#where he thought he could just kill everyone instead of letting julius die

[sumireviku]

in the ludger ending i think ludger either has a full depressive spiral the party need to actively pull him out of until he's functional enough to be ceo or he just puts all his energy into being ceo of spirius and ghosts the entire fucking party for it because if he has to see all of them living their lives while he's haunted by elle and julius' sacrifices he is going to lose it

#v #x2 #loneliest end #and it's like a horrible way of thinking and i think ludger would be aware of that because he doesn't want to feel resentment for the party #because all he knows about victor is that his desire to protect elle resulted in killing everyone else #and ludger tries to think about elle because if he thinks about julius he's going to think about the brief brief brief moment #where he thought he could just kill everyone instead of letting julius die #and he can't delude himself into some 'what if' solution where he can save both julius and elle #it's easier to believe julius. who told him to save elle. who clearly wanted them both happy #than it is to believe elle who wanted ludger safe and wanted him to meet prime elle #except ludger cannot face lara. he knows when elle was born and knows he has to meet lara soon but he just can't #maybe it will make him happy the way it did for victor. maybe they are more of the same. but right now he's just thinking it's not elle #his daughter will never be elle in the same way his partner is elle #and he'd just rather actively avoid anyone he knows than stay in contact and watch them tiptoe around him whenever he's there #(and of course because ludger is avoiding them they never quite get back into being friends...) #im sad now :( this fic is gonna suck

[girl4music]

KATHERINE FUGATE: “I came to Rob and R.J. with a very specific belief on their series. Their series touched me deeply because it was about a woman’s search for redemption based on something in her life that she felt was a bad choice or wrong. So she was righting a wrong for herself and that period is commonly referred to as the Evil Xena period. And I came to Rob and R.J. in a room and looked at them and said ‘what I’d like to do is have Xena realize that all of that was necessary. As opposed to hating that part of herself to look at life as a balance of all things.’

What I think so many people do is sit in judgement about the choices they’ve made instead of realizing they all led them somewhere. And the Warrior Princess that Xena became would have never come about had there not been the Evil Xena period in her life. And for her to see both of them I proposed an alternate timeline in which she never became the Evil Xena and chose a different path which then never led her to the Warrior Princess - which it didn’t. And as I started thinking about that I thought wouldn’t it be interesting to do each character that way. A twist on all of their fate and choices in life. And if I remember correctly Gabrielle had always wanted to be a playwright and dreamt of going to Greece and being a famous playwright. So I thought ‘well, we’ll give her that dream, give Xena the dream she had in ‘Destiny’ when she wanted to be an Empress and rule with Caesar. Give her that dream. But let’s see what they’re missing at the end of the day.’ So I made them both successful in what they thought they wanted career-wise and goal-wise only to find out they didn’t have each other and that was the greater thing that was meant to be. So by that lesson I was hoping Xena and everyone would apply to their lives sort of a kindness to themselves for realizing every step they made had a reason. And that’s kind of how I pitched it.

Paying attention to and accepting all of the bad things that you, or actually the things that you call bad, and realizing they got you where you needed to be and ultimately, for Xena, where she needed to be was a person who recognized Gabrielle. And that’s how being the Warrior Princess got her to recognize Gabrielle when she saw her.

When we went in there we realized that now you have a specific timeline if you take off from ‘Destiny’. And I also started thinking like who is most interested in power in this show other than Caesar? He was always about power and Xena of course in certain incarnations and Alti was the other person who actually sought power in every form. And that’s how we got Alti. And I also realized Alti was a better conduit between the two worlds. She was our mystic and our sharmaness in the series and she’s the only person who - through some sort of mystical power could get you to see both images and both lifetimes. So that’s how we used her.

I think the thing about Alti that was interesting to me was everyone’s lives were linked in this show. Caesar was going to crucify Xena in any lifetime, Xena was going to meet Gabrielle in any lifetime and Alti was going to die because of Xena in any lifetime. This was a big surprise to her. She thought she’d finally won and she conquered her own destiny so to speak, just like Caesar thought he conquered his destiny by killing Brutus, who had killed him in the regular life - in the real life I guess we could say - and yet that didn’t work because his destiny was to die by an unexpected hand. It was the irony of Caesar - Julius Caesar’s - life. So here comes Alti, the trusted person he didn’t suspect, just like Brutus was. Well, with Alti, she was going to die by Xena’s hand. This time she crucifies Xena and looks at her and thinks she finally won only to realize in the last second of her life that Gabrielle and Xena’s love still was her demise, just like was always meant to be.

I absolutely think Xena had an effect on the way shows were later portrayed with women. Especially women action heroes. They’re just all over the place now. Even Tomb Raider, you know came afterwards. Alias came afterwards. Charmed I think even came afterwards. I don’t want to misquote something. But certainly it’s much more common now and accepted now and women are kicking ass all over the place. Xena - I think later,… it will be one of those retrospect shows where people realize how groundbreaking it was because I don’t know that they quite get it yet.”

This show is ultimately about the strong and substantial themes of redemption, forgiveness, vengeance, love, balance and justice and it’s great when the writers for the episodes see that and do what they can to add to those themes ‘cause those episodes are honestly the best. They’re the ones that really work and hit hard because they’re profound in the ways in which they teach you so many lessons.

And to choose to wrap these reiterated themes around female characters and have female-driven narratives in which to tell incredibly in-depth and compelling stories all about these themes is just 👌

Katherine Fugate should have had more episodes.

What a mind this woman has. Wowzas. 👏👏👏

So good. And she’s right. People still don’t quite get it. While it’s a cult show - I feel a lot of the reasons as to why it should be more appreciated aren’t understood. This is a 20-something year old show and it’s still relevant to watch today. It’s a timeless show in this way because a lot of shows are still catching up to it. How it portrays women in leading or authoritative roles. Queer women at that. It really is very special.

Look I know I’m biased because my niche is always going to be women-led and WLW supernatural/fantasy. But I still have yet to come across anything that surpasses Xena in its educational storytelling period. Nevermind including women-led and WLW. Like there’s nothing that matches up to the substance I get out of this show - its Universe and its characters.

Imagine being taught something as profound as this through a TV show about badass female fighters.

About appreciating the balance of all things in life through two female characters deeply in love and righting wrongs by fighting the greater good fight.

But it’s not just the women-led and WLW representation that is what makes this show so groundbreaking and profound and a delight to watch.

It’s just absolutely insane to me that this show exists even today. I’m constantly in awe of its substance and I could cry a damn river for this generation of TV art/entertainment because they’ll never come close to it.

It’s the writing in general. It’s REALLY fucking GOOD. I could listen to these interviews by the writers all day. Their passion and conscientiousness just floors me.

Like where is any of this in the TV industry today?

Nowhere! And it’s because of how much the landscape of TV show making has changed. And it hasn’t changed in a good way. Not in my opinion. It’s almost a chore to slog through the shortest shows now because of how absolutely lifeless they are. How completely devoid of substance. Depth of meaning. Perhaps it’s largely because Xena let you create the meaning for yourself through personal interpretation. But nevertheless even the cannon and explicit stuff was just better in every way than what we have now.

TV art/entertainment really has took a huge dive bomb since Xena, Buffy and Charmed were airing.

As I said - It’s not just the representation. It’s the storytelling within that representation and vice versa. It’s all the exceptional writing for that representation.

I don’t know if that makes any sense.

I’ll stop rambling. I know what I mean.

#xena warrior princess #when fates collide #xena #lucy lawless #gabrielle #renee o'connor #julius caesar #karl urban #alti #claire stansfield #katherine fugate #interview #Youtube

[simpingforthisonedeer]

who are your top ten black clover characters and ships? talk about them! -tat!

Tat? I just woke up and I don’t know who you are so please forgive me tat if I already know you but if I actually don’t, then nice to meetcha! Thank you for this interesting ask! I didn’t know people were interested in my thoughts or what I had to say sakjdhksj

I don’t have too many ships because Black Clover is mainly action so it is focused on that. I don’t ship any of the underage characters because they are all children who are busy saving the world and the adult characters such as the Captains(except Yami and Charlotte) and the Wizard King are all too busy with work and saving their kingdom and the world. They have no time for romance as of now. But, BC is going to be as long or even longer than One Piece according to Tabata so there is hope for everyone ;)

I’ve ordered this list from the bottom to the top so I hope you don’t mind 👹

10. William Vangeance

Look, if I was in the BC universe, what he did would be unforgivable to me. Instead of not enabling his most dearest friend to commit genocide, he leaves it up to him and the person he respects the most to fight to the death so he wouldn’t have to decide. Like who in their right minds would stand aside if their closest friend wanted to commit genocide for something that happened 500 years ago?

I was initially really upset with William but after a while, I started liking his character. Usually when people are like “I like this so-and-so character because they are flawed,” I would be like please🙄 but William is the first character I have ever truly liked for being flawed. Like this man loved Patri so much that he was willing to let people die. Not that it’s a good thing but you get what I mean. But at the same time, just as much he loved, he knew it was wrong so it was an impossible choice for him and I absolutely love that about him. But keep in mind, if he was an actual person I knew, my opinion would be waaaaaay different.

9. Zara Ideale

This man is badass as all hell like cmon. First commoner to become a magic knight??? That’s freaking amazing😎😎😎 and the way he kept a smile on his face despite everyone underestimating him and beating him down? Very respectable😎 The way he was an amazing, single father and a role model to Zora? That’s hot 😎 And the way he inspired my man Julius? Freaking iconic😎

8. Mereoleona Vermillion

She is simply a hot woman with a rough side, an OP character and an amazing leader. What more can I say 🙈🙈🙈

7. Finral Roulacase

I love his character because he is trying so hard to get better for Finnese’s sake. I mean he isn’t doing too good of a job but he is first gaining confidence in himself and I could clearly see a realistic difference in him. I personally don’t ship him with Finesse unless I see them bond more tbh but this is going to be a looooong story so there may be space for development there.

6. Grey x Gauche

Look, I don’t like Gauche because of his sister complex. It’s played off as a joke way too many times and I find it icky but the teased ship between him and Grey seems realistic and nice to me. Like he could help Grey build up her confidence and Grey could teach him what it is to love another person. Ships that build each other up make me go uwu asjkdhakjsd

5. Klaus Lunettes

I absolutely adore Klaus because this man is the prime example of hope for the next generation. He is a noble who was initially derisive of Asta and Yuno because they were peasants but now he actually loves and respects them. This is how the next generation should be. Nobles shouldn’t only learn to tolerate commoners and peasants but actually respect and even love them as well.

I especially like for his Klaus’s love and concern for Asta and find it incredibly wholesome and endearing. He is an amazing friend and actually voices his concerns if any of them are about to do something stupid unlike someone askjdaks

4. Charlotte Roselei

Charlotte is a badass woman and with the way she is written, just because she is in love, didn’t mean that she was any less than her position as Magic Knight Captain. What I mean is that she wasn’t reduced to a woman in love with Yami and actually has her moments where she gets to shine and im not going to spoil anything but she’s doing amazing in the manga and I’m cheering for her 😎

3. Fuegoleon Vermillion

Ok, I know I don’t talk about him as much but I really love his character because he inspires other people like Asta and Noelle and is a great magic knight captain. His character and the way he holds himself also reminds me of Erwin from AoT asdhakdkfsjk. Him and his fire magic and salamander are badass as hell and he also makes for an amazing leader. I genuinely like seeing him being all authoritative and it’s a nice contrast from Julius’ passive attitude. If Julius wasn’t Wizard King, it would be him.

