied that Karen is unhappy in her marriage with ted. I mean come on, in seasons 2 and 3 she was getting ready to go fuck billy like twice. so is vecna gonna go after Karen??

hold up in not done the the wheeler fam just yet. in edr, Ellies sister, lily, pulled that badass card out of the deck and killed Ellie. a good deal of that situation, she had a gun. now, class, who knows how to handle a gun in the wheeler fam? Nancy. Nancy is going to kill her possessed mother, defending her family. hey! y'all remember towns the end of edr when the bodies of them possessed people formed one big monster??? sort or reminds me of something...

TRES: THESSALHYDRA AND SEASON THREE.

first in line: season three. the mall monster was made up of melted down people.... and rats. if the people and rats could turn into a monster, then I have no doubt that other monsters themselves can. but. could this abomination of other melted monsters be the thessalhydra????

NEEEXT!!!: the thessalhydra. if you are in any way acquainted with dnd, you know the thessalhydra. if you aren't its okay! that was the monster the gang was fighting in wills painting. in season four, when robin, Steve, Eddie, and Nancy were walking through the woods in the upside down, there was another earthquake. during that earthquake, in the subtitles, it said something along the lines of "creature bellows in distance". I don't thing any of the monsters we've already been acquainted with 'bellow'. could this be the second big bad of s5 and the "creature with a gaping mouth' (possibly melted down monsters????) Nancy saw in her visions? probably.

CUATRO: ELEVEN GETS VECNA'D

hold on don't freak out!! its just a theory. but I do have some solid goddamn evidence so maybe you should freak out just a little bit.

around the middle of edr, lily finds Bridget eating glass to "kill the buggies in her tummy" creepy ass bitch. but before that, she is appalled to find that blood is literally POURING out of her nose. I really don't think I should have to explain that one. that's not all though. seconds after, she finds blood running out of her eyes too. Vecna kills him victims by sucking there eyes into their heads. when this happens, blood runs out their eyes too. so, class, lets put together these puzzle pieces regarding eleven.

nosebleed (el) + blood running out eyes = eleven gets vecnad.

but maybe she'll be ok. before we figured out one was Vecna, he tried to Vecna eleven when she was young. but she did get out of it by exploding him into the upside down.

uhm. yeah im sorry for that last one. if you read this before watching edr, I did warn you, back off. ANYWAY. yeah that's all I got. tell me what you think!

#stranger things s5 #stranger things 5 predictions #evil dead rise #Vecna can be a verb. I've decided #my rants #tw talk of blood and violence #stranger things #stranger writers

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I rolled out of bed at 3 in the afternoon. 3 weeks ago I left my 9-5 job. The pay, the title, and the sound of it all looked good on paper, but I couldn't bare the unhappiness one more second. While working my flower gig on Mother's Day, I ran into my old boss. It was a picture-perfect scene - I was smiling alongside the owners, beaming ear to ear when I greeted her. In our last conversations, my former boss brought up the fact that she witnessed my struggle with being overwhelmed - so I knew this was a monumental moment.

You have to understand one thing, I have acknowledged that people possess many layers that include faults and wonderful gifts - so to say that she is evil would be untrue. She is a human navigating her own life, as I am mine. Hours later, after enjoying brunch with her family, she returned and I built her a bouquet. We hugged, wished each other well, and continued to go our separate ways.

I don't think about that job anymore and I'm not kept up passed the witching hour tossing and turning with grief and dread about interacting with her either. I don't regret leaving. I have found so much peace in doing so.

I made it to my pottery class 3 hours later and worked alongside 3 other girls who just wanted to get a course under their belt. Or possibly to do something on a Tuesday night that broke their routine. I destroyed 2 of the 3 pots we made. However, I did not feel defeated nor did I feel angry about wasting the money I spent to be there. I think I'll keep trying, and it's okay that I'm not perfect for my first attempt at ceramics since high school.

On my way home, I was stuck in heavy traffic. So I called my brother to inform him of the horrific death of our family friend that happened over the weekend. I have been keeping it inside because sharing this kind of story is sad, and not fair to share with others who aren't attached to this person. I felt relief in our conversation, I no longer had to hold that in.

After I got home, I scarfed down bits of dinner, ran a load of laundry, and decided to go for my nightly walk (I've been walking every night for a few days in a row now and I want to keep it up). I felt lighter. I felt a release of worry, I release of guilt or pressure to figure it out right now. I am happy that I am returning to my core, to my stable self. It's nice to be back. Maybe I do need to pursue a life in yoga training. Maybe I should. I can't think of other vocations that bring me to this kind of clarity. I am beginning to explore parts of myself that I enjoy.

Shayla and I have been indulging ourselves in this therapy show as of late. We stay up crying and psychoanalyzing. But tonight's season finale resonated with me. There was this insufferable woman who would incessantly gripe about her husband and his lack of value. Turns out, this woman was deeply anxious and loved him dearly. Her therapist asked, "What would life look like without your anxiety"? And she began to explain how she wanted to travel to places where there were dangers and uncertainty. That hit home a little too hard. I think of my past relationships and how my anxiety got in the way, how my control was suffocating, and my expectations for myself were projected onto my partners that resulted in feeling unheard or unappreciated by them. Much to chew on.

