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R.I.P Freddy (21/12/2010 - 19/8/2025)

I wish I could've said goodbye, got a last little kiss, but at least you're not in pain anymore and got to go peacefully at the vet. I love you, my little dude.

I'm sorry you could never join me back to the UK, even when you tried to hide in my suitcase and I'm sorry I caused you to get sad and look for me each time I left. Thank you for all the laughs and cuddles. You were my sister's dog, but you have a very special place in my heart.

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Huaisang chuckles, well, it sounded more like giggling. "You'd think they'd bring out the best wine for an occasion like this, but Jin-zongzhu is too cheap for that." Not only was the wine not the best he knew they had, but he think that those on the lower level of seating got it watered down. What kind of host did that? "Not that it can compare to anything made in Qinghe," Huaisang added, clearly proud of his home area.

Before he can answer, Wei Wuxian was already drinking and his reaction made him smile. "Of course, da-ge isn't here to stop me." With that, he took the jug, drinking just as much as his friend. Many would assume Huaisang couldn't drink this kind of stronger wine, but for having a rather small build, he could handle his liquor well. Not as well as Wei Wuxian, but his drinking abilities was almost supernatural.

Looking at his friend, he continued to smile, passing the jug back to him. "There's a little more secluded area this way. Not far, just a corner hidden by bamboo that no one really uses." Of course Huaisang knows all the hiding places, even in Jinlintai.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry for what I said. No hard feelings alright. I'll give you my company, as we drink." Wei Wuxian didn't mean for his words to come off as if he was suspicious of Huaisang. Not at all, this was his friend and he kinda was just sort of teasing the other. He hadn't expected his words to be taken so seriously.

So he finally took hold of the jug and held it up, admiring it for a few brief moments. "This is going to be so great! Compared to what they had inside, I know this is going to be waaaaaaay better." Wei Wuxian grinned and than proceeded to rub the jug up against his cheek. Quick to realize how he was acting, he proceeded to open it up.

"Alright, so you want to take the first sip or shall I do that honor. You know what, i'll do it." So without another word, he took a few gulps before handing it over to Huaisang. "Ahhhh, that is GOOD! Your turn. And not small sips, take a great big drink. I'll be your company for awhile before I need to head off."

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"It's the truth! I was never meant to become the sect leader, but my older brother died early without an heir." Without knowing it, Huaisang had answered one of the General's questions. "I fear that my sect has declined due to me, but I'm doing my best." Not really the truth, but also not a lie and after Jin Guangyao's death, Huaisang had begun to strengthen the Nie Sect again. Slowly, but surely.

"No. No, that would be very bad. If someone from here came to my time..." Once again, Huaisang starts wringing his hand, all nerves. "They could destroy everything." Based on his shallow breathing and slightly distant gaze, it seems like the man is imagining the destruction of his home, and he is. Of course, it is all an act. He knows that no one will come through. His home isn't threatened, but he's not about to let Jing Yuan know that. Not yet.

Opening his fan, cooling himself down and having something to do without wringing his hands, Huaisang tries to calm down again. "I-I'm sorry. I'm really not a strong man. I apologise for being a burden for you, General." Well, that was actually true, he is indeed sorry for causing trouble.

Stay at rest?

"Ah, well, there is the mara-struck but--we... we'll circle back to that at a later date."

No need to frighten the poor man than he needs to. He was already like a skittish cat. Yet like nearly all Outworlders it is difficult for Huaisang to wrap his head around someone looking as young as Jing Yuan does but being anything but. It causes the general to chuckle good-naturedly.

"Er-no need to speak so poorly of yourself, my good fellow." How did a man like this end up being a leader of anything? He probably got trampled all over by others if he was always this meek. Not that it was necessarily a bad personality to have, but for a job like that... Jing Yuan didn't feel the stranger was cut out for it.

"Well, on our end, we shall keep searching. After all, can't have a time-travel anomaly just floating around for anyone to fall into, you know!" he attempted to joke.

