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DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol. 8: Tsukinami Carla [Track 1]

Original title: 林檎の装飾

Source: Diabolik Lovers More, More Blood Vol. 8 Tsukinami Carla [CD not owned by me]

Audio: Here

Seiyuu: Morikawa Toshiyuki

Translator’s note: I have to say, I really enjoy how Rejet manages to keep all of the CDs unique despite the identical premise. After listening to the first couple of MMB CDs, I was afraid the time loop plot would get really boring and repetitive after a while, but the scenarios turn out completely different depending on the character. This time the hourglass is revealed right away and Carla is totally transparant towards the MC on how they should use it, which is something we haven’t seen in any of the other CDs so far. Right now my guess is that the magic will go out of control at one point and they’ll both have to look for a solution. 

Track 1 ll Track 2 ll Track 3 ll Track 4 ll Track 5 + Epilogue

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Track 1: The Apple Ornament

“Hm...”

You walk up to Carla.

“Ah, it’s you? Come. Take a seat next to me.”

You sit down next to him.

“...Hm? What is the matter? Why do you seem so puzzled?”

You explain.

“Aah...This? Mmh. I cannot help but be curious about this hourlgass.”

You ask where he got it from.

"I discovered it the other day amongst the many treasures kept here in Banmaden. It has been decorated with an apple-like ornament, making it truly eye-catching.”

*Rustle*

“However...It has been induced with magical energy. Apparently, it is capable of turning back time.”

You seem startled.

“It is no surprise you would be baffled. Even within the Demon World, it is more than worthy of being called a prized possession. Seeing as it was kept in the treasure room, I am fairly certain it was a gift from outside. The unstable magic is what worries me.”

You seem worried.

“No. It is not dangerous. Shin has investigated all of the gifts. Furthermore, if we had stashed it away in the treasure room, it should be something which we are more than capable of keeping under control. However, I am uncertain of its effects on people other than us two, on you for example. Therefore, it needs to be destroyed at once. However...If I were to simply break it by shattering the glass, there is a possibility that the magic will go out of control. I must be utmost careful with how I handle it.”

You ask him for his plan. 

“The best method would be to use the hourglass to a limited extent until it runs out of energy. By doing so, it should not have a big impact even if time is reverted. However, I cannot do that here in the Demon World. I am afraid it would bring out the magic’s maximum potential. For that sake...”

Carla gets up.

“Let us venture to the human world.”

You are surprised by his sudden offer.

“In the human world, it is much easier to keep magic under control. I should be able to keep the hourglass’ impact to the bare minimum as well. The manor we used to live at over there still stands to this day. I believe it would not hurt to pay a visit for the first time in a long while. We shall be staying at said manor for a while, using up the energy of the hourglass.”

You smile.

“Are you happy? I suppose I cannot blame you, since you will be returning to your homeland after being away for so long. Speaking of which, you seemed to like that school quite a bit, did you not? I do not mind letting you attend classes during our stay at the manor. What will you do?”

You seem hesitant. 

“I am giving you permission. You do not need to worry about the formalities either. Making the principal of said school bow his head to me is child’s play after all.”

You ask if he would like to return to school as well. 

“...Me too? Good point. Those Vampires are going to that school as well. I shall attend alongside you, to ensure your safety.”

You nod.

“That settles it. Let us return to the school under the guise of having taken a temporary leave.”

*Rustle*

“Let us get to the preparations. As soon as we are ready, we shall leave.”

*TIMESKIP*

*Rustle*

“...Hm? You’ve awakened?”

You sit up.

“Yeah. You were sleeping soundly. I assume you were tired after running around all day. Cleaning every nook and cranny of this manor is hard labor after all. Besides, this smell...You even cooked dinner?”

You nod.

“Well done. Due to your efforts, it has returned to being an enjoyable manor to live at. I have completed my duties as well. Through negotiations with the school, we will be able to attend classes once more from tomorrow onwards.”

You seem happy.

“I have gotten in touch with Shin who remained at Banmaden as well, wishing him the very best. Seems like things are going their natural flow over there.”

You ask Carla if it was okay to leave everything in Shin’s hands.

“I do not mind. Both of us belong to the same race of Founders. I doubt leaving Banmaden in his care will cause any problems.”

You still seem worried.

“He is not the type of person to grow lonely because the two of us are currently absent. Do not worry about it.”

You pout.

“I am not upset. It is just...”

Carla pins you down.

*Rustle*

“...It does bother me you would worry about another man in front of your own lover. He may be my younger brother, but did you truly believe I would respond positively?”

You try and defend yourself.

“You seem to have noticed, but it is already too late. I shall punish you, so you never make this same mistake again. If I engrave it into your body directly, you should remember even if you do not want to.”

*Rustle*

“Who you belong to, that is...”

Carla bites you.

*Sluuuurp*

“Haah...Mm...”

*Sluuuurp*

“Ah...You seem to be enjoying it quite a bit? But your training has only just begun. At this rate, I doubt you will last till the very end? ...When did you become so sensitive? I’ve only had a little sip, but your frame is already shaking.”

You shake your head.

“I’m wrong? How so? You drown in the feeling of one’s fangs, letting out those obscene noises, enciting men...That is who you are. Exactly...”

*Rustle*

“Just like this...”

He bites you once more.

*Sluuuurp*

“Haah...”

*Sluuuurp*

“Mmh...Ah...If you fail to realize that yourself, I would not be opposed to sucking your blood in front of the mirror. What do you think? You should confirm your lewd appearance as you have a man suck your blood, with your very own eyes.”

You protest.

“...Hm? ‘But’, what?”

You explain yourself.

“...! Because...I’m the one doing it?”

You elaborate.

“You would not let anyone but me do this, you say?”

You nod.

“Hmph. I see. This is an unexpected counterattack.”

*Rustle*

“Rest assured. I shall no longer treat you hard-handedly.”

*Rustle rustle*

“Forgive me. When you are involved, I cannot help but let jealousy get the best of me. Especially ever since we became a couple. However, do never forget. Your blood, body, even your thoughts and feelings, all of them belong to me. You should only ever give yourself to me.”

You agree.

“A fine response.”

*Rustle*

“...No, raise your head. You do not need to apologize that much. For one, I never intended to criticize you.”

You raise a brow.

“Yes, exactly. To prove my point...”

*Smooch*

You seem surprised, knocking something over in the process.

*Thud*

*SHATTER*

“...What is wrong? I only kissed you to fix the bite mark? Were you so astounded, you kicked over the table? One of the mugs even fell. Good thing I had already finished the drink inside. You really show me a plethora of reactions. I could never grow bored of watching you. However, do you understand now? That everything I said earlier...was all a joke.”

Your eyes widen in shock.

“Exactly. Each and every one of your reactions are just so incredibly fascinating, so I simply couldn’t help but tease you a little. ...Although I really did feel jealous.”

You complain about his sense of humor.

“Really? I wonder if my jokes are really that hard to tell?”

You nod.

“Hmph. Well, it does not matter. Let us leave it at that. Tomorrow morning we will be leaving for school for the first time in a while. We should call it a day and get some rest soon.”

You want to ask a question.

“What is wrong?”

You ask if you will be attending classes as well.

“Classes, huh? You are in no way obliged to attend, yet you make such a request...You truly are diligent. In that case, I shall have a teacher drop by the special classroom.”

You tell him you can attend class with the other students.

“I see. You’d wish to attend the class you were a part of before? However, those Vampires are already loitering around the campus as is. I simply cannot send you to that classroom all by yourself.”

You frown.

“Raise your head. I never said I am not giving you permission.”

You lift your face. 

“Yes. If that is your wish, I can not turn a blind eye to it. If you want to attend the sophomore’s classes, I shall let you do so. However, I shall be attending alongside you.”

You remind him that he is a senior.

“Exactly. However, do not worry. There is nobody who will dare say anything if I were to join the 2nd year classes. Of course, that includes you.“

You smile.

