#Clash of Kings hack

[bluenightfm]

moshang are so special to me bc it's basically mutual pining with miscommunication from the get-go. they both kept secrets from one another, qinghua literally thinking he knew his fate to die unrequitedly in love with and at the hands of mobei-jun, and mobei-jun holding how nauseatingly in love he was with his qinghua. how can you be vulnerable enough to let someone in if you're keeping these huge secrets from one another?

not to even begin to mention mr. hack author's apparent ability to forget every single plot point relating to demon courting rituals because even though he was the one that wrote that demons show affection through violence. bitch cowered in fear of his king for YEARS and didn't think that cultural clash might be the reason they haven't frotted even though they've been doing a psychosexual power play for going on ten years .

like yes airplane mobei-jun wants to fuck freaky style and he thought punching the daylights out of you would be the best way to relay the message but obviously he was incorrect. these two men are some of the brightest minds in PIDW but when it comes to each other they become total fucking airheads. why did you two virgin losers think shoving mobei-jun's monster pillar in qinghua with no lube no stretching would be a good idea? rocks for brains

[pong03]

Leo kurosagi analysis

this was requested but tumblr wont let me post to their ask so: Okay, Leo is selfish. I'm not gonna deny all the bad things people say about him, or even deny he is a bad person, but he is a GREAT set up for a character. I would like to say that Tokyo debunker is giving set up for growth from each character, Leo is just the most Jarring, for the fan base. full disclosure, I did not like Leo or even consider liking him until I saw the HATE on here, I'm not just trying to be quirky by liking the most disliked character either. I tend to just want to see the good in what most people dislike. I like kpop and I tend to bias the most criticized or least biased members of a group, because I think it's an amazing feeling to give love... Although I understand it's cathartic to hate too, and that's probably why the Leo hate is so strong. I also still don't LIKE Leo, but I really do want to explore his character and I probably will make more posts as we see him more and as I experience him more myself. The Leo cu*king tho, is maybe my least favorite "trope" in TBD fanfic rn... but I don't k*nkshame y'all :*

I also would like to say Sho is his friend, not his victim or Rapunzel. There is some value to Leo in Sho's eyes and I think we shouldn't degrade that because we see that if Sho doesn't like someone he will not engage i.e Ren. Sho is a sweet character and I think he might be friends with Leo because he wants to see the best in him or knows his more repulsive behaviors are a defense mechanism or explained by other reasons we the MC are yet to see. Why I think that is even tho the weird blob guys in the mystery diner suck at making food he still wants to see the best in them, and that very scenario could be a cheeky analogy from the writers themselves, about Sho and Leo. Obviously Leo could be blackmailing Sho, I know that is a commonly held belief, but I do have some perspectives that could debunk that thought. Leo doesn't Garner blackmail on his peers. I think Leo is nosy, and invasive, but he is also incredibly capable, implied by his contributions to the vagastrom group case. If he wanted to figure out who Alan killed he could with his hacking prowess, but instead he asks Mido himself. In invasive ways yes, but he could just have found the information himself, whether by hacking or asking the countless witnesses of the clash. Rather he asks Mido face to face, and, correct me if I'm wrong we can't say he wouldn't have taken no for an answer because Mido just gets mad at his antics and never gives him a straight up no. Again I could be wrong so let me know if Alan does give him a straight no. It's been a while since chapter two for me.

Right now I want to explore some possibilities for his character given the information we have about him ATM. I mentioned above the fact his little nasty, mean, degrading comments could be a defense moreso that he wants people to try and push past that to see if they're viable as his friends. Especially because he is micro-influencer he might be protective of himself because of that. As well as being a chronic liar online he may want to know if he can trust you not to expose him online. I think exploring his past would be amazing because even his stigma makes him seem like an overly cautious person, as well as invasive. Cautious? I feel like its cut and dry that wanting to hear what people say when you aren't around could hint to him being quite anxious about what people think about him. like idk I also feel like the jealousy we see towards Sho might also be more about people finding Sho more approachable. I think because Leo wants to be more involved with people in power he might have not been trying to scare Subaru away because "Sho is mine >:(" and actually could have been jealous that Subaru noticed Sho first and not him. Still awful right? but also like I said I don't see Leo as enjoyable but more so a lot of room for redemption, or explanation. Sympathy or empathy might be something we feel for him a lot if he is properly explored.

Obvs these are just possibilities right :) I actually find him very cute and I like his catty behavior, especially because in comparison to other nasty ghouls he is like a kitten hissing at you, harmless. Like dude Taiga shot me, and you're just a nasty baby, I smell your fear on the inside, you just want to be loved like everyone else. He's a true tsundere and not that "I swear I don't like you!!" shit and I appreciate that. I hope nobody misconstrues this as defense of his toxicity more-so that the point of tokyo debunkers focus seems to be everyone is demonizing these teens who seriously are just teens, and sometimes teenagers are catty are toxic, but they're still learning. Especially when the adults suck too... if not more because they are adults. AND LEO IS HATED FOR BEING STINKY AND MEAN BUT TAIGA AND ROMEO ARE LIKED BUT SO MUCH MORE MORALLY DECREPIT... so idk that especially irks me. I still would like to know what people think and if you are also excited to see the exploration of the ghouls especially Leo, and what theories you may have on him yourself.

[k-nayee]

Damn, Forreal? JJK

wc: 3.6k

Traveler M.List

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The day was perfect.

Sun shined bright, casting a beautiful glow over the buildings as a carnival took place in the rural town.

And as event was in full swing, streets filled with laughter and joyous sounds of celebration down below; a high-stakes game of cat and mouse played out on the rooftops above.

The trio first-years of Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College (more commonly known as Tokyo Jujutsu High) moved with precision as they attempted to retrieve a finger of Sukuna that's been recently located.

What made the task easy also made it difficult, especially when the finger's presence led to the unwanted attention of nearby curses due to its dark power.

It's a battle of fierce clash, each side fighting with such ferocity it made the very air around crackle with energy.

"Itadori!"

The vessel for the King of Curses was already a step ahead, focus zeroed in on a particular curse holding their given target tightly in its grasp.

With a burst of speed, he closes the distance and lands a solid punch just as it was about to swallow the finger.

The direct hit sends the creature stumbling. Its grip loosening enough to allow Itadori to leap up and grab ahold of the ancient relic.

"I got it!!!" he yells triumphantly, holding up the cursed object with a grin.

But victory was short-lived.

Recovering quicker than anticipated, the curse charges and ram into the teen's chest.

The impact sends him reeling, doubling over with hacking coughs as the precious finger slipped from his grasp and went flying through the air. 

Nobara cackles at the sight before exercising the offending curse with practiced ease. "You had one job and blew it! Way to go."

Megumi, ever the stoic and aloof teammate, cast a worried glance in Itadori's direction. "Are you okay?!"

His call for concern is received with a thumbs-up and the pinkette's bright (albeit slightly embarrassed) smile.

"Y-yeah, I'm good!" light brown eyes light up upon spotting the dropped finger rolling away...

"Ah! There it is!"

...right off the edge of the building and into the bustling streets below.

He felt it before he saw it.

Looking up, Itadori's met the deadpanned gazes of Megumi and Nobara causing him to release a sheepish cough "Hee Hee...my bad."

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Amid the vibrancy of the carnival stood a corn-dog stand.

The owner?

A sweet old man, whose face, even when marked by the creases and wrinkles of time, still held a spirited smile of youth.

His withered hands worked mechanically: dipping and frying, serving and greeting. A cycle he never tire of, always feeling as if his first day on the job.

Despite the dimming of his vision over the years, his other senses had heightened enough that the joyous sounds of families and the sweet smell of treats in the air painted a picture his eyes no longer could give...

"Thank you, Ojiisan!"

The chirping, cheerful voice brings a warm smile to his face as he turns toward the young customer.

"You're welcome! Happy to please~" Prepared by memory and touch, he carefully offers the freshly made corndog into the giddy anticipated hands of the little girl.

Her mother, watching the entire exchange, pays him with a warm grin of her own. "Thank you once again! Will you be here later? She just love your corndogs!"

