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Hi mate, how’ve you been? I was wondering if I could request a little mandrake x femme reader drabble, if you don’t mind? I’ve been scrolling through the epic tag aimlessly over the weekend cuz I was on vacation and remembered that you had done some requests yourself! Oh and thx sm for your support with my own stuff! <3
Wounds| Mandrake
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Reader: Female Reader| Mandrake x reader
Notes: Sorry for the lack of fics. I've been working so much, tbh It's stupid...
Warnings: mentions of wounds
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"You can't come in here- The king!-!" A gaurd shouted.
"Move! Or you'll never have kids again!" Y/n ordeded dress hiked up in her hands and on a tyrant.
He was quick to move Y/n moving forward. The one guard was luckily he was given mercy by her.
"Mandrake!" She shouted, causing the forest to flinch.
"Keep her out of here." Mandrake ordered his gaurds lazily, slumped over in his throne: beaten, cuts and brusies freshly fixed up.
The gaurds looked at each other and then separated themselves to give Y/n a pathway.
"You're dead!" Y/n contuined to rage.
Walking past the two gaurds. He only sighed, hand covering his face, his elbow supporting his upper body weight.
"What is your problem!? Are you serious!?" Y/n shouted.
"Please give me some peace and quiet!" He ordeded.
A big mistake; she was already mad, now she was furious.
"Peace and Quiet!? You want peace and quiet!?" Y/n argued, her nostrils flaring in anger: "I tried to give you peace and quiet! The whole Kingdom! But you and that Leafman idiot commander can't keep your hands off each other!"
"Do not word it that way-"
"What?! Honesty tick you off now?!" Y/n snapped. He glanced at her, and she started her pacing: "I'll have to meet with Queen Tara again! You and Ronin need to either back off or get married to one another! I already solved the border issue and now!-"
Her voice raged on a she turned to look at him, her voice falling to silence. Mandrake looked beat up, badly beat up. For only a moment she argued with herself; "I..." he started, "know you have been working hard, for peace...thank you,"
Y/n sighed, walking her way over; up the small steps to his throne, she kneeled at the base of his throen, he was slumped over making it easier for her to get a better look at his face, he hiding brusies under the hand which covered his face.
"Let me see." She spoke softly.
"I'm fine-"
Mandrake paused as she pushed his hand away softly, she frowning at the bruise forming under his eye.
"Have you..." Y/n started, reaching out to touch his face; his flinching, "so you haven't..."
Y/n looked back and called for a gaurd: "Get my medical equipment please, it's in my room," She told.
"Yes, my Queen." He responded and rushed off to do as ordered.
She turned around back to him as she cupped his cheek: he leaned into it: "What happened," y/n asked softly.
"It seems you know the answer to that." Mandrake answered. He sounded just as exhausted as he looked.
"My queen."
Y/n turned her head a gaurd there with her bag, "Thank you." She spoke taking it from him.
Y/n was quick to open the bag and look through her bottles of Tonics. She picking one out.
"What does that have in it?"
"Root-"
"Pine root?"
"Mhm-"
"No."
"I know it stings but it heals the best-"
Y/n put some on some cotton she had in another glass, and lifted her hand up to clean his wounds. Yet he blocked her.
"Mandrake-"
"No-"
"It's going to get infected if I don't clean it." Y/n argued.
"It stings-"
"Maybe you shouldn't of gone into a fight then."
He winced as she blotted his face: he hissing as she cleaned his wounds.
"I know. Im sorry." Y/n answered, quick to finish and pull away: "Where else?"
"Surely you don't think I'm going to undress for you in front of my own men." He teased; his eyes switching sides to look her way.
"If I asked?" She asked; sat all pretty on the backs of her feet, looking at him with the wish only to help.
"no." Mandrake answered.
"Damn it." Y/n cursed.
"You know that doesn't work on me," Was his response, she getting her bag back together, closing it up as she stood.
"That's not what you said a night ago." She snarked back, a smile across her face.
The guards standing attention at the entry way tried to hold it together.
"Damn sounds like Im getting more action than the boss?" A third grumbled to her coulleges.
"What was that!?" Mandrake shouted.
"Nothing, sir!" They were quick to answer.
"Be nice to the kids." Y/n protested, holding her hand out, "come on love, lets go and finsih patching you up."
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luvendiary · 6 months
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HII ITS THE NOD LOVER🫶🫶 CAN YOU DO A NOD X READER WHERE THE READER IS CHOSEN AS QUEEN AFTER THE POD BLOOMS AND ITS JUST FLUFF BC NODS GF IS NOW QUEEN<3
a/n: hello! long time no see. i´m in college now! life´s been crazy latelly, but i tried to clear my mind from the stress of it by writing for a while. i had such a hard time with this request. i have a draft of it that might never see the light that i worked on for months. eventually i just decided to start from scratch and wrote this in three hours. hope you enjoy!
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Queen Of The Pod
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Your muscles were aching and begging at you to give them a break. But you couldn't, not yet. You groaned as you tried to crawl back with whatever energy remained in your body. 
