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Demeter: Greek Goddess of Agriculture

Demeter is the Greek Goddess of Agriculture, meaning she played an important role for the mortals by planting and growing their crops. Demeter was in charge of tending the fields, ensuring plants, fruits and vegetables would grow. Not only would these crops be used for the humans to feast upon, but they were also to be sacrificed for the Gods. This meant Demeter was in charge of feeding the humans and ensuring her family would have the sacrifices they requested. Demeter was the daughter of the titans Rhea and Kronos, she was the third of the six that they had. She would be swallowed up by her father when she was born, but would later be saved by her youngest brother, Zeus, and would then take her place as one of the 12 Olympians during the reign of the Gods and Goddesses.

While Demeter's most famous story is the 'Homeric Hymn to Demeter/The Abduction of Persephone', she has played a part in many other stories. Though not to many have been recovered, one other story that has Demeter as the main character, involves her wrath with a mortal king. "The Wrath of Demeter" is recounted in Ovid's Metamorphoses. King Erysichthon was cutting down a sacred grove that belonged to the Goddess, as it was a sanctuary for the dryads to live in as it provided shelter. Within the heart of the grove, a massive oak tree stood tall with tablets and garlands decorating it. The king grabbed his axe and cut down the trunk. He did not care that this tree was sacred to Demeter, in fact he stated that he would cut down the tree even if it was the Goddess herself. He did not even hesitate when the tree began to bleed red blood. The tree was in fact a dryad that was beloved by Demeter, but the King does not take the warning and continues to kill the dryad.

The surviving dryads who witness the murder told Demeter what had occurred. Disturbed and upset at the loss of her sacred grove and favorite dryad, she remorse's before getting her revenge. Demeter then comes up with a punishment for the King, by summoning Limos, the goddess of starvation and the opposite to Demeter. Despite their differences, Limos takes up Demeter's request for revenge and heads to the King's palace, where she inflicts him with the curse of eternal hunger. Despite having a buffet of food at his command, no matter how much the King eats, he's never satisfied and only gets more hungry the more he consumes. In a desperation to buy more food, he ends up draining his finances and treasures. He even ends up selling his daughter, Mestra. No matter how much he eats and all of that work, in the end the King is too overwhelmed with his ravenous hunger he can only satisfy himself by resorting to self-cannibalism.

Another story involving Demeter happens during her search for her daughter. Demeter disguises herself as a mortal woman, looking much older, becoming a nurse to the royal family of Eleusis - a major cult center of Demeter and Persephone. She cares for the baby prince, Demophon, in an attempt to heal the hole in her heart of losing her daughter. She becomes attached to the prince, so much so she uses fire to burn away his mortality little by little, to turn him into a demigod as he grows. One night, his mother, Metanira, sees what Demeter is doing and puts a stop to her actions, thus disrupting the ritual. Demeter reveals her true identity, and allows them to make it up to her by having them build her a temple as their apology. This temple would be the one she ends up taking refuge in during her strike and becomes her place she hibernates in during the Winter.

Of course, the most well known myth involving Demeter was her own hymn, also known as the abduction of Persephone. In Ancient Greece, it was a common law that women were own by men either by their fathers or their husbands. When a daughter is born, she belongs to her father and only he has the power to decide who his daughter marries off with. The story of Demeter and Persephone was in deed the case. In the story, Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, was playing with her friends while her mother was tending to some fields. Without any warning, the ground beneath her split open, and Persephone was taken by force by Hades, the King of the Underworld, and was dragged down with him. Demeter, hearing the cries of her daughter, rushed to find Persephone, but saw no sign of her.

Demeter had looked around, asking everyone from gods to nymphs on the whereabouts of where her daughter was. Unfortunately, no one would tell her the truth. In reality, Zeus had given his daughter, Persephone, away to his brother, Hades, to be his queen and wife. And instead of telling both Persephone and Demeter of this arrangement, Zeus allowed Hades to merely take Persephone without informing her mother. And since it was an order of Zeus, barely any dared to talk about it for fear of his wrath. After nine long, agonizing days of searching, with the help of Hecate, Demeter had called upon the Titan god, Helios to learn the whereabouts of her daughter. Helios, with a heavy heart informed Demeter that her daughter had been sold off to Hades as it was the order of Zeus. This shocked and horrified Demeter, as she had lost her daughter because of her brother and husband. Despite Helios trying to cheer Demeter up that Hades was a good match for Persephone, Demeter merely mourned.

Without the laughter and smile of her daughter, the Goddess no longer had the will to tend to her duties. She rejected her title, and allowed the crops to wither. Snow was born, as was winter and the fertility of the fields were baren. The humans were losing their food source, and had to conserve what they could even if that meant no longer giving sacrifices to the gods. When Zeus realized the lack of sacrifices, he had ordered Demeter to get back to her job. Demeter refused, and continued her strike. Despite the pleads of her brothers and sisters, no matter what they said or what they brought her, the only thing that would make Demeter happy would be to have her daughter once again. Finally, Zeus gives in and sends Hermes to retrieve Persephone from the Underworld. Persephone, despite her new title as queen, misses her mother just as much and jumps at the chance to go back to her, despite already being bound to Hades.

When Demeter sees Persephone coming to her, the Goddess immediately embraced her daughter. The pair were reunited and happy. Of course, due to Persephone eating seeds of pomegranate in the Underworld, she would have to be bound to that place for all eternity. However, because she only ate a few seeds from the fruit, she would only have to go back one month for every seed she ate. The number of seeds vary in each retelling: sometimes it's 3, or 4 and most it's 6. Despite this setback, Demeter and Persephone make the most of their arrangements. From then on, every time Persephone was sent to go back to the Underworld, Demeter would take a break from her jobs and let the earth grow cold, creating fall and winter. When Persephone would come back, the fields would bloom with new crops and flowers, signaling spring and summer. And while Persephone might have grown accustomed to being with Hades and eventually accepting him, there is no doubt that she is truly happy when she is with her mother, Demeter.

Wow, I had way more to say on this than I thought! But Demeter is one of my favorite goddesses in Greek mythology. And since she is often misrepresented, I think it's only fair to give her the respect she has been long overdue. In all seriousness though, I was going to post this on Mother's Day yesterday, but things got in the way and I ended up forgetting. But hey, I'm doing it now! And what better way to pay tribute to Mother's day than by acknowledging one of the best mother's and caretakers in Greek Mythology. Don't let those "Romantic" retellings of Persephone's abduction fool you, the only love that the story was displaying was parental love between mother and daughter!

I went with the dark green and yellows for Demeter, since she is often associated with crops and wheat I thought it was fitting of her. I also tried to give her white streaks in her hair, not only to represent her age, but as a means to showcase how she allows winter to happen. I ended up using paint on marker for the hair and... eh, it could have turned out better. I think I did a good job on the background though with the fields and plants! I also added a temple for her as a reference to that one story listed above. I also tried to make her look a bit older and gave her the mom body shape! Because Demeter is best mom! Anyone who would still look for their missing kid and be willing to shake the Zeus down to get their kid back has my respect! Besides we all know who the real villain in the hymn really is.... it's Zeus!