"Glad you like them," he responds, tipping his faded hat at her flattering words in gratitude. "But yes, I'll still be here in the park. Tend to rotate every hour or two for better coverage! Gotta make sure everyone gets a taste of these beauts!"

Just as he gives the aging but sturdy cart a playful pat, a soft chime interrupts the moment.

Feeling his pockets for a moment, the old man pulls out a pocket watch before flashing the vintage item to them.  "Looks like it's time to do just that..."

As they prepared to part ways, the little girl suddenly stops when her attention is caught—not by the watch, but by something else within the cart.

"What's that?" she asks, pointing a corn-dog-greased finger towards the numerous pieces of papers that basically covered the entire cart.

"That?" he echo, following her line of inquiry.

His heart swell with emotions when his fingertips gently brush along crinkled edges that harbored a world of memories. 

"Ah, these are very special papers," he began, voice taking a softer, more nostalgic tone. "It is a gift from someone very dear to me—my granddaughter."

The mother paused, her interest in the conversation evident by the ensuing silence. She gives a smile and gentle nod, prompting him to continue.

"Quite the remarkable young lady; so strong and kind-hearted. Not around much these days though. Off making the world a better place in her own way..." he shares, pride twinkling within his murky eyes. "Before she left, she gave me those protective talismans. Said it would keep me safe from harm."

Fueled by imagination, the little girl leans closer, eyes wide with wonder. "Like...magic?" she whisper conspiratorially, captivated by the notion.

"Just like magic," he confirms with a chuckle. "Might not understand all that sorcerer stuff, but I do know it's her way of looking after me. And with these old eyes not being what they used to be, this little charm makes me feel safe...like she's still with me watching over my stand even when far away."

Satisfied with the tale and now fully focused on the treat in her hand, the child takes a hearty bite of her corndog causing the two adults around to laugh.

With one final nod of farewell, the woman ushers her daughter back into the carnival's lively embrace, leaving the old man alone with his thoughts.

As he watched their blurry figures merge into the crowd, a bittersweet feeling washed over him. They reminded him of his own family—his late daughter and the granddaughter he cherished.

Shaking off the memories, he began packing up his cart, preparing for the move. Methodically securing the lids on the condiment jars, he—

thump

The old man pauses. The sound was soft, easily missed to the average person amidst the carnival's bustling setting.

But to his trained ear, it was clear as day.

Hands hovering over a jar of mustard, his head slightly tilts, listening for any follow-up noises that might explain the oddity.

Hearing nothing more, he lets curiosity win and investigate. He steps slowly around the cart, his aging eyes scanning the countertops.

In the dimming light it was hard to make out its details, but he managed to see a cylinder-like object lying on the edge of the cart.

"Hmm, what's this now?" he muttered under his breath, leaning over cautiously to get a closer look.

Though his eyes was not as sharp as they used to be, it...almost looked like a....hotdog?

Then again, it wasn’t uncommon for things to get a bit jumbled during the busy hours—'must've accidentally left it out.'

"Welp. Can't waste good food," he lightly hums, body moving instinctively to retrieved to still salvageable food; the waste not, want not mentality flaring in his mind.

With a gentle hand, he picks up the object. It felt slightly heavier than a typical hotdog, its texture more leathery than smooth.

He brushes the differences off; attributing it to being overexposed to heat. 

Skewering it onto a wooden stick without much thought, he places the hotdog back into the heater next to the others immediately disappearing from sight—and, unbeknownst to him, from the world of Jujutsu sorcerers.

As the door of the hotbox clanged shut, the talismans around it unknowingly casted a veil over the finger, shielding it from magical detection. 

Humming a tune from his youth, the old man pushed his cart to the next location with a smile; blissfully unaware of the chaos his simple action had caused.

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"Look at this place!" Adora exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "Where should we go next?!"

You followed her gaze, taking in the vibrant lights, the colorful booths, and the enticing aromas wafting through the air.

Hours of getting on kiddie rides and walking around and you still haven't gotten enough of it all.

"Bubba! What do you think of the carnival?" you glance down at your brother, whom you affectionately call Bubba (and he mimics back to you), as he's strapped to your chest in a baby carrier.

The toddler looks around with wide, curious eyes, soaking in the lively scene.

"Carni fun!" He babbles, clapping his hands before reaching out to grab at the colorful lights and towering rides.

Adora face flushes as she coos at his reaction. "He's loving this! You made a great choice bringing him along."

As you weave through the crowd, Bubba cutely announces "Hung'y! Wanna eat!" His small fist tugging at your shirt with growing impatience.

Laughing at his sudden proclamation, you looked at Adora with a shrug. "Time for a food break, I guess?"

Adora nods, eyes scanning the rows of food stands.

"There’s a corndog stand just over there. Looks like they’ve got the good, old-fashioned kind," she says, pointing towards the stand with a grin.

You all make your way to the corndog stand, where the scent of fried batter and sweet mustard fills the air.

The old man behind the counter, still humming to himself, turns with a welcoming smile as you approach. "Hello there! What can I serve you today?"

"We'll have two corndogs," Adora says as she hand over some cash, Bubba excitedly echoing her with a cheerful "Two!"

With a nod the old man, movements slow but precise, prepares your order. He opens the hotbox, pulling out three prepared hotdogs on a skewer.

As he dips them into the cornmeal batter, you can't help but notice a subtle tension in the air—almost as if a wave of electricity washed over the carnival. 

You break out of your trance with a nudge from Adora, her smug faced expression coming to view. "Betcha you glad I got your ass up and came out today. Great break from everything...its giving best friend of the year."

Your eyes roll at her antics, instead focusing on Bubba's gibberish with a smile. "I guess you did do your one this time. But seriously though, thanks for dragging us out."

"Anytime! What are besties for?"

Corndogs fried to a golden crisp, the old man hands them over with a bright grin. "Here you youngin's go. Enjoy the carnival~"

You break a piece of bread from the corndog off, giving the toddler something small to digest while keeping the hotdog portion for yourself.

Seizing the moment for a bit of fun, Adora holds up her corndog with a mischievous smile.

"Let's see who can eat theirs the fastest! Loser has to ride the Nightmare Drop," she challenges, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

Bubba gleefully eats what's in his hand, slobbering and chewing messily at the bread.

You agree with a laugh, raising your own corndog. "You’re on."

With that, the both of you quickly bring the corndogs to your mouths and start eating as fast as possible. You’re halfway through, about to take another giant bite, when suddenly, a darkness paints the sky.

The crowd murmurs in confusion as people glance upwards, bewildered at how it could be dark in the middle of the day.

Just as you turn to Adora with questions in your eyes, the ground beneath you shakes violently.

An explosion rocks the carnival, sending shockwaves through the crowd. People start running, scattering in every direction as the festive atmosphere turns to one of fear and panic.

You instinctively clutch Bubba closer to your chest as Adora grips your arm. "What's going on?!" she yells over the cacophony of terrified screams.

"Stay close!" you shout back, pulling her towards what you hope will be a safer spot, away from the frenzied crowd.

People scream as terrifying creatures began to materialize from thin air, their hideous forms sending waves of panic through the carnival.

You and Adora are frozen in fear, wide eyes taking in the otherworldly sight as chaos swirled around.

It wasn't until Bubba’s frightened cries did you snapped out it and you started moving, dragging Adora with you once again.

A towering monster comes into view. Its grotesque form swatting away nearby people like flies when it suddenly began to lumber closer.

Realizing it was targeting your group, you quickly unstrap Bubba from your chest harness and usher the 2 year old to hide behind some nearby rubble.

"Stay right there, Bubba. Don't come out until I tell you!" you whisper, a pang of guilt piercing your chest as you leave him trembling but safe.

It’s just you and Adora now, with the cursed creature looming before you.

Despite being shaky and on the verge of tears, you couldn't help but mutter a small joke. "Damn… I didn't even get a chance to finish my corndog."

Adora turns her gaze to you, frustration and fear written on her face. "Are you shitting me-no you know what? Gone head do it now...might as well have your last fucking supper!"

Voices cut through the panic.

"Where is it, Itadori?!" "It's close… right here!" 