Shayla is thinking of possibly pursuing a job outside of Texas, which would mean our time living in this beautiful home is now on a countdown. I am sitting in this. It is not new information, but I was just getting comfortable with the idea of staying here long-term. But this is okay too because I would like to leave and explore the world now. It's time. I can pack my things and head to the west coast to be with my brother. I can create new memories with him and his small family like he dreams of...and I dream of too.

It's now 30 minutes until 3 and I should start winding down. I am overwhelmed with such joy and excitement about the newness ahead. May I continue to believe in the universe and all of its blessings.

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nimata-beroya · 1 year

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HOSTILITY BETWEEN THRAWN AND GIDEON??? (Yupp, anon is here again - so much in regard to stay away from tumblr). As a Thrawn- and Cross-stan my resolve postpone all the new SW stuff is waning... urgh. Apropos Thrawn: I once read an article how the Thrawn in SWR is more based on Heir to the Empire than Zahns later stuff which is continued in the new Thrawn Triology - so it would be amazing if they use this more... 😍 Thanks for posting this tidbit of information & stay safe!

Hey nonnie!! Happy to hear from you again!

LoL! Well, I said it before, and I'll say it again. You're a brave soul, even just by trying to stay away from Tumblr during this time 😆

Well, hostility could be a harsh word (even if it's the one I used), it's more like they don't have the same agendas and I don't think they're working together, not really. That's the thing I never was on board with once Thrawn's name was dropped in season 2 of the Mandalorian, and the speculation mill went wild. People said that Gideon could be part of the 7th Fleet and was working for Thrawn, and I was like seriously? I just couldn't see it happening. Thrawn and Gideon have different kind of leadership and ultimate goals. And neither is short of an ego, Gideon more than Thrawn. Thrawn doesn't really care about the Empire, just the military power it possesses and how he can use it.

If they're working together, it's only because they're using each other and will stab the other in the back the moment they have no use for them anymore. Well, Gideon would stab Thrawn in the back while Thrawn would do it watching Gideon in the eyes 😆 but that's besides the point.

And yes, having a threat that's not related to the Force is great. Andor proved that it's not absolutely necessary to have Jedi/Sith stuff around to be entertaining and great. Of course, the Mandoverse has already those elements in but not in abundance, which is a nice balance. The Force and those who wield it are there, but it's NOT about them. I mean, the galaxy is huge, with so many people and cultures to explore, so why stay with the same ALL THE TIME?

We know that The Empire/New Order won't be as real threat for another 20 years, and it feels silly to me to put them as the villain to defeat right now. It makes no sense to me. I know they're trying to fix the incomprehensible things that happened in the sequels with the shows, but again, why insist in something that didn't work well instead of using that it's great from the books.

The Grysks, on the other hand, are perfect for that role. Think about it. You have people who fought in the Clone Wars and/or against the Empire; 4 Jedi; a whole population of skilled warriors; and a guy who is a genius strategist and has been fighting those aliens for about 3 decades (and who also have spent the last 10 years with Ezra Bridger), like… I don't know, it's so obvious to me. I see Thrawn more like an antagonist than a full villain just for the sake of being evil, like Palpatine was. I'm sure there would be moments where everyone else pretty much says no to his plans, for example, because he goes too far. Because yes, Thrawn is willing to do the unthinkable to defeat the enemy or achieve his goals. The others won't cross that line, and there is the perfect conflict to explore in the crossover.

In fact, this headcanon of mine is based somewhat on the plot of a fic I have on the back burner, which in turn is based on this post. I don't think I'll write it anytime soon, but it's an idea that lives rent-free in my head, so you're not alone in that particular daydreaming 😅

Well, my answer got a little too long, so I better stop talking.

I hope you have a great day 💗

#mare replies #nonnie asks #mando season 3 #mando season 3 speculation #mando season 3 spoilers #grand admiral thrawn #mitth’raw’nuruodo #the ghost crew #mandalorians #jedi #the mandalorian

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nalgenes · 3 years

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*slaps Loki finale* this bad boy can fit so much boring-ness, confusing plot, gross hetero self-on-self ‘romance’, out of character-ness,

#loki spoilers #I mean I guess this confirms that a season 2 must be happening?#because that ending was fucking stupid without the story continuing #but that means that season 2 will just be ‘defeat the evil head of the TVA’ again… that’s literally what we already just had #UGH #I had high hopes I forgot disney sucks #loki #loki show #loki series

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antiquitiesandlabyrinths · 3 years

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Egyptian Astrology and Calendar

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Modern beliefs regarding ancient Egyptian astrology stem mainly from two reliefs - the Dendera zodiac, found on the ceiling of the pronaos of a chapel room dedicated to Osiris within the Dendera temple of Hathor, and a papyrus labelled the Cairo calendar that came from an antiquities collector in 1943.

In order to comprehend how the Cairo calendar and the Dendera zodiac, we need a basic understanding of how Egyptians counted their years.