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Nightmare from the Past

CW: Blood and bruising, mentions of abuse.

Sirens were going off as the lights on the walls made the hallways shine red. Wee-Woo! Wee-Woo! Wee-Woo! That blaring noise could be heard in every single room of the facility. As damaging as it was to his sensitive ears, the subject kept running. His bare feet carrying his tiny form down the hallways. His chest was rising and falling at a quick rate as he attempted to get air into his lungs. The subject stayed close to the walls, doing his best to remain invisible. He peeked his head around the corner, seeing two figures in white lab coats with machine guns in their arms. They talked amongst themselves, as the subject listened.

“Did you find it yet?!”

“We’re searching the perimeter and locking down access to the elevators. It won’t get too far.” 

“We have to contain it before it unleashes its power!” “I’ll check the monitor room, see if we can gather any data from the cameras before it shuts them down.” The two of them split up, as the figure gulped. He took the chance to turn the corner and run as fast as he could. The shackles on his ankles and wrists made his body much more heavy, but he was persistent. He didn’t care how long he had to run or what he had to do, he finally managed to get out of that prison and he had to find a way to escape. He kept going, his heterochromic eyes focusing on the path ahead of him as his serpentine tail was raised up in defense. He knew now that he could no longer take the elevators to get him out of the lab, which meant he would have to find some vents. It would be a tight squeeze, even for his size, but it was the only option he had left. 

“There it is!” The creature gasped, looking back over his shoulder to see a bunch of people in tough armor and raised guns. Sensing danger, the creature used its legs and hands to run on all fours, scrambling down the never-ending maze that was this lab. The five men in armor ran after him, doing their best to keep up. He didn’t look back, he didn’t want to be taken back to his cell. He turned a couple more corners, hoping to lose them eventually. He would have tried taking shelter in one of the rooms, but they were all locked so his options of pathways were limited. 

He skidded to a stop as he found himself face to face with a dead end, becoming trapped by a wall and the five suited people that were approaching him with their machines at the ready. “S-Stay… away!” He warned them, keeping himself on his fours with his tail raised in a spear like manor. 

“Remember, contain it and do as minimal damage as possible.” One of the figures told the other four. They nodded, as one slowly approached with his weapon raised up and the finger on the trigger. The subject growled, he knew right then and there that he would either go down fighting, or go willingly back to his cage. And he was not going anywhere with these monsters! The pupils shrunk in the black scleras, looking pin-pricked as he jumped over to one of the figures. Raising his claw like hands up that he morphed to make the ends more sharper. He slashed at him, piercing the armor and making blood come out of his suit and body. The man groaned in pain, falling down on his knees as he held his open wound to prevent it from bleeding out.

“It’s gone into the feral state!” One of the remaining four shouted. 

“Take it down!” The other ordered. Two other men raised up their guns, firing darts to try and pierce into the subject’s skin. He managed to avoid the darts thrown his way as the subject went over and slashed at the other two guards, making the crimson liquid spill out of them. He even went as far as to pierce one with his tail, sending him flying into the wall. The subject growled, showing off his sharp chompers as he was not going to be an experiment any longer. Two guards remained standing, as they were face to face with a rabid beast. The subject snarled, approaching them as he was ready to pounce. 

“Where’s the backup?!”

“They should have been here by-agggh!” The other one fell to the ground, as the monster held him down. His eyes crying out black tears as he raised up his clawed hand which was ready to strike down the one he had pinned to the floor. Just as the bladed fingers were ready to slash at the armor, the subject gasped all of a sudden. He looked down, seeing something that had punctured his very throat. The other figure had snuck up behind him, a knife in hand as he used it to slice through the throat of the subject before pulling away. It was enough for him to have fallen off of the one he had pinned down. He held onto his neck, doing his best to keep it from bleeding anymore. The wound wasn’t deep enough to do any fatal damage, but it was causing him to make his vision grow fuzzy. 

“Quickly, sedate it!” The one who had wounded the feral demanded. The subject fell to the floor, already feeling nauseous and queasy as the blood loss was getting to him. He looked up, seeing one of them taking out a syringe with some green gel inside of it. He whimpered, laying on the ground as his body grew numb. There was nothing he could do now, it was all over as he felt the needle going into his arm and the liquid being absorbed into his bloodstream. The world went dark, like it always had been for him. 

I feel this was a bit rushed, but I wanted to get this out and the background may be a bit lazy, but to be fair we never got real screenshots of the Omitted verse, so i have to improvise. At least I could now draw an uncorrupted Anti, even if it's not in the best situation. I also really wanted to draw Anti's life while he was being held in the hospital, which is something we never got in Soulscape. Honestly, if you're gonna make a sympathetic character after making Anti being an ass, the least you could do was show us the torment he went through. It's one of the things I ended up adding for my Soulscape revise, since we never got to see much of Anti's backstory I went ahead and added a bit. I tried to stay with the canon of the scape universe, but added my own head canons now and then, especially with what they were experimenting on Anti. What were they using Anti, for you may ask? Well, that answer will be revealed soon.

If you want to see what take a look at the Soulscape revise, check it out on my fanfiction.net

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Angus nodded at his father, then turned to the Glitch. "come on Anti, let's head back to my place and we can get you settled in." "O-Okay..." Anti stepped closer to Angus as the pair began to walk out of the room together. Chase and Henrik watched them leave, and when they were gone, the cool dad looked over at the doctor with shining eyes.

"Chase... I know that look." Henrik raised a brow at him. "Come on Hen, we have to keep him!" Chase begged. "Kasebrot..." "He needs a home and family... And if he is the real Anti, technically he's one of us anyways!"

Henrik looked at him with an unamused look in his eye. "He probably already has someone waiting for him from where he was from." "Come on, you took in Angus when you first met him and made him your son right on the spot!" Chase pointed out.

When he heard that, Henrik jumped as he blushed

"T-That was different..." He knew he was busted though, so no point in denying it.

Out of all the SoulScape revise screenshots I've made so far, this one is by far my favorite! Not only because it was a fav chapter of mine, but this was one of the first scenes I easily managed to envision in my head. I was really excited to make this one, and I hope I didn't disappoint! I wanted this to be more of a comic since I really wanted to capture the expressions Chase and Henrik have during this scene, but in the end i just did an animation like on Procreate. It was a headache to upload though, not because it couldn't but because every time i tried to upload all four images separately on Google Drive, for some reason there were things out of place like transparent backgrounds or some areas weren't colored in. This is why you should always look over your artwork three times before submitting.

