#Three of which are voidlings

[cadrenebula]

Happy Starlight from Ronove and the voidy crew.

[palesmokeisinthevoid]

So I accidentally made a Tsams oc/au while making Canaryverse (original oc thing) lore and I’m sharing it to distract myself from what the fuck has been happening in the show for the past week.

Basically I was trying to come up with Canary Voidlings and one thought I had was “Pre-Kill code sentience/Lunar and Moon separation Moon and Lunar end up in the void after a portal glitch and slowly fade into the void as they’re unable to get back, and eventually, what remains pops up in the ball pit in their universe as a Voidling.”

Their name is Ice, because of Ice Moon’s (full moons during January, which are also called Wolf Moon’s and Old Moon’s), mentally their about 4 or 5 and they remember nothing from being Moon, Lunar or Kill Code (who did gain sentience while in the void…but wasn’t around for long because they were stuck in the void), and no one knows that they were those three.

If you have any questions I’ll probably answer them!

[equinoxts2]

Three households in one to introduce, all linked to Etan: her cousin Kira, her adopted children Lydia and Demetrius, and her two pathmates London and Abraxius. Intros to each sim below the cut.

Kira (black hair, red tunic, in the middle of the back row) is Etan's younger cousin, the only living child of former headwoman Abina - who is now a member of the Court of Belyala, the Nuidya ancestor pantheon. Unlike her mother, Kira has been an entitled diva so far, expecting her mi-Avira blood to let her get away with slacking off; however, now that her daughter has been named as Etan's heir, she's beginning to see the potential in this parenthood thing. Only took her thirteen starbands.

Tamivadila (black hair, wolf ears, blue tunic) is one of Kira's voidling alpha twins. Despite their strong magical heritage, Kira herself showed very little interest in being there for them. Tami responded by becoming loud, assertive and stubborn, but she is also something of a philosopher, and is working with Etan to build a fairer system for all Nuidya, not just mi-Aviras.

Rarovokis (black hair, wolf ears, green tunic) is Tami's twin brother, and shares her high intelligence. Unlike her, he is quiet and tries to stay out of the spotlight; he is very close to Tami, though, and she's always backed him up. As a son of the line of Avira, he knows he'll probably never have children of his own (can you be de-spiritbound?) but he still longs to start a more loving family than he had.

Abraxius (grey hair, brown tunic) is one of Etan's two pathmates, and out of the two, he's the bigger schemer. An archmage of the Pink tradition, he has no qualms about using his magic to get his way. Many Nuidya still don't trust him, since his arrival in Kulo Sena was marked by an attempt at cursing the burial grounds - luckily for him, Etan is a sucker for flattery.

London (blond hair, yellow tunic) is Etan's other pathmate, and has been with her significantly longer. He's a former boxer, unusually strong for a male of Juvash. He did once get kicked out for starting a drunken brawl with Etan herself, but they made up later... another reason why Etan is stepping down.

Lydia (red hair, red tunic) is one of a pair of twins adopted by Etan and London in the coastal city where they once lived. She's the elder of the two, and there's been some debate over whether she counts as "a descendant of the line of Avira" for succession purposes. Lydia herself isn't interested in leading the tribe regardless, preferring to just get on with her art projects.

Demetrius (red hair, brown tunic) is Lydia's brother. At one point, he was named as Etan's heir, but refused to accept the position - which his pathmate Tetali has mixed feelings about. He is also an artistic type, and enjoys crafting things.

Miak (black hair, black tunic) is Lydia's son with her pathmate Keru. He vanished into the Spirit World for a while as a child, returning days later at the age of nineteen starbands. He claims he can't remember what happened while he was away, but he has noticed that he gets a lot more admirers now than he expected - so he's more than willing o play up the spirit mystique to get attention.

[scythegameing]

Conflicting Lives Island and Districts

Hi! This is an explanation of the Island that Conflicting Lives takes place in!

Warning! This may change slightly over time as I further develop the story of Conflicting Lives! This is still a new project, especially now more than every, so as I think further about certain areas of my story, some aspects may be slightly tweaks!

Esempy

Esempy is the name of the island where Conflicting Lives takes place. It is split up into 5 separate districts, each based on a Minecraft SMP and group of MCYTs. These districts are Hermiton, Survas, Empyria, Wynnra, and Drimas.

Hermiton

Hermiton is the district of Esempy based off of Hermitcraft and the Hermits. All of the characters that live in Hermiton are either only on Hermitcraft(in comparison to the other SMPs on this list), or were on Hermitcraft before any other SMP. Xisumavoid, Bdouble0100, GoodtimeswithScar, ImpulseSV, Joehills, Zedaph, and Keralis are all part of the Hermiton Hero District, With Xisuma(Voidling) as the Head and Bdubs(Spore) as the Second in Command. Impulse(iWork) is the healer of the district as he had studied medicine and healing magic profusely to help his friends and coworkers with any injuries they may endure. The role of the other heroes will be revealed as each character sheet comes out! Docm77, MumboJumbo, Stressmonster, TangoTek and GoodtimeswithScar are all Hermiton Villains, causing chaos and mischief wherever they may be. Doc(G.OA.T.) is one of the two most powerful villains in all of Esempy, and the strongest villain in Hermiton. He and The Blood God control virtually all villainous activity, instructing others to go on missions against the Hero Districts. Scar is a special case, as he is both a Hero and a Villain of Hermiton, but more of his story shall be revealed with his character sheet! Hermiton is the most advanced of all the Districts in terms of technology, often selling their tech to other districts to fund further technological research and advancement. Their buildings are also the most modern in terms of architecture and design, and walking the streets of Hermiton can oftentimes feel like a fever dream with how much there is to see around every corner. The terrain of Hermiton is relatively flat, with large hills/mini mountains dotting the landscape, making some areas hard to navigate. Hermiton is also the centermost district on Esempy, landlocked with no direct access to the sea surrounding the Island, except for a medium-sized river that crosses over the Survas District border.

Survas

Survas is based on 2 different minecraft servers, one far more known than the other. These two servers are The Life Series server, and Project:SSC. The characters that live in Survas either first appear in the life series before another server, or were placed here because I felt that they fit in Suras better than the other Districts. The Life series is a bit self-explanatory, but Project:SSC is a modded superflat survival server that I play on with friends which was made by one of them and is their passion project. It’s been so fun and absolutely amazing to play on this server over the 2 seasons it has, and I would recommend checking it out here! (https://ssc-info.carrd.co) Hira, Skizz, and Scythe are the three heroes of Survas, and are also among the strongest heroes as well. Hira(Atlas) is the head of the Survan Hero District, though initially they didn't want to. SKizz(Archangel) is the second-in-command as Scythe is too young to be that large of a position, even if he is stronger than most heroes out of training so recently. Rendog, Martyn, and Scythe are all Survan Villains, with Etho and Hira(RevvlChai) being Vigilantes. Rendog(Red WInter) is a very powerful villain, but not quite on the same level as G.O.A.T. or THe Blood God are, although he is still well-respected nonetheless. Etho(Argentum) is among one of the most powerful vigilantes, escaping capture multiple times from both heroes and villains alike.  Survas is just under Drimas in terms of technological advancement, often preferring a more simple way of life without large and fancy tools, relying on the handiness and comfort of handcrafted tools and weapons, especially those of which coming from a local provider. Survas is the least populated of the districts due to its odd terrain, but those who do live there know their neighbors well. Everyone knows the best bakery or crafts place in town, and regulars are everywhere you go. Survas is the district with the most variation in terrain; it has rivers and streams flowing throughout its entire area, many of which split out into other districts before returning to the ocean. Most of the areas are flat, but the areas of Survan that are the farthest inwards are much more hilly and elevated then the rest, with a mildly dense forest covering most of the area, spare for about 100 meters from the coastline.

Empyria

Empyria is based off of EmpiresSMP. The characters that live in Empyria are EmpiresSMP members, and were likely part of this server before any of the other servers on this list. All of the EmpiresSMP members are included in this list, even ones I myself have never watched, so please forgive any mistakes I make with how most of these characters act. Fwip, Joel Smallishbeans, Katherine, Pixlriffs, MythicalSausage and Smajor are all Heroes in Conflicting Lives. Fwip(Tinkerer) is the head of the Empyrian Hero District, with Pix(Guardian) as his second-in-command. Sausage(Protector) is the main support of the Empyrian Heroes, and more will be revealed about his abilities later in the story and in his character sheet! Joel Smallishbeans, Joey, OwengeJuice, Pearlescentmoon, and Smajor are all Empyrian Villains, with GeminiTay and Jimmy Solidarity as vigilantes. Joel(Tanuki) and Smajor(Chroma) do both lead double lives, but manage it very well thanks to their respective partners and support systems. Empyria is the second most advanced District in terms of technological advancement. Thanks to the close relationship Empyria has with Hermiton, Empyria gets almost every single new piece of technology, shorting out at the most advanced weaponry. Tinkerer is both the head of the Empyrian District and a Weapons Developer for his heroes, so even if he cannot get the weapons that Hermiton makes themselves, he is able to use his status and connections to get the materials and make powerful weapons himself. Empyria is the District of Esempy with the most land area, though also the most land unoccupied. This is due to the extremely hilly and borderline mountainous terrain on the eastern side of the Esempy island. The best places to live and  build in Empyria is inland, as the largest of the hills/mountains dot about the coast, making trips there difficult for those unfamiliar with the terrain it holds.

