#Nexus mentors

[peachyfnaf]

no one could ever guess who my faves are ever

(and also i love O.M's gayass /aff turtleneck sm it fits him so well digsigihs)

[governmentmandatedryujinstan420]

I regret to inform everyone we're back in the white space. Expect the fire alarm to go off periodically in typical fashion of whenever it detects a steaming pile of garbage on the way. Like me! [i'll give a cookie to whoever recognizes where the sfx is from!!]

[fatedmystic]

Wait why did it take me this long to realize Kent and Khadgar have similar vibes

[acgames]

Seeing that post about Ezio's story in Nexus, does really make me want to draw Auditores again, presumably that Auditore family portrait Leonardo drew for Ezio, but with added Elio (because in my stories Elio would be part of that portrait no doubt and also because I think it's so cute and so Ezio to have portrait with all his family in it)

Also can't forget the main reason why I need to draw Auditores: Claudia's new badass armor 👌👌👌

[anokha-swad]

The LORD called Samuel a third time, and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, `Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening. '" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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Eli and Samuel: Passive Mentoring – Nexus Leadership

[thebarontheabyss]

Mortal life is a transient dance in search of meaning.

In their boundless ambition, some dare to reach beyond the veil, aspiring to grasp the very essence of creation.

Their pursuit is relentless, a journey through the arcane mysteries that bind the universe, which they name magic. Yet, magic is a capricious ally, its brilliance as perilous as it is potent, offering enlightenment and oblivion in equal measure.

This lonely path is well-trodden by the witch Morgan/a, whose quest for transcendence is marked by solitude.

Yet, anchoring them to the mortal coil are two threads: Pepper, their loyal Familiar, bound by a vow to shield Morgan/a from their own excesses, and the memory of a mentor, once a beacon of wisdom, now lost to the shadows.

As these tethers fray, Morgan/a stands at a crossroads, their journey poised between greatness and ruin. Will their path lead to apotheosis, desolation, or perhaps an unexpected love?

Their fate converges upon a singular nexus: You.

Will the magic last?

Artwork by Timothy S

[spoilerqlert]

OMG HII THANK YOU FOR THE TAG @batsycline69 <333

rules: answer and tag nine people you want to get to know better and catch up with.

favorite color: purpleee 💜💜

last song: Dastaan - E - Om Shanti Om from Om Shanti Om (2007)

currently reading: rereading A Series of Unfortunate Events!

currently watching: Bojack Horseman, Young Justice and BTAS

currently craving: pizza…

coffee or tea: coffee!! but i do like green tea

hobby to try: i wanna start playing the piano again. i stopped in high school but i’m really missing it now

current au: i don’t write (but have been thinking of an au where Jason is Terry’s mentor instead of Bruce… will i write it is the question though)

tagging: @nexus-of-heroes, @toomanyf4ndoms7, @batgirlcoded, @dg-outlaw, @jasonxstephanie, and @birds-of-x! (only if you want to!)

[frogonamelon]

GUESS WHO FINALLY GOT PARAMOUNT!! WOO!!

After well over a year of being in this fandom, I was finally able to see the series finale!

Some minor spoilers for folks who don't have access to season two below

This might be an unpopular opinion but the fight scene at the end of Battle Nexus New York is probably my new favorite fight scene in the series (including the movie). It's the only time we ever get to see the entire clan/family fighting and its brilliant! Cassandra catching April's bat midair and wielding it herself, Splinter sliding in and knocking Draxum's feet out from under him to save his life, Mikey chucking a mode of transportation at the Shredder for the second time this season its great!

As for the inspiration for this, two particular standouts this season were Leo and Cassandra. They have interesting parallels in their arcs, both finding themselves in leadership positions and gaining new mentors. Casey getting a position she always chased before finding out it's not something she really wants vs Leo having a position he never wanted thrust upon him. Leo losing his new mentor figure vs Casey saving hers at the last minute.

