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honeybeewhereartthee · 2 months

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MY DARLING DOLLS 61

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Humans are made based on the image of god. Humans are once close to gods. But because of knowing what's good and what's evil the connection between them a become two cliff. Close yet far.

Well. That being said he wonder if he did gain humanity he will revert back to his original self. What will come after that? There's many thoughts in his mind, clearly that's something that his 'usual' self won't even dare to do.

He watch you live in the current era, he wonder when you'll able to be healed enough to go home. He takes note of some stuff too. He felt it's kinda unfair to his friends you only focus to one of them. Which is the hateful one. But other than that you did give them the warmest hugs. It's nice.

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How long does waiting last? He forgotten how much time have passes by, but then the passage of time never been something that matter to him even in the time when his still in his old life. Yet. He realize it's not the case for those around him. Indeed those souls can be akin to a immortal but one day they'll get their chance to mortality and humanity. They too will be gone in a blink an eye.

It's such sad thing. But that's just how... Life works..

"what's wrong Kanata?" He looks at your smile as you notice how down he is even in his smoll fluffy form. You smile so brightly at him. How could you smile at him? Don't you know he disliked your existence?

How could you act like you two are close friends....ah... That's right. The one your supposed to be close to is the one who's no longer exist in this world. The Kanata of this world. Your not smiling at "him" but the Kanata of this world. You never know him as him.

He felt even more sad to think all his friends and future friends are just close to him because they think his the Kanata of this world. But his nothing but a imposter.

"ah it's raining again..." You mumble as you look outside. He felt tears falling as the sky is tearing with him. You look at the blue-green fluffy ball and reach out to held him with your two hands.

"Don't cry.... Do you wanna go for a swim? Even through it's raining outside. We can have a dip in the tub so you can puka puka..." You gentle wipe his tears away.

His fluffy friends all circle around hand trying to comfort him. Even that hateful friend tried to comfort him. Even so his scared that the blue-green fluff would glare at him again.

You chuckle softly as you carried them all and went to the bathroom. Putting them in a wooden bucket and make them float in the water like a ship and splash some water to one of them. One is distasteful at your act (shu) but they all enjoy it as you humm a tone you often hear from en square. 'brand new star'

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There's a thing called [ yin and yang phenomenon] in his old world. In such state, even if your a god or a demon. High or low status. You shall fall in such state unless you erase the cause of it or end yourself before it happens. Everyone who enter such state will become the polar opposite of who they are, the holy beings can crumble and fall into the demonic side. A demonic being can be redeem and gain godhood. When you enter such phrase, when your polar opposite taken over your body, soul and mind. You will forget most of it and enter a rebirth state (?).

Once you gain 'sanity' back you either make a deal or have to deal with the polar opposite of yours that stuck with you for life. In the case of this world it's like another personality that can be your worse enemy or a your downfall....

Clearly no one from deity side of the system dislike such occurrence, they would rather die or have a real rebirth than face such thing. Or better yet kill and erase the source why it's began it's growth.

'oh. I guess your my demise.' he thought as he realize his own Yin and yang phenomenon seems to began with your existence. What a troublesome existence.

Since his in such fluffy curse fluff state. The phenomenon won't grow further since it's a neutral and won't grow unless some things change in later.... His later self have to fix it. His just a fluff for now.

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practically-an-x-man · 4 months

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Your OC has been given a mystery box. (warning: may contain Onnie)

Interesting...

Rae: Does not get along with Onnie at all. They'll be lucky to avoid an outright fight. And if it was a fight, she could hold her own with her shields, but they'd probably just fight until they both got tired, with no clear winner

Robin: Opens the box, wonders why there was a human person in the box, and offers Onnie a ride home

Madison: Another fight. And honestly, Madison's going down. She's a very skilled fighter, but she's got nothing against Onnie's more demonic side.

Jasper: Would try to avoid an outright fight; would attempt to use their empathic abilities to calm Onnie down before a real fight breaks out

Ophelia: Becomes either best friends or mortal enemies immediately, there is no in between

Quinn: Thick as thieves, baby! They'd have a blast, much to the chagrin of One, Eobard, and any other authority figures in the immediate vicinity

Katherine: This one's tough. Either Onnie would recognize that Katherine holds more power than she lets on, and decides to take her out before she proves to be a threat, or Katherine has the same realization and is able to pull up some godly power to protect her. Or neither of them suspect the other and they both go on their way.

Kestrel: Honestly..... very neutral. Not a fight, not a friendship, they pretty much just interact after Kestrel opens the box. I can't see either of them having particular beef with the other, but I also can't see them making friends right away either.

Nikoletta: Would end up getting a fairly cordial relationship - would make plans to team up on some heist or other crime, and generally consider each other to be emergency allies, but aren't really *friends*

Eris: Let me just say... god help the people in Central City (or wherever the hell they are) after these two meet

#my friends!!!#answered asks #my ocs #madison douglas #ophelia octavius #jasper wilson #oc quinn/aces #rae mckinney #robin cassidy #oc kestrel #oc katherine johnson #oc eris #nikoletta bordeaux

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snugglylime · 2 years

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Stranger Things werewolf AU headcanons: Max edition

Based on this post

Just some werewolf!Max food for y'all

When she's a wolf, Max is slightly larger than Will and Chrissy, but smaller than Robin, Steve, and Billy, standing at about 4'1

Billy became a werewolf long before Max and used the threat of turning her as an intimidation tactic. He didn't follow through with it until after they moved to Hawkins and Max started to become friends with the Party. He hoped that by turning her he'd alienate her from them and make her reliant on him