Your leafman uniform was plagued with burn marks from Mandrake´s rot. Some of it had managed to singe your body, but it had been stopped from doing any major damage by your protective pieces.
You lifted your head up just to see Ronin struggling on the floor, being held down by Mandrake´s staff. 
“Don´t touch him, you decaying shit!” you groaned out as you reached for your blade -or attempted to.
“Lie down princess”, Mandrake said, barely sparing a glance at your weak figure. “I'll be with you in a second”. 
He then refocused his attention on the General and with an evil grin pushed the rot towards his face.
Ronin´s eyes went wide as he attempted to put as much distance as he could between him and the black gooey substance. You knew he wouldn't be able to hold for much longer. His face was covered in bruises, and he had been through hell and back just to be able to protect the pod.
At the very last moment, Mandrake rerouted his staff, and brought it down on Ronin´s chest, burning deeply into his chestplate. As the General winced, he took advantage of his weak position and pinned him down to the floor with his foot.
“What is that saying you leafmen have?” Mandrake mused as he nonchalantly threw his staff over his shoulder. “Lots of leaves…something, something. Very inspiring”. He then raised the staff over his head, and his smirk turned into a look of rage and anger. “But in the end, every leaf falls and  dies alone…”
Ronin´s eyes went wide as the staff came down towards his face with sudden speed. However the blow never landed, and when he opened his eyes two blades were protecting his face from being completely consumed by the rot.
“No one is alone”, Nod said as he pushed the staff away from Ronin.
As if on cue, an army of leafmen dropped from the sky in perfect formation. You came to the sudden realization that moonlight was now filtering through the chamber, meaning that the pod would be able to bloom after all.
“Not even him”, you added as you pointed your blade menacingly towards Mandrake. 
The arrival of your boyfriend had been timed perfectly. You had the urge to jump into his arms and make sure he was alright, but you limited yourself to a discreet smile.
‘I'm glad you´re okay’.
Mandrake seemed to come to the same conclusion as you had. The leafmen´s presence meant that they were not occupied with his soldiers; the darkness was not a threat anymore. Frantically he tried to break through the soldiers and get back to the pod, however you and Nod intertwined your blades once again, blocking his way to the center of the chamber.
Mandrake let out a growl of frustration as he pushed and fought harder, but the blooming pod seemed to give you newly renewed energy. You felt Tara with you. It was because of her that you were doing this, you would make her proud. 
With your fuelled energy, you both thrusted your blades forward at the same time that the pod bursted with energy, throwing Mandrake backwards. You hurriedly ran towards the entryway ready to fight him in case he wasn't ready to give up yet, however his drowning screams caught your attention as he was swallowed into the trunk of a tree by his own rot.
You allowed yourself to sigh out in relief, exhaustion washing over your body once again. You saw Nod already helping Ronin up from the floor, and offering him his shoulder as support. 
“You alright old man?” you asked as you sheath your sword. 
“I´m fine. A little bruised is all”, he replied. “How's your leg doing? He burned you pretty badly”. 
Nod approached you, after making sure Ronin was in fact okay, and made you place your arm around his shoulder as he held you securely by your waist. 
The sudden weight of the situation dawned on you. It was over. He was gone, and so was she. You missed her. From the moment Tara died, you had not been able to process her death but rather had been focused on fixing the disaster it had caused. Now that you weren't on this quest anymore, her absence was palpable.
“I wish she could be here”, you blurted out. You felt Nod hold on tighter to your waist as he rubbed comforting circles with his thumb on it. 
“She is,” Ronin said breathlessly, as his gaze landed upon the blooming pod. Now that the battle was over, the people of Moonhaven had come out of their hiding places and were staring in awe at the light emanating from the pod. 
The light particles hovered over the flower before gently flying out. They traveled along the chamber, as if greeting everyone there. As if Tara was happy to see them safe. It slowed down as they reached your small group, stopping ever so slightly in front of Ronin and shimmering a little bit brighter, before making its way over to you and Nod. You expected the same greeting as Ronin had had. A final goodbye from your sister. However, the light did not leave your side, and instead it started to shine brighter and bigger. 
Nod carefully  removed his arm from around your waist, and gave you your space.
The light suddenly took the shape of Tara. You tried your best to remember your training and straightened up with your arms by your side. However, you couldn´t stop the few tears that had formed in your eyes from escaping.
“You did alright kid,” she said with the kindest of smiles. “You're in great hands”.
She glanced back at Ronin, prompting the General to smile.
“There's that smile…” Tara said as she returned her loving gaze back to you. “Take care of them for me”.
“I can´t. I´m not fit for being a queen”, you whispered as your voice broke slightly. “It should be you. You should be here…with me”.
Tara held on to your shaking hands, “I'll alway be with you”.  With a final smile, she placed a tender kiss on your forehead. A bright light suddenly surrounded you and before you knew it, Tara was gone. Well, not really. That deep sadness you had been holding on to was gone. You could feel her. She lived within you. And you would make her proud, her legacy would live on through you.