I wish we had gotten more time to savor General Jones. It's the scariest she's ever been, and I love it! This woman almost kills Big Mama for daring to imprison her master within less than three minutes of being given the chance! I see 03 Shredder/ Karai in her.

Leo, meanwhile, is wielding what would be (in this hypothetical au) Karai's sword. A single katana as opposed to his previous superfluous odachi. I could see him picking it up right before he knows they have a retreat plan, knowing how dangerous it is to be completely unarmed in front of such a foe and wanting to protect his family (and wanting something to remember Gram Gram by).

Technical Notes:

I did Cassandra first and inverted it. Color picking from that is how I got Leo's.

There's a lot of opposites between them:

Cass is top and front lit whereas Leo is back and bottom lit.

Leo is standing tall and facing upward whereas Cass is leaning forward in an almost bow and facing downwards. Same with Shredder and Karai

Shredder has his back to his General whereas Karai almost presenting her g-grandson.

I changed the yellow prominent in the ring to purple since it's the color that Big Mama and The Shredder share.

In designing General Jones, I blended usual depictions of Casey Jones with depictions of The Shredder and Karai.

Cassandra's previous mask that covered her mouth is now replaced with one that covers her eyes. Take from that what you will.

I cannot draw the turtles without some sort of pants on. Sorry, I just can't

[thedenofravenpuff]

SAMS Ramble - Sun's Mercy

I do like how they still attach Mercy to Sun when others speak of death and destruction. Just to give meaning to his earlier arc where they all insisted that when SUN suggests to kill off the people causing them issues, is problematic. Sun IS meant to be the emotional one, the empathic one, out of the Sun & Moon duo. Even before separating, The Creator telling how they were meant to be "bad cop, good cop", with Sun being the one to earn people's trust before Moon kills them.

Yeah, Sun has killed, he killed Bloodmoon. And he shows great aggression in games, being competitive and able to express himself by punishing NPC's, in ways he can never do outside games. But I do like the current arc to TRY give Sun SOMETHING within the lore videos too, rather than just stand around and react. He has magic, he has been given a mentor to teach him to use it, because of the great potential even Moondrop recognizes AND pushes for him to put to use. He has his empathy. Still, the thing holding him back being his own lack of self esteem. Even after all this time, with Nexus and Moondrop pushing for him to realise his own potential. It is not easy for Sun to push aside a lifetime of being called dumb, being brushed aside, being pushed around and bullied. But now they are TRYING to help him push through it, with these latest arcs. It is what we all been praying for. For Sun to finally realize he HAS potential, he HAS things to offer, he HAS strengths.

All this making me genuinely hope for Nexus to succeed in abducting Sun as he is planning, because he needs him, for same reasons as The Creator.

Because I want Sun to be able to show Nexus that his methods of torture, Negative Star Energy, won't work on him for whatever reason he's so unique that The Creator wants him, that can't be found in his code. I want him a chance to sit there, without the expected pain.. and just talk. He told New Moon once that he was the better brother. I want him to have a chance to repeat that. Nexus was everything Sun could have hoped for, when needing healing from what Moondrop did to him all those years. I want for them to reconnect, even if Nexus denies him and runs off, to leave him in whatever cell he's left in.

Because Sun has known two brothers. Moondrop, the one he was once sharing a body with. And Nexus, New Moon, who tried so hard to make up for Moondrop's sins..

Earth took over the concept of Mercy for a while, but she has done her best to put a distance between herself and whatever big arcs are going down, for "mental health" reasons. And some of us have lost trust in her by this point. So the latest SAMS episode hinting at Sun is still the beacon of Mercy for the current arc.. it makes me hopeful.