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Huaisang is still awake and well, so don't worry. However, I've just got a new muse that hit me quick and hard. Can't remember last time a muse hit me this fast and just sucker punched me in the face, so, Huaisang, like Nathanael and my superhero muses, will go back to being weekend only and I will then queue my replies. I will still check DMs though

For anyone wondering about the muse, it's Anaxagoras from HSR (link to his trailer), and yes, I'm behind in the story since I haven't found Amphoreus that enjoyable before (no spoilers if any of you are up to date).

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Everyone stared at the newly created horse. None of them had ever seen something like this before, clouds turning into an animal. Yes, the horse looked odd if you gave it more than a glance, but not so odd it would be suspicious. Huaisang chuckled, smile widening a little and his green eyes sparkling with mirth.

"Impressive," he said, honestly meaning it. Some of his men nodded in agreement and a couple looked a bit scared, which was understandable. Who knew what power the dragon had when he could turn clouds into a horse?

"I am, yes. I'm the sect leader of Qinghe Nie. Qinghe is the name of this province, the area and Nie is the family name of those related to me by blood," he tried to explain, not sure how much Sepiroth might know. "We hunt ghost, ghouls, monsters, walking corpses and so on. Anything that are a threat to people. At least within Qinghe. Other sects take care of other areas." More politics than so was unnecessary.

Soon enough, they were by the gate, barely needing to slow down before it opened to allow them all inside the first courtyard. The guards in the tower having recognised Huaisang and the men he brought.

A few stable hands came out to take care of the horses. Nie Shuchang handled the disciples they had brought while Huaisang and Sepiroth could just continue further into the Impure Realm.

As they walked through courtyards, disciples and servants bowed to Huaisang and gave them all soft smiles, trying not to seem impatient, but all he wanted was to get to the northern courtyard, which was the private Nie family area. With few people left in the family, Huaisang almost had it for himself.

Eventually, they reached it and Huaisang's private garden. "Would you mind waiting out here while I change?" He wanted to put on something that was not meant for riding.

He tilted his head when asked if he could ride and looked to the horse Nie was on then at the others. "It would appear strange if I'm the only one walking. Let me just-..." Sephiroth raise his hand to the sky and swirled it in a circle, using his wind to guide down some clouds. With another swoop the clouds were formed into a general horse shape until the dragon was happy with it then the clouds became a spectral horse. When Sephiroth reached out to touch it's head it took on a solid form, looking like a white horse dusted with grey specks and had a pale brown saddle and reins.

The dragon smiled brightly with his magic and climbed onto the horse. The horse seemed to have a blank stare, with no thoughts or life, this was an artificial temporary creation. Now on his own horse he blended in with the group perfectly and followed along.

"So you are a leader of a clan? And you hunt spirits?" Sephiroth questioned as they rode side by side.

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Hello,

Im not dead, just had a bit of a week. Hopefully, I'll be back here tomorrow.

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AND THE STRENGTH TO BREAK THE CHAINS THAT BIND US. an independent, dash-only, private & selective roleplay blog for nata from monster hunter wilds. includes verses and aus for pokemon, httyd, and more. penned lovingly by neon. est. march 2025. || CARRD. || BLOG. || PINNED POST.

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Multimuse superhero rp blog. Sideblog to goodheartedfool and written by Veri. Low activity.

Previously found on: nerdybirdboy, heroprogeny, concertedlysuper & hightechgenius

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I will be on Nat's blog (and my superhero mumu sideblog) this evening.

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Got myself a MDZS/CQL notebook. It's been on my wishlist for about 2 years. Wish there had been any Qinghe Nie ones or one for LXC, but there wasn't, so Jiang Wanyin and Yunmeng Jiang it is.

Got some freebie cards too. Not sure what to do with them, since I'm not really into the canon main ship. I love mdzs for the side characters mainly 😅🤣

And ignore my fat, ugly fingers.

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Huaisang looked a little surprise when he saw the dragon's human form this time. The outfit had changed, making it look more like the ones he and his disciples wore. Good, because the previous outfit would've looked... odd. "It is suitable," he replied and nodded, looking over the man once more. "Do you know how to ride?" If not, he would have to ride with someone. Huaisang isn't tall enough to have the man in front of him and having him behind him didn't feel safe.