It kinda backfires though because the first thing she does as a wolf is bite him 💔

Max makes herself scarce after that. She avoids Billy like the plague, and spends most of her nights out in the woods

On one of these nights, she encounters Will. She's initially hostile towards him until they recognize each other and have an oh. OH. moment

After that they become besties ^.^

Whenever Max feels the urge to run, or just wants to get away from Billy, she'll scratch at Will's window until he either goes with her or pulls her into his room to keep her quiet, at which point they'll have an impromptu sleepover

Yes Mike gets jealous. No he doesn't know why

Max is extremely protective towards Will, especially at school, and will not hesitate to slap a bitch if they say the wrong thing about him

Sometimes, if she needs to de-stress, Max punches walls or other hard objects because any injuries she sustains will just heal themselves thanks to her regenerative abilities. As she becomes happier with herself, she does this less and less, and instead takes her anger out at the arcade

Dustin usually tags along with her. They're so competitive and loud that Keith has had to threaten to kick them out more than once

Max likes to pretend to bite Mike or pounce on him just to scare him, though she wouldn't ever actually hurt him

Max tends to transform in her sleep, since transformations can be triggered by feelings of intense helplessness or anxiety, which is supplied in plenty by her nightmares

It also doesn't help that Billy turned her while she was asleep, so now she's extremely weary of letting her guard down

Sometimes, when she's spending the night with the Party, she transforms and. Well. It's a whole thing. A lot of screaming and angry foot-tapping, especially if she accidentally crushes one of them

(If she sleeps closer to Mike knowing full well she's probably going to transform in the middle of the night that's her business)

Max gets really attached to Chrissy and Robin, but it takes her a while to warm up to Steve since she's extremely weary of male wolves thanks to Billy

Robin takes Max under her wing and always extends an invitation to Max whenever she and Steve want to go hunting or running (Robin and Max love to race each other, especially since Steve is super slow and they get to tease him over it)

Chrissy and Max stick together when they're both forced to go to pack meet-ups or parties. They each make a point of going more often than not just to see each other

Chrissy occasionally brings Max along on her routine Eddie visits, which is how she meets Steve and Robin

Max WILL play tug of war with everyone and anyone

Max is mortal enemies with Mews. The first time Dustin ever brings her over to his house, Mews just hisses at her (and she hisses back, it's quite the scene)

El is the only person who is allowed to ride Max as a wolf or give her belly rubs. Everyone else better be prepared to forfeit life privileges if they try

Eddie calls Max 'Little Red'

#still not sure how el fits into this au hhhhhhrrrrrrgggg #expect more of these character-centric headcanon lists #i am. hyperfixating #stranger things #max mayfield #billy hargrove #will byers #mike wheeler #dustin henderson #eleven hopper #robin buckley #steve harrington #eddie munson

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mrpenguinpants · 3 years

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Spider’s Thread [Reverse AU]

Possessive Red Xiao x Reader

Word Count: 2.5k

Commissioned for: @profoundwitchsalad

Art Credit: @ruoyeahs

Warning: Unhealthy relationships.

Prompt:

“You’ve ruined my life because I have a warped idea of what love is and I can’t live without you. But now you’re trying to leave me and I won’t allow that. You left me alive. You have a duty to live for me and by me. I’m not letting you go.”

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Xiao Semi Series

[ Friendship ] [ Falling in Love ] [ Cuddles ] [ Protective ] [ Affection ] [ Jealously ] [ Opposites Attract ] [ String Of Fate (Soulmate) ] [ Fainting ]

Link to original posts: [Red! Xiao.] [Reverse AU]

[Masterlist]

Alatus was once told a story by his Master. A sinner who falls into hell is rewarded for his only good deed, choosing not to kill a spider. As his reward, a thread is lowered down for him to climb out of Hell. In the end, the sinner remains in Hell because he kicks aside others and the thread breaks. Alatus doesn't remember why his Master told him this story but he still empathizes with the sinner. He would have done the same or asked for this 'saviour' to extend their hand down instead. That way he could pull them down.

"Xiao? Are you okay?"

He slowly opens his jade eyes to see you hunch over, peering down above him, eyebrows furrowed together in concern as you reach down and softly tap his temple. He allows you to take a moment to do whatever you want with his face before he reaches up to grasp at your wrist gently, holding back on his want to rub circles into your skin. His reminiscing can wait for now.

"What is it?" he asks curtly, sitting up and resting his elbow on his raised knee. You pout at his curt tone but shrug it off as you take a seat next to him and lean your shoulder against his. You dig into your bag and pull out slips of commission papers and hand it over to him to read through what needed to be done today. A few Hilichurl camps needed to be taken care of, sabotaging a slime balloon, all tasks that seem mundane to someone who fought in a war. As he's preoccupied, you take a moment to look at Xiao's face. He's just the slightest bit unnerved whenever you do this because you always seem to know what's bothering someone.

"Were you dreaming of her again?" you ask quietly. The silence is a good enough answer but you nod understandingly. You never knew his Master personally but you did fight a long strenuous battle against her. From one look you could tell she was a manipulative and cruel woman. While it may not be very kind to say, you were glad that with her passing, Xiao would be free from her physically. But mentally...there were still some things to work out. But Xiao was a very reclusive person, especially with his emotions, so pushing him any further would only make him irritated and closed off.

"Venti and Zhongli are joining our party for a bit if that’s alright. They'll help out a lot with our commissions and travelling. I like Liyue a lot but climbing mountains stresses my shoulders out," you laugh as you change the subject to something less depressing. Standing up as you dust your clothes off before turning to Xiao and holding your hand out for him to take. He stares at it hard for a few moments before huffing and reaching over to clasp your hands together.