[thisbarbiereallylikesbirds]

okay this is probably (definetly) just because of the whole ☆battle nexus champion☆ thing but the rise boys are SOOO child of a hunger games victor coded so now im thinking about an au

their home district would probably be 2 (or maybe 4 because of promity to water plus 4 is my favorite lol) but i imagine them all secretly having heritage from other districts because of the whole "all of the are different species of turtle" thing

splinter probably won the games forever ago (lets make it the first quarter quell since thats interesting) and has sort of faded into obscurity due to there being a constant influx of young attractive victors for the capitol to fawn over

draxum would be a peacekeeper. big mama would be a district escort like effie. shen is another victor who lives close to them. she and yoshi are probably secret rebels

i think for the most part the boys wouldnt fall for all of the propaganda in 2...except for leo. that poor lad has such low self esteem and the idea of making his family and his district proud would be SO enticing. luckily his brothers never let him volunteer

i can imagine the boys wandering around victors village (which would be much more populated than the one in 12). leo would be awful and go all "do you KNOW who my FATHER IS???" everytime he doesnt get his way

when splinter is brought back to the capitol to mentor the boys would probably be taken care of by draxum. hes not pleased in the slightest

theyd mostly hang out with their friends april (who dreams to some day be a journalist if the capitol ever lets THOSE exist in the districts again) and casey (a future former peacekeeper in training)

theyd all eventually aid in the rebellion, and probably stay in their home district post war, though i imagine theyd like to visit the other districts at least once to see where theyre from

[cutely-inserts-my-opinion]

on my hands an knees... nexus and moon twinergy.... them teasing sun together..... moon being a mentor to nexus...... them both thinking the other did the better job at being a sibling to sun........ them doing stupid shit together like going to a mc.donalds at 2 am.... nexus and moon twins PLEASE

this can be made even better if nexus is transfem and if anyone hurts moons new little sister he will Wreak Hell

YES oh my god I'm so not normal about this yesyesyesyes

Give me nexus and Moon being siblings. Give me Moon being the older brother to them. PLEASE

Anyway you're amazing and so real for that

[elitehanitje]

The wrestling world is known for its creative costumes and storylines – and now two female rivals are modelling themselves on the Bette Davis/Anne Baxter classic.

Inspired by a young fan, a veteran performer takes the woman under her wing to nurture her as an understudy. But the route to the spotlight inspires cut-throat behavior, and the protégé upstages her mentor to replace her entirely. For those familiar with cinematic history, this sounds like the plot of All About Eve – but in this case, it's actually the arc of a feud between two of the best women's wrestlers of the moment. 

A quick rewind to this time last year: London played host to one of the biggest, if not the biggest, wrestling events in the country's history with All Elite Wrestling's All In, which filled out Wembley Stadium, a pretty remarkable achievement for a wrestling company that's only five years old.

For those unfamiliar, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) owned by Tony Khan, is a relatively young entrant into the world of US professional wrestling. Matches are pre-determined, and rivalries between wrestlers are scripted using long-running fictional "storylines" over months or even years. The bouts are still legitimately physically fierce, but the result is an artistic dance between narrative planning and live improvisation.

Since being founded in 2019, AEW has rocketed to prominence thanks to the strong alternative programming it offered to the behemoth World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which was at a creative low point at the time (they've since bounced back).

The standout story this year, one which has played out across months of weekly television, and will now climax at All In with a title match for the Women's World Championship, is the conflict between the wrestlers "Timeless" Toni Storm and "The Glamour" Mariah May – and in their rivalry, they have been drawing from classic Hollywood, a unique accent to their narrative.

Khan, who as well as being AEW owner is also responsible for the creative direction of many of the storylines, has directly cited Sunset Boulevard and All About Eve as inspiration, calling them "two of [his] favorites". Lyric Swinton, freelance wrestling writer/creative and host of the Maps & Graps Podcast thinks this storyline may go down as "All Elite Wrestling's best work so far". "The investment in this story from both an administrative and fan perspective has been unprecedented for a women's feud in AEW, and every risk has paid off" she continues.