A soft calling of your name broke you out of your trance. Your head snapped towards your awestruck boyfriend who was looking at you as if you were a star. You came to the sudden realization that the pain in your leg was gone, and as you glanced down to check on your wound you were surprised to see your runiform replaced with a stunning green and white dress. The queen's dress.
“You look stunning…” he breathed out. A smile crept onto his face as he approached you and wrapped his arms around you. You buried your head in the crook of his neck and let out a small laugh as he lifted you up from the ground and spun you. 
“Nod!” you laughed out. “Put me down”. 
“As you wish, your majesty”, he said as he set you down once again and playfully bowed. 
The people cheered, in celebration of their new queen. To which you offered them graceful smiles.
“You know what this means…” Ronin said as he stood next to you, his helmet held firmly on his right arm.
“What?¨ you asked.
“Nod better shape up”. 
You laughed at that, and glanced back at your boyfriend who was staring at you with a lovesick smile.
“I guess he does”.
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withered-tears · 2 months
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Mandrake (Epic 2013) nominated best animated movie villain dad.
Like holy shit a villain dad who legitimately likes and compliments and loved his son?? With literally ZERO passive aggressive bullshit comments???
Kid was excited to show off his new coat cuz it looked like his dad's and he literally just compliments him?? Says it looks good on him??
More villain dads like him plz
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fangirlingatstuff · 1 year
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Can you maybe write a bunch of random headcannons or a x reader for Mandrake? Sorry I'm weird lol.
Indeed I can, anon!! And dont worry, you’re not weird
Hell yes, mandrake stuff!!!!
Mandrake General and Romantic Headcanons
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General:
While it may seem like Mandrake has a short temper, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. He wouldn’t have gotten as far as he has being Lord of Wrathwood if he was quick to anger.
He does, however, find a lot of things annoying, and his solution to that is usually to get rid of the annoying thing (said thing usually being troops of leafmen, toads looking to make a quick buck, rowdy boggans, etc.,)
He is opportunistic by nature. If Mandrake sees a chance, for anything, he will take it. This is why he was suddenly more aggressive on the offensive when Queen Tara was to pick an heir to the throne. He saw a chance to completely throw off the scales in his favor and he took it.
If it wasn’t already clear, this man is a family man. He fucking LOVES his family, they don’t just mean the world to him, they ARE the entire world to him.
If Dagda said he didn’t want to keep fighting anymore, Mandrake would begrudgingly come up with a truce with the Leafmen, he cares that much.
Whether he wants to or not is another story, he quite enjoys being a menace and having others fear him.
Mandrake goes through shifts with his son, Dagda, when it comes to commanding the troops. That way they both are able to get proper rest, but it also means that they don’t spend as much time together as they could.
When there is a lull in Mandrake’s offensive nature, him and Dagda will go on patrols or hunting together to catch up. He always tries to make time for his son when need be.
However when he does have free time, Mandrake can be found riding with his grackle, Nightshade, either hunting or exploring certain areas he had never been before, or back at Wrathwood reading stolen scrolls or working on new weapons.
He is curious by nature. If he finds something that catches his interest, he wants to know every little thing about it. He’s particularly interested in human music, instruments and records are fascinating to him, especially if music is on a CD or something like a phone or radio.
He has broken in to Nim’s tree multiple times. He doesn’t just read out of necessity but out of actual interest. He probably has taught himself and his son how to read English so that they can break into Professor Bomba’s house and read some of his books. And just in general harass him, they find it funny to steal his things and watch him fume over himself trying to figure out where they went.
Unlike the leafmen, they made it a point to mess with the human as much as possible. It became a game to see who could steal the most stuff without him noticing. Dagda currently has a streak.
While he doesn’t as much anymore, Mandrake loves to just in general mess with others. It is his form of entertainment.
Mandrake and Ronin have a serious score to settle between the two yet no one really knows why. Ronin won’t talk about it, especially after Tara’s death, and Mandrake will only allude to it in passing. The only people who know why is Ronin’s second in command, Finn, Nim Galuu, the late Queen Tara, and one of Mandrake’s closest confidantes, a boggan named Weevil.
Mandrake is a lot stronger than others give him credit for. That scene where he brought down a huge oak tree single handedly from meters away? Yeah, that’s not just a one-off feat of strength. That’s barely a taste.
For all his cruelties and reputation as a feared warlord, this man has a soft side and the common person will see it when he is around kids.
He loves children. He can’t resist being soft for a child and is really gentle with infants. If he could, he’d have a whole litter of them, he loved being a father and adores just being around kids.
He makes it a point to never harm a child directly, and he makes sure that the rest of his army knows the consequences if they do so.
Romantic:
I mentioned that Mandrake is very family orientated. This also applies to his partner. If you aren’t just a fling and you and him are together, this man is the definition of devoted husband.
