#━━ ˟ ⊰ * ˖・ﾟ ⋮ KLOSED STARTER. ˙ ˖ ✧

[razorangz]

.｡*ﾟ+.*.｡ Jade waits patiently in the foyer connected to Kitana’s throne room. Aside from her mask, she is not in her usual garb but a long, silk, deep green saree with golden embroidery, a perfect match for the heavy gold accents dangling from her ears and hugging her throat. An immaculate image, a vision of grace and allure. 

When the massive double doors pull open and the occupants pour out the chamber and into the hall she waits patiently, eyeing the crowd for one face (or mask) in particular. Once he’s spotted, Jade pushes off the pillar supporting her weight and saunters up to him. 

❝ You look exhausted. ❞ A jeweled hand lifts to grip his shoulder. ❝ Must have been an invigorating audience. ❞

|| @redhandsblackdeeds || klosed starter

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[bloodyxroyal]

Klosed Starter for @resurrectiio​

Not many people can survive being burned alive, especially twice. Then again they were not a demi-god like Rain. The irony of it being the person who bestowed this terrible punishment upon him was Kotal. The humiliation he felt was worst then the burning of his flesh as it tried to heal. Having used the last bit of power he could muster up to put out the fire that ate away at him. Now all he could do was just sit there with his arms still tied behind him. His clothes were all burned, leftover patches of satin purple and gold melted to his skin. it would be a real pain to remove them later and he was not looking forward to it. 

Just as Rain was going to drift off into a slumber, he noticed a large shadow looming over him. Looks like Kotal let loose his giant flying monstrosities to come eat what was left of him. 

[millikan-tarkatanson]

The worse stage for a baby is teething, for a tarkatan it never really goes away. As they age it just comes back in spurts, the ache in the gums with the urge to chew on things can last for seconds or hours. Time shorten as they age but its the worse for a child from age 3 up to 13.

For 11 year old Millikan, it was a pain for anyone who wasn't quick enough to grab a peice of wood or object for the young tark to chew before they end up becoming a chew toy them selves. 7 servants have lost a limb to the mouthing tark on a rampage. With another teething spurt Millikan search for something to chew on had led him to a cabinet in his mother study.

Without much thought as to why the cabinet had a glass door or the fact that the item he grabbed had etchings on it. Millkan grabbed what he assumed was just an old staff, sat down on the floor and started to gnaw on the head of it like a dog with a bone.

@resurrectiio

[resurrectiio]

━━ ˟ ⊰ * ˖・ﾟ❝ Come in my darling girl. ❞ The Empress, typically reserved and cold like ice, melted upon feeling the presence of her only true sire. Onaga lifted her eyes from the scroll they held in hand and a smile blossomed on their ancient features. With a wave of a jeweled hand they beckoned Anna closer, encouraging her to enter the room. ❝ It has been far too long, come let me have a look at you. ❞

@fiery-assassin​ requested an audience!

[outworldxwasomi]

@heamatic​ had arrived for their appointment.

"Come to consult with the elder gods again, Raiden." Marco grinned with a light hearted chuckle. He put a hand on Raiden shoulder and led him into his 'Office'. "Though I must tell you the one elder God you wish to see isn't here so you are just stuck with little ol me...that won't be a problem will it?"

[irasanguis]

                                         @millikan-tarkatanson​ stabbed the ❤️

✦ * ·  ˚  ❝ If baba doesn’t kill you, or at the very least kick your ass, then I definitely will. ❞

Kali spoke from her perch in the tall trees, where she stalked Millikan with her one remaining  eye. It had been the first time he’d returned home and the first time she’d seen him in months, though it felt much more like eternity. The world was so much brighter when her favorite brother was around and without him it was gloomy and gray. 

❝ I know you aren’t leaving just yet brother, you can’t. ❞ She muses at him, descending from her current seat to land several feet away, meeting the ground with all the grace of a cat. ❝ If you go now then there will be no one to aid my hunt tonight and you know how baba gets. Though I guess it’s safe to say there’s not much more you could do to aggravate him...but I suppose it doesn’t hurt to try. ❞ A teasing grin pulled at her lips, revealing her canines which were already extending just as the iris of her eye bled red. ˙ ˖ ✶

[kxhnum]

✧･ﾟ:* ♔┆It was late in the night, all was quiet save for the sound of the Empress’ heels clicking against the cold stone floor. The palace halls were all but abandoned as they should have been at such an early hour in the morning, yet Onaga could not find the peace to sleep. Walking without a sense of direction had led her to a familiar doorstep, one she had no place standing on but did anyway. 