- They had three seasons, each about 120 days, and each divided into four months of 30 days. Within those months were 10-day weeks called decans. To solve the unevenness of the earth’s tilt, they had five epagomenal days.

The seasons were thus:

• Akhet; Inundation, generally from June to September. It was the flooding season in which the Nile grew in size.

• Proyet; Emergence, which came after the flood.

• Shomu; the Harvest, within which you can assume what they did.

The beginning of Akhet was marked not by a specific date, but by the emergence of the star Sirius, which usually preceded the flooding of the Nile.

Now that that’s out of the way, an important fact to mention about ancient Egyptian horoscopes is that they weren’t especially specific, and the horoscope applied to everyone in that one day, not just a certain one. The options daily consisted “"Favorable", "Mostly Favorable", "Very Favorable", "Adverse," "Mostly Adverse," and "Very Adverse.”” For example, most of the days displayed on the Cairo calendar are marked as “Very Favorable” or “Very Adverse.”

Commonly these titles are affected heavily by what events of mythology happened on that day in the ‘past’. The day in which Horus fought his uncle Seth, and consequently losing one of his eyes, was regarded as a very adverse day. On other days in which there were parties and/or happy peace on heaven and earth, the days were called favorable.

The last part of an ancient Egyptian reading on astrology and horoscopes is essentially telling the person what they should do because of that good or bad luck. On the day Horus fought Set, Egyptians were advised to stay in their homes.

To sum up:

Egyptian astrology contained the classic 12 constellations. These were formed from 36 groups of stars called decans. Each decan had a God to go with it and covered 10 degrees—or ten days—in the calendar. So, the 36 decans each having 10 days made up the 360 day calendar, and once you add the epagomenal days (in which Osiris and his siblings were born), you get 365 days. Fun fact: the epagomenal days were essentially half a week of straight partying.

There are 12 astrological signs, as previously mentioned. They all have Gods or Goddesses that represent them and the people born under the 30-day (or 3 decan) timespan each of them are owed. They show the character, strengths, weaknesses, skills, and behaviors of their people.

Before I get into the signs, I’d like to mention that because we don’t have the full story on Egyptian astrology, and because Egypt’s history spanned such a long era and overwent many changes, there are two different ways of practicing ancient Egyptian astrology. One is to attempt to assign traditional dates based off decans, which is the one I am referring to, and one that filters in the influences from other cultures such as Babylonia and Greece.

Let’s get into the actual signs themselves, now.

Amon-Ra

Dates: Jan 8-21, Feb 1-11

Similar Signs: the Nile, Horus

Colors for men: yellow

Colors for women: orange

People born under Ra tend to be generous and stumble easily open great opportunities for success. They often reassure others and are good at inspiring people. Seldom will your life be mediocre.

Anubis

Dates: May 8-27, Jun 29 - Jul 13

Similar Signs: Bastet and Isis

Colors for women: purple

Colors for men: sienna

Like Anubis himself, people born underneath his sign are intelligent and easily gift compassion, while simultaneously carrying a darker presence of thought within them. This does not make them a bad person—it simply means they understand the inherent darkness in the world, an understanding that can sometimes make them seem fatalistic, or, at times, extremely ambivalent. These people may find it difficult to healthily maintain a happy love life.

Bastet

Dates: Jul 14-28, Sep 23-27, Oct 3-17

Similar Signs: Sekhmet, Horus

Colors for men: yellow

Colors for women: grey

Those born under Bastet assume much of the role that Bastet herself occupies in the Egyptian pantheon of Gods. They seek peace and harmony within themselves and in their relationships with others. Since they care deeply for many things, some have a tendency to overprotect and devote themselves to their loved ones, while forgetting to maintain their own health. They have a great intuition and easily pick out secret enemies within their social groups.

Geb

Dates: Feb 12-29, Aug 20-31

Similar Signs: Seth, Horus

Colors for women: red orange

Colors for men: violet

Geb as a God within the pantheon acted as a sort of mediator, coming in to overlook agreements and pledges to make sure they were of good intentions. With that information it’s not hard to see why he was representative of a guardian of life, a sweet, submissive, and peaceful image. People born in his stead are often writers, administrators, or counselors. They can be highly sensitive and very impressionable. Empathy can run at an all-time high with the way Geb raises those born under his name above the sins of vanity.

Horus

Dates: Apr 20 - May 7, Aug 12-19

Similar signs: Geb, Bastet

Colors for men: carmine red

Colors for women: gold

Those born beneath Horus’ wing have fierce, intense personalities, highlighted by an intelligence that easily attracts people to them. The width and variety of their knowledge can give them an ‘all-knowing’ image to an outsider. In order to reach the full potential of Horus, they must learn to control their rebellious tendencies early on before they get too far ahead of themselves. They may have a special respect or appreciation for mothers and wives.

Isis

Dates: Mar 11-31, Oct 18-29, Dec 19-31

Similar signs: Osiris, Thoth

Colors for women: blue

Colors for men: white

Isis is another Goddess considered a mother Goddess—a protector of innocents. People born under Isis earn her special protection and tend to have an air of hospitality about them. It woild be well advised for these people to seek out positions in life in which you will be able to protect or give life. Judge people fairly and be receptive, but keep your standards.

