#temples of light

[ex-n1hilo]

Dance with death!

#aka pre-marital temple dancing #cotl #narilamb #cotl narinder #cult of the lamb #cotl lamb #my stuff #wanted to play w/ lighting :]

[mearchy]

The best fics are the ones that recognize that although Luke Skywalker may APPEAR on the outside to be a normal friendly twink who happens to have cool powers, especially when contrasted with such ship partners as Boba or Din or even Han, he is arguably the scariest person alive in the galaxy around the prequel era. AND, crucially, he is also a fundamentally weird guy. This man was homeschooled on a rural farm his entire life and then apprenticed to a swamp gremlin who showed him how to tap into the cosmic power of the universe. He blew up the death star age 19, killing approx 2 million-ish Imperials. He is a vortex of Force power that can communicate with the ghosts of dead Jedi. He’s staring into the distance and mumbling to himself and doing Yoda aphorisms and casually pulling out the “yeah I could crush that guy into a paste with my mind (:” and nobody around him knows what to do with that. I think he is a character who has very little frame of reference for how a Jedi or a person in general is supposed to act and there is some thing about him that is by necessity really fucking weird and a little scary but he’s so nice that it can throw you off the scent a little bit. Thanks for coming to my TED talk

#This can be played for comedic value eldritch horror BAMF moments and also just overall weirdness. #not even in a manic pixie dream boy way but just like. #a very unsettling guy… and you don’t know why… #but he also exudes enough light and friendliness that everyone overlooks it #and now HAN is used to this #and leia does not care #but boba fett is doing the 😧 #and i just think that’s funny. #all jedi should be weird but luke is weirder because he doesn’t even have any context for this shit. #like normal jedi learn to be normal from the temple environment #or from being around lots of normal people. #so he’s like everything kind of Off about the jedi distilled into one friendly blond surfer dude. #star wars #original trilogy #ot #star wars original trilogy #luke skywalker #bobaluke #dinluke #the mandalorian #boba fett #din djarin

[gemsofgreece]

Athens by chris_kap.21 on Instagram.

#greece #europe #travel #drone photography #night photography #acropolis #parthenon #temple of hephaestus #ancient greek temples #night #night lights #athens #attica #sterea hellas #central greece #mainland #large

[ihatebrainstorm]

[Medicine]

"The Caduceus. Commonly mixed up with the Rod of Asclepius."

Guys I think it'd be really funny if Pharma and Ratchet had the same voice

#he's got great shapes but I hate drawing his legs with a passion #Also the more I read into the cadueceus and rod of Asclepius #the more I go #“wait isn't that literally Ratchet and Pharma” #lost light spoilers in tags #I mean the Cadueceus being the wand of Hermes/ messengers of the gods *cough* and in some accounts having the ability to take and give life #While the Rod of Asclepius is held by the god Asclepius/god of healing and more accepted as the correct symbol for medicine/healing? #Also Asclepius being the son of Apollo -> the Temple of Apollo being located in Delphi Greece #The Cadueceus having wings -> Pharma has wings #Rod of Asclepius doesn't have wings -> Ratchet not having wings #The two symbols getting mixed up frequently -> Ratchet and Pharma looking pretty similar face/head-wise #Edit: another thing I just noticed: Two snakes on the Cadueceus -> Pharma and Adaptus fighting for control #someone must have made the connection before me right #James Roberts istg if this is intentional #I literally made the connection on accident after going “hey what if I added the snakes to this” #ok sorry for really long tags #mtmte spoilers #transformers #mtmte #maccadam #maccadams #tf idw #transformers fanart #frootertooter archive #more than meets the eye #pharma #pharma idw #lost light #LL

[evan-collins90]

Home designed by Donald L. Maxcy (1990)

"A below-grade handball court turned "Raiders of the Lost Ark" temple—all things are possible with the sorcery of designer Donald Maxcy. A three-story structure in Pebble Beach, California was built on the site to include gymnasium, pool table, video room and nightclub. By day, sunlight warms the "temple" stairwell; by night, this same space is treated to theatrical lighting, conjuring up a sunset or shadows of jungle leaves. In the seating area, high color-rendering fluorescent lighting is artfully combined with planting in pockets of space built into the room. Mirrors back these alcoves, letting the eye wander into a grove of reflected trees. The coffee table conceals movie-theater-quality sound equipment to coordinate with the TV monitor hidden behind the filigree panel. Craftsmen in faux turned this unit to apparent stone. Their decorative archaeology includes sandstone cast rosettes and a subtle bas-relief of a foreign god." —Molly Siple

Description and photos scanned from a 1991 issue of Designer's West Magazine, additional photos scanned from the book Residential Lighting by Randall Whitehead

#90s #80s #interior design #interiors #temple #global village coffeehouse #stone #relief #architecture #my scans #plants #ruins #1990s #lighting #design #home decor

[e-hima]

A Guardian Turned

"To be a Temple Guard is not a specialty or a profession. It is a sacred duty, to which any Jedi Knight, or Master, may be summoned."

