#delphi kin

[madmag94]

Pythonomachia

An Epic Poem in Dactylic Hexameter

Sing gracious muse of the god Pythios who returns to his homeland

Distantly where Helios never sleeps has he dwelt for the winter

See how he conquers the seat of his throne at the navel of Gaea

Thus did the will of Zeus come to passage amongst us mortals

Born upon far flung Delos, see him come to the slopes of Parnassus

Thick and wild was the broad bosomed Earth at the shrine where holy,

Well-counseled Themis proclaimed in the voice of her August Mother,

Things most divinely ordained. There roving the plain was the dragon,

Born of the earth, who rent at the herds of the men who did dwell there.

Such was the terror of Python that no high walled town was constructed,

Nor was the soil torn up by the Ox driven plow into furrows.

There in that place did the young god come to the cave of the maidens

Who by the will of Zeus Klarios do speak of the future

After the lots were consulted the Lord Loxias did declare thus

“Such is the will of Zeus most high that I build here an Oracle,

Thus may the mortals increase and prosper by grace of the great gods”

So did Apollon set forth from the cave to drive out the great dragon.

Lo he appeared by the snake and beheld his clear eyes filled with malice

“Drake, I dismiss you from this holy place by will of the lord Zeus,

Frighten no more the mortals that dwell here, so speaks Apollon”

“Nay,” said the snake “I dwell here by right of my dread mother Gaea,

Love ye the mortals so much that you’d seal them forever behind walls?”

Deftly the claws of the dragon did rend the pure flesh of the young god,

Spilling his Ichor upon thirsty earth, unknotting his fine limbs.

Thusly the spirit of lord Apollon did pass down to Hades

Yet, o'er long Asphodel’s fields did he hear a clear voice that did ring out

“Strike the Drum, blow the Aulos, make the noise of lord Bromios, all you kin of Korykia,

See young phoibos calls our aid, that the will of the lord Zeus might be done on the earth.

Bring together all the people to great Delphi and bind them as one with the law

I will keep your holy temple when the days pass into shadow and the snow cloaks lady Gaia

Now awake my lordly brother, and expel the son of earth our greatest mother

that the people might know the wise will of the Twice-Born son of Zeus”

Then did the god awake on the grass in the shade of Parnassus

Far-shooting Lord Apollon, son of Leto, did pull back his bow string,

Loosing an arrow to fly to the heart of the great dragon Python

Thus did he lay his claim to the most holy temple of Delphi

Greatly the august priestess did wail for the loss of her brother

Thick were her tears on the earth at the unending passage of ages

“Godling” she cried, “you must now atone for your crime against Themis,

Murder of kin must be cleansed by the grace of the holy Theoi

Go, purify yourself in the deep clear River Pineios,

Then might the law be made to be whole in this place most sacred”

So did the lord Apollon go to bathe in the cleansing waters.

After these things did he set to the task of constructing his temple

Phoibos Apollon did gather the daughters of Well-Counseled Themis

“Horae”, he cried, “go forth from this place and declare to the people,

Till the earth and build great walls by the grace Pythios gives.”

Thus did the laurel begin to bloom at the temple of Delphi.

[blessed-curse]

The Forgotten.

The Three Forgotten Gods

(The Atlanteans Who Shaped Mythology and Were Betrayed by Their Own Descendants)

After The Last Atlantean sank Atlantis, they were not the only survivors. Three others—two men and one woman—emerged from the ruins, their bodies and minds forever changed by the immortality experiment. Unlike their vengeful counterpart, they saw the fall of Atlantis as an opportunity: if they could no longer belong to their old world, they would create a new one.

For centuries, they traveled across the ancient world, their immense power and longevity making them figures of legend. They became the foundation for myths, their presence inspiring the gods and heroes that would dominate human history. Each of them took different paths, ruling over early civilizations as divine beings, guiding—or manipulating—mortal societies.

The Three Atlantean Survivors

1. Azhur, the Storm Tyrant (Male)

• Abilities: Manipulated the weather, creating tempests and commanding lightning.

• Legacy: Inspired storm gods like Zeus, Thor, Indra and Elohim.(His descendants)

• Path: Azhur was the most militant of the three, believing that power was meant to be wielded absolutely. He raised mighty empires in his name, demanding worship as a god of the skies. His rule brought both prosperity and devastation—those who obeyed him flourished, but those who rebelled faced his unrelenting fury.

2. Veyna, the Eternal Oracle (Female)

• Abilities: Could peer into the fabric of time, foreseeing possible futures.

• Legacy: The inspiration for divine seers like the Oracle of Delphi, Isis, and Amaterasu. (Her descendants)

• Path: Veyna sought knowledge above all else, establishing great temples where she guided early civilizations with her foresight. Mortals revered her as a wise goddess, but over time, the burden of knowing too much weighed heavily on her soul. She foresaw her own death at the hands of those she had helped shape but refused to change fate.

3. Kaelus, the Shapeshifter (Male)

• Abilities: Could alter his form at will, becoming animals, humans, or monstrous entities.

• Legacy: His existence gave rise to trickster gods like Loki, Anansi, and Coyote.(His descendants)

• Path: Kaelus embraced chaos, playing both hero and villain in humanity’s stories. He relished in his immortality, living many lives under many names. While Azhur and Veyna sought control, Kaelus thrived in unpredictability. He embedded himself in myths, shifting between roles as a creator, a trickster, and a destroyer.

The Betrayal – 3000 B.C.

For thousands of years, their influence endured, but as civilizations advanced, their divine rule became fragile. Their own descendants—those who inherited mere fragments of their power—grew strong enough to challenge them. The gods they had inadvertently created turned against them, seeing them as relics of an age that needed to be forgotten.

One by one, they fell:

• Azhur was struck down by his own children, his mastery of the storms outmatched by an army of gods wielding divine weapons.