Mut

Dates: Jan 22-31, Sep 8-22

Similar signs: Ra, Thoth

Colors for men: brown

Colors for women: carmine

People born under the sign of Mut adopt many of the Goddesses’ traits, which can result in a melancholic, sometimes secretive persona. They have a shyness that can create frustration when it comes to their romantic and sexual life. Still, they contain within themselves a rich inner life, and can have lots of wisdom to give. They may find themselves, throughout life, searching for the goodwill of others and the protection of a father figure.

The Nile (mine!)

Dates: Jan 1-7, Jun 19-28, Sept 1-7, Nov 19-26

Similar signs: Ra, Seth

Colors for women: Deep blue

Colors for men: Vivid red

Those born under the Nile are peacemakers and lovers of the finer things in life. They believe they owe it to themselves to live in an awakened and aware state. The Nile watches over all—the resurrection of Osiris, the defeat of Seth, and the forming glory of Horus. People of the Nile are wise from this, tolerant of many different types of people, and have the capability of an extreme tenderness towards others. They want to be free from the bonds of ignorance but, like how the Nile brings both fertile earth and corrosive silt, they can be a victim to the everchanging tides of their emotions.

Osiris

Dates: Mar 1-10, Nov 27 - Dec 18

Similar signs: Isis, Thoth

Colors for men: yellow

Colors for women: green

These people may have two distinct sides of themselves. Despite that, they are kindly prone to generosity towards others. They have a passionate, fiery pull within them, but can simultaneously be quite vulnerable. When faced with a predicament, they may find difficulty in acting in both a quick and wise manner.

Sekhmet

Dates: Jul 29 - Aug 11, Oct 30 - Nov 7

Similar signs: Bastet, Geb

Colors for women: turquoise

Colors for men: green

Those born under Sekhmet are observant, somewhat controlling, and at times, very telepathic. Very rarely do they indulge in their deeper desires. Their sense of right and wrong can be muddled in their head. Despite that they have an intense inner, and often outer, beauty, occupying themselves with an unearthly gracefulness.

Seth

Dates: May 28 - Jun 18, Sep 28 - Oct 2

Similar signs: Geb, the Nile

Colors for men: blue turquoise

Colors for women: black

Seth is a curious God, and despite the inherent darkness surrounding him in most Egyptian mythology, he is not a truly ‘evil’ God. Those born under his sign are free spirits, like Seth, and are wanderers, also like Seth. They search for an innate wholeness and believe they can find that in the surroundings they find themselves in. Oftentimes they must endure hardships and go through many adventures before finding that part of themselves. Once they feel complete, though, they have an intense inner power. They easily learn from their mistakes and possess a strong sense of tenacity.

Thoth

Dates: April 1-19, Nov 8-17

Similar signs: Bastet, Isis

Colors for women: white

Colors for men: pink

Similar to Thoth, those born under his wing are enthusiastic and inventive. Mediocrity in themselves and others can have a tendency to frustrate them. Even with that though, they scorn any type of meanness towards others. They have a tendency to take brave risks that can either harm them or further themselves as people. They abhor losing their sense of the world, and misdoing others.

#ancient egypt #ancient history #egyptian astrology #astrology #egyptian mythology #egyptian gods #ancient egyptian astrology

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Y'all suck at dissecting Kai's character, so I guess I have to do it.

And I'm not even a Kai stan. He's a bottom tier ninja for me, which I guess means you can trust me, cuz I'm not biased, but also why am I the one doing this? I don't know about y'all, but recently on my dash, the method by which Kai fans try to make him sound good is... saying the writers hate him, ignore him, and that he isn't written well? Which... I mean there is a little bit of truth to, but like yikes guys, is this the best you got? Kai is a wonderful character with plenty of attention from the writers, a meaningful piece of the cast when put in secondary rolls, fairly consistent character writing with actual progression and valuable qualities that help the team without having to be the smart one- despite what some posts might tell you.

Let's get one thing cleared up: Ninjago isn't the best written show. By high level Hollywood standards, most the character arcs are kinda weak or too heavy handed, character consistency can be iffy, and most things serve the plot rather than the characters. There is no character you can point to and say "wow, this character is written so well! No complaints!" Nya and Jay were butchered by their weird love plot, Cole's one season doesn't actually give him an arc, Zane's been nothing but the robot numbers guy for like 10 seasons now, and Lloyd seems to be incapable of doing anything but relive the same one piece of dad angst for depth. Sorry, it's true. All the characters suck when you look at it from a large scale writing perspective. So when I say Kai is well written, I mean by ninjago kids show standards- cuz that's the scale we're working on. No, you couldn't drop Kai into a well written drama, but as far as ninjago goes... he's got a lot going for him, and by no means is he the biggest victim of poor writing.