Still, after the recent images involving scares and angst, I figured it was time to take a break and have a bit of a laugh. I also like to think that in the revives, after going through Chase's soul, the Vlogger started to get some respect for Anti knowing how he was willing to stand up to Stacy and had a background of abuse himself. So Chase would be the first ego on board in letting Anti stay with them in the Mindscape once his and Angus's souls were healed. Of course, Henrik thinks this is Chase wanting to keep Anti as more of a pet (To be fair, Anti is a chimera so he does have animal DNA) and tries to address the situation, only to be called a hypocrite for what happened with Angus first time around.

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Eros, the Greek God of Love

Eros is the Greek God of Love and Passion, often associated with sex and romance. He is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, and has many various counterparts across the world. In fact, his Roman counterpart, Cupid, is the name and face we use today to symbolize Valentine's Day. Although we all know about Cupid, Eros was much more mischievous in mythology. 

Eros’s origins are a bit tricky to get down. In some versions, he is considered one of the primordial deities of Greek Mythology, beings that appeared before the gods and titans as they were created from the being ‘Chaos’ or right after them. Primordial deities are meant to represent the basic components of the universe as they emerge at creation. These deities will often be associated with: Earth, Air, Sea, Sky, Darkness, Night, Light, Day, Procreation, Time and Death. Along with Eros, who represented Procreation in Greek Mythology, there was also: Nyx, the personification of the Night. Tartarus, the deity of the Underworld. Gaia, the Personification of the Earth herself, and Erebus who was the being of Darkness. This means that Eros is considered far older than any of the Titans and Gods. However, in some sources, Eros was known to be the son of Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Beauty. Though it’s never stated how Aphrodite ended up creating Eros as her son, especially since he was still considered a primordial being even in these later stories. Therefore, it’s theorized that Aphrodite most likely adopted Eros as her son. And considering the two have often played parts in romantic stories in Greek Mythology, it’s no surprise that they would make a dynamic pair.

Eros was known to carry a bow and plenty of arrows on him. It was stated that his golden arrows had the capability to make any human fall in love with the first person they saw. While his golden arrows were laced with such magic, he also carried with him arrows of iron, which was said to cause any human to no longer feel any kind of affection. The iron arrows aren’t often mentioned too much in his stories, most likely because he doesn’t use them often. The only time the iron arrows are mentioned is in the myth of Apollo and Daphne. While many retellings of the story make us believe that Apollo was obsessed with the nymph which caused her end, there are many details they tend to leave out. In the original story, Apollo was boasting that he was a better archer than Eros was. This caused the God of Love to punish Apollo, by shooting a golden arrow at the God of Light, making him fall in love with the nymph Daphne. Then, Eros shot an arrow of iron to Daphne, causing her to not reciprocate love. Apollo, drunk on Eros’s magic, chased Daphne despite her protests. 

Eros doesn’t have too many other stories in Greek Mythology. Though he is referenced now and again, he rarely has any involvement with the Gods or mortals, since his mother had more of the spotlight. Aside from the Apollo and Daphne story, there are only two other instances that involve Eros. One such story is another version of the ‘Abduction of Persephone’, where Demeter wanted her daughter, Persephone, to remain a virgin as a means to protect her from the predatory male gods. Aphrodite didn’t like that, as she viewed this as competition. So, she had her son find someone to fall for Persephone. In this version, Eros ended up shooting his golden arrow at Hades, the God of the Underworld. The power was so strong, not even the King of the afterlife could resist his feelings for the spring maiden. 

However, perhaps the most well known myth of Eros, was when he had fallen in love with a mortal woman, Psyche. The mortal was said to have been more beautiful than Aphrodite herself, to the point people started to worship her instead of the Goddess. Aphrodite, jealous and bitter, decided to teach Psyche a lesson about humility. So, she sent her son to get her to fall in love with a monster. Unknown to Aphrodite however, her son had taken one look at Psyche and was entrapped by her beauty. In some versions, he had fallen in love with her at first sight. In others, he had accidently pricked himself with one of his golden arrows, and that was how he fell for the mortal woman. Either way, his love for Psyche was strong enough that he disobeyed his mother and took the mortal woman to become his bride. In the end, their love for one another became so emotional, so powerful, that despite all odds, they were blessed to be with each other. Psyche even became a Goddess herself, the Goddess of the Soul.

This is my second creation of Greek Deities using left over Diamond Dots. I might have gone a bit more crazy with using the dotz on the design of the character, but I really wanted to use those shades up and I had already finished with the name and title. I'm just glad I didn't use it in the background this time. I tried to have a more open background, Eros is depicted as someone with wings and flies, I wanted to make it so he was seen in the sky and was ready to shoot a love arrow at his next target. I tried to do some blending in the sky to give it some pinks with the color scheme and I attempted to add some clouds, but I still have a long way to go with painting them. Still, I like to think this one was a bit better than my Skadi one. Hope you all enjoy!

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This was an opinion I had that I wanted to share with Genericpuff for a while. Since they mentioned it in their Lore Rekindled posts in regards to them not going to include the SA plotline, I decided to give my two cents about the topic. As I stated above, I have no problem with heavy subject material in media as long as its done right. And unfortunately, LO missed the mark on many of the heavy content, especially the SA plotline. I'm not upset that LO had a SA plotline, I was kind of expecting at least one given the Greek mythos background. It was who the SA involved and how poorly handled and written it was that left a bad taste in my mouth. And it really surprises me that with so many retellings of the Abduction of Persephone where they glorify Hades but demonize Demeter, they never really bring any attention to the true villain of the story: Zeus! Considering he sold his daughter to his brother like cattle, then decided to sleep with Persephone later down the line anyways, you'd think some of these retellings would attempt to subvert these troupes by making Zeus the real bad guy or giving him a more villainous role in these adaptations. It's not that I want to see a retelling of Zeus SA Persephone, but I would take that over all the other adaptations that have demonized Demeter for being the good parent of Persephone. Honestly, I might read a retelling of the Abduction of Persephone if they do the concept of Evil and Possessive Zeus with Hades and Demeter teaming up to protect Persephone. Like, would it seriously kill these so called feminists who write these retellings of Persephone's abduction to make Demeter and Hades both good characters!?

So, I want to confess something. I believe I speak for everyone when I say that the SA in LO is not only poorly written but very mishandled and was unnecessary. I want to point out I am not a SA victim, so I can not say with experience how well the deception was. Though I do know people in real life that were victims, I also don’t want to disclose their stories either. But, here’s the thing. I personally don’t mind SA in the media, if it is handled with care and they portray it as a serious issue!