“If you are happy, nothing else matters.”

*Sizzle sizzle*

“By the way, this burnt smell has been filling the air for quite some time now...What is this?”

You shriek, running off to the kitchen in a hurry.

“What is the matter? Where are you going?”

The scene shifts to the kitchen.

“Why would you rush to the kitchen all of a sudden? ...Hm? What is that pan?”

You explain.

“I see...So this smell was that of the food burning in the pan. You must have left it on the stove to simmer, am I right?”

You nod, apologizing.

“You only burnt it. Do not fret.”

You still seem upset.

“Seems like you still feel some regrets. In that case, would you like to use this right away?”

Carla pulls out the hourglass.

*Rustle*

*Cling*

“The hourglass to turn back time. It is a perfect opportunity. Let us see what this is capable of.”

*Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock - Tick tock*

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*Thud*

*SHATTER*

“...What is wrong? I only kissed you to fix the bite mark? ...Heh. It’s the same conversation from earlier. I suppose this means we really did go back in time? The user should retain their memories from before the loop. You recall what happened earlier, do you not?”

You quickly escape his grip.

*Rustle rustle*

You dash towards the kitchen. 

“Hmph. She ran off by herself again, it seems? Seems like this does not change, no matter how many times I turn back time.”

Carla follows after you.

“And? Did we prevent it from burning this time?”

You nod, thanking him.

“Rather than mine, you have this hourglass’ powers to thank for that. I did not do anything myself.”

You still want to express your gratitude somehow.

“Your gratitude? That isn’t necessaー ...Hm. No. You make a valid point. Well then, how about this...If you find yourself in a pinch from here on out, I shall save you in the same way I did just now. I can get rid of the hourglass’ magic energy that way as well, so it works perfectly.”

You agree.

“Very well. However, every time that happens, you shall offer me your blood in return.”

You protest.

“It only makes sense, does it not? Nothing in this world is free after all. It would be troublesome if you were to become totally reliant on this power, forgetting what is it like to face hardship.”

*Rustle*

“So how about it? ...Do we have a deal? (1)”

You nod.

“Very well. That concludes our negotiations. Well then, let us head to bed so we are well prepared for tomorrow’s student life. Off we go.”

You follow Carla to the bedroom.

“I am equally looking forward to tomorrow morning.”

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

Translation notes

(1) 条件を飲む or ‘jouken o nomu’ literally means ‘to drink the conditions’ but is it a common, set phrase to imply that somebody agrees with an offer. 

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Getting to know Spiderboy: Chapter 9

Pairings: Peter Parker x OC Genre: Friendship/ Adventure/ Family Warnings: None

Summary:  Ten minutes. Ten minutes was all it took. She found his backpack in the alley and left before he got there. Now, before Peter knows it, Ned thinks he has a secret girlfriend and Spiderman has to be her kibble runner.

Note: Dividers by @whimsicalrogers​

Masterlist

"Internship retreat?"

"It was such a surprise for me too." May gushed. "Peter didn't tell me anything until Tony Stark himself came to say that he was accepted for the internship. Though, honestly, I don't like that man very much, but it will still be a once in a lifetime chance for Peter."

"Wow." Was all Nadia could say. She'd expected that Ironman would take notice soon. Trying to approximate time was still a tricky thing. Besides, a super-powered vigilante popping up practically beside the Avengers tower would garner attention quickly.

The "retreat" must have been related to something about the Avengers. The latest news was that Captain America had gone rogue. It was that, right?

"I'm proud of him. But I wish he told me. It was a bit of a rush when Mister Stark had him whisked away for the retreat." May chuckled.

Nadia smiled. "He probably just wanted to be sure that he got it before he told you."

May mirrored the younger woman's expression. "That would be just like Peter."

Nadia spent a bit longer with Peter's aunt, sharing some gossip and a recipe for turkey meatloaf. She figured there wasn't much she could do for now. Peter would be in Berlin for a few days.

She didn't want to go to the archives to study. She'd already gone there months ago. She knew that she would start overthinking things if she went through the books again.

The dark-haired woman thought about the fight that the teen was going to be involved in. She knew she didn't have anything to worry about and that Peter would pretty much have the time of his life.

But still…

He was going to face some heavy hitters.

"New York, Queens. It's a rough borough, but hey, it's home-"

"Who you talking to?" Happy interrupted.

"No one. Just making a little video of the trip." Peter smiled sheepishly, reverting to his normal voice.

"You know you can't show it to anyone."

"Y-Yeah…" He hesitated for a split second. Nadia would love to see this when he got back. "I know."

"Then why are you narrating in that voice?"

"Uhhh, 'cause it's fun." The teen said simply like the answer was obvious.

"Fine." The man said flatly.

"So why they call you "Happy"?"

When the divider hummed shut, Peter stopped recording. The dismissal didn't dampen his spirits though. He was going out of the country for the first time in his life. All the way to Berlin too.

Still hyped, he couldn't help but send a quick text about the truth of his trip to the only person he could tell. His aunt probably told Nadia all about what Mr. Stark said, but his sister figure would definitely know that something was up. Ironman wasn't exactly the kind of person to have time to personally congratulate every person who was lucky enough to get into any Stark-related grants or internships.

His phone buzzed before he could though. When he saw the name on the message, he couldn't help but wonder if clairvoyance was part of Nadia's ability to use magic.

Nadia: So… nice job getting into the Stark internship. May said you're on a way to a retreat?

Nadia: I'm thinking Stark knows then?

Peter: Yeah! Berlin. Can you believe it?! No one's told me exactly why I'm going there though.

Peter: But still… Berlin! On a plane! Gosh I've never ridden a plane!

Nadia chuckled at how Peter's message was punctuated with emojis at the end. She could imagine his voice as he spazzed out at the opportunity.

Peter: Yeah. Mr Stark knows. I was surprised wen he showd me that vid f me on youtube w/ the car nd the bus.

Then her phone gave a string of beeps and several messages popped up one after the other on her screen.

Peter: Can u believe Ironman chose me?

Peter: Ironman!

Peter: mAbe that means I get 2 b an avenger!

Peter: 8'll b awezm 2 mEt Thor. Hez sppsd 2 b d god f thunder!

She smiled at how the messages deteriorated more into text speak. Peter always spelled out his words. He must have been really excited.

Peter: Oh yeah, I think me going 2 Berlin has something 2 do w/ Cap America going crazy

Peter: I'm not sure.

Peter: We're arriving at the airstrip. Happy might get mad f he sees me texting. Promise I'll send u a message once we get 2 Berlin.

He seemed to have mellowed out a bit in the last messages.

Nadia: Okay Spiderboy. Enjoy your trip. If you really are going up against Cap, be careful. He may be a grandpa, but he's a super-soldier.

Nadia paused before she sent one more message.

Nadia: Get me a souvenir if you can. :)

"So he texted you."

The young woman wasn't surprised to see the man standing in her living room. She did see the sports car parked in front of her apartment building.

"Yup." She answered simply, popping the "p". She continued on to her kitchen, putting a hand on Stevie's head and giving his ears a scratch to calm him. The canine had been standing tense at the doorway between the living room and the kitchen, growling at the billionaire. "Coffee?"

"Judging from your lack of a real reaction, I think the little Spiderling already told you about me."

Nadia shrugged and brought two mugs of coffee to the living room, setting them on the table. Stevie followed close behind.

"The moment you left his apartment." She took a seat in the armchair beside her couch, watching the man look at the pictures she had on her wall, “His aunt told me about the retreat.”

Stevie lay down protectively by Nadia's feet and gave Stark another warning growl. The billionaire just threw the dog an uncaring glance.

"He really trusts you. Sees you as a sister even." He picked up a particular frame and angled his body away from her. Tony thought he was being subtle, but Nadia saw the glint of his high tech phone when he pointed it at the picture and scanned it.

"I guess. I see him as a little brother, plus he's attached to me because we both share a secret." She looked pointedly at Stark with her next statement. "But, you know my secret too."