Megumi and Itadori appear on the scene, their faces tense as they survey the battlefield. Their eyes land on the curse's raised hand before flickering to you standing there with the half-eaten corndog in hand.

You lift the half-eaten corndog to the sky with a sigh as if giving a grim toast. Biting down, you accept your fate with a swallow.

Megumi’s eyes widen in horror just as the curse's hand swings down to crush you and Adora.

"WAIT NO!" he screams, "STO—"

An explosion of cursed energy fills the air, blowing the creature's arm off in a burst of smoke and twisted energy.

The curse bellows out in pain, retreating a few steps as it clutches the bleeding stump. Dust swirls around the scene, cloaking everyone in a gray haze.

As the smoke clears, Megumi and Itadori’s faces twist into expressions of shock and confusion.

There you stand, unscathed, as black markings crawl along your brown face. An unsettling gleam fills your eyes, their once striking silver shifting into a deadly blood red.

Your lips curl as a sultry and sadistic laugh erupts from your mouth, echoing through the suddenly still air. 

"AHAHAHA! Finally!" you exclaim, looking down at your hands with glee. "Not the form I'd originally want, but I'll take this over being imprisoned in that brat’s body any day."

Megumi stares, frozen in shock and disbelief. "Oh…"

Itadori watches in stunned silence as the mouth on his cheek, belonging to Sukuna, widens into a big malicious grin. "Shit."

Sukuna's mouth twists into a sinister smirk, the cruel joy unmistakable. "Looks like there was someone else who could survive my power after all."

"Now, all I need to do is kill and absorb that brat's body," you say, pointing at a shocked Itadori, "find the rest of my fingers, regain my full power, and take over this pathetic planet just as I was supposed to thousands of years ago!"

Adora stands frozen, disbelief etched across her face before anger breaks her out of it. "____ are you high? W-what the FUCK are you going on about?!"

Your red eyes snap to her, causing the girl to cower at the weight of your gaze.

Your lips spread into a wicked grin, sharp canines poking out. You raise your hand menacingly. "Perfect. I needed some blood to be spilled anyways… starting to feel like I’m getting too soft."

Just as you're about to swipe at her, Itadori leaps forward and kicks you away. He lands in front of Adora, fists clenched and jaw set.

"Come on, Megumi! We have to stop him before he goes on a rampage." He glances at you, his fist raised in determination. "We got this."

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"Ugh… w-we… don’t got this…" Itadori groans as he struggles to his feet, his breath labored and bruises already forming.

Right beside him laid a bloodied Megumi, barely able to lift his head.

You stride over to them, grabbing both by the collars and hauling them up like grocery bags. They groan at the movement, their faces twisted in pain.

You look at them with a pout, mockingly inspecting them like produce in a store.

"Not bad," you say before your playful demeanor drops with a sneer, "but not good enough." 

Then, with a vicious kick, you send them flying across the dirt. The two boys land painfully, rolling to a stop as they clutch their sides and gasp for breath.

It was then at that moment Gojo and Nobara finally appear.

"So... what's the damage?" Gojo asks, immediately whipping out his phone and pointing it at the battered faces of Megumi and Itadori. He snaps a few quick photos, his smile unwavering.

"Man, you guys are really messed up....the second years would love to see this! Hey Nobara, get in on this!"

"Ain't gotta tell me twice!" Nobara exclaims, squeezing between the injured duo and holding up bunny signs behind their heads with a bright grin much to Megumi’s annoyance.

His eyebrows twitch with irritation as he tries to scowl, but his battered body protests. Had he not been too injured to move, he would swear his foot would be so far up Gojo's a—

"So... did you find it?" Gojo asks casually, seemingly unconcerned about the state of his students.

Then, Megumi does something he's never done before in all the years Gojo has been his guardian: he sheepishly avoids the snow-white haired male's gaze, his lips pursed in a silent refusal to speak.

Gojo was too stunned to speak.

It wasn't until the nervous um of Itadori did the teacher break out of his shock and finally face the pinkette.

"Yes, Itadori? Do you know where the finger is?"

The first-year nervously and points a finger at you. "She… she… ate it."

"...."

"...."

"...."

"For real?" Both Gojo and Nobara ask simultaneously, their faces deadpanned.

"For real," Itadori and Megumi answer in unison.

Nobara shudders at the thought. "Ew! What the HELL is up with you guys?! First this booger-eater and now her?! What? Does the mf taste like teriyaki jerky or something?!" She sticks her tongue out and gags.

"H-Hey! If you must know, I stopped in middle school!" Itadori snaps back defensively.

"Okay!" Gojo clasps his hands with a strained smile. "First off: eww Itadori. Now! Can we please get back to the problem at hand? Was she able to gain back control from Sukuna?"

Receiving a unified shake of heads, the Limitless user release a sigh.

"...guess he really found the perfect vessel. No strings or restrictions whatsoever," Gojo muses before stretching with a grin. "Welp! I guess it’s time to get a little serious."

Adjusting his blindfold, Gojo steps forward, grin growing wider in excitement. "Not really fond of killing such a pretty lady, but duty calls~"

"Wait, wait, wait... WHAT?! You're gonna kill my best friend? The hell you will!" Adora calls out, her voice cracking, but she still steps forward defiantly.

Gojo tilts his head in confusion. "I'm afraid your best friend is dead. If you haven't noticed, she's no longer in control of her body. So we have to kill her, unless you want Sukuna to kill you."

"Enough of this!" you bellow as the powerful aura around you radiates in a mixture of red and blue. Gojo raises an eyebrow curiously—Sukuna's aura should have been entirely red. "Time to rid myself of you like I should have the first time."

Just as the two of you charge forward, ready to collide, a piercing wail cuts through the air. "BUBBA! BUBBAAAAA!"

Your gaze snaps toward the cry, dodging Gojo's attack you freeze mid-step.

"Bubba? [Brother name]?" The tattoos on your face slowly begin to fade, confusion etching across your features.

A snarl emerges from Itadori's cheek, Sukuna's voice seething with disbelief. "What? NO! IMPOSSIBLE. Not only the brat, but you too?!"

You start looking around frantically, searching for the source of the cry. "[Brother's name]!"

"BUBBAAAA!" The cry rings out again, and your head snaps toward the direction only to see the same curse from earlier, this time holding your little brother as it prepares to swallow him.

Horror washes over your face, and you release a gut-wrenching scream, "[BROTHER NAME]!"

A powerful burst of blue aura explodes around you as you sprint across the ground, leaping up in time to pull your little brother into your arms just as he drops into the curse's mouth.

Your momentum carries both of you down into the gaping jaws, and the curse swallows you whole.

For a moment, silence falls over the scene, everyone trying to process what just happened:

The curse happily rubs its bloated belly, gleefully muttering a "yummy yummy" in satisfaction.

Adora lets out a scream of disbelief, slowly sinking down to the ground in shock.

Itadori, Nobara, and Megumi could only stare, their eyes wide while Gojo scratches the side of his head with a bemused expression. "Well shit...that just happened."

Moments after his words hang in the air, the curse stops moving. Its eyes widen in sudden panic as its body begins to swell uncontrollably.

Right before it bursts, it utters a confused, "Uh wh—"(uh oh).

The curse's body explodes, energy rippling through the area with strong winds. When the dust finally settles, steam rises up from the newly made crater in the ground.

And in the place where the exorcised curse once was stood you, with Bubba securely attached to your chest in his baby strap.

A swirling aura of red and blue surrounds you, one eye glowing crimson while the other shines [eye color].

You look down to see Bubba already gazing up at you, his chubby hands grabbing your face as he coos softly, "Bubba, Bubba."

"Once again... that just fucking happened."

[kerubimcrepin]

Wakfu OVA - Book 2, Ush [PART 10]

Joris is literally so funny. "Yeah I know. We're kinda doomed. I knew this from the start. Very typical of Ush."

Remi is literally me if I got isekai'd to WoT.

Get scared.

Joris looks so unbothered. 😭 I think this is like,., a normal situation for Kerubim to be in, during a battle.

They're more worried about their own skins. Good.

I'm literally insane.

Joris reached out towards Atcham and cried out his name. just so you know. just so you know that I noticed this.