2. Yami Sukehiro

Who in their right minds don’t like Yami Sukehiro? Like he is such a freaking dad to the rest of the squad and he has such amazing fight scenes and his spell, “Dimension Slash?” Freaking amazing like when he got trapped in the Dream World, I knew he was going to use that spell and it was so freaking cool. Not only that, he pushes everyone around him to be better and to surpass their limits. I like his constant presence and he makes for some really funny moments with his dry humor XD

1. Julius Novachrono

IM LITERALLY JULIUS NOVACHRONO BRAINROT AHGDKJSHDJKSFJKSH ITS IN MY NAME I SIMP FOR THIS MAN AND THIS MAN ONLY SO FREAKING MUCH AHSKAJSNJKA 

Ok, so besides the fact that this man is HOT AS FUCK He’s also very sweet and when he nerds about magic it’s the most adorable thing in the world. In the beginning, I thought he may be a villain because he was too good to be true. But that was up until when he obliterated the Midnight Sun at their hideout I just went🥵🥵🥵 look I thought he was a passive character BUT GAH DAYUM the way he looked at patri like boi whatchu doin🤨 he was so bored during that fight like LAWD HAVE MERCY

I’m so sorry anon but you should’ve expected this from my hoe ass

I also love OP characters and I also happened to like time a lot. Like I am a massive Doctor Who fan and I’m a whole physics nerd and I’ve always been fascinated by Time, Gravity and Space among other things so of course I love Julius🥰🥰

I like how there are small details for his time spells like the fact that his Chronostasis spell only brings time to a near stop because completely stopping time would stop the movement of particles and instantly freeze and kill the person. AJSDJLKASJD I’ll stop nerding now(never👹)

Oh god, when I get to True Time Magic in my fic😩 light, time and gravity in the backdrop of magic got me shaking

He’s very charming and has good morals which is a big point in his favor but he’s also such a dad?? He takes Yami and William and basically raises them in their crucial years(teenage is pretty crucial right? I think so🤔) I don’t have daddy issues but GAH DAYUM HE FINE

I know he’s a kid and all that now but knowing Tabata, it’s because if he actually died, things would all go to shit real fast and I believe he would age up in some way or maybe actually grow up gradually and not die again(fingers crossed TvT) and actually contribute to the plot more😩 give me the grown up Julius, Tabata 👹👹👹

I mean if Tabata made the right decisions with his story, he would show Julius become less and less of a centrist in the name of character development and let him lose👀👀

#Black Clover #long post #Anshi's thoughts on tings #william vangeance #zara ideale #mereoleona vermillion #black clover mereoleona #finral roulacase #black clover grey #gauche adlai #klaus lunettes #charlotte roselei #fuegoleon vermillion #yami sukehiro #julius novachrono #tat!anon #thx for whispering 🥰

[lyranova]

100 Follower Event!

Hi guys! So this was requested by @simpingforthisonedeer ! Its for Julius and her OC Aika, I had so much fun writing this and I apologize if the ending sucks I wasn’t quite sure how I wanted to end it 😅. But I hope you like it Anshi dear 🥺💕!

Word Count: 1,050

Genre: Fluff

Warnings: None

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Aika sighed as she and Julius came upon a small motel in a small town around Nean, she had tried to convince Julius that he didn’t need to come, especially since he was the Wizard King. But Julius argued and said he wanted to go with her and disguised himself as a little old woman, Aika had shaken her head, he couldn’t at least have chosen someone a little younger? But it couldn’t be helped, especially since he rushed her out of the castle because of Marx looking for him.

“ What am I supposed to tell people when they see you and I together?” Aika had asked him, he laughed softly, even as this little old woman he still had the same laughter.

“ Tell them I’m your mother, or grandmother, whichever you prefer.” He had suggested, and that's exactly what Aika did, although there was a time she called him her great-grandmother.

Aika and Julius, known as Chronovala in his old lady form, walked inside the motel. It was small, but surprisingly cozy and warm, you wouldn’t think that when you looked at how worn and decrepit the building looked on the outside. Julius had chosen this place to stay since it would be the less conspicuous choice. Aika walked up to the front desk, where a middle aged gentleman with a warm smile sat.

“ Excuse me, do you have any rooms available?” She asked politely, the man nodded.

“ Yes we have a room available.” He told her before looking down at a big book that sat on the counter, apparently that's where the guests registered.

“ Good I’ll need two rooms.” Aika then went to grab a small pouch on her hip to pay for the two rooms when the man held up a hand.

“ I think you misheard me ma’am, I have a room available. As in I only have one room left.” The man explained, Aika felt her eyebrow twitch in irritation, he was kidding right? There was no way she was going to share a room with Julius! No way!

——

Aika really hated her luck. She stood in the doorway to the only room left, it was a decent size with a king size mattress in the center. The man at the desk had been confused at first, especially since he assumed she wouldn’t have a problem sharing a room with her ‘mother’. Julius had to eventually come over and calm everyone down, well, calm her down anyway.

“ This looks like a very nice room!” Julius cheerfully exclaimed as he returned to his normal form, after Aika closed the door of course. Like a child he ran over to the bed and jumped on it, sprawling out as though he were already getting comfortable to go to sleep. Aika’s eyes narrowed and she walked over to the bed.

“ What are you doing?” She asked as she crossed her arms, he looked over at her with that cute playful smile of his.

“ Well, I was planning on going to sleep, since we have to wake up early so we can investigate those ruins.” Julius stated in an almost confused tone, Aika had heard of some ancient ruins close to Nean and had wanted to investigate them herself and of course Julius got wind of it and decided to tag along.

Aika blinked slowly, he was planning on sharing a bed? With her? She walked over to the bed, grabbed the edge of the blankets tightly in her fists, and quickly picked them and brought them back down in one swift motion, effectively causing Julius to roll off the bed and land on the ground with a soft thud.

“ W-What was that for?!” He asked in shock before she climbed onto the bed, crawled over to him, and looked him in the eye.

“ This is my mission. I’m the one who calls the shots, and if you think we’re sharing a bed because that's our only option, then you’re dumber than I thought.” She snapped, sounding colder and harsher than she had intended. But she was trying to keep her distance from him, she didn’t want to hurt him, or worse kill him. This was a dangerous game they were playing. She watched Julius’s face twist slightly, she forgot; he actually liked it when she took charge. She sighed in exasperation and grabbed a pillow and blanket and threw them at him.

“ You can sleep on the floor.” She announced before fluffing her own pillow and laying down, not bothering to change into more comfortable clothes. She was actually tired, but she was also irritated.

After a few moments of silence she let out a soft sigh, she hadn’t meant to be so harsh and cold, but she was trying to protect both of them. She didn’t want him to get hurt or die because of her, because she loved him. She wasn’t good for him, he deserves someone better. But it seemed like the more she tried to push him away, the more he refused to let her.

“ Are you awake?” Aika asked softly, she was regretting making him sleep on the cold floor and had come up with a small solution, if he was willing to listen anyway.

“ Yes, what's wrong?” Julius asked in concern as he sat up to look at Aika. She rolled over and looked at him, his short blonde hair was a bit of a mess, but otherwise he seemed to be as wide awake as she was.

“ I have an idea; instead of sleeping on the floor you can sleep in bed but,” she held up a hand as he went to speak. “ You have to sleep above the covers and stay on your side.” She watched him nod before quickly climbing into bed and doing as instructed.

“ Understood. I stay on my side, you stay on yours and just to be safe I’ll put this between us.” Julius grabbed a pillow and placed it between them to act as some sort of barrier, Aika couldn’t help but laugh. He could be so adorable sometimes.

“ Goodnight Julius.” She muttered softly before closing her eyes, trying to drift off to sleep.

“ Goodnight, Aika.”

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I’m sorry if this wasn’t very good or if I portrayed Aika wrong Anshi Ily so much 🥺💕! But I hope you guys enjoyed this anyway, thanks for reading and I hope you all have a good day~!

#asks #anshi🌙 #my darling🌙 #black clover #black clover fanfic #cc x oc #not my oc #julius novachrono #aika belongs to anshi! #100 follower event

[one-leaf-grimoire]

Black Clover Week 2020, Day 4: Role Reversal

So I thought long and hard about what I wanted this to be and I finally decided what the obvious answer is. Behold: "Sexy Evil Julius Novachrono"

Warning: oops kind of angsty lol, ended up kind of long, also slight spoilers for the Spade Arc

"I didn't want it to be like this..."

Julius knew he was backed into a corner. He did his best for six months to hide his condition from the King, but the truth eventually slipped out. Was it one of the Captains? Or more likely Damnatio... but it didn't matter. Julius was dragged out into the light, where Augustus and the entire Kira family laughed at him.

"Look at you! Once, you claimed that your power rivaled mine, but now you're nothing but a weak child!" Augustus taunted as his infuriatingly slow light magic pushed Julius around. "Obviously, you can't be Wizard King any more, can you? And for lying to me for so long..."

Julius was stripped of everything he had worked so hard to achieve. He had hoped that everything would settle down after the defeat of the Spade Dark Triad, but now here he was, banished from the noble realm, with nothing but the body of a child, a single page of his grimoire, his former advisor, Marx.

And last he heard, Augustus was planning to appoint a new Wizard King, to add to Julius's humiliation. He didn't know who it would be, but he knew one thing:

It should still be me. I'm not ready to give it up yet. I'm not done.

There were parts of his dream yet to fall into place, and Julius wouldn't let anyone take hold of the future he fought for.

So, this desperation lead him all over the continent, Marx at his side, searching for ways to bring him back to his full power. It lead them into some pretty dangerous places, but eventually they ended up near a being who might just be able to help him. You see, after the last fight with the Dark Triad, the fabric between this world and the underworld of Devils had been thinned drastically, which was the only reason why Julius found himself face to a Devil with the same powers as him. A rare and interesting opportunity... Julius couldn’t help but think about Asta. How did Asta even manage to get a Devil in his Grimoire? I guess it doesn’t matter now... I’m about to walk down that same path. The Devil was eager for a chance to enter the living world, and willing to let Julius use his powers to do whatever he wanted. Maybe the Devil could sense the malice to come.

But, this was potent, forbidden magic, the kind that required the sacrifice of someone’s life to complete. Luckily, there was a volunteer there, ready to do what it took to help his King.

“I wish I could see this to the end,” Marx told Julius, a smile on his face despite the fear that trembled through his hands. “Promise me you’ll make it back, and fulfill your dream... and try not to get so distracted so much! Seriously, without me there, it’s going to be much worse, isn’t it?”

Julius couldn’t help but laugh at those long-passed memories. “I promise, Marx... I’ll never take my eyes off my goal again.”