(fair warning, wall of text below)

The title is a bit disingenuous. There are plenty of good Kai character break downs. What I am presenting here is a more positive perspective. On the whole, I will tend to give the writers the benefit of the doubt, and credit for what they do right writing is hard guys. That's what I'm doing here. I don't see much sense in getting mad the writers on behalf of Kai, or any other character. Ninjago is a simplistic ensemble show that works because of the identifiable simplicity of its main characters with some deeper layers hidden underneath if you keep watching. They've given us a damn good show with some damn enjoyable characters, so here are some criticisms I feel are a little flawed:

First, let's get the 'focus' thing out of the way. Apparently there are people saying Kai doesn't have a season yet? Which... what? I mean, I get that the pilots aren't a full season, the first two seasons, though he is the central protagonist, aren't "Kai seasons" as we've come to define ninja focus seasons, season 7, though he gets majority focus, he shares with his sister. But like... did y'all just forget about season 4? You know, the season where he had the title card, was on the box sets, got the love interest, and the majority of the A-plot? not to mention it's the best season don't @ me Like... if season 4 isn't a Kai season, I can make a damn good argument that season 3 isn't a Zane season, and I doubt anyone wants to go down that rabbit hole. I really can't wrap my head around this one. And I get that the fandom hates season 11 for some reason, but like you can't just pretend it doesn't exist. Kai has a consistent arc across 30 episodes in which he takes his powers for granted, loses them, and learns that, not only does he have value within the team without them, but that his element is intrinsically a part of him that he reclaims, bringing them back more powerful than ever, and with new respect for them. That's one of the most solid arcs in the whole series- the location is even thematically connected to his element. That's some good stuff right there! (Quick plug for season 11 if you haven't watched it in a while. Give it a rewatch, you might be pleasantly surprised)

Not to mention the writers give him fun side stuff all the time. Lots of fears of tech and water to overcome, a deep protective streak with Lloyd, becoming a chancellor, having a true potential actually relevant to the plot as a whole, blacksmith responsibilities, befriending dragons, hanging out with his dad. Not to mention actual focus stuff we haven't talked about yet, like his whole "my dad is evil" phase, and his "I might be evil" phase with him and Skylor. And on top of that, even when he doesn't have an explicit side plot, he's always just a fun and dynamic side character to make jokes or give exposition.

Now, into character stuff. Let's start with Kai's hot headed-ness. Some people say he's been loosing this quality, and I will admit, that's true! But those that claim this makes him inconsistent... I strongly disagree. In early seasons, Kai's temper would lead him to snap at his friends or make stupid decisions that set the team back (see episode 2 Zane freak out)- these are bad things. These are character flaws, yes? Now, in newer seasons, people say that he's inconsistent, cuz sometimes he'll be hot headed, and sometimes he won't. I'd say, this is exactly how being hot headed... works? It flares up without warning, and as an individual gets control of it, it'll pop up less and less often because they're channeling it into productive things - like say directing the anger towards an enemy (see season 11 end freak out). Kai has gained control of a character flaw, and though it still pops up on occasion, the fact that it's a once in a while kind of thing speaks to his growth. I have a little brother who has this exact personality, and watching him grow up, I can tell you, this is how it is. He used to snap all the time, and he still does sometimes, but much less frequently, because he's a more mature person with better control of his emotions. This is a good thing. This is overcoming personal flaws. This is progression we're seeing.

And while you're hyper focused on this one aspect of him, things like his cocky confidence haven't changed a bit. I mean, that season 3 bit between him and Pixal, and his season 11 "fire maker" streak have the exact same energy. You can not convince me otherwise.

Another adjacent quality that hasn't been dampened is Kai's impulsiveness. This can be a good quality of his, he'll get into a fight without thinking, getting the jump on the enemy. Good stuff. But, this has become such a well defined trait of Kai's that it has been used in a comedic capacity. This is what happens when a character is extremely consistent to the extent that both the audience and the characters in universe would be able to predict their actions. Kai's impulsivity used to be a more serious quality that put himself and others at risk, and was a big power move whenever he did something rash, but it's become such a staple of the show that it's now being used for comedy. That isn't Kai's impulsivity going away, that's Kai's impulsivity being recontextualized for the sake of the show. The season 9 "Who's stupid enough to jump on that thing" isn't a joke at the expense of Kai just for being dumb, it's a joke at Kai's being so predictably impulsive that everyone already knows he'll be the one to put himself in an insane amount of danger without thinking twice (you know, something stupid that might get him killed). But because in this instance, the danger is warranted, this is bravery. It's a complement to his character- it's what ends up defeating the colossus. Why are some people so bothered by this joke?

