#Cyrus Vega

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Court chapters 172-175, Epilogue

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Chapter 172

I release his string. And that’s when he realizes he has been played. And he is furious.

Chapter 172 summary: When Grace freezes the enemy army, Jikan shows up. He starts to yell at her, but she’s quick to dish it back. And the entire thing feels like the author wrote herself into a corner, because when Grace asks “Why?” Jikan can’t give a legitimate answer. YOU ARE THE GOD OF TIME; YOU TELL US! Anyway, Grace is done playing nice, and commands him to sit down or leave. So he does.

Grace then tells Chastain to get into position, but then realises that he’s badly hurt. So his second in command, Artelya, gets the army position instead. She then unfreezes time. 

Chapter 173

Totally, completely, and utterly human—for one thousand years. Because I left his immortality.

Chapter 173 summary: When Cyrus becomes unfrozen, he’s surrounded by angry gargoyles. Grace tells him that as punishment for starting a war and for hurting so many people, she’s going to take his power. So she does that. And for a brief moment, she thinks about stopping and letting the gargoyle army take him. But decides that death is too merciful. So she keeps taking from him until the literal only thing left is his immortality. He’s basically an immortal human now. 

Chapter 174

Then I take a deep breath and look down at the tattoo that appeared on my arm after Cyrus was dealt with, and I know there’s one last thing I have to deal with. The Bloodletter.

Chapter 174 summary: After that’s done, Artelya bends her knee to Grace, and says that her queen dealt with Cyrus in the most dignified, mature way imaginable. Grace asks about the gargoyles who died, and Artelya and Chastain say 27 fell, and more are injured. Grace asks about giving next of kin notifications, and then begins to issue clean-up orders. Everybody starts to move around and do things. 

Chapter 175

Hudson looks over at me with a huge grin and holds out his hand. I take it, of course I do, and we walk through the portal. Together.

Chapter 175 summary: Grace has Remy portal them to the bloodletter’s cave. In there, they find the bloodletter and Alistair necking on one-another, in both meanings of the word. Grace gives the crown back, and the bloodletter says that she’s free. She goes on to say that she knew that if Cyrus caught her, he would torture the information out of her, and she would have given up the gargoyle court and the godstone. So that’s why she hid both and then hid herself. 

They also tell Delilah that her punishment for her involvement in all of this is to be imprisoned with Cyrus for the next century. She’s confused, but then delighted once Grace explains what she did to Cyrus. 

Everybody goes outside; the bloodletter for the first time since all of this shit started. She gives Grace the crown back. The others then start making plans. 

And I have to say, it kind of seems like the author is wrapping up the series with this. I’m seriously debating not finishing the last two books. (Especially if they’re long like this.) 

Epilogue

“We know how to reach the shadow queen —and how to get her to cure Mekhi.”

Ah yes, exactly what I was curious about… How Mekhi got poisoned and then it was literally never mentioned again. 

Now that we know where the shadow queen is, everything feels more urgent.

I don’t even know who this is, or even where this stupid shadow queen bullshit came from. Clearly the author’s half-assed attempt to drag us to read the last two books. 

For a second, my stomach starts to sink—I was right. It was too much, too soon. But then she reaches up and cups my face in her trembling hands. And whispers, “I remember. Oh my God, Hudson. I remember everything.”

Epilogue summary: Three months later, Hudson and Grace are attending the university in San Diego. She’s also working to rebuild the court there as well, to the surprise of literally nobody. 

Heather interrupts their lovey-dovey moment. And then Eden shows up, to drag the readers kicking and screaming into the last two books. 

To which I respond… NO THANKS, I’VE SEEN ENOUGH. I’m not going to read those books. Especially because several reviews on the last book say that the author seemed to have given up. This series ended here, and you cannot convince me otherwise. Goodbye. 

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me when uhhh art dump,, typical Fallout sillies

[mossyriverrocks]

Finally working on this woohoo!

Time’s End is part of a bigger series I’m working on called “Multidimensional”.

it’s going to be a long explaination so all info from here should be under the cut (if it actually WORKS this time…)

Story The story follows two members of the Everywhere Circus, Aria Sillia, and Tippi Turvy. One day, they’re getting ready for a big performance, when suddenly the rest of the circus is mysteriously murdered!

The police determine that the murderers were the two most infamous criminals in the entire Inbetween, The Time Mistress, and the Executioner.

Aria and Tippi work with a detective named Cyrus Cogs to track down, catch, and arrest the criminals, gaining new team members along the way, such as Spite Aurelia, an incredibly famous singer (who Tippi happens to be a huge fan of), Eris, a mysterious talking amulet they found in an abandoned temple, and Vega Silver and her husband, Sterling silver, who also happen to be celebrities.

