#AncientPower

[tabutesakina]

Daabat al-Ardh: The Awakening of the Earth’s Beast

Imagine this: a silence so deep it hums, a moment suspended on the brink of revelation. From somewhere unseen, perhaps from beneath the very soil we walk on, an ancient force begins to stir. Known as Daabat al-Ardh, this “Beast of the Earth” is no ordinary creature. It’s something far older, primal, a voice long suppressed in the earth's bones.

Some say Daabat al-Ardh is more than flesh, more than spirit. It is the unfiltered truth of creation, the last living echo of nature's balance. Its purpose is not chaos, but clarity—a fierce, unrelenting clarity that humanity has all but forgotten.

The Ground Beneath Us Awakens

Consider this creature neither monstrous nor benign, but as the earth itself, distilled into a being—an ancient force as wise as it is wild. What does it look like, this beast of the end times? Is it immense, casting shadows over all it touches, or something more elusive, slipping through cracks in our understanding? Perhaps Daabat al-Ardh’s true power lies in its gaze, or in its presence, one that confronts each person with an undeniable truth about who they really are.

When it rises, it does so with purpose. This is not a creature born to terrorize or ravage; it is, instead, a being that marks. As it moves through the world, it brands people with a sign—an unyielding stamp of identity that no one can deny. This mark is more than a symbol; it’s a seal of one’s essence, an unmasking of every hidden deed and unspoken thought. And this is Daabat al-Ardh’s gift and curse—to expose what lies beneath the surface.

Not of Heaven, Not of Hell

Unlike angels who descend from the heavens or demons that crawl from the abyss, Daabat al-Ardh rises from the earth itself. It is neither ethereal nor infernal. This creature is an elemental force, an echo of the universe’s beginnings, a reminder that the earth beneath us has witnessed every act, every lie, every truth. Its form is a mystery, perhaps shifting, perhaps elusive, yet undeniably real.

In its eyes, there is no malice, no mercy—only the weight of ages. And in that gaze, it brings the greatest paradox: a creature that seems both savage and serene, both terrifying and just. For Daabat al-Ardh comes with a singular mission: to set the record straight. Its presence peels away illusion like the earth cracking open, laying bare the truths we’d rather keep buried.

The Beast as Mirror: Facing the Unseen Self

In a world built on half-truths and shadows, Daabat al-Ardh stands as a mirror—a mirror that shows each person exactly who they are. Imagine standing before a being that reflects every choice you’ve made, every path taken or ignored. In its mark, there’s no escaping what you are; it simply is. And therein lies the essence of Daabat al-Ardh’s mission: to make clear the hidden and to brand each person according to their truest self.

The ancients sensed something profound in Daabat al-Ardh, not just as a harbinger, but as the earth’s own voice. Its arrival signals that time itself has run out, that the world is ready to face itself without pretense or mask. For some, this will be a triumph; for others, a reckoning beyond anything they could prepare for.

An Ancient Warning, Now Realized

There’s an almost mythic quality to Daabat al-Ardh. It’s as if all the warnings and prophecies whispered across millennia were pointing to this moment. Not a creature of horror, but one of destiny, carrying the weight of ages on its shoulders. And when it speaks, it does not rage or tremble. Instead, it bears witness. It’s as if the earth itself has risen to declare, "I have seen it all, and I shall mark it so."

This beast is a force of unbridled truth, an entity that reminds humanity that it cannot evade what it has sown. Daabat al-Ardh's mark is not a punishment; it is a revelation, a cosmic accounting of every action, each with its own consequence. For in the end, Daabat al-Ardh doesn’t bring the final judgment; it brings the final unveiling.

A Final, Unflinching Revelation

There is no more room for evasion or denial. Daabat al-Ardh stands as the final messenger of clarity, a figure of absolute truth emerging from the ground we’ve walked upon for ages. To those who meet it, there will be no more facades, no more hiding places. It sees all, knows all, and brings every hidden thing into the light.

And so, Daabat al-Ardh becomes not just the beast of revelation, but the ultimate voice of the earth itself—a force that has waited patiently through countless ages, bearing witness to all, and finally rising to render a truth no soul can deny.