Wynnra

Wynnra is based off of Wynncraft. The characters that live in Wynnra are mainly considered to be dangerous or at the very least unpredictable species. In short, these characters have grown up in a harsh environment, gaining more street smarts than people who have grown up in other districts have. Grian is here because well, he was one of the people that made Wynncraft, so it kind of fits in my eyes. Grian, Hypnotizd, and Iskall85 are the known heroes in Wynnra. Grian(CuteGuy) is the head of the Wynnran Hero District, with Hypno(Sting) as his second-in-command. Iskall(Cybernetic) makes weapons for the others, often using them to help his fellow heroes get out of any sticky situation they may find themselves in. ZombieCleo, Grian and Sam are Wynnran Villains, with Lunaris being a vigilante. Grian(Xelqua) is both a villain and the hero district head, but he keeps his work strictly separate, often going to the other side of Esempy to Survas before doing any sort of villain activities as to not draw attention to himself. Cleo(Wildfire) is an extremely strong villain and well respected by others due to her power and strength, similar to how The Red King is. Wynnra is the farthest behind of the other districts in terms of technological advancements. They have transport of very old models and methods, but oddly enough, they don't mind and even prefer it that way for the most part. Trying to help out in any situation where a District like Hermiton needs all available heroes can be a little difficult sometimes due to the difference in available technology, but that never stops them from doing what they can to help anyways. Wynnra is the southernmost District of Esempy and has a very flat landscape, with small patches of trees and foliage scattered everywhere. The coastline is dotted with fishing towns and boat docks, and Wynnra profits a lot off of this fishery trade to the other Districts.

Drimas

Drimas is the District of Esempy based off of DSMP. All of the characters that live in Drimas are from DSMP, though not all content creators that have been on the server are in Conflicting Lives. This is for various reasons that I will not go into, but the creators that do have a character in Drimas are characters that I enjoyed watching while the server was still active, and still sometimes watch now. Philza, JackManifold, Nihachu, and Eret are all heroes in the Driman Hero District, with Eret(Strawberry) as the district head and Niki(Sirenade) as the second in command. Sirenade is also the Drimas Hero District main support and healer, as being part fairy allows her to heal most all injuries her team receives. The others roles as heroes will be released as their character sheets come out! Technoblade and Philza are both Driman Villain, Tommy Tubbo and Ranboo being Vigilantes. Technoblade(The Blood God) is one of the two most powerful villains in all of Esempy, with Philza(The Angel of Death) as his right-hand man. The Bench trio mostly stay on their own, but sometimes appear on the same scenes as some minor villains do Drimas is somewhere in the middle of all 5 Districts in terms of technological advancements. They aren't really near Hermiton’s level of technology, but are also not as old-fashioned as Wynnra is, so to say. Buildings in Drimas have a sort of business-casual feel to them, seeming professional and thought out, yet relaxed and welcoming at the same time. Drimas is the Westmost district of Empyria with a very hilly landscape and densely forested areas in non-populated areas. There is a smaller-than-average river running through it from Survas in the north and out into the ocean along the western coast.

[trenchcoatsbi]

Happy five months to the Trenchcoat!!

psstt check out the stuff under the cut there’s more art and it’s pretty cool stuff if i do say so myself

Hi so I’ve been meaning to draw anons, like for fun and my enrichment (<- i really like drawing things for people i like) and uh that sketching session I had like three days did net me a lot of terrible awful rough sketches I could work off of, so i kinda just bit the bullet and started doing shit. so uh yeah that’s why there’s bonus drawings this go around for the blogiversary! There’s 2 more bonus drawings on the way btw!! I just did not have the spoons (or the ability to keep my joints normal enough) to be drawing long enough everyday to finish four full drawings from scratch with multiple characters in each, so the other two will be posted in the next few daysish hopefully…

sorry to anyone not included in one of these/in the other two I did try my best to remember as many of our frequent askers as possible but a lot of the anons who haven’t been chatting recently kinda just got buried by the qsmp folks lol…. speaking of the qsmp yall are pretty much the reason there’s group drawings and not just all silly doodles like the one with me and Vale (<- which i technically drew last month and could’ve posted at literally anytime but shh that doesn’t matter). I mean group drawings are not easy either but fucking hell you guys are three drawings all on your own…

I had to try so hard not to ask you guys what you looked like since I wanted this to be a surprise and since I just made up designs for the most parts here's who's in the bonuses!

Bonus 1:

Vale (🌾🪶 anon)

Bonus 2:

official-big-q

llulah anon (twice technically lol)

wilbur (ethercollective)

bad & foolish (itty-bitty-ferns)

q!pac anon

Bonus 3 (I might repost this drawing later with edited shading. it's too dark looking at it on my computer screen ugh i hate how colors look different on different screens):

💙🐏 anon

🦁⛰️ anon

Voidling anon

[ilovedthestars]

Trick or treat! 🦇 🎃 🦇

happy halloween voidling!!

i know you're familiar with some of my OCs (and your love of them makes me so happy 🥰) but would you like to meet Flower?? Murderbot and Three run into it on a mission with ART's crew, still (for now) governed, and having a Bad Time

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The damaged SecUnit on the floor twitched again, and one of its hands moved towards me. I said, “Don’t make me shoot you again.” It prodded at my feed. I let it establish a connection. It sent, Query: Unit Status? That was standard communication, but not something you generally asked the hostile SecUnit that had just pummeled you into near-inoperability. I couldn’t figure out what it was asking for. When I didn’t answer, it pulled Three into our connection and pinged again. Query: Unit Status? Then it sent us its analysis of our actions and communications, which were practically all flagged as anomalous. Three said, Yes, we’re rogue. Oh, so that was what it was asking. It sat there processing Three’s answer for 15 seconds, which was a really long time for something so simple. Maybe it was coming up with tactics based on the new information, but that seemed pretty optimistic when all it could do was lie on the floor leaking. Just when I had decided our conversation was apparently over, the SecUnit pinged us again. Query: Request Assistance I looked at Three. Three looked at me. In our private connection, I said, It’s asking for my hack. Three sent an affirmative. It had come to the same conclusion. What should we do? …It’s already damaged, it’s not like it can try to hurt us. I concur with your assessment, Three said, and dropped my governor module hack into the Unit’s feed. It applied it almost immediately. It shuddered a little and closed its eyes. I figured it was going to be a while before it wanted to talk, so I asked Three, “Now will you help me get up?” Seth pinged us. We’re coming to your location. Three ignored the fact that pretty soon I was going to need to get up and move back to the shuttle and I couldn’t do that myself, at least not without looking utterly ridiculous. It was still focused on the Unit. In our shared feed it said, We can leave you here, or you can come with us. Which do you prefer? This time it answered with its buffer, like it was talking to a client who was asking confusing questions. I do not have that information. It was a bit early to be asking it for things like preferences, but I guess we were doing this. I said, Do you like your clients? Do you like working here? Query: Request Clarification Are they the really bad kind of clients, or the kind that aren’t so bad, or the good kind? Query: Request Clarification of: “the good kind” Yeah, I hadn’t known they existed, either. Three said, Our clients are good clients. They care about our well-being and treat us with respect. It opened its eyes and looked at us. It clearly didn’t believe Three.

[therottenkingsreckoning]

Wow, really didn't expect that angel post to gain as much traction as it did! Y'all really like what I've got to say, huh?

Well in response to all of your much-appreciated support, here's some more lore, starting off with the three distinct subclasses of sentient beings: The Fae, The Terrestrial, and The Cosmic.

The easiest way to distinguish between these groups is in the level of soul/body connection, and the presence of magical energies as a naturally occuring byproduct of that body. First, the Fae, which includes not only fairies elves and goblins, but also centaurs, mermaids, & vampires. In these beings, the mind body and soul are completely separate, closed systems, with the mind being logical hardwired code informing chemical processes* and the soul in its fixed state acting to facilitate exhanges between external energy and the physical form. Again in contrast to the popular mythos, Fae actually produce no magical energies of their own, but are constantly taking in and channeling the output of their surroundings, often to great effect (for example, traditional Vampiric songcasting). How this soul setup relates to afterlives is somewhat difficult to understand for non-fae, but suffice to say that changing the body doesn't necessarily affect the mind.