^ Map of the Sectional, as well as the area's outside of it. Ik its bad i made it on google docs shhhhhhh

Characters

Aria Silla

Note: on the ref it says “no powers” I meant to write magic 😭 idk why I wrote that pretend it says magic lmao

Aria Sillia is a performer (or at least used to be) at the Everywhere Circus. She had been working there for apparently a very long time, long enough to personally know at least a few of the previous ringmasters, so she would often be the one to go to for various traditions and stuff. The Circus was pretty much a family to her, so she was absolutely devastated when they were killed.

According to some, she's a lot older than she seems. How long she's lived is a mystery, but some have created conspiracies that she's actually a god in disguise, while others say she just got lucky with her ancestry. She refuses to answer any questions about her life outside the circus, and seems to get pretty mad if she's asked.

The reason she and Tippi weren’t murdered was because before the show was supposed to start, rather than going to the pre show cast meeting they were supposed to, Tippi dragged her over to go look at the audience, because their favorite singer, Spite, was there.

Tippi Turvy

Tippi used to be a performer at the Everywhere Circus. They’ve been with the Circus practically their whole life because when they were young, their mother abandoned them there. The Circus was jests only real family, so jest was devastated when they were murdered.

The reason card and Aria weren’t murdered was because before the show was supposed to start, rather than going to the pre show cast meeting they were supposed to, they dragged Aria over to go look at the audience, because their favorite singer, Spite, was there.

Cyrus Cogs

Cyrus is a hardworking detective from the clockwork sector, and always wanted to get a case bigger than “find out who littered in the park”. This dream finally comes true when they’re tasked with tracking down two criminals, however they soon realize these criminals are the Time Mistress, and the Executioner, and freak out. Aria and Tippi end up joining them (despite their pleas not to, as Aria scares the hell out of them).

They're constantly a nervous wreck, and have been (somewhat derogatorily) described as pathetic by Aria, as well as Spite. Spite Aurelia

Spite is one of, if not the most famous being in the entire Sectional. It met Aria, Tippi, and Cyrus when they chased down the Time Mistress and Executioner to one of its performances. The Executioner caused part of the stage to come crashing down while it was performing, with Aria on it, so Spite immediately blamed Aria, and didn’t believe in the slightest when she tried to explain what happened. Aria attempted to convince Spite to help them track down TTM and Ex, with little success, until Tippi decided that they would just go ask Sterling Silver instead. Spite immediately agrees telling them it would be a much better help than him and starts listing off ways why it would be a better help.

It’s mortal enemies with Sterling, and will do anything to one up him. It's incredibly petty, and will go great lengths to make him look even the slightest bit silly.

It puts on a kind and humble persona, which is very far from the truth. It’s incredibly egotistical, and anyone who says something bad about it within earshot seems to go mysteriously missing, or so they say.

Sterling Silver

Sterling is a famous composer for the hit singer/songwriter and wife, Vega. He's very well loved, and considered one of the sweetest beings in the Sectional. He's somewhat shy, and generally avoids large social events and situations when he can.

Spite is his worst enemy, and while not nearly as petty, he still finds little ways to jab at it. He tries to enjoy his life, rather than focus on his hatred for Spite, however something always comes back to it.

He's married to Vega, and loves his wife more than anything in the world. He's incredibly dedicated to her, and many call him obsessed. He sees nothing wrong with it. He loves her and she loves him.

Vega Silver

Vega is a famous singer/songwriter that works alongside her husband, Sterling. She's very well loved, is very kind and caring, and is just an overall nice person to be around. Some have been skeptical of her, thinking that theres no way someone could be this good and not have ulterior motives, but she's proven on many occasions that this theory is incorrect.

Despite her husband's hate for Spite, she doesn't hate it. She's done a few collabs with it, and while she does find it's arrogance unpleasant, she still thinks it's pretty cool.

She's married to Sterling, and loves him more than anything in the world. She's incredibly dedicated to him, and many call her obsessed. She sees nothing wrong with it. She loves him and he loves her. Many have asked about her happiness in her relationship, considering Sterling is asexual and she isn't, and she always says she's perfectly happy, and she is. She wants whatever makes her husband happy, and if he doesn't like something or has a boundary he doesn't want crossed, she'll respect that 100%.

Eris

Eris is a mysterious little thing. She was found in an abandoned temple in the Voidenai Dwelling, and claims to be a goddess, wrongfully locked away. She says that many years ago, a tragedy happened, and since she was the goddess of strife, she was blamed, and locked away in an amulet. Aria and the others were quite skeptical, but it didn't take long for them to realize it was probably true, considering how desperate and socially inept she was. Since she hasn't actually interacted with anyone in thousands of years, she comes off as a little off the rails.