I am not going to question the bad writing here, with Atcham somehow learning this from Ush while getting beaten up. Because I am having way too much fun (as if you couldn't see from me getting to fucking PART TEN of liveblogging this OVA.)

[starts hacking up blood] chat i think im going to check into an asylum real quick.

Maybe he wouldn't be so mean girls if his father loved him. Did you ever think about that king Sheran-Sharm.

I think that one of the themes of Wakfu is noblesse oblige. Which is typical of fantasy series, but creates an interesting clash with the themes of familial love that are also present in the series.

It asks "is the good of many more important than the good of you and your family?" a lot, and it never really answers this question — which is good, it's one of those questions that has many different answers depending on the circumstance. (Like for example, killing people to ressurect your family is bad, actually. But also, sacrificing personal happiness to kill people for the sake of Bontarian Prosperity, is also, apparently, bad. Very big moral conundrums, I know.)

Tristepin, Amalia, and Yugo never asked to be born into power. Really, it seems all they want is to live with their families and be free — but they are burdened by their noblesse oblige nevertheless. Amalia has always known this, but for Yugo and Tristepin it was something they were forced into unexpectedly.

It's sad, really.

HE'S WINNING, HE'S WINNING!

fFDGKLSJDKGLSJDFKLGJSDFGJISPFDJGSKDFGSDFG

The second Joris seems concerned, he turns off the "you're leaving your sons, indignant father" mode and goes back to the usual "DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING MY LITTLE JOJO. IF IT LOOKS LIKE IM LOSING — NO IM NOT."

He looks like he's about to faint.

But it literally means you're not even destroying the Dofus. Like what is the fail state then, if they aren't actually being pushed into one another 😭

Another instance of Kerubim and Atcham dropping the "dad" nickname... I'm insane... I'm crazy.

He's insulting Atcham for being a twink⁉️

His tactic here really is "I'm killing us both."

While we weren't watching, Remington managed to give Kerubim a black eye, and Joris finally regrouped with his faildad.

REVENGE.

[devoraqs]

The sonorous chord from the vielle rang in the air as Julian struck his bow across the strings, before leaping up onto a chair to continue the tale he’d been regaling the other patrons of the Raven with that evening, interspersed and accentuated with a mix of sea shanties and folk tunes. He brandished his bow high in the air, nearly knocking the lantern swinging as he did,

"And so the Dread Pirate raised her sabre high into the air and proclaimed, ‘you’ll not have my crew or my ship, you great beastie!' and-"

He brought the bow down sharply, the fine wood and hair making a loud whoosh as it sliced the air in two,

"-She dove at the sea monster, hacking and tearing! No such a battle between woman and beast had ever been seen before! No such battle since, in all the great salty seas! Clang and clash, sword on spiny teeth, til the Dread Pirate struck her last blow and the monster shrugged back off to its watery depths, never to be heard of again. Some may say that it's only a fable,"

A heckler at a table across the room yelled "hear hear!"

"But I tell you," Julian brandished his bow at the crowd, "the seas are a safer place, and the Dread Pirate wears the scars to this very day!"

A cheer went up from the patrons, some shouting "more!", some calling for Barth to bring the impromptu bard a round of ale. Face beaming, Julian lifted the vielle to his chin once more and drew another roaring chord from its strings, before launching into another verse of The Kraken and the Pirate King that had near the entire tavern bellowing along.

"How much of that's true?" Portia asked Mazelinka from their table where they’d been watching on, quirking her lips knowingly and raising an eyebrow. Mazelinka kissed her teeth and grinned, knowing where a matching set of scars from Julian's tale lay criss-crossing her sword arm and legs,

"More than you’d think, I was quite the swordswoman in my day. But I’ll let the boy embellish, he does me justice."

—

I like to think there’s many a night at the Raven like this one. This was originally birthday art for our favourite dramatic doctor, but better a few months late than never! Full length and closeups under the cut

[miirshroom]

Nightreign and Meta-narrative

Marking one month until the release of Nightreign with some thoughts. So there's this tree that turned out to contain the Night 3 location for the Nightfarers, as seen in the network test:

When I was doing an investigation of Belurat back in early December 2024, I came across this curated visual in the courtyard with the Weeping Tree:

What I mean by "curated visual" is that I was standing on top of a specific game object when taking this screenshot: the right side of the bench in the west quadrant of the courtyard (i.e. the first bench to the left of the entrance). My attention was called to these benches by the one in the north quadrant that has a corpse sitting also on the right side of the bench and looking in the direction of the tree.

But anyways, at the time I had filed it away as an odd curiosity and moved on. So it was interesting when later not only was the surprise new Elden Ring spinoff "Nightreign" announced, but a similar visual turned out to be a key component of the game loop.

Back when the announcement was first made at the 2024 game awards I found it strange to see people insisting that Nightreign cannot expand upon the canon of Elden Ring. I feel that it shows a narrow definition of what "canon" is in this case.

The canon of a work of fiction is "the body of works taking place in a particular fictional world that are widely considered to be official or authoritative; [especially] those created by the original author or developer of the world"

Nightreign is unquestionably being created by the same developer - FromSoftware. And the director for the game was a section director for combat in Elden Ring. To be effective at his job he would have access to relevant internal documents as well as Miyazaki himself to consult with over what is permissible.

More content under the name of "Elden Ring" is simply another opportunity to elaborate upon parts of the art from another perspective.

Junya Ishizaki should be aware of the internal mechanism for how the Shattering War of the Lands Between is conceptualized as a clash between the various game franchises generated by FromSoftware. In other words, he would be aware that Elden Ring was always metafiction. Bringing Dark Souls bosses explicitly into an Elden Ring spinoff game just further exposes that treating these games as silos that shall never be cross-referenced with each other is the wrong approach to understanding them. On the other hand, it seems true that Dark Souls bosses are being used for fun gameplay reasons rather than having "lore" implications for Elden Ring. The fine distinction would be that these bosses transported into Limveld are not especially canon to the lore of the Lands Between as it exists in Elden Ring base game in the same way that Limveld is not actually Limgrave. Did the Nameless King exist as a person who lived and died somewhere in the Lands Between? I don't think so - it is telegraphed more that they are like nightmares invading a daydream. It's another perspective - perhaps a "what if?" scenario in the mind of someone who DOES exist as a character in Elden Ring.

Limveld

In a sense, the relationship between Limveld and the Dark Souls games that preceded Elden Ring seems to be larger scaled version of the relationship between the Lands Between and the Shadowlands. The Lands Between can be conceptualized as being overrun by twisted things crawling from the Shadowlands - like Fingercreepers, Tibia Mariners, Death birds, etc. The Shadow of the past stretching over the present. As well as inter-dimensional echoes in the form of NPC and PC Invaders.

Limveld is similarly a liminal space being invaded by echoes from the past. Invading from the Dark Souls, which are FromSoftware's previous game releases that simply will not "die" as long as there are people out there still buying and playing and thinking about them. Conceptually - from what I've seen so far - it reminds me of the Net Slum area of .Hack//sign. Corrupted data that refused to be properly deleted has been haphazardly thrown together. Acting as one of the final obstacles to foiling the plans of a formless entity (Nightlord) that fears being replaced by the next generation artificial being that it has been the caretaker of.

Otherwise, do I expect to be able to read the environment in Nightreign the same way that it works in the base game and Shadow of the Erdtree? For example, these long examinations of the Belurat Courtyard and Belurat Gaol? Not really - due to the time limit and reported procedural generation element I find it unlikely. This does depend on whether there is true randomization of structure/map layouts or a fixed number of curated possibilities.

Do I expect the Nightfarers and Nightlords to expand upon or make more explicit some ideas planted in Elden Ring, using the parallel worlds / string theory concept that FromSoft has been using basically since the beginning of their body of work? Yes, I believe that it already has done this. What I'm interested in looking for are the keys to ciphers set up in previous FromSoftware games.