And so, Marx’s life ended, and Julius’s began once again.

“J-JULIUS?! What is the meaning of this?!”

To say that Augustus was surprised was an understatement. He stared in shock as the man he banished walked right towards him, in all his former glory. His Swallowtail mark was back, but it was red instead of blue. The bright look that always used to be in Julius’s eyes was gone, replaced with a dark purpose that scared Augustus. The King frantically waved his staff as Julius continued to approach without a word. “Guards! Stop him!”

Four guards ran at Julius, who didn’t even slow down. He just raised his hands, letting off two beams of blinding red light. Screams filled the room as the smoke cleared and there was absolutely no sign of the attackers.

Panic started to fill Augustus as Julius climbed up the stairs to his throne. Maybe it was his imagination, but he swore he could see a little smile on the man’s face. “Julius!!! I’ll kill you myself!” A giant, golden monarch of light rose up behind Augustus, brandishing it’s staff. Julius recognized it as the same spell that held him down when Augustus humiliated and banished him. He felt more angry now than even when Yami and William were kidnapped, but none of it showed on his face.

Augustus... this is the only time I’ve ever been happy to see you. The day I kill you.

He wanted to see the same fear that once plagued him on Augustus’s face, so Julius let his Devil out. From his Swallowtail mark, pitch-black magic pervaded his body, staining his hair and his skin down to his hands. Just as he intended, a look of pure fear covered Augustus’s face as Julius’s own Weg appeared, a sharp, dangerous onyx antler.

Goodbye, your majesty.

More screams filled the room, and Augustus’s Golden Monarch melted away. Julius let himself smile genuinely before turning back to the others. “You’re all from the Kira family, yes?” he asked, remembering how they all laughed at him. Maybe I can get a little more revenge today... but first... “Tell me... who’s the new Wizard King?”

“I am.”

Julius and everyone else turned to the side entrance to see none other than Fuegoleon Vermillion walk in. Hmm, I should have expected that. This might be tricky. “It’s good to see you again, Fuegoleon,” Julius told him with a little wave, not moving from his place up by the throne. “As you can see, I’m back, so would you be okay with waiting your turn a little while longer?”

Fuegoleon’s eyes darted down to the ground, where several scorch marks already stained the marble. “I can’t do that, sir... you just killed our King.”

“I know it must be shocking to see, but don’t pretend you wouldn’t do the same thing. Or,” Julius narrowed his eyes. “Maybe you wouldn’t... maybe you still think of him as family.”

“Family or not, as the Wizard King, I have the Kingdom’s best interest in mind. And right now...” Fuegoleon opened his Grimoire, flames already roaring to life around him. “I don’t think you’re included in those interests.”

“Ah, that’s a shame.” Julius’s smile faded. It was starting to look like he’ll have to kill another friend today. “Well, if you’re so quick to defend a man who deserved to die... I guess we have no choice. Thank you, Fuegoleon. I admire your virtue.”

...

...

“Julius! Julius-”

Yami and William ran to the Castle as soon as they heard the rumors. It can’t be true... Master William would never do such a thing, William thought to himself in a panic. 

That old man... so the moment he comes back, he takes everything out on the Kira family? But if the rumors are true, then also... 

Yami skidded to a stop, William running into him. They peered into the great hall to see the horrible sight. Smoke drifted through the air, the last remaining dregs of flame mana. Mixed in was a horrible, unnatural magic, but unfortunately magic that they recognized all too well. Members of the Kira family were scattered everywhere, but among all of them.

“No... Fuegoleon...” 

William ran to the body and fell to his knees. Yami felt numb as he followed. William felt for a pulse, but couldn’t find it. “So... it’s true. Master Julius is here, somewhere...” His eyes darkened. “We have to stop him.”

They caught up to Julius just as he was about to step out of the castle and reclaim his title. “Ah, you two... I’m glad you’re here-” Julius cut himself off when he saw that Yami and William were ready to attack, grimoires and sword at the ready. “I see... well, before you blindly attack me, why don’t you listen to my speech?”

“What are you going to tell them?” Yami growled, hiding his fear and confusion. “Make promises you can’t keep?”

“What do you mean? I’ve always kept my promises.” Julius’s smile faded a little. “And I made one recently... I promised to never take my eyes off my goal again.” He clenched his fist. “I won’t step down... not until I’ve brought peace and equality back into this kingdom. While there’s still discrimination, I can’t stop.”

“Listen to you...” Yami let his sword lower. “A regular people’s man... you, who’s never faced discrimination in your life. Don’t you think it’s time to hand your job to someone else? We weren’t going to let you get killed, we were trying to find you when you came back here. You did so much for this kingdom already. You should have just gone and found a peaceful life somewhere, instead of crawling back up here, committing murder, and whatever the other shit is you have planned.”

Julius’s smile was completely gone now, just a look of disappointment on his face. “Well... why don’t we see what they think?”

Julius knew that he was beloved by the kingdom. And he knew that love was very much still alive as he walked out to greet the crowd, cheers and cries of his name filling the air. Yami and William could do nothing but watch as he proclaimed himself King and, once again, Wizard King. The crowd ate it all up, this was what they wanted for so long, for Julius to just take the power for himself. They didn’t understand the cost at the time. “Together... we’ll dismantle the system that’s oppressed you for so long. The nobility must go... and that future is in your hands.”

Julius turned back to look at Yami and William as the crowd cheered once again. One read of his Ki, and Yami could tell. Julius had no intention of fighting them, or even defending himself. The message was clear: Yami... are you really going to strike down a beloved monarch in front of the people who love him? 

No... I can’t. Yami grit his teeth. Dammit, Julius...

Julius was filled with nothing but confidence. The confidence of a man with nothing to lose and the entire world to gain.

William stared at the ground, clenching his fists, as Julius came back to join them. “Well, I’m glad you two came around. Now-” Both of the younger men looked up as their friend, mentor, and now King took their hands with his usual smile on his face. But today, that gentleness was a lie. Maybe Julius truly believed in what he was doing, but Yami had a bad feeling that a storm was just around the corner. “Will you help me rebuild this kingdom in our image?”

OUR image? You mean... your image.

“...yes, sir.”

Yami followed him, unable to look into the eyes of anyone as one thought plagued his mind.

I didn’t want it to be like this...

#blackcloverweek #blackcloverweek2020 #julius novachrono #black clover #writing #bc spoilers

[nosafeharbour]

The Sorrow of Werlyt thoughts/reactions (5.5)

The way I was worried I’d over-hyped myself on enjoying Werlyt, and then I’ve never enjoyed it more

- I can’t believe I was like “I hope it’s not Zenos, and I feel like it might not be because it’s a red herring, but I’ll be okay with it now :)” and instead the Weapon’s transformation was... becoming a feral Au Ra... it’s orb move was called Auri Arts and it was a big angry lizard TT___TT Which is perfect considering the context I’m just SO OVERWHELMED AND HAPPY

- Seeing people calling it “ifrit” and “dog” in PF is so fucking funny

- GaiusWoL real. my god. these bitches no longer want to murder each other, good for them, good for them

- Gaius smiled at least FOUR TIMES in this patch, I never thought I’d see the day

- Valdeaulin and Severa wahhhh I’m so glad they got such happy and well rounded endings? And I was so happy I almost cried again that they’re sticking with Gaius. Go Team Shadowhunter!!

- I’m so glad they finally dwelled on Gaius’s involvement in conquering Ala Mhigo and Werlyt, I was happy to see M’naago so uncomfortable/angry, and the Werlyt Revolutionaries’ “well, he did a good job of conquering it the first time, I’m sure he can do it a second” was pretty funny

- I got misty eyed at a few occasions (hearing the new Ultima remix when stood on the Cloud Deck, when Valdeaulin kind of made fun of Gaius’s attempt to speak to the kids) but I really did just full on cry when we saw the memories at the end... seeing Gaius in his armour with the orphans alone got me, but Nero, Rhitahtyn, and Livia unleashed the waterworks LMAO god... in this house we adore the XIVth Legion

- So uh were Avilina and Milisandia meant to come off as? In love? The lizards are gay, right?

- I really liked the hook of the memorial last patch because of how much I’ve thought about my WoL’s relationship with being Raen/a victim of the Empire/attached to a seaside town like Terncliff, so that was a nice payoff. I like where they put it, I’ll definitely visit it! I think Albi’s dad’s name is there, maybe

- I’ll visit in general just because :) oh my god I’m so happy that Gaius (and everyone else) are still in Terncliff afterwards. I get to keep them there either forever, or until 6.0? We out here WINNING

- [clenches fist] I was already going to enjoy Gaius + Garleans + FFVII Weapons but I’m never gonna stop being emotional that they gave me the Raen content I’d only ever dreamed of. It feels so personal and special to me because of that... I’m so happy to be a Raen player who is this invested in Raen

- When they all first started talking about settling down in Werlyt I was so scared they were writing them out of the story entirely, but Gaius/Severa/Valdeaulin’s very “until we see each other again, which we will” send offs felt very hopeful that they’ll be relevant again in the future

- I hope they don’t forget that Gaius’s whole “local man too angry to die” thing was because he wanted to hunt Ascians and help Garlemald, right when we’re going into hunting Ascians and helping Garlemald expansion LMAO I guess I could live with him also picking up on the theme of letting go of revenge and working towards a brighter future, but please let him be relevant in Endwalker

- The whole scene with Gaius and Valens... god... GOD...

- It was all so anime to a degree that I know people will be mad about, but fortunately I am a massive cringe anime fan and I found it all so genuinely fantastic

- ESPECIALLY THE PART WHERE GAIUS NAMED HIS NEW TERMINUS EST AND YELLED IT’S NAME

- Crocea Mors is the name of Caesar’s sword... you know... Gaius Julius Caesar... Having a reference be that blunt should be cringe but actually it’s iconic

- I was torn between wanting Gaius to kill Valens and letting one of the Raen kids do it, but the latter felt too cruel? Turns out I got best of both worlds. Gaius got his moment and then Alfonse crushing him and literally throwing his dead body was great

- I’m sad that Alfonse ultimately perished but having him actually be the Diamond Weapon was so neat... the way they did it was really scary and sad and moving

- Seeing Gaius’s face go through all five stages of grief at once when he goes to put Alfonse out of his misery :)

- I can’t believe we got to see Gaius show so many emotions. Oh my godddgdhddghh

- I even really liked Cid’s ending. I always wanted him to show more anger at Gaius than he did, like everyone, but seeing him admit that it would serve no purpose and letting it go kind of suits him so well. Cid is the most kindhearted character in this whole game

- His very determined >:) it’s the G-SAVIOR now instead of the G-Warrior because we’re not here to kill, we’re here to rescue!! Very cute, I love him, what a sap

I’ve looked at this image for 5 hours now

We got the Werlyt good ending, we did it lads

It ended on such a genuinely wonderful and moving note, and I didn’t even have to say goodbye to anyone. I am going to spend the rest of my life in Terncliff. I’m gonna hold Gaius’s HAND

The only nitpick I have for the whole patch is that we got Gaius piloting again (his dry remarks about having not piloted an Allagan war machine in a while made me laugh) but we didn’t even get a cool cockpit shot of him. It’s okay I’ll live

#5.5 spoilers #the sorrow of werlyt #don't look at me I'm experiencing #reactions

[ask-the-fairies]

Main 8: what’s your favorite story that you’ve heard at Fairy Tale Theater?