"Nothing. They will not ask. I am the Sect Leader." Had he not said that? Maybe he had forgotten to mention it or maybe Sephiroth didn't know what kind of power that brought? The guards would simply open the gate and let them in, recognising their Sect Leader and not wanting him to wait.

Sephiroth enjoyed the ride and seeing the land from ground level, it was quite beautiful and very different from the mountains. He wondered how much he had missed out on while slumbering and wondered if he would've continued to sleep if he hadn't been unintentionally woken up. He stayed on the sect leader's shoulders until he was told he had to transform. The little dragon wiggled free and made a big leap, before hitting the ground there was a poof of white smoke like a cloud and Sephiroth stood in his human form beside Nie's horse.

His clothes this time were a bit different than before, mimicking the style of what he had seen of the cultivators were wearing. The colors still mainly being black, white and silver. His long silver hair partially pinned up similarly to the others. "Is this suitable, Huaisang?" He asked and proceeded to walk beside him. "What will you tell the people in the guard towers?"

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"That's good," Huaisang replied, smiling at the little purring sound. How cute. He noticed the air changing too and he guessed that was the small dragon too. Small now, at least. The true form of him must he rather big.

"Sephiroth..." That was not a name he had ever heard of, so the dragon must indeed have slumbered for a long time. "Thank you, it means 'cherish' and 'mulberry tree'," he explained. "I like yours too."

As they rode, they chatted a little, but the ride wasn't too long and they soon neared, Bujing Shi, the Impure Real and the Nie Sect's residence. "You need to transform now. After the next bend in the road, the guard towers will be able to see us."

"I will take my human form when you say so. I will be secret dragon." He said with a rumbling little purr, a gentle warm breeze would pick up around them as Nie had mounted onto the horse and they started their journey to the sect house.

The tail that was idly swishing stilled as he thought, it had been awhile since he had been around anyone who had used his name. "My name is Sephiroth, before I slumbered mortals called me the spirit of the northern wind. I feel I've been asleep for a long time, maybe a couple centuries..." He said and his tail resumed it's cheerful swishing. "Huaisang is a very pretty name."

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I have 0 threads with angst going on. I need this to be fixed. I love my angsty stuff. It's a huge therapeutic outlet.

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Huaisang chuckled and gently petted the dragon's head. "We all need to learn and how can you learn about humans if you never get to be around us?" There was also the fact that he found the dragon endearing and also quite interesting. It's not a common thing to find a dragon. To be honest, Huaisang had never expected to see a real dragon in his life, he can't just let this opportunity go.

Making sure the little dragon is safely tucked beneath the collar of his outer robe, he signalled the rest and they went back to their horses and mounted them.

"I'll let you know when we're close. You either need to hide fully then or turn into a human. Others can't know the Nie Sect houses a dragon." That could be dangerous for them all.

That was when Huaisang realised something. "Do you have a name? My name is Nie Huaisang, but you can just call me Huaisang."

With the choices given at the moment he climbed up Nie's arm and up to his shoulder where he gave the cultivator's cheek a lick. "Thank you for inviting me home, I will make sure not to make my winds too strong." He said and gently headbutted the mortal to nuzzle him then nosed his way under the collar of the outer robe, slithering his way behind and around the mortal's neck until his head poked out the other side. His long tail hung down Nie's chest, the end wiggling back and forth showing his delight in the snuggle spot he had chosen and the warmth the cultivator's body provided to him.

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Huaisang hums, a distant look in his eyes, his own memories of war resurfacing.

"War is always devastating, for both the strong and the weak. The Sunshot Campaign was devastating for both cultivators and commoners." Back then, the Jing Sect Leader hadn't given a single thought to commoners, the other larger sects at least tried their best to not hurt commoners. Unfortunately, war spreads, whether you want it to or not.

"You can stay here and relax for as long as you want," Huaisang replies, smiling softly.