• Veyna allowed herself to be slain, her prophecies showing that her death was necessary for the world to evolve beyond them.

• Kaelus fought until the very end, shifting forms to escape, but ultimately being sealed away, his energy drained until he crumbled to dust.

Their names were erased from history, their deeds attributed to the gods who had slain them. Only The Last Atlantean remained, watching from the Moon, unseen and unknown, burdened by the weight of what had been lost.

Now, in 2126, as the [MC] returns to Earth, they will find a world still echoing with the legacies of their fallen kin—gods long dead, yet their myths still alive.

[britysia]

You remember that thanks to the ritual that took place in the fourth year, Harry and Voldemort share the same blood? I'll skip the ridiculous part where Harry Potter returned to the Dursleys every summer for bloody wards that technically shouldn't work because Voldemort might touch him. Hmm-hmm, so those who have read “The Cursed Child” should know about Delphi. Delphi is the daughter of Voldemort and Bellatrix. But if Voldemort and Harry Potter share the same blood, then doesn't that mean that Delphi is also Harry's daughter? I don't know, but that's what the AU is all about. Since Voldemort and Harry have the same blood, as well as a soul (at the time of conception, Harry was a Horcrux. Poor Harry, if he felt Voldemort’s anger, then he probably could have had an orgasm... Poor guy) , then Delphi is his daughter. After the victory over Voldemort, raids began on the estates of the victims, in one of which a girl was found. The Aurors were trying to find out who the girl's parents were to pass on to the next of kin, causing the inheritance test to display the name Harry. Since the child was born under unusual circumstances, he is offered to give up the child, but, being a lonely orphan who always wanted a family, he decides to adopt the girl by blood so that she becomes a full member of the Potter family. (Depending on your choice, Sirius could have adopted Harry by blood. Maybe the blood will fix his nest on his head). So he lives with his daughter in Grimmauld Place. He studies the Black library, deals with artifacts and leads a reclusive lifestyle. He's not dating Ginny because the choice was between a relationship and a child (understandable considering WHO the child's other parents are. She's also supposed to look like Tom Riddle, but with Harry's green eyes. It doesn't matter if she was born with those eyes , or they appeared after blood adoption). After some time, say 5 years, he decides to go out with his daughter, but someone leaks information about her origin, and the public demands the death of Voldemort’s offspring. So Harry Potter escapes from Britain and travels for a year or two. Although he likes to explore the world, because of his pursuers he cannot settle anywhere, which makes him sad, because he wants to give his daughter a HOME.So, he decides to go to a place where no one will know or touch them - the past. He might have stumbled upon (developed) a ritual (artifact) that would send them back in time. Thus, they find themselves in the 50s, where they try to organize their lives. Variant of events:

1. Harry Potter inherits the Peverell Lordship and lives a quiet life until his daughter turns eleven and goes to Hogwarts, after which Tom Riddle is reported about a child similar to him, who, as a result of an incident, is revealed to be a Parselmouth. He is very interested in the supposed new heir, and then in his very handsome father. And further as you wish. It's a funny life as Tom tries to catch Harry's attention after a meeting in the Wizengamot (since he accepted the Lordship, he intends to make the Wizarding British government better. Considering that his daughter has started school, he has time to do this, because he used to be too busy).

2. Harry Potter does not have any lordships, but he has money. He opens a cafe (I believe Harry Potter is a good cook) in Diagon Alley. One day he let his daughter go with her friends, but they were kidnapped. The auction featured many creatures, as well as children. The Death Eaters were about to raid this place, as the place belonged to a hostile group. Harry Potter found out that his daughter was missing and rushed in. Tom, seeing him, asks one of the followers who it is, but no one knows. Tom continues to watch the delightful stranger and admires his magic. Hearing a scream, they see a group of children behind the Horned Snake, which has escaped from its cage. The snake is about to attack, but freezes when it hears the girl's hiss. In one second, the snake turns around and swallows the overseer. Tom, surprised, looks at the baby Parselmouth, who is essentially a small female version of himself, except for the eyes. Eyes the color of a killing curse to match those of a handsome stranger. This story is the beginning of a strange relationship between the Dark Lord and a small family of time travelers. I hope someone takes advantage of this idea and writes fanfiction.

[chaoticcutiewhirl]

Its funny to think about who is in our head besides the brainmade ones because like

Goddess of Death, Time, and Winter; Avarstia Furhenbrook, a book character for several books we are trying to write as well as the one who saved her universe from nearly having a cataclysm like the universe of her adoptive father to who had to flee from it. And she just exists to be very detail oriented and be like "You want story ideas? I lived for over 700 years before arriving here we can do my life." and just that was already the plan and its funny hehehe

Sylvia Drake from Mice Tea, more of a Kin given we atleast assume Sylvia has been arround for a lot longer than Mice Tea has been around, but we are unsure, and she is the one who fronts the most and is generally the most adept to well... existing in reality and I love her so. Like as time goes on its just she became a lot more just herself and she is creative and smart and like optimistic when a lot of the time we are an anxious mess and all but yeah :3

Yang Xiao Long from RWBY, who has been front stuck for like almost a month but is like one of our main protectors and joins in on being a gay disaster with Sylvia, just she hides it better... Also goes by Fionn given we are so white where someone who has more tolerance to certain abrasive stuff feels the need to fit in more I am here Lucinda, stop calling me out please

Dendrobrium "Dendro" aka Delphi, a Demon guardian of her wife and ended up here given comfort needed and is kinda a protector caregiver thing... idk roles. She did not come out much during the summer as it was too warm to do things in Arizona with a body like ours and she likes being outdoors.