Tinkerbell:

"That's easy! I'm biased still; I love hearing the story of the lost treasure! Partially because I lived it!"

Fawn:

"I love the story called The 7 Brothers. It's about 7 brothers who live and hunt together in the woods, and one day they are confronted by a King, who tells them whoever shoots an arrow nearest to his daughter shall have her as his bride and be king himself someday. The king has hidden her in the forest somewhere, so each brother shoots 1 arrow in whichever direction they believe her to be. The youngest brother, Viktor, is also the weakest of the brothers, but the kindest. His brothers mock him when his arrow does not go far. The princess hears them, and places herself beside the youngests arrow, and he and her fall in love and be married! I just think it's a nice story!"

Zarina:

"I don't go the theatre alot, but I do remember a nice story about a group of pirates who become shipwrecked on a lost island, and discover a lost civilization, and they have a chance to save this civilization and turn their lives around. I forgot what it was called though."

Periwinkle:

"At our theatre in Winter Woods, I was told a story about 2 sisters. One was born with ice powers, the other not. But an accident almost killed the normal sister, and so a spell was placed on her to heal her that made her forget her sisters powers too. The story was about sisterhood, and being comfortable with yourself, as well as love and sacrifice. In the end, the sisters are the best of friends again!"

Rosetta:

"The ugly bride! It's about a beautiful princess, who is loced by a cruel king. She rejects his advances, and he turns her into a hideous frog. The only way to turn back into a princess is to earn the love of a prince. A prince in a nearby kingdom is being forced to find a bride, and while on a walk one day, meets the frog princess. She tells him that if he marries her, she shsll make him proud and happy. Afraid his father will force him to marry someone else, he marries the frog princess. His brothers and their wives mock and ridicule him for it, and he becomes embarassed. The frog princess continues to reassure him. The king, decides it is time to choose an heir, and so puts his sons up to several tasks to please him, and their wives. The first task he gives the wives, is to make him a splendid meal. The frog princess works all night alone, and somehow makes a beautiful, delicious meal that outdoes the other 2 wives. The second night, the king orders the women to design him a new outfit, and once again, the frog princess makes a costume fit for a king. The last night, the king asks the women to weave him a tapestry. The frog princess weaves all night under the moon, and creates the most beautiful tapestry in the kingdom. The king is pleased with the frog princess, as is her prince husband. He admits he underestimated her abilities and kindness, and plans a ball to show how proud he is of her. That night, at the ball, a beautiful woman appears before everyone, and reveals that she is indeed the frog princess. The curse lifted, the king declares that she and her husband shall rule next, and they live happily ever after."

Silvermist:

"I've always loved the story of the lake fairy. One day, a poor woodcutter was chopping wood to sell by a lake one day, and he lost his grip on his axe and it fell into the lake. The lake was very deep, amd he could not swim. As he sat by the shore thinking of how he could not afford another axe, a beautiful water fairy appeared to him, and asked him why he was so sad. When he told her of his lost axe, she offered to get it for him, and she dipped below the water. When shr returned, she had a shimmering, solid silver axe. What a fortune it was worth! He could feed his family for many seasons with that axe. But it was not his, and he told the fairy the truth. She dipped below the water once again, and returned with another axe, this one solid gold. He would never have to sell wood again with that axe! But it was not his, and he told her the truth. She once again dipped into the lake, and this time returned eith his rightful, trusty axe. He was delighted, and she delivered it to him. She told him that because he had told her the truth about the other 2 axes, he could have them too. And so the man returned home with all three axes, and was able to leave his job behind for a better future with his family. It's a sweet story!"

Iridessa:

"My favourite story is the one about the little girl and the stream. One day, there was a kind little girl named Lucy, who lived in a shack with her cruel and lazy mother, and cruel and lazy sister. After supper, the mother told Lucy to fetch some water by the stream so they could wash. And so down to the stream she went to get water. An old woman appeared, and asked if she could have some of her water to drink, as she was old and frail and was afraid of falling in the stream. Lucy happily obliged, and let her drink as much water as she wanted. The old woman thanked her after, and told her that because she was so kind and sweet, she shall be rewarded every time she spoke. Lucy trudged back to the house, where her impatient mother asked her what took her so long. But when Lucy began to speak, pearls and small jewels began to fall from her mouth. After hearing of the old woman, the mother ordered the other sister to fetch water from the stream, and to be kind to the old woman so she too could have riches fall from her mouth. The cruel sister went down to the stream, but saw no old woman. Instead, a beautiful young woman approached her, and asked for some of her water. The cruel sister refused, telling her to get it herself, and told her to get lost. The beautiful woman told her she was nasty and vile, and so from now on her words would produce nasty and vile creatures. The cruel sister ran back to the house, where her mother was eager to know what happened. When she tried to tell her story, snakes and frogs came from her mouth instead! Little Lucy ran away, and lived a life of luxury from her jewels always practicing kindness to those around her. The cruel mother and sister lived their days in filth and misery, surrounded by frogs and snakes."

"I don't really do the theatre, but if I had to choose a story, it's the minotaur and the maze. It's about 2 warring kingdoms. The son of King Rolf was killed in the country of King Julius, and King Rolf blamed Julius, and ordered that every 3 years, 12 random citizens from King Julius's country would be forced aboard a ship bound for his own. These 12 people would then be locked in a maze meant to trap a violent minotaur, as sacrifices. Of they survived through the night, they would be taken back to their country and set free. No one had ever lived till dawn. As the time came to pick which citizens of his country would be chosen, King Julius's own son, Xavier, volunteered himself. He thought that perhaps if he were to die, then King Rolf would stop his madness for good. King Julius reluctantly agreed, and the prince boarded the ship bound to King Rolf's country. When the prisoners arrived, King Rolf was delighted to see the prince among them. King Rolf's daughter, Helena, was present as well. Prince Xavier boldly declared that he would spend the night alone in the maze and kill the minotaur himself. If he prevailed, King Rolf would never again take innocent people from his country. King Rolf agreed, feeling that the death of his enemies son would be justice enough for his own sons death. The other prisoners were held in a cell together, while Prince Xavier waited for nightfall in a cell of his own. Just an hour before dark, Princess Helena came to his cell in secret. She offered to help him and his countrymen escape, believing her father cruel and vengeful. He turned down the kind offer, knowing if he fled King Rolf's bloody reign would continue. So Princess Helena gave him a long spool of golden thread, so he may tie one end to a rock in the maze, so he may not get lost. Surprised by her kindness and good heart, Prince Xavier promised he would succeed. And so that night, he was locked in the labyrinth, with his hidden thread and knife. He tied one of ge string ends to a rock, and began to explore the dark, mysterious maze. It was not long before the minotaur smelled the prince, and began to attack. The prince slashed the minotaurs eyes, as to blind him, then killed and beheaded the beast. Morning came, and to King Rolf's astonishment, Prince Xavier came out of the maze virtually unscathed, who threw the head of the fallen minotaur at his feet. Unable to back out of his agreement, King Rolf ordered the release of the other prisoners, and promised on paper that no other people shall be taken anymore. Prince Xavier was pleased, but owed his success to Princess Helena. He then demanded Princess Helena's hand in marriage as a sign of unity between the two countries. Princess Helena happily agreed, and so with their marriage, the two countries were able to live on peace."

Thanks for the ask!

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[four-loose-screws]

FE4 Suzuki Novelization Translation (Gen II) - Chapter 14

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Chapter 14 - The Final Battle

The moment Manfroy died, Julia's curse was lifted. "What… happened to me?"

"Manfroy cast a spell on you to control you." Lewyn explained.

"Manfroy? ...That's right, he captured me… I wonder what I did. What if I…"

"It's all okay now. Some of the soldiers have some minor wounds, but no one died. More importantly, let's go to Velthomer. Seliph should be waiting for us there."

The two traveled towards Velthomer Castle, and along the way, they ran into Seliph and the cavalry unit, returning from their fight.

Seliph was happy that Julia was safe, but then his expression darkened.

"What's the matter, Seliph? Did something bad happen?"

"Lewyn, we cannot obtain the Book of Naga."

"Why not?"

"Only Julius knows where it was sealed. Manfroy and Arvis knew, but I killed them both and squandered our chances of victory."

"Um…" Julia said nervously. "I… might know where it is…"

"What did you say!?"

"Father told me. When I was being held in Chalphy, he snuck in to see me during the night and gave me this circlet, then said, 'This is the key that will open Velthomer's underground treasure room. There is an item in there that is very important to you.'”

Julia remembered how lonely her father's face looked at that time.

-

"Julia, I've done something inexcusable to you. You must hate me for it. Please forgive me…"

"I don’t hate you! I've never hated you! You’ve always been kind to me."

"It brings me a bit of peace to hear you say that. …I don't have the power to protect you now. It's embarrassing as a father to admit that, but I don't think there's anything that can be done about it. Take this circlet. It's a keepsake from your mother. It's praying to keep you safe. Your mother is surely praying for you, too."

In the memories of her childhood, her father was always full of confidence.

'Yet now, he has no power, like a person on death’s doorstep…’ Julia thought, and her eyes filled with tears.

-

"There!" Lewyn said. "That's where the Book of Naga is! Come on, everyone, let's go to Velthomer!"

-

The existence of the underground storeroom was by no means a secret in Velthomer, it was just how to open it, and what was inside, that no one knew.

Within the door was a long, thin indent that seemed to match the shape of the circlet. Julia put the circlet in the indent, and the door opened with a loud creak.

Inside was the Book of Naga.

Julia picked the tome up with both hands and pressed it against her chest. "Ah, what a strange feeling this is. It’s so nostalgic… and warm…"

And now, it was clear to her what her purpose was.

It was not her brother Julius that she would kill, but the Dark God Loptous.

-

At a monastery on the route to Belhalla, Lana discovered that a large group of children was hiding there.

The owner explained that Ishtar had taken care of them.

"Huh? Ishtar, the thunder mage warrior?"

"Yes. She said not to hand them over to anyone, no matter who came, until all of the fighting was over."

The moment they heard that, their image of the mage who'd given the liberation army such a difficult fight vanished. Ishtar was a woman who'd worried greatly about the contradictions between her love and her reality.

"Poor girl." Lana whispered.

"Huh? Who are you talking about?" Seliph asked.

"Ishtar."

"Yes, that's true. She was killed in battle…”

'It is a death she was prepared for.' Lana thought. 'She, as Julius' beloved, chose to fight, and, as a human being, also chose to save the children. If the Imperial Army had won, Julius probably wouldn't have allowed her to get away with letting the children escape. So either of the paths she chose would have ended in death. I wonder how much she worried until she made up her mind.'