[riftborn-chronicles]

The Throne Still Breathes

Before she was softened into saints or carved into the bone of foreign temples, she was Aset — not idol, not metaphor, but law made flesh.

She of the Throne. Mother of Heru. Wife to the scattered king. Womb of Kemet, yet older than Nile or glyph.

She governed what could not be held: Names, when they had been forgotten. Souls, when they had been shattered. Balance, when the world split like reed and ash.

They called her Isis to steal her. Mary to tame her. But she walks still — in the heat behind your voice, in the hand that rebuilds from ruin, in the silence that remembers your name when you have long since dropped it.

Aset is not mythology. She is the memory that remembers you.

[ianmccloudofficial]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 – 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆. From the roots of Yggdrasil rise the realms: Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim... and beyond.

Dragons roam the skies, dwarves forge deep in Svartalfheim. And one of the ancient dragons – the most dangerous of all – is about to awaken.

Not just Midgard, but the balance of all realms is at stake.

My name is Ian McCloud, and I am the creator of The Rise of the Fairhair Dynasty.

[nxlotus]

Nightmare to Future

A cruel smirk curled her lips as she felt the intoxicating pull of unchecked power, her own voice whispering from the darkness, “This is who you were meant to be."  Places you will find my Art https://linktr.ee/nxlotus :3 Enjoy!!

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[wherechaoswins]

[severianurth]

In a world where the essence of beauty is celebrated and revered, there exists a rare phenomenon known as the "Golden Voices." These ethereal beings, with hair as luminous as spun gold, possess an otherworldly charm that captivates all who have the privilege of hearing them sing.

As the sun sets and shadows dance, these voices congregate in a mysterious gathering, their melodic tones blending seamlessly with the flickering light. Each note they utter is like a whispered secret, a tantalizing invitation to come closer and bask in the radiance of their enchanting melodies.

There is a sense of ceremony in their movements, a blend of spontaneity and ritual that is both mesmerizing and intoxicating. As they twirl and dance under the velvet sky, their golden hair glinting in the faint moonlight, it is as if they are channeling ancient forces, tapping into a power that transcends time and space.

But beneath the allure of their heavenly voices lies a hint of melancholy, a sense of unfulfilled promises and untold stories. As they glide across the night, their feet tracing intricate patterns on the grass, a lingering question hangs in the air - will they ever leave this enchanted realm and return to the cold embrace of reality?

The music that surrounds them is like a siren's call, beckoning them deeper into the shadows, tempting them to forsake the constraints of the mundane world. But even as they revel in the beauty of the night, there is a nagging reminder of the stone left unturned, of the promises left unfulfilled.

And so, the Golden Voices continue to sing, their celestial harmonies resonating through the darkness, their golden hair shimmering like a beacon of light. They are the keepers of a timeless beauty, the guardians of a sacred tradition, and as long as their voices ring out in the night, the world will be forever enchanted by their golden allure.

[myinkart]

Medusa Unleashed: A Fiery Symphony of Lightning and Thunder

In the realm where mythology and elemental forces collide, the ancient Gorgon, Medusa, awakens in a spectacular display of power. The air crackles with energy as bolts of lightning pierce the heavens, casting an ethereal glow on the fiery tresses of the serpentine-haired creature. Medusa's eyes, once known for their petrifying gaze, now blaze with an otherworldly intensity, reflecting the inferno that surrounds her.

As the heavens unleash a torrent of thunder, the Gorgon stands amidst the tumult, her serpentine hair writhing in the tempest. Each snake seems to dance to the rhythm of the storm, their venomous fangs bared as if ready to strike. The ground trembles beneath her as she commands the very elements to heed her call, turning the earth beneath into a molten cauldron.

This mesmerizing scene captures the fierce and majestic transformation of Medusa into an elemental force, a being of both beauty and destruction. The fusion of fire, lightning, and thunder encapsulates the raw power of ancient myth brought to life in a stunning visual narrative.

[fallershipping]

What?

What??