It has been so frustratingly peaceful since the war ended. He's not used to it and he can still feel the lick of cutting winds and the heavy pressure of rocks against his body when he sees the bard and funeral parlor consultant just on the horizon. If it were up to him, he wouldn't play nice with these two Archons but they're important to you so he bites his tongue until he tastes blood. He knows the Archons do the same. As soon as the two of them spot you both, Venti is already rushing and tackling you to the ground in his excitement.

"Traveler! I haven't seen you in ages. You need to come and visit Mondstadt more," Venti cried into your shoulder as you awkwardly patted him on his back. Always with the dramatics but you cared about Venti all the same. Xiao scoffed before flicking his jade eyes to meet gold as Zhongli stared down at him cautiously. Since the war ended, everyone seemed to have this warped idea that Alatus had some vendetta against the Gods and Celestia but he was fighting because he was told to.

"Xiao. It's good to see you again," Zhongli said to him. Xiao just nodded in acknowledgement. Even with this new mortal form, Morax never bothered to change his eyes. His gaze alone held the weight of the mountains he had thrown. If Xiao hadn’t been under one of them before, he might have crumbled under the pressure.

"Alright alright, Venti. I promise I'll drop by sometime this month but we still have commissions to do!" you laugh as you haul the bard onto his feet and swat his cape down from the speckles of dirt. He grins cheekily at you, linking pinkies with you to seal your promise, before suddenly lighting up as if he just remembered something.

"Actually! Before we start anything, I need to speak to Mr. Zhongli and Xiao. Super important archon things, you know?" Venti nodded to himself as the two mentioned people stared at him with varying levels of confusion. But Venti just waved their worries off and linked his arms with both men as he dragged them off to a more secluded corner with a surprising amount of strength, “We’ll be right back!”

"Do what you need to do but don't take too long," you called after the trio as you trailed off to the side, messing with your bag of commission papers and gear. Xiao hated that. He knows that these two Archons are your...friends.. but shouldn't you be a bit more cautious? Just because they have mortal forms doesn’t make them human, it doesn’t make him human either.

"Hey, there's no need to look so scary. There really is something important I wanted to talk to the two of you about," Venti speaks up as soon as you're out of earshot. It still gives Xiao whiplash whenever he drops the persona and switches back to Barbatos. "Since Morax is the only Archon I trust with this information and, while I don't trust you one bit, you're the one that's with her all the time you should also know. She's ascending to Celestia."

Barbatos gauges both of their reactions. Morax seems visibly surprised, his eyes slightly widened a fraction, while Xiao has no idea what that means. His Master didn’t exactly give him a history lesson on Celestia or Archons, just pointed to who was his enemy and dealt punishments when he failed.

"And what the hell does that mean?" Xiao asks as he crosses his arms. Venti appears for a second as the bard pouts before continuing.

"It's like I said. A mortal who performs great, heroic feats can ascend to Celestia and achieve godhood. Where they will watch over their people from above. I've only seen this once before so it took me a while to recognize the signs. But 1000 years ago, I helped a woman named Vennessa with her ascension and with the traveler's recent actions with winning the war. Well, you don't need me to explain the rest," Barbatos finishes. Zhongli simply hums as he cups his chin and absorbs what's just been heard. He doesn’t seem troubled by the news at all.

"Have you told her about this?" Zhongli questions as he looks towards the direction that you left. Venti shakes his head. “That would mean that she would vanish from this world."

“I know she loves this world. Whether she wishes to ascend or not isn’t my choice but I want her to continue her travels with that beloved smile on her face. But if she does choose to ascend, she will need our help," Venti stares at the two of them in a mix of pride, sadness, and determination. "Can I count on you two for your help?"

It's a complete white noise in Xiao's ears as his surroundings fade out. He thinks he can see Zhongli nod to Venti wishes, the ever calm smile on his face to match the cheery grin on Venti’s. What, now you want to become a God? Leave this world behind? That’s not funny. You made him give up everything. While in your eyes, your blinded hero syndrome, you think you've liberated him from a soulless conquest but he still has nothing. You still took everything away from him and your only compensation was to have him by your side until he left himself. But now you want to leave without a warning? That’s not fair. You don’t get to take back what you owe. He won't allow you to leave him behind.

“Did something happen? Did Venti say something unnecessary again?” you ask out of the blue. Zhongli and Venti had returned to their respective regions once your commissions were all finished. Since the three of them disappeared to talk Archon business, Xiao had seemed even more tense and aloof than usual. As if he was out of it? You knew that everyone was still suspicious of Xiao and they were angsty to leave you alone with him, but you knew Xiao would never do anything to hurt you. When he doesn't answer, you slowly reach over and you subtly nudge his head up onto your lap and look at him curiously. Before reaching down and cupping his cheek. He leans into your touch before turning his face into your palm and leaving a soft kiss. It makes you giggle at the ticklish feeling as you look at him so softly. It annoys him.

"You were never connected to the war and yet you fought against us anyways. Even when I killed so many people, why did you choose to spare me?" he asked as you blinked at him before giving it some serious thought. He went on a rampage and almost destroyed the world. It was fun. He doesn't have any regrets at all because he hated humanity. His own Master was human after all. But then you appeared and stopped him. A random outsider that wanted to play the hero. He thought it was cute. Perhaps he had underestimated the lengths someone would go to to save the world they loved but when he fell defeated at your feet. He said that this wouldn't change a single thing. He would still scorn humanity and what they did to him. He was so sure he would die there but you chose to extend your hand down to him instead despite what your companions felt. Even when the war ended and he had nowhere else to go, you offered him to travel with you. Nothing changed about his mentality, every person that chose to talk to him was quickly scared away with piercing eyes. Every conversation started would end in silence. Every touch would be met by the tip of his spear. But you would link your hands together with his and smile brightly, and he would always end up forgetting his trauma for a moment. You’ve... become precious to him.