Comparing Ishtar's situation to her own made her realize just how happy she was. 'I should love Lord Seliph as much as I can. And surely Lord Seliph feels the same way towards me…'

-

The liberation army surrounded the perimeter of Belhalla Castle.

The soldiers all wished to attack right away, but Seliph did not allow it.

"If you all attack at once, that might end the battle quickly, but it will make us suffer a large number of casualties. We've finally made it here. I don't want even one more person to die."

The only people guarding the castle were the Twelve Deadlords and their soldiers.

At Seliph's order, Altena and Fee flew in from the south and attacked using their signature "attack and retreat" maneuver. In the east, the cavalry unit was carrying out a similar attack, and working as a group to defeat any enemy that came at them. And in the west, Seliph was with the infantry unit, baiting the enemies, then defeating them one by one.

They continued attacking like so until they finally defeated the entire defense unit. 

 "Only Julia and I will storm the castle. Anyone weak to magic cannot go near the building!" Seliph said, then the two passed through the castle gate.

There weren't any enemy soldiers on the castle courtyard, so they were able to rush straight into the main building, where Julius was sitting on the throne.

When he saw them, he stood up and said, "Hmph, so you're Seliph. …To the world, you are known as the Scion of Light. Hmph. Don't make me laugh! No matter how much you struggle, you are no match for me! Come at me whenever you want. Just be prepared to die when you do so…"

"Loptous, I will never forgive you for your tyranny!" Seliph screamed, then rushed up to him and swung Tyrfing. He put all of the strength in his body into that one attack, but Julius still repelled it.

"Do you understand now, Crusader Baldur? This time, I'll go first!"Julius said, then a black dragon appeared from within his body and attacked Seliph.

Seliph dodged the dragon's fangs and claws. However, a moment later, with a swing of its tail that he did not predict, he was slammed against the floor. He quickly stood up, but the dragon had vanished, and in its place stood Julius, sitting on the throne with a cold smile spread across his face.

Seliph retreated while shielding his wounded body.

"I'll take it from here!" Julia said with confidence, and went ahead.

"J-Julia… how are you here!?" Julius asked in complete shock.

"Julius, we have been led to the fate you spoke of. Though we are twins, we must fight. The time has come."

Her voice was filled with a strong will. And it was not just her voice, but also the look on her face that reflected that strong will as well.

'It's as if she's not Julia at all.' Seliph sensed.

"I see. So Manfroy failed."

Julia did not answer, but clasped her hands together as if she was praying.

A white dragon appeared from within her body.

In response, the black dragon appeared from within Julius once again.

The two dragons intertwined, then flew up into the sky.

At some point, the palace ceiling, and even the walls had disappeared. The black dragon and the white dragon were flying around in an empty void while fighting. Their teeth cut into each other, their claws raked each other, their bodies constricted around each other, and their tails slapped each other… The moment they would fly into the air, they would drop back down, then fly back up just as quickly...

It was a long battle that felt like it might never end. Seliph couldn't tell who would win. The only thing he clearly felt was their will not to lose, no matter what.

Finally, the two dragons fell, still wrapped around each other. The moment they crashed on the ground, Seliph saw that the white dragon was just barely on top.

Then, he realized they'd returned to the palace reception hall.

Julia retook her previous prayer stance. And Julius…

“Graaaaaaaah!”

Seliph heard him howl in pain.

"So, Naga… Are you going to stand in my way… again?" Julius said, then his body slowly crumpled in front of the throne.

The moment he fell, the castle shook violently.

The head of the black dragon appeared from within Julius' collapsed body.

'Are they going to start fighting again?'

It seemed like everything was already over, but it actually wasn’t, not quite yet.

The black dragon's body appeared little by little, but Seliph did not sense that it was coming towards him like before. Instead, this time, the body was transparent, so much so that he could see the wall behind it.

The black dragon slowly rose, until it shot through the ceiling and vanished. The moment it disappeared completely, the shaking stopped.

"Loptous, the dark god, will return home." Julia said. "He knew that there no longer exists a body in this world that can host him…. So he can never be reborn again."

The voice returned to Julia's own. And it was not just her voice that returned. Her facial features were also once again that of the girl who was quiet, reserved, and seemed a bit lonely.

She walked up to the throne, got down on her knees, and cradled Julius' head.

"Julius!"

The red mark on his forehead vanished, along with his arrogance and cruelty, the other characteristics of the dark god.

"Julius, you've come back!" Julia said as she hugged him.

When the angles of his face changed, it was just for a split second, but she could see him light up with the smile of a cute little boy who'd just thought up something naughty.

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[stilwaterskeeter]

Boss Audio Logs

 So the lovely @saintcorner made a post a while back of audio logs from her boss like the ones you find for all your homies in SRIV, and I have been trying to make this post since

 One big post as opposed to the 3 separate posts otherwise. Also yeah Tanu’s mute but uuuuhhh text to speech? Also Jay isn’t a Boss but whatever

Tanugatoa “Tanu” Maivia:

“It’s pretty funny, I never wanted to be a gangbanger. I wanted to be anything but another stupid kid getting shot at like Levi. But when Elsie joined? I had to do something. I was so fucking scared, but Julius showed me how to use that. How to use my fear of losing someone to hurt someone else, to kill when they got in the way. He said we were doing good, that Stilwater needed the Saints go save them...and I fucking believed him. But the asshole didn’t believe in me. I don’t know if he just thought I was doing it wrong or if it was his plan all along, but the bastard tried to fucking kill me. That was his first mistake though...his last was forgetting to make sure he finished the job.”

“When I woke up after Julius blew up that damn boat, nothing was the same. Troy was chief of police, Johnny was on death row, Dex was gone, and the fucking Saints were nothing but a memory. And I was fucking angry. Stilwater needed the Saints, it was clear, I mean the Saints disappear and now there’s three more new gangs causing problems! The cops weren’t doing shit, so of course I was going to step up...I let that anger blind me though. I think maybe if I just slowed down some, maybe listened to some of Pierce’s ideas...maybe we could have saved Eesh and Carlos...”

“I should have known when the Syndicate showed up we were screwed. Johnny died. And I just...I didn’t care? Like it just made sense to me. Like of course Johnny died, Levi died, both my parents died, Elsie died...why would Johnny get to live, you know? People die all around me. And I just stopped caring. I didn’t want anymore people to die for me, I wanted to be the one...I got sloppy and when we raided that military base in Steelport, I took a shotgun to my knee. In the moment I think I just...laughed. It reminded me of Johnny when we were up against the Vice Kings. But Shaundi? She was already angry, and when I got careless she got angrier. She punched the shit out of me when we got to the apartment, gave me a black eye and one hell of a lecture...Pierce didn’t talk much then, but I saw him across the room. They were both scared of losing me. I didn’t really think that anyone would care before that, I couldn’t die after that. I wasn’t going to put them through that.”

Elsie Finnegan:

“It was only a matter of time before mom and dad went off the deep end. Growing up in the media’s magnifying glass...we saw people like us, like our parents, just fall apart. I knew it was coming, the day Liam had his trial...he looked so tired, like he knew what he’d done was the beginning of the end...Mom stopped talking to us after that, only focusing on Robbie to make sure he would still inherit the company after her. She looked at Jay like he was some kind of inconvenience. What was I supposed to do after the fire? Leave him with her? After we left...Mom disappeared, just vanished off the face of the Earth...and Pa...Pa was dead.”

“Meeting Tanu was one of the best things to happen after we moved to Stilwater. He was dedicated and thoughtful and patient and everything I wasn’t. He saved my ass more times than I could count, I can’t believe he ever thought I was going to tell him no when he asked me to marry him. He helped Jay come out of his shell a lot too, it was like he was always part of the family...I should have listened to him when he told me he was scared after I came home part of the Saints...”

“Try as I might, I was still my parents’ daughter. I could run and run and run...but it was bound to catch up with me. Sharp took one look at me and knew I was a Corduroy. I think he originally wanted to use me, hold me for ransom or something. He must’ve been pretty disappointed to hear my mom wasn’t willing to pay for my life...Some mother she was. It was only a matter of time...I just wish I had more...I wanted to tell Tanu goodbye.”

James “Jay” Finnegan:

“That first year after Elsie and Tanu joined the Saints...it sucked. It was like being at home in Oregon again. Home alone, taking care of myself, everyone else too busy with some bullshit to even notice me. Tanu tried. He’d come home between missions, all bloodied and bruised and smelling like gunpowder and ash...He’d clean himself up first, he let me watch and tried to teach me how to dress stuff like that...It was nice to know that he still cared. It was feeling like Elsie was turning into Mom though...”

“I wish I could say I was surprised when they told me Elsie was dead, but I really wasn’t. She’d been gone for so long already. What I was surprised by, was the fact that Tanu didn’t come home after that. I still don’t know where he went when he disappeared...instead a cop came home. Troy Bradshaw...It took me a week to let him in the house and two weeks to talk to him...and he waited. I mean, he was definitely getting frustrated with it, but he still waited. He said he was a friend of Tanu’s, I was going to have to stay with him in his shitty apartment for a while. It’s not like I really had much choice in the matter.”

“I give Troy a lot of shit for...well, everything, I suppose. But he’s a really nice guy. I thought he was going to dump me on the streets after Tanu was blown up, but he sat me down that night and looked me in the eyes and said, “Kid, I won’t stop you from walking out of here if that’s what you want. But I’m not gonna fight you if you wanna stay here either.” ....Of course, I stayed. Troy would never admit it, but I think deep down he’ll always care about the Saints, even if that just means me at this point.”

#saints row #saints row iv #saints row boss #saints row 2 #saints row the third #tanugatoa maivia #elsie finnegan #jay finnegan #was gonna do Dib too but idk he's not fleshed out enough yet #stop talkin playa #also this made me wanna make some faux homie conversations too

[randomnameless]

Final chapter - Chalphy to Edda to Dozel !

Seliph starts to conquer the various duchies opposing him, faces the Great Wall (tm) and ends up killing an old man.

But who will inherit the duchy?

Who cares!

(given how the Edda part was too short, i added Dozel)

AND SO,

After years of fighting, Johalva returns home and meets his last brother.

Finally Seliph finishes the Dozel story.

Again, Who cares?

We finally learn the truth about Julia!

and we all say a bif F to Lewyn 

The Great Wall (tm) of Edda! Quite frankly, this part was annoying. Crusader or not, when Ced is targeted by a sleep staff, he sleeps.

maybe this wall was where Kaga thought “what if i make Staff Emblem 776 next?”

He has hard feelings even if he’s asleep! Granted, he didn’t die. Lucky him! And sorry for you, Voltz’s ripoff.

Prince Shanan isn’t being receptive. Scold him Patty! Is this a way to talk to your wife?!

SHE MADE A PIE HERE IT IS SUMIA HAD BEEN TAKING NOTES FROM PATTY’S HANDBOOK - kidding, it’s adorable but i agree with Shanan here.

Light Touch? We’re always needing gold Patty! Go and steal those fools, with your famous wind sword!

Now, he is only worried about your safety, even if he doesn’t know how to show it. he’s trying to look cool (tm) as if he was 12.

