tw: I think the description of the Egyptian taking-all-organs thing but not in details and the a little more detailed description of the aftermath of the beheaded person.
this is very out of context but what if
Apollo gets beheaded on his knees, after stripping himself from all dignity he ever had including his hair, his neck pressed hard on the damp grass with his eyes closed.
(The lightning bolt is pressed against his scalp, cold. It killed his son before, he remembers.)
(He tells Chiron to keep his sister safe. Not the god one - she will handle his absence steadily. The moon will turn crimson red, the forests going mad, but she will be okay. And the girl who was staring at him a few seconds ago, when he glanced at her for the last time, her soil-brown eyes filled with dread? No, she won't.)
he's completely still.
even after there is a wet sound of his bones breaking and there is a gap between his neck and head.
(He heard a choked scream, felt how everything went to quiet. He didn't feel how a small hand grabbed his shoulder, shaking it, muttering him to get up.)
(He didn't hear how the air was broken with a sigh, the girl passing out after a simple touch of fingers to her temple from the man with dark-wine eyes.)
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and Dionysus picks him up, hand on hair, body on the shoulder like a sack of wheat and disappears.
he does the Egyptian ritual of removing all the organs and substances from the body because gods don't really have them.
mortals do.
his brother is not mortal.
he takes everything out, gets Ariadne's string and sews the head of his brother to the rest of the body.
he sings, quietly, wiping the marble-carved body with white clean-crunchy cloths that are soaked in sun-filled olive oil with bits of ivy in it.
he keeps going for 16 days.
____ ____ ____ ____
he cleans his dead brother, brushes what was left of his cut golden hair that is still unbelievably soft.
covers him from head to toe with a white bedsheet and stops all of his actions right there.
____ ____ ____ ____
there is a shadow that is almost glued to the wall, silently observing the process, its silver irises glowing from time to time.
the moon has been red for more than 11 days now.
it sighs a few times, before leaving the space.
he was taking too long; his first birth took only 9 days.
(She kept her lips sealed, vibrating with questions. He never really died before, it was all anew. Violet eyes begged her to keep quiet. There are no second chances.)
she was the one helping, after all.
____ ____ ____ ____
the shadow returns once more, bringing the smell of burned flesh and metal with her. the smile that splits her face in half says that much. there is nothing even semi-human in it.
Apollo was right, his sister handled his death just as steadily as he expected. with animal ardor for blood and vengeance.
the King is dead, the strings are cut. violet creature resembling a boy, his ears too sharp, nods.
____ ____ ____ ____
on the 16th night, Apollo opens his eyes, remembering pain and darkness and smoke.
because gods don't die for forever.
mortals do.
and he just so happened to have a brother so was strongly connected to rebirth a long time ago.
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the Damar Hamilin situation is horrific for a lot of reasons, obviously, but it still just... i am honestly at a loss for words at how the NFL is&has been handling it.
like, this wasn't a mistake or an accident, this was a function of the game&a clean play. there was no foul, as far as i could tell or have heard. an extremely healthy&well trained young man almost fucking died as a function of the game, &the NFL is not only trying to deny their callousness at the event in general:
they have got whole cardiologists on deck trying to explain what happened like it wasn't a CLEAN HIT THAT STOPPED HIS HEART ON NATIONAL TELEVISION:
[image text: From your perspective, what are the possible causes of Hamlin's cardiac arrest?
Dr. Baggish: There's a long list: there are genetic and congenital abnormalities which could be at play, I know there's been speculation about the blunt force from the tackle, but I would say that it's really premature to make any speculation. In fact, to jump to a conclusion would be a mistake. The diagnosis of commotio cordis, for example [which refers to a fatal disruption of the heart rhythm from a blow to the chest], is what we call a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning other things have been eliminated. We would never conclude that unless other factors have been ruled out. /text]
this shit is fucking evil.
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Please share this. this will be worse than DDos attack.
In 4 days a bill is going to be voted on in congress called KOSA.
The KOSA law and EARN IT act could get Anime and Manga banned in the US. Due to it having “gore and violence”
It’ll also ban fanfics and any mature content.
The bill is being disguised as a way to protect minors but it will ban all of this for ALL of us.
To stop this please please look that the link I’m sharing. The link allows you to email your state representatives, after if you submit your phone number you will get a call that will connect you to all your representatives offices, you will get a script all you have to do is read off what is said.
Let them know you are NOT okay with this! Last year we just BARELY got this bill denied. Congress is trying again this year. SPEAK UP!
Please please take this seriously. If this passes. The anime community will be DONE.
https://www.badinternetbills.com/
I got this awhile ago and wanted to put the time into actually writing a response but then a bunch of personal shit happened and I think I've been on Tumblr maybe once or twice this past 2 week for only a few minutes. My stuff isn't important, but this is going up for discussion today and it needs to be stopped as soon as possible. I've already contacted my representatives (even though i dont think it'll change the minds of mine i live in an extremely red area in an extremely red state so fun times) and have signed petitions and it's important to try to do something even if you think it won't work. KOSA will not end well for anyone and will effect everyone. Please do your own research and contact your representatives as this will do everything BUT protect kids online as it actively will censor anyone they want to censor and take away protections that are already in place for minors. Kids safety my ass 😒. There's also the EARN IT bill that is equally as important go get denied as it will get rid of end to end encryption as we know it. Please do what you can to help stop these bills from passing.
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