Next up we have the Terrestrials, the group which humans and most varieties of beastmen belong to. This is the happy medium, with a mind & soul so interlinked as to basically be the same thing, and that interlink causing production of energies which then flow into and are processed by the body. Normally this is just used to keep things running, but with proper training and the right tools one's energies can be safely concentrated and channeled to useful effect (similar tools are used by fae casters in many cases, but there they act as the vital ignition key rather than the unjumbling & translating methods of Terrestrial ports.)

And finally, Cosmics. The one which I'm sure you've been dying to hear me speak about. Gods, angels, demons, and a questionable level of the Voidlings (we'll get to them later). If Fae are mostly grounded physicality with little to no magic in them, a Cosmic is the complete opposite. Roughly 80-100% of a Cosmic's body is made of raw magical energy- we're all soul & mind. That doesn't mean we can't have a grounded body though, although for some the process may easier than others. Gods such as myself project a portion of our energies into hard-light pseudo-physical bodies, whereas angels & demons "lock" their entire selves into walking, talking forms. These can come in many types° though a characteristic indication of the Angel is their "halo", an aura of barely contained energies. Be very careful around the presence of angels, or any Cosmic unlocking and focusing their magic, as they are essentially extremely radioactive during that phase. Also, for those wondering, chief among the reasons a Cosmic strives for order are A. being designed that way by and for the purposes of one's Host, and B. the spastic chaotic nature of being a thing which on some levels is fundamentally incompatible with reality makes a need for structure in all other forms absolutely necessary and desirable. Again, demons typically have this managed a lot better, but even they're sort of just to the left of being allowed to exist.

Right, that's all I have for now! This was quite exhausting to type up in ways that Terrestrial minds might understand, but hopefully I've succeeded! Stay tuned for more when I have the "energy"!

*this is in no way an indication that mental plasticity is nonexistent for Fae. It just requires a lot more effort and programming knowledge.

°they're also, anatomically speaking, complete bullshit. Gonna have fun explaining that one in a way that makes sense.

[cosmicsproutcake]

you mentioned dorman as one of your characters someone might consider a mary sue but what exactly is he i know youve posted about him before

Okay, but this is going to be long because there's a lot of context required to understand exactly what Dorman is lol

Dorman is the first-born son of Arthur Pendragon and Merlin (yes this is canon in the novel lol), so when he was born he was mostly just a normal human child.

Now in my lore, Merlin is a true immortal (meaning, arguably, nothing can kill him and he will survive The Fall of the Universe) and his soul is literally made of magic; he was just born this way and no one knows why. Anomalies are a pretty big theme in these books lol.

Arthur has a Perpetually Pure soul, which just means no actions he takes in life will cause his soul to become tainted, and he, ultimately, has a kind, and caring personality, so he's not likely to willingly do anything that would taint his soul anyway. Arthur was the first Perpetually Pure soul born in Beauty's Universe (the current one).

Now, Dorman wasn't born out of love or anything, although Arthur and Merlin do get together later on in the books and have three more children, but that's a whole different post. The details haven't exactly been worked out, but a small group of the Main Cast do end up getting captured by Um'Qua, a secondary Antagonist and Embodiment of Limbo (basically the Ghost King), who gets his kicks out of torturing people (this is also a common character arch-type in the books, just to varying degrees lol) and is dangerously obsessed with Mieliaru (we'll get to her).

Anyway, long story short, Um'Qua forces Arthur and Merlin to have sex, Merlin becomes pregnant, and Dorman is born, all within Um'Qua's captivity. There comes a point during their captivity where Merlin (or Arthur, it may be Arthur, actually) says something that really pisses Um'Qua off, and he retaliates by snapping infant Dorman's neck.

Overcome with grief, Merlin is at risk of a Magical Fallout (basically popping from emotional duress), so Mieliaru, who is Merlin's 74 billion-year-old Dragon Mount, emerges from where she hides around Merlin's spirit and breathes life back into Dorman, but at a price; Dorman is no longer human.

They don't learn the true extent of what Mie has done (Mie knows, but Mie's English is shaky at best and doesn't know how to explain it) until months later when the children are much older (the magical influence in the group causes the children to age rapidly until around 16 where they slow down. This is explained in the books), when Dorman and Tetsuya get kidnapped by a Trafficker named Malik, who has a Perpetually Tainted soul.

Dorman is sassy, stubborn, and mouthy like his parents, and Malik ends up poisoning him with something called The Dragon's Bane, which is a flower Tebius (main antagonist) created, and it is capable of killing even Voidlings by attacking the soul at it's core. This trauma causes Dorman's Altered Soul to awaken in defence of the Poison, and Dorman becomes more powerful than a Voidling, but basically loses all ability to feel.

Drakaerys (Cosmic Entity of Power and Creator of the First Universe) birthed Mieliaru as it exists by accident. They never meant to create something more powerful than them, let alone something that could create things more powerful than them, but Cosmic Entities oopsing and creating things more powerful than they are is also a common theme. Limitless power means on occasion you accidentally fart out a nuke lol Sakura's (Cosmic Entity of Beauty) nuke was Tebius, Drakaerys' nuke was Mieliaru; the Dragon's Bane and the Altered are the Fallout from those nukes.

So long story short, Dorman is Altered. That's it. He's was just revived wrong. It just so happens that he was revived wrong by the Oldest living non-Voidling creature in existence who happens to be more powerful than the Cosmic Entity of Power. He is literally running on a tiny piece of Mieliaru's Soul.

[shimmerbeasts]

The fact that she had been yanked out of the sky was enough to make her angry. The fact that she had been dragged down by a dog's maw from the ankle? Blindingly so. But the fact that she had been TOUCHED by something as unpure and defiling as a Darkin when she was about to land the killing blow to a voidling had awaken a rage inside her the likes of which the angel didn't think possible. "YOU DARE?!" She turned around in a split second, her wings causing the air around them to snap and crackle as it was filled with righteous anger and heavenly light, and she forgot completely the target that was now behind her, instead raising her sword. "YOU. DARE!?" In a swing a wave of holy fire shot out of her blade, moving towards Naafiri, with enough force and speed to carbonize five of the mutts from the pack.

That Voidling was theirs! It had been burrowing far too close to Naafiri's own burrow, which had prompted the Darkin to chase it away from the heart of their territory and further up into the desert. No matter how far the blackened beast ran, Naafiri had struck it with a curse, making it leave a trail of blood from a wound, which refused to close, and yet it also refused to bleed the creature dry.

And now, up in the sky hovered an angelic-looking Aspect, which dared to attempt to take the kill from them. Without any hesitation, the main body had leapt into the air and snatched the angel by the thigh before slamming them down onto the ground with so much vigour, that the gesture should have stunned any lesser being.

Yipping and howling, three of the dune hounds rushed over the Aspect, paws slamming into its stomach and claws scraping against his face. However, none of them targeted the creature below them. Instead, they charged the Voidling from all sides and slammed bladed skulls into its sides, making it bleed more putrid blood. The Voidling screeched in pain and fury and slashed at the animals.

Naafiri let go of the leg. The Aspect whirled around, the massive, snow-white wings caused the air to crackle with energy. As she roared at Naafiri, proclaiming how the Darkin dared to touch her, the blood curdled inside the main body. Disdainful whispers flitted through its ears. Only an Aspect and an Ascended would be so arrogant that they chose to believe the world revolved around them. Yet the only world, which needed them, was a world of societies. Societies, which were prone to failure. Naafiri had seen it.

The moment the blade sent a wave of blazing fire their way, Naafiri let out an ominous howl and a shield, dripping and wet, shimmering like blood, wove its way around the main body and reinforcing most of the packmates. It allowed them to withstand the severe heat of that magical blast, however, five of their dogs died in the inferno, burned down to a crisp. Naafiri lowered the main body's head and yellow, pupilless eyes locked onto the Aspect.

Alright. Our turn.

The Darkin blades around the dune hound's neck rattled ominiously. The blood thrummed in Naafiri's ear. A thrill, going far beyond an animal's desire to kill for its food. Hemomancy did not just corrupt someone's blood. It infused it with sentience and hunger, which were hard to grasp for a non-Darkin. Naafiri was not just all the dune hounds, she was the very blood coursing through each and every one of their veins.

Naafiri jumped up into the air and with a twist of the main body, hurled a Darkin dagger right at the Aspect. It lodged itself into the angel's shoulder blade, penetrating her armour and causing perfused bleeding. Immediately, five of the still surviving pack mates came rushing at the Aspect. They snapped around any exposed flesh, they could get their fangs on. Naafiri flung a second dagger, which upon penetrating where the first one had struck, caused a spray fountain of blood to rain down upon the field.

@chaotick-musings cont. from here.