Ceroba Ketsukane is also up here and is our other protector and like she also appears a lot and is able to focus easier than me and maybe the others, either way she masks well and is cool headed a lot more And just cool. She is awkward as shit tho but does have her own subblog thingy being @kitsunetragedy and like we should probably do more by the time we remake our intro post lol

Anyway just a bun who wanted to say things and be like yeah

-🌵Lucinda

[wtwcr-rewrite]

🍂- Feeling the urge to infodump so I'm gonna talk about some changes made, specifically regarding what we're doing with the ancients and the tribe

The ancients are still up in the air (Fallen Leaves and Rock still exist at the loch) but the tribe has been replaced with cats in an old village in the Scottish highlands. They don't really have a name other than "the village cats" and they're made up of both wild cats and kittypets. They don't have a naming system, no rules, just living together and helping each other where they can.

Half Moon is still there and she looks like this:

[ ID: A picture of a longhaired cat that is mostly pure black, except for half of their face, which is white with grey markings. End ID ]

She's respected by the village cats for having divine knowledge, she's a little mysterious about it. Think Oracle of Delphi. Cats come to her for pretty much everything, giving her a piece of prey as payment. When Nimbus (Grey Wing) visits her over concerns about a plague spreading through the village, Half Moon reveals a recent omen. Nimbus helps her interpret it, and they come to the conclusion that cats are destined to find a new home. Nimbus doesn't really want to go but he feels he has to.

The cats go on the journey, settle in the new territories. The kins are formed, etc etc, and we don't hear of the village until TNP. The prophecy cats reach the village (Purdy leads them there) and meet Amalthea, a direct descendant of Half Moon. Her practices have been passed down through her kin, although a little skewed.

The village has been dealing with a problem. A wild boar has been chasing and harassing cats in the village. It's more of a prominent annoyance than an actual threat, and the village is training cats to go after the boar and chase it away once and for all. However, the kins still have an inflated concept of self-importance in this, and take it on themselves without the village knowing. Feathertail still dies. Maybe Amalthea predicts her stopping the boar, but its more of a misinterpreted warning.

Anyway, the village cats are not happy. They made it clear they could handle it themselves, and still, the kin cats stepped in to save the day. No one was supposed to die. They weren't the heroes they thought they would be. They are told to leave the village and return to the kins.

I'm unsure how prevalent the village cats will be after that.

[autobot-ratchet]

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“You're telling me those eyebrows aren't secret recording devices?” Well, not his eyebrows lmAO

as annoying as it made the fandom, I do like how this comic doesn't just gloss over how the Decepticon movement started out with good intentions and solid points, they weren't cartoon villains who loved to kill and oppress because it's fun. They just ended up that way lmfAO

Rewind's out here making relationship charts

Rewind is so cute lmAO no wonder he was initially one of my faves when I first got into this comic

“Is this Prowl fellow going to be a recurring character? 'Cos if so he needs to be fleshed out a bit. I'm not feeling it” fucking womp womp lmfAO talk to Barber about it

ah, yes. The panel that gave birth to the headcanon that was the bane of my existence for the better part of a decade lmAO honestly it was never even the buymech headcanon in and of itself, it was how everyone who subscribed to it made Drift into a poor little meow meow who needed to be saved from himself, specifically and only through the power of getting dicked down but in the good and respectable way this time that drove me fucking insane lmAO like I get that he has issues, but not the kind that make him helpless, I assure you. Also cool job demonizing sex work as “the scary nasty profession that traumatizes you but is also shameful on your part and you only have the excuse of doing it if you have no other choice”

oh lol I forgot that the same decepticon generics that find Drift tripping in an alleyway are the ones that tried to help Pharma kill everyone on Delphi, including Drift lmAO these dudes just keep fucking with Drift by pure coincidence

love Drift purposefully agitating Ratchet lmAO get his ass. Also still love the little detail of Ratchet getting paint from his hands on Drift's face, it's such a tiny detail only there for one panel, but I cherish it so

nnnfghndf they both still think about it..... oops uh oh I still love Dratchet lmfAO

“These days all you get is state-sponsored scrap or froth like 'the top 10 Metroplex sightings'” god. Fucking. gOD LMFAO THE ABSOLUTE FUCKIN STATE OF IT ALL........

the thing about kinning Ratchet at a young age is that the older you get, the more like him you become. Which is even more fucky in this instance because that was a quote from young Ratchet lmfAO god

aw man I forgot about Red Alert's suicide attempt, poor guy. I remembered that he was out of commission for a while, but I didn't remember that he did it to himself

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jdfsks love Chromedome using Rung's model ships to reenact a chase scene

oooghfj Prowl being genuinely nice to Chromedome in the past...

lmao get dunked on, Drift. It's still so funny watching him try to be a cool guy at Cyclonus

oooOOOUGFDHJ WHIRL HONEY........ you got done so dirty I'm so sorry

I remember seeing people criticize Rewind for getting on Chromedome's case about talking about his experiences with Prowl a little too much what with his quest to find Dominus, like “oh so YOU can talk about your ex,” but I think that it's less that Rewind is jealous or something and more that it's about Prowl lmAO like “do not evoke the name of that demon more than necessary.” Which still sucks (mostly bc I wanna hear more, I am so interested in how they almost could've made it work, LOVE that kind of doomed romance shit) but is understandable, Prowl has done too much

I also love this little “thwarting government conspiracies” arc, I like how the mystery has played out. I've been playing/watching a lot of mystery-solving media lately and while my favorite way to do it is in a way where the viewer (me) can piece it together before the grand reveal if they're smart enough, I also like how this has the characters figuring things out as they go along in a way that's not really possible to predict bc they put things together immediately after getting the necessary information, there's no “it's a surprise tool that will help us later,” which I think is fine for this one little arc, especially since it's working within the framework of the characters telling a story that they all know the details of already. But it also doesn't feel like I'm being info dumped upon, like we're getting the clues/information at a rate that lets you breathe a little before hitting you with a new piece of the puzzle. I just really love mystery-oriented media lmAO