When I say devoted, I mean D E V O T E D. Just say the word and he will be leveling the entire forest for you. Please say the word. Just give him the excuse to do it. Don’t ever joke about it because he will take any chance he can to burn the forest to the ground with glee.
In a relationship with him, there is noone above the other. The two of you are equals, both in public, in private, and in power among the hoard. Your word means just as much if not more than Mandrake’s, only because Mandrake has a pension for punishing those who disobey his partner. The boggans hope you’re the more agreeable of the two, because if you say “No you cannot kill another boggan just because they forgot to go on patrol like I told them to,” then everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.
That being said, your relationship is built on trust and honesty, so there is a LOT of leeway for teasing. So much of it. If it wasn’t for your relationship, it would seem mean, but he never means any of it and neither do you.
If anything either of you do or say crosses a line, there is no shame in telling the other so, boundaries and limits are always respected, and “no” will usually never need to be repeated.
The only exception will come to affairs with the leafmen. You will have to be very firm if you ever disagree with him in those matters. It might irritate him, but he isn’t mad for long. Even if you do argue. He firmly believes in not going to bed angry and he will be open to talking to you about whatever the issue at hand is.
He loves to make you flustered. Especially if he has to work hard for it, it makes the sight of you blushing even more satisfying.
Challenge him. Physically, intellectually, emotionally, playfully, he does not like anything easy and he doesn’t find complete submission interesting. It actually makes him uncomfortable. If there is a set power dynamic between you two, be a brat. It’s more fun for the both of you.
There is one hard line that Mandrake doesn’t break: You have to get along with his son. If you and Dagda don’t get along, sorry, he’s not interested.
Though, it’s very hard not to get along with Dagda, he’s generally fun to be around and you’d most likely be best friends with him if you hadn’t gotten with Mandrake when Dagda was a child.
Expect a lot of roughhousing. Whether it’s you and Mandrake, Mandrake and Dagda, whatever, this man is like a cat and will pounce on you without warning for an impromptu wrestling sesh. Sometimes its playful, other times it’s like trying to run away from a dog who is set on trying to tackle you.
While Mandrake is busy, very busy, usually, when he has down time he is always with you. He hates being away from you for long and gets extremely clingy. Depending on how much time away you spend from him, he might not let you out of his sight and will follow you around.
He will make excuses, though. Saying he has nothing better to do or that he has free-time. That’s a lie, he is purposefully skirting his usual responsibilities just so he can refill his “you time” meter.
He lives off of domestic moments, but he can pull out the romantic in him. Solo flights with you at night, finding a clearing and just lying down in the grass to watch the stars, bringing you trinkets and gifts that he had found on patrol, wait the gifts—THE GIFTS!
He is ALWAYS trying to bring you stuff. It could be stomper jewelry he found, something he stole from the Jinn, weapons, furs, fresh kills, cool bones or rocks, he is like a crow and he wants to show you all the near little things he found. Hang them up on the walls or shelves of your chambers or wear them and he will puff up in pride.
If you show in an interest in something, he is going out of his way to try and find every little thing that fits that interest. He can have a one track mind so you might have to keep him on a leash and tell him he cant just break into a stomper’s house and steal their stuff.
There are no secrets between you two. If there were, they aren’t kept for long. Mandrake doesn’t like gossip, but he makes an exception for you. The two of you will gossip like teenage girls but then never say a word to anyone else.
If you couldn’t fight before, that’s fixed within the week. Sparring is his version of a date night so you pick up very quickly how to at the very least fend off your partner. And if you can hold your own against Mandrake, you don’t really need to worry about anyone else.
But lord forbid if anyone hurts you. There isn’t anything, leafmen and nature be damned, that will get in his way once he finds out who dared to lay a hand on you in malice. He will make an example of them, and it will give him a lot of pride if you are happy to watch.
By himself, Mandrake is the most feared being in the forests of Moonhaven. By yourself, you might as well have the power to take over not only Moonhaven but the rest of the surrounding forests if you so pleased. But by each other’s side?
Ronin needs to be careful. Upsetting you just gives Mandrake the “go ahead” to raise living hell upon the forest.
You occasionally will turn around and see Mandrake gazing at you with the softest and warmest look in his eyes. You mean everything to him, you are his family, his world, and he would do anything for you if you allowed it.
Call him a sap, he won’t deny it.
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circusclownsam · 3 months
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He was evil but he was a good dad.
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starsstims · 6 months
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Hey! Unsure if requests are still open but...
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Stimboard for Mandrake from Epic (2013), mayhaps?
(I don't know what to add in terms of aesthetics, but as one says "The strongest thing imaginable is the imagination", so do whatever seems to fit...)
yes yes YESS i love this movie!! thank you for requesting!
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crazynerdandproud · 1 year
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I just rewatched Epic and yeah it was great. First time I’ve seen it literally since it came out. I could go on for hours about the different relationships and Ronin and Tara especially and yeah I love this movie.
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teenageoaffireknight · 6 months
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How I would fix Epic
First of all, I would cut out humans.