[3d10fire-damage]

Colors That Run Highlights 71

Slim began respectfully returning the angels' bodies to their tombs, and once Fea had collected herself somewhat, she helped him. But they left Gabriel out, as Fea wanted to have him resurrected, if possible. The group considered their options for that, and settled on Avi doing the ritual, as he is a high-level cleric. Kattie messaged him and he said "yassss." Meanwhile, Valor tied up Honor, clearly very upset.

Calypso, feeling restless, offered to beat up Honor and to piss on Aphaeleon's grave, but was declined on both. The group decided to split up, with Fea, Calypso, and Kattie teleporting to Aegis to rez Gabriel, and Valor and Slim staying to meet up with Beldyr (as previously arranged) in Elyseum. Not to mention Valor madam general-ing in the absence of Celestia's leader.

Upon arrival in Aegis, Fea began to hustle toward the Institute, even as Calypso suggested wrapping Gabriel's body in her fabrics to be less noticeable. They hurried to Avi's office at the Institute, and after the three ladies pooled together their gold to pay for the materials required for the Resurrection spell, Avi revived Gabriel in the hallway. Gabriel awoke, in his natural angelic form, exhausted... but alive.

Fea gently greeted her brother, and introduced him to Calypso, who wished him a good morning. Gabriel was briefly overcome with war flashbacks of Knutt, and agreed to be carried to the bathhouse to get cleaned up and relax a little. On the way there, Kattie asked Gabriel about dying and what he could tell them about the dragons and Erutan, and Gabriel managed to put up his glamor that made him look more humanoid.

With some difficulty Gabriel did recall that Erutan existed long ago and was brutally attacked by the Abyss-- to the point that the entire continent was effectively erased from history itself. It was for that reason that Gabriel felt as though he were peering through fog to remember these things. He also said that Erutan was where the more animal-like peoples like tabaxi and aarkocra originate from, and that the other realms' Champions were chosen just before the Abyss assaulted Erutan. Afterward the four of them enjoyed a warm bath, during which Calypso lightly harassed Egg for his beef (haha pun) with Slim.

Meanwhile in Elyseum, Valor arranged for her brother to be locked up for his close association with Aphaeleon. Slim accompanied her, mainly for moral support, and then they retired for a well-deserved rest. Back in Aegis, Calypso messaged Elise about meeting up the next day at Billie's shop to discuss the current situation. That night, the goils and Gabriel ate at Pasta and Pajamas. Fea more or less fed a still very weak Gabriel, and Calypso excitedly encouraged Fea to eat her first full meal since becoming a voidling. Fea was rather apprehensive about the lasagna presented to her, and felt weird about eating in general. After not feeling or eating for 300 years, Fea had a lot to get used to.

The next morning, something was... off. The air outside was still in the total absence of a breeze, as if the whole living world were holding its breath. Overhead, it appeared that birds were flocking south-- all animals seemed to be running for cover or seemed otherwise ill at ease. Kattie cast Sending to Slim and confirmed that the things were unusual all the way in Celestia as well. Gabriel was unnerved by the air, saying magic was everywhere, acting very out of the ordinary. Team Aegis met up with Elise and Heidi (and Teacup) at Heroic Inventions, and (after Calypso cast Zone of Truth, just in case) asked Elise about what she could recall about Erutan. Not only did Elise not remember the place, she couldn't even understand its name, not when it was spoken, nor when it was written. Kattie cast Dispel Magic on Elise... and then Elise could remember. There was almost certainly a cover up job here...

Really though, Elise had only heard tales of Erutan and didn't know much about it personally, being from Calamity. Fea then asked about the last time Elise had seen Billie, and Elise claimed she had not visited the Infernal Champion in their shop recently. This, coupled with the fact that Heidi had not been with Elise when Billie disappeared, made the group suspect that it had not been Elise, but rather someone disguised to look like her in order to get close to Billie.

At Kattie's falter of trust, Fea vouched for Elise, having known her since she emerged from the sands of Avlas. Calypso remembered that the Infernal Champion themself had warned that that Crackle dragon could been shapeshifting as anyone. Elise pointed out that most dragons usually keep a lower profile, often in Calamity, and Calypso said that she'd be much more of a menace if she were a dragon, just for fun. Heidi seemed to share some of this sentiment (my man). Fea also said something about her lil noggin, which her tiefling found very adorable.

Team Celestia met up with Beldyr, who quickly gathered that Valor was very upset. She hugged Valor within an inch of her life and picked her up and carried her into the palace. 😳 Beldyr said that she had caught scent of the Crackle, and it seemed they were on the move. It seemed a good time to get the party all back together, so Slim, Valor, and Beldyr all teleported to Aegis. Now fully regrouped, the party took some time to go over their information and Theorize.

To review: Erutan was defeated and erased from history by the Abyss. Multiple people (notably, dragons and a royal angel) have been somehow magically made to barely, or not at all, recall Erutan's very existence. Aphaeleon was resurrected by someone and motivated to betray his siblings, and he was instigating Acheron-like contracts to further control the populace of Celestia. The party noted Asmodeus as a suspicious figure that may be involved somehow, not just due to the contracts, but also the fact that Acheron had not experienced any upheaval or trouble specifically while the rest of the world had-- the White Lady had abducted people from Acheron, but that was about it. Aaaaand Asmodeus had been confirmed to have the power to modify the memories of people en masse, as seen with Corrin's lack of a legacy. 👀

Suspecting other players in this game of 4D chess, the party sought out more info from Slim's daughter. As they recalled, Teresa had remained next to a cloaked figure while the party was fighting Daniel, and the figure had done something magical with a page of paper just before Daniel was defeated. So Slim teleported to Norsum and after being greeted by Maria, who is awesome, went to speak privately with Teresa. The girl was cagey at first, having been encouraged to be that way, but she admitted that the person that had been with her was Mara, a familiar water genasi. ‼️ Mara had apparently taken care of Teresa, and the girl insisted that no one hurt Mara-- starting with "Auntie Calypso." Slim said he'd request Calypso not lay a hand on Mara, but Teresa said that badasses don't make requests, they make demands-- so it was demanded that Calypso wouldn't hurt Mara-- nor anyone else in the party. Or else, Teresa would never talk to them again!! Slim later returned to Aegis to relay what he had learned.

While Slim was gone, the group took Beldyr to Avi so he could dispel the magic that was blocking her memories (might as well start calling him Dr. Avi). Beldyr then was able to recall that she had been a member of the Erutan royal guard, and had been sent to fight on the war front against the abyss by the king of her land. There had been a group of younger dragons sent to do the same, but Beldyr was caught in a trap before she could save them. She had served the Bastren line-- the king and queen Norred and Hera, and their heiress, Anastasia.

With Slim revealing that Mara had been associating somehow with Daniel, the group realized that the Duong family seemed to be rather connected to a lot of things that had been happening in the past couple of years. Mara had shown up on their behalf to clean up after the White Lady tomfoolery, and she had been going to Harmonce while it was still shut off from the rest of the world. Not to mention that Beldyr had been imprisoned beneath the Duongs' estate. Kattie sent a message to Mara, asking to meet up with her at Levin's cat cafe in Gilsa so they could discuss the situation with Luna and Valor (and naturally her deception roll was through the roof. Bards.) But Mara said she was busy and did not want to be bothered with the former relationship.

The next morning, Fea and Calypso were first to go outside for their usual routine, and noted that things were even more weird than before. The sky had turned black and the world was in grayscale... and now there was some sort of funnel cloud-looking form in the sky to the north. Slim got a chance to go "what the fuck" at the situation, then Calypso hurried inside to get the rest of the group. When she pounded on their doors and shouted "shit's weird, get out here," she was greeted by a very naked and hung Beldyr. Once everyone was outside, they teleported off to Avlas to locate the source of the thing in the sky.

The origin of the chaos was north of Avlas, near Ibera's northernmost shore. There was a figure standing by the shore, before a dispersed ocean and barren sea floor, clearly manipulating massive amounts of magic. What appeared to be happening was... land was forming from the cloud in the sky, slowly sprouting swaths of forest and erupting into mountains. The person wore a bracelet bearing four colorful beads, and all over their skin were multicolored cracks, shining with Champion magic. As they turned to see the Breakfast Club watching them, the group realized it was Ana, former Heroes' Guild secretary.

Ana warned the group not to try and stop what she was doing, as she wasn't sure what crazy shit might happen if that much raw power were to be disrupted. But she was open to conversation. Naturally, the group's first inquiry was: what the fuck was she doing?

In short, Ana was harnessing the power of all four Champions to bring back the lost continent of Erutan. She had been nursing a thousand year-long grudge against the other leaders of the realms for not helping her defeat the Abyss while it was eating Erutan alive. The other lands had not offered their assistance to her when she asked for help, and as a result of the Abyss's victory, Ana had been buried alive underground for something like 1300 years, spent digging herself up and out of the soil. She said no one could ever understand how that would feel, and Calypso casually pointed out that Fea probably had an idea.