Her heart seemed to race as a ringed hand lifted to lightly tap against the door.  ❝ Jackson... ❞ she called with the slightest tremble in her voice, ❝ are you awake? ❞ | @kxmbat-veterxn​ |

[seventeenlovesthree]

Hi I know its been years, but I was going thru your blog and I came across the failure of the wc2018 and I read that you compared the team spirit to the euro 2012. As I said its been years but can you explain me with more details why was the team divided and what players were part of this in the euro 2012? Idk why but I remember loving how the team played until the Italy game where it was notorious that they lacked motivation also what changed from that year to change the spirit for the wc2014?

Hi anon, it really has been years, hasn't it, my brain feels a bit rusty at this point, since, admittedly, I have "logged off" myself for a while now. And, as always, I only ever get back when I'm on vacation and have the opportunity (and energy) to actually collect my thoughts on stuff like this.

Going down memory lane, I do remember having a few posts me and @miasanfamilie have created to explain the whole information, if you're curious, feel free to search for my "mh" tag (and this reply in particular).

To keep the story very, very short - I loved the German NT team of 2010, which got me into football in the first place. Right after the WC 2010, Dortmund had risen to become quite a competitive team, winning the league 2 years in a row in a remarkable fashion. Thus, it was only natural that players would have been called up from that team, especially those that helped winning the U21 EUROs 2009. And basically... It all came down to Bayern and Dortmund players not getting along. Thus the team was split up into basically three groups at this point (Bayern players+sympathizers, Dortmund players+sympathizers, the neutral rest). Those barely interacted and if at all, they took the p*ss out of each other, but pretended to get along - which they obviously didn’t. The main aggressors here, as mentioned in the post above, besides Mats Hummels (this is a great read about it btw), PRESUMABLY were Thomas Müller and Toni Kroos, as they were the most “vocal”, even though we don’t have 100% confirmation on that. Manuel Neuer might have been involved as well. As for others being involved... We can’t tell, as they were probably just “tagging along”, without actively “bashing” one another. (Iiiiif I remember correctly, Marco Reus and André Schürrle tagged along with Götze and Schmelzer, who tagged along with Hummels. I’m not 100% sure who was on the neutral group, but I feel like Julian Draxler might have tagged along with Benedikt Höwedes, who was on somewhat neutral grounds, altogether with Per Mertesacker, Tim Wiese, Ron-Robert Zieler, Miroslav Klose, Lars Bender, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira. Podolski probably just did what he wanted. :D)

The EURO 2012 was the following (thank god for the team charts I saved through all these years): Legend for: regular starters, subs, players who didn’t play at all (A for playing abroad)

1 – Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München)

2 – Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund)

3 – Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund)

4 – Benedikt Höwedes (FC Schalke 04)

5 – Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)

6 – Sami Khedira (Real Madrid CF, A)

7 – Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München)

8 – Mesut Özil (Real Madrid CF, A)

9 – André Schürrle (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

10 – Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln)

11 – Miroslav Klose (SS Lazio, A)

12 – Tim Wiese (SV Werder Bremen)

13 – Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München)

14 – Holger Badstuber (FC Bayern München)

15 – Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

16 – Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München)

17 – Per Mertesacker (Arsenal FC, A)

18 – Toni Kroos (FC Bayern München)

19 – Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund)

20 – Jérôme Boateng (FC Bayern München)

21 – Marco Reus (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

22 – Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96)

23 – Mario Gómez (FC Bayern München)

I feel like the time between 2012 and 2014 had been a wake-up call. I remember that when more players went abroad (f.e. Arsenal Germany), Bayern had regained their winning spirit again and more “diverse” players were called up, the team dynamics changed. I can’t really put my finger on what exactly it was, but the WC qualification matches, while just as bumpy sometimes as the matches today, already felt different. More alive. Happier. The groups had started to mingle again and the bad blood was just... Gone. I assume someone hit the three names mentioned above on the head and told them to pull themselves together. It had worked. Not to play the bias card here, but players like Per, who lived and breathed team spirit, may have had some impact here on the sidelines as well. He himself mentioned he was quite depressed during the EUROs 2012 and had taken this experience for himself to grow stronger. And I can only assume that this applied to other players as well.

It was indeed a lovely transformation and I gotta say, the post 2012 era up to the WC winning in 2014 had been my absolute favourite of eras. It was a lovely team, a lovely dynamic, “villains” had managed to redeem themselves by becoming team players, the more experienced players getting the same opportunities as the youngsters, it was a great mix. And it is what today’s team severely lacks - the team of 2018 had a vileness about it that I cannot really explain. It did feel like 2012 all over again, with a huge divide between experienced and young players this time. It felt like the “WC winners” had not been willing to give up their spots for the “Confed Cup winners”, an experience that the pre 2004 players would have reconized as well. And, sadly enough, I feel like THAT was PROBABLY one of the reasons why two of the three aggressors mentioned above may have been axed after the tournament (while the third one gets hyped to no end, which makes it feel a bit random to me, not gonna lie).