"You can say that, Sabrina." He turned around, holding up the picture. It was one of her as a child, with a woman in her twenties who had ash brown hair and blue eyes. His phone pinged and he glanced at the screen, raising an eyebrow before he looked back at the young woman sipping coffee.

"Anya Capelli… She's your mother?" Tony asked. "You look like her, except for the hazel eyes and dark hair."

Nadia gave a nod, not really minding the nickname. "I always thought that was a side effect of the magic." She shrugged. "On the other hand, I think I have the same eye shape as my father."

Tony gave her an unreadable look. The billionaire and the young woman both raised a single eyebrow at each other.

"Well then…" He clapped his hands together. Nadia could see the tension in his shoulders. Funny, from what she knew about Tony Stark, he wasn't one to get awkward. But then… this was a unique situation.

"You look like you're doing alright. Cute dog and nice apartment, by the way." He gestured around. "Cozy place. A little small though..." He trailed off and cleared his throat. "I just came by to tell you myself that I'll be taking Underoos on a little trip. Don't want you doing voodoo on me or whatever if you jump to conclusions about the kid suddenly leaving." He wiggled his fingers.

"Just promise to watch him, Stark." She sighed. "You'll know just what "voodoo" I can pull if he gets hurt on your mission," Nadia said almost threateningly.

"Of course I will." Tony rolled his eyes. The young woman just gave him a pointed look.

"I'll make sure he eats his vegetables." He said flatly.

"Good."

There was another moment of silence before Tony turned and made for the door. "Now, that that's set, I better get going. Gotta go after Capsicle and his boy band after all."

Before the door shut closed behind him, Nadia called out from the living room.

"Be careful out there!"

The young woman stared at the door. Stark was leaving now. His original departure might have been delayed a bit because of her and the man waiting for her to get back to her apartment. Leaning back on her couch, Stevie jumped up on her lap and she couldn't help but indulge him with a good scratch behind the ears. She closed her eyes, deep in thought.

Berlin….

The airport fight was probably going to happen by tomorrow once Peter arrived and got his new suit. After that fight, Nadia wasn't sure just when she would get the chance to see Steve Rogers again. She'd been in New York with her mother during the Chitauri attack years ago, subtly lending a hand and keeping civilians safe. She'd only caught glimpses of the Captain in action then, though hadn't really met him.

Sad… Steve was technically the first hero her grandmother decided she would watch over back in the 1920s. And Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier... There was just no chance once things were set into motion. It would have been nice to get to know both of them personally before they were labeled war criminals and were forced to go into hiding.

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Arrow 7x18 brain dump

And we’re back from hiatus! Unlike a few that I see, I really enjoyed this episode! Sure the main story was clunky, and a lot of the dialogue was cheesy as hell, but the theme and notion behind it of women coming together to save the day was just everything that Arrow, and the whole Canary concept up until now has been missing. As usual, this got long, and gif-heavy, so apologies if you get bored haha!

Felicity

Yes of course we’re coming to Felicity first! Our (Smoak) Queen absolutely ruled the show this week! I still remember the fandom reaction when we heard the episode title…it was something along the lines of:

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And then the episode rolls round and it’s awesome (mostly) and Felicity is at the centre of it!! Amazing! In fact, it was so hard to separate this review into character/theme sections this week, as Felicity was intertwined so closely with all of them.

Felicity was at her finest this week. We saw her both as Overwatch and literally saving the day in the field. We had wifey Felicity, loyal friend felicity, mama Felicity, flirty-flirt Felicity….the list goes on!! And in an episode called Lost Canary??

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It was Felicity’s heart and famous empathy that really shone through for me this week. From start to end she tried her best to win Black Siren back round, to clear her name, and save her from herself. Our girl literally reached across time to help her friend. Now whether or not BS had earned/deserved that much effort on Felicity’s part is another thing altogether, but one thing that prevails is Felicity’s huge heart, her compassion and her unwavering belief in those she calls her friends. Her ability to see the good in people, even at their worst, is probably my favourite thing about her. And whereas Dinah was right to an extent about Felicity having ‘blinders’, she just wants to see the best in people. This is why she is the heart of the team. This is why Oliver fell in love with her. This is why I fell in love with her. The moment where she shouts at Dinah “we should be helping her not hunting her”, just epitomises Felicity for me.

It was ultimately Felicity’s stalwart belief in her that made BS turn ‘good’ in the end. Our girl literally put her and her unborn child’s life out there and dared BS to kill them to prove she was evil. In doing this, Felicity ultimately saves the day! Sure, we see Felicity being a badass every week, but watching her lead a team of women in the field was super emotional for me to watch.

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This did start to feel like a goodbye to Felicity, especially with the Sara scene, reminiscing and commenting on how far she has come. I imagine the timing of Emily’s announcement was planned to precede this last run of episodes for this reason. I’m still coming to terms with Emily leaving, and I haven’t been able to write anything about it yet (and not sure I will tbh), but episodes like this make me realise just how different (and by different I mean shitty) this show would have been/will be without her in it and I’m simply not ready still 😭😭😭

Olicity

We only got two Olicity scenes this week, which was actually far more than I thought we would get, and they bookended the episode so beautifully!! I still don’t think I’m over the cuteness this week!!

In the first scene we got a beautifully babbly Felicity; “Are you sure that you are ok, now that you know that your sister is evil and tried to kill you? Too soon?” 😂😂, along with a little of her own horn-tooting haha:

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Oliver’s little smile after that was just 😍😍

We had a cute little smooch, and touching!! It was so nice to see them being truly affectionate and comfortable around each other again!

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Then Oliver being all Protective Daddy!Oliver, asking Felicity to take it easy and look after her PRECIOUS CARGO!!!!!

NVJDFNVJDKVNFDVKND!!!! Honestly this will go down as being one of the great Olicity quotes for me! His little belly gesture, and then her adorable “I know” I can’t handle the cuteness guys!!!!!!

Oh and then there was the cutest Olicity scene everrrr!! Felicity returns from her bird adventures to find a sleepy adorable Oliver laid out on the couch 😍🔥😍

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OMGGGGG her face when she sees him, and tells him she’d missed him….hgfidsbodsnfv!!!

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The mystery remains as to just why Oliver is that exhausted…as I talk about in the next section, he and Dig didn’t do an awful lot this episode. The only acceptable answer is that they spent the rest of their time in the episode putting together an endless amount of baby furniture…I now decree this as FACT!!

Anyhoo…back to snuggly Oliver. Ughh this man does not stop being adorable (even with this hair)! He sits up and pulls Felicity into him by the bum (we all see you Oliver 👀) and smushes himself into her chest for a hug, kissing her shoulder, telling her how he will take care of her 😍😱 😍😱, then Felicity promptly asks for a foot rub, to which he happily obliges.

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I AM DECEASED!!!!

Combined with the ending of 4x08 this confirms that the Green Arrow is a cuddleholic, and I will watch this scene on a loop FOREVER!!! I could seriously watch the rest of this season/show just of them being affectionate and domestic like this. Your OTP could never!!

Oliver/Dig

Oliver goes on a little boys trip with Dig to try and find the killer of Emiko’s mother. I’m sooo glad they didn’t waste much time on this, and gladder still that they wasted no time at all on Emiko! Turns out the responsible party was one of the Longbow Hunters (yes them again), that Felicity found for them.

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I love how Dig/ARGUS/NTA spent the first part of the season trying and failing to capture these guys, then Oliver rocks up and takes him out with a tranq arrow in 2 seconds flat, and has no clue who he even is haha!

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They work out pretty quickly that Dante hired him, then promptly leave and that’s the end of that! I really like how the men weren’t minimised or side-lined entirely (except Rene *shrugs*), they just weren’t that significant in the episode. Boss Beth and her team did a great job here of not taking away from them in order for the women in the episode to shine, something that previous writing teams on this show have done over and over again in the reversed situation *cough* MG *cough*.