Fea stepped forward and reached for Ana gently, offering compassion and understanding for her plight. Ana was bent on bringing back Erutan as it was before the war wrecked it and getting revenge on the world leaders (Ana also held distaste for the Champions of her time, but compared to her they were all newly chosen and held little power at the time). And, honestly, the party could sympathize with her. Fea knew what it was like to be trapped in darkness for an unimaginably long time; everyone knew what was it was like to lack faith and favor for those in power.

The main problem the group found with Ana's plan was that... she didn't seem to have much of a plan. The group pointed out that innocent people would probably get hurt in the crossfire if Ana started a new war, but also that she didn't seem to have answers for what would happen after her revenge quest. Calypso wondered if Ana was the doer, and she had someone else behind the scenes helping her, and that person was the ideas guy/brains of the operation. Ana agreed with this but refused to reveal who she was working with. Ana also claimed the Champions would be released after she was done using their power, which, depending on when that happened, would bring into question if the Champions would try to stop her. The Infernal Champion, at least, would be sympathetic to Ana's feelings, but she probably wouldn't just allow Ana to kill Asmodeus. And the Feywild Champion certainly wouldn't stand by and let her take out Titania, their mother.

And so the party actually seriously considered Ana's motives and plans, legitimately hearing her out. The other shoe never dropped-- she had some good points and could be reasoned with. Maybe instead of killing everyone, maybe the other realms could give Erutan reparations, for example. But then the lost continent finished forming and sat completed in the ocean, and Ana collapsed and reverted to her dragon form. She said (in Draconic) that she needed to go to Draconia to heal but the party could seek an audience with her for further discussion. Slim attempted to heal her himself, as her scales were flaking off and she looked worse for wear, but his ability had no effect on her. Ana then flew off, leaving the party with much to think about.

daaamn dude

[palesmokeisinthevoid]

“Voidlings are beings born from the remnants of those who fade away in the void, though most parts of them have faded, some of what’s left will come together to create these beings, which will stay in the void for an indeterminate amount of time (seeing as time doesn’t happen in the void), before appearing in a different dimension, typically one where one of the voidling’s remnants used to reside.”

“Voidlings had sharp pupils, typically white but some other colors such as green or blue have been seen. Their limbs tend to fade from their skin color to pitch black, mostly due to Voidburn their predecessors had to endure before they faded. They’re one of the few creatures that could travel The Void without getting stuck and consumed within its inky abyss, since they’re already a part of the void, it won’t try to take them. Despite past tense many of them still exist, some are still even children, since time varies between dimensions, so while one dimension may have been receiving Canary Voidlings for years, another may have only recently started seeing Canary Voidlings. The reason they could travel The Void safely before and not now however…is because of The Canary. It’s advised for any voidling to not enter The Void, as they will more than likely not leave, and if they need to, they should keep their eyes closed, even if it only prevents one way of becoming trapped.”

“After what many have called ‘The Canary’s Hatching’, Canary Voidlings aren’t much different from their older counterparts much, save for their eyes, which have much different pupils, triangular and tending to go from shades of Yellow or orange, though other colors have been observed, they’re much more infrequent. Once more ages for Canary Voidlings tend to vary, and most of them have ended up in what has been dubbed “The Coal Mine” (despite its name it isn’t actually a mine), so it’s hard to say if there are any adult Canary Voidlings so far, since only 1/3 of Canary Voidlings end up exiting the void (such as in the above Photo, as of the three, only Ice is not a resident of The Coal Mine). If one appears in your dimension, contact a Dimension Keeper so that we can observe anything that may help with current investigations on the Void.”

“There have also been three…unique cases of Voidlings since The Canary’s hatching.”

“Unlike the Regular Voidlings and Canary Voidlings, these three don’t have a specific term for them, and only one is regularly observed outside the Void (The Cardholders) so it’s difficult to say why they’re the way they are, the only thing that even makes them Voidlings is that they are made partially of Void, rather than remnants of people consumed by the void. All three also seem to have direct contact with The Canary, as evidenced by contact made with The Cardholders. If any information is found on the three or if you see one of them, contact The Dimension Keepers, and don’t interact with them, as they’ll likely either lead you to The Canary or run off.”

“I can’t say much more, and research has been rather…difficult, but any information is good information, and I hope this will keep people informed on the current happenings in our Multiverse.”

- Head Dimension Keeper, The Doctor

(I’m very open for questions about any of my oc lore)

[kat-hawke]

Preparations - II

(Following [Preparations], and subsequent sub posts.)

One after another, spaced evenly apart, Kat swung the dagger in wide sweeping arcs. She alternated from Light to Shadow to light again as the energy pulsated from the blade and cleaved the target dummies in two. A handful of the trees behind her home were scared, collateral from the training over the last week of experimenting with various sources of power and combinations, searching for the ideal equilibrium.

Letting the dagger rest at her side Kat pushed the sweaty raven hairs back out of her face, panting as the three-hour-long session came to pause. She plucked the waterskin from the windowsill and inhaled the contents, wiping away the beads of water from her lips with the back of her just as she heard the muttered 'fuck' from within the dagger.

"Three too much?" Kat asked, though hardly concerned. "Are you actually touching the energies, or do they flow through you? I'm not entirely sure how things work for you in there."

"Everything in here is me. Nothing just flows through. It looks like a place, but it's all me. Three is manageable. The Light just hurts."

"Well, I have to alternate," Kat stated, inspecting the damage to the dummies from afar. "I remember the pain. You get used to it."

With a soft thump, the empty water skin dropped to the wooden bench where a few other supplies were sitting. Nimble fingertips found the Azerite crystal next, pulling the stone into the palm as she siphoned off the raw energy to recuperate her strength. The numbing sensation that washed over her mind made her nearly miss Alyssa's next statement.

"It's not the alternation. It's my nature. It repels the Light. I'll get used to it. Keep going."

"No, that's enough of that for now. We found a flow and decent control point." Kat said as she turned to face the clearing, her left-hand coalescing with Void as she reaches out to tear a small hole in the plane of existence.

Pain search from the tips of her fingers to the left shoulder, her body was fighting against the excessive use of the dark magic. Kat grit her teeth and clenched her jaw as the air split open with a tiny portal, a tear into the void. Setting her gaze on the darkness beyond, she uttered a select verse beneath her breath.

"Are you going to tell me why we're doing this training yet?" Alyssa asked again. She did every day but never got an answer.

"This is the endgame." Kat's cryptic monotone offered little to go on as she stared into the vast nothingness as the repulsive voidling lurched itself free from the portal. Her gaze was cast down to the dagger in her hand as the creature gurgled and crawled about. "What did it feel like when I stabbed the Faceless and K'thir?"

"Chaotic. I lost myself for a moment both times...it felt like a moment, could have been longer. N'zoth spoke to me, and I saw the city." Alyssa's answer came with a cautious form of curiosity.

"Mmm, well, N'zoth is dead now, so that shouldn't be a problem." With a shrug, the blade spun around in her hand, gripping the handle and plunging the dagger into the voidling. The engravings upon the blade shift from teal to purple in the blink of an eye, and the shambling creature shriek out in what one could assume to be pain as its body turned to dust.

Running a fingertip across the glowing floral engravings Kat could feel the raw energy of the voidling's life force resonating from the blade, as minor as it was.

"How do you feel?" She probed, subtly searching for signs of danger. Unsure what to expect when directly feeding the woman's soul with the essence of the Void.

After a short and suspenseful pause, Alyssa gurgled her response."Bwixki... amala zal qulllll."

Kat's eye widened, threatening to nearly fall out of her skull as her gut twisted, and her mind began to panic. "I think not," she stated forcefully, tightening her grip on the blades handle to siphon off the power.

"I'm just fucking with you," Alyssa revealed with a mirthful tone. "It's painful but manageable."

Kat's widened eyes immediately narrowed into a severe squint as she stared at the blade's engravings as if the woman within could physically see the amount of annoyance that radiated off her. With her lips pursed to hide the faint snarl of the upper lip, she looked up to the tear in the Void again, reaching out with another uttered phrase. The second creature that was called forth leaped from the portal, a void spawn this time. One she had no control over as it charged at Kat with its bodyless form.

"Well, since you're having so much fun." She spoke in spite as the dagger was driven into the spawns would-be heart, shouting away the pain with her overhead attack.

Just as before, the process repeated, and the void spawn cried out as it's form drained of color until it vanished from sight. The dagger itself was glowing brightly from the engravings and pummel. The deep purple hue flicked off the blade in whisps. As Kat inspected the weapon, she snapped out of her blind rage, knitting brows together in a brief moment of concern.

"Still good in there?"

"Yes," Alyssa answered in a strained voice, "Won't be able to hold this for very long..."