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I do love that the group that actually gets to tell a story on screen isn't the first group Rewind put together. Just casually dropping that a bunch of background characters that we never really get to see much of (save for Percy, Sunstreaker, and Blaster) are connected to each other

“he's like a historical constant” stares off into space........

oof Roddy feels responsible for Red Alert's suicide attempt, at least on some level... and he gets mad at Magnus for suggesting they not bring him back online, but honestly, I get it. Honestly, I understand both Roddy and Magnus on this one, as someone who constantly struggles with the whole “wanting to live” thing and yet continues to do so out of mostly spite and desperation. On the one hand, you gotta try to live no matter what, but on the other, god please just let me rest lmfAO granted, Magnus just wants to let him rest a bit and resuscitate him later but. Yknow. As a human that can't do that shit, etc, etc, you get it

this fucking ship's alarm goes “awooga” lmfAO looney tunes ass siren

god that fucking Shockwave namedrop, what a cool way to reveal that, what a cool backstory to give Shockwave aaaAAAAA

[milenialvibesku]

Zeus: The Tale of the Divine Sovereign

In the annals of ancient Greek mythology, amidst the grand tapestry of divine beings, there reigns a figure of unparalleled majesty and power — Zeus, the king of the gods, the wielder of thunderbolts, and the custodian of justice. Born of Cronus and Rhea, Zeus emerged from the depths of time to etch his name in the celestial halls of Mount Olympus.

The Birth of a King

In the primordial age when the world was young, Cronus, the Titan ruler, held sway over the cosmos. However, an ominous prophecy foretold his downfall at the hands of his own offspring. To avert such a fate, Cronus, with trepidation in his heart, devoured each of his children as they emerged from the womb of Rhea, his consort.

Yet, fate is a force not to be trifled with, and Rhea, grieving for her swallowed progeny, devised a plan to safeguard the future. When Zeus, the youngest of her children, was due to be born, Rhea sought refuge in a secret cave on the isle of Crete. There, with the aid of Gaia, the Earth Mother, she delivered Zeus in secret, and in his place, she swaddled a stone, which Cronus, deceived by the rush, consumed in ignorance.

Under the nurturing care of Gaia, Zeus thrived, his divine essence burgeoning with each passing day. As he matured, guided by the whispers of destiny, Zeus embarked on a quest to overthrow his father and claim his rightful place as the ruler of the cosmos.

The War of the Titans

Emboldened by the prophecy and fueled by righteous fury, Zeus rallied his siblings — Hades, the lord of the underworld, and Poseidon, the sovereign of the seas — to challenge the dominion of Cronus and the Titans. With thunderbolts crackling in his grasp, Zeus led his kin into the fray, igniting a cataclysmic conflict that would shape the fate of the universe.

For ten years, the heavens trembled and the earth quaked as the forces of Olympus clashed with the Titans in a titanic struggle for supremacy. Mountains crumbled, oceans churned, and the very fabric of reality seemed poised to unravel beneath the weight of their strife.

In the pivotal battle known as the Titanomachy, Zeus confronted Cronus in a duel that echoed across the cosmos. With the thunderous clash of their titanic powers, Zeus vanquished his father, casting him into the abyss of Tartarus, the deepest abyss of the underworld, where he would speak for eternity.

The Reign of Zeus

With the Titans vanquished and Olympus ascendant, Zeus ascended the throne of the gods, his brow adorned with the regal diadem of sovereignty. From his celestial perch, he gazed upon the cosmos with eyes that pierced the veil of time, dispensing justice and order with an even hand.

Yet, the rule of Zeus was not without its trials and tribulations. Beneath the facade of divine majesty lurked the capricious nature of the gods, whose machinations often plunged mortals into the maelstrom of their conflicts.

One such tale recounts the fateful romance between Zeus and Io, a mortal maiden of surpassing beauty. Enraptured by her charms, Zeus, ever the philanderer, sought to woo Io with promises of divine favor. However, his advances did not go unnoticed by Hera, his queen and sister, whose jealousy burned with the fury of a thousand suns.

In a fit of divine rage, Hera transformed Io into a heifer, condemning her to wander the earth in bovine form. Yet, Zeus, ever resourceful, orchestrated Io's escape from Hera's wrath, guiding her to the distant shores of Egypt, where she would eventually regain her human form and bear him a son destined for greatness.

The Trials of Mortals

Beyond the hallowed halls of Olympus, mortals grappled with their own trials and tribulations, their lives intertwined with the whims of the gods. In the city of Thebes, the noble Oedipus confronted the enigma of his own destiny, a tragic tale of prophecy and fate that would reverberate through the annals of history.

Guided by the Oracle of Delphi, Oedipus embarks on a quest to unravel the mystery of his parentage, unwittingly setting in motion a chain of events that would lead to his own downfall. Despite his best efforts to defy the dictates of fate, Oedipus found himself ensnared in a web of tragedy, his actions condemning him to a fate worse than death.

Yet, even in the face of adversity, mortals found solace in the benevolence of the gods, whose favor could turn the tide of fortune in their favour. In the city of Athens, the wise king Theseus confronted the Minotaur, a fearsome beast spawned from the union of Pasiphae, the queen of Crete, and a sacred bull sent by Poseidon.

Armed with nothing but his wit and courage, Theseus descended into the labyrinthine depths of the Minotaur's lair, his heart ablaze with the flames of heroism. With the aid of Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, Theseus navigated the treacherous maze and vanquished the Minotaur, liberating Athens from the specter of fear and tyranny.

The Legacy of Zeus

As the ages passed and civilizations rose and fell, the legacy of Zeus endured, a beacon of hope amidst the tumult of the cosmos. From the heights of Olympus, Zeus watched over the affairs of mortals with a gaze that spanned the expansion of eternity, his divine wisdom guiding the course of history.