For a while, Toni Storm quoted Sunset Boulevard directly, saying "Mr Khan, I'm ready for my close up!", before defeating her opponents

A lot of wrestlers use wider popular culture as a jumping-off point for their characters but usually, such direct homages are contained to ring gear and walkout looks for big matches (one of my favorite examples: Kenny Omega walking out dressed as Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII, accompanied by the character's theme). As a result, even through those little nods, the shows become a fun nexus point of the other interests of wrestlers and fans alike.

It's not standard, however, for wrestlers to make cracks about Turner Classic Movies or use the infamously salacious (and mostly made-up) Kenneth Anger book Hollywood Babylon as a sight gag.

"Wrestling takes from itself just as much as it does from its current cultural moment," says Katie Stebbins, a film zine creator and co-host of the Clean Finish podcast. "But harking back to the golden age of a different medium altogether feels like its own homage, acknowledging professional wrestling as its own constructed, heightened, and totally unique form of storytelling.

How the story has developed

The storyline, which has been playing out over the past year across AEW's thrice-weekly programming, really kicked off in the lead-up to the 2023 All In, when Storm lost her title. This sent her into a spiral, her character gradually changing in a series of backstage interviews. Previously her styling leaned rockier, but now she was turning up talking like a washed-up, Golden Age Hollywood actress in the twilight of her career à la Sunset Boulevard's Norma Desmond (made funnier by the fact that she's only 28). The live interviews typically ended with her rambling loudly and throwing a shoe at her unsuspecting coworkers.

This developed further, as Toni's every on-camera appearance would be presented in black and white, complete with fake film grain. Now, her entrance music sounds like a classic film overture, she's billed as being "from Stage 7 of Warner Brothers Studios", her outfits have changed to silk gowns, and her in-ring gear looks like something Ingrid Bergman might wear to the beach. She got a butler. For a while she even quoted Sunset Boulevard directly, saying "Mr Khan, I'm ready for my close-up!" and pausing for a quick camera zoom before defeating her opponents. And, despite being a millennial from New Zealand, Toni speaks of Jayne Mansfield and other Hollywood icons like she spent time in the trenches with them, all in the kind of transatlantic accent that actresses from the time might have.

Stebbins highlights how the "feud playfully remixes a general 'Old Hollywood glamour' with the specificity of two stone-cold classics", Sunset Boulevard and All About Eve, while also noting that these reference points aren't required reading for fans. "If you recognize them, it's great but if not, it doesn't impact the enjoyment at all". It may even encourage people to seek out the films for the first time.

Eventually, in November 2023, entered Mariah, the doe-eyed fan, who in backstage segments claimed that she came to AEW for Toni, and to follow in her footsteps – this is where the story got its All About Eve angle, with Toni starting to seem like Bette Davis's old-school star Margo being pursued by Anne Baxter's super-fan Eve. What followed was weeks of Toni shrugging Mariah off, as she fought for her attention. She finally won it by dressing up as Toni, walking to the ring with her idol's old theme music and wearing her old ring gear – and later, her own variations on it – and then, to complete the betrayal, vanquishing her.  

Their sparring even gained a romantic subtext, not least through another rivalry between Toni and Mariah's old tag teammate from the Japanese promotion Stardom, Mina Shirakawa. It was effectively a battle for Mariah's heart (Swinton also notes how the trio has invited comparisons to film of the moment, Challengers).

The storyline is a genuinely original meeting of cultural phenomena, which has won over a lot of wrestling fans, given Mariah May some absolutely star-making time in the spotlight (Stebbins calls her "fully worthy of being the 'Eve' to Toni's 'Margo/’Norma'"), and provided an incredible revitalisation for Storm's character. As Stebbins puts it, "in real time we experienced Toni go from a placeholder women's champ indifferently received by audiences to losing the belt and gradually re-emerging as 'Timeless' Toni Storm. In real time, we experienced Toni the performer come remarkably into her own within Toni the character. It's part of what makes pro wrestling so endlessly fascinating, that the role of character and performer is always a simultaneous parallel and fusion." The same is true of Mariah, her newness to AEW adding to this immersive blend of fiction and person.  

