#COUHGING UP BLOOD

[mako-neexu]

Id chapter is insane. im so stressed even after more than 2 months of its release. because the Class who won for the entirety of Ordeal Call (dare i say it: the entirety of FGO?) so far are the Avengers. (so far... at least for me..lets hope ruler and foreiner OCs are good...also idk read my og tags for this)

its probably just me overthinking... i dont know if sakurai thought this far but its just so good. because... like. the current arc's focus is on the Classes and the recent main story focused on Avengers.

Avengers. heroic spirits. Extra Class. Those who speak of hate yet are born from love and those who speak love yet are born from hate. The basis of each and all of the heroic spirits in the Throne are simply because they are all records. They are spirits and shadows of those who have lived long ago and those are currently living somewhere or those who have still yet to live and are from the future. Either way, anyone summoned from the Throne is what makes them a Servant. A copy of the real thing. Beings made of ether, ghosts who are a set of records and memories given form.

Avengers are the very embodiment of holding onto the past. Oblivion Correction, being able to remember even beyond time loops or universes could be considered more of a curse than a blessing for these flames whose lives burn endlessly from hate and anger and sorrow from towards those who have wronged them. Flames who would burn endlessly and would stop at nothing even should their retribution be at the cost proper human history's ashes.

Records. Human and beast shaped memories given form. They are beings of stagnacy and cannot grow well past beyond their current state. As only those who are currently living have the privilege of being the only ones to grow. Do you understand me? Do you understand what I'm getting at?

Avengers are more records and fragments of themselves - Alters, Innocent Monsters, collective will of hatred from many people condensed into one - beyond any Class of the Throne. As such they cannot grow. They will never grow for they will remain as flames and inhuman creatures that will ultimately consume and burn all that is within their sights.

And yet, the very Avenger considered to be the greatest, to be the representative and leader of the group was able to transcend the impossible.

Only the living have that right to escape their impending deaths, their doom, their fate. Servants, nothing more than familiars, don't have that right anymore. Not anymore as they don't truly exist in the present.

And yet. And yet.

The Count of Monte Cristo claws an eye out, splits his skull open, rips an entire arm out, bleeds himself dry to change himself. Change himself down to his very core and almost every aspect of him, all for the sake of one person alone.

He was able to take a step forward. An extreme impossibility in and of itself to these burning spirits who are broken records incarnate.

Just one step. Look away from the past without discarding it, still carrying it close, still remaining who he is and yet his sights are on the night sky above, to that star twinkling so gently, so brightly ahead of him that there is no helping that feeling of breathlessness he feels.

Far different from choking on smoke, far different from drowning beneath the icy waves of a prison tower by the sea.

To that person who is his fate, who is his star, his light, and fire in this second life, they extend a hand out to him with a dazzling smile.

Oh.

The Count of Monte Cristo, far beyond salvation and absolution, must think, This in itself is poison. This in itself is ambrosia given form.

With a hand, a resolute gaze telling him he isn't alone, Edmond Dantes, King of the Cavern, the Count of Monte Cristo was able to move forward, change himself and turn into a flame that would pave the way for that star which seeks its own wishes to be fulfilled. To that partner, co-conspirator, accomplice who always walked forward and never wavered in wanting to fight by his side, the Avengers won here and now.

Because to be loved is to be changed.

And being able to change, find yourself capable of it, there is growth. And in growth, for these heroic spirits, ghosts, those who have long passed...

What is that, if not, victory to all of the Avengers themselves?

[chunkofspooks]

ok commissions r back open now cause i have free time YIPPEEEE

[switch]

hey Switch... how dominant of a partner do you think Vlad is. (either in/outside the bedroom) asking for a friend.

i mean……….

his FGO materials call him “a ruler akin to a tyrant”……. and he’s always talking about how he’ll allow/grant permission for various things…… and in his summon animation in fgo arcade (which calls back to his default apoc art) he extends his hand in a ‘kiss my hand’ gesture which is a kingly thing in general but it’s still an immediate gesture for fealty..…….. and he has that whole motif of being able to make things his dominion in association with his NP whether that’s leylines or people’s bodies if he marks them with his spear…………. and also he’s really tall…………

uh so yeah you know. very.