Even though the mortal realm was fraught with strife and suffering, Zeus remained steadfast in his resolve to uphold the principles of justice and order. For in the heart of Zeus burned the flame of compassion, a divine spark that illuminated the darkness and heralded the dawn of a new era for gods and mortals alike.

And so, the tale of Zeus, the king of the gods, endures as a testament to the enduring power of myth and legend, a timeless saga woven into the fabric of the cosmos for all eternity.

[cmdr-h-of-the-woods]

CMDR H of the Woods’ logbook, June 3309

3rd June 3309 CPD-60 604

Do you know what’s even more exhilarating than canyon running?

Canyon running in my exploration ship full of exobiological data worth dozens of millions. I obviously didn’t go as fast as I would with the Eagle, but I found some nice canyons to play in for a bit.

4th June 3309 SUMMANUS A3

Watched a total eclipse that happened to be occurring just as I approached body A3.

Overheated and passed out, but must have managed to get myself back to the safety of my ship before getting toasted to a crisp.

Landed on A2, climbed a mountain to go look at A3, then raced 1.30km back to the ship before the star rose, because I didn’t feel like trying my luck again and didn’t want to risk overheating again so soon. Will have to take it easy for the next couple of days, getting almost cooked in my suit was rather unpleasant.

[There is also a timelapse video of the eclipse on my YT channel here]

7th June 3309 HECATE

Ran some quick delivery missions and visited the Daunting Hammer, a megaship located in a system also featuring a ringed ammonia world. This might be the first time one of these.

9th June 3309 GAT 1373 A1A

This system has a white dwarf that is visible from the moon I landed on to pick up some plant samples. I can’t quite see the jet cones from here, which is probably a good thing. I am not sure just how much radiation my suit can handle but I doubt it was designed to withstand that kind of thing.

10th June 3309 NGOBE

Found a ship crash site. Seemed recent, there was still smoke coming from what seems to have once been a Viper. The worst part in this was finding the pilot’s body, someone called Conrad Lynn. No idea where to even start looking to identify and notify his next of kin.

21st June 3309 PLEIADES SECTOR OI-T C3-7

The Pleiades nebula has been calling my name for a while and it’s now getting bigger and bigger in the sky. I made a halt in 48 Epsilon Arietis, where I landed on a moon (4B) with a lovely view of a gas giant and the blue supergiant. The past 10 days or so have been mostly uneventful and I found myself more tired than usual, so I’ve spent a good part of my time just resting in my ship and preparing for the next jump.

This system I am in has Thargoid-related signals. I hesitated for a while before getting any closer, but curiosity got the upper hand. I found something like... big barnacles, surrounded by a green cloud. And it made... sounds. I am unsure what it is, but it is unlike any other organic life form I’ve seen before.

Also. There’s a listening post in this system. So my short-term objective is to visit the other two systems it references, triangulate them, and get to the bottom of this.

23rd June 3309 DELPHI

Been exploring around this system, where I found one other listening post related to the one I visited the other day. And a port called The Oracle, as a reference to some ancient Earth myth. Found a lot of crashed Thargoid ships here with apparently active (and toxic) sensors. I’ve seen these before, but it was only just one. These wrecks had so many! It’s also interesting seeing a Thargoid ship like this from up close. Those things are large.

Speaking of seeing them up close... I met a Basilisk. A living one. It didn’t even attack me, but scanned me and I managed to get close enough to scan it too. Then it seemed to shift its attention to the debris field around us. I can’t quite tell if it was analysing it or picking up parts. And then, just like that, it left. I wonder if that human ship got blown up by Thargoids? Maybe this one was just a scavenger? Who knows.

25th June 3309 One of the many Pleiades Sector systems I’ve been visiting

Still hunting for whatever location those listening posts were referring to. Triangulating the data is difficult and time-consuming, I’m finding myself jumping and hoping for the best, knowing that I must be roughly in the right area. But I will get there.

HIP 17000 This system didn’t have the signal I was looking for, but do you know what I found? A black hole. Lined up with the nebula, it made for a pretty unique spectacle.

26th June 3309 HIP 16613

Finally found it. Approached the coordinates I had gathered from the listening posts. I almost turned around and left when I saw a shipwreck shrouded in a green cloud, but I didn’t go through all of this jumping around for nothing. Found out from the log uplink what happened to this young, overly confident pilot who thought it would be a good idea to try and shoot down a Thargoid vessel. It didn’t end well for him.

It didn’t end well for me, either.

First, I almost boosted into the planet upon approach, because my hand twitched when I wanted to switch fire groups and scan the wreck.

And then... a Thargoid showed up. I wanted to get closer and scan it, but I must have got too close. Suddenly, my shields were down. Less than 5 seconds later, before I even had time to try to boost away, my poor Elmwing’s hull cracked and the automated safety protocols were triggered. I woke up aboard a fleet carrier I had docked at earlier today. Good thing I had at least sold my biological samples!

[Once I had respawned, I flew back to the site and waited for the Thargoid to come back and just waved at it. We had a much friendlier, or at least, less hostile, interaction.]

There wasn’t much left for me to do there, and the escape pod I had picked up was lost with my ship... I can only hope it survived the explosion. Made my way to Taygeta. Picked up the signal of another black box. Dropped in and found myself face to face (sort of) with another Thargoid. A Cyclops, this time. Everything was going well, and then it felt like it was looking at me wrong, and those little drones around it started to gnaw on my hull. I hadn’t even turned my shields on! Thankfully, I was able to turn around, boost, pop a heat sink, boost away again, engage my FSD and escape with 62% hull. Phew!

There is another listening post here, with new coordinates.  Along with some high gravity bodies that I want to try to land on, just for the experience...

29th June 3309 HIP 17892

Travelled 20LY so I could be sure to sell my exploration data before attempting a high-G landing. Not that I had much to sell, after the incident with the Thargoid, but just to be safe. That's all I wanted to do here for now. Turns out, this system has two listening posts, unrelated to the one in Taygeta. So that's now 3 stories for me to follow, 3 mysteries to investigate... And who knows what else I'm going to find!