Why the fusion works so well

When it comes to Toni Storm, the initial (and delightful) absurdity of a wrestler acting as if they're from the 1950s has developed layers, with Toni slowly but surely developing seemingly real vulnerability as her rivalry with Mariah has progressed. Stebbins posits that being able to see these incremental changes in personality has added to the fun: "So much in wrestling is about timing, and the effect that the passage of time has on both performer and audience and Toni / Mariah have utilized both in a way that doesn't often happen. We're with these performers week in and week out, watching performers evolve (or not), develop (or not), get over things (or not)."  

The narrative drama has also been helped by the fact that Toni and Mariah are so fundamentally skilled as physical performers: as Swinton notes, beyond "the clever video packages and heated [live] segments, these are still two of the best in-ring workers in any women's division worldwide". Indeed, the introduction of Mariah exemplifies how great wrestling storytelling can be built in large part through physicality – where outside of the ring she's a fawning and excitable sycophant, once she steps through the ropes she reveals her capability to be a vicious bully towards an opponent who doesn't quite know what they're in for.   

As the storyline has developed further, it has pulled in yet another Golden Age Hollywood reference. Following her (rather brutal) betrayal by Mariah, Toni returned angrier and more erratic , now seemingly nodding to another Bette Davis-starring film, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, as she channelled Davis's appearance as bitter former child star Jane Hudson, both through her gown and severe makeup.

Toni and Mariah's storyline is pretty unique, and it's unlikely to spark a "classic cinema" trend in wrestling: Stebbins sees it as having a "lightning-in-a-bottle quality". But it nevertheless underlines the appeal of professional wrestling more generally. It's a showcase of its varied potential, fusing a heap of narrative elements – shared with theatre, comic books, soap operas, and in this case, classic cinema – with combat and extraordinary feats of athleticism. And it's fun to see how the wrestling world draws on specific bits of pop culture to forge connections with audiences and create its own unique art form in the process.  

[itsjustcaroline]

Just my 2 cents about this scene: Singed is not a trustworthy character, and I am more afraid for the Enforcers/ Wardens than him. He's not only a force to be reckoned with because he has Warwick in his backroom, but also because of his poison, and I wonder whether it's more potent than the masks of the Enforcers.

Also, he has a scalpel in his left hand, which he drops to the ground. Now, who was he operating on? Warwick is one possibility, Viktor is another. People say, that he completely augments himself, but I'm not so sure. I mean, he just got blasted by a whole damn rocket, which might not put you in the mood to operate on yourself. Which doctor does he go to? Yup, the mad one. His former mentor. It might be, that it's Singed, who does the first operations/ augmentations on Viktor. Another lead is one of Singed's lines: "You mustn't die yet; I have far too much to learn from your fragile anatomy.". Though that might apply to almost anyone in this part of Zaun. Nevertheless, he was one of the first to augment people (yet, the lore might still get changed because of Riot *argh*).

But, according to the lore, as it stands now, he also worked with Nexus (then to make his signature poison for their war against Ionia), and Noxus is in Piltover, sooo...🙃 And after making Warwick, he sought of ways to yield of death, now, who might be interested in this *coughviktorcoughcough*

[sketch-mer-6195]

Don't Go - Rise!Raphael x OFC Kalani Rotasu

Author's Note: So, myself and @mysticboombox worked on this piece together as I am revamping my pairings and what verse they will be residing in.

New York City was in shambles. The Hidden City as well. Death and destruction blanketed Earth like a heavy wet towel. Kalani was running, that's all she could do honestly. Her friends? Gone. Family? Nowhere in the entire city. All she knew was to run, something she was not used to as a Nexus champion and Draxum's apprentice in alchemy. But she had a reason. There was a beast hunting her within the cataclysmic city that was New York. A beast like nothing before. Her lungs were ablaze and growing tight. She was out of water in her canteen days ago, something that would have boosted her stamina and speed which she was lacking.