[Commission] [x]

#ehima #e-hima #digital art #queue-hima #star wars #jedi #jedi temple guard #the high republic #jedi order #sith #sith eyes #clone wars #flashing images #flashing lights #flash warning #e-commissions #thank you Nate!

[half-a-life]

St. Vitus Cathedral is the largest and the most important temple in Prague. Apart from religious services, coronations of Czech kings and queens also took place here. The cathedral is a place of burial of several patron saints, sovereigns, noblemen and archbishops.

St. Vitus Cathedral

(The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert)

Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿

#prague #czech republic #europe #gothic atmosphere #goth architecture #goth aesthetic #gothic #beautiful architecture #arhitecture #cathedral #temple #dark academia #light academia #artists on tumblr #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #history #winter #naturecore #cottagecore #beautiful photos #photo #travel #church #gothcore #cozycore #cozy academia #city aesthetic #aesthetic #photography

[zombiifyd]

i need this photo but its phil playing zelda on his switch with chayanne, tallulah, pomme, and richas surrounding him

#it would be so cute #like omg dad/uncle is playing zelda lets watch!!!! #absolutely enamored by everything #pomme is cheering him on defeating monsters and richas makes sure he gets all the loot #tallulah watching enamored by the pretty nature and lighting #chayanne begging to do at least one temple (PLEASE DAD PLEASE) #just UGH #I MISS THE EGGS #qsmp #qsmp philza #qsmp eggs #qsmp pomme #qsmp richarlyson #qsmp tallulah #qsmp chayanne

[escapismsworld]

Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808), “A Hermit Praying in the Ruins of a Roman Temple” c. 1760

#dark academia #light academia #academia aesthetic #classical #academia #escapism #classic literature #books #books and libraries #architecture #ary #painting #artist #hubert robert #french #ruins #roman temple #1700s #18th century #royal core #cottage core #aesthetic #academic #chaotic #mood #vibe #hermit #praying

[cyanide-sippy-cup]

Thinking about how Ninjago S2 is probably one of my favorite pieces of television I've ever watched. It flows so well off of season 1 and allows those arcs to spread and grow.

It gave us the Mega Weapon, the Stone Army, the Overlord, lore for the Destiny's Bounty, let us actually meet Zane's dad, Misako, cured Garmadon, gave Lloyd his best arc (which the movie pretty much pulled from and the show still does), still is the Overlord's best defeat,

The characters actually have interesting dynamics with each and every one of each other that allows them to truly feel like a found family with history (and both Jay AND Kai get to react to things that happen to Nya, not just her Yin),

We got one of my favorite 3D-animated fights of all time,

And let's be honest, the show peaked right here (in a positive way).

#and if I'm being honest the Temple of Light suits were PEAK #ugh i love this show #it's not that the post-movie seasons suck or anything they just don't have that love the others do #like the only post-movie seasons that really try to build on arcs are Seabound and Match of the Oni off the top of my head. and even then #Kai blacksmithing the golden weapons feels like a satisfying end to an arc that never actually happened. and besides i hate MotO #ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago season 2 #kai ninjago #jay walker #cole brookstone #zane julien #nya ninjago #lloyd garmadon #i will say making Jay and Nya marry is one of the best decisions the show ever made. so points to MotO for that #lord garmadon #ninjago garmadon #lego #sensei wu #wu garmadon #first spinjitzu master #ninjago overlord #also the post-movie seasons don't use music by the fold (at least to my knowledge) #which is a fumble among the likes of Sonic dropping Crush 40 music from their games

[adrift-in-thyme]

Febuwhump Day 4: Obedience (Link/Midna)

Ao3

CW for blood and injury, torture, and mild body horror

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Midna is no stranger to the sound of screams.

Her people had cried out when Zant had taken the throne and transformed her beautiful kingdom into something dark and twisted. Their cries of agony and anguish had echoed in her ears as she fled, a hideous imp, humiliated and furious. And they have remained with her all this time, spurring her onward toward salvation and victory.

But the noise that fills the air now is terrible in its own right. It pierces her skull and sets her heart racing erratically in her chest. And it feels as though it has been going on for eternity.

In reality, however, it has probably only been a few minutes. It doesn’t matter though. Midna has never derived joy from seeing Link suffer. This time is no different.

“Midna,” Zant’s leering voice reaches her ears once more, cascading smoothly over the waning sound of the hero’s hoarse screams. “Be an obedient dear and lend me your power. Do so and your precious, little human need not suffer further.”