Maybe it's the Earth, another planet, just some part of the forest untouched by men, doesn't matter, not important to the story.
People getting isekaied/teleported into another world or place is so annoying to me because most of the time it's completely pointless. We get to know the backstory and daily life of our protagonist then they get sucked into a magical place, act like a fish out of the water with typical gags:
Denial, it must be a dream/ a joke
Small animals are now huge compared to MC and are used as mounting beasts. (I actually like this trope)
MC is completely baffled, even tho it's not that surprising that civilization would tame animals appropriately to their needs and habitat. 
Being tinny sucks, everything tries to eat you, bugs, dirt, ‘’I want to go home’’ etc.
Somehow the MC gets wrapped up in whatever conflict is happening and helps the good guys, because they don't help MC otherwise, the villain has some magic thing and needs to be defeated first etc.
The main character comes back home a new better person, with new friends (that they might never see again) and when asked where they were and what they were doing the answer is ''You won't believe me anyway.'', ''It's a long story.'' or a lie to protect the magical world from human influence.
Maybe they go to the MC's world for a while and the protagonist has to explain something normal like the internet or a car to the little creatures. ''Can you imagine kids? They don't know what the internet is. Isn't it crazy and otherworldly?''
Maybe they have some skill, gimmick, or something that they brought with them from their world that is used once or twice, so the MC isn't completely useless.
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What I'm trying to say is being a human, and human world have very little to do with anything. But I know why it's done. Not only we have an average person to relate to (supposedly), but also they will ask all the important questions. Oh, I don't mean some important questions that will explore this new culture, their history and views. I mean all the generic mandatory ones:
- What is this place? - This is ''insert name of this place'' - Who are you? - My name is ''insert a cool sounding name for a love interest''. I’m a ''insert name of the good made up race'' - What are those animals? - Those are ''insert made up creature name here'' they will be our animal sidekicks and comedic relief. - Who's this? - It's our queen/king ''insert name here, don't even bother, just call them queen/king'' - What are those animals? - Those are ''insert bad guy's creatures name''. - Who's this? - That's the bad guy ''insert name here". - How do I get back home?   - You need ''insert name of the macguffin''. - What is it? - It's a ''lore dump''. - Where is it? - It was stolen by the bad guys. We need to go to the ''insert the name of the villains lair here'' before the ''insert the time crunch here''.  
Journey with some bumps on the road, never ask any more questions, defeat the villain, sad goodbye. And if you feel adventurous tease return and a sequel. It's easier to have someone we can explain the lore too, instead of trying to put it into the story.
How would I fix it? Have Nod be the protagonist.
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Show him growing up, experiencing his culture (like bird racing), being taught the history of his people, have his father explain to him why the war is happening, show Nod training to be a true Leafman warrior.
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And to make it better intertwined it with Dagda's story. Show us Boggan culture, history and their perspective on what is happening. And I would made it more complex then ''I hate balance''.
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Blood Upon the Snow part 3
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reader: female
notes: RAHH PART THREE WHO TF IS LIVIING AT THIS POINT IN THIS STORY???? Also, I had a whole nother "good ending" written out but you dont get that :) I might right like an after math chapter, @fangirlingatstuff @majestichugs
Warnings: damn, death, i had reader rip a head off a body...god damn? Blood warning, Sad warning
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"Come on!" Flint rushed everyone out the cells, the leafmen gathering quickly together, holding lovers, brothers, sisters, and friends in relief, "Listen!"
Leafmen took attention quickly; "We don't have time, and there's alot of us," Flint commented, "Princess Y/n is alive!"
They looked amongst each other in relief, "She wants everyone to make there way into Wraithwood, we'll grab stragglers along the way-"
"No way!" A woman argued, "We're not leaving Moonhaven!"
"These are our people! We're sworn to protect them!" A man spoke up, "We won't let them stay this way!"
There was an uproar as Flint gulped, "L.Listen!" He ordered, the commotion stopping.
"I get it," He told the, "I do, trust me....but if we do this- we- we have to do this smart,"
"The armory and forgery will have weapons." Someone told.
"We can start there," Flint told.
"Come on," Dagda led the kids into the empty kitchen, he setting on of the little girls down as they grouped up, he kneeled down, "We're okay? All of us?"
They nodded, "See nothing to be scared of-"
Relaxation turned into fear as the kids screamed; "Jael look out!"
He turned his back; a large form bigger than the door frame behind him; axe in hand.
"Oh...shite..." He gulped.
"Don't just stand there move!" Dagda shouted as the axe came down he pushing Jael to the ground.
Dagda and Jael scrambled to there feet as they backed up, "Run North!" Dagda ordered the kids, "To Wraithwood!"
The kids stood in shock, all gathered around and scared, "Listen to him go now!" Jael ordered.
"Come on!" Coral snapped, she helping pull the kids out the back door in haste.
"Can we take this thing?!" Jael argued, the thing roaring at them in response.
"We have to!" Dagda argued back.