As her arms pumped harder with each pounding stride, Kalani could feel the beast drawing closer. But when she looked over her shoulder, there was no one in sight. Their presence was so close and suffocating, but there was nothing in sight. She grasped and unsheathed two large sia's before activating her alchemy to set her arms and weapons ablaze with purple and teal flames. It was there where she looked up and her eyes widened in utter shock.

The beast was above her!

With a guttural growl like howl, the beast came crashing down with its claws aiming at her heart. But Kalani was just quick enough to dodge the deadly blow and land just a few feet away. Her grip tightened on the sai's as her knuckles almost grew white. Her breathing was ragged, but the beast seemed unfazed by her current state. As it straightened to its full height, Kalani gulped and saw the being in front of her as her closest friend and boyfriend.

Raphael.

Raphael who was now possessed by the Krang, but at the point of no return. He was stronger, faster, and deadlier. His right eye and right side infested and it slowly consumed his left leg and his entire shell. He bared his teeth which were sharper and jagged to the point that he looked like the Krang. Kalani gripped the sai's that were once Raph's and charged at him to try and fight back and defend herself and try to get through to him.

“Raph, I don't want to hurt you! Please, just listen!!” Kalani begged.

But all she could see were spikes coming for her as she was too focused to get through.

Gasping sharply, her breathing hard and ragged, and the back of her neck and back soaked from the sweat Kalani brought her hands to her face to feel around and find no injuries. Surveying her surroundings, she was in her own room in the lair. Her train car bedroom covered in papers of Alchemy from her mentor, Baron Draxum. Some posters mixed of random music, professional wrestlers and Battle Nexus fighters. Her fighting fan hung perfectly on the wall with her title as Nexus Champion. Kalani was relieved that there was no war and Krang was gone. But she had. No, she needed to see him.

She slid out of bed, dressed in her long pajamas and padded out of her train car and made a B-line to his train car. The door was always open and welcoming, even if he was dead asleep. Which was hardly ever now since his mind was possessed by the Krang before. Shuffling quietly into the room, Kalani looked over the heap of blankets that covered her boyfriend rising and falling softly. Kalani carefully made her way to the head of his bed when suddenly he stirred and cracked a bleary eye.

“Kal…? Wuzza mattuh?” Raphael slurred from sleep.

Oh how she wish she knew how he knew it was her every time. She blinked once, then twice before looking down at her feet. Raph felt something was off; Kalani was always someone who spoke her mind if she was bothered or something or someone was bothering her. And something was bothering her deeply. He sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes before he set his full attention to his girlfriend. Her hands clenched and released a few times as her gaze was still downcasted. She was not one to show she was scared or had weaknesses as it hurt her own pride and imagery. But Raph always reassured her that she was never weak and that being scared is a normal emotion when something new or something that is disliked comes before her. As he watched her stiff body try and comprehend what was running through her mind, a small sniffle emitted from Kalani which made Raph look up to her and see small tears starting to pool at the corners of her eyes.

It was bad. If Kalani was on the verge of tears, it had to have taken a toll on her. Shifting his legs so he could cross them, Raph opened his arms and offered her a small smile. And it was the best way to signal her because Kalani looked up and easily curled in his lap and wrapped her arms around his midsection as best as she could. Encasing her in a gentle but powerful hug, Kalani finally broke down and nuzzled her cheek to his plasteron. Finally feeling the grounding and sense of security that she needed and her whole self craved for.

For such a strong fighter and Battle Nexus Champion, Raph felt deep honor to bring her safety and comfort in these troublesome nights that his girlfriend endured. She always felt small in his arms. But Kalani loved that feeling. The feeling of being small and vulnerable when always having to be big and strong for everyone else's glee or necessity to protect. Rpah was there to calm her and help her feel the need to be vulnerable and trust those who cared for like himself. Not to say that Kalani had treated him softly so he too can relax and forget about being the big strong brother that he grew up to be.

