so. blame @operationslipperypuppet for this one it's entirely their fault. turns out if you pose the question "what if prodigal sister was behind cobb's last stand" you discover that the answer is "it feels like even more of a goodbye."
Transcript:
[The audio of Cobb's last stand, but Kingshammer has been replaced with The Prodigal Sister.]
Murph: And Hardwon, behind you, you hear a familiar voice.
Ol' Cobb: Hey! Hey Hardwon! I don't know if you can hear me.
Murph: You see the spirit of a lanky old crick elf, long white hair, eye patch, blunderbuss at his side. He shakes you as he speaks to you and-- it occurs to you right away that he's not talking to you right now. This is a-- a-- it feels like a recording, or a memory. And you realize that-- you didn't comprehend it at the time, but this was your last conversation with Cobb. He was speaking to you while you were knocked out. And it begins flooding back to you.
Cobb: Gruumsh's guys saw me run up here. I'm-- I'm gonna take 'em a--as far as my old legs can run. But you-- you gotta stay here, alright?
Hardwon: Cobb. Cobb, come on. No.
Murph: He keeps talking through you--
Cobb: Now don't go blaming yourself. I know you're gonna blame yourself. But--
Hardwon: Oh, fuck.
Cobb: I ain't doing you a favor, alright?
Hardwon: Aw, Cobb--
Cobb: You're doing me one.
Hardwon: Let me die, Cobb!
Cobb: Let this old man leave the world knowing that the kids are gonna be alright.
Hardwon: No! The world's better with you in it than me! Cobb! What are you doing?
Cobb: Look after Moonshine and Bev for me, yeah?
Murph: You see he begins to walk, ahead of the other spirits, and turns back.
Cobb: Or better yet, you tell Moonshine and Bev to look after you, dumbass! [Laughs]
Jake: Hardwon laughs and sobs.
Cobb: Keep it light!
Murph: You see Cobb charges into battle, a ghostly reflection of his last stand.
Cobb, as The Prodigal Sister fades out: Here's hopin' me an’ you get to find our way back to the crick, huh Moonshine?
fucking hate it when the stuff everybody says "actually works" does actually work.
hate exercising and realizing i've let go of a lot of anxiety and anger because i've overturned my fight-or-flight response.
hate eating right and eating enough and eating 3 times a day and realizing i'm less anxious and i have more energy
hate journaling in my stupid notebook with my stupid bic ballpoint and realizing that i've actually started healing about something once i'm able to externalize it
hate forgiving myself hate complimenting myself more often hate treating myself with kindness hate taking a gratitude inventory hate having patience hate talking to myself gently
hate turning my little face up to the sun and taking deep breaths and looking at nature and grounding myself and realizing that i feel less burdened and more hopeful, more actually-here, that i am able to see the good sides of myself more clearly, that i am able to see not only how far i have to grow - but also how much growth i have already done & how much of my life i truly fill with light and laughter and love
horrible horrible horrible. hate it but i'm gonna do it tho
Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter.
Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.
The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge.
And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).
And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game.
Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.
(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).
After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely).
Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.
loveee when ppl portray Jon as an extension of The Eye. love when there isn't even a door anymore, he's now just sailing that beautiful sea of knowledge. love when he can't discern which thoughts are his and wich are information inserted into his brain. love when he doesn't even need to ask the questions and the answers are already popping into his mind.
I just spent two days straight making a digital conspiracy board trying to piece together my favourite genre that isn't really a genre and more just a very particular niche which doesn't really have a name.
If you want to look I reccomend downloading and zooming in on the image to read everything LMAO, I want to try and convert it to a page on my neocities at some point so its easier to view but for now you guys just get a big ol' jpeg. You're welcome :)
i am simply having a lot of feelings about beverly choosing to be a hero because moonshine answered when he reached out and was in need
Transcript:
[Unknown Tome plays in the background.]
Bev Sr.: [yelling] I'll tell ya what to do, Bev. Ya turn around, and ya face Thiala. The one who took our home from us. Pick a side, Beverly.
Beverly: [softly] … Yes sir.
Murph: Um, he holds his hand out to you.
Caldwell: I start walking. Uh, and as I'm walking I-- I try to reach out to the spores. I try to reach out to the amulet. I just try to reach out to anything that isn't this. That isn't this duty. That I've always felt deep down.
Murph: Moonshine, you feel Beverly in this moment. [Moonshine gasps] Just-- it's faint, it's far away.
Beverly: [voice breaking] I don't want to go. I don't wanna go, but I have to. It's my duty. I have to do this!
Moonshine: Okay, youngin, I want you to know, I will love you whatever you choose to do. But, here's my two cents.
[Unknown Tome fades out.]
Moonshine: A child has a duty to his father.
[The Blows of a Friend, And Not a Foe plays]
Bev Sr: Thanks, Bev. I always-- I knew I could make the deal ‘cause I-- I knew you’d stop me.
Moonshine: But a hero has a duty to the world.
[Fabric of Fate plays]
Melora: Beverly?
Beverly: Yes?
Melora: I wish you could grow up in a normal world, but the Gods have not blessed you with a normal life. You are afflicted with duty, things thrust upon you far beyond your years. The world should have protected you, but you have been asked to protect it. What an honor, what an injustice.
Moonshine: Now, I’ve got my opinion of which you are.
[The Writing on the Wall plays]
Murph: And you begin to make out what they’re saying. They’re all saying different versions of the same thing. You hear old people, young people, children:
Different voices, in prayer: Please, please let my family be safe. I don’t want to die. Give them strength. God bless our Titans in our hour of need. Protect us, Titans!
Murph: You realize that these are prayers about you, or to you, by people around Bahumia. You see that the glowing script on the walls begins to make sense to you. The writing is constantly changing to match the words of these prayers depending on what language they’re speaking. And all signs point to this being the way to the Court of Gods. It would make sense that Gods would hear the pleas of their people as they went in to decide their fate. And here you, having a piece of this divine heart, are able to hear the people around Bahumia and their faith in you.
[The Bahumia Theme replaces The Writing on the Wall]
Moonshine: But it’s time for you to decide.
Beverly: [tearful] Where would I be without the wisdom of the crick.
[Moonshine gasps. They both laugh softly.]
Moonshine: [also tearful] Where would I be without Pelor's light?
Beverly: Deeper in hell than we already are, that's for sure.
Moonshine: That's for sure.
Caldwell: I nod to myself. I stop walking.
[The Writing on the Wall returns]
Caldwell: Can we write back?
Murph: What do you write on the wall?
Beverly: We are here. We are here for you.
Murph: You feel an overwhelming sense of relief. What you have just done is essentially somebody praying to god, and god coming back and being like "I’m- I’m here." You hear the whispers come back in your head:
Different voices: Oh, thank the gods. Thank you, Titans. Thank you! Protect us. We have faith in you!