The axe swung and they back up, it rushing Dagda, heavy swings; one hit could end it all, there was no use in attempting to block such a hit, and avoidance was all he could do, he tripping over a stool, just for the axe to come down besides his head.
"Hey! Fuck face!"
The thing turned around, Jael holding a large kitchen knife in his hand, he gulping as it picked up its axe with ease from besides Dagda's head, it marching towards him.
"Get your father and the others!" Jael ordered, backing up towards the back steps and to the door, "Come on!"
Jael was quick to make it out the back door, the thing following him. Dagda sat there panting to catch his breath; he standing up to look for a weapon, a large kitchen knife similar to the one Jael had grabbed and rushed off to find his father and the other royals in the only reasonable place; the throne room.
Flint and the leafmen had made it to the amrory, they had taken any gaurds out along the way. Everyone grabbing what little there was left, some left to large daggers and cracked swords.
The plan quickly talked about and discuss; what leafmen where there would spilt in two; one team to storm the throne room; the other half to start making there way to civilians in support.
"Princess Y/n in the throne room- we take out people along the way and storm the throne room! Your target is The Mother of the Fungus! The Queen of the woven in-between!" Flint announced, "We'll need her head- break her neck and spine connection and we'll kill her for good."
Y/n sat at sword point with a glare on her face.
"Split Queen Tara's head open," She ordered the woman with the drink tap.
The guards who had dragged the dead bodies in went over to Tara , cutting her connection to the others and dragged her over.
Y/n didn't even look at Tara; she holding eye contact with the woman above her, a smirk growing on Y/n's face, "What the hell are you smirking at?"
"Too pussy to do things yourself again?" Y/n snarked, the woman growling.
"Do you not see what I'm capable of!" The Mother argued, throwing her sword to the side, picking Y/n up by her neck; if Y/n wouldn't shut up; she'd shut her up; and for good this time, Y/n choked, a hand punching at the woman's wrist to let her go.
"Let her go!" Tara shouted, "Don't! Don't hurt her!"
The Mother too enraged by some bratty comments didn't realize Y/n had held her sword loosely in her hidden hand.
"I. I.!" Y/n choked out pushing on the womans face, trying to get free.
"What? No comment now!?" She laughed.
Y/n's hand gripped on the sword as the woman degrade her, "All this for what!? A boy!?" She laughed, "You're a pathetic excuse for a woman!"
With a quick movement Y/n drove the sword through the Mother's side, she dropping Y/n as Y/n pushed the sword further into her rotted gut, "You bitch!-"
Y/n walked her, grabbing her by the hair as she pulled the sword out. Y/n kicking her in the back of her knee, causing her to drop and tossing her to the ground, she growled as she got up to swing at Y/n.
Y/n grabbed the womans arm tossing it to the side,
"Fucking kill-"
Y/n was quick to reach for the woman's hair, pulling it hard causing her words to be cut off and a grunt of pain to replace words.
"Sad excuse for a woman?" Y/n asked, "Me? Would you Look at yourself,"
The Mother tried to pull off Y/n's hand, yet it didn't work, Y/n's glare down at the woman was nothing but full of anger, Y/n looked at the sword in her hand, and then back down at the woman.
"You know," Y/n spoke, "Before this, before this experience, I would of just tried to sympathize with you, tried to have empathy- try and help you and your people even,"
She tossed the sword off the the side, it sliding across the room; "I have no more... no more empathy, or sympathy, I don't even have rage."
Y/n forced her to lay along the step, "You think I would- after all look- my kingdom? My people? Have just been taken over- you killed my people, my family-"
Y/n pulled her hair again; her mouth opened and out came pain, Y/n forced her jaw down, kneeling down to force the woman to bite the stone step.
"Y/n...Y/n what are you doing?" Tara questioned, the grip on her arms tighter as the guards watched in fear.
"Now, Now I'm just fucking annoyed." Y/n snapped, hand on the back of the woman's head in support, leaning her weight, keeping the woman down, it doubled a balance as she raised up her free foor.
And hard came down Y/n's foot on the back of her head, a distinctive crack heard.
Tara was dropped, and the crashing of glasses shattering as they hit the floor was heard.
Dagda turned the corner, as did the other leafmen charging behind Flint, ready to turn into the mall hall and rush past the doors into the throne room. There was only a nod between the leafmen with Flint and Dagda, and just like that they were following Dagda's lead into the throne room; The doors slammed opened, two guards, backing up the first thing in sight, fear on there face, Dagda following the line of sight.
The room was filled with silence; and then they heard it.
Crack.
It was loud, and distinct.
Another crack and a grunt of exhaustion.
Finally the loudest once, and the twist that came with it, distinctive from the blunt crack, another one, and then a pulling crack; like the sound of cracking your neck after a hard day of work and finally consist heavy breathing of exhaustion.
Y/n kicked the body off the steps, she turned her head just enough to see the guards fleeing.
Y/n holding the Mother's head in her hand; she gripping the hair, "Your queen! Is dead!" She shouted.