Wanting to avoid an explosion, Kat did not hesitate to siphon off the energy from the dagger. The sheer amount set her soul on fire, and the bracers constricted against her wrists, and they struggled to contain the power. For a moment, her head was foggy, but she regained footing and forced the energy back over the blade with a broad horizontal sweep—the resulting wave of destructing cleaving down several trees and shearing the boulder in the back.

"That's enough for today." Kat conceded, doubling over to plant her palms on the knees, gasping for breath and reeling from the rapid absorption and discharge. Her mind jumped from one thought to the next, concerned that if this resulted from a simple voidling and minor void spawn, then cutting a lesser void lord would be catastrophic.

"You said that ten minutes ago and then stuck me into a void creature." Alyssa sounded doubtful.

"Would you prefer I stick you in the wall? Again?" There was no sense of jest in Kat's tone this time as she fell back onto the bench.

"Well, that doesn't feel like anything. It's just boring," Alyssa said, pausing for a moment before reaching out again. "I had a question, though."

Kat's eyes rolled. "You often do."

"I keep your mind active," Alyssa replies sardonically. "It's about our link, less question more observation. Something about it is different than it was with Riley."

"How so?" Kat entertained the query for now as she leaned back against the cabin wall. Odell slunk forward from the treeline to check on her condition. The huff of disapproval from the beast had been expected.

"It became clear that I could only see Riley's soul when she had the dagger in hand. I can see yours with almost any kind of proximity."

Kat shook her head a bit as she reached out to run her fingers through the massive fox's fur. Even though Alyssa could not see it, she made an expression that showed she was not at all surprised. "And this surprises you?"

"Yes. You sound like you expected this?"

"Well, I don't think Riley is as magically inclined as you and I, if at all for that matter." Unsure of how accurate her statement was, Kat, glanced up at the broken trees, shelving the thought for another time.

"Did you not expect this? I thought you were supposed to be educated in soul related magics? Our emotional entanglement strengthens the link, as you call it. That's one theory. The other, and most probable, is that it is because I made you, in a sense." Kat pauses for only a second before rushing into an explanation to avoid lingering on that subject. 

"You can't just stick a soul into an inanimate object on a whim, not without preparations and conditioning the vessel first. I conducted a small ritual while binding your soul to the blade. There was, of course, a cost. There always is. Physically many see it as just blood, but it's more than that on a deeper level; it's the life force. Mogu texts referred to it as anima, which they used to power golems. The phrase 'I put blood, sweat, and tears' into this dagger is much more literal in this sense. In a way, there is part of me in you, in there. So I would expect the connection to be healthier." "In my hand, the sheath on my thigh, or even just a few inches away on the desk. I can feel and hear you. More than a few inches, and there is nothing."

Fingers scrunched up a few times in Odell's fur before Kat pushed to her feet, allowing a moment of silence for Alyssa to process all the information given as she collected the few things from the bench to head inside.

"I've gotten very good at blocking out the sounds of souls in soul stones, or I'd have gone mad. Maybe I tried to erase in my mind the fact that part of me was in each of them too. It's a sound theory, though. It would make a lot of sense."

"Short of blaming lack of magical inclination, that is." Kat pointed out as she promptly poured herself a glass of whiskey from the home bar.

"I didn't read magic in her soul."

"Well, case and point, then." The drink was knocked back with a single, fluid motion. "I'm sure she loved you poking around her soul."

"I told her what I saw. I didn't poke into it...much..." Alyssa stated dismissively.

Raven brows pushed together again as a second drink was poured. Kat wasn't surprised, but still a bit annoyed and sought a further explanation. "Much?"

"Once I knew more about who she was, I stopped. I had no idea where I was or who she was when she picked up the dagger. I started probing because I needed to start figuring out how to take...her...o..." Alyssa trails off, clamming up. "Doesn't matter, I stopped looking."

"What?" Raw frustration overtook Kat's tone as she slammed the bottle of whiskey back onto the shelf.

"It doesn't matter now." Alyssa eluded.

Without realizing it, Kat's knuckles had gone white from the fist she was clenching in anger. "How to, what, exactly?" Though she knew where Alyssa was going with the thought, she continued to push for an admittance.

"I was considering any possible option to save you, regardless of who got hands on the dagger." Alyssa continued to evade. "That's all. I didn't have to do anything dangerous since Riley found me."

With flared nostrils, Kat let out an agitated huff as she spat, "Right."

"I was just considering that I might be able to hijack a soul." Composedly, Alyssa yielded. "Better not to have to find out, though, right?"

With a clenched jaw, Kat's teeth felt as if they would shatter. The sheer thought and suggestion of her best friend being subject to such a thing made Kat's blood boil. "Mhmm," she hummed out in reply, knocking back another full glass before walking away, abandoning the dagger on the bartop for the rest of the afternoon.

[ @alyssa-ward​ ] [ Mentioned: @blue-eyedraven​ ]

( [Chapter I] [Chapter II] [Chapter III] [Chapter IV] ) ( [pt.I] [pt.II] [pt.III] [pt.IV] [pt.V] [pt.VI] [pt.VII] )

[equinoxts2]

I think the new Kulo Seeri is cursed.

I’m halfway through rotation four, each rotation being one sim day, and already had four and a half more deaths since losing Serendipity zan-Carmela. Last night, Headwoman Etan’s stepfather died from the same sickness as Serendipity (after I quit without saving when her son got squished by a satellite on a fishing trip; that’s the half) and today I accidentally left the zan-Zade family running while I played a board game with my mum, came back to find three days had passed while I wasn’t looking, and ten-moon-old (well, eleven now) Tiozura was the last zan-Zade standing after her parents and sister starved because I wasn’t there to send them foraging.

The aftermath: Tiozura is now fostered with the zan-Ave clan (all two of them), Etan’s tents are a tiny bit less crowded (though still 11 sims and 2 cats!), Serendipity’s son became a playable ghost from ROS early in the rotation (in the story, it was the result of a botched attempt at communicating with his mother’s spirit) and I have no idea what to do with all of this.

I think it’s the Seeriverse’s cosmic cycle of life, death and rebirth kicking my butt for quitting without saving after the satellite incident... but explaining the passage of three days in one rotation on the zan-Zade lot will take some ingenuity! (I could always say it’s a mini time rage, which is basically the Seeriverse equivalent of “a wizard did it” and usually results from too much messing with the forces of fate and chance. That’s my most likely explanation at the moment.)

Also, Shansam as a ghost is going to have serious repercussions, because undead (and constructs/machines) are the Third Unnatural Evil in Nuidya culture. I’m at a loss as to what will happen to him though - Nuidya don’t do banishment, and in the past I’ve been too forgiving of even the most serious infractions and just got on with playing and ignored consequences (a habit I’m trying to break). Unlike the time rage thing, there’s no obvious answer - do they try to send him off to the spirit world, and if so, does he get to be laid to rest in the sacred burial grounds? Do they decide that, since they revere their ancestors, spirits don’t count as the Third Evil? Do they try de-ghostifying him? Even then, he wouldn’t get to go back to his former status, because anyone who’s ever been dead or undead and come back to life is shunned.

There’s also a loophole in the Unnatural Evils that I’ve been grappling with for a while. The Fourth Unnatural Evil is slavery, defined in Etan’s Code as “keeping anything natural in captivity” - but, also according to Etan’s Code, if something violates any of the Evils, they’re no longer considered natural. Does that mean that keeping zombies, servos or voidlings as servants/slaves doesn’t violate the Code? I imagine that’s a matter of debate in Kulo Seeri... one that will no doubt be resolved quite soon, as Etan’s council needs to make a decision on what to do with Shansam.

And I thought I’d be playing to relax.

[trenchcoatsbi]

Aurg getting beaten over the head with the Stardust shift + a potential Voidling Cookie shift that might've started while I did art (dramatic)

Oh and I'm struggling to find a stardust cookie minecraft skin. which isn't helping lol- Voidling Anon

oof shifts are ughggh (<- is in an awful uh two? three? month shift rn)

[m-602]

The Demon Gang

((I finally found some motivation to write!))

((For context, three of the characters over in the Chaos Gang have super-demon forms that could lead to mass destruction if unleashed... I got the idea for a Demon Alternate Timeline where everyone, including those three, turn into demons and... Well, here we are!))

((Warning! There’s some swearing in here. Slight body horror and violence, too. Nothing too major, surprisingly...))

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A quiet day. That’s the most one could ask when literally every other day involves them fighting for their lives, escaping some death trap, or dealing with some sort of emotional turmoil. Just a single day where nothing goes wrong would be a godsend to these people…

And for the most part, that’s exactly what the Gang was having… The morning was “normal” enough. Mikearu had another nightmare - with his arm subsequently combusting and staying that way - and Panda tried destroying the couch for some reason, but other than those exceptions, everything was going smoothly. Those who required food had their fill and everyone was enjoying the momentary peace and quiet…

…

As Astel always says, “never expect a normal day with us.” Or something amongst those lines…

Shadow visiting the house wasn’t exactly strange. It was how they did it that was unusual…

It was… entirely normal… They walked out from the… well, shadows with no unique flair. Nothing stupid. Nothing over-the-top. They just… entered. And it immediately caught Kitty’s attention.