Shanan swallows his pride - he loves her (meals)! 

Daw :)

what the flying fuck did you put in this Patty??

DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO??

Shanan wants to kill people, it’s a side effect from Patty’s lunch. Did she put some berserk powder in it?

Well, he’s completely stoned

This is so evil, i love it but don’t forget, Loptyr goon, that you are too, a mortal.

Hopefully Shanan managed to break free from the berserk pie, so Leif kills an old man instead. GG Leif? Why are you talking about damnation dude, did you know you were serving under Loptyr or were you feeling bad because you were ruling over Edda when it’s kind of common knowledge that Claude was murdered by the Loptyrians?

Julius doesn’t give a fig

So maybe Claude’d be happy that his land is now safe, but Claude DID NOT gave his life for Siggy’s cause!

He was branded a traitor because he knew too much from the Blaggi Tower - not because he was a friend of Siggy! Claude and Siggy bonded because they were both branded traitors ; but under no circumstances Claude was branded a traitor because of Siggy!

Honestly Seliph, not everyone died because of Siggy!

:) 

I made a post about it earlier

Giving crap advices #1 : look after them from now on, and completely ignore Lene and Cairpre who have Blaggi blood, and their children. I’m sure it won’t bring catastrophes.

Hopefully no one can look at that screen !

Ooh! If Brian stayed in the kitchen in the castle it’d have been a pain to seize it, OTOH, by charging on Chalphy, he is more dangerous due to his high mobility and stupid stats. Our useless units (Lester) can’t survive a fight with Duke Brian.

Legendary? So that means that the peons we’ve been killing in Isaach, who were with Danan, weren’t Dozel’s finest soldiers but mere peons?

Diarmuid is the son of the man who killed Langbalt, you had no chance.

He is the one and only Dozel slayer! Granted, here, he won’t be killing Brian (because he can’t)

Murder it was, and yes, at least two generations of Dozels were killed by Chalphians “wait i’m not from chalphy i’m leif from leonster” “you’re from chalphy”

The sass! Brian doesn’t call him a traitor though, but a moron! Maybe he still sees him as family, even if he turned against his bro and his dad. It’s kind of wholesome, in a way.

Not the people of Dozel Johalva. But look, he swears to look after his Duchy! yay?

Now Brian is mad, because Johalve mentioned the people? Is it a case where Brian thinks he has the HW so the people must be behind him as the Crusader, and Johalva is spouting nonsense, or Brian being mad because Johalva completely writes him off the future Dozel scenario, meaning that he wants to fight?

You made your big bro mad - honestly, idk if it was on purpose or not, but by his sheer class, Brian is stronger than his siblings and can wreck them without his HW.

Hopefully Ced finished to sleep and uses his magic to kill him. If it weren’t for him though... I wonder how you kill him in a sub only run. He has so much def, Seliph, Ares and Shanan can make the deal?

:’(

This line makes me so sad. Wrong about what? Fighting for the Empire? Why were you even fighting, did you even know what was going on? Did you agree with your dad’s policies in Isaach?

We will never know, and we’re not supposed to give a fig.

Farewell Brian.

i’ve seen this before

stop reusins your friend’s quotes damn it!

“there is a red castle over there, i’m sure we have to seize it somehow. It’s near!”

???

I kept on seeing this all around, but did Quan in FE4 ever mentioned that he wanted to unify the peninsula?

“his GRAND vision” damn it stop putting your words in Leif’s mouth Finn!

Quan’s GRAND vision was most likely to unify the peninsula but to get rid of every Thracian from it first.

“i’ll follow you even in maps were we can’t see a thing!”

Burn in hell - i didn’t hate anyone in FE4 before playing the game but now i do - hell even Chagall is better

yes, let’s play blame the dead. Seliph has had enough of his rant, and wants to continue to listen to his story.

and i thought F!Lewyn said it earlier that the gods were the dragons?

“I can’t say for sure” yes of course :) - but if there is one thing that’s interesting about this character it’s this line “our land’ misery was caused by the power of the dragonkin”

Without HB would Langbalt not be an ass or something? i don’t think so.

Bantu traveled a lot in his younger days, he went to another world! His recollection of the journey must be one of Tiki’s favourite stories.

Naga who? And what scripture? The Blaggi bible?

Bantu = Salamand? what shape did you take, Forseti?

Just like the covenant Erik of Laus wanted to make with Hector and Eliwood!

blood rites, yes. At least it’s not as hardcore as bathing naked in a pool of blood but...

F!Lewyn is upset that Seliph isn’t into blood rites unlike his ancestor Baldur.

“humble” well they managed to survive that far, against people who could magic unlike them! So they were pretty badass!

I wonder if Blaggi was disappointed when he saw the staff - until he learnt what was its power 

Sadly, not all of them. 

Fell power? Here again, being judgmental when you shouldn’t. Granted, we don’t know what was Loptyr, but in this verse, and at that time, the Earth Dragons aren’t reviled as being evil; heck, Medeus is a pretty chill guy right now.

Heim used to be a priest then, but Blaggi founded the church?

OH MY GOD

MAYBE THIS IS THE REASON WHY AZMUR WANTED A MAJOR NAGA ON THE THRONE BACK IN GEN1?

IS THIS WHY BARHARA IS THE RULING HOUSE IN JUGDRAL?

I WONDER WHO THAT IS

oh wait, F!Lewyn told us back in the prologue that it was you Seliph! Remember?

THREE?? WAIT SHE MENTION JULIUS AND AN USELESS CHARACTER IN THE LATEST CHAPTER COULD IT BE

IT MUST BE THAT USELESS CHARACTER

OMG OMG OMG

JULIA IS A PRINCESS???

And how dare you claim you learnt it recently, you spent 6 years with her, when everyone heard about Princess Julia missing, you found a kid clothed with royal clothes in the middle of nowhere, who had the same name as the missing princess, and you didn’t make the link?

F!Lewyn “i was expecting Tahra to fall” can’t fool anyone

LIAR

if it was really your reaction then you would NOT have sent her in Isaach WITHOUT any weapons, not let her out of your sight for even a millisecond, knowing well that without her Judgral is DOOMED

or maybe, if he really learnt it recently he’s all “welp i treated like lester when she was actually important^^”

oh, because if she wasn’t your sister you wouldn’t need to rescue her?! 

FE5!Leif wants to have some words with you two

If she isn’t a plot device i don’t what Julia is

#FE4 run #FE4 #apologies for all the capslock #but this is just frigging dumb #F!Lewyn not knowing who Julia is is just so stupid #or maybe he truly doesn't know but then i can't treat him as a tactician #he's even worse than Manfroy 'i won't kill julia' 's blunder #and fig him to 11 with his comment on Dozels #you don't know a thing #i hope Naga blasted him into oblivion when he returned to archanea #or turned him into a pile of duma-goo #I felt bad for Brian and for the old guy in Edda #at least Johalva managed to talk to his bro #poor guy #he tries to do what's best #and F!Lewyn calls him a disgrace #Julia's identity is the biggest plothole of the Jugdral Saga #at least Leif and Nanna's moment was cute #just like Patty with Shanan who desperatly tries to look cool

[sly2o]

do u think octavia will still be a leader by the end of s5 ?

Hi Anon,

This is SUCH an interesting question to me. So here comes some word vomit because I have a lot of thoughts that are all over the place…

1 - Leader of what?

Ok so I’m asking this question to your question rhetorically because leadership means a lot of things. 

Something that IMO has to be part of the plot next year is the testing of whether Wonkru can/will hold after they are released from the bunker. Will they fraction? How will they fraction?

To be honest - with what we’re being told about her cruel rule… I don’t know if Wonkru will hold when they get out. 

Some things I do think we’re going to see:

1 - a lot of people run away. They are going to flee to the desert and take their chances there - Wonkru be damned (hey, maybe this is where Shannon Kook’s character will come from?)

2 - those who are too timid to run away, may get coaxed into following Eligius - as I imagine they will have a hard time answering to anyone after finding out all their friends and family are dead when they return to a nuked earth 100 years after they left. 

3 - at minimum an awkward interfacing between Octavia and the rogue element that is the reintroduction of Clarke/Madi, and Spacekru. Essentially Clarke is having her really big estranged family suddenly moving into her house… it’s gonna be… grating. Will Octavia get a roommate agreement on behalf of Wonkru with Clarke? Alright that’s phrased a bit flippantly… but I hope you get the idea.

2 - Born leaders vs Made Leaders

Ok Anon I don’t know how old you are and if you remember this… but back when Survivor first aired there was “the map curse”. This was where originally the survivors got dropped off, given a map, and told to find their camp and then get started.

What ended up happening, is someone would grab the map, inevitably get a bit lost because they are in unfamiliar territory/with few obvious markers, and then they would eventually arrive at their site in the middle of the night. Then, whichever tribe lost the immunity challenge would inevitably vote out the person who grabbed the map. The map curse was so bad that they started just dropping people off in the ocean next to the site because it was so damn predictable and watching these poor fools bicker while lost in the forest wasn’t very good tv.

So here’s the thing - there are people who just - feel they need to grab the map. I can 100% tell you I’d be voted out in the first week in survivor because I would grab the map. I would have gone with Clarke to find Mt Weather in episode 1 (hell, I probably would have been her hype-man on lecturing everyone on ignoring flowers/walking faster to get there). 

In The 100 - we saw Clarke literally grab the map in the first episode. We know she is a natural born leader. Octavia is someone who would not grab the map. I mean yeah, she went with Clarke to Mount Weather in ep 1 - but that was an act of rebellion. 

Octavia is not a born leader - she is a made leader. 

3 - Where do leaders go?

So after a certain popular character abruptly left the show in the middle of S3, I thought a lot about about the forced destiny of characters that are “in charge” in shows.

So what (eventually) happens to captains, commanders, and other people in charge?

1a - violent death (see: Mufasa,  The Lion King)

1b - peaceful death (see: Odin, Thor: Ragnarok)

2 - running away, eventually they return to even the score or whatever their story is about and then they probably die. (see: Maximus, Gladiator)

3 - retirement, followed by an eventual attempt to return to power and then death. (see: Captain Kirk, Star Trek)

4 - they choose to go on a journey to prove something, and die (see: Boromir, LOTR)

5 - they choose to go on a journey to prove something, and actually succeed! (see: Aragorn, LOTR)

6 - they are forced to go on a journey, and actually succeed! (see: Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, Frodo Baggins)

Bringing this back to my question - in numbers 2 - 5, none of those characters really stopped being leaders even when they abandoned or left their post. 

But the thing is… almost all those characters I listed above would fight over the map and let’s be real Kirk would sabotage everyone into going where he wanted regardless of whether he got the map or not. 

I say almost because the exception is category number 6. Katniss, Harry, and Frodo all got to finally retire. But they never wanted any sort of leadership to begin with. The map (or the ring, or the scar, or the mockingbird) was thrust upon each of them, and they thrust it back off as soon as their duty was done.

I’m going to need to… cut myself off from rambling more. But I think I might have stumbled upon more evidence to support my “writers hate ambition” hypothesis.