The problem I have with most media is that shows and stories will either use SA as A. A plot device for romance development. B. Shock value or C. A joke. So many media I’ve watched use SA as any of the three categories (13 Reasons Why and content from Vivziepop being a few that I can think of off the top of my head). The only show I can think of that actually portrays SA seriously and shows real life impact is Tuca and Bride. I also think it’s pretty hypocritical that the media will use SA as long as they fall into any of the three categories, but when you want to show the negative effects of it like in Moral Orel, suddenly you get canceled! Again, Hypocrites! I also don’t think first time writers should write this kind of stuff, and Rachel is no exception. You can tell she didn’t know what she was doing, based on how little importance the SA has on the plot or how it falls into said categories as well. (and the rumors that she didn’t even know it was SA doesn’t help).

Now, that being said I don’t think a SA plot line was a bad idea for this kind of story. Again, the original myth was “The abduction of Persephone” and in some versions, Hades did force himself onto Persephone. And considering Ancient Greece was rife with many stories of such heavy topics, I can see why they would include that. My personal issue with LO’s SA plotline… is Apollo! First of all, while Apollo may have had some questionable relationships in his myths, he never really forced himself on anyone. In fact, the most famous story of him chasing Daphne was only because he was under the influence of Eros, meaning Apollo had no agency in loving Daphne. Second, Apollo had nothing to do with Persephone. They never interacted in any myths. Sure, there was one myth where Apollo asked Demeter for her daughter’s hand and Demeter rejected, but that’s it. The two never had any relationship. So it makes the plot line even more convoluted because of their lack of historical and mythical connection. Though, I do admit I kind of like Apollo and Persephone as a couple (In Rekindled not Lore Olympus), but I know they don’t get together.

Honestly, if Rachel really wanted to do a SA story that would prop up Hades without demonizing anyone, she could have done that! By making Persephone’s assaulter be Zeus instead of Apollo! Hear me out, in some stories, Zeus actually disguised himself as Hades and slept with Persephone, thus it resulted in Zagerus. So, it is canon in a sense that Zeus did SA Persephone. Not only that, but given he had a role to play in the “Abduction of Persephone” where he sold his daughter off to Hades, this makes him even more impactful to the story. He could be the villain instead of Demeter, who wants to use Persephone. And considering Zeus’s love affairs and his god complex (no pun intended) he would believe he was entitled to Persephone and would want to have her as a secret concubine.

Maybe Zeus would be able to learn more about Persephone through Hera and he would decide to set his sights on her. He could try and get closer to her as she is naive and never met the King of Gods, and would use her trust to pounce on her (Because in SA cases, your attacker is more likely to be someone close to you rather than a stranger.) And maybe Zeus would blackmail Persephone so she would have to keep seeing him or else get kicked out of school and be a disgrace to her mother. Then, you could have Hades find out and he would rage against Zeus. Maybe Hades would get Demeter involved and they would team up to punish the King all for the sake of protecting Persephone. Hades would suggest making Persephone his queen for protection, and Demeter would make the world grow cold unless Zeus complies, thus explaining Winter. Zeus would agree to give Persephone to Hades, and she will be under Hades’s protection. But Persephone would still want to be with her mother, so Demeter and Hades make custody arrangements.

Bam! A SA plot line that A. Actually adds to the story and raises stakes. B. Makes a terrifying but complex villain for the story that we all can hate without assassinating his character. C. Have Hades and Demeter come out on top. D. Be historical and mythologically accurate. (I’m also not saying that I wanted SA in LO or LR, nor do I think this version would have made it better, but I personally believe this plot line makes way more sense than: Apollo meeting Persephone in one day and SA her in her sleep.)

I agree with a lot of this, thank you for sharing!! (sorry this is a late response, I didn't want this big analysis to go to waste fdjasklfdsajlk)

But yeah, in essence / on paper the SA plotline in LO would have been fine, especially considering SA is present in just about every Greek myth story, but I don't think Rachel was really cut out to tackle that subject yet, mostly as a writer as all of her writing is very baseless and doesn't have the necessary planning, research, and direction required to depict a subject like that. It takes a lot of sensitivity, self-awareness, and self control, none of which LO has as a narrative or Rachel as a writer.

IMO Apollo being the god of the sun made for a great springboard for him to be like, this self-centered god who was so delusional in his own ego that he couldn't believe Persephone wouldn't want him, that alone was enough to make him out to be a great villain - even with the use of SA, where he couldn't take no for an answer - but then we had to get into the whole "Apollo is gonna use Persephone to overthrow Zeus" crap and it all fell apart from there. Not to mention the story could never decide if Apollo was some nefarious puppet master or just a delusional dumbass, so all the flip-flopping on his motivations led to him becoming a very weak villain.

That said, I will cut her some slack for not having Zeus assault her. Because while it's more accurate to the myths (and character accurate) the story could barely handle Apollo and he's the canon Good Boytm in the myths, imagine it trying to handle an actual serial assaulter?

But that's not me saying it's necessarily a bad idea. I just don't think LO would be able to handle it with Rachel at the helm lol

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I have following this artist who made a recreation of Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe, and long story short, Genericpuff does what LO should have done! Knowing that she actually planned out her story and has an idea of where to take it makes me happy. And while I enjoy Lore Rekindle, I know it will have to end at some point, and I hope the ending does more justice for the series than the original. If you have not seen Lore Rekindle, I highly recommend you check it out, especially if you are a fan of LO but fell out of it. You can find the comic on genericpuff's home page.

How long do you plan making rekindled? I loved Lo at some point, But now I cant get enough of your version!! And I wanted to know how did you come up with the darker back stories for Rekindled?

I have a semi-detailed skeleton of the plot with basically every story beat planned out, but I can't definitively say how long it will be as I haven't actually scripted every single episode out yet.

Not to mention a lot of the time my scripts will change from their original versions, by the time I get to an episode I've planned ahead for I've either thought of new ways to do it or don't like how it's paced so I change it. Case in point, there was a specific scene I had planned for the next episode and then wound up not liking the pacing because it was too fast so I moved it to several episodes away and restructured everything on the fly, took a whole new text document and scrapping sketches to figure shit out LOL I actually do have up until Episode 70ish scripted out in my documents with like, actual notes and dialogue for each episode, but I already have sooo many of those crossed out now because of how much I've had to tweak and change as time has gone on. This is why I plan ahead well in advance though, so that if I do need to make those changes, I can make them long before the episodes are even due to be drawn (and believe me, they get changed during the sketching phases too LOL).

What I can confirm for certain is that the current 'arc' we're in right now is definitely the bulk of the story. And that's not to say there isn't any content afterwards, more like the pacing just gets completely turned on its head in the last 30-40% of it where shit gets N U T S and just can't go back to the same energy that it was in the beginning. Without spoiling, there's a certain 'turning point' in the plot and everything after it isn't quite as long as the stint of story we're in now. This is mostly because the arc we're currently in is still establishing a bunch of stuff like the Underworld Corp, Persephone's schooling, etc. and once that turning point hits, it's basically all character development and focusing on the consequences of everything setup in the first arc.

I guess if I had to illustrate it, the story progression in the end will look something like this?