Sara

Sara frikking Lance is back!!!!

That entrance though...it was everything!! The way all the glass shattered was reminiscent of her first cry scene where she saved Oliver at the DA’s office in 2x03.

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I do think though that it was absolute bullshit that BS could beat Sara in a fight!

Then we got the previously teased Sara/Felicity scene. OHMIGOD I loved this scene so much!! I really miss Sara in Arrow, and this scene was just so perfect!! I loved their little friendly flirty-flirt!!

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Putting together the two people in the Arrowverse that have killer chemistry with everyone was an inspired choice here, and it just makes me long for the Smoakingcanary friendship that we never really saw fully developed! We have a lighter Sara now, so they could not have had this level of friendship in S2, or even S4, but I always loved their relationship, even back then.

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Sara has grown so much since she left for the Waverider, she is so much more reflective and a wiser woman now. I like that she doesn’t acknowledge BS as LL, but sees herself in her and still wants to help, and to honour Quentin. Lance sister scenes were always my favourite of Laurel’s, and the Sara/BS scenes have the same energy about them. I loved Sara’s speech to BS at the graveyard about redemption. Sara still doesn’t see herself as completely worthy, but acknowledges that she has grown into a hero, through her years of trying. So I cheered when she told BS “You think you deserve a medal for trying to be good for 5 seconds? Redemption isn’t a destination it’s a journey”

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Oh, that’s just the theme of the entire series!! Yaaaaassss!! Go Sara! I really hope we get to see her again this season.

Black Siren

Straight up, I was worried when I saw the opening scene…the overacting, yelling, annoying music, ridiculous unbelievable ass-kicking and then that title card?? 😬😬 ‘Evil’ BS is so campy in the worst way…I like ‘good’ BS, so that opening?? Yeah I had my doubts haha!

I enjoyed Black Siren’s struggle within the episode; what she really wants is to be seen and accepted as the good person she is trying to become. As soon as she was doubted last episode, her instinct was to revert back, an ‘if they think I’m evil, I’ll just be evil’ mentality. The problem is, as Sara told her, she was trying to be a good person for like a few months? She has a long way go to redeem herself and earn back the trust of people who know what she did as Black Siren before (see: Dinah 😬). Her beacon of hope (see what I did there?) is Felicity. She has been ever since she approached her at the start of the season. BS saw in Felicity an opportunity to avenge Quentin initially, and eventually, through falling for Felicity’s friendship charms (doesn’t everybody?), do good, and be that better person that Quentin and Felicity thought she could be. And despite Sara’s (awesome) talk with her, it’s Felicity in the end that persuades her which side to fall on in the end.

In the end, Black Siren realises/decides that in order to continue on her redemptive path, she needs to go back to where she started, Earth 2, and do some good there. How this fits with her appearance in later episodes in the season (spoiler pics) and her apparently large storyline next season is yet to be seen. Felicity’s face when she hears BS is leaving is heart-breaking 😭😭 Their friendship has been one of the unexpected highlights of this season for me; it has been so nice to see a female friendship on this show! I also liked how through all of her short-lived evilness, she never revealed Felicity’s pregnancy, even covering for her back in the lair at the end of the mission!

Extra BS moments:

BS pushing Felicity out of the way in the final fight scene 😍

Shadow Thief: “Which one is Felicity?” BS: “The chatty one” 😂😂

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Source: plotbunnyshipper 

Dinah

*Dramatic sigh* Ugh Dinah. She continues to drive me mad! She has some real moments of warmth (but I think that’s just Juliana shining through), but for the most part she’s just super annoying! She has a constant condescending tone, a terrible attitude, is massively hypocritical, and is so back and forth with her standpoints that she leaves me with whiplash most episodes!

I hated the way she talked down to Felicity throughout the episode, for believing in Laurel. Dinah believed in Vinnie, and the Team had her back (until BS killed him 😬). Dinah MURDERED PEOPLE TOO, and the Team had her back. She should have empathy for BS, having been in the exact same situation, but she doesn’t see it that way. I loved Felicity serving her up the tea in the bunker scene, it’s about damn time!

Felicity’s overall snark at Dinah this week was on point!  Her “Please hold” and “Good chat, really love our chats” 😂😂 our girl really knows how to deliver a burn and still look cute doing it haha!

Flash Forwards

I have missed my flashforwards baby OTA!! Unfortunately we were missing William, Connor and Roy this week, cos Girl Power ✌ and all that jazz! But we did get to see some more Mama Felicity. Future Felicity is definitely more stoic and detached than our Felicity, but that changes when her kids are around; I loved the mother-daughter hug when Mia returned!  

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I’d forgotten about the whole helmet thing to start with, when I first saw it I thought it was Dig!! But helmet guy basically shows up at the start of the FFs and kills a boatload of Canaries. Did I giggle at the notion that anyone can be a Canary in the future, and that therefore they are totally interchangeable and dispensable in nature? Yes I did 😂 Anyway, Mia’s determination to track and take down helmet guy, to honour the dead birds, led to more Oliver (and later, Felicity) comparisons, which I am always here for!!

Dinah later actually gives Mia a really inspiring speech about the Canaries. That they are girls taking care of girls; a support system for women, so that they are there for each other when needed most. Dinah references a time when she did not do that (for Black Siren, presumably), and that that following that she changed how she worked. I’m hoping this means that Dinah will become more likeable in the present timeline for the upcoming episodes, but I’m not holding my breath.

Mia still isn’t used to relying on others, but she does ask Dinah for help and is refused, so her reaction to Dinah’s talk was just ‘yeah….no’, pretty much, with the line “Too bad I’m not a Canary”….and the Smoak burns keep on coming this episode 😂 😂

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At the end, as Mia nearly meets her end taking down helmet guy (as if he could have taken her!) she is saved by…Future Black Siren!!! Who is obviously alive still, back on Earth 1, and a goodie!! Yay!! I love that BS ‘saves’ Mia in both timelines in the same episode, nice touch! She gives Mia the helmet for Felicity, along with some sage advice:

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I’d have liked to see her and Felicity interact, but you can’t win them all!

Bonus moments

Felicity: “Fake heat signatures? That is devious and impressive!” Lolololol!

That table slide!

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(I love that Felicity delivered the birds line 😂😂)

“To ladies taking down ladies”

And that’s it! Four episodes left 😭😭😭 I AM NOT READY!!

Thank you to all the wonderful gif makers! This episode has yielded SO MANY amazing gifs, so thank you for sharing them with us all! 💗💗💗

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Heyy it is great to see another blogger! !! Thanks for proposing doing imagines! I would like to request a devil may cry imagine Do you know that dante has depression (or ay least i think)on dmc 2?. I would like to see an angst about him losing his s/o,how he would react and how the others would try to confort him while also mourning about it. Yeah i am a sucker for angst. You can make the death tragic, the s/o being killed by demons ( even worse) other humans or both. I know you 'll surprise.♡

Oh you know I love me some Angst. Thank you for Requesting! Enjoy some sad Dante. Also a quick thing. He looks EPIC in DMC5. He rockin’ that beard extremely well. Also, I listened to total Result whilst writing this. The feels… Anyways enough of me rambling: Here you go! Sad Depressed Dante! (Also I went with Demons for extra Angst since his Mother was killed by Demons and all.)

A simple job. That was what this was supposed to be. Find Demons, kill the Demons, take you out on a date. That’s all this night was supposed to be. It was so close as well to finishing, only a few demons were left and then get the money and he could finally take you out on the date he promised because despite what people thought, he saw how you were eyeing that one restaurant they sometimes pass by.

But that idea went to dust, almost like his heart, when he saw you get impaled by a demon. In fact, he could all but swear the fucking thing was taunting him as it threw you of its blade. He saw the demon approach, but he didn’t care. He only saw you fall to the ground, your weapon forgotten.

And it triggered something inside him. A memory

‘Dante! Run!’ His mother’s voice echoed as he hid under the bed, back when he was a child.