Midna’s gaze travels down to where Link kneels mere feet away from her. His body is rigid, held in place by invisible bindings. His cap has fallen a short distance from him; his tunic and pants are splotched with mud, sweat, and blood. Tears stream down his ashen cheeks and well in his eyes, turning their gray the color of a stormy sky. But there is fire in them.

“Don’t,” he gasps, voice painfully ragged. “Please, Midna.”

Zant flicks a hand and the hero tenses further, an agonized whine breaking free.

“Quiet, dog,” he growls. “Count yourself lucky that I have allowed you the dignity of this form rather than letting the twilight have its way with you.”

“Lucky?” Midna shrieks, unable and unwilling to restrain herself. The nerve of this man! Calling himself her king, banishing her from her kingdom, demanding her aid…and now, hurting the hero. Her hero. “Being a human in a twilight realm is excruciating and you know that full well!”

“Come now, Midna,” Zant purrs, rounding her once more. His attempts at sweetness are as sour as his breath. “Calm yourself. This…human is pathetic in comparison to us. He has enjoyed the fruits of his people’s cruelty for far too long. It is time he felt some small portion of what we have endured.”

Midna is seething now. If only she were in her true form. If only she had that shadow crystal. She would rip this monster’s limbs off and cast him into the light-filled world he so detests.

“What we’ve endured?” She spits. “What about the things my people have suffered by your hand? You call yourself their king while you turn them into disgusting beasts!”

She kicks out, struggling against her bonds. But they hold fast, as suffocating and restrictive as this world.

“I have made the kingdom what it long should have been,” Zant replies, tone darkening. “You would have had it fall into obscurity and disrepair. You would have had our people forget all that they have endured because of the light dwellers.

“But you evade the question, my fallen princess. Will you help me or not?”

Link’s eyes find hers. He is breathing hard, shuddering beneath the weight of his own form. And yet, he smiles. It is only the slightest upturn of the lips, like a thread of twilight stretching bravely into the world of light. But Midna sees it all the same.

“Never.”

The word when she speaks it, shatters the momentary silence. She doesn’t have to see him to know Zant’s expression has turned murderous.

(Though, if she’s being honest, does it ever not look murderous? The man is vile.)

Her eyes, however, are only for Link. He is looking at her with pride in his gaze, pride and…maybe the beginnings of something else? She can’t be certain.

Whatever it is, she doesn’t deserve it.

“No?” Zant laughs and it seems to echo in the cavernous space. “Well then. You truly have fallen far Midna, to conspire with light dwellers in such a way. It nauseates me!”

Power surges through the air, a projectile of pure darkness slicing its way toward the hero. The energy it emanates is so dark, so sinister the air reverberates with it.

Midna gasps as she realizes what is about to happen. With an enraged screech, she struggles even harder than before. But she is helpless to stop it.

Darkness, fierce and sharp, collides with Link’s chest. It keeps going, shoving aside flesh and muscle and bone to burrow deep into his heart. His eyes go wide, blood bubbling from his lips as he chokes on a cry.

“This light dweller pretends to care for you and your world,” Zant sneers. “Perhaps, then, he will enjoy internalizing the shadows you inhabit.”

A skull-shattering scream pierces the air. Link thrashes, fighting desperately to get loose. Streaks of black crawl across his skin now, craters of molten obsidian amongst bloodless white.

“I wonder how much he can take before he breaks,” Zant muses.

He twists sleeve-hidden fingers and abruptly, Link crumples. Shadows dance in the air around him as he transforms. And then a beast lays twitching on the ground before her.

“No, stop!” The shout breaks free before she can restrain it.

But Zant doesn’t seem to even hear her. He is too enraptured by his own sadistic glee at Link’s agony.

The shadows around him grow thicker now, more potent. The obsidian marks spread like jagged lines of ink and blood oozes in their wake. They mar the hero’s lush gray coat, trickle into his once-bright eyes.

Midna inhales a ragged breath. If she doesn’t stop this, if she doesn’t act Link will die. That cannot happen.

She needs him to help her save her kingdom and her people. She needs him to save that little country town of his, and the kids who gaze at him like he is the sun itself, and the family he adores despite how they so violently despised his wolf form. She needs him to save the land Zelda has sacrificed so much for, the land Link looks upon with wonder.

She needs…she needs him.

So, she takes a deep breath and focuses. There is a crack, she realizes with a spark of hope, in the magic Zant is using to restrain her. She isn’t certain how she didn’t see it before. Perhaps, it wasn’t even there before.

It doesn’t matter. All that’s important is the way she can exploit it.

Midna forces her hands inside it, pulls it wider and wider until it is a gaping hole. Then, she shoves herself through, shattering her bonds as she does so. And when she opens her eyes once more, she is free.