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Primary:

Archangel Gabriel - the Heart, cruel, capricious, manipulative twin brother of Michael who seeks to destroy humanity to bring God back from His absence

Archangel Michael - the Sword, stoic, aloof, and duty-bound twin brother of Gabriel who forfeit a connection to his angelic kin to protect humanity

Alexander "Alex" Lannon - rebellious and loyal, this man is Marked by God to hopefully become the savior of humanity ( as well as a uniter of both angels and mankind )

Secondary:

Archangel Lucifer - presumed to be dead, this archangel of original creation is very much alive and well in his quaint survivors' town of Mallory, Alabama

Noma Banks ( neè Walker ) - Michael's lieutenant and a Higher Angel tasked with infiltrating the Archangel Corps to protect Alex

Damarion Gaines ( nephil oc ) - unknowingly born of two worlds, he struggles with wanting to find out more about his shrouded past and parentage

Tertiary:

Archangel Uriel - the Artist, the older sister of Michael & Gabriel, twin to Raphael, she's unpredictable and her loyalty wavers as this war drags on ( rumored to have foregone neutrality to join Gabriel )

Archangel Raphael - the Sage, a mysterious figure spoken of by the other angel siblings, deciding to disappear at the start of the war

Laurel Phillips - a priestess of Lucifer and construct of his abilities to lure unsuspecting people into Mallory under promise of protection and safety

William Whele - former Principate of Saviorism's Church in Vega and the once-heir of House Whele, he's betrayed his people to serve under Gabriel's banner

Julian / Lyrae - a former soldier and leader of New Delphi, he took control of the pre-war NORAD bunker to rehabilitate eight-balls and normalize a razor-thin peaceful coexistence with humans

◇ tba: Charlie Lannon, Jeep Hanson, Bixby, Rhais, Furiad, Claire Riesen, Arika

➤ AU & Canon Verses: MAIN (Dominion / Legion), Yellowstone / TWD / Borderlands / Fallout / Modern & Urban Fantasy / The Old Guard ( crossover ) / Dune ( crossover ) / Star Wars / Shadow & Bone ( crossover ) / Resident Evil / Wasteland Child ( Alex, with orphanedshadow's Phel & Kara )

Sideblogs:

sinstxrscreamwritcr - home to my assassin ocs, and ( screenwriter / serial killer ) hayden von richter

lycaonbcrne - Criminal Minds/NCIS assassin villain muse

pxnktroublmakcr - nimona, with both comic and movie influence

wxllcrcwlr - indie Insomniac spider-man with personal headcanons, comic icons used

blxckhxts - canon-compliant henry vascar/black hat set in the movieverse ( Priest, 2011 )

hxlyhxlfdexd - indie necromonger commander / lord siberius vaako from " chronicles of riddick "

fckindiabolicxl - indie William " Billy " Butcher from Amazon's " The Boys "

➤ AU Verses: Arachknight (Peter Parker), The Boys / Star Wars (Krypto), Werewolf / The Boys (Akhos), Vampire / Single Parent (Hayden), Ghost / Immortal (Midnight Mark)

Muses By Request Only:

Diomedes from "Troy"

Astinos from "300"

➤ AU Verses: The Old Guard (Diomedes)

[mindgamcs]

*I AM NO CHEAP THIEF / IT'S THE WORLD OR NOTHING AT ALL.

*NAME: Delphine Baudelaire. *TITLE: The Oracle. *AGE: 29. *PINTEREST: here

»» the flourish of hands married to the drama of words; action as distraction so the discretion of your thievery can commence; the shadows on the wall, shapes created only in others' illumination, shifting with the faintest breath; a deck of cards as both shield and spectacle; a tightrope fraying at both ends; delusive creation as an act not just of godhood, but girlhood — something known in the very fibers of your being.

BASICS, HISTORY, SECRETS & WANTED CONNECTIONS UNDER THE CUT !!

*BASICS.

BIRTH NAME: Delphine Baudelaire NICKNAMES: Delphi TITLE: The Oracle AGE: 29 D.O.B.: tbd (i'm feeling gemini or sag energy for this one <3) BIRTHPLACE:  Tomasina, Madagascar LANGUAGES SPOKEN: French (native), Malagasy (native), English ORIENTATION: Bisexual biromantic RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single ?? (possibly has some fwbs, see history below) CHILDREN: none POSITIVE TRAITS: alluring, witty, adaptable NEUTRAL TRAITS: flirtatious, inventive, coy NEGATIVE TRAITS: delusive, dishonest, mercurial INSP: Holly Golightly, Selina Kyle / Catwoman, Anna Karenina, Margaery Tyrell

*TLDR. (APP + SOME EXTRA DETAILS)

We are so glad to see you safe, FORTUNE-TELLER (SPY FOR MADAGASCAR) DELPHINE BAUDELAIRE of FRANCE! It’s dangerous out in the world these days, but I hear that you are ALLURING and COY enough to handle it. Just don’t let your MERCURIAL NATURE bring you down! Stay on your guard, because with your secret being at risk for exposure, you wouldn’t want everyone to find out THAT YOUR LOYALTIES HAVE BEGUN TO SHIFT FROM THE COUNTRY EMPLOYING YOU TO THE COUNTRY ON WHICH YOU SPY. For Delphine, time has been rendered thick with the hauntings of her past. Born in Madagascar to a poor, criminally-inclined family, she learned quickly to steal in order to survive, and to charm as a means of disarm. As punishment for her and her father's treasonous acts at the start of Madagascar's solidification as a standalone nation, she acts as a spy on the French, with her cover being half-socialite, half-court entertainer. Now, with political revolution spilling over the hallowed halls Delphine has grown accustomed to, she contends with the promise and purpose for something greater than herself, the temptation of her nature, and the hauntings of her past.