They were quick to get down on their knees with their heads touching the ground. Y/n turned back towards the other who had the tap in her hand, she on her knees as well.
"Y/n?"
She turned her head quickly to see Dagda, her expression lightening at the sight of him, but her attention changed, and Dagda's eyes followed, Flint on his knees, he quick to bow with his head touching the ground for her, she looked at her grasp, blood dripping onto her shoes and onto the steps below, with it in hand she walked forward.
She stopping infront of Flint, "Revive my people, as you did me,"
"Yes my Queen," he answered hastily raising to his feet.
"Help him," She ordered the men and women behind him.
Yet they were still- "Now!" She demanded and they rushed along with her order.
Dagda was quiet as he looked up at her, and she only glanced his way, before walking away.
"Y/n-" He tried to stop her, "Y/n stop!"
Yet she only continued forward, walking past the guards still on their knees and out into the open, past the grand double doors.
What a beautiful thing it was; people of this kind; this army...all collected at the bottom of the stairs. They all like her; rotted from the inside out; eyes missing and replaced with the beautiful bloom of fungi, heads re-constructed by the maze of colors, throats slit and covered just as hers had been, all intwined, all together.
And it was snowing...
She lifted the head up to the crowd, shouts and war cries of praise filled her ears, before she chucked the thing down the stairs, allowing it to hit the steps and roll into the crowd, her hand covered in blood.
Looking back, Y/n saw Tara, not moved from her spot but turned her way; an unplaced look on her face, as the children ran into the throne room from up the stairs. Queen's thankful filled cries as The Nothern Kingdom Royals could only cry in despair of there now missing son. Mandrake hunched over his slowly waking sister, thankful she would be okay. Other soldiers over an awake Finn, they'd squeeze the life out of him he just got back, others trying to attend to Nod and Ronin.
Then there was Dagda.
"Goodbye," She nodded to him, turning around-
"Was it a lie!" He shouted to her.
She paused, "Did you really love me the way I loved you!"
Y/n glanced back towards him, before turning herself back towards him; "I've loved nothing more than you,"
"Then where are you going!?" He questioned, "Why are you going!?"
"Six sets of seven days," Y/n answered, "The rot and fungi that is now mine will spread with snow, all things natures given; I take all those things back from the living, they will be with me, you will see it travel, in packs, in trios, in duos, a deer and a wolf, or a fawn and a hawk, no matter the land of orgin two will be together, nothing will be alone,"
"Except you," Dagda commented.
Y/n was silent, "let me come with you," Dagda pleaded.
"I won't take a child away from a Father." Y/n told, "I am...already taking a child away from two..."
Y/n curtsied to him, a hand extended out in her bow, "Until I see you again. Prince of Wraithwood; holder of my heart, my soul, and my mind."
She turned and walked away, she walking her way down the steps, bloody foot prints being left behind in the ever building snow.
She could feel her heart ache, and her head hurt, her eyes starting to water as she reached the end of the stairs, a sob stuck in her throat as her people parted for her.
She could hear a cry of sadness from behind her as it echoed in the quiet every growing dusk, Tara calling out for her in pleads to whoever was holding her broken form, it had finally set in.
Flint had caught up to her, "I want you as my right hand," she told him.
He bowed his head, "of course my queen."
"Are they alright?"
"Everyone will be alright." He answered.
"Good."
Dagda walked out the doors, standing at the top of the steps he watched Y/n and the army marching behind her. A hand coming up to his shoulder. He looked over his father beside him- he could only hug him, Mandrake rubbed the back of his sons head: the past had been repeated...again.
Love doesn't coquer all.
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thetruemek · 11 months
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Me watching Epic every chance I get is a law of nature
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fangirlingatstuff · 11 months
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I know I send you so many ask, but hear me out - and if you dont want to, please tell me to stop 😭😂
For that one Dagda story, I was telling you I was gonna write. I got into the details of other kingdoms, and they all gather for the Spring Equinox, and they have like competions and everything. And reader and Dagda are basically so in love at this point, so the reader as him and his father come as both royal guest and as there kingdom to the celebration, and she tells Tara and Ronin and Ronins like "aw hell nah" but Tara can see how much this means to reader and is extremely suspicious of reader bc she dont know about Dagda and reader yet. The only condition is Wraithwood/Boggins can have no weapons on them, so yeah, they can't participate in the games. Its agreed upon and the day of the start of the celebration and games they all sit in like the royal seating, and Tara's all like "wheres reader" and the games and royal ceremony starts to introduce everyone the with the first game archery and wraithwood couldnt be included b/c of the no weapons agreement. So at the end theres just this one cloaked figure walking with the wraithwood banner and its completely silent and when reader stops up at the archeriets post she pulls down her hood and is like: "I'll be shooting for Wraithwood!" And Dagda falls harder in love with the reader :)
Oh heck yes!! 😭😭😭 Im imagining that scene from Brave when Merida shoots for her own hand.
Mandrake’s just sitting there already accepting her as his daughter in law, even if its just to spite Ronin XD
Mandrake leaning over to Dagda and whispering: You have good taste.