[bynineb]

all grown up : )

current heartgold team

[lumenflowered]

[The video begins with Maria crouching before the camera, presumably hitting start on the recording, before—in a burst of silver quickening fog—she darts over to take her own place on the battlefield, and sends out her own first Pokémon against Red's Pikachu.

"Rakuyo. Let's begin, whenever you're ready."

Red whistles something. Whatever it is, it clearly means something to his Pikachu, whose cheeks spark even more dangerously before calling down a Thunderbolt out of the sky that is... if not clear, at least not actively storming.

Yet.

"Light Screen," Maria calls out, and while the first attack connects before Rakuyo can set that up, future ones will certainly be far less effective, if the faint shimmer upon the Meganium's skin is any indication. "Then, Synthesis."

Rakuyo doesn't look entirely unscathed, after that, but they didn't look all that bad even after Red's opening attack.

The whistle Red lets out this time is a different one. His Pikachu nods in acknowledgment and barrels in without hesitation, furry tail gleaming now with a metallic sheen.

...Considering how tiny the Pikachu is compared to Rakuyo, the fact that what seems to be an Iron Tail hurts them more than the Thunderbolt did is a little surprising. But from how visibly Rakuyo recoils away from the hit, it certainly does.

"Magical Leaf," Maria decides, after a bit of consideration. Not a bad idea at all, considering that Pikachu is fast and Pikachu is agile, and Magical Leaf can't miss.

A third new whistle, from Red. The Pikachu charges in again. Something shatters. The pink sheen of Rakuyo's Light Screen vanishes in an instant, breaking under what can only be Brick Break.

"Ah," Maria says. "In that case—AncientPower!"

With a determined look in their eyes, Rakuyo summons several massive rocks into being, throwing them all at Red's Pikachu.

None of it's quite enough to stop the Pikachu from one last Thunderbolt, bringing Rakuyo down.

Maria breathes out softly as her first Pokémon, perhaps her strongest, goes down. She thinks about it for a moment, then goes for another Pokéball.

Red doesn't take his eyes off of her. Neither does his Pikachu.

"...Hunter, your turn," Maria decides. "Dig."

The Furret in question visibly makes a face at the snow-covered ground, but dig she indeed does, making it underground just in time for the incoming Thunderbolt to miss.

For a trainer with a good deal of experience on Maria, Red looks legitimately alarmed when Hunter's attack knocks his Pikachu out. He holds up a hand, darts out to scoop up his fainted Pokémon, and only then sends out his next battler: a Blastoise.

(He does not, during any of this, turn his back to Maria.)

The battle rages on, even as the weather worsens. Even as the clouds above the mountain grow darker, as snow begins to fall, as it becomes what looks more like hail. But the battle continues nevertheless, both trainers trading knockout for knockout—the weather worsening seems to benefit Red more than anything else, considering how devastating the Blizzards from no less than three of his Pokémon are, so after Maria's third Pokémon has gone down she stops looking to him like she's expecting him to call the battle.

It isn't a short battle, either—full battles rarely are. But there seems to be a difference in the way that Maria is fighting, and the way that Red is fighting. Maria is putting her all into it, certainly, but not in the way that Red is.

Red seems... desperate, almost, to win, silent and largely stoic though he is, enough to rival even Maria. It's this desperation that leads him to make mistakes, that leads to the final matchup being between his Venusaur and Maria's Arcanine.

A whistle from Red prompts the Venusaur to use an attack recognizable, by those who saw Ade use it earlier in the fight, as a Sludge Bomb. Molotov shakes off the resulting sludge before Maria can direct him to strike back.

Before she can call out, "Flare Blitz!"

Fur cloaked in fire, Molotov lunges, barreling headlong into Red's Venusaur with a triumphant bark. Maybe it's what is known in some circles as a critical hit, or maybe Molotov is simply just that good—whatever the cause, the significantly more singed Venusaur stumbles and falls.

But so too does Molotov, poisoned and unable to remain standing—let alone battling—for even a moment longer.

For a few long moments, even once all parties have recalled their Pokémon, both Maria and Red can only stare.