It's basically just this slow and chill climb that, once it hits that sharp peak, doesn't ever return to normal levels LMAO So I guess enjoy this part of the story while you can because it's the chillest it'll ever be w(°ｏ°)w And boy, I am EXCITED for that peak, but we have a long way to go before we get there. As for how long, well, I'm hoping I'll be able to have Rekindled's story wrapped up in the next 2 years, tops. Just depends on how the update schedule goes, and assuming the plans I have put down for the plotting don't change in any major way. I don't have as much of the latter half of the story actually scripted out yet so for all I know it could wind up being way longer than anticipated, but right now I have a pretty good sense of how the story beats will play out in relation to each other.

So it's kind of a wait and see thing, at least until I have every episode scripted out, and even then I won't be 100% sure because things are always being tweaked and fixed and changed on the fly! I'm guessing it won't go much longer than 170 episodes, give or take, but that's a very very VERY rough estimate.

Regardless, Rekindled still has a lot more story to tell, and I'm hoping y'all enjoy the ride with me <3

As for the darker backstories, y'all don't even know yet. Like... I've got stuff planned. Stuff that even Banshriek (my BG assistant) doesn't know about. Stuff that I keep buried very deep in Rekindled's episode documents that won't see the light of day until they have to be ripped out of the deep dark trenches of the characters' own buried secrets, and by that point, the toothpaste will be out of the tube, there will be no going back. So, again... enjoy it while it lasts. Because I don't pull my punches. And maybe even you won't be able to look at me the same way again once the final blow has been dealt.

Sleep well.

:)

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Skadi is the Norse Goddess of Winter. She was born as a Frost Giant, and the daughter of Thiasse. The Frost Giants were one of the most feared creatures in Norse Mythology, and they had a tense relationship with the Gods. Although, there were some instances that a Frost Giant could gain the rank of God, Loki being a prime example. Despite Skadi's ancestorial nature, she was considered beautiful to many and far more kind-hearted compared to her brethren. She was tough, but wasn't quick to anger so she rarely started a fight. She was admired by the gods for her strength, abilities and beauty. She was also associated as the goddess of the wilderness, bowhunting, skiing and mountains.

The most known myth involving Skadi was how she became a Goddess in the Norse Patheon. After the death of her father, she was the only remaining relative he had, which meant she inherited his kingdom on the mountains. While she was upset about the death of her father, who had been killed by one of the gods, she did not become vengeful. Instead, she requested an audience with their King, Odin. Skadi demanded compensation for her father's death, and because Odin was impressed with her even temper, he agreed. Skadi's request was to be wed to one of the gods, and the one she was in love with was none other than Baldur, who was the Norse God of Light and Peace. Baldur had quite a number of admirers, so it was no surprise that Skadi requested him to be her husband, as even she was smitten with his handsome features. While many young maidens and other goddesses wanted him, Skadi was wise enough to use her father's death as a compensational leverage to arrange a marriage with him.

Despite her beauty and reasonable request, none of the gods wished to marry her and live in the forsty mountains, not even Baldur himself. Skadi was determined to chose her own husband, and they had to comply to satisfy the polite giantess. So, Odin came up with a plan for her to choose a husband by random. The bachelors lined up and stood behind a curtain with only their feet showing. Skadi would pick her groom by the appearance of his feet, which she agreed to as she believed the prince would have the smoothest and prettiest feet of them all. After inspecting every set of feet, she picked the ones that were the least worn, believing it to be Baldur. But when the curtains rose up, the feet belonged to Njord, the god of the wind and the sea. He was an older god and already had two grown daughters, but possessed no wife. Because Skadi chose her own husband, they were forced to marry much to the begrudgement of both gods.

Njord couldn't stand living in the cold mountains, nor could Skadi dare to live by the sea. Because of their inability to live in their partner's respective places, the two ended up separating after 18 nights of marriage, nine of which they spent in Njord's home and the other nine in Skadi's home. Despite the two no longer being married, Skadi kept her Goddess title and was known as the Norse deity that represented Winter.

So, this was my first artwork I did with the leftover diamond dotz I had after a few of my projects. I was originally going to do some Greek deities, but I was watching some Marvel Movies with Thor and Loki at the time and thought: You know what? Why don't I test this out with some Norse Gods cause they don't get nearly enough love as the Greeks. Skadi was such a fascinating character to look up, and I enjoyed coloring her blue skin and giving her and outfit fit for winter and skiing. Honestly, despite her having a cold body, she seemed like such a catch. Any woman who could help you survive winter and give you the blessing of a hunt seemed like such a deal breaker, especially in such times. Though I guess she did get a better deal with the Gods than Loki, but that is up for debate.

I mostly used the dotz to show the title of the Goddess and added them as part of her outfit. I tried to use the other dotz for the environment, but I don't think I did that great of a job. But hey, live and learned. For a first time project, I'm glad it turned out well. And it only helped me learn what not to do for my other projects. I'll be posting more of these Gods/Goddesses/Deities later on. For now, I hope you enjoy Skadi!

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Diamond Dot Gods/Goddesses/Deities

So, I'm doing a new protect that I came up with a while ago. Now, for the past few years I have been into this hobby called Diamond Dotz. For those who don't know, it's like paint by numbers expect instead of paint, you place these colorful beads on the sheet to give it a sparkling image. Here is an example

Now, over time as i finish these pictures, I've always noticed that I tend to have extra Diamond Dotz left over. And at first I tended to throw them away, but then I realized how wasteful that was. So, I decided to use the leftover dotz and try to put them on some creations I could draw. And what did I draw? Well, I figured since I'm a mythology nerd, I would try my hand at recreating versions of gods/goddesses/deities around the world! I'll be posting the works of these beings on my tumblr with an explanation and story involving said deity. So, be sure to stay tuned for my Diamond Dotz Deities project!

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Thank you @woof-mom and everyone who got me to 25 reblogs! I can not believe I had gotten this many reblogs. And I had only come back after a hiatus. Thank you everyone who is enjoying my art and blog, I promise to keep going! I hope you all stick around and continue to share my art!

Anti looked over at Stacy, seeing that morphing monster in front of him caused him to shake again. But the more he listened to her words, the stronger a new feeling became as it took over his fears. He stood on all fours, raising his tail up in defense as he started to snarl lowly. Posi took notice of this, wondering what the Glitch was going to do.

She laughed while looking at the group. “Aren’t you so smart, Doctor. You were also a factor that ruined our marriage. You filled his head with lies about me, making him choose sides. For shame on you.” She mocked. 

Chase shook as he looked away, crying again. He couldn’t face her, but at the same time he didn’t want to listen to her. “I-I-I... No! T-That’s not true!”

“We know damn well none of those were lies! All of your memories of her, you could see what she was capable of! What she really did to you! You can not change the memories of that abuse, but that gives you all the more reason to NOT believe her!” Henrik defended.