Dagda: Thanks, I don’t know how the hell it happened.
This is my favorite story idea, I love dagda and readers dynamic. I imagine her getting into a fight with Ronin at some point, this is amazing!
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rootedincuteness · 11 months
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Sweet Negotiator
Mudpie: “Silky Dan told everyone to eat healthy things like fruit, so Mudpie is going to do just that!”
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Mudpie: “See? Mudpie’s new jar of fruit!”
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Mudpie’s Human: “Uhm.... Mudpie, this isn’t fruit. This is fruit flavored candy.”
Mudpie: “Yep!”
Mudpie’s Human: “Well, that’s not fruit...”
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Mudpie: “Oh, Mudpie doesn’t discriminate.” *winks*
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Mudpie’s Human: *chuckles* “That’s not the point. There isn’t any fruit in this jar, so it’s not healthy. It’s just sugar.”
Mudpie: “Less talk, more open.”
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Mudpie’s Human: “But-”
Mudpie: “Open jar! Time for healthy fruit sugar!”
Mudpie’s Human: *laughs* “Okay, okay, you got it, little one.”
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flovey-dovey · 1 month
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So uh. Yeah. (jazz hands) Behold.
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Welcome back!!! :) We all missed you
Could you please write one in which MC is an animagus and the characters react to them transforming?
Thank you so much and take it easy 😁
HLC REACT TO MC BEING AN ANIMAGUS
A/N: since no animal was specified, we're going with the classic kitty cat :3
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MC finally did it! After months of prep, and some good luck, they completed the animagus ritual....only to become a silver tabby. Not as epic as they would have hoped, but still cool. They needed to show their friends IMMEDIATELY.
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SEBASTIAN SALLOW: "Well aren't you adorable." He chuckles as he kneels down to pet MC. "I'm not surprised you became an animagus. I'm just disappointed you didn't ask me to become one with you." He picks up MC and carries them off. "Now I have a perfectly valid excuse to call you Kitten."
OMINIS GAUNT: "You know, I don't find it funny when you tell me you want to SHOW me something. My wand has its limits." He huffs and waits for MC to do whatever they were so eager to do. His eyebrows rise in shock. One moment he detects a person, the next, a small animal. "What in Merlin's name? You're an animagus??" He hears MC meow and rub against his leg, just like the castle cats. He smiles a little and reaches down to pet MC. "Whatever will we do with you?"
ANNE SALLOW: "Oh, not fair! I was going to go through with the ritual myself but the blasted mandrake leaf wouldn't stay put. Even so..." She picks up MC and cradles then in her arms. "Since you're here. You can be my lap warmer while I study transfiguration."
IMELDA REYES: "You're as mad as I thought. You risked your life to become an animagus, only to become a cat? I'd get my money back if I were you." She watches MC flop over and make some air biscuits with the biggest eyes. "...I see your point."
NATSAI ONAI: She has stars in her eyes and immediately changes in her gazelle form. She and MC dance around each other happily and run down the corridors to cause some havoc. It was entirely worth the detention.
GARRETH WEASLEY: "Brilliant!" He watches in awe as MC transforms and starts purring against him. He picks them up and puts them on his shoulder. "Let's go raid Professor Sharp's storage room. He'll never suspect a cat." He now has a new mantra: Gain kitty, do crime.
LEANDER PREWETT: He looks around to see if anyone saw what MC just did. He leans down and harshly whispers to them. "You do realize that ritual is against the rules here right!? It's so dangerous! You could have died! Let alone the fact that you aren't registered. You could get in serious trouble if you're caught." MC flattens their ears and growls, he puts his hands up defensively. "I won't tell, but be more careful. I'm serious."
AMIT THAKKAR: "By the stars, that's incredible! Was the ritual as hard as it sounds? How many times did you attempt it? Was it difficult to actually keep a mandrake leaf in your mouth for 30 days? These are questions I must know that answers to." MC just meows at him. "Oh...right."
EVERETT CLOPTON: "Whoa! That's amazing! Could you always do that?" He kneels down to scratch MC under the chin. "Hey, I need a favor." He grins devilishly and points at a distant group of students. "See the tall one? I need you to scratch the hell out of his legs. No questions. I'll pay."
POPPY SWEETING: She nearly screams from how cute MC's cat form is. She immediately scoops up MC and cuddles them close to her chest. "Please, for the love of Merlin and all magic, let me put little hats on you. My grandma knits all sorts of little hats and sweaters for her cats and I just KNOW they would look adorable on you." MC is locked in her arms. There is no escape.
ELAZAR FIG: "Extraordinary!" He was sitting at his desk when MC came in to show him their new trick. MC jumped onto his desk as a cat and slowly blinks at him. He reaches forward and gently pets their head. "I've always known you were capable of strong magic, and I'm glad you trust me enough to show me this, but do be cautious. Being an unregistered animagus is a big deal to some in the Ministry. Tread carefully. For now, you're welcome to nap on my desk."
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