Oh right, cuz for some reason people want to peg Kai as the smart one? Look, Kai isn't stupid, none of the ninja are. All of them have smart moments (all of them have dumb ones too) and Kai can certainly handle himself, but "smart" is definitely not one of his defining characteristics- I think some people are confusing smart for his actual strength. Connected to his impulsivity, Kai has very good simplistic instincts. He sees the big picture and looks at the most surface level solution- which when the situation calls for it, that does indeed make him smart. But the same logic that led him to think "This snake has a glowing target on its head, lets hit it" also led him to think "I'm in a video game, therefore I am immortal." Are you really going to look at me and say he figured out Lloyd was the green ninja through logical deduction and a careful consideration of the facts? No. He had a gut feeling, and he trusted it. Instincts- instincts paired with his impulsive following of said instincts is what leads him to solve problems- and sometimes, that can be extremely effective. This goes for other ninja too. Jay isn't the smartest ninja- I would really only classify Zane and Nya as having intelligence define them (hence their ship name). But Jay is extremely creative and crafty. He also knows his was around mechanics, and as such, this will lead him to come up with creative tech based solutions which are smart. But, idk about you, if I had to point to another ninja as being 'dumb' it would 100% be Jay. Kai is a lot of things. He's passionate and determined and confident and persistent. He's a good improvisor, he's powerful and he's charming! These are all wonderful qualities, he doesn't also have to be the smart one. I am the worlds biggest Pixal stan, and she's a smart, sassy, powerful character, but I'm not gonna sit here and tell you she's also hilarious and adaptable and strong willed. She's a straight man to all the ninja's antics, extremely tied to her samurai x suit, and lets people push her around all the time. That doesn't mean she can't be funny, or self interested, but when she does act these ways, it stems from her other more prominent qualities. That make sense?

And while we're clearing up what Kai isn't, please stop characterizing Kai as an overly protective brother - especially romantically. The only two times he's been romantically protective to Nya are in Wu's Teas which I mean, come on and in the pilots when Jay is literally a stranger. For crying out loud, by the end of the pilot, he's smiling when Jay and Nya hug. That's not overly protective, that's just normal, any reasonable person would react this way, protective. And it's such a great stereotype break for a kids show like ninjago, having an older brother who actually trusts his younger sister to be her own independent person who can make her own decisions. I mean, I guess it's fine if you HC differently but like... idk, I don't buy it.

Now, is there still room to criticize the writers? Yes. Hell yes. But not to an extent greater than any other character. Could he have had more of a defined reaction to events of the most recent season that I won't name for the sake of spoilers? Yes. But could Zane have reacted for more than .5 seconds at being an evil war lord for apparently 60 years? Yeah. Has Kai taken a back seat in the past 4 seasons? Yeah. But so has Lloyd- and he's literally the main character of the show. Not to mention two of those seasons have gone to people who had to wait over ten seasons to get one to themselves, and one of them is a 40 minute special. Kai's doing just fine.

Anyway. Kai is great. He's a fun, stereotype breaking, impulsively driven, ball of energy and confidence who gets a good amount of screen time and some fun side plots.

One last thing to clear up: no hate to anyone. This isn't targeted at anyone specific, this post has been a long time coming, I've just seen some weird overblown claims on various platforms over the past few months and I finally sat down to write about it.

I like the Kai content we have. After all, if the writers were really that bad at writing him, then no one would like him.

Wow this was so much longer than I thought it would be. Um... if you have other long winded rants you'd like to see from me... let me know I guess?

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Osiris isn’t Savathun.

Great! Now that I have your attention:

Man you guys tire me out about Osiris. If you truly believe this is Osiris I don’t mean to sound like That Guy that’s like “you don’t know what you’re talking about” but... You don’t know what you’re talking about.

So.

Let’s talk about how much Osiris cares about the City and humanity and why the Osiris in Epilogue is not actually Osiris.

Alright. Let’s start off with context. I think it’s super important to see what we do know as Osiris’s views. From my heavy analyses of him since 2020 I can confidently say these are what he views as the most important things a person can do:

Keep promises

Speak their truths

Protect the City & Humanity

Know that the Vex are true Evil.

Now, I won’t be doing a breakdown of each one individually but I will be talking a great deal of how important honesty is to Osiris, the City, and his views of the Vex.

Speaking honestly and bluntly.

I don’t know how many of you were into Destiny before Beyond Light, so if you were unaware of this it’s not your fault. However I’ve seen a very strange change in tone when it comes to how people view Osiris. Before Season of Hunt people hated - and I mean hated - Osiris. Why? Because he was blunt. They viewed his bluntness as rudeness.

To see a sudden switch to him being secretive and scheming is... alarming, to say the least. (And to see people think that this is the norm is also alarming but in other ways.)

The Osiris before Hunt was not secretive and scheming. He sought knowledge openly. He sought, specifically, the truth. I must stress just how open he was about his plans. First I’ll give you a few in lore examples:

I admit, I found your questions divisive and disloyal, and I feared you might be capable of breaking our unity when the City's position had grown so tenuous. Why divert attention away from the Traveler, our only hope? And then it got worse, dabbling in thanatonautics, Ahamkara-lore, chasing after Xur and the tricks of the Nine. Launching expeditions into the Reef and beyond at a time when ships were irreplaceable. Your quest split Guardians along ideological lines. This was your greatest crime: Hunters chose to pursue your visions instead of protecting refugees, Titans assembled teams to chase the legendary Vault of Glass instead of striking the Fallen, and Warlocks turned away from the study of the Traveler in favor of your ultimate obsession... learning the exact nature of the Darkness. ... Perhaps what drives a Warlock to madness is truth.

Osiris.