She was taken out of the temple and brought along because she promised in return for freeing her from her prison, she would assist in helping track down and arrest the Time Mistress and Executioner. She insists that she would be of massive use.

The Time Mistress

The Time Mistress is The most famous, or infamous, criminal in the entire inbetween. She’s known for theft, vandalism, murder, possibly kidnapping, and worst of all, messing with time.

They’re known for “possibly” kidnapping, because they showed up around the time when the Celes royal Cassiopeia went missing. Many blame it on them, but there’s no solid evidence to say for sure.

She works with another criminal, The Executioner, and both have evaded capture for around 18 years. They’re also in a queerplatonic relationship.

No one knows her real name, or what she looks like under the mask. She claims she’s “astonishingly beautiful”, but the accuracy of these claims are questionable.

The Executioner

The Executioner is one of the most famous, or infamous, criminals in the inbetween, along with his partner in crime (and queerplatonic partner), The Time Mistress. He’s known for theft, vandalism, murder, and possibly kidnapping. He’s known for possibly kidnapping, because he rose to fame around when the Celes royal Cassiopeia went missing, though he was not seen around that sector much. It’s been reported by eyewitnesses he kills his victims with a purpleish glowing axe he can summon at will. Both he and the Time Mistress have evaded capture for around 18 years. No one knows his real name, as he had no one in his former school really knew him, and his family is presumed dead. Only one body has been found, and it was so mangled, it’s unknown if he was associated with them when they were alive.

[apangkatdua]

@cypressbranch the meowse always wins... i think he would be a kind of "malicious kittypet-turned-rogue" like sol so his name is still mr. house

[simswcarebear]

Dr. King is at your service! Avani's first day at the clinic went great! Diego stopped by with Fish, Shadow and Minnie's kitten, and Devon stopped by with Axel.

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Court chapters 168-171

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Chapter 168

Somehow they have, though. Because attached to my left shoulder is a gorgeous, perfect, glowing bright green wing.

Chapter 168 summary: Grace stands tall with her other cousin, and begins to rain lightning down on everything. This scatters all of Cyrus’s followers, who no longer wish to have anything to do with her, whatsoever. 

Grace then uses her newfound powers to take the power that Cyrus had stolen from her friends, and puts it back inside of them. She thought that it would be difficult to distinguish, but each power is as unique as its owner, which makes sense. Lastly, she puts the power back inside of Izzy and Delilah, saying that they might be evil, but holy shit. Nobody deserves to have their magic stolen. 

Her wing then grows back, to the surprise of nobody but Grace. 

Chapter 169

“Move, and I will liquify your bones again,” Hudson growls. “That was fun, wasn’t it, asshole?”

Except that the time freeze keeping Cyrus tied to the gargoyles has been not only severed, but also rectified. This time, Cyrus can 100% be killed. 

Then he leans close and whispers in my ear, “Your Army has arrived, my queen.”

Chapter 169 summary: Grace is so startled that her wing grew back that she has to fly around for a second to make sure that it’s real. 

She then stops Cyrus from harming Hudson by causing a huge storm to blast him around. He yells for his guards to seize them, but what’s left of his army seems confused by what’s going on. Finally, they stop being so confused, and begin to fight again. 

Right when things start to seem dire, the gargoyle army finally decides to show up. 

Chapter 170

We have our orders, he tells them as he takes to the air. Tonight, we will vanquish the enemy.

Chapter 170 summary: Grace is startled, since not even a few hours earlier, Chastain had basically told Grace to fuck off. Now they’re here, and Chastain is bending his knee to her. He asks for his orders, so Grace looks over to Cyrus. She tells him that Cyrus has been defeated, and it’s time that his followers understand that. 

Chastain says that he’ll send some people to guard her, but Grace says no. That she could never live with herself if anybody got her protecting her. That she can take care of herself. 

Chapter 171

I reach out and scoop every single string against my chest in a blink. And when I think I have every single string, I brush my hand against my green string—and freeze Cyrus and everyone in his army instantly.

Chapter 171 summary: Grace and her friends stand back and watch the literal war unfolding before their eyes. Yes, they’ve been fighting, but with the inclusion of the gargoyle army, this is war at its most basic element. 

Eventually, Grace takes the strings of all of her friends and army, and freezes time for Cyrus and his army. 

[slamuel-wreckett]

Apologies for the terrible lighting, but I am finally using this blog for what I intended: screenshots!