"Not really. The Jing Sect was tricky before, but the new sect leader, Jin Rulan, is young, but is doing very well so far. The others are small ones and more annoying than bad." One of those sects, is, of course, the Yao Sect.

"Unfortunately, with how every sect is now... fantasies can't even last for a second."

A sigh.

"With so many ambitious people who are still young and in power, it would be a nightmare come the following years to handle all of them. I just know that some would be so power hungry to start a war between sects. With no regards to the weak."

"So relaxing times like this...I would remember it for a while." He then thinks for a moment.

"Are there any sects I should be worried for, in this country?"

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@sonofshin replied to your post “"Haisan! Haisan! Can we go buy foods?" Hayase...”:

Hayase nods at the joke. Yup he ate everything in the kitchen. He needs to grow. Hopefully Huaisang also realizes he is joking back. "I wanna... I wanna eat steamy meats. With Haisan." His master plan worked. Now he can have a fun day out with his friend AND get food! It's the best of every worlds!

​Huaisang laughs and gestures for a servant to ready a horse and carriage. Normally, he'd ride himself, but with Hayase, it's easier to use the carriage.

"What meats would you like? Pig? Deer? Cow?" Deer is the most common meat and when slowly roasted, it's absolutely delicious.

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Huaisang had very much intended to help with the preparations, and he had, but he had not been prepared for how humid Lotus Pier was. He knew it was hot and humid, of course he did, but he forgot just how draining the weather here was. The heat, well, he can manage. The humidity? He hated it. How could people here deal with it? He'd also be constantly grumpy if he had to live here.

Sprawled out in bed, not yet risen and dressed, Huaisang just want to stop existing for a moment. He slept badly, ate poorly and Wanyin is a perfectionist beyond sanity.

Hearing the confusion in his friend's voice, he turned his head to look at him. Pouting rather than glaring. "Of course I do. I could wring moisture out of my skin," he whined. "And we have mountains at home, mostly, not forests. It was just a manner of speaking," he continued, sounding more like a petulant child than an adult sect leader.

Sighing, the promise of shopping at least made him sit up, his hair a frizzy mess. "Fine..." Yawning, he stood up, shuffling to the wash basin to rinse his face and hands. taking a look in the mirror, he makes another pitiful sound. "Look at my hair! Wanyin, please help me. I can't be seen like this. How do you keep your hair so smooth in this place?" It wasn't fair!

@cuckoo-among-beasts asked: ‘  so much is going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it’s too much!!!!!!!!!!!!! i just want to sleep in the forest for 190 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m tired leave me alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ’ (for jiang cheng, if you want to. this sentence just felt so much like huaisang)

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Jiang Cheng couldn't help but wonder what the sect leader of the Qinghe Nie Clan did when he was at home. He wasn't exactly doing what he promised when his letter had arrived at Lotus pier; "Don't worry Wǎnyín I'll help you with Rulan's birthday party celebrations." He diffidently wasn't the morning person that Cheng was. The Sect leader had decided that everything needed to be perfect. It was bad enough that they would have to travel the long way to Golden Carp Tower for the actual day. The thought of having to plaster a smile on his face while he walked up the too many steps had twisted his face already in to a scowl. He stood in the doorway of the nicest (and only due to the on going reconstruction!) guest room they had. Looking at Huaisang who was piratically face down in bed not looking in Cheng's direction.

"Huaisang. This is Lotus Pier, you know where you are right?" Cheng sounded confused rather than annoyed, despite the look on his face. It was hard for him to bark an annoyed remark at his old friend, sometimes Huaisang felt like he was the only friendly face in a sea of sect leaders he was never fully sure about. Half the decorations for this small party had shown up wrong or damaged and he was pretty sure that something was going to go wrong with the food too he could already feel it festering. Huaisang needed to be up and awake to tell him that the flowers didn't clash with the rest of the decor. "If you get out of bed... I'll take you shopping.... my treat." That was sure to get him out of bed and pulling on his robes faster than any other kind of bribe.