As Kalani calmed down after a while of crying, Raph was surprised to hear her finally speak.

“Please don't go…”

Surprised at her words, he couldn’t help but squeeze her just enough for reassurance. For Kalani and for himself.

“I ain't goin’ nowhere, babe.”

Tags: @mysticboombox @lec743 @truffle-draws-turtles @ninnosaurus @tinkabelle24

[the-ninjago-historian]

Elemental Beasts Bios (Part 3: Neridya the Water Beast 🌊🌊🌊)

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Finally! She's here! The queen herself! Neridya the Water Dragon!🌊🌊🌊(In case her name is hard to pronounce, this is how you say it. Nair - EE - Da. Neridya!😁)

This one was a HUGE challenge for me. Especially with the water effects. I'm so happy it's finished! Text less version and bio below the cut! - ✒️🐉

Neridya The Water Beast.

Also known as the Dragon of Water, Neridya is ruler of The Lake of Reflection. And she controls all elements of Water.

Neridya is a mighty dragon. They would sometimes call her the lion of the seas because of her fearsome nature. She is capable of conjuring up the most destructive of tidal waves. But despite this, she can be as calm and gentle as the surface of a tropical lagoon. As long as you respect her, she will respect you. Neridya becomes Nya's mentor. What better teacher for a Water Master than a Water Dragon?

The Lake of Reflection is the largest of all the Deep Land's kingdoms. It sits right in the center of the underground world, providing water to all of the surrounding caverns. (The Lake of Reflection also provides the water for the Embarr Caverns hot springs!) The lake is also filled with sealife. Everything from fish, to sea turtles. Gemlike corals, sea anemones, and waving seaweed are everywhere. Seashells line the sandy bottom like jewels. And waterfalls from every direction cascade down into the crystal clear water.

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[galvatream]

A little info dump on Lloyd and Harumi for my Ninjago Transformers Au

So, first let’s cover Lloyd, like all the others outside of Kai and Nya, he didn’t have much involvement in the lead up to the war, so, he emerged from the Well of All Sparks sometime before the Rust Plague hit and forced the shut down of Cybertron’s space bridge nexus and when the class system was implemented, he found himself representing the region of Ninjago in the senate, working alongside his mentor, Misako who represented Ninjago in the High Council.

At times, he worked alongside Misako’s assistant, Harumi and in the final years leading up to the war, grew distrustful of her and her secretive meetings, anyway, at some point around the time Megatron began meeting with various high ranked individuals, Lloyd and Misako would attend several meetings in Iacon where he met Wu and began his training as an Elemental Master, the sacred guardians of the Relics of the Primes.

Well, skipping forward a few years, Lloyd would be present to represent the Elemental Masters in a High Council meeting alongside Wu and while the councillors were gathering from across Cybertron, he would bump into and have a small conversation with Kai and Nya, at the time, he didn’t think much about their meeting, or that he’d ever meet the again but when the council had gathered and Megatron made his demands clear, he would witness the gladiator declare his war.

Lloyd would race back to Ninjago City in order to rally the Elemental Masters and under Sentinel Prime’s command, would take a role as an Autobot General leading Autobot forces stationed in the region of Ninjago. Anyway, Lloyd would fight in many battles and managed to keep control of Ninjago City.

Now, Kai and Nya would eventually be introduced to the Elemental Masters and Lloyd would note that they looked familiar to him, it wasn’t until their history was revealed did he realise just who they were and amongst the Elemental Masters, he was the most distrustful of them. He didn’t grow to fully trust them until The Overlord had been freed from his prison and they saved his life in their initial confrontation.

Anyway, Lloyd would participate in the Battle of Kalis where he would perish at the hands of The Overlord, however, instead of becoming one with the All Spark, the FSM would restore him to life, telling him that his time was not yet, and that he would have to make a great sacrifice in the future.