[smol-bean-of-the-smols]

ALRIGHT EPISODE 8 REWATCH LETS GOOOO heres your kajii-exclusive post about it from the perspective of someone who's been madly in love with him for several years, its not gonna be coherent at all so buckle the fuck up :)

firstly i want to say how absolutely blessed we are that kajii's entrance scene gets those shots where you can only see up to the first half of his face, that's the good stuff

also this bit right here has been my wallpaper occasionally, i think its hilarious

also i want yall who have not read the manga to know that despite in the anime (both sub and dub) kajii asks "What color is you blood?", in the manga the question is actually "What color is your death?" which is a much more interesting question than the anime made it. which. i need this man to elaborate on, because the thought is so fascinating, PLEASE please infodump about it im all ears

BTW I LOVE IT WHEN HIS GOGGLES ARE ILLUMINATED?? WHAT A GUYYY i could go on a whole rant about how much i love his silhouette scenes where all you see are his goggles and smile but alas thats not for this post, its mostly manga related, but this scene did do it very well

look at his lil surprised face as well, its there for a split second then its gone

NOW THIS. THIS IS QUALITY. many many thoughts about it pardon me ma'am, lemme get that man who's annoying you off of you and onto me instead- COUGHCOUGH COUHG

he's precious and i love him and his kill count as of this episode is 32

:D

an elaboration on his kill count if anyone's interested: 28 from the Maruzen building bombing, 2-3 (im counting three) civilian deaths on the train, and the conductor, who was killed with a silenced gun (as seen in the manga). now keep in mind this is the countable stuff. he's most DEFINITELY killed more than 32, especially if he's been with the PM for far longer than kyouka. given his methods, i want to guess somewhere in the hundreds but we just don't know

here i'll put the stitched-together scenes i've done of this episode as well

first one was only two frames put together, kinda blended and made more visible, and the other one is just multiple frames stacked

[butchdykekondraki]

once again griefstricken about moldhouse. couhging up blood

[snaxle]

couhgs up blood.. ahem.h-hewwo??

[phrootsnacks]

*reflecting on thing I made* wow so fun I love making things

*making a thing* hhhrhhrhrhghghghhhahahahshhshshhkhkhkhk dddbckdhdrrrdrrrklkljjjjkjkjjjkk *couhging up blood*

[the-bearer-of-bad-ideas]

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE COUHGING UP BLOOD

[six-six-cicada]

LISTEN UP YOU STINKING MAGGOTS, IT SEEMS YOU JUST DON’T GET IT!

[calebwittebane]

[timegears-moved]

hi dake ash real life……just wanred 2 let u know i found a song i think it just like you………..its caled….tch……..“ my demons” by starset …………. oksorry for bothering you *turnsand runs away and trips and couhgs up blood and runs away*

heheh.........thank you my little minion...............

[vulpiximisa]

Wow, if I was particularly let down by the Blackened in Case 2, Case 3 was Let Down Extreme

Like Case 3 had the potential to be so good and fun, seances and rituals. The obvious suspect of Kiyo was too obvious that it Shouldn’t have been him. So it turning out To Be Him was suuuuuch a let down

I thought Tenko committing suicide to repent for accidentally killing Angie would have been sooo much more interesting. But now I’m like, wondering if the cases so far also have small connections to the past Killing Games. The way Kiyo was boiled alive and the angle of him in the fire reminded me of Celeste’s execution. And once again Case 3, two deaths.

Anyway, I liked Tenko on first intro, disliked her when she became a Himiko simp, started liking her when she wanted to make up, and now she’s dead 😭

Just thinking about “See you guys after the seance!” makes me so fucking sad. It made me think of Natasha in Avengers Endgame when she was like “see you guys later” before they all time warped to get the stones and she never came back to them 😭😭😭😭😭😭

On another note *THROTTLES KAITO* YOU!!!! STOP COUHGING IP BLOOD YOUUU!!!!

but the night after I finally used the Hotel Key, after a few resets, got a night with him, so like, yeah 😏

Anyway, my theory still stands, the world ended, they were brought here to repopulate the world. Not sure what Rantaro’s video could mean. My sis watching my playthrough figured out what the graffiti on the stone Gonta keeps finding could mean so I’m 🤔

But I bet it’s going to turn out to be something stupid and way over the top because ngl I was never a big fan of the DR plot twists. Most of it is Telling without Showing or they will just throw some plot points out the window because whatever in the grand scheme of things. (I will never forgive the DR2 countdown)