"I love this world and everyone in it. You are a part of that world even if you tried to destroy it. It...didn't seem fair to leave you behind when you've suffered just as much," you finish but it only seemed to spark a wave of deep anger inside of Xiao. He quickly lurched up, almost knocking your forehead with his, before grabbing the scruff of your shirt collar and yanking you forward.

"Cut it out with that "love of everything" crap. It's revolting. So you're saying the people I killed weren't worth avenging? Do you think I'm so weak that I need protection? It's one thing to try and please everyone but at least have some awareness would you?" he snarled as he pushed you to the ground. He knew he was being harsh on you and you had every right to walk out and abandon him but you didn't. Of course, you wouldn't. You needed him as much as he needed you. You just reached over and tenderly reached your hand and placed it next to his. Damn it, why is he always the one stuck worrying about you.

"Then you want to protect me, right? Then don't break your promise. You left me alive which means you have a duty to live for me," he takes your hand in his and squeezes hard. Digging his nails into your own until crescents appear and tiny specks of blood appear so you know he's serious. He doesn't care how you interpret his words, just so long as you never leave him.

"Don't die on me, Hero."

It's been a few hours since the conversation so it's pitch black outside but Xiao was never one to sleep. Even if he could, his mind is too loud to fall asleep too. He's startled when you melt against him fully asleep. Honey smooth as you curl up to his warmth and cling to him like moss to a rock. He can feel his cheeks start to flush as his heart begins to pound against his chest. He can't breathe as his world is filtered through each beat that drums against his ears. He's not sure if there's actually something wrong with him or if it's just been a while since someone got so close and his instincts haven't left.

He's just realized it. He's feeling pain. The feeling in his chest is black but he can't claw it away. It's strange in a way that he can't explain it, that he's never felt before, that he's never felt the need to experience. His life had been warped by battle and a constant push to submit to his Master. They are all things he knows but the gentle words that come from your mouth, the bright eyes that hold the world, the horrible ice-hot feeling inside of him is so foreign yet too easy. He doesn't like it.

It makes him feel...clean in a way. Enlightened perhaps? His Master is long gone and it's like you said. He's free now. Free to make his own decisions and live his life how he wants to. He carefully turns over so as to not startle you away as he really looks at you. You look so peaceful in his arms, eyelids shut without worry, face slack without nightmares, breathing so softly against him. If you weren't so close to him that he couldn't feel the rise of your chest, he wonders if he would think you were dead. He stares at the lock of hair swaying back and forth with each breath like a starved man. The strange feeling doesn't stop. He hates it. It's everything that goes against him and what he knows and everything he should want. He's supposed to be the villain in your story, he should kill you right now-

"Xiao..." he hears you mumble beside him as you lean further into his arm. Damn it. How low is he going to go?

“What are you thinking about now? You just need to think about me. Don’t think about anything else...but me” Xiao sighs before he wraps his arms around you and pulls you into him until you're snug against his chest. Close to him, where he can touch you, where you belong. Not with Morax or Barbatos. Not with humans but beside him. He closes his eyes and nuzzles his head into your hair and he stares off into the distance. The feeling never leaves him for the remainder of the night.

"Ah! There you are. I was running around crazy looking for you," he turns his hair to see your flushed form pulling yourself up onto the mountain cliff, "When I woke up I couldn’t find you anywhere! You gave me a scare there."

He hates you. He hates you.

Words of his previous master ring in his ears, almost as if her very soul is wrapping around him as she whispers in his ear how weak he is. Ones with power that refuse to take what they want because they rather live in the comfort of nothing. Be greedier, take what belongs to you.

"Xiao?" you say as his piercing eyes stare directly through you. His Master always told him that she loved him. Even if he hated her he still clung to that false love. Of being wanted. Isn't love for a single person vile? Would feeling such emotions for one person instead of "everyone" bring you down to reality? It's not fair that you've crawled your way into his heart while you walk along in bliss. Now that he thinks about it. It was so simple. He just needs to monopolize your thoughts and love. This time it won't be as friends.

"I love you."

He'll pull you down to where he is. You extended your hand down to hell so it's your fault. He'll drag you down kicking and screaming if he has to. You left him alive. You have to live for him and by him. He's not letting go.

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veivie · 2 years

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Why- why suddenly I want write angst-

It's was because I read 'that' fanfic- the one that Cale being locked up-

Imagine, Cale being locked up by his so called family, but make it worse-

Since Cale did not want to listen to them, they're being abused to Cale- if Cale didn't listen to them they'll hit him- they all continue doing such thing, until Cale can find himself going crazy.

How could- how could his family doing this to him- somehow, Cale managed to have his top whip back.

When the coronation begin- Cale have his plan to be 'free'

GoD who can't interfere to mortal world was crying- his son, the one who do anything to save the world being treated like this- he can't- he can't see his child being dead like this-

That was why, GoD offered Cale a deal- a deal to sent him to another world- Cale accepted that- he then kill himself in front of everyone- he kill himself in the coronation. Cale jump from clock tower, the same tower when Redika appear-

No one can do anything because GoD do something so no one can move- then, the all see the one they 'Love' dead in front of their eyes-

Actually, not everyone in family to such thing to Cale- like Rasheel, Mila and Dodori the three back to their lair and didn't know anything about their human- they thought Cale was being fine all this time, but seeing the human their love suicide- they broke- how could that 'family' to this disgusting thing to their human?!