The fragment "veld" is an alternate spelling of the word "veldt", which is an "open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa." Some years ago I was listening to a Weird Fiction podcast and one of the stories that left a lasting impression was called "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. It is a science fiction story alternatively titled "the world the children made". In a society with advanced visual hologram technology the children of a family are found to be repeatedly requesting a scene of the African Veldt where lions hunt and kill prey. It is revealed that the "prey" that the children have programmed to kill in these simulations are their own parents. And then the hologram does something it was never thought possible to do and the "virtual" lions kill the real parents and devour them. The children are fine with this.

So remember that Belurat courtyard? There's something else surrounding the tree: 8 pedestals for horned lion statues. Two of the pedestals are occupied, the third has a broken lion, the next 4 pedestals are empty, and the 8th pedestal is itself broken. 8 Lions for 8 Nightfarers, perhaps? Some kind of monument was being constructed here, but abandoned partway through, which synergies with the way that the Nightfarers are called "seekers of redemption". Perhaps they seek to repair the broken story. Or perhaps by defeating the Nightlord they are exorcising the broken story like it's a persistent ghost in the machine.

Expanding upon the Bloodborne meta-narrative

Because I truly spend too much time thinking about the silly way that FromSoftware may or may not be cultivating the release dates of their games, I did this check for Nightreign as well.

The release date for Nightreign is advertised as May 30th, 2025. On May 30, 2011 the American New Wave band Blondie released their 9th studio album "Panic of Girls". In a previous post - which also released before Nightreign was even revealed - I wrote extensively about my reasons for thinking that the music of Blondie was a core piece of influence for the character of Lady Maria in Bloodborne, among other related topics. Shall we compare the album cover of "Panic of Girls" to the design of the Duchess - who was immediately clocked (pun intended) by FromSoftware fans as a bootleg Lady Maria in terms of aesthetic and play style?

Not an exact match of course, but sharing those common elements of blonde hair, dark jacket, and white lower body. And the realization that Lady Maria might be conceptualized as the "lion" of Bloodborne was a crucial piece of context that I was missing for deconstructing the meaning of the astral clock - but that is a story for another day.

(Also the Recluse's "Song of the Blood Soul" adds yet another example where the concept of "blood" is musically themed in both Elden Ring and Bloodborne.)

[horizon-verizon]

Dany's House of the Undying Visions in A Clash of Kings (Daenerys IV)

The Primary & Detailed Ones

Woman and the Dwarfs

In one room, a beautiful woman sprawled naked on the floor while four little men crawled over her. They had rattish pointed faces and tiny pink hands, like the servitor who had brought her the glass of shade. One was pumping between her thighs. Another savaged her breasts, worrying at the nipples with his wet red mouth, tearing and chewing.

The Red Wedding

Farther on she came upon a feast of corpses. Savagely slaughtered, the feasters lay strewn across overturned chairs and hacked trestle tables, asprawl in pools of congealing blood. Some had lost limbs, even heads. Severed hands clutched bloody cups, wooden spoons, roast fowl, heels of bread. In a throne above them sat a dead man with the head of a wolf. He wore an iron crown and held a leg of lamb in one hand as a king might hold a scepter, and his eyes followed Dany with mute appeal.

Aerys in King's Landing, About to Burn it All Down

Finally a great pair of bronze doors appeared to her left, grander than the rest. They swung open as she neared, and she had to stop and look. Beyond loomed a cavernous stone hall, the largest she had ever seen. The skulls of dead dragons looked down from its walls. Upon a towering barbed throne sat an old man in rich robes, an old man with dark eyes and long silver-grey hair. "Let him be king over charred bones and cooked meat," he said to a man below him. "Let him be the king of ashes." Drogon shrieked, his claws digging through silk and skin, but the king on his throne never heard, and Dany moved on.

Rhaegar and the Prince that was Promised

Viserys, was her first thought the next time she paused, but a second glance told her otherwise. The man had her brother's hair, but he was taller, and his eyes were a dark indigo rather than lilac. "Aegon," he said to a woman nursing a newborn babe in a great wooden bed. "What better name for a king?" "Will you make a song for him?" the woman asked. "He has a song," the man replied. "He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire." He looked up when he said it and his eyes met Dany's, and it seemed as if he saw her standing there beyond the door. "There must be one more," he said, though whether he was speaking to her or the woman in the bed she could not say. "The dragon has three heads." He went to the window seat, picked up a harp, and ran his fingers lightly over its silvery strings. Sweet sadness filled the room as man and wife and babe faded like the morning mist, only the music lingering behind to speed her on her way.

The False Undying

Beyond the doors was a great hall and a splendor of wizards. Some wore sumptuous robes of ermine, ruby velvet, and cloth of gold. Others fancied elaborate armor studded with gemstones, or tall pointed hats speckled with stars. There were women among them, dressed in gowns of surpassing loveliness. Shafts of sunlight slanted through windows of stained glass, and the air was alive with the most beautiful music she had ever heard. A kingly man in rich robes rose when he saw her, and smiled. "Daenerys of House Targaryen, be welcome. Come and share the food of forever. We are the Undying of Qarth." "Long have we awaited you," said a woman beside him, clad in rose and silver. The breast she had left bare in the Qartheen fashion was as perfect as a breast could be. "We knew you were to come to us," the wizard king said. "A thousand years ago we knew, and have been waiting all this time. We sent the comet to show you the way." "We have knowledge to share with you," said a warrior in shining emerald armor, "and magic weapons to arm you with. You have passed every trial. Now come and sit with us, and all your questions shall be answered." She took a step forward. But then Drogon leapt from her shoulder. He flew to the top of the ebony-and-weirwood door, perched there, and began to bite at the carved wood. "A willful beast," laughed a handsome young man. "Shall we teach you the secret speech of dragonkind? Come, come." Doubt seized her. The great door was so heavy it took all of Dany's strength to budge it, but finally it began to move. Behind was another door, hidden. It was old grey wood, splintery and plain . . . but it stood to the right of the door through which she'd entered. The wizards were beckoning her with voices sweeter than song. She ran from them, Drogon flying back down to her. Through the narrow door she passed, into a chamber awash in gloom.

[daenerystemper]

I remembered something. It’s from the wretched season. The two hacks had Dany say “I’ve never begged for anything” which contradicted how she said in S2 “I’m begging you”. Those two really were inconsistent with their own story weren’t they? But I also don’t like the implications. I think they were trying to portray Dany as this arrogant and prideful woman who was so proud that she wouldn’t beg for anything or be humble. And they clearly wanted to portray her “begging for the first time” as her being selfish. Those two hacks never understood her character. They didn’t understand any of the characters. I take satisfaction knowing their wretch awful season burned their show and their careers to the ground. I just hope GRRM will finish the books and give the story and characters the writing and hopefully ending they deserve. I have a lot of hope that Dany will get a good ending in the books

it’s surprising that they forgot they had daenerys begging for things as well considering how badly they intentionally butchered her season two arc.  rather than showcasing her as a queen who is learning how to navigate court,  they have daenerys demanding to be let in & given things because she has dragons which is not something that happens in the books since the qartheen come looking for her instead.  the thing is,  there’s nothing “wrong” with begging for help.  for example,  daenerys’s major goal starting from a clash of kings where she begins learning how to maneuver politically is to find ships. she doesn't like to beg, but she isn't above it.