"Do not romanticize this burden. We wield a weapon." The Speaker shakes his head. "The Light wields you, Osiris. You are what you make of it. A glorious extension of its majesty, in many directions." Osiris paces at cadence with his words. "Then it would do well to speak clearly. To better direct me." The Speaker cocks his head. "Without will? Then it would be no better than the Darkness." "I am asking only for guidance; it is a delicate game we are playing." Osiris's voice, distressed. Regal again, the Speaker motions to the stone garden. "Will you sit with me?"

13: Margins Part II.

And, while I don’t particularly like using the Fall of Osiris comic as a source, it does have very important lines on his viewpoints that I find relevant yet.

Fall of Osiris #1.

Hell he was open about his plans to fuck with time itself to bring Saint back.

Sagira narrowed her eye at the rogue Lightbearer and lowered herself to Osiris’s shoulder. “Why’s he here?” she asked quietly. “I asked him to consult on the engineering work,” Osiris replied, crossing his arms. “You sicko,” the other man declared, walking a circle around the Warlock, his eyes darting along every surface of the Sundial around them. ... “Just one more question, then. Why all the fuss?” “I owe him.” “I owe a lotta people, Warlock. You’re opening the gates of hell with a Vex key.” “When the Traveler brought me back, I had no friends. No family—” “No one had anything in the Dark Age.” “But Saint was always there. And I saw him grow from neophyte to demigod.”

The Sundial.

"You haven't left the Forest in years," Ikora said to Osiris, the only one to address him directly. "I need help," Osiris replied. "I know," Ikora responded, hands clasped behind her back. She stared intently at her former mentor. Back in her Crucible days, that uncompromising gaze was often the last thing her opponents saw. Aunor glanced sidelong at her superior. Harper coughed and looked down at his datapad. "Two years ago, Guardians entered the Infinite Forest," Osiris continued. "They aided me in defeating the Axis Mind Panoptes, preventing a Vex apocalypse from befalling this system. "In the process," he looked between each of them in turn, "Some Guardians reported a body they found in the Forest depths." Ikora sighed. "Saint-14 never came back from that last mission to Mercury. We finally knew why. I reacted to it the only way I knew how."

Desperate Times.

“I do not understand all of this code. This is Geppetto’s specialty,” Saint-14 says while standing bent over a wide desk covered in data tablets. Holographic images of the Lighthouse shimmer in the Hangar lights. “We could use the Crucible right now. Your trials. This will be very helpful. You mean to stay, yes?” “I will. Long enough to show you how to implement the simulation; but tonight, I must disembark,” Osiris says. “So soon?” Osiris tenses his jaw in forced silence. He twiddles with code. “I’m worried about what Vance found.” Saint places a heavy hand on Osiris’s chest. “Let go of your obsession. Do not leave chasing phantoms again.” “Phantoms… You think the Darkness is satisfied? This is just the first move. I need to know the next before it’s made.” “If there is something you fear, let me help you. We face this together.” Osiris’s mind drifts to the Dark anomalies. Saint doesn’t need another burden. “The safest place for you is the Tower, Saint. Time... tends to renege on its gifts.” “So, your mission is dangerous?” Osiris considers lying. “Potentially.”

Immolant I.

There are many more sources I could list on his bluntness and honesty but there’s honestly too much. What is important to extrapolate from all of it is this:

OSIRIS SPOKE THE TRUTH NO MATTER IF IT GOT HIM IN TROUBLE. IT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS HE GOT EXILED.

Protecting the City & Humanity

Idk where people get the idea that he’s abandoned the City and humanity. And I don’t understand where people think it’s “typical Osiris behavior” to choose to put the City in danger.

I want to make something very clear here:

Osiris was exiled. He did not abandon the City. And though others view him as abandoning it, that wasn’t his intention. He never intentionally abandoned it. Everything he did was in pursuit of a brighter future for humanity. Let’s look at one of his lines from the Sundial activity during Dawn.

“By the time I left the City, many believed my practices to be sacrilege. But my methods have prevented countless futures not unlike the one you walk now. When it is laid out before you, would you not sacrifice anything to see this future shut?”

The Sundial.

He left because he weighed his options and he saw that humanity would have better use of him if he left. He cares A great deal about the City. He cares almost too much about it. He would never give Lakshmi the technology to cause it harm, especially knowing that she’s unstable. And I’ve seen some people think he’s playing 5D chess? In what world would he ever choose to bring harm upon humanity for some sort of... agenda; which I’ve already cleared up earlier, he’s open about his plans.

Let’s look at more known lore about Osiris’s feelings of the City & humanity.

"You've wrapped your mind around an idea of your own making. I have always tolerated this fawning 'movement' of yours, but this is a step too far." Osiris seethed. Brother Vance was awestruck. He stared blankly at Osiris, unsure of what he could say to quell his anger and dissolve his frustration. "What I have discovered…" "…is dangerous enough to destroy every man, woman, and child in existence. You're meddling with forces outside your grasp," Osiris reprimanded. "I warn you here and now, remove yourself from this Lighthouse. Find a simple life. Start a family. Write music. Leave Mercury and this fool's errand behind."

Chapter 8: Idolatry.