She hits the ground with a dull thud and scrambles up. Zant whirls to face her, a screech of indignation ringing out as he unsheathes his swords. But she is too fast for him.

Fiery locks fly free, scooping the still-shuddering hero into their silken folds. Magic surges through her panicked and quick. And with a burst of sharp shadows, they are gone.

She lands them in Hyrule Field, for lack of a better place. It is far from most villages at least, with their mindless terror and ready torches. Gently, she lowers Link into the blades of green grass.

She can only hope that the teleportation wasn’t too much for him. But what other choice had she had?

“Link.”

Midna reaches out, ghostly fingers brushing his cheek. The word hitches in her throat, traitorous emotion struggling to break free. Fiercely, she shoves it back down.

“Come on, you idiot! Wake up!”

As if in response, his breath stutters. Gray-blue eyes flutter open, flitting about in a panic before they land on her. He shifts, brushing his nose against her immaterial form. A low whine echoes in his throat.

Midna lets out a shaky sigh. “Yeah, yeah, I’m fine. He didn’t touch me. Worry about yourself like you should.”

Link huffs a breath, seeming indignant. But his efforts are weak. His usual snark is gone with his strength, sapped by the madman who had sought to use him.

Shaking her head, Midna turns to gaze at the castle that bravely rises past the horizon.

“You just hold on, Link,” she murmurs. “I’ll get you the help you need.”

And after that? She’ll find the might necessary to hurl Zant into the sun.

#febuwhump2024 #febuwhump day 4 #torture tw #blood tw #injury tw #mild body horror #angst #whump #trin writes #pre-lu #loz #twilight princess #midlink #I love the lakebed temple cutscene SO MUCH #and on my recent replay thought #‘hey what if link got tortured like midna was?’ #had a bunch of dark magic poured into him instead of light #and lo and behold this came out

[nerevar-quote-and-star]

Martin, literally at any point in his life: I'm just trying to have a nice time despite knowing facts and information.

#for real #martin septim #oblivion crisis #breaking the siege of kvatch #defense of bruma #light the dragonfires #cloud ruler temple #nerevar queue and star #incorrect quotes #incorrect elder scrolls #incorrect oblivion quotes #tes #the elder scrolls #oblivion #the elder scrolls iv: oblivion #source: twitter

[lunar-years]

At least they’re killing it

#sexy losers gang ❤️ #also Juno’s dress looks so much better here I take back what I said lol #maybe it’s just the darker lighting hiding the issue but poor fit aside…she’s stunning! #juno temple #brett goldstein #ted lasso cast #emmys

[unknownchaos]

Sketches of my little Sky guy + when I saw the Krill for the first time. Love at first sight, I say. This little guy is my sky oc and his design will change as I unlock more cosmetics for him 😅. I've decided that he hangs out in Golden Wasteland a lot to take pictures upon pictures of the krill, and sometimes escort any newcomers through the area (while stopping for photos, of course.)

#based on when I was running through GW to get the rest of the spirits and ended up leading some other Moths to the temple safely #Are ya proud hal? :D (because I am) #sky #sky kid #sky cotl #sky children of the light #sky krill #sky cotl fanart #that sky game #thatskygame #sky: cotl #sky: children of the light #chaotic art

[mangotalkies]

currently reading (at snail’s pace)

i’ve never juggled between such vastly different, yet equally heavy genres before. one boggles my mind with yet another unexplored aspect of indian history, another makes me realise how little i know about the world, and the last one could’ve just been a twitter thread.

“we said goodbye to our mothers. they’d been around all our lives, but we’d never properly seen them. they’d been bent over washing tubs or cooking pots, their faces red and swollen from heat and steam, holding everything together while our fathers were away at sea, and nodding off every night on the kitchen chair, with a darning needle in hand. it was their endurance and exhaustion we knew, rather than them."

- we, the drowned by carsten jensen

#booklr #studyinspo #studyblr #light academia #book blog #books #dark academia #indian history #designblr #flight of deities and rebirth of temples #meenakshi jain #we the drowned #carsten jensen #ruined by design #design ethics #non fiction #study inspiration #studying #indian literature #self study

[jullbnt]

(Very late) Linktober 2023 – Day 28. Light/Sparkle/Bright

Blue and gold is always a win for me :))

I never noticed Rauru has so much detail on his clothes! Also does he even have hands?? 😅

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Linktober 2023 Masterlist

Linktober 2023 OoT Seven Sage

#linktober #linktober 2023 #loz #zelda #loz fanart #the legend of zelda #ocarina of time #oot #oot rauru #sage of light #temple of time #seven sages #friendly reminder not to take advantage of someone's magically induced seven years long nap to pierce their ears without their consent #that's extremely rude rauru #although i'm so very grateful for link's blue earrings!!