Bud, Glenn, Jopis, Hannah, Archie, Fredo, and Clopeh see their Legend, friend, son and benefactor died- they can't do anything- they all trying to freeing Cale- but they couldn't- how can they be match to 2 dragon-

The other who didn't know who should they side was angry- they're angry to themselves-

The one who do such thing was furious- why? Why did Cale leave the? WHY?!

That day, Nature was furious- all the GOD abandoned them. GoD never talk to Cage, Jack can feel his power weaker- Cotton never hear the God of War again-

They all just can regretted-

In the other universe-

Cale Barrow wake up- and find himself in his first body- every memory he has come to him- his cursed was lifted- he can feel anything. He was really happy- he can see his family again-

Barrow then go to see Sherrit- the 2 egg still there, Barrow really happy- not until Sherrit share him story about his fated enemy-

Barrow furious! How dare- How dare that family do that thing to his fated enemy?! No- Barrow can't accept it- he can't!

Barrow then sharing anything he feel to Sherrit- Sherrit said that in this universe the cursed just can make Barrow always reincarnated- it didn't remove his feeling or kill his family- Barrow then destroy Sherrit's castil with her permission, and took the red egg-

Barrow then take a good care for the red egg- Sherrit said to tell Cale that she was really sorry about everything happened to him- it's all because her son- sherrit the swear she will not let her son close to Cale- if she can-

Barrow who was still furious swear he will take a revenge- for Cale he will go through anything he have done in his previous life.

Barrow then built arm back, he built the mercenary, he built the endable kingdom- Barrow built anything back! But this one not for his dream to become a god. It was for Cale, for Cale's safety- for his fated enemy-

Barrow manages to rebuild everything he has without killing the red egg in his hand, Barrow manages to re-create Dragon half-blood- Barrow finds a dragon that nearly died from suicide, he asks the dragon for permission and uses the dragon's heart to 'create' ' Dragon Half-blood.

Dhb, recovered his memory- and the first thing he did when he got that memory was cry. Cale was indeed not warm to him, but because Cale was able to enjoy his life- Dhb was furious, he was angry with himself as well as the people who claimed to be Cale's family. Dhb swore to keep those people away from Cale!

Barrow didn't kill Ollienne either- but what he didn't expect was that Ollienne also got the memory from the GoD, Barrow didn't know why the GoD did that- but because of the memory, Ollienne agreed to work with him to protect Cale's pure soul.

The years passed, and this was when Cale would be born- GoD said that Barrow should tell everything he knew to Cale's mother, Jour-

The moment Cale was born, Barrow headed straight for the Henituse-

As if she had been waiting for Barrow's arrival, Jour was already sitting on the bed with the baby Cale in her arms.

Jour smiled, she motioned for Barrow to sit down. What surprised Barrow was that Jour could use magic- Jour put soundproofing magic in her room so no one could hear them.

It was then that Barrow told her all about himself and Cale.

Hearing a story from Barrow about a very bad future for her son certainly made Jour's heart torn - how could someone do such a thing to her son-?

Jour held the little baby in her arms tightly, Barrow could only watch it all. He saw Cale open his eyes and all he saw was a blank stare- Barrow's heart ached- someone that once looked so bright in his eyes had now dimmed- Barrow couldn't accept that.

Barrow then made the decision to restore the light in the dead eye, Barrow vowed to make the light back.

As time passed, Barrow always paid a visit to the Henituse residence to chat with little Cale. Barrow knew Cale was listening- Barrow knew Cale remembered everything that happened, therefore Barrow gradually drew closer to his fated enemy. Likewise with Ollienne who was starting to get acquainted with Cale.

Since Barrow didn't slaughter the Mollans - Ron wasn't in the Henituse residence right now, and Barrow was very satisfied with that. Barrow wouldn't be able to sit still if he saw the old man touch Cale- he almost lost control every time he saw Cale in Deruth's arms. Barrow could see little Cale flinching every time Deruth got close to him- Barrow wanted to tear that person to death.

When Cale was 6 years old- Barrow had a guest he didn't expect.

Rasheel, Mila and Dodori's egg, Bud, Glenn, Jopis, Archie, Clopeh and Fredo- they had all just recovered their memories.

The first thing they did was kneel before Cale who was staring at them blankly- they were crying out for forgiveness from Cale for not being able to protect him.

Cale could only stare at them blankly, the record ability he had played back everything that had happened to him- Cale knew the people in front of him had never hurt Cale, but he was afraid- he was afraid of being betrayed again.

During these 6 years, Cale only trusted his beloved mother. He started to open his heart a little to Barrow and Ollienne after seeing their struggle for these 6 years- Cale was angry, he was angry at the people who claimed to be his family. But seeing the people in front of him who were kneeling- they didn't hurt Cale, would it be wrong for Cale to open his heart to them? But Cale was afraid-

Good thing they all understood and gave Cale some time

They all then devised a plan to make Cale and Jour 'death'. They also have a hiding place for all of them.

Because they don't want to create suspicion for their other 'family'. In the end they decided to pretend they didn't remember anything.

When he was 8 years old, Jour took Cale on a trip, and an accident happened-

Jour and Cale were declared 'died' in the accident.

With the help of the 3 dragons (Dodori was only 2 years old, so he wasn't helping.) they managed to make the 'bodies' of Cale and Jour for the funeral.

After all that they fled and hid in a place that had been provided.

One year later, after Deruth remarried to Violan- all the 'family' got their memories.