4  - so what about Octavia?

The big difference between Octavia and Katniss/Harry/Frodo - is that.. well this is the part where Octavia was supposed to retire. But instead she chose to hold onto the map given to her. 

And this is weird to me.

Because let’s be clear - Octavia didn’t have to be the leader of Wonkru. 

She didn’t have to make that speech at the start of 4x13. She could have said “Even though I won the conclave, I remember mom’s stories about how Julius Caesar died so I’m going to let someone else be in charge”. 

So in conclusion… I have no idea?!? (oh god I’m sorry you read all of this to get such a crap answer…) But I just can’t think of someone else from media like her. As far as I can think of for past examples… I think we’re in uncharted territory.

I will say, that I strongly suspect she will run away or die this season… and I err towards the side of run away because I don’t think she will truly die until the show is over (but I could be wrong! this show likes to subvert tropes).

Thanks for your ask,Lynne

P.S. I’m sure I’m going to end up dreaming about this tonight so I might have some counter-examples for myself tomorrow. Don’t hold me to any of this!

P.P.S. I find it VERY interesting that The 100 has subverted some of the other “what happens to characters in charge?” examples I had (e.g. Jaha went on a quest to prove something - and then almost killed everyone, or Clarke ran away - but was literally dragged back kicking and screaming), but also I find that makes me even more confused about what will happen to Octavia. 

#the 100 #octavia blake #asked and answered #sorry I answered this so late #leadership

[sorayahigashikata]

Chapter 81: "You snooze, you lose."

#Paula reads SBR #Chapter 81 #nobody tell him about C Moon! #Y U SO SLOW MISTER PRESIDENT #the Steels are alive huh? #I give 'em three more chapters #Steel Ball Run spoilers #Part 7 spoilers

[ghoultyrant]

FoZ Notes 7

Aaand we’re back.

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Louise says a bunch of stuff about glorious honorable deaths. Saito thinks she doesn't mean it. She claims that no, she doesn't really mean it, but "it has to be this way" because they're at war and anyway she's more bothered by Saito being depressed. So she's still more comfortable with death than a lot of people. The narrator goes on to confirm that okay yes she feels bad for the dead but not THAT bad because yes they did at least die with honor.

"Hugging a familiar isn't done due to status difference". Horseshit.

Oh wait those guys aren't dead. Pretty blatant that Cromwell revived them. Magic checks are done just in case Albion is laying a trap, but apparently Void Andvari zombies don't register to such checks? [Future note: We never ever get a proper explanation of what happened here. I think the intent is that Tiffania found them, nursed them back to health somehow, and then neuralized them, which makes no sense as Tiffania could not possibly have addressed the injuries these jackasses suffered, but FoZ is not exactly the height of consistency or logic so I suspect this nonsensical explanation really is the intent]

Oh my god the zombies think Saito is strange for mourning them I love these guys.

Aaaaand now we're contradicting the idea that dragon riders are people with dragon familiars. And asserting that they're all Wind affinity and flying familiars are normal for that.

Introduced to Julio Cesar, a Romalian priest with eyes of two colors who makes moves on Louise. Unprecedentedly good dragon rider, supposedly no magic. [Future note: My vibe from the word go was “way too Mary Sue”. Initially I thought he would be a temporary character and thus was tolerant of his presence. Nope. And he gets far, far worse]

Tristain intends to give Germania some of Albion's territory once they win, and intends to find someone of royal blood to reinstate the Albionese monarchy. The former seems... impractical. [Future note: Once this war is over, Albion’s situation drops off the face of the planet. The fact that Albion ought to resent being split down the middle like this, the tendency for real countries to resent leadership installed by outsiders, and all the other problems with this situation? Irrelevant! Ugh]

Romalia is helping against Albion because Reconquistador's agenda basically threatens the legitimacy of the Pope's authority.

The illusion spell can be used for scouting utility. [Reader note: In the sense that Louise can reconstruct what she remembers looking at to provide a high level of detailed information to people more quickly than words would provide]

Albion is defending at least Saxe-Gothe with orcs, trolls, "demi-humans". One line in Baka-Tsuki's translation calls orcs demons, so possibly the demons to the east are just monsters. [Future note: No]

Cromwell is perfectly happy to take food from Saxe-Gotha's citizens to deny the invaders food, on the expectation they will end up feeding the citizens instead. He intends to blame the non-human forces, is fine with losing the city to revolt, and also intends to poison the water supply with Void magic somehow.

Cromwell can mass-revive the dead with his ring. He stole the ring from the Water Spirits with the help of Sheffield and Gallian "mage knights". Also, Cromwell has no magic himself. [See?]

We get introduced to Wind Stones properly, at last. [Reader note: We heard about them in regard to airships before, but “they exist” and “they are relevant to flight” was the extent of our information] The Ring of Andvari is a Water magic artifact, not a Void magic one. Something about concentrated magic like this being Void's enemy. [Future note: Wait, what? Ugh, another thing that never gets properly explained or brought up again] Ominous foreshadowing that the Ring of Andvari does more than just raise the dead. Also, it's used up a little bit with each casting.

Still not clear what non-Wind dragons have over Wind Dragons. I thought it was fire breath, but nope. [Reader note: That is, Wind Dragons can breathe fire, too]

Implication that Gandalfr power comes from feelings aimed at the master.

"Medal of White Hair Soul". What the fuck? [Reader note: A medal being awarded to people for valor in combat et al. I really hope Baka-Tsuki is badly botching the translation here]

Louise being jealous of Guiche because he's getting praised for his accomplishments by family.

Detailed images of Brimir are considered disrespectful... oh, and nobody really knows what he looked like anyway.

Founder's Festival AKA Not Christmas, in which even war gets put on hold. It's a new year festival. 10 days long. [Future note: We never hear about this ever again, even though it’s a major event and the story goes on for years]

No wine in Albion. Just beer and tea. Where do they get the tea from?...

Siesta is related to Scarron. Goddammit. Jessica -Scarron's daughter- is also of Japanese descent, apparently from her mother. (So a daughter of Siesta's grandfather)Straight black hair is rare in Halkeginia.

Claim from Louise, backed by the narrator, that Henrietta's goal is revenge for Wales' death.

Louise being about Honor And Duty again. Don't insult honor around her. "No honor->not a noble->not me" Says she would gladly die for her country if it was called for.

The rings are clear for Wind, blue for Water, brown for Earth. Supposedly made from Brimir's blood. All called rubies. Gallia has Earth. Supposedly Romalia had Fire, but they lost it, purportedly because of Tristain. [Future note: We eventually discover Colbert has the Fire one. We also eventually discover that Romalia has another one because, yes, there’s actually 4]

Julio Cesar isn't jerkface's real name. He calls himself it after a great Romalian leader, Totally Not Julius Caesar. [Future note: The author seems to forget this, as we never find out what his real name is or anything] Julio is an orphan.

Gallia has the highest population in Halkeginia. Capitol is named Lutece. Palace is called Versailles. Has a big garden. Royal family's blue hair is super-unusual, making everyone at the Academy a Moron. [Reader note: Well, actually, it makes the author a moron, but in-universe you have to assume the Academy students are all idiots, as they genuinely had no idea, even while guessing she must be a bastard because she wouldn’t talk about her history!] Current Gallian king is shit at magic, named Joseph. [Future note: This is a semi-decent foreshadowing that he’s a Void user] Chess lover. Lover of miniatures in general. Is either out of touch with reality or pretending very effectively. [Future note: This out-of-touch aspect of his character goes away fairly soon, replaced by Some Men Just Want To See The World Burn. No, it’s not character development, nor is he throwing off pretensions of craziness. He just changes for no reason]

ANOTHER goddamn Ring of Andvari in the mountains of Saxe-Gotha. [Reader note: No explanation of how Sheffield knew it was there. No, we never get one. No, it doesn’t make sense in context of later information. This is literally the plot happening because fuck you the author said so] And hints Sheffield is a Void user. [Future note: Close, past me! She’s a familiar to a Void user] She does some kind of mass mind control by melting this Ring into the water supply. [Future note: This is never properly explained, on any level]

An idiot covering his retreat by sacrificing Louise. Ugh. The retreat is caused by the bullshit mass mind control.

Julio knows Saito is Gandalfr somehow. [Future note: This actually does make sense, kind of, eventually]

Gandalfr is a load of anime horseshit. [Reader note: In the ‘I swing so fast nobody saw the sword move’ and ‘I can jump superhigh and run superfast and so on’ school of anime horseshit. Saito is operating well beyond plausible peak human potential]

Derflinger has some vague upper limit on his ability to absorb magic. With absorbed magical power he can take control of his master because shut up. [Future note: Say it with me, children. This never crops up again]

Haha Gallia fucks over Albion instead, unceremoniously killing Cromwell.

Infodump:

"The left hand of God is Gandálfr, the ferocious shield of the lord. His left hand wields a large sword and his right hand wields a long spear, protecting me with endless vigilance. The right hand of God is Vindalfr, the kind-hearted flute of the lord. He dominates all beasts of life, leading me through earth, sky, and water. The mind of God is Myoznitnirn, the book that carries the crystallization of thought. It carries all knowledge and provides advice whenever I am in need. There is one more person, but remembering its name gives me trouble… Taking the four disciples, I came to this land"

[Reader note: The above is something Tiffania sings. It’s foreshadowing, I guess. I quoted it mostly because it gives of three out of four familiar personal names. And now that I think about it -writing this having completed volume 18- the story still hasn’t gotten to that fourth one]

Tiffania is introduced. Some kind of half-elf who takes care of orphans and Deus Ex Machinas Saito because shut up. [Reader note: Again, she has no extranormal capacity for medical care. Saito is good as new in fairly short order in the following volume, having gotten pretty badly injured here. The author just employs The Power Of Ambiguity And Off-Screen Happenings to let you think this makes sense even though it most certainly does not]

End volume 7.

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In which the author seems to grow bored of this Albion plotline and summarily end it. Oh and Saito ends up separated from Louise, with her led to believe he’s dead.

[Future note: This is not the first time Saito and Louise end up separated. It keeps happening, artificially and nonsensically, and is very much repeating a plot of having Saito and/or Louise conclude that, for some reason, they should be separated, and then concluding that no! They will be together Forever because Love! You know, until the next time the author wants to have relationship drama between the two of them, because quite clearly he has no idea how actual relationships actually work

I’m not exaggerating for comedic effect here. The author does not understand human relationships. This would be a niggling annoyance if the story remained focused on its ‘epic’ plotline, but increasingly Saito and Louise’s relationship is made central to the plot, among other relationships increasingly brought to the fore, so this utter failure is something you can’t just ignore while you enjoy the meat of the story. It’s already been causing problems, and it’s going to get truly awful from hereon]

#Familiar of Zero #Notes #Argh

[bittersweet-clifford]

I hate my physics teacher but he says some weird shit. here are his best quotes.