Stacy continued to laugh. “That doesn’t matter. He’s still trapped in the past by me. After all, he knows that learning the truth now won’t ever free him.”

Angus stepped forward, no longer interested in what she had to say. “Alright, that’s fucking it. I’m gonna kick her ass. Who’s with me?”

“Let’s throw her off the Mindscape’s edge.” Nega agreed. Everyone else stood by Chase’s side, ready to defend him. Even Anti seemed to have been ready to attack, in a feral state that was. 

“Chaaase… you still love me, don’t you?” She asked innocently. 

“...I…” He hesitated, still looking away. 

"You won't fucking hurt him again, bitch." Angus snarled at her, as his wings puffed up in anger.

“If you love me, then you’ll come back and stay with me… forever.” She offered. “Just listen to me and I’ll love you ag-” At the moment, Anti hissed as the glitching around him seemed to have increased. His hands turned more into claws as his tail pointed out like a spear. Without thinking, and to everyone’s shock, he ran over and jumped onto the ‘Manifestation’ of Stacy. She screamed as Anti latched himself onto her, clawing at her face as he flung her goopy skin away. It disfigured her face terribly, again causing her to howl in pain. Posi and Nega did not know what to think of this situation. Henrik and Chase stared in awe while Angus… was in disbelief. “Get off of me, you fucking animal!” She managed to grab onto Anti, tossing him and sliding him across the street over to the others.

“Anti!” Posi quickly ran over to the Glitch as he checked him over, making sure he had no wounds. Angus knelt down to see if he was alright as well. 

Chase looked between Anti and Stacy, seeing what had happened and loss for words. “Chase, are you really going to let that thing attack me?!” Stacy demanded as she growled. “Kill it now!” She ordered. 

Chase felt like he was about to hyperventilate again, every single thought he had came crashing into him at once. He envisioned his memories of Stacy and the kids, how they seemed like a happy family. Then again, only three of the four were ever truly pleased with the life they had before Stacy wore the pants in the relationship. Stacy was right, knowing the truth at this point wouldn’t change the trauma he went through. But that didn’t mean he couldn’t use this to learn from his mistakes. “No!” He shouted, looking back over at her. He still had tears leaking down his cheeks, and though his body trembled, he was still doing his best to stand his ground. Gritting his teeth, he was the one that talked down to her! “I’m not going to listen to you any more, Stacy! You and I are through!!!” He raised up his nerf gun, pointing it right at her with his finger on the trigger.  This took me a lot longer to make, but I wanted to try my hand on body portions and background. I tried to make it look like the battle background for Chase's memory. I also did a bit of a redesign with Memory Stacy, I liked the idea of her having a two-face personality given how she most likely hid her abusive side of her family in public, which is a common trait for abusers. So in the battle, she is half human and half monster. Honestly, I had fund with her design to make her look slightly ugly. I also like Anti attacking her, being the feral he is! That was such a roller coaster of a chapter, and that was just one of the many memories we will see. If you want to check out the story this is based on, check out my SoulScape revives on my fanfiction.net account: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13872298/1/Soulscape-CosmoK13-edition

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Anti looked over at Stacy, seeing that morphing monster in front of him caused him to shake again. But the more he listened to her words, the stronger a new feeling became as it took over his fears. He stood on all fours, raising his tail up in defense as he started to snarl lowly. Posi took notice of this, wondering what the Glitch was going to do.

She laughed while looking at the group. “Aren’t you so smart, Doctor. You were also a factor that ruined our marriage. You filled his head with lies about me, making him choose sides. For shame on you.” She mocked. 

Chase shook as he looked away, crying again. He couldn’t face her, but at the same time he didn’t want to listen to her. “I-I-I... No! T-That’s not true!”

“We know damn well none of those were lies! All of your memories of her, you could see what she was capable of! What she really did to you! You can not change the memories of that abuse, but that gives you all the more reason to NOT believe her!” Henrik defended.

Stacy continued to laugh. “That doesn’t matter. He’s still trapped in the past by me. After all, he knows that learning the truth now won’t ever free him.”

Angus stepped forward, no longer interested in what she had to say. “Alright, that’s fucking it. I’m gonna kick her ass. Who’s with me?”

“Let’s throw her off the Mindscape’s edge.” Nega agreed. Everyone else stood by Chase’s side, ready to defend him. Even Anti seemed to have been ready to attack, in a feral state that was. 

“Chaaase… you still love me, don’t you?” She asked innocently. 

“...I…” He hesitated, still looking away. 

"You won't fucking hurt him again, bitch." Angus snarled at her, as his wings puffed up in anger.

“If you love me, then you’ll come back and stay with me… forever.” She offered. “Just listen to me and I’ll love you ag-” At the moment, Anti hissed as the glitching around him seemed to have increased. His hands turned more into claws as his tail pointed out like a spear. Without thinking, and to everyone’s shock, he ran over and jumped onto the ‘Manifestation’ of Stacy. She screamed as Anti latched himself onto her, clawing at her face as he flung her goopy skin away. It disfigured her face terribly, again causing her to howl in pain. Posi and Nega did not know what to think of this situation. Henrik and Chase stared in awe while Angus… was in disbelief. “Get off of me, you fucking animal!” She managed to grab onto Anti, tossing him and sliding him across the street over to the others.

“Anti!” Posi quickly ran over to the Glitch as he checked him over, making sure he had no wounds. Angus knelt down to see if he was alright as well. 

Chase looked between Anti and Stacy, seeing what had happened and loss for words. “Chase, are you really going to let that thing attack me?!” Stacy demanded as she growled. “Kill it now!” She ordered. 

Chase felt like he was about to hyperventilate again, every single thought he had came crashing into him at once. He envisioned his memories of Stacy and the kids, how they seemed like a happy family. Then again, only three of the four were ever truly pleased with the life they had before Stacy wore the pants in the relationship. Stacy was right, knowing the truth at this point wouldn’t change the trauma he went through. But that didn’t mean he couldn’t use this to learn from his mistakes. “No!” He shouted, looking back over at her. He still had tears leaking down his cheeks, and though his body trembled, he was still doing his best to stand his ground. Gritting his teeth, he was the one that talked down to her! “I’m not going to listen to you any more, Stacy! You and I are through!!!” He raised up his nerf gun, pointing it right at her with his finger on the trigger.  This took me a lot longer to make, but I wanted to try my hand on body portions and background. I tried to make it look like the battle background for Chase's memory. I also did a bit of a redesign with Memory Stacy, I liked the idea of her having a two-face personality given how she most likely hid her abusive side of her family in public, which is a common trait for abusers. So in the battle, she is half human and half monster. Honestly, I had fund with her design to make her look slightly ugly. I also like Anti attacking her, being the feral he is! That was such a roller coaster of a chapter, and that was just one of the many memories we will see. If you want to check out the story this is based on, check out my SoulScape revives on my fanfiction.net account: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13872298/1/Soulscape-CosmoK13-edition

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“What is it?” Angus asked, wondering what the results would be from the tests. 