They all turned the entire continent upside down in search of Cale who was only greeted by the redhead's tomb.

They don't believe it. Cage tried her best to talk to GoD- Cage forgot that GoD had abandoned her. God never again spoke to her-

Everything went as usual until Cale was 18 years old - the red egg had hatched - the red dragon loved Cale very much. Some of his family always visited him.

Ollienne had decided to adopt Cale as his son! Cale was living happily together with his mother….. And Barrow-

Dunno since when, Barrow felt this feeling for Cale- reality then slapped Barrow. Barrow loves Cale-

Barrow didn't dare confess to Cale- he was afraid. So he just held back all his feelings and might confess in the future.

Everyone live happily.....

But because Vei accidentally spilled the tea on the paper-

Eruhaben managed to find Cale- and what he saw made him very angry!

In a park he saw his best friend, Ollienne, with his Cale- Cale sitting on Ollienne's lap and reading a book, while Ollienne was braiding Cale's long hair-

Braiding Cale's hair was something Eruhaben always did- how dare Ollienne take that away from Eruhaben?!

Eruhaben was angry, but he knew he couldn't just attack Ollienne carelessly. Eruhaben then went to his other 'family'.

Barrow who saw Eruhaben leave with an angry face was very satisfied. Barrow then glanced at Ollienne who was also staring at him, both sharing the same smirk.

Eruhaben told the family about what he saw. They all then went to the garden.... They all froze.

They saw Cale smiling happily with the people they considered family- the people who were there swore they didn't remember anything- How dare them?!

Raon saw the figure of a red dragon on Cale's lap, Raon knew that dragon- Sherrit had told him that his brother was taken away by the White Star, then- then why would his brother be on Cale's lap? Why did his brother snatch Raon's human?!

Deruth looked at his wife laughing along with his son- how- how could Jour do this to him?! Deruth never does anything wrong! So why-?

Alver and Choi han are furious- all their families are angry.

They were all about to advance just as a wall of water blocked them.

They then saw a person with red hair standing behind the wall of water. They know this person.

"White Stars!" Barrow grinned as he heard his enemy say the name he had left behind.

"Well-hello there." They gritted their teeth.

"What do you think, you're doing?!" Barrow chuckled.

"Keeping my loved ones away from you?" Alver snorted.

“Who do you think you are, huh? Cale is ours!” The playful grin on Barrow's face disappeared.

“Yours? Don't make me laugh. Do you think you can still be called family, after what you did to Cale?”

“Of course! We did all of that to protect Cale!” Barrow laughed loudly, he then looked at the people in front of him coldly.

“You guys weren't protecting Cale. Do you remember the last thing Cale said to you?” The people before Barrow fell silent.

Alver immediately remembered all the words from Cale before he jumped off the tower.

"I wish I never said you were meant to be here- oh no. I wish I never gave you dragon death mana-"

Choi han recalled the words from Cale-

"I wish I never extended my hand to you back then-"

Eruhaben was the cold stare that Cale gave him.

"I wish I never came with Pedrick to your lair-"

On and Hong felt their tears falling down their cheeks.

"I wish I never said I knew you guys were the Cat Tribe- that way Hans could take care of you-"

Raon bit his lip hard.

"I wish that I hired someone else to save you, that way you would never see my face-"

Ron and Beacrox also remembered what their Young master had said.

"I wish I could send you guys off together with Choi han-"

They then recalled how Cale's cold eyes were staring at them.

"I wish I'd never met you guys. Not in the future or anywhere else. You are all bastards. I hate you."

Seeing the blank faces of the people in front of him made Barrow very satisfied.

“Remember? Now go. Cale doesn't need you guys.”

No- Raon couldn't accept that-

"HUMAN!"

They saw how Cale flinched, they saw Cale who finally looked at them- they smiled- and in the next second their smiles were gone-

They saw how Cale's small body trembled, they saw how the eyes that previously looked at them warmly were now filled with fear-

They saw how the people who were around Cale immediately drew their weapons- they saw how the body was shaking in Jour's arms-

They saw Ollienne standing before the mother and son as if he was the one in charge of them, an 8 year old red dragon flying beside Ollienne.

They saw Bud, Hannah, and Clopeh emit auras from their swords- there was also Archie who had his spear wielded.

They saw the bodies of Glenn, Rasheel, Mila, Dodori, Ollienne and Dhb emitting mana.

They saw Jopis who was standing beside Jour who was staring at them coldly.

They saw Barrow standing beside Ollienne, they also saw Barrow gripping Cale's hand tightly.

They also saw an arm member that appeared just as Barrow raised his hand.

They were all protecting Cale- they even seemed ready for war if that was the case.

“You guys need to pass us first before seeing Cale.”

Their hearts are broken- why? What have they done to get something like this?

#cale henituse #white star #alver crossman #choi han #rasheel #on and hong #angst #trash of the count's family #lout of count’s family #lcf #alternate universe #tcf

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Fate and Phantasms #196

Today on Fate and Phantasms we're building the last of the Three Goddesses Alliance, Ereshkigal! (It took her long enough to show up.)

Eresh is a Grave Cleric for relatively obvious reasons, as it lets her do pretty much everything she does- raise the dead, care for the dead, raise the dead properly, cause earthquakes, and start pandemics. Maybe don't do that last one right now, we're kinda busy with one already. It's a shame Soul Cage is a wizard spell, but pobody's nerfect.

Check out her build breakdown below the cut, or her character sheet over here!

Next up: Now all of China knows you're on the naughty list.