'Damn it… DAMN IT!’

And with a demonic roar, he lept at the Demon that dared harm you, easily ripping it to pieces.

He left the unrecognizable pieces of the Demon alone, instantly reverting back into his normal, human state. He all but collapsed beside you, only noticing that he didn’t just kill that one demon, but all the others that were left as well.

But he didn’t care. He only cared that you were in his arms… dying.

“Dante…” You croaked. Dante’s breathing quickened, and hope started to rise in him as he quickly picked you up. You were breathing; that meant you are alive. That meant that perhaps there is still time!

That hope began to wither when he felt your breathing start to slow. “Dante… Is that you?” You muttered.

“Yes, (Y/N) It’s me. Love, please keep breathing.” He begged. He started to feel you shivering, making his breathing quicken.

“Dante… I’m starting to feel cold… And tired…” You whispered into his red jacket. By now he didn’t know if the red on his jacket was from the colour or your blood. Damn it all!

“(Y/N)! DON’T SLEEP. PLEASE!” He cried in pure agony and sadness. No, he already lost too much. His mother. His Brother. He couldn’t lose you… No, he just couldn’t. “(Y/N) I… I love you, please. I can’t lose you…” He idly noticed it started to rain, but if it was rain… why was he the only one getting rained on?

And then he realised it. They were tears. He felt you laugh softly into his chest, a sad, weak laugh.

“I love… you too Dante… Forever…” And then you stopped moving. Forever.

Dante let out a cry of despair.

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The funeral was a short affair. You weren’t well known by any means, but surprisingly a good amount of people turned up, including Lady and Trish. Something that didn’t surprise him that much. You often talked of them fondly, and he knew they considered you family. He watched the funeral pass with blank eyes. The only thing that kept replaying in his head was your death. The demon stabbing you. Your last words…

There were so many what-ifs in his head. What if he just acted faster? If he was stronger? If he was more serious than he usually was.

Damn it… Damn it all. It was then that his brother’s words came back to him.

“Foolishness Dante, Foolishness. Might, controls. Everything. Without strength, you cannot protect anything…”

And he couldn’t. He couldn’t do it when he was a child and protect his mother. He couldn’t save his brother Vergil from falling to the Demon world, and now… he couldn’t protect you from one single Demon. How pathetic.

He didn’t notice the tears trailing down his face as you were put the rest. It was hard to watch in truth. His eyes were empty and hollow as he watched your coffin starting to slowly disappear. You shouldn’t be there. You should be there. With him, smiling and laughing, or anywhere but there.

He heard footsteps behind him and he turned to see Trish there.

“Hey Dante…”

“Hey Trish…”

Trish kept silent as she stood next to Dante quietly. No one spoke a word before Trish broke the silence

“Hey, Dante?” There wasn’t a response in words. Only the blank turning of his head towards her showed that she was heard. “Do you know why she started to learn how to hunt Demons with you?” She asked

The slight narrowing of his eyes told her that he wasn’t happy that he had to speak, but she also saw curiosity. “No… She only asked me to teach her. I… Agreed…” And how foolish it was that he agreed. He shouldn’t have. Sure, you would have been slightly angry for a while, but you would have understood it eventually. And of course, if he didn’t, then you would still be…

Trish nodded in understanding “She said she wanted to protect you, you know? She told me that you once came home really injured. She told me how scared she was for you. How disappointed she was in herself…” Dante clenched his fist. “Dante… She wanted to protect you. Because she loved you.” By now once again tears started to brim against Dante’s eyes. Trish hesitated. But when she remembered you doing the same to her, she did it.

She hugged Dante.

Dante froze up, before starting to cry softly.

“S-she didn’t deserve this…” He whispered

“She didn’t… but she’s in a better place now…” She whispered to the Son of Sparda.

Dante knew that. But he also knew another thing.

He would never, ever, love someone as much as you again.

A simple job. That was what this was supposed to be. Find Demons, kill Demons, take you out on a date. That’s all this night was supposed to be. It was so close as well to finish, only a few demons were left and then get the money and he could finally take you out on the date he promised because despite what people thought, he saw how you were eyeing that one restaurant they sometimes pass by.

But that idea went to dust, almost like his heart, when he saw you get impaled by a demon. In fact, he could all but swear the fucking thing was taunting him as it threw you of its blade. He saw the demon approach, but he didn’t care. He only saw you fall to the ground, your weapon forgotten.

And it triggered something inside him. A memory

'Dante! Run!’ His mother’s voice echoed as he hid under the bed, back when he was a child.

'Damn it… DAMN IT!’

And with a demonic roar, he lept at the Demon that dared harm you, easily ripping it to pieces.

He left the unrecognizable pieces of the Demon alone, instantly reverting back into his normal, human state. He all but collapsed beside you, only noticing that he didn’t just kill that one demon, but all the others that were left as well.

But he didn’t care. He only cared that you were in his arms… dying.

“Dante…” You croaked. Dante’s breathing quickened, and hope started to rise in him as he quickly picked you up. You were breathing; that meant you are alive. That meant that perhaps there is still time!

That hope began to wither when he felt your breathing start to slow. “Dante… Is that you?” You muttered.

“Yes, (Y/N) It’s me. Love, please keep breathing.” He begged. He started to feel you shivering, making his breathing quicken.

“Dante… I’m starting to feel cold… And tired…” You whispered into his red jacket. By now he didn’t know if the red on his jacket was from the colour or your blood. Damn it all!

“(Y/N)! DON’T SLEEP. PLEASE!” He cried in pure agony and sadness. No, he already lost too much. His mother. His Brother. He couldn’t lose you… No, he just couldn’t. “(Y/N) I… I love you, please. I can’t lose you…” He idly noticed it started to rain, but if it was rain… why was he the only one getting rained on?

And then he realised it. They were tears. He felt you laugh softly into his chest, a sad, weak laugh.

“I love… you too Dante… Forever…” And then you stopped moving. Forever.

Dante let out a cry of despair.

——————————————————————————

The funeral was a short affair. You weren’t well known by any means, but surprisingly a good amount of people turned up, including Lady and Trish. Something that didn’t surprise him that much. You often talked of them fondly, and he knew they considered you family. He watched the funeral pass with blank eyes. The only thing that kept replaying in his head was your death. The demon stabbing you. Your last words…

There were so many what-ifs in his head. What if he just acted faster? If he was stronger? If he was more serious than he usually was.

Damn it… Damn it all. It was then that his brother’s words came back to him.

“Foolishness Dante, Foolishness. Might, controls. Everything. Without strength, you cannot protect anything…”

And he couldn’t. He couldn’t do it when he was a child and protect his mother. He couldn’t save his brother Vergil from falling to the Demon world, and now… he couldn’t protect you from one single Demon. How pathetic.

He didn’t notice the tears trailing down his face as you were put the rest. It was hard to watch in truth. His eyes were empty and hollow as he watched your coffin starting to slowly disappear. You shouldn’t be there. You should be there. With him, smiling and laughing, or anywhere but there.

He heard footsteps behind him and he turned to see Trish there.

“Hey Dante…”

“Hey Trish…”

Trish kept silent as she stood next to Dante quietly. No one spoke a word before Trish broke the silence

“Hey, Dante?” There wasn’t a response in words. Only the blank turning of his head towards her showed that she was heard. “Do you know why she started to learn how to hunt Demons with you?” She asked

The slight narrowing of his eyes told her that he wasn’t happy that he had to speak, but she also saw curiosity. “No… She only asked me to teach her. I… Agreed…” And how foolish it was that he agreed. He shouldn’t have. Sure, you would have been slightly angry for a while, but you would have understood it eventually. And of course, if he didn’t, then you would still be…

Trish nodded in understanding “She said she wanted to protect you, you know? She told me that you once came home really injured. She told me how scared she was for you. How disappointed she was in herself…” Dante clenched his fist. “Dante… She wanted to protect you. Because she loved you.” By now once again tears started to brim against Dante’s eyes. Trish hesitated. But when she remembered you doing the same to her, she did it.