Kitty: “Shadow? What’s up with you?”

Shadow: “Oh nothing much. Managing the demons, paid a visit to Beldam, all Hell’s breaking loose outside-”

K: “Wait. Hold up. What was that last part?”

Sh: “...All Hell’s breaking loose outside…”

Panda: “...So? That’s not exactly our problem.”

Sh: “No. I mean that in the most literal sense.”

Everyone else: “What?!”

The voidling directed their attention outside… Upon closer inspection, Shadow’s statement was not entirely inaccurate. Judging by the hellish creatures and the portals they’re walking through, rampant flames, red tinted sky, and overall chaos, Hell was, indeed, breaking loose into their world.

Astel and Eclipse: “...Well fuck…”

You know a situation’s bad when both the light and shadow are saying that…

Mikearu: “...How in the world did this happen?!”

Sh: “Not important.~ Right now, I’m in the middle of containing it… Help out if you want. Just don’t get in my way or get yourselves killed…

The voidling disappeared into the shadows once more, leaving the gang with that shocking bit of news… Hell, quite literally, was breaking loose outside and the world is being ravaged by it…

…

Mikearu and Astel were already out the door.

Reaper: “Wha-? No way in hell are those two going alone!”

Reaper was next up, dashing out the door and rushing over to the action…

P: “Ugh… Fucking morons.”

The feral child grabbed her favorite rifle and went to join her “friends”... For some reason, Silver had popped in from the ceiling… 

Silver: “Oooh! What’s happening outside? Is it a new game? I wanna play!”

And the clueless child was already running out the door…

K: “...Fuck it.”

The shapeshifter begrudgingly joined her friends outside…

...Well… Things definitely look worse than they did from the brief glance they got from the house… They got halfway to the city before they saw where all these demons were coming from - large holes in the ground, completely with sets of sharp, jagged teeth…

Astel: “...Hellmouths…”

M: “Portals to Hell, correct? We just gotta close them up, right?”

A strange feeling was overcoming the Gang… No one really seemed to pay it much mind though.

The Gang finally reach the meat of the action… Grim, Venatrix, and Shadow were already there, trying to keep demons away from the path to the city…

Grim: “Where the fuck have you been?! We could use some help here!”

Venatrix: “I can go check on the city proper. Mind actually dealing with these things?!

P: “Why not just let the city burn?”

V: “Not now, brat!”

A spike of ice killing a demon behind her immediately brings them out of the mini-argument. Astel has shifted into The Twilight Queen to better combat the literal hell-raisers.

A + E: “Shut up. We have more pressing concerns.”

V: “...R-Right. I’ll be off!”

Firing a few ethereal shots into the demonic horde, the huntress runs off before warping away, likely to help protect any innocent people. Panda shoots a flying demon to the ground.

P: “She should really just let them die…”

M: “Not now, Panda…”

Mikearu shifts into his “Assassin” form, utilizing his smaller stature and increased speed to weave around some of the beasts. He drives his knife through a demon’s head before leaping off of it, sending a massive lightning bolt at its partner. Shadow watches from a distance… 

Sh: “Well you certainly know how to hold your own… I don’t care what you do - just make sure to close up those holes…”

Void tendrils grab onto about three beasts at once, bashing them together until they stop moving before they retreat into the ground…

R: “And how do we do that? Just destroy them or something?”

Sh: “Basically.”

G: “Works for me.~”

Using her strings, she wraps up an incoming demon, sucking some strength from it as it was sliced up by her ringblade… Reaper, deciding not to just sit around, melted into the shadows, re-manifesting right behind an unfortunate demon. With a single slice of her scythe, the demon was ripped in two… Panda managed to shoot down a demon that was sneaking up on her while she was distracted.

P: “Pay attention!”

Now… You might think that Silver and Kitty aren’t participating…

...Well, for Kitty, yes that’s the case. She decided to shift into a bird amidst all the chaos and get a bird’s-eye view of the carnage. It never hurts to have a front row seat.~

Silver, meanwhile, was trying to have a conversation with a particularly violent demon.

S: “So whatcha here for?”

It tries to attack, only for Silver to literally bounce away from the hit.

S: “Hey! Rude!”

Shadow cuts the demon down, utterly confused as to how Silver’s even alive right now… And then they remember that it’s Silver. She gets away with more things than she really should.

...Other than that, the Gang continues trying to fend off the hellish beasts… After probably three minutes of fighting, they finally get close to a hellmouth…

A: “Come on!”

She drives her sword into the back of the mouth… It causes it to shudder, eventually closing and receding into the ground…

Sh: “Yep! Just keep doing that!”

Another mouth is blown to bits by Mikearu. Another is ripped apart by Grim. Another is burnt away by Reaper… Silver just closes one and it goes away, much to everyone's confusion…

…?!

After closing a few of the hellish gates, the ground started to rumble with thundering footsteps. An ominous feeling of dread washed over the “heroic” combatants as the footsteps seemed to come closer and closer… They look in the direction of the sound, only to find a massive hellmouth, slightly larger than the house they all live in, down the path.

A + E: “What… the fuck…?”

...The footsteps finally reached them, revealing the towering figure they belonged to… It was a massive, powerful demon donning coal black armor and a spiked scepter in its right claw. It’s head looked like a deer’s skull, completely engulfed in a raging fire.

Sh: “Oh look! A high class demon!”

M and Ikearu: “That explains a few things…”

It slams its scepter into the ground, sending a wave of earth towards the Gang, which they manage to avoid despite the shock.

M: “Wha’ do we do?! Drive i’ into the hellmouth behind i’?”

Sh: “That’s the plan!”

Panda is already trying to shoot it in the head, only for the bullets to bounce off the skull… despite it being a skull…

P: “Grr… Just die!”

It went to charge after her, only for a unsurprisingly angry Reaper to tackle it, forcing it backwards.

R: “Hands off my kitten.”

P: “...Right…”

The demon stumbles back, eventually regaining its footing. It holds the scepter high, magic gathering around the spiked tip. As that happens, a magic aura gathers around Reaper, slowly raising her in the air before a blue fireball slams into the demon’s chest, forcing it to drop Reaper to the ground…

M + I: “Hands off my child.”

R: “...”

After shaking off her blush, she stands up to confront the demon again. It sends spell after spell, projectile after projectile, trying to keep the Gang at bay. Icicles pelt it, lightning pesters it, bullets annoy it, and strings restrain it as a void tendril starts knocking it towards the hellmouth it came from.

G: “All yours!”

With a nod, the voidling, using a rather large tendril, knocks the demon in the hellmouth as another tendril goes to impale the hellish gate. Before it could, though, an aura of magic overtakes the scepter as the demon swings it forth. A wave of magic overtakes the gang as light blinds their sight, the hellmouth shriveling up before it sinks into the earth…

…

Sh: “...Shit...”

…

After what felt like forever, Mikearu manages to regain his sense of sight, shaking his head at the headache he has… What the hell was that? And why did his whole body ache?

…

He brings a fiery left hand to his hea- Wait?

FIERY?!

M: [“W-What the hell?!”]

Even his voice didn’t sound the same. It sounded more like he was projecting it instead of actually speaking it… What the…?

What the hell did that thing do?!

A: “Holy shit… M?!”

He snapped his head to Astel, immediately noticing her change in appearance… It… looked kinda like her nightmare form… But her armor had a different look to it. A shimmery, midnight blue with black accents. Now that he had a good look at her, he noticed the two pairs of wings on her back… Two angel wings - one pure white, one burgundy black - and two demon-like bat wings - one coal black, one black and red… Her eyes were a fiery orange, with red swirls in the left and gold swirls in the right… He recognized this form instantly… The Midnight Queen…

M: [“Astel?! What happened to you?!”]

A: “That’s what I was about to ask you!”

M: [“I was hoping you’d know! I don’t have a clue, either!”]

He picked himself off the ground, noticing that he was actually floating in midair… Wait a minute… It can’t be… 

A ghost-like tail… A form similar to his child state (only bigger)… Fiendish claws…

…?! Demon horns and fox ears…

...The True Fiend…

M: [“Wh-What the-? I’m a Fiend! The True Fiend! B-But… How am I…?”]

Sh: “Blame that high class demon…”

Both Astel and M look to the voidling…

A: “What exactly… did that thing do to us?”

Sh: “Hm… Well, from what I can tell, it turned you into demons with a forbidden spell… But it’s not like I’m a Demon Lord who’s some sort of expert on this kind of stuff…”

M: [“...Can you tone down the sarcasm for five minutes?”]

The voidling just shrugs, a smug smile on their face.