Race and Background

Ereshkigal is part chthonic god, part human thanks to being a pseudoservant, that means Fallen Aasimar is a pretty good choice for her. You get Darkvision, Celestial Resistance to radiant and necrotic damage, Healing Hands to heal with your hands, and the Light cantrip to help the mortals with their dumb mortal eyes, using Charisma to cast it.

She's also the Three Goddess' Representative on behalf of humanity, trying to squirrel some away to prevent them from being entirely wiped out. This gives her proficiency with Intimidation and Religion, as well as an extended spell list we'll go over as it comes up. If you're wondering about the Intimidation: Yes the fandom thinks she's cute now, but you have to remember she's still a god of death. Most people aren't going to be as chill with her.

Ability Scores

Wisdom is first, Ereshkigal spent millennia honing her art alone in the underworld, so either she has a super high wisdom or an incredibly low one. But high wisdom works better for the build, so we'll go with that. Second is Charisma- some people love you, some people are terrified of you, those are both charisma. Your Dexterity is also solid, because your armor is not. Your Constitution is above average because while we don't need it for the build have you SEEN her HP stat? Your Intelligence is okay. You're not dumb, we just need other stuff more. Finally, dump Strength. You're a bit awkward with that spear, but we'll get some stuff to make it work later.

Class Levels

You're 100% Grave Cleric, so we'll just get into it. Starting off in this subclass gets you proficiency with Wisdom and Charisma saves, as well as Persuasion to show off your awkward charms and History because you're literally older than the written word. At first level you also enter the Circle of Mortality, so your healing spells automatically heal for max HP on creatures with 0 HP, and you get a suped-up version of the Spare the Dying cantrip that uses a bonus action and has a thirty foot range. You also get Eyes of the Grave, meaning you can sense undead creatures within 60' of you if they're not behind cover. It won't tell you about their identity though, so make sure you don't pick a fight with Strahd, you're still only level one. You can do this Wisdom modifier times per long rest. Starting in a spellcasting class also gets you Spells, surprise surprise, and having a Ravnica background gets you even more. Being a grave cleric gets you Bane and False Life for free, giving you easy access to curses and HP boosts early in the game. Something I want to bring up about the ravnica background before we move forward: I misread how these backgrounds work before. They add spells to your class' spell list, not your spells known. That means builds where you pick spells every level only get the opportunity to learn those spells, they don't just get all of them for free. Clerics can prepare spells from their spell list every long rest anyway so it's not a big difference here, but it is something I'll have to go back and fix for the other members of the alliance and Ishtar. Anyways, you get Illusory Script added to your spell list, not exactly something you'll probably use. For spells you can actually choose, grab Resistance for a goddess core that adds 1d4 to your next save, Thaumaturgy for when you need to get dramatic with extra magical effects, and Toll the Dead to do just that for some necrotic damage. You can also choose to prepare spells like Command to flex your authority and Protection from Evil and Good to flex on your sister.

Second level clerics can Channel Divinity once per short rest in two flavors. Turn Undead takes care of undead that fail their wisdom save, and Path to the Grave will clear out anything else. Spend your action to curse a creature, giving vulnerability to the next attack that hits it. Rules as written you can't target a mountain with this, and you definitely can't get the bonus for an Earthquake spell, but I'd allow it for the cool factor. Alternatively, you can Harness Divine Power to spend one use of Channel Divinity for an extra spell slot which is a level equal to or less than half your proficiency bonus. You can do this once per long rest, but that will grow as your Channel Divinity uses do.

Usually your third level doesn't get you much of anything as a cleric, but since you're a fallen aasimar you get a Necrotic Shroud, spending an action to get really spooky for a minute. Mechanically, this is your big ghostly form, and it'll frighten nearby creatures that fail a charisma save, and for the minute you're transformed you'll deal an extra bit of necrotic damage once per turn. You can go ghost once per long rest. You also get second level spells now, including your freebies Gentle Repose to prevent people from rising back as zombies and Ray of Enfeeblement, which weakens a creature's weapon attacks for up to a minute. They can make a constitution save to shrug it off, but not until the after the spell's already hit, so at least you'll get your money's worth. Thanks to your background you can also learn the spell Enthrall, making it harder for people to notice anyone but you. As someone who's existed in this fandom for any period of time, I can confirm Ereshkigal definitely has this ability. You can also prepare spells like Spiritual Weapon to have a spear that actually hits good and Protection from Poison for more goddess core shenanigans. Finally, make sure you pick up Silence. I'm still not entirely sure how we'll build Tiamat, but that should help shut off her immortality.

At fourth level you get your first Ability Score Improvement, which won't actually be improving your ability scores. grab the Eldritch Adept feat for the Armor of Shadows invocation so you can cast mage armor on yourself for free. You also learn how to cast Friends to make it easier to make friends and terrify your enemies.

Fifth level clerics get third level spells, including your freebies Revivify and Vampiric Touch. You're the god of the dead, so people should only really die when you want them to. Alternatively, you can Animate Dead to summon some skeletons for your own uses. You can also use Spirit Guardians to get more ghostly defenses. They'll slow down creatures of your choice in your area, and if they fail wisdom save they'll take radiant and/or necrotic damage, with it getting halved if they succeed.

At sixth level you get a second use of Channel Divinity per short rest, and a second use of Harness Divine Power per long rest. You also become a Sentinel at Death's Door, shutting down a critical hit near you as a reaction, turning it into a regular attack Wisdom Modifier times per long rest. Sure, you can bring people back later, but this is way less expensive.

Seventh level clerics get fourth level spells, like Blight and Death Ward. It is really hard for flowers to grow in the underworld. You can also use Leomund's Secret Chest thanks to your background, or you can prepare Banishment to throw Tiamat back where she came from, use Guardian of Faith for more ghosts, and leave an Aura of Purity around you to give your allies the blessings of Kur.