“and she looked like a dweeb but it doesn't matter because she's hot.” “imagine this punk-ass kid...” “ro-day-oh” “*screaming* YEEHAAAAW” “my wife went to a loser school.” “oh. that's where that obama guy went.” “I was president of all these things. okay. you're a loser.” “it’s got a cockroach crawling out of somebody's anus.” “you're a thief and you're a violent offender. go to texas.” “God did not have an eleventh commandment that said a 90% is an A.” “they had another brother. i forget what his name was but he was just there.” “our family is so devoid of talent that when we did the senior musical they told my brother, ‘you move your mouth but nothing comes out.’” “I’m not big on IQ.” “3 times 64. that's...........a lot.” “I think i can. i think i can. oh that was a great book.” “I AM AN ISLAND.” “he was one of those geeks who’d come into my room during lunch.” “Kids will do anything for food.” “Beethoven didn't have good social skills.” “pair-a-bowl-uh.” “g-e-o-meat-tree” “re-nay-sance” “you didn't have velocitom- speedometers.” “and dedicated to the proposition that all men-not women- are created equal.” “newton sat back and said, ‘damn, i took algebra 2.’” “they invented something. it was bitching.” “your little cell phone has an accelerometer on it.” “you get in your damned car right now. you have friggin GPS.” “what is a graph? you guys have no effing clue.” “screw it. this is america, man.” “they got these cheesy ass little- hey...” “and he marries his mom because she's a hottie.” “i'm going ‘no sweat.’ she's goin ‘YEAH SWEAT.’” “they send him off to some hills to die and some idiot saves him.” “trig-no-me-tree.” “if the plane crashes, whatever. little things.” “der-i’ve-a-tive.” “someone help her out. *people give answers* well don't listen to idiots.” “the magnitude of my ineptness.” “he invented something. it was a terrible thing-he invented the essay.” “i threw that at you to see how you interpilate.” “we’re talking so small your kitchen is in your bedroom. as long as you have 16 million dollars, you can have the friend's apartment.” “FROGS ARE NOT AERODYNAMIC.” “you're a genie-ass.” “what says ‘i love you’ more than eating the one you love?” “their bodies will be goop. and this is metaphorical and beautiful. how much closer can you be when you're stirred together?” “the book didn't have a female character because he's a male-dog-anystic pig.” “speaking of time….OOH BABY.” “you had telephones *aggressively slams hand on the wall* MOUNTED ON THE FRIGGIN WALL.” “and some kid goes, ‘yooo my daddy’s rich!’” “it looks like a badminton racket on steroids.” “it was by the skin on her chinny chin chin.” “we’re going to use the weight of history to raise our ramp.” “she was rich. and hot. and i was a dweeb.” “i can't draw a corvette.” “sucker’s gonna exaggerate….ah...accelerate.” “some bum wit says, ‘let’s put tin cans on the back of their car.’” “someone comes up with a big ‘ol truck because this is tennessee.” “you're gonna be wheel meat.” “move aside, pesticide.” “you put this if you wanna be cool.” “anyways, these guys go, ‘bitchin!’” *walks like a crab* “Shula? God?” “tow truck drivers come in two flavors.” “they brought a scale and a hard hat, and they were wearing pajamas. i don't know. this is [school].” “cas goes, ‘see joe? we’ll leave him as a hostage.’” “my brother by accident got accepted to a school in new hampshire.” “this is amazing. I’m shaking God’s hand.” “you know the way buildings work.” “people got upset because it was killing fish, so they decided to kill people instead.” “we’ll call him Joe Jerk because that's kind of what he was.” “i don't believe in slavery.” “energy is like pornography, you might not be able to define it, but most everyone recognizes it when they see it.” “she goes, 'mr [teacher], let’s do it.’ and i go ‘i’m married.’ and she goes, ‘NO, THE BOOK.” “I’m looking for pews. if anyone knows a church...I want catholic pews. they're the best.” “*draws a scribble* let's pretend this is art. ART.” “every once in awhile you run into one that's just so bitchin’ ass cool.” “there's not even a verb there. and this guy went to stanford.” “the right thing? or communists?” “oh, it was so bitchin!” “she looks like a chicken. and i'm like ‘This isn't cosplay.’” “there's spanish and then there's hippies.” “she was old. she must have been like 35.” “Ms. [other teacher] could have played the wicked witch in the wizard of oz.” “if i looked out far enough, i'd probably see a t rex out there.” “he's tighter than a mole’s bum.” “if i speak louder, they'll understand better.” “I. GEORGE.” “i love my mom and she loves me. like a rock.” “you can do it baby” (said three times to an inanimate object in one day.” “1+1 and 1x1 are the same answer.” “i'm using two seconds. if you're a loser, you can use one.” “a football field is like one and a half acres.” “what does that look like for a complete clover look?” “it was a gimungous space bagel.” “because on the black market, your torso can be used.” “he's not donald trump. he is todd. but he's todd-did-well.” “back then, they had a thing called grass.” “what was romeo and juliet in new york called?” “there's many ways to skin a cat.” “thou shall not have a disturbance at the front desk.” “live for your GPA. worship it.” “and then antarctica, where i'm going to send you if you laugh.” “you're in space just hanging out and the earth just hits you!” “if you did google translate from math-ish to english…” “if i happened to be in space and the moon were plowing around, would it hurt?” “russia, i can see it from my winda.” “where’d korea go?” “their last name was broccoli. the stupidest name in the world.” “i'm gonna be the only child i should have been.” “i'm not going to go into gender classification for doorknobs.” “how the hell do you get a lamborghini? that's like, really expensive.” “i liked mary-anne. she was not. and then there was that one actress i hated.” “real, 100% plastic plants.” “do not write this. ‘mister [teacher] thinks he shouldn't be afraid of bombs.’” “you comedysportz kids will get this. *tells story about astronauts.*” “*jumps excitedly* THIS IS SO BITCHIN!!” “bouncy bounce-that's my terminology.” “how did the pound sign get to be called hashtag?” “and you go, ‘what does this have to do with the price of beans?’ and it doesn't have anything to do with beans, but it has something to do with this story.” “Physics is racist.” “This perverted cat...” “You put the lime in the....oh no, that’s the wrong song.” “You know it’s a trumpet. Why? Because it’s got a flag hanging from it.” “WE’RE GONNA GO TO THE YMCA.” “She was very, well...very.” “You don’t have to be able to sing because they've got autocorrect.” “Nothing says ‘i love you’ like cutlery.” “I’ve been lifting weights for six years now and i’m half an inch shorter.” “I don’t have a neck. My muscles are too big.” “Dude, i think i can explain the universe with my saxophone.” “I love you a lot, but today, fuck you.” “The most religious people i've ever met are atheists.” “They got eyes on the top of their head because they’re weird people.” “Do you actually have to USE the fancy ass mathematics?” “It’s winter. Y’all can’t see shit.” “Your brain bone...what’s it called? SKULL!” “The definition of a cold is not snot!” “The first time you do heroine is the best. I don’t know. I’ve just happened to have met a lot of heroine addicts.” “I was making molten lead in the backyard.” “You know what dead people look like?” “Those of you who are pigmentally challenged.” “For a thousand effing bucks, i’ll wash their ass.” “So you invent liquid butter.” “You know what? We’re gonna kill china.” “The earth has gravity and it reaches out with these octopus tentacles.” “I want to meet Julius Caesar, but then I realized that was stupid.” "i know the moon's not a rabbit." "i never realized you could make a bridge explode." "i built a bridge that was the most bitchin ass coolest bridge i'd ever seen." "you know he's smart because he thought so much his hair all fell out." "nowadays we live in wussville" "[his name], you're going to hell." "maybe you've got a friend who's a drug dealer. they've got good scales." "i'm gonna make a flying buttress of a bridge." "spock wasn't people of color. he was green." "i hate bridges. me no do." "we have extendo-thing-o" "some of you have siblings who shoot up, so if you can get a needle, that helps." "it was the beginning of a life long love affair with this bridge." "if you're gonna trip out, don't do it in a tree." "you're not smarter. you're farter." "let's sit back and play the ukulele in a tree." "we'd go down to the bang bumpity bump." "*singing* i am so blue. i have. no clue. what shall we do? perhaps something new?" "the first picture is a fun. i know those of you who are anti gun are all upset but just deal with it a second." *spends ten minutes drawing a picture* *throws meter stick across classroom* "that's why we don't have glass on that cabinet anymore." "usually they don't offer loaded shotguns to six-year-olds." "you is fitty." "you know he's going fast. you know why? those lines are really long." "it's safer to fire guns in space." "at age six what the hell do you know about physics?" "do you feel physics?" "i have a brain ON my head." "you should not be looking up. you die." "there's a lot of possibilities. one is incorrect and the others are interesting." "all the kids were called mr. [his name]." "you eat, you piss." *talking about childbirth* "this is just like tug of war." "we went to this terrible store. it's called marshall's." "you still got beat up by some other group of kids. why? BECAUSE YOU'RE A DWEEB!" "Mom, i'm all fucked up. you should have made me play piano more." "let's pretend it's not true. it'll make me seem better. there was this dweeb..." "my fist is really upset with you." "how dare you? this is America. i can do whatever i want." "you know that's the problem? you're a selfish bastard" "life's good. the swedes win." "you can't, but if you happen to be a nerd at caltech, you can." "computers are very good at doing arithmetic." "we have a couple cross country losers here." *squats* "this is the answer to everything." "sue God." "it's all about having a 4.5 gpa and taking ap yoga." "winston churchill- who i love very dearly." "anyone who believes in seat belts is a wuss." "ever wonder why these old cars had gimungous trunks? it wasn't so you could put thirteen bodies in it and drive off." "i'm not trying to sound like an advertisement for swedish brains." "there are people like mr [name] out there. that guy's effing crazy." "the swedes. oh bless them." "i see this car coming straight at me at 70 miles an hour and i'm thinking 'what a nice car...'" "some religions are built on like gods and stuff. Thor..." "i can explain the whole world. i need calculus. i have to invent that first, but i can figure out the whole world." "we couldn't hit ships with beans with these things." "don't major in communications." "she's like a piranha." "why do you go to costco? ya loser." "i have a friend. he's a doctor. he's not stupid." "cool guys can spin the wheel with one hand.... i was told." "you're thinking, 'dude, physics.'" "youre sitting next to someone who's radiating gorgeous and you're like 'i'm radiating ugly.'" "why do you shop at wal-effing-mart?" "the way that God and Newton meant things to be." "that sounds stupid, but guys have never been good at deep thoughts." "you guys. better run fast because i'm gonna beat the bleep out of you." "oil companies are the modern day pirates." "they had discovered cocaine but it hadn't come to San Marino yet." "wow. you're a mr. negativity." “they put a godzilla level of give in there.” “with the exception of harvard, most colleges have an ethical standard.” *measures paper in megabytes* “sometimes my language is a bit salty.” “i apologize for biting your head off.” “there's just an achilles' tendon” “just taking cliff’s notes doesn't mean you know diddly shit about romeo and juliet.” “objects jump off of sharp pointy things.” “you could free range roam as far as you could range.”

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Chapter 87: "Spin spin spin spin spin Spinspinspinspin Spinspinspin AAAAAUGGHH!"

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