“Xaro Xhoan Daxos would be no help to her, she knew that now. For all his professions of devotion, he was playing his own game, not unlike Pyat Pree. The night he asked her to leave, Dany had begged one last favor of him. “An army, is it?” Xaro asked. “A kettle of gold? A galley, perhaps?” Dany blushed. She hated begging. “A ship, yes.” Xaro’s eyes had glittered as brightly as the jewels in his nose. “I am a trader, Khaleesi. So perhaps we should speak no more of giving, but rather of trade. For one of your dragons, you shall have ten of the finest ships in my fleet. You need only say that one sweet word.” “No,” she said.” DAENERYS V,  A CLASH OF KINGS

i think it’s important to note that only daenerys’s begging in seen as humiliating because it comes across as petulant.  she doesn’t want to “share” the throne.  she is so manipulative & convincing that she would “overpower jon” should he give into her,  despite tyrion successfully talking jon into murdering daenerys because she kills “evil men”.  in comparison,  jon spends several seasons begging for more soldiers at the wall.  he & sansa both partake in begging northern houses to help them in their cause to retake winterfell.  daenerys parallels mostly with gendry begging arya to love him rather than being a fully-fleshed out character within season eight.  his only purpose is to love arya,  be made the trueborn son of robert & do little else.

what d&d forgot repeatedly is that dany is a negotiator before she is a beggar.  her worth is in her many titles:  the mother of dragons,  the bride of dragons,  the rightful heir to the iron throne.  she negotiates one dragon for an army of unsullied.  she negotiates her own marriage for peace in meereen.  for all the repeated foreshadowing within season seven & eight,  daenerys should have successfully negotiated a marriage pact with the king in the north, especially once learning about his true birth so that claims of him being the true inheritor of the throne could be avoided. but d&d would rather humiliate her character.

it’s misogyny that they have daenerys begging jon repeatedly throughout season eight to not tell anyone,  to love her,  to be with her even in the moments leading up to her death.  she’s presented as a dreamy fool stuck between tyrion’s all-knowing genius & jon’s impeccable honor.  even though they’re all painfully watered down,  daenerys suffers the most & becomes a fridged woman so that jon can mourn her painstakingly over the last twenty minutes of the final episode to show just how torn he is about doing “the right thing.”

[juststeveandtonythings]

It's been a bit and I'm sure my posts are going to be very spotty, but I have decided to pick up certain X-Men Fall of X issues that ran during Duggan's Iron Man run next so that I can fill in Tony's involvement during this event a bit better. Since I don't want to get sucked into an X-Men hole, I'm going to mostly just post about the stuff that is relevant to Tony (and Steve if he pops up, but I don't think he will).

Fall of X in X-Men Vol 6 seems to start with issue #22, which outlines how Orchis has been messing with stuff mutants have been doing so that they can screw them over when they're ready. This includes Omega Sentinel (Karima Shapandar) getting info on how to hack the Krakoan gates and M.O.D.O.K. demonstrating the kill-switch in Krakoan medicines. In the next issue, #23, we see how Stark Sentinels are now out and about following Feilong's hostile takeover of Stark Unlimited, which places this after IIM #5 (Tony loses the company in #4 and has to fight a Stark Sentinel in #5).

The Sentinel starts attacking some innocents by "accident", which attracts the attention of the X-Men, who engage with it. This includes Forge (who appears later in IIM #13), who expresses hate for Tony, though I don't know why. :'( Anyway, they do manage to beat it, but not without a lot of effort. Forge says he'll talk to Tony about this after so they can figure out a strategy against all his patents, since Feilong owns them now.

Later, Scott goes to Krakoa to flirt with Emma. She's not in the mood. Then she tells him Ms. Marvel has died (for reasons I am unaware of due to not following the X-Men, but we know she gets revived by the time of the upcoming Hellfire Gala), so then he's not in the mood, either. Mostly I am including this since we know IIM will involve Tony and Emma being a thing, lol.

X-Men #24 is more lead-up to Fall of X, with the only Steve or Tony relevant bits being a prophecy Destiny has. One line is "I see kings clashing in white, black after the death of the Red Queen" - this might partially be a reference to Tony becoming the Black King (one of the leaders of the Hellfire Club or whatever) in his run. Another line is "I hear the poisoning lies of the false captain, his rank earned", which is almost certainly referring to the Captain Krakoa reveal in Uncanny Avengers.

- X-Men Vol 6 #22-24 (2023)

[ingek73]

After Harry’s phone hacking victory, is it last orders for tabloid top brass?

Some commentators now believe that the duke’s crusade against the popular press will finally bring about a reckoning

Inside the ballroom of the Hilton Bankside on Thursday evening, the mood among journalists was high. Prizes were being handed out, celebratory toasts were made and backs were slapped. Officiating at the annual press awards jamboree was a bow-tie-wearing Dominic Ponsford, the editor-in-chief of the industry journal behind the event, who even took a moment to joke about past clashes with Prince Harry, the fabled “ginger whinger”.

Seated at the tables around him were many of those newspaper editors and columnists who have been publicly warring with the King’s errant second child, including Piers Morgan, the former gossip journalist, talent show judge, ex-editor of the Daily Mirror and television presenter. At one point towards the end of the night the group of singers hired to jolly up the lengthy proceedings, burst into the chorus from the song The Final Countdown. Great fun.

But a day later and some in the room are facing their own ominous countdown, or at least a potential final reckoning. Could the landlord at that famous “last chance saloon”, the watering hole at which Home Office minister David Mellor once warned the “gentlemen” of the popular press they were drinking in, really be shouting out “Time, please” once again, twenty years on?

The ruling from Mr Justice Fancourt in the High Court on Friday, one which found the Duke had been subjected to damaging, illegal press activity between 2003 and 2009, has had some immediate effects. The Mirror Group of newspapers, in the frame during the legal proceedings, “apologised unreservedly” for “historical wrong-doing” later that day. But the impact of Fancourt’s 386-page judgement on the reputations of other British newspaper businesses may take a little longer to show.

“Thank goodness for Prince Harry. The police now need to look at this and promptly,” said Brian Cathcart, the media campaigner and Hacked Off founder. “There are many people involved who are still in prominent, opinion-forming positions on newspapers.”

Dr Evan Harris, a former director of Hacked Off who has spent the last few years carrying out legal analysis for the claimants in the hacking litigation, also believes the torch of justice has just been relit by the duke. “Since the contentious decision by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2015 that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute any Mirror journalist or executive for phone hacking, tens of thousands of documents have been disclosed in this litigation, and as they were deployed in open court, many key documents are available to the police to see.”

There are also dozens of new witnesses and extensive judicial findings, Harris added. “The claimants stand ready to assist the police and CPS with identifying such material relevant to the original criminal conduct and to the new questions of perjury and perverting the course of justice,” he said.

Writing in Prospect magazine, its editor, Alan Rusbridger, who edited the Guardian when it broke the hacking story in 2009, argues that Fancourt’s words have cut through years of deceit. “We know that newspaper managements at two of our biggest media companies have consistently concealed and denied the truth about what went on,” he wrote. “They have issued dishonest statements and have lied to parliament, the stock exchange, to other journalists, to regulators and even the Leveson inquiry, set up to establish the truth. And now some have been caught telling porkies in court.”

Nick Davies, who first broke the hacking scandal while at the Guardian, was quick to express his more limited hopes for change on social media. “If the UK were just and democratic, Murdoch’s Talk TV would now have to consider suspending Piers Morgan and Richard Wallace, and the Met police would have to scope an investigation into Mirror Group crime. If,” he wrote.

More than a billion pounds has already been paid out in costs and damages, Rusbridger emphasised, without any admissions of guilt implicating senior editors or owners. And key emails have been deleted and documents lost. Speaking to the Observer this weekend, he added: “The press managed to sidestep the second part of the Leveson inquiry, which was supposed to deal with past wrongdoing. So it’s now been left to individual litigants to drag the truth out into daylight. It’s not very satisfactory, and probably can’t be fully achieved until everyone involved in past misdeeds has moved on – or been moved on.”

One of the stories produced in evidence during the recent MGN phone hacking trial. Photograph: PA

The focus is now likely to switch to the Daily Mail, against which the Duke of Sussex still has many outstanding allegations. It could even be the beginning of what critics of British “tabloid culture” are heralding as an era of serious redress that, for them, would make up for the dropping of the planned second part of the Leveson inquiry, a decision taken against the judge’s wishes by former Tory culture secretary, Matt Hancock. Murdoch’s newspaper group, owner of the Sun, does look vulnerable. Many of those implicated in the judge’s ruling are working there. Former editor of the rightwing popular titles the Sun and the defunct News of the World, Rebekah Brooks, who once avoided disgrace, is now CEO of News UK. This weekend her rehabilitation looks wobbly.

Morgan, now a presenter on Murdoch’s Talk TV, gave an angry doorstep statement on Friday and still appears to be banking on dodging bullets. His carefully worded defence did not deny knowledge of the practice of phone hacking and so did not contradict the judgement, as the performer and campaigner Steve Coogan, who settled a claim in 2017 for a six-figure sum, wryly noted on Saturday morning. More optimistically, Coogan added that there now seems a chance that the protective “omertà” guarding the guilty editors has begun to weaken.