She hugged Dante.

Dante froze up, before starting to cry softly.

“S-she didn’t deserve this…” He whispered

“She didn’t… but she’s in a better place now…” She whispered to the Son of Sparda.

Dante knew that. But he also knew another thing.

He would never, ever, love someone as much as you again

So! Hope you enjoyed it! I had tons of fun with this request, and it got my muse going almost right away lol. If I didn’t do it right, please send it in again so I can go it again!

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Shingeki no Kyojin chapter 90 review (+ theories)

This is it. 

We’re finally concluding the arc beginning with Grisha’s flashback at chapter 71 and ending with the basement’s discovery and the amount of deal-breaking contents, leading us to the last phase of the manga, with this month’s chapter as being the ultimate wrap-up.

Lasting 5 volumes, it would be wise to write an arc review in a separate post, since it covered the unfinished business left from the first volumes: taking back that portion of the territory surrounded by titans, the mystery between Grisha Yeager and the contents of the basement and eventually the truth behind this world. Too bad I wasn’t around when the first chapters have been published because it would’ve been fun to pick every theory around and check which ones were actually closer to the facts; remember people trying to guess the Beast Titan’s identity? Eren using the coordinate to invoke the wall titans during the battle?

But anyway, the point of this post is more about commenting the chapter in an itself and guess what happens next, as always. 

I’ll start by a general commentary: I had... mitigated views about this chapter overall. Not because it felt like a huge letdown for my birthday (because let’s face it, nothing can top Edgetolt) but because it just shows it’s a rather quick wrap-up when we’re preparing the final phase.

I’ll use the MangaStream translation while waiting for the CR scans. It’s not top-quality but the translations are usually on-point (and they seldom mess up bubble order or in this month’s case... PAGE ORDER).

This chapter can be decomposed into 4 phases:

The truth about the titans

Flocke

The ceremony

The timeskip

The ocean and Eren’s resolve

I’ll detail my review under the cut:

The truth about the titans

Historia made her mind and decided to make the information held public... If anything, that underlines the fact the basement was a turning point for the story, despite the sudden influx of information. 

This is huge since it was the point where Eldia stepped out of their cycle of ignorance and progressively started to realize the true nature of this world. As Historia said: this is retribution.

Historia letting Eldia know - Ch. 90

Just wanting to point a funny thing here.

She really looks like her father here - Ch. 66

Since a huge war is coming, it would make even more sense. I still don’t believe in that unity spirit however. While it may be effective in times of war against a common enemy, it’s not in times of peace. 

And according to Roy and Peaure, it’s apparently too brutal to stir an episode of nationalism or more precisely, a feeling of general agreement that the world they lived on was limited to a single huge island, weren’t part of Humanity in general but as a race labeled as “the descendants of Ymir”, that they’ve been the monsters all along and they’ve been isolating themselves from each other, having the rest of the humanity as a common enemy. 

Peaure took note of three types of reactions:

People who accepted the truth as it is

People who think this is a huge joke

Conspiracy theorists who think there’s some Illuminati members in the military

The first category will be easy to rally. The second one needs some time to digest the information or need better evidence. The third one is... well...

While living with the truth seems to make things better and ready for advancement (it’s always better than a situation where people make their growth stagnate), they now realize they’re the target of the rest of humanity who isn’t ready to change their minds. There simply isn’t any room for peace.

And that’s why I’m not feeling particularly salty about the titans being nearly wiped out. Grisha’s logs were the last knee-slapper as their role as mighty oppressors. I’ve said it in a post concerning Bertolt and his role as the Colossal Titan: the same analogy can be applied when they started as being those freakish humanoid looking creatures hellbent to devour humans and forced them to retreat behind walls, decimating anybody who dared to venture in their territory. Then revelations happened:

Humans can turn into titans.

Pure titans actually don’t have a proper conscience and are either trapped in a nightmare or bent on one particular desire.

With titans being humans it means “Humanity” was killing humans all along.

Not every titan can revert back to a human. Only 9 of the whole population can.

The user of the Coordinate can use them as slaves to their bidding.

Titans as well as most humans inside the walls belong to the same people, meaning they were fighting a war against themselves all along.

Titans are only wandering on one island while the rest of the world is free from them.

The wandering titans are actually part of the oppressed minority from another country sentenced for several types of crimes, often unfairly. 

All of this implies the SC was executing already sentenced people of their own kind, essentially finishing Marley’s work.

This whole path depicts them as the mere rank of victims rather than predators. Now that they learned who the real enemy is, titans are all demoted from that position, which makes me not so regretful they were eliminated by the guillotine, not to mention the flashback made sense as to why they were all trapped between Wall Maria and Wall Rose.

Eren’s lifestyle is to hunt predators and he already fixed his next target. Notice how at the end of the chapter he referred to the crawling titan as a fellow instead of an enemy he once sworn to kill? I’ll come back to it later.

Flocke 

One of the nicest part of the chapter was getting a peek from Hitch, eventually giving Marlowe’s death closure. Jean was giving her the classical speech of how brave he was when he fought for the recapture of Wall Maria. It could’ve gone smoothly but the little problem remaining about his honors was...

...Flocke

Flocke was probably the most controversial character from the chapter. Never in the spoilers tag have I seen so much vitriol for a character who started to make himself relevant in the second-last arc. I’m going to make myself clear about him:

He’s absolutely right.

I’ve seen so many fans call him a piece of shit, him thinking too highly of himself (when he called himself a coward?) or him being too harsh but in the situation where the SC is and as a stock-filling recruit, why should he sugarcoat everything when his first operation was one where he had to brave a giant monkey throwing rocks?

He wasn’t lying when he stated those facts about Marlowe. Being honest is still better than putting on a brave face, which made Hitch go ultimate tsundere and cry while missing how much of a self-absorbed idiot Marlowe was.

“Even though Marlowe Freudenberg was only recently recruited to the Survey Corps as part of the emergency listing just like me, he was still able to help unite us all. The Survey Corps were driven into a corner and faced certain annihilation. The situation seemed hopeless. While everyone else was vulnerable and frightened, he alone kept encouraging and inspiring us.” - Ch. 81 (Pic)

“But in the end... I’m sure he regretted ever going to that place.” - Ch. 81 (Pic)

He wasn’t too happy of dropping the truth on Armin either. He wasn’t fond of Erwin but in no way he would deny him a chance to a second life when there’s a way of breaking through the crack that is despair.

Besides, it wasn’t just his opinion. Everybody else wondered why Erwin wasn’t chosen. Erwin was right in their grasp and he was denied the serum. That’s how it happened to an outsider who only read the reports. People think the SC became nuts, and Flocke nailed what the problem was. For people who dedicated their hearts about serving a cause, they let their feelings get the best of them. “Somebody who can’t sacrifice anything can’t change anything.” Flocke used the same logic Armin does and that’s why it resonated with him in that panel.

“Someone who can’t throw anything away... will never be able to change anything” - Ch. 27 (Text)

Armin thinks the “useful evil” is good, which is why it made sense for him and Flocke to bring Erwin back instead of letting emotions getting the best of them.

“The three of you let your feelings get the better of you, took the injection for your own means, and made an irrational choice. In short you just couldn’t let go of someone important to you, could you?” - Ch. 84 & 85 (Pics)

“Eren... You’re one of those people who believe deep inside they’re always right. that’s why you never give up, just like some unreasonable child.” - Ch. 84 (Pic)

“In that regard, Mikasa was the grown-up in the situation. Because when push came to shove did she give up” - Ch. 84 (Pic)

“You people... You didn’t oppose the senior staff, nor did you try to stop Eren and Mikasa. You just stood there and watched.” - Ch. 84 (Pic)

Well, in defense of Jean, Sasha and Connie: the three of them arrived late and Sasha had a shrapnel her arm, so... 