So, he would return to life with a new body and new powers, so, when the order from Optimus came to leave the planet, he and the Elemental Masters took flight aboard the Destiny’s Bounty, the ancient warship of the Elemental Masters, anyway, he would fight Harumi in a gruelling battle in Cybertron’s orbit where he dealt near fatal wounds to her.

Now, skipping forward a few years, we find the Destiny’s Bounty shot down over Caminus by a rebuilt Harumi, now going by the name Quiet One and in service to The Overlord. Anyway, he and Kai would take charge and lead the fight against The Overlord who had returned with his body rebuilt. Anyway, despite Kai discovering he possessed the creation lathe of his ancestor and Harumi turning on her new master, The Overlord proved unbeatable.

So, this is when Lloyd remembers what the FSM told him upon his resurrection, he had to make a sacrifice and came to the realisation that the only way to defeat The Overlord for good was to merge his spark with The Overlord’s anti-spark, letting their energies counter each other, which in turn killed them both.

Now, for Harumi, she did not hail from Cybertron, but rather, she hailed from the colony world of Caminus and was on Cybertron when the rust plague broke out and the space bridge nexus was shut down, she would find herself a member of the high class and working as Misako’s assistant in Ninjago City, handling affairs while Misako was out of the Ninjago region. Anyway, she never quite forgave Sentinel Prime and Cybertron’s leaders for shutting down the space bridge nexus and she didn’t agree with the implementation of the class system.

So when Megatron began to preach about inequality and how the class system was broken and outdated, she grew to hail him as a hero and while Lloyd and Misako were in Iacon, she would reach out to the gladiator to organise a meeting to offer the support of her followers. She would not meet with Megatron, but Kai and the two came an agreement.

Fast forward a few years and we get to the outbreak of the war, Harumi, knowing that her followers would not be enough to take over Ninjago City, fled to Shintaro where Vangelis had already taking control of the city, now, she like all other Decepticons in the Ninjago region, were assigned to the command of Kai and Nya where she became their chief lieutenant, operating out of Darkmount, but when Kai and Nya defected, she was promoted and lead the Decepticon forces in Ninjago.

Eventually, she would fight Lloyd and the others in a gruelling fight in Cybertron’s orbit during the exodus where she sustained near fatal injuries form Lloyd, instead of getting medical treatment, she and several others were cast from her warship and left to float around space for eternity, or at least, that was at first. The Overlord, stuck roaming the cosmos as his anti-spark, found them, and quickly forced them to serve him through the promise of restoring them.

Harumi would be reformatted into a new body and given the new name Quiet One where she then lead her new troops, Cryptor, Skull Sorcerer and his huntsmen, the Reawakened in pursuit of the Elemental Masters, catching up to them over Caminus where she shot them down.

Now, treading back a little, we need to cover something important about Harumi, hailing from Caminus meant she held the Thirteen in high regard, but Solus Prime was held above the others, now, their was a prophecy on Caminus known as the Flame of Solus, the prophecy said that one day, the Champion of Solus Prime would be revealed and that he and a Camien would rise to challenge an ancient darkness. She spent years obsessing over this prophecy, hopping to be the one who found the Champion of Solus Prime.

Skip back to the present, we find The Overlord regaining his body and waging a war of devastation on Caminus, Harumi would witness Lloyd challenge The Overlord and fail to beat him in a fight, this is where she achieves her old hope and goal, finding the Champion of Solus Prime when she witnesses Kai use the powers of the creation lathe and the power of creation, to defend Lloyd from one of The Overlord’s attacks, she would turn on The Overlord immediately and pledge her loyalty to Kai in this moment, but despite her efforts, and the powers she had received from The Overlord, she and Kai could not beat The Overlord, she would be present to witness Lloyd give his life in destroying The Overlord for good though.

Following all this, she would help in repairing the Desitny’s Bounty and joined a crew of Autobots and Camiens led by Kai and Cole in searching for the Relics of the Primes amongst the stars.