He told the Observer yesterday: “We now have a high court judge making clear that a judge-led public inquiry was misled by multiple witnesses , namely Sly Bailey, Paul Vickers, Lloyd Embley, Piers Morgan, Tina Weaver, Neil Wallis and Richard Wallace, and of course that public inquiry was cancelled halfway through, against the wishes of Sir Brian Leveson, by Matt Hancock at the behest of the newspapers – including Mirror Group – who were being investigated.”

Prince Harry has described his chief virtue as patience, but Coogan now calls him “brave” for breaking the “Faustian pact” he claims some royals have had with the press, drawn up for reasons of self-preservation.

Prince Harry’s attitude diverged from the family path well before the birth of his sonArchie in 2019, but he became much bolder after that. Later that year his wife, Meghan Markle, announced that she was suing the Mail on Sunday for printing parts of her letter to her estranged father and the duke also revealed he was taking action over alleged phone hacking.

Two years ago, the Prince won an apology from the Mail on Sunday over an article claiming he had turned his back on the military and the high court in London ruled that the same paper had breached Meghan’s privacy by publishing extracts from her letter. A year ago Harry started a libel claim against the Mail on Sunday over an article claiming he had tried to keep official protection for his family and then, in October last year, he joined the singer Elton John and others in suing the publisher of the Daily Mail, alleging phone tapping and other breaches of privacy.

The Duke’s unexpected, even historic, appearance at the high court at the beginning of his lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s publisher took place in March, and then, in early June, he arrived to give evidence at the Mirror Group phone hacking trial, arguing that about 140 articles published from 1996 to 2010 contained information obtained via unlawful methods.

There are accusations of vendettas on both sides, of course. It is a term the duke used on Friday when speaking of the vitriol he had detected, ever since he was first exposed by the tabloids as a teenager for smoking cannabis and then for rowing with his brother about whether or not to meet up with Paul Burrell.

Both of these gobbets of information reached the public through illicit means, according to the Fancourt verdict. Yet a former executive at Reach, the national news group that owns the Mirror, suspects the duke and his fellow campaigners are being disingenuous. He may not have gone as far as Morgan, who called the “California-tanned” Duke “greedy” yesterday, but he does believe the celebrity campaigners are out for revenge. “They are settling scores. We all know that, whatever they say in public about their motivation,” the former editor said.

Other more measured defenders of the press, such as Sir Alan Moses, a former chairman of the Independent Press Standards Association, are concerned about attempts to set up a phoney “licensed press” that would operate only within government restrictions. Speaking on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 this weekend, he said the press should ideally be “unruly”, although subject to the law. There was, Moses argued, an exceptional case to be made for the industry to protect freedom of expression.

For the experienced Guardian journalist Polly Toynbee, the prize of a reformed press can now at least be glimpsed, although a fatal wound inflicted to an ailing newspaper title would not be a good thing: “I am delighted to see press standards called to account and I hope that the people behind this do now get called to account,” she said. “IPSO and press regulation are a disgrace for not investigating this themselves years ago. But it would be a tragedy if we lost the Mirror as a result, an all too rare non-Tory newspaper.”

[corals-corner]

Headcannons it is :D

Starting with Queen:

She is a Clash of Clans goddess (look the game up if you don't know what it is)

She's responsible for making some of the most difficult Geometry Dash levels--again, look up the game if you SOMEHOW don't know what it is xP

Despite being a Windows XP computer, she can somehow change her own background theme in Hometown, causing anyone who sees it to get utterly confused and distressed

She cares for Noelle so much partly because she can sympathize with her on a level nobody else can

Going off the previous hc, I think she may have had a parent of hers die when she was young, assuming she had parents lol Idk

She secretly thinks Berdly's pretty cool despite all she did to him

She knows things about Kris, Susie, Berdly and ofc Noelle, partly because all of them have used her Lightner computer form at least a few times

Water wouldn't harm Queen, she's too OP for that

Queen didn't show up in Card Kingdom until she was in her early 20s, and likely didn't stay there for even a decade

Queen's in her early 30s by the time we meet her in-game, in my eyes 31-33

Now for Spade King, some might be the same as yours :>

Spade King didn't have the best parenting growing up and was always under heavy scrutiny/criticism, likely from a combination of anger issues and his parents having super high expectations

He hung out with the other kings but always felt like an outlier and felt left out, but never mentioned it to them. He never fully trusted them in terms of leadership skills and general competence

Spade King's parents either passed away or vanished somehow when he was a late teen and he had to learn how to be a ruler at a younger age. I personally think all the kings come from royal families, and Spade King's parents were the first to go. This forced Spade King to cooperate with the other, much older royals, which he did not like at all

C. Round was kinda Spade King's version of a family pet and one of the very few Darkners he actually enjoyed hanging out with as a child, and because of this he later let C. Round roam free as it pleased and never put any restrictions on it

Spade King absolutely hated Jevil even before Jevil went insane. I like to think Jevil went insane while all four kings were in charge, and before that often did acts for the kings' parents. Jevil would often target and tease Spade King when he was young, albeit in a silly and playful manner, but Spade King always held grudges against him for it

Seam is one of the very few Darkners Spade King respects, hence why Seam is just chillin' in their shop with no need to attack or imprison Kris & Susie in the first chapter. Spade King always liked Seam because Seam would often interact with him in a calm and compassionate manner when he was a child

Spade King always tried to make room for Lancer despite his very busy job, and was often the one who cooked for his son

Spade King knew how incompetent Rouxls Kaard acted but always believed Rouxls had tons of secret potential he was wasting away, hence why he promoted him to Duke of Puzzles in an attempt to get Rouxls to show his true colors, albeit it didn't work lol

Spade King mandated that all Rudinn Rangers wear visors to protect their faces so they don't accidentally hurt themselves with their longer knives, guards aren't really competent if they accidentally harm themselves all the time xP

One year for Halloween Spade King had Lancer dress up as a pumpkin while he himself dressed up as a blueberry, who says kings can't have a little fun sometimes?

Spade King's in his mid-to-late 30s in-game, likely around 34-37

Spade King is a coffee addict, Idc if you don't like coffee you have to admit the guy needs something to keep him functioning during the day

That is all :)

A LOT :DDDDD

Queenie my beloved

1. As someone who used to play that with certain hacks and cheats, she would absolutely spend hours attacking other clans and villages whenever she was bored. She'd like the Pekas and maybe the Archers

2. I will never forgive her for her crimes against my eyes and self esteem when it came to those levels.

3. Hehe she likes confusing people

4. AUGH FUUUUCK. Ok, this reminds me on the trans Noelle hc people have, and that with my own trans Queen hc, I can totally see queen maybe seeing a bit of herself in Noelle and wants to help her in many other things

5. Personally, my hc is that her parents were quite neglectful, not usually out of melisious intent, but because they didn't really understand how to take care of a child, but she always held them close to her heart, so despite everything, she would have still been really upset when this happened

6. BERDLY! Ngl, I always imagined that she wouldn't have minded spending more time with him, but because her objective required Noelle and not him, she kinda pushed him away in order to achieve her goal.

7. What has she seen in these guys search history

8. Thank god. Lancer would probably have done the water bucket above the door prank lmao

9. I always imagined darkners could travel between dark worlds, but I do see her not going to Card Kingdom until later, most likely due to a arranged marriage with King

10. That's actually pretty close to where I see her, but I tend to see her and King in a similar age, so personally I'd say between 35-40, but you're age seems more likely lmao

Now to Kingy :D

1. Abso-fucking-lutely. This man did not have a stable childhood which affected him with how he patented Lancer. Not even the previous monarchs liked his parents too much

2. I feel like he and the other king fought alot, both as kids and as adults. None of them fully trusted each other

3. Yeah, I imagin he was crowed between 17 or 18, so he was still very young and waa definitely not suitid to rule, epessilly along side monarchs he would have otherwise avoided. Not to mention they probably dismissed him since they were all older and experienced in ruling and didn't think he had any good input.