"I... cannot say I anticipated that," Maria admits. She almost smiles. "Very well fought. Thank you, very much, for the battle."

She takes a step towards Red, extending a hand, presumably to shake.

Red, however, takes a step back, cradling the barely-conscious Pikachu in his arms protectively. And then another, and then several more, back towards a long drop-off.

Maria, seeing this, stops advancing. Her brow visibly furrows. "I'm... sorry, is there something I've done to... are you—"

Whatever she might have asked is cut off, rather suddenly, by the ground shuddering. By what sounds suspiciously like an explosion.

And by a good deal of the mountain peak—including the part that Red is standing on, and the part that Maria's Pokégear is propped upon—beginning to collapse into the chasm below.

It's not entirely clear from the video what happens next, considering how much the camera is shaking—and then falling. But against a backdrop of ice and snow, it's not too hard to discern that something reddish falls—and that something black lunges after him.

The video ends. It doesn't seem to have been posted on purpose.]

[eeveegirl9]

This is Erika's team in Hoenn. The outfit she wears is Leaf's outfit from LGFR, with the blue being light pink and the red being magenta. When given the option to select a Starter, she picks Mudkip.

Eevee -> Espeon Type: Normal -> Psychic Gender: Female Moves: Calm Mind, Morning Sun, Psybeam, Shadow Ball and Return Ability: Synchronize Met: Given as a Starter by Professor Oak PokéBall: PokéBall

Mudkip -> Marshtomp -> Swampert Type: Water -> Water/Ground Gender: Male Moves: Muddy Water, Mud Shot, Counter, Ice Punch and Protect Ability: Torrent Met: Given as a Starter by Professor Birch PokéBall: PokéBall

Wurmple -> Silcoon -> Beautifly Type: Bug -> Bug/Flying Gender: Female Moves: Sunny Day, Morning Sun, Silver Wind, Aerial Ace and Solarbeam Ability: Shield Dust -> Shed Skin -> Swarm Met: Route 101 PokéBall: Love Ball

Skitty -> Delcatty Type: Normal Gender: Female Moves: Assist, Safeguard, Water Pulse, Shock Wave and Icy Wind Ability: Cute Charm Met: Route 116 PokéBall: Moon Ball

Root Fossil -> Lileep -> Cradily Type: Rock/Grass Gender: Male Moves: Amnesia, AncientPower, Sludge Bomb, Mirror Coat and Giga Drain Ability: Suction Cups Met: Revived from Root Fossil PokéBall: Heal Ball

Absol Type: Dark Gender: Male Moves: Counter, Perish Song, Flamethrower, Thief and Slash Ability: Pressure Met: Route 120 PokéBall: Ultra Ball

Pokémon with Professor Oak: Poochyena, Ralts, Plusle, Minun, Phanpy, Luvdisc, Illumise.

In rotation: Butterfree, Dragonite, Seaking, Nidoking, Togetic, Meganium, Ninetales, Hitmontop, Azumarill.

[saltminerising]

Every dragon with rockbreaker is levitating these rocks with the intent to launch them at an enemy like the moves ancientpower or power gem from pokemon

[askstormscall]

Every now and then I post random Headcanons.

I really believe the move, Ancientpower, increases in strength with the user's age. The older they are, the stronger the move would be.

[vvooper]

time for my next ffvii pokemon collab with nanaki! took longer than I would've liked to post the next one because life is a hell disaster but I made it

details below

ok I'll address the elephant in the room: This Sucks lol. turns out my whole idea to just recolor existing trainer sprites kinda falls apart when I gotta do one for a non-human character. please ignore this poor spray-painted entei

species: alakazam

ability: inner focus

item: wise glasses

moves: psyshock, focus blast, future sight, calm mind

hoo hoo hoo!

inner focus seemed like the least unfitting ability out of the three that alakazam can have. fwiw I respect that in rebirth bugenhagen was able to look inward and do some self reflection to realize he was being an ass.

wise glasses bc he wears glasses. lol.

the moves aren't super interesting. I guess future sight because he's trying to keep an eye on the future of the planet and calm mind because he's old or whatever.