This first one was just me figuring out the height difference between God | Dog and the standard male courier mode. I’ve tried tracking down official info on heights, but haven’t found many consistent answers unfortunately.

I’m working on a rather long fic with the reintegrated God/Dog personality (who I’ll refer to both here and there as “Godot” for simplicity’s sake and story reasons), so I was interested in getting a better idea of the scale. It’s um. Even more apparent in 3rd person than in 1st just how big super mutants are. 💦

[ask-times-end]

So how are you guys doing right now?

Mixed responses

[callm3f1sa]

Young Agnes! Mini Agnes!

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Falloutober - Day 3

"Distant Glow"

@falloutober

A familiar cold embrace. The kind that eats at your soul. A wind that tears through your clothing and leaves you with nothing. A breeze that tells me I’m home. The ruins of a city I had tried to leave behind. 

From my camp near the citadel, I watch the ruins of my old home. The old ship is still there. But it’s little more than an empty shell. The traders moved on, the scientists became scattered across the wastes, and any settlers were left behind to starve. The brotherhood had torn it apart for the reactor Dr Li had been working on. 

The boat casts a large shadow. Lights that once shone from within were now cold. There’s no glow of civilisation left. 

I have to watch it. Watch the empty thing sit. 

A glow came from the bridge. 

It was a small glow, green and pulsating. I keep watching it as it moves to the edge of the bridge towards the ship. My curiosity gets the better of me. I move towards the stairs up to the bridge. Hand on my pistol. 

Someone is there, muttering. I keep walking up the stairs, keeping my footsteps light and my body low. With the glow and the clearly unintelligible muttering, I’m about to face a glowing one, I’m sure of it. 

“I’m so sorry, so sorry. I’m so sorry.” The thing upstairs keeps repeating. No, it’s not a thing. It’s a ghoul. A ghoul with a voice I recognise. 

Coming over the top of the stairs, I see this person. Glowing from their arms and beneath their shirt. Hair clings to their scalp. Flesh is peeling from the surface. I watch the soul, my mind tries to work out who this is. Why do I know this person?  

He turns around. Looking me in the eye. His eyes are flooded with pain, guilt, and pure confusion. 

“Page?” His voice is hoarse and I know who he is. 

“Cyrus…” It’s a whisper. I didn’t know recognise my own voice. He’s not in his vault suit, and he’s glowing. I know why. He’s forced to carry around the burden of his fathers legacy. He was supposed to die in the purifier. But he’s stood before me. The remains of a man I once new. We share that fate. Surviving something we shouldn’t have. The scars on my head are my proof of that. But him, his glow and yet his self awareness is a rarity in ghouls. I’d met only two other glowing ones with their memories and cognition. But I hadn’t known them, not personally. And not before they turned. 

It’s weird to look at him. To see in his eyes the same guy I’d traveled with and yet see only clouds of pain everywhere else. 

“You’ve changed a lot.” He jokes. 

I laugh, not fighting the blurring in my eyes, “Yeah, I’m not the only one.” 

“Yeah…” 

“It’s Jules, by the way.” 

He looks at me, confused. 

“My name. I go by Jules. Have done for a while now.” 

“Oh,” He falls silent. His hands land in the pockets of his jacket. A smile on his face. 

I smile back and turn my eyes to Rivet City. “It’s been a long decade.” I sit down, watching the ruin from here. Breathing in the cold air and letting my cheeks dampen with my tears.

[kitonmitons]

Cyrus doodle :)

[maneskinconfess-archive]

Since we are talking about possible collabs, I have a confession to make: I would NOT want a Miley Cyrus collaboration. I know the band are her fans and a lot of of the maneskin fandom loves her, but I find her rather boring musically. Flowers is the best track she ever had and even this is pretty mediocre. I can't help but wonder if she would have ever gotten this famous if she wasn't a singer's kid launched by Disney (I know disney messed her up and I am truly sorry for her) and kept into the spotlight because of scandals (she was the victim of those scandals, so I don't blame her!). And well, she is also American, which I think is why we all seem to believe it would be such a huge honor for her to ~grace maneskin with a collab. But like, imgine if she was...idk, a middle-class Italian child who rose to fame due the x factor like our guys. If she and må had started off on equal footing, I doubt anyone would lust for a collab between them. In fact, I am pretty sure she would be way less famous than them.

I don’t really care for Miley, either.

The “equal footing collab” part reminds me of the song they did with Vegas Jones, although I’m not sure how famous he is (and was before Måneskin went on X Factor) in Italy. I just have an American perspective, so I wouldn’t know lol (Italians, feel free to yell at me in the asks)

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