Osiris was furious to find out Vance was experimenting in his name by endangering people for his goals. And he was especially mad that he would dive into such dangerous areas so much so that it had the potential to destroy humanity.

"It's truth." Osiris considers this. "Truth seems subjective these days," Osiris says, finally observing his entourage for the first time. Among them, a small group of men and women, stand two wayward Guardians—Warlocks, it appears—and a child. Their forlorn faces resonate with him. Castaways and believers. The weeks since his departure from the Last City have worn on him. He was used to working alone, knowing he could fall back to the City's resources should he need them. Now, adrift in the expanse of purpose, he finds himself longing for a place he could return to. A sanctuary.

Chapter 2: Postexilic.

Here’s a few lines from Season of Dawn:

“The Traveler, mutilated. Mercury, a desolate warzone. This is the bleak future the Cabal wants for us all. We do not know what has become of humanity here. I hope we will not find out.”

“There are many terrible futures, but I have not grown numb to seeing them. The future the Cabal wish for is a nightmare for humanity.”

“If the Traveler fled the system, there is a chance that the Darkness would ignore our region of the galaxy entirely. It would sacrifice our second awakening, our ability to wield the Light, but potentially continue our Golden Age. There are too many variables at risk, but it's a variant path worth investigating in the Infinite Forest.”

“This battered Mercury is a blueprint for our system. Lightless, bowed, and nothing more than fuel for an endless war. It must never come to pass.”

The Sundial.

There are many. Many. More lines I could put here about how much Osiris doesn’t want to see humanity suffering. And especially how he doesn’t want the City to be at risk. But I think you get the picture.

Know that the Vex are true Evil.

So. We all know Osiris as “the Vex guy.” His whole thing is on fighting the Vex. However it seems people think that he’d be okay with using them for grounds of a higher purpose? Or something? I don’t know, everyone I see rebuffing Osiris’s actions with Lakshmi don’t seem to be interested in explaining this one.

So anyways. Let’s talk about how Osiris views the Vex as true evil compared to other species.

“The Fallen are not so different from us. How hard would you fight if the Light were taken from you?” “Those stories ring false to me,” said Saint. “They are not a noble people. I’ve fought them, and so have you.” “I have not fought them all,” the Warlock replied, pulling his hands apart to create an intricate web of hovering cubes and points of light. “They are nothing, no threat—not like the Vex. Not like the Darkness.”

Vanguard Commander.

[u.2:06] Have you spoken to the House of Light, like I asked? [u.1:07] I would rather not speak with Fallen. [u.2:07] They may need our help. Their cause is just. [u.1:08] What happened to “trust no one?” [u.2:08] What happened to your sense of right and wrong, hero?

Maintenance Operations Log 30037.

The unenlightened wonder at my so-called "fixation" upon the Vex. They believe our gravest existential threat is the Hive, for those beings have made a pact with the Darkness itself via the medium of the Worm Gods (according to Toland, at least, and I see no reason to doubt him in this). But Darkness is not merely absence of Light. Darkness is an entity unto itself. Put simply, Darkness is not Nothing. But the Vex? The Vex seek neither Light nor Darkness. They seek Convergence, the reduction of all life to its simplest, most meaningless form. An entelechy of zeros and ones. "Evil" is a word for sentimentalists and fools. But, in the ontology of the sentimental, the Vex are more deserving of the term than the Hive. Given a choice between Darkness and Convergence, I would choose Darkness. It is a logical choice. Yet for this they banish me.

Kairos Function (Hunter).

This one is important because Osiris doesn’t subscribe to the idea of “good” and “evil”, and that he would go so far to say that the Vex are Evil shows just how much of a threat he views them as.

It’s just. Mind boggling to me that people think that Osiris would be okay with a Vex invasion. That Osiris would encourage Lakshmi to open up a rift to “send the Fallen away” (Despite being one of the earliest sympathizers!) Osiris isn’t ineffable, he’s just a man trying to do his best to help humanity. His actions aren’t difficult to understand, they have been written to be very clear and with understanding his motives.

Saying that it’s natural for him to be secretive and have contradicting opinions and actions is just. Wrong. It’s not him. It’s not how he’s supposed to be understood. Even in Curse of Osiris I don’t think his actions didn’t make any sense.

This is going to sound very mean but I want to be 100% clear: If you think that Osiris would actively choose to put the City in danger of the Vex, if you think that he would actively choose to stand calmly and watch as his lover was about to die to the very things he spent millions of lives to save... You don’t understand Osiris. Go back and reread his lore.

I leave you with this:

The Vanguard is dubious of our intent and ability, fearing corruption and displacement. They do not trust me. You were held in similar contempt for speaking your truth and empowering free thought. You know what it feels like to be chastised and labeled a traitor. We are mere steps away from a disintegration of our institutions, and they cannot see destruction staring them in the face. ... For so long, we have clung to the Light, denying the strength offered by the Dark. By using Stasis, we will end this war. We see this contest for what it truly is: a game, played by our adversaries. And we have been the pawns. We are pawns no more. This is not a battle I want to wage without you, although we may not have a choice in the matter. Wherever you may be, please come back to us.

To Osiris.

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