Flocke was mostly narrating what really happened on that roof, which in perspective makes the situation look like a complete dramatic joke, which eventually gives the SC a bad rep where its only members are just a bunch of teenagers who only care about themselves.

Notice the stares from the other officiers oriented in the same direction than Flocke’s. It’s pretty telling the future recruits should watch out for the SC.

On another note, Flocke calls himself a coward. While it’s true he cried about him not wanting to die and not being remembered, he was the only one advocating for Erwin to be brought back before Hange showed up, even standing in front of a Mikasa ready to slice him. He faced Zeke’s attack alongside Erwin and Marlowe, survived miraculously and lost every single one of his comrades in the process. He has the right to have a word in this whole mess.

Armin also nods, making the same disappointed face than the one from chapter 85:

I swear to god, it’s the exact same - Ch. 90 & 85

Armin’s opinion didn’t change since chapter 85: Erwin should’ve lived. Eren this time tried to rile him back in by bringing up the exact same tirade he brought up when he was talking about the outside world, completely cut by his own intentions, associated with a picture of Faye being eaten by the dogs: freedom.

The ceremony

I have no idea why it popped up in his mind but as he touched Historia’s hand and had that detailed flashback with Grisha and Frieda, maybe using trigger words serves as a means to make the memories of a certain person flow through your brain:

When Eren pronounced the word “freedom”, he immediately shifted on Kruger’s perspective, seeing Fay eaten by the dogs.

When Frieda and Grandpa Reiss heard demands about solving the titan problem, the memories of the First King flowed through.

That would explain why Eren began having visions of Grisha and Kruger’s memories: the logs probably contained a lot of trigger words invoking the memories of both men, hence why Eren got a better hold of the coordinate when he couldn’t before.

Thanks to those flashbacks he managed to discover the real key to trigger the coordinate and still hasn’t told anybody about this. Not fully believing to be able to stop the imminent treat, you have two pages dedicated to his self-doubt, him feeling down.

...That expression reverted to anger when he got the full input of Grisha’s memories and perspective. The flashback wasn’t over.

Frieda, as the First King, must have ushered words so powerful they were enough to amp up Eren’s morale to the max. They were also powerful enough to make Grisha lose it, steal the power and make sure nobody from the Reiss family would seize it again. The details apparently made Eren keep the power to himself, as he initially believed the Reiss line was the only one able to defeat the titans with a bit of conviction.

Eren believing Grisha did wrong - Ch. 65

Remember how Kruger and the other restorationists stated how cowardly the King was? That probably what made Grisha lose his marbles and steal the power.

The timeskip

This is where my biggest complaint came from and while it doesn’t represent a huge portion of the chapter (two to thee pages), it was the major detail I was unhappy with. While the way they got rid of titans was understandable, it would’ve been nice to get at least a couple of pictures of everybody’s situation inside the walls during these months. Maybe (and I’m saying maybe) it’ll be used as an opening for next chapter but in any case it feels inappropriate.

Isayama mostly detailed that under the scenes of the seasons in Trost. It at least indicates the Shiganshina battle happened in late autumn/early winter (if that’s any indication for character’s birthdays, because I definitely believe Reiner and Bertolt are born the same year, Annie’s born a year later, the rest is born two years after Reiner and Bertolt and Armin turned 16 between the Uprising and the Battle of Shiganshina arcs). I still find that more underwhelming than having a picture of a ceremony for the fallen, the rest of the titans being wiped out by the military, giving Rico a cameo, Hange falling asleep on their desk after too much paperwork, Levi staring at the window remembering Erwin, Jean/Sasha/Connie paying visit/homage to their families, Armin staring at Eren being concerned but he coordinate shenanigans... All of this could’ve sat nicely on a page, just like this one:

The situation in the walls - Ch. 82

It really feels like nothing important happened and they reached the coast as if it was just the day after, while it’s probably the biggest timeskip of the manga.

Speaking of the ocean...

The ocean and Eren’s resolve

Y’know what? My theory was that the ocean was permanently out of reach because of the tensions inside the walls or it would be saved for the very last chapter. Instead, it was shown in the last chapter of the current arc and the issue was quickly buckled up at the end by Eren’s interruption.

Discovering the ocean also contributed to the underwhelming feeling, but after Isayama posted an entry about it, I’m wondering if closing the matter on six pages and not the ending of the series was actually intentional? The goal of the story was never about reaching the ocean but it felt more like a whim from one character who turned out to be overwhelmed with a major sin at the price of one life that should’ve been selected instead. When Armin reaches the ocean, he isn’t staring at it with the same “dreamy” eyes Eren envied. It’s only after Mikasa stepped in the water he felt joy again.

And of course Eren doesn’t even remotely care. As expected. Instead, he’s focused solely on finding a way to reach Marley and destroy every citizen here. I think that shell Armin found symbolized the beginning of the parting Isayama wanted to illustrate. Armin was probably riddled by survivor’s guilt because of Levi’s choice. Eren told him in this chapter he had to see the ocean he himself already saw but it’s eventually revealed it mattered so little to him. The shell represents Armin’s discovery about things no living Eldian has ever seen before but Eren immediately turns away, preferring finding a future where he walks around and nobody can stop him. It looks like Armin’s actually holding the shell back, isn’t he?

Anyway, that seals my review and I suppose the final arc will be solved on Marley: there’s literally nothing else to do on Paradis and the catastrophe is bound to repeat again. Eren made his mind and follows into his father’s footsteps, knowing how to trigger the coordinate. Getting into Marley is either going to be through infiltration or complete invasion. Since the SC has few members, the former is easier to accomplish if they can hijack a boat.

It’s weird we haven’t heard signs of Reiner or Zeke during these months. They have to be up to something and they’re probably luring the SC into a trap, where Zeke expects Eren to come to Marley by himself. The two of them have to meet in order for chaos to go down, because Marley is ridiculously powerful compared to Eldia. 

For some reason I’m expecting Eren to not only touch Zeke but also eat him as well. There’s many points we need to solve about Marley as well. I’m paraphrasing this post here:

What pushed Zeke to join the Marley warriors?

How were the warriors trained?

Were they several promotions?

Is Zeke actually an exception to the rule (somehow answered with Ymir Fritz dying 13 years after but contradicted by Zeke being recruited at least in his late teens)?

If so how did he manage to have a word with the higher-ups? Was he a vet in a previous war? An experimental test?

Is Marley aware Zeke is the last Fritz?

How was the original promotion of the seven warriors?

How did they organize themselves in two parties, with Zeke being the titan outside and Reiner, Bertolt and Annie as the infiltrates?

How come Zeke only manifested himself after Annie’s crystalization?

How is Marley dealing with their enemies in the East?

What about that Titan Chemistry society?

How come Reiner’s last name figure on the Armored serum Eren swallowed?

Is the fact that Reiner and Zeke share the same birthdays nothing more than a joke?

Speaking of Reiner, how come he and Bertolt never mention their family? Orphans? Taken in at a young age?

How did they keep the seven shifters in control?

How did Kruger get his shifter power?

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Kitty Danger

“You are my revenge to them. You are my design. My avatar.  When I fully possess you, they will pay for what they did.”

“I want to hate you. Why do you need to possess me? Why do you need to do anything to me at all?”

“Because, my dear Kitty. There is so much more that I want than petty revenge. And you’ll be my instrument. And you’ll be perfect.”

I slid my eyes open again, disoriented. Back in the bar. 

“-That would work.” Talk Boy was grinning, and I remembered; we had been discussing team names. He looked over at me to see my reaction and faltered.”Uh, Kit? KD? You okay over there?”

I shrugged, whatever emotions I’d been feeling already gone like fog in the desert at noon. “Sorry. I think I dozed off for a moment.” I gave a fake yawn. “Too much beer and food.” Living Lightning grinned at me.