Eighth level clerics get another ASI, and this one will improve your ability scores. Kinda. We're grabbing another feat, but being Shadow Touched will improve your Wisdom by one point. It lets you cast Invisibility or Disguise Self once per long rest for free, or you can cast either spell as if it were a normal spell on your spell list. Now you can really make yourself look ghostly, if a bit undersized for your boss fight. Your destroy undead also bumps up to hit CR 1 creatures, but that'll blow up your skeletons as well, so be careful with it. Finally, Potent Spellcasting adds your wisdom modifier to your cleric cantrip damage. Nobody can toll the dead harder than the god of the dead.

Ninth level cleric, fifth level spells. Antilife Shell prevents anyone from getting too close to you, though it also means you can't get close to them without breaking the spell. It's almost poetic. Anyway, you also get Raise Dead, which is like revivify but with a more lenient time frame. You can also instigate your very own christmas event now with Contagion! This spell poisons a target, and at the end of each of its turns it has to make a Constitution save. After succeeding three throws, the spell ends. If it fails three throws, it gets a disease for the rest of the week. The closest thing to Sumerian Flu is probably Filth Fever, which gives disadvantage on saves, checks, and attacks that use strength, but there's all sorts of diseases you can give people. Technically this isn't a contagious disease, but talk to your DM, I'm sure you can work something out. You can also use Hallow to turn your room into a little slice of the underworld, shutting down your sister even further.

Tenth level clerics can invoke Divine Intervention with a 1 in 10 chance of getting a free favor from your god. Your god is you, technically, but it'll make more sense later. You can use this once per day, but it takes a week to recharge after it actually works. You can also cast the Light cantrip now. You could do it before, but now it's stronger.

Destroy Undead grows to hit CR 2 undead, and you can cast sixth level spells. Create Undead makes stronger undead for your army. Sadly dinosaur skeletons aren't available, so you'll just have to settle for ghouls. At higher levels you still won't get dinosaurs, but you can get ghasts, wights, and even mummies! Just be careful you don't stop recasting the spell, mummy rot can be rough. You can also summon a Heroes' Feast for more blessings from Kur, and you can take on an Otherworldly Form for another ghost transformation. This spell makes you immune to fire and poison damage as well as the poisoned condition. You can fly 40' per round, get +2 to AC, and you can attack with weapons using your wisdom twice per attack action. You're stuck with the UA version of this spell, so it takes an action, but on the plus side this just gives you an excuse to use Spiritual Weapon more.

Use this ASI to bump up your Constitution for more health. Health gets added retroactively, so you get +12 HP now instead of just +1. It's pretty nice.

Seventh level spells! Resurrection further cements your control over death with a time limit of a century, and you can also Plane Shift yourself (or an enemy) into the underworld.

Destroy Undead hits CR 3 creatures now. Not even mummies can stand up to your power!

Fifteenth level clerics get eight level spells. If silence won't keep Tiamat down, Antimagic Field should do the trick. The one problem there is it's only a 10' sphere around you, and you rely on magic way more than Tiamat does. You can also cause Earthquakes, turning a very large area into difficult terrain, disrupting concentration, knocking creatures prone, and destroying structures in the area. The one problem here is that you can't fly, so be careful where you're pointing that thing.

Yet another ASI. Use this one to finally max out your Wisdom for super strong spells and better protection from crits.

If you make it to level 17, you get the super powerful ninth level spells. Also, Destroy Undead hits CR 4 creatures, and you become a Keeper of Souls, stealing away some of a dying enemy's soul to heal an ally based on the creature's hit dice once per turn. Right though, ninth level spells. True Resurrection brings someone back even if they've been disintegrated 199 years ago. It's expensive, but you can always grab some gems from your sister if you're pressed for cash. The benefits of sharing a body.

At eighteenth level you get a third Channel Divinity and another use of Harness Divine Power. Really get those paths to the grave filled, it's kind of your thing.

Use your last ASI to grab the Tough feat for 38 HP now and another 2 next level. You have one of the highest HP stats in the game, this only makes sense.

Your capstone level is an improvement to your Divine Intervention. You know how I keep bringing up multiclassing as a con when we include cleric levels? This is why. Your divine intervention now always succeeds. Period. I mean, it makes sense. You are the god giving you power. But yeah, you get guaranteed god-level power freely given as an action. You truly have the power of god and anime on your side.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Clerics have a good variety of spells, and you take it even further with your background. You can heal but you're not completely hosed on your own like Medea Lily, you can deal damage and still do stuff outside of combat unlike your sister, and you have utility without your build being dominated by it like Hundred Personas.

You might not be good in a one on one fight, but you don't get into those that often thanks to your skeleton army. If you just dedicate harnessing divine power to keeping them in line, you can have nine extra bodies on the field to turn the action economy in your favor.

Even when we're not talking about spells, you're still really supportive of your team. Shutting down critical hits and stabilizing your allies quickly will seriously improve the longevity of your party.

Cons:

Dabbling in so many areas of magic means you're unfocused, so you won't excel in any one. You won't heal as much as Medea, deal as much damage as Ishtar, or be a skill monkey like Hundred Personas.

You also rely on magic completely for combat, which means stepping into an anti-magic zone can be deadly. This is especially bad for you, since an anti-magic zone will probably be the best way to deal with Tiamat.

You might have an undead army, but your best spells are area of effect and you're a cleric. Destroy Undead is kind of a big deal for you.

#fate grand order #fgo #DND 5e #D&D #Ereshkigal #cleric

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