As said, we might never really get to hear what actually happened, there’s a lot of speculation out there.

[razorangz]

.｡*ﾟ+.*.｡ Rhythmic clicking echoes through the foyer of the Emerald Manor as Jade makes her way through. She’s dressed in casual wear: a forest green saree with golden embroidery and brown detailing, heavy golden accents and soft, plush kitten heels. Her hair lacked its usual braid but fell all the way down her back and past her waist. A light brown shawl kept the rebellious strands of hair from her eyes.

She was comfortable. Resting. The palace would not have her presence tonight.

Her steps have no real destination in particular but she soon finds herself standing before the blooming flower bushes in the gardens. The floral scent brings a serenity that she hasn’t felt in weeks and Jade kneels down to be in closer proximity. It felt good to be home again. ❝ You going to watch me all day love? ❞

|| @ofedenia || closed starter 💚

[bloodyxroyal]

    Havik pale eyes flashed a light blue as he sensed something nearby. An aura that caught his attention immediately. His head turned so quick that the loud crack of his neck would have made a normal being scream as they had thought He broke his own neck. His head did go back further then usual, like an owl. As the rest of his body followed suit, a quick smack of the head set his neck it back in its rightful place. 

HIs walk to his favorite fountain in the far edge of Outworld had just got a lot more interesting. A woman he never met before was here observing the fountain, circling it. 

“Hello dear.” Havik piped up, not caring if he spooked her or not. 

@duchesstart​

[millikan-tarkatanson]

Klosed starter for @duskstalkr

"Not from around here are you?"

[resurrectiio]

━━ ˟ ⊰ * ˖・ﾟ❝ Jacksooon, welcome. ❞ Slurred words spoken ( nearly sung ) with a smile much too euphoric combined with their visage, flushed a deep green, gave Onaga away. The Empress had partook in a bottle of wine along with their supper that evening...or rather the bottle and ( several others ) served as their supper. Her guest’s presence came as a surprise as Onaga had not been informed Jackson would be joining them, but it was not unwelcome.  ❝ Come, please sit with me. What are you doing here, especially so late in the night. ❞ A long leg lifted to stretch and hook over the other as the dragon all but slumped in their seat, wine glass lifting to their lips as they indulged. 

@kxmbat-veterxn​ // random starter

[outworldxwasomi]

@strykingshot​ has arrived for their appointment.

   “Katherine, right on time. Please make yourself at home.” Marco motioned to the leather sofa across from him. A chair materialized behind him as he sat down as if it been there since the beginning. "Or would you prefer I call you Kat?"

[irasanguis]

                                              @bloodyxroyal​ stabbed the ❤️

✦ * ·  ˚  ❝ muda mrefu hakuna kuona baba. ❞ Despite the throbbing ache in her bones and the heavy soreness of her muscles Kali was all smiles as she encountered her father. It had been a few months since she had vanished, gone with the intention of recovering meat for the tribe and hoping to uncover a few secrets of her past. ❝ I brought you a present of sorts, I’m positive you’ll like it though. ❞

Opening her satchel, Kali dug through its contents and it didn’t take long before she found what she sought. With a wide smile the hybrid lifted the surprise into view: a twenty ounces jar, sealed and filled to the brim with gouged out eyeballs. They were all taken from various prizes, both trophies for her and a delightful gift for her father. Once the contents had been gathered, the jar became her pride and joy the entire route back, With Kali eagerly awaiting the look on her baba’s face. ❝ This took a long to to craft but I wanted to bring you something special when I came back. ❞ ˙ ˖ ✶

[kxhnum]

✧･ﾟ:* ♔┆Onaga watched the star filled sky from the window in the kitchens. The night was still rather young which meant she would have a few more hours before anyone was awake and began to seek her out. It wasn’t much so Onaga would be certain to enjoy the time that she had to herself. 

She could only imagine the look on the servants’ faces if they could see her now. Standing alone in the kitchens, slicing tomatoes and pickles while sipping on wine. It was a strange task for anyone but this was her comfort food for the sleepless nights, which now seemed to be never ending. There was a sudden feeling tingling in her spine, like someone was watching her, so much for a few hours to herself. 

“What do you want?” She all but demanded, both her fatigue and annoyance more than evident in her tone. 

| @general-krockus |