4. THATS SO CUUUTE!!! I can see baby king outside playing with c.round trying to teach him silly tricks and showing him off

5. Ngl, I see why you(and alot of other lol) think this, but personally, I like to think they were close. Historically, kings and jester were actually pretty close and the kings allowed jesters to do alot, so I like to implement that into dr.. it is fucked that he went after King when he was just a child. That is fucked and I understand why King held grudges (I would too lmao)

6. Lowkey, I love imaging that Seam is old as fuck and they often took care of baby king, sort of the same way Rouxls cares for Lancer, and he began referring Seam as a parental figure, sometimes accidently calling them "Mom" when he was tired

7. YES KING ALWAYS TRIED TO MAKE TIME FOR LANCER DESPITE HIS JOB IDC WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS HE LOVED HIS SON. Also hc king loves cooking for Lancer and always tried to cook himself, though it was rare considering he was usually busy

8. My man thought. Rouxls is definitely op but he's also pretty stupid when it comes to his powers and doesn't know how to use them to his full ability, despite the help and, let's be honest, threats from King, or hell, maybe even the other kings.

9. Now I'm just imaging the Rudinn Rangers out there fighting without any protection and the king are like "That's fine" while king flips his shit over their safety.

10. PUMPKIN LANCER AND BLUBERRY KING!!! King crying every time he sees Lancer in the costume because he's so god damn adorable. And King in a bluberry costume because fuck those people who think kings are always supposed to be serious and not have any fun

11. Absolutely. A chaotic son as well as a naturally chaotic kingdom and castle? He needs something to keep him going. This with his sweet tooth means he would Absolutely love mochas because of the added sugar and chocolate.

Oh boy this was long :'DDD

It was fun though :D

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VERSES PAGE//FOR MOBILE USERS (Long Post)

Finally got my Verses/AU's Page done! Check it out on my blog or right here!

1. ) King ('the / Coronation Day)

The Lore of the Rom Hack is left Ambiguous, so the content found for King is created entirely by myself and my own interpretation of the material. This blog in its infancy isn't too much to look at, just a few secrets sprinkled throughout important pages and maybe a few posts to help create my own narrative for the game.

 Verse 1; Canon.

The Woods are His Home. His Domain. He doesn't care for trespassers, but ever since MX introduced him to the fun little things that roam the multiverse, it seems there are infiltrators here and there. And well, why shouldn't He do the same? He'll poke His head into other worlds to cause a bit of mischief, but MX has made his swear to do no harm unless provoked. Makes things more fun to have a limiter, as he put it. So He'll play nice for now, but He is still very EVIL. And His patience is very, very limited.

 Verse 2; Behaving.

While at Peach's castle, He takes on a form that is much less gruesome to behold for mortals. He stands tall over most everyone still, about 7 and a half feet. His form is still very much akin to the Peach he sacrificed to become a vessel, so He's taken the liberty of making it different to the classic Princess look so He is far more distinguishable. This does not make Him any less powerful, so don't go poking him...

2. ) LX (AU of Mario '85)

A roleswap of MX, taken on a little more life than it really should have.

 The being known as 'LX' took a Luigi as a host and now wears him as a skinsuit, inhabiting the land as his own. Unlike MX, he doesn't like to manifest himself in the level for a direct torment of his victim, Marcus. Instead, he sees the world as a toybox, which manifests as giant, misshapen arms reaching in from the sky to 'play with his toys'. He has no regard for life as nothing more than things for his amusement, and enjoys inflicting fear onto those around him. It's almost as if the beast feeds off of it. He might come off as just a mindless monster, but he is, in fact, a fully sentient being capable of speech and higher thought. He's just more primitive by choice, in a childish way. He doesn't break the 4th wall as much as his counterpart, but has knowledge of it. It's not as 'fun' to play with as his own little world where he controls every aspect to his designation. His strength is significantly weaker than his counterpart as well, but his speed makes up for that fact alone.

 Verse 1; Canon.

He's in his own little world. His Realm! One where there's a pesky little Mario running around with that ugly little thing called Free Will. It does have it's perks, evoking fear out of that old man he shoved in there makes him Feel Great. It's his fun little game he gets to play for all eternity. Just don't hope he gets bored...

 Verse 2; Behaving.

When his plaything escaped to this bright and colorful world, pissed was an understatement for how LX felt. That was HIS toy, he doesn't share. But then this big fuck off dude- MX? He hasn't seen this creature since all the eldritch beings were still clashing it out among the cosmos. But he put a STOP to his playtime with Marcus, saying he can either behave and forget he exists or MX would make sure he stayed in 'Time Out' for the rest of eternity. So now he's still pissed, but contained within a disturbing looking Luigi, akin to MX's 'False Hero' form. Don't let him fool you. He's looking for something new to entertain himself with...

3. ) Lucas (Mario '85)

He was only eight years old. Just a boy. A child. And now, for 30 years ongoing, he's been left to the vices of MX's fear feasting and horrible taste for gore and violence. His soul ripped from his violently mutilated body and shoved into the body of a Luigi to create the perfect little game for the entertainment of a being who was far beyond his comprehension. He misses his family. He misses going to school. He misses his body. However, due to the heavy trauma and time that has passed... He can't remember what any of that was like. He only remembers his name, and that's because MX's roaring voice calling it out every time a new chase begins.

 Verse 1; Canon.

Trapped inside of MX's realm, Lucas has no real chance of ever escaping. A constant struggle to save his life from meeting gruesome fates over and over again, he plays the game. He can't stop playing. If he doesn't play, MX makes it even worse for him. Give this kid a break...

 Verse 2; Rescued.

Somehow, there was a leak. Lucas was dropped into a world of vibrant color and lush fields, nothing like that of the bricks and dark sky he was accustomed to being trapped in MX's game. He fled immediately, running and running aimlessly until he caught glimpse of what most Mario players should see as salvation... The Castle. There, he met the Princess... And he was saved. He was Free. He'd never have to play that game again... But he couldn't stay there, for when MX came looking, he'd have no chance of escape. So now he lives a simpler life on Yoshi's island, living among the dinosaurs and enjoying life at this new chance to be happy and recover from what he's been through. ... He knows this existence won't last forever. But he wants to enjoy it for as long as he can. He also exists in a chosen form as a request granted by Peach's wish power.

4. ) Princess Peach

The monarch of the Mushroom Kingdom doesn't really fit into this picture, does she? But she's here, anyway. It's as if her home is a beacon for these horrid creatures and victims of them alike. The flock to her home, and in return for everyone behaving and sparing her universe from a fate akin to that of their own homes, she provides whatever it is they wish. She'll do anything to keep her Toads safe... Even if it means letting some vile creatures get too close to her for her own comfort.

5. ) Luigi, The Timid Plumber.

Hey, this guy is here too! He lives on the outskirts of Peach's kingdom, so he has to deal with all the spooks just like everyone else. He travels to his own home world occasionally after the collapse of the magic keeping them apart to make moving to and fro more freely. He lives in his home with his brother where they work together to make a living AND keep the princess safe. A coward outwardly, but he has a heart of gold and will do anything to keep those he loves safe.

[minusgangtime]

With Blackhat distracted,shelby was able to self heal her eyes and blasted him off her! She then summoned magic recreations of beastly versions of her family,her kids,the sprunkis and the plushies and plants Blackhat killed and she sent them at him,attacking him!)

🎵 Reshape it all in Nature’s own image!I’ll Tear it down and build it up again!Smashing through your shell, so fragile.~ Brute force will always win!🎵

(HS then came out and stabbed him repeatedly!)

🎵 Laser beams and drills descending!!!Fire rages, wrath unending!!!From inferno, chaos born!!!Taking on augmented forms!!!🎵

-shelby/HS

Blackhat growled and threw HS hard to the ground! He started to form a dark purple orb in his claws..

Little did he know this just gave Shelby some time...

♪"BEHOLD THE KING... ANNIHILATING EVERYTHING IN A SEA OF FLAMES... WITH THESE MACHINES... FABRICATE A NEW REALITY IN RESEMABLACE OF ME!

ARMIES FORWARD!! MARCHING TO HACK AND SLASH!! LOOKING SKYWARD!! TO WHERE THE TITANS CLASH!!"♪

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