“Well, where do I even begin? First of all, there is the issue with Angus’s soul. As he mentioned before, he used Anti’s soul in order to keep his soul stable, when he was being forgotten by the community. In order to make sure his soul wouldn’t break, he used something else to keep it stabilized. But now… it appears that the Anti souls have been jostled loose…” 

Angus gasped as he heard that, now that he thought about it, his connection with Posi and Nega felt a bit… off. But he had so many other things to do that he didn’t notice it until now. “That… might have been me.” Anti admitted. Everyone turned to him for more answers. “When Angus found me in that dream state and freed me, I could sense my souls in him. So I tried to get them back from him and… in the end I didn’t.”

“That would explain why I look like my former self now.” Angus noted. 

“It’s much worse than that. Without taking on the appearance of the Souls true form, you are also no longer protected.” Henrik added.

“Okay… but, what about Anti?” Angus asked, looking over at the Glitch. 

“Well… that is a different story. But… let me explain!” Henrik went over to a large white board, placing a picture of a white orb surrounded by light blue. “Here, this is an example of what a soul usually looks like. Inside the very center, the white spot is called the core. It more or less makes up the very foundation of who you are. Traits, personality, memories, all that stuff. The aura that surrounds the core is what we call the essence, which helps to protect your core. It also is where all the magic you have comes from. Souls also tend to be color coated, usually to represent what the person is like. My soul is a light shade of blue, typically associated with wisdom, but the light shade shows the caring personality I have. And it goes well with the blue scrubs I tend to wear, showing my status as a doctor.” He slowly removed his own soul and replaced it with another image. “This… is Anti’s soul at the moment.” Everyone looked to see a black hole that was surrounded by a white aura, with the hole having glitched spots.

Anti’s face paled as he saw that image of his soul, shuddering. 

Even Angus was fearful. “Ohhh god…”

“T-That’s Anti’s soul?” Chase asked.

Henrik looked somber. “I’m afraid so, well what is left of it. Despite your core being gone, you have managed to retain yourself, but clearly having your soul taken has affected you physically. It appears that the essence around your soul is what is currently holding your form together.” As Henrik explained, Anti held himself as he shook. Angus noticed this, seeing how scared he was getting.

“That’s good though, right? It means that Anti is still alive with it!” Chase pointed out.

“Sure, for now at least. But essence comes from the very core of the soul, which creates the magic itself. Hence why Angus’s soul, despite it being broken, is still together because the magic from the Anti souls are keeping it from falling apart.” As Henrik explained, he then showed Angus’s soul next to Anti’s, which was an orb that had multiple cracks surrounded by a green aura. “This is Angus’s soul currently, and as you can see, it is very fractured and fragile. Especially with the Anti souls loose, he is left unprotected. 

“Hhhhhhhh….” Angus shook as he listened to his dad. 

“So… what does this mean, Hen?” Chase asked, worried about the end result. 

“For Angus, because he is no longer protected, if he gets badly injured… no, not just that. If we do not do something soon, his soul will fall apart on its own. As for Anti… while the essence is keeping him alive for now, without a core it will eventually run dry and if that happens… his body will not be able to keep itself together. The two of them… will die.”

I am back again with doing more screenshots for my fanfictions. Again, sorry it took so long. But, I managed to get one done, finally! This imagine if from Chapter 3 of Soulscape revise, which you can check out here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13872298/1/Soulscape-CosmoK13-edition Also, the quality is different if you were wondering. That's because I used procreate on my IPad instead of FireAlpaca on my computer. I'm trying to use Procreate as there are more options and easier to use. Let me know if you like this quality better or not, I would appreciate the feedback.

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Homecoming

Konichiwa my Fellow Otaku's, I'm back! Don't worry, I didn't die, no need to worry anymore. I'm sorry I've been really quiet the last... while. A lot has been happening for me, between my part time job, trying to get my drivers license, taking care of my dog, a family member moving back home, and trying to get my creative juices flowing again... stress after stress. I also got a new computer, that is just a monitor but has the equipment inside. And the reason I haven't been uploading more drawings and images is because... well, I used to have fire alpaca on my old computer and had a drawing tablet there. But I have yet to test if i can get my tablet to hook up to my new computer and if i can get fire alpaca again. Luckily though, I do have an iPad with procreate on there, so I will be using that until I can determine if I can draw on my own computer again! So if the quality and effects of my new images have changed... you will know why. I also will be trying to do more posts of my fan fictions and get to work on making the comic version of YouTube Outcast Legends. But I want to save the drawing and comic stuff on the side, because I have a lot to write still. But I promise I will try and be more active on here yet again. I want to be able to connect on my Blog, especially with wanting to share my stories and art. Thank you everyone who have been patient with me and I promise you will be getting more content.

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The android was not able to finish as the door suddenly swung open, revealing a glitching figure with a wide smile and tears running down his one, visible eye. He stared directly over at Henrik as he gasped. “DAD!” He ran over to the doctor, practically jumping on him and knocking him down to the ground.

“Gack!” Henrik was caught off guard as this strange figure jumped on him and nuzzled up into his chest, purring as he pinned him to the floor. 

The other egos were caught completely off guard as they watched the newcomer jump and tackle Henrik. Marvin stumbled back as his tail puffed up. Chase just stared with red, puffy eyes that were caused by the weed. “The heck is that thing!?” The cool dad questioned.

Henrik tried to speak, wanting to get an explanation of the creature. But Anti was the one that talked. “I’m so glad you’re here and safe! I was worried they hurt you! I really missed you so much!” Anti rubbed his head into Henrik’s chest, hugging him tightly. 

“Uh…. how much weed did I have again?” Marvin questioned, looking at the scene in utter confusion.

“You guys…? Am I hallucinating right now?” Chase wondered, rubbing his eyes.

“If you are, then so are we cause we appear to be seeing the same thing.” Bing noted.

Jackie shook as he seemed lost as well. “What the fuck…? I swear I’ll never do drugs again, Henrik…”

Everyone wanted some answers as to what the scene they were being exposed to was all about. The front door swung open again, this time it was Angus who stumbled in as he tried to get Anti back. “Dad, I can explain!” He shouted. He stopped in the door frame though as he saw everyone else look his way. Once again, he felt his blood freeze over as he realized his mistake. “Ohhhh shit…” He thought to himself as the color in his face drained. 

Marvin gasped, seeing the Hunter in the doorway. Chase stared over at Angus, still confused and now more than ever. When Henrik looked up at Angus, as much as he could with this child in the way, his eyes were wide as he had never seen the figure before. “Uh… w-who are you?” Henrik questioned.

Angus expected that question, after all they didn’t know him in this form. “D-Dad, it’s me! A-” He went to explain, needing to tell everyone what was going on if they could help. 