species: pyroar (female)

ability: rivalry

item: eject button

moves: fire blast, hyper voice, yawn, taunt

since it was a japan-only mobile game, you might not be very familiar with before crisis. I barely know anything about it myself, but deneh is a female member of nanaki's species in it. I wonder if she'll be mentioned in the third remake game at all. at the very least, there's a a small easter egg in rebirth: one of the paintings in cosmo canyon shows a young nanaki next to a similarly-aged member of his species, who I assume is meant to be deneh.

it's not exactly fitting given what the ability does, but I gave her rivalry because to my understanding she initially looks down on nanaki for being a coward.

I gave her the eject button because she escapes when nanaki is taken by shinra.

since I think there's barely any information at all on her given that she barely has an appearance in the entire series, fire blast and hyper voice are just generic moves. yawn is because she was apparently put into some kind of stasis or something after nanaki was captured (I guess to retroactively explain why she wasn't in ffvii). taunt is again because she thought of nanaki as a coward

species: charizard

ability: solar power

item: charcoal

moves: flamethrower, solar beam, ancientpower, weather ball

the cosmo candle is the bonfire in cosmo canyon. I chose a charizard because it has a flame on its tail, just like nanaki.

the charcoal and flamethrower are both related to being a fire.

the rest of the set reflects cosmo canyon's location in the desert. solar power, solar beam, and weather ball for the sun beating down. ancientpower for the rocks being old as shit

species: umbreon

ability: inner focus

item: rocky helmet

moves: foul play, moonlight, reflect, spite

limited moon is nanaki's ultimate weapon. umbreon seemed fitting for a moon theme.

the rocky helmet is not all that interesting in itself, but it's a good item for defensively oriented pokemon. nanaki is defensively oriented in rebirth as well.

moonlight is for the moon theme. reflect is another defensively-oriented piece of the set.

spite is a bit of a weird one, but limited moon does more damage the higher nanaki's current mp. spite reduce the pp of an enemy's move and I figured that was related enough

species: ninetales

ability: drought

item: heat rock

moves: overheat, flamethrower, solar beam, scorching sands

cosmo memory is nanaki's ultimate limit break. it has pretty much nothing to do with ninetales, but I've tried to choose a bunch of Beaftes for nanaki.

the ability drought, the item heat rock, and the moves solar beam and scorching sands are desert-themed again. overheat is for the cosmo memory animation

species: zamazenta (crowned shield form)

ability: dauntless shield

item: rusted shield

moves: behemoth bash, body press, crunch, iron defense

:(

zamazenta is an ancient hero Beafte who is perfect to represent seto having defended cosmo canyon from the gi. body press and iron defense are defensively oriented moves. crunch because he's a critter. behemoth bash is so he can body gi nattak

next one should probably be yuffie. others are here

[kafus]

taking a break from coding today because we are PMSing so bad i can’t think haha. basically the only streamer i watch, OliverMKP, is doing a little community event where you send him eggs in gen 4 and he will be shiny hunting all the eggs the community gives him on his own files. i decided to contribute a whole box!

there’s 3 species in here, 10 eggs of each - wooper, girafarig, and chikorita. all of them i brought down the egg cycles on before storing to make hatching them easier, and they all have chain bred egg moves. it went like haunter > gastrodon > wooper for curse/body slam/recover, pikachu > jolteon > girafarig for wish/double kick (kiki already had a wish pikachu for me to borrow for this), and sunflora > tangela > chikorita for ancientpower/ingrain/leaf storm/leech seed. this took a lot of level grinding, like i had to get sunflora to level 43 for example, for leaf storm. paid off though!

thank god everyone in this brain really likes gen 4, because i almost never play it but the one time i want to do something resource intensive in it, i have access to so many resources. kiki literally has a living national dex in her soulsilver xD

[pochapal-pokespe]

the battle stage was the only facility i ever managed to reach the brain for when i first played platinum as a kid (i powered through with a togetic but argenta had a dunsparce with ancientpower and you can guess how that fell out lmao)