*HISTORY.

[ trigger warnings for: mentions/descriptions of blood, war, implications of sex work, more tbd ]

I. EMBER IN THE ASH

»» Delphine's childhood was littered not with toys and pretty things, but stoney streets lined with more bloodshed than blossoms, soldiers fighting over territory disputes as the country itself clamored for independence. Her family was not made of fighters but of thieves. She quickly followed suit, roaming the reddened streets to pick the pockets of the fallen for any trinket to pawn, unbothered by the sights or sounds of the dying.

»» Once too young to know the difference between polish and peril, Delphine used the shell casing of a musket as a hard candy. A gnawing pain in the mouth of a two-year old brought her mother's attention to the hollowed-out bullet between the young Delphine's gums. But, before taking it out, her mother first brandished the moment to her father, a chorus of look at your daughter less a call for reprimand and more an affectionate coo — all for putting a killing thing in her young little mouth.

II. BEAUTY & BETRAYAL.

»» It wasn't the metal that poisoned her, but the so-called love she was weaned on, love which taught little of the closeness of kin in exchange for all manner of thievery, conning, and swindling. Beyond just the apple of her father’s eye, she was fruit bowl and orchard to him — a perfect creature whose particular talents were rarely seen, to set upon the masses in a firestorm of charisma and chaos, blinding the world with her unquestionable beauty.

»» However, he bet on the wrong grand scheme, believing that his wife's homeland could never separate from the 'greater' nation of France. The betrayal of secrets slipped from Delphine's mouth to the ears of a war-hungry general of a neighboring tribe — only for both the general and her father to be put to death for treason, once the nation formalized.

III. GAME, SET, MATCH.

»» Delphine, only nineteen, found her fate left in the hands of a country eager to cement its standing. They saw promise in her, but rejected the leniency of a pardon, too fearful of the girl to grow into her father's shadow, and too wary of the ease in treating the chaotic birth of a nation as ladder rungs upon which to ascend. What better use for a girl whose talents lay in dishonesty and charm than to set her on the world at large?

»» A bag, a few memories, and the crumbs of her birthplace were the only things she carried with her on the journey to the nation on which she was tasked to spy, her mother left in the clutches of Madagascar's government as collateral. It was her father's native country, but it bore no similarities to the man she knew — where he was shadowy but strong, France was a weakened country clinging to the notion of its more glorious past.

»» To the French court, Delphine presented herself as both refugee and gift, escaping the fray as the new country solidified itself, with a talent for supposed divination. To the court, she was no great threat: less a girl who knew the nature of their newfound enemy, and more a pretty young thing they could use to entertain the court from time to time — a distraction.

»» Their attention, however, was grasped entirely when she 'predicted' the location and outcome of a battle, one which supposedly gained France a different African ally. The truth of the matter rested in Madagascar's own carefully planned instructions, sewing seeds of certain belief for the French while Madagascar went on to harvest. A long game, to be sure, but one which garnered secret strides while France was none the wiser.

IV. SHIFTING TIDES.

»» Nearly ten years into her employ, Delphine has become a bourgeoning young socialite, a favorite in the court if only for her entertaining charm and talents as a so-called oracle. Privately, a few nobles have taken to indulging her mercurial fancies in exchange for a nights sharing a warm bed and the divined assurances of their success. The woman enjoys the life to be certain, but still finds herself practicing her old thieving ways from time to time, playing with fire less for excitement, but more so as a means of keeping her core warm.

»» It is not for those reasons, however, that her loyalties have begun to shift. Instead, as a means of gathering information on all facets of the French people, Delphine has taken to associating with more of the common folk, finding in them a certain kinship that simply doesn't exist amidst the lacquered halls and gilded glory of the upper-crust. With a political revolution tinting the rosiness of France in shades of democracy, Delphine has found herself utterly captivated by what seems to be a purpose greater than herself — but the temptation of her nature still lingers, and the hauntings of her past may loom too heavily to ever truly escape.

*WANTED CONNECTIONS.

my brain hurts but i'll add these soon i promise <33 hmu in the meantime pls!!!

[epistrefei]

RE: the central storyline around artemis

i have received a few questions about this, because there are some goings-on in artemis' life at the moment (in the background, always, of most threads, which i usually make some reference of at some point)

ZEUS HAS DESERTED HIS THRONE and Olympus has fallen. The gods and goddesses that once reigned with iron fists now hold little to no influence over the modern world, with their existence being reduced to tales and mythos of old. Hera has taken the Olympian throne while most of the pantheon have deserted the mountain for walking the land of mortals. Artemis stays on earth with her retinue of huntresses, remaining nomadic as to avoid bumping into her own brethren as well as any stray humans. However, a new conflict brews: a new Pythia appears to warn of the wrath of Apollon, far-shooter and all-encompassing. He threatens the very existence of mankind with promises of death and destruction.

Artemis has elected to turn her back on her own twin brother in favor of the inhabitants of earth, a feat in itself as the goddess has a long history of endless violence against humans and their kin. It seems that centuries of milling about society and forming new bonds with a select few has given her pause. She continues to struggle with this new, generous worldview versus her old Olympian tendencies, often causing detriment to the people around her. 

Word of a newly-born oracle of Delphi has fell upon the goddess' ears, and she hopes to recruit this stranger's help when she manages to track them down. This has thrown Artemis' life upside down, as she can no longer sequester herself away and remain isolated, hoping for a solution without her intervention.

For now, she can only hope that her brother can be stopped before it is too late. 

[pendragon1400]

Long post. Really nothing important just a theater script I made for creative writing class, than put in my university's art journal. Wanted to put it on here just for fun.