He was cut off though as his green eyes turned to a figure in black and yellow. Bing rose up from where he had fallen, slowly making his way over to the Hunter. He blinked a few times, taking in the person that stood in his doorway. “An...gus?” His voice sounded hesitant, as if he didn’t want to believe what he was seeing. At the same time though, he prayed that his vision was not having a malfunction. Tears began to collect in his eyes, as a smile spread across his face with hope written in his pupils. “Angus… is… is that really y-you?”

The Hunter looked over at his love, giving a nervous smile as he attempted to explain. “B-Bing, I-I um…” 

He didn’t get a chance to finish though, as he was once again cut off by the Android. “I...I can’t believe it! It’s you! You’re really here! Oh my god, Angel!!!” Without thinking, Bing ran over to Angus, holding his face and pressing his lips to the Hunter’s. Everyone watched, not sure what to even think about the scene anymore, just let it happen in the hopes it would all be explained. Angus almost fell as Bing embraced him, but he ended up returning the kiss. To be honest, this was something he had wanted to do for a long time. Eventually, the two pulled away, but Bing began to ask a million questions at once. “How did this happen? How are you like this? Are you staying like this forever? Where did you get the wings? Will you keep them? How long have you been like this?” Sorry I’ve been gone for a while, haven’t had a lot of motive to draw and just been focusing on my writing. But I am back with another screenshot of my soulscape revise fanfiction! Now Angus has revealed his true self to the egos, and while many are confused, a certain android is stunned yet blessed to have his angel back.  Check out this scene of SoulScape revise in Chapter three on fanfiction.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13872298/4/Soulscape-CosmoK13-edition

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So, my friend, https://wolfmama97.tumblr.com/, did an avatar thing where she made Angus if he was very upset to the point he would shank someone. I took the base and made it more for Angus. You know when the sclera’s go black, the teeth go sharp and the weapon is raised, you all better run for your lives! I also wanted to try making more of the egos since I am planning on making more scenes based on the soulscape revise story I did. At least I can say I will have a base to use when Angus gets really upset in a certain scene. 

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“Hey Angus, what are those?” Anti pointed over to a bush with some wild flowers growing around it. The Hunter stopped, looking over to where he pointed. They headed over there, as Angus knelt down to those familiar flowers. They brought back some troubling memories, though he did his best to keep them hidden. Anti however was in awe, staring at the golden petals. 

“Those… are yellow carnations. They’re a type of flower that grows around here.” He explained, doing his best not to sound bitter. 

Anti pulled his hand away from Angus, kneeling down and gently touching the stems and heads. His bullseye pupil went wide as his smile grew. “They’re so beautiful! I’ve never seen one up close before!” He admits. 

Angus raised a brow as he saw how invested Anti was in just the flowers. Even though Angus was somewhat indifferent about them, to Anti, they were probably the best things he’s seen. Angus hummed for a bit, seeing the Glitch running his hands over the flowers. “Do you… want to keep one?” 

Anti looked up at Angus, tilting his head. “C-Can I?!”

Angus gave a small smile back. “Well, you can’t keep them all. But if you want to take one for the road, I think that would be okay.” The Hunter reached down, taking one of the golden flowers by the stem and plucked it. He then gave it to Anti, to which the Glitch grabbed onto it and stared in amazement. Angus had to admit, he was entertained by the thought that this child was fascinated by just simple vegetation. For someone that was willing to try and kill him earlier, he really was a curious and engaging youngling. Maybe Angus shouldn’t have judged him so quickly after all.  Just because you are on a mission, doesn’t mean you can’t stop and smell the flowers, in this case carnations. Hey, if you had lived in a lab of glass and solid walls your whole life, you’d probably be curious about mere plants yourself. And Anti may not know the full history of these yellow carnations, but in the end, it is a flower. And yes, that carnation is going to make appearances here and there, so be on the lookout. Check out this scene of SoulScape revise in Chapter three on fanfiction.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13872298/4/Soulscape-CosmoK13-edition

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So today marks the two year anniversary of when I finished one of my first and longest fanfictions that I had written. A sequel to the infamous anime Death Note known as Life Note. (Yeah I know not the original title or concept, but hey a lot of people seemed to like it.) I began writing the story in June 2017 and after two years, managed to complete it on this day in 2019. I can’t believe it’s been four years since I started that story, and it’s really what got me on the track of writing fanfictions and literature since. I’ll admit, there are some parts I wish I could go back and rewrite, but at the end of the day I’m still happy with what I made and proud to see the story is still standing and still gaining favs and followers. Maybe not all of the comments are as nice as I’d like them to be, but hey, every creative person is a critique, and it’s those critiques that inspired me to get better.  Also, sorry if the artwork looks a bit janky. I made this back in... I don't know, long ago on Google Drawings. It’s not the best work I could have made, but I was young and was limited to my resources. This was before I had firealpaca and did more with body proportions and bases. I will do a redraw of this next year when Life Note turns five years old. For now, take a look at my past and let me be reminded of how far I’ve come. If you want to check out the story, click the link below and see the sequel for yourself: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12530812/1/Life-Note 

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Nega and Posi smiled over at Angus, glad that he was starting to see things their way. The Hunter walked over to Anti and knelt down. The Glitch jumped and backed away, but Angus kept himself steady. “Anti… I’m going to need you to come with me. If we’re going to figure out how to help you, then we’ll need Henrik to see you as well.” 

Anti backed up, his tail raised as he glared at Angus. “N-No way! I don’t trust you! Taking me to a doctor! After you took my soul and made me this way… I bet you’re just planning on using me!” He was still defensive, though Angus didn’t fully blame him. He did question why he didn’t want to go to a doctor though, but put that question aside. The older man reached up, placing a hand gently on Anti’s fluffy hair. This caught the Glitch off guard, as he believed Angus was going to smack him, which made him flinch. But when he felt the fingers tangle in his locks, he just stared up at the Hunter in confusion.

“I know you don’t fully trust me, and I don’t blame you.” Angus reassured him. “If I were in your position, I would act the same way as well. But you have my word, I’m not going to let you fade or be corrupted anymore. If there is a way for the both of us to make it, then we should take it. I’m not asking for loyalty or friendship… I’m asking that you let me try to fix what I did. Please, let me make it up to you. Okay, Anti?” 

Anti stared into Angus’s green pupils, showing how sincere he was in his wording. It had been far too long since someone used such kindness and a gentle demeanor to him. The Glitch sniffled as he wiped his eye from the tears. He shuddered still, but gave a small nod up to Angus. The Hunter smiled, picking up Anti so he stood up on his feet.  Yeeeeeh, a bit of convincing from Angus, but the child is willing to give the survival hunter a chance if he will be able to get his soul back. And thus, the start of a bond between man and beast begins. Check out this scene from chapter two of SoulScape Revise here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13872298/3/Soulscape-CosmoK13-edition