“Oh, do our talks about super hero team names bore you?” She giggled. “I remember way back when we had to decide on our hero names. It took like.. two weeks to get you to agree to anything. Let’s see, there was.. magician, Lady Luck, Wizardess... uhh...”

Talk boy continued for her. “God Blessed, Fairy, Titania, Tiny Danger, Super Just Sayin’, Elemistress, Lady of the Sky, Stitch Witch, The Littlest Juggernaut, Lady Nautilot, La Petite Magie, The Noisy Cricket, Wolverwitch, Dynamite with a Laser Beam, uhhhh...”

I nodded along with each one. The never ending saga of my hero name. “Until finally i said to just call me Kitty Danger. KD. Katie. Normal enough, but everyone calls me Kit instead.” It was almost ironic. The more normal I tried to be, the more it backfired. 

“Yeah, but it’s such a boring name.... Not that ours are any better, I guess. We just had to be more creative with you.” LL and TB shrugged at the same time. “I’d probably choose something different for my name, actually. Legends, or Bard, or.... something. Ah well. Here’s to us!” He lifted his mug and we rushed to complete the toast. 

“We made it in! We’re totally going to rock SHC!” 

By mid-afternoon, Living Lightning and Talk Boy were happily drunk, cheering for whatever showed up on the screens, singing terrible songs, and dancing. With them distracted, I was able to think about what I’d seen. I had no doubt it was the truth, although it was presented in a fever-dream format. 

I wasn’t randomly selected. I was chosen by my friends. I’d always known it, but I’d never confronted them about it. I didn’t want to, at first. Later, it was just a waste of time. Why bother, when I already knew the answer?

What was of interest was that I wasn’t using my powers enough. If I did, perhaps I would get my emotions back. Or, maybe it would let the god in. Or, maybe, it was all just a fever dream with no purpose. I watched as Living Lightning leaned close to Talk Boy. I sighed as I put a shield up in front of her and moved her slightly back. They were too drunk. If they wanted to get romantic, they could do it while sober. They’d regret things if they did it while drunk. 

Of course, she didn’t even realize what had happened, shrugged, and went back to dancing. TB was oblivious. As usual. What would these two ever do without me? I grimaced. It was a repugnant thought, the idea of abandoning them to their own devices. 

Being an avatar of that god wasn’t exactly something I wanted. Perhaps it really was time to visit a wizard or psychologist. Someone more knowledgeable about these sorts of things. They might not be able to fix me, but maybe some advice so I could fix myself could be gained. 

LL stumbled into the seat next to me, grinning widely, her face red. Perhaps if I had some sort of emotion, i’d say it was amusing how it clashed with her pink eyes. “KIT! You’re the best! Dont.... don’t let ANYONE tell you something.. else.” She was blackout drunk, no doubt. “ANYBODY. EVERYBODY! This is Kit... DANGER. She is awesome! And scary! Very scary. Like... maybe don’t like... talk to her, cause... she might skin you. Scary. But she is my friend!” She put an arm around my shoulder and sagged over my tiny body. “Ain’t nobody mess with her! Mess with me. I’m messy!” She giggled as I sighed. 

“Talk boy, it’s time to go. El is going to set this place on fire if we stay too much longer.” He was getting handsy with a waitress who didn’t seem to mind. It was hard to tell if he was using his powers or if she just thought he was cute. “Also, you’re being creepy.” The waitress rolled her eyes at me and moved on with her job. He sighed unhappily and looked over at me. I could only imagine what I looked like with LL’s body draped over my head and me sitting ramrod straight. No doubt it was an amusing look as he burst out laughing. 

I set LL down in her bed lightly as she snored. She’d fallen asleep on the way back to our assigned dorms. TB had nearly passed out as well, but a jolt of adrenaline magic had woken him up again. If it had been after dark, maybe we would have gotten a few less odd looks, but considering it was mid-afternoon...

As it was now, TB was laying down on the couch, almost asleep. I suppose it’s a good thing I can’t get drunk. I wonder what would have happened tonight if I had powers normally? or if the god who granted them to me wasn’t a dick? Hard to say, really.

I laid down on my own bed and stared up at the ceiling. It’d taken some work for us all to get the some dorm room. LL wound up having to threaten her previous roommates out. We had to pretend TB didn’t also live here, and made up a fake third girl who lived in this dorm so we didn’t get assigned another. The teachers knew, I was certain. But I’m also certain they didn’t care, since LL and TB went out of their way to make sure anyone who had been displaced found good places to stay. In the end, no one really lost anything.

We’d been going to Super Hero College for about a year now. They called it the Preliminary Classes. Some of the weaker students called it Bootcamp. Others called it Preschool. Students weren’t really accepted into SHC until they passed all the classes and tests. Todays was the last one. Not everyone made it past the PC’s, unless they were of S rank. 

Most of the classes focused on reducing civilian casualties, and what to do with hostages, and general tips for how to better understand your own powers. A few were the super hero equivalent of gym classes, where everyone tried to find their limits. I don’t think LL ever found hers, and TB was only limited by his own knowledge. It didn’t help him that he’s not very smart. 

A few different classes were just on networking. After all, if you can’t solve a problem, it’s time to call in someone else. My best bet for solving my problem would be through networking. 

A hard knock on the door brought me out of my reverie. A few moments later, and I opened it. Terra Questa and Falrak the Thunderer. Our neighbours. Terra grinned at me. We were about the same height, even though she was technically in the body of a child. “Okay, who else passed? Please tell me-”

“Everyone passed.” TQ pumped her fist in exultation. “I knew it! hah! You owe me twenty bucks, two soda’s, and a lolly pop.”

Falrak rolled his eyes. “Fine, fine. I’m surprised, I’ll admit. I didn’t think... Talk Boy was.. uh.. strong enough.”

“He’s totally fibbing, he thought you would be disqualified for being.. you know.” I shrugged. I knew how he felt. “Where are they, anyways? You don’t usually answer the door.”

“Passed out drunk. They ‘forgot’ they had school tomorrow. Come on in. They won’t notice you. Want something to drink? We’ve got cherry soda.” TB’s favorite. TQ nodded eagerly even as Falrak shook his head. 

“Those lucky bums.” She said loudly. “Allowed to GET DRUNK! Even though I’m FOUR TIMES their age, I’m not! Ugh.” She pushed TB’s head out of the way and sat down on the couch. “Ah, those were the days....” Falrak leaned against a wall, trying not to look uncomfortable as the door shut and I got them both a soda. he caught the one I tossed to him, but TQ dropped hers, grabbing it with her power before it hit the ground.

“You could always go to a wizard and have them artificially age you.” She started shaking her head before I even finished speaking. “Or not.”

“My powers don’t allow it. I’d stop having powers for a day while I looked older and then I’d revert over night. I’ve had seventy years to think about this, so, believe me when I say powers that have requirements are particular.” She sipped her soda with a happy sigh. “on the plus side, I get to act like a kid forever, and there is literally no limit to the amount of sugar I can stand. On the negative side, I still have to take care of myself and actually watch how much sugar I do have, else I’ll get diabetes. Also, no alcohol.”

Falrak shrugged. “Also, you’re physically weak, short, and generally helpless. Which is why I’m here. Also, you trust people too easily, you make friends with total strangers, and your brain is still that of a childs, even if it does have the memories of an adult.” 

“Whatever ~dad~. So I like hopscotch and pretend, who cares?” I looked at my room with silent desire. I felt like I was in the middle of their argument. Why did they even come over here? “That all aside, I’m glad you guys passed. What’s your team name?”

“Imaginary Microphones.” I said as blandly as possible. They burst out laughing, of course. “Yeah, they’re not very good with names.”

“With names like Living Lightning and Talk Boy, yeah, I’m not surprised.” TQ shook her head. “At least Kitty Danger isn’t a bad name. They should have taken a lesson from you.”

I shrugged. “I suggested Team Generic.”

They both stared at me for several seconds. “I didn’t know you could do Irony that well.” Falrak said after a moment, appreciation in his voice.