The Eternity of Hades

THE CHARACTERS

The Delivery Man Hades

Cerberus Zeus

Thanatos Aphrodite 

Alexander Oracle of Delphi

Hermes Persephone

Scene One

In a dark cavern-like location, a man stands nervously in front of a black archway surrounded by jagged rocks. The man is carrying a large bag and peers around the edges of the archway.

Hades jumps out from around the corner of the archway, dressed in ancient Greek robes.

Hades: Ah! There you are! A bit late, I must say. Did you lose your way? I told Hermes that we needed signs along the river.

The Deliverer: No, it’s literally too hell to gone. Here’s your pizza.

Hades smiled: Much obliged, do you take cash? Or would drachmas be preferred?

The Deliverer: Cash is fine.

Hades pulled money out of a pocket and handed it to the Deliverer.

Hades: Thank you!

The Deliverer holds the cash in hand, as he walks back towards the rocky pathway.

Hades enters an area that resembles a form of Grecian temple, with a large dark red velvet sofa in the corner, where a dog is sleeping.

Hades: Cerberus, down! Just because mommy is not home does not mean you get to ruin her sofa.

A long deep tolling bell sounds through the room. Hades retrieves his mobile device while balancing the pizza with one hand.

Zeus (Through text): Bit of an update, Miranda is heading your way. Hera found out about “certain” activities LOL. Anyway, could U send Thanatos after Ares? He has been a constant irritation lately, as usual. U coming to the party Tues?

Hades places the cell phone down with a long stare of suffering only known by those who are kin to Zeus.

Hades: Why did I not block his number?

Hades sits beside Cerberus taking a slice of olive pizza. A dark figure with black wings floats into the room and grabs a slice of the pizza.

Hades: (With a scoff) Thanatos, you could have asked.

Thanatos: When is Persephone returning?

Hades: Two weeks. (He sighed) 

Thanatos nods before he heads out of the room and back through the black archway.

Aphrodite: Hades! Hades!

Hades chokes on his pizza, as he stares off at the archway. Reluctantly he places the pizza down.

Aphrodite stood before the arch; she was wearing a new tight pink sports outfit.

Hades: Aphrodite, what can I-

Aphrodite holds up one hand with a sour expression. 

Aphrodite: I want you to return what you stole from me.

Hades: (Frowning slightly) I don’t have anything that belongs to you, I rarely go up to Olympus, for a reason.

Aphrodite: Oh, please!  I want Alexander back.

Hades hesitates before he retrieves his phone from the table. 

Aphrodite: What are you doing?

Hades: Talking to Thanatos, he is the person you should be speaking with as well. I do not take in the dead.

Aphrodite: (Waved her hand in dismissal, her bracelet jingling in the process) Alexander died, and I want him back.

Hades: No, I’m sorry.

Aphrodite: What do you mean no?!

Hades: Ever since Orpheus and Eurydice, I swore off returning the dead.

Aphrodite: (Crossing her arms, with pursed lips) “What if it was against his destiny to die?”

Hades: Well Destiny is shapeable Aphrodite. It can be changed by a single act. I will release him if you can find evidence he was taken too soon. 

Aphrodite: (Smiling with a smug look) I will. I get what I want.

Hades: What did I get myself into?

Scene Two

Hades is seen walking around a room, in a robe with a bowl of ice cream in his hand. Cerberus is laying on the sofa, while a mirror is displaying the image of talking people, who appear to be in distress.

Aphrodite: “Hades!” 

Hades turns the mirror off, then walks towards the door, he stops as Aphrodite comes inside, dragging a woman wearing a white dress behind her.

Aphrodite: This is the Oracle of Delphi; she will tell you Alexander’s fate.

Hades: Yes, I am aware who this is... How did you convince Apollo to let you-

Aphrodite releases the Oracle, shoving her forward a few steps.

Aphrodite: Tell him!

Oracle: Alexander’s fate, was to become the favored of Aphrodite before he gained eternal comfort and peace by her hand.

Aphrodite: See? He is supposed to be with me and in the comfort of Olympus.

The Oracle furtively slinks out through the archway.

Hades: No, I do not exactly see your point. He was destined to die. What did you do anyway? Please tell me it was not another Troy situation.

Aphrodite: What do you mean? Comfort? Peace? That is your idea of death.

Hades: Yes. I don’t exactly rip out peoples’ livers you know! I make sure that everyone who comes to my kingdom is as welcome as I can. Except for Pirithous.

Aphrodite: Life is so desolate then?

Hades: No, it’s not Aphrodite.

Aphrodite flounces off stage, while Hades sits down with his phone. A cell phone buzzes as a text message from Hermes is displayed.

Hermes (Through text): Update, we just got a new plant for the natural world courtesy of Apollo!

Hades paused as the phone buzzed again,

Persephone (Through text): See you in a few days <3.

Hades: (Smiling as he reads his texts) Life is not desolate at all.

End.

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🏳️‍🌈 HEADCANONS FOR PRIDE MONTH 🏳️‍🌈

↳ DAY 9 ; DRAGALIA LOST

AroAce Euden - Trans Bi Cleo - Pan Luca - Trans Lesbian Zethia - Agender Laxi - Lesbian Julietta - Nonbinary Gay Heinwald - Nonbinary Delphi - Gay Curran

[callieskinhelp]

★★ aesthetic for Delphi with glowing mushrooms and bubbles in purple ★★

[requested by anonymous]

- ★ mod callie 🎀

[andettan-art]

okay I just caught up with what happened on Sapnap’s stream and uhhhhh...... I think I was manifesting a little too hard... on the whole Enderwalk!Ranboo instantly and eerily stalking off at the first hint of :)

[cithaerons]

@katharine-hepburn someone was like “objection OP i’m aro-ace”. y-you got the christian martyr result in a quiz about a christian martyr........? some people on tumblr haven’t read enough fragmented quotes about the longing to consume and be consumed by god and it shows 🙄