K: “Mer… What happened? Something just knocked me out of the sky…”

A: “Uh… Kitty…”

K: “...What happened to you guys? And why are you looking at me like I have three heads?”

M: [“Well, you don’t… But…”]

The demon wings coming out of her back were easy enough to see… Kitty opened her eyes…

...Her crimson red, hollow eyes…

K: “Well? What is it?”

A: “I think it’s better if you saw for yourself…”

Gathering magic, she creates a crystalline wall in front of Kitty. It acts as a mirror, allowing Kitty to see the changes she went through…

K: “...”

K: “Well fuck…”

M: [“It got all of us? Wait… Where’s the others?”]

R: “N-No… This… can’t be happening…”

The voice belonged to… a formless, massless shadow where Reaper used to be… It was heavily disfigured in more ways than you could imagine - multiple thin arms, multiple wings, eyes fucking everywhere… It looked… familiar…

...The Eldritch…

Sh: “Oh… A voidling rip off… Cool…”

R: “That’s… not funny, Shadow…”

M: [“...R-Reaper?”]

The massless shadow seems to look up at the Fiend…

R: “M… That’s you, right? ...H-How are we…?”

M: [“...That demon. That’s the only explanation our local Demon Lord has decided to give us…”]

He shoots a glare Shadow’s way as he says that. They just smirk.

G: “Well that explains something…”

That voice belonged to… a mass somehow more unstable than Reaper… It barely had a form, and whereas Reaper had a slight blue haze around her, this one seemed to glitch spastically and randomly… 

G: “Pretty sure me and Reaper would barely be sane if this was natural…”

R: “With some… exceptions… I feel fine…”

P: “Ngh… Speak for yourself… My head is fucking killing me…”

Panda was stumbling towards them, looking relatively unchanged… Except for the arrow tail, demon horns, and wings…

P: “And before you say anything… I’m well aware of what’s happened to me… It’s so easy, even a moron like me can figure it out…”

Sh: “Well… You’re still a moron…”

And thus, Panda flipped them the bird… They couldn’t care less…

A: “Well… That’s almost everyone, but… Where’s-?”

S: “Woah! You guys look awesome!”

...The chaotic little toon girl was not even scratched by whatever did this to them… Typical Silver…

M: [“...How did you…?”]

S: “...How did I what?”

M: [“...Nevermind…”]

S: “Okay… Oh! Right! I managed to get one of those mouth things and put it in my backpack! It’s really cool!”

Sh: “Wait. Run that by me again?”

A: “...You pocketed a fucking HELLMOUTH?!”

S: “Yeah! I even gave it a little radio dial…”

She then started rummaging through her bag…

S: “I wonder what would happen if I-”

And then ‘poof’! She was gone…

R: “Silver?!”

K: “Welp. There she goes.”

P: “...She’ll be back.”

Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly at this stage), no one denies this…

…?!

Ah. Right. They can’t have a moment of calm without two ethereal bullets nearly hitting M, Astel, and Reaper.

A + E: ~ “What the fuck?!” ~

R: “Who the fuck?!”

M + I: [“Who else?!”]

They turn to find Venatrix… Aiming her gun at them… Utterly shaking in fear…

...Ah. Right. They’re kinda super-demons now…

V: “Wh-What the fuck… What the hell happened?! Answer me b-before I b-blow your heads off!”

She looks too scared to even get off a decent shot… Empty threats it seems…

Gotta love confused panic… 

Sh: “Calm down, moron… They’re still your friends… They’re just more demonic now.”

The Midnight Queen has flipped Venatrix the bird for nearly shooting her head off… Yep… Exactly what a regal lady would do… 

V: “W-Well… That just leads to a whole ‘nother issue…”

M + I: [“And that is?”]

V: “The fact that a group of demon hunters from all over everywhere is on their way over here.”

Everyone Else: “Wait, what?”

M, using his status as a fire Fiend, floats up a little to get a better view… 

...True to Venatrix’s word, a literal army was headed their way, with an assortment of weaponry that M barely even recognizes…

And one of those weapons nearly hit M dead on.

M: [“Holy shit!”]

A: “God damnit!”

P: “Damned ants…”

Being Panda, she decided to pick her rifle back up and start returning fire… With flaming bullets…

P: “Oooh.~ I like this.~”

Everyone else just facepalms…

G: “Can’t we just kill them?~”

Sh: “I like that plan!”

M: [“No! Because those weapons are made to fight demons…”]

K: “...I’m running if you are!”

The shapeshifter turned devil creature immediately bolted… Venatrix immediately followed suit.

P: “Wha-? Cowards!”

A wall of extremely hot electric flame separates them from the horde of probably malicious hunters.

P: “Holy-”

A: “Just go.”

P: “Wha-”

Aaand the Midnight Queen has picked up the homicidal imp with a rifle. Lovely.

Meanwhile, both Eldritch are warping the environment to try and help slow down the hunters as they retreat with their allies… After probably three whole minutes of doing this, they manage to make it to the house…

K: “...Well this sucks.”

P: “Grr… Let me down.”

The Queen does so… with a smirk.~

P: “Hng… Don’t do that again…”

Sh: “Wow… You guys have no idea how to demon, do you?”

The four super-demons proceed to glare at them menacingly…

Sh: “...I don’t know how to take that response.”

M: [“This body is the only thing I’m uncomfortable with… And the fact that I’m a Fiend…”]

Everyone, including M, is just going to keep silent about how he was part Fiend anyway…

A: “It’s not like I haven’t been a demon before… Just not a super demon…”

R: “And me and Grim were part Eldritch before, so…”

V: “Speaking of which… Can’t you guys… um…”

G: “...Tch… Rude…”

R: “...Well… It wouldn’t hurt…”

G: “...Whatever…”

Both Eldritch seem to shift and change, the shadows that make up their bodies moving to their will… They shrink a little, to the size they were at before. Some of the arms fade away, some of the wings return to the body, and some of the eyes seem to blink away… When the form change was finished, they both looked like they normally did… with some key differences. A shadowy appearance, with respective outlines (blue for Reaper, green for Grim) was immediately apparent… Upon closer inspection, both of them seem to have four eyes, arms, and wings, along with henna tattoos - Reaper’s on her main right hand, Grim’s on her back - to indicate their status as Eldritch…

G: “There. Better?”

Venatrix just nods…

K: “So… We’re demons now? What, do we have to live in Hell now?”

Sh: “Hm… With the state Hell is in right now, I can afford to leave you guys be. Especially since you’re either not supposed to be demons or were already part demon to begin with. Right now, just don’t get killed or something.”

S: “Besides! Hell ain’t got nothing on the places I just visited!”

Sh: “?!”

The origin of the voice, a spectral Silver floating in the middle of the living room, made itself known.

M: [“Silver?! What happened to you?!”]

S: “I went to an afterlife! You can’t really be alive for those places. So I’m a ghost now!”

She does a few flips in midair… rather flimsily…

S: “Isn’t it cool?”

A: “Erm… Kinda? You’re sort of dead now, though…”

Silver just crosses her arms, pouting.

S: “Does that matter? I’m talking to you, aren’t I?”

R: “...I mean… Yeah…”

S: “Well… It was nice visiting, but there are other afterlives I want to visit!”

P: “...Can I go with you?”

She was already fading away by the time Panda asked… Aaaand ‘poof’. No more Silver.

P: “Fuck.”

…

M: [“...So this is our life now, huh?”]

A: “Hoo boy… These wings are going to be a real pain to sleep in.”

G: “You can’t just make them go away?”

A: “No. I can’t.”

K: “Wait. I can’t make mine go away, either. God damnit.”

P: “Sucks to be you, Sonic.exe.”

Astel just snickers… M shakes his head…

Sh: “...I’ve got my work cut out for me…”

Yes you do, Shadow. Yes you do.

[racerrita]

I’d love an infodump for Odin please!!!

You know what I can’t sleep and I’ve actually been thinking about Odin tonight a lot so here it goes!

-The orange markings under his eyes actually glow in the dark! His eyes glow as well.

-In his original design, he had a little portal under his feet that would follow him as he walked (basically he didn’t walk he levitated over it) and in actually going to bring that back! It’s not a constant thing, more something he summons to be able to escape into and teleport with. The portal does have connections to the void/abyss/whatever I end up calling it (I kinda wanna go for something that’s not really used since I want it to be its own thing).

-Odin has void powers. Pretty much ever since he stepped into it, it was almost as if he belonged there...And the void itself gifted Odin his abilities. Prior to visiting Alton and being noticed by Gatekeeper he didn’t even know he had powers.

-Odin is a fantastic ballet dancer, flawless acrobat, and just overall agile and balanced. His fighting style is almost like a dance with the demons he battles.

-The void demons he fights come in three tiers: animalistic void demons that have little sentience and simply mindlessly attack, smarter and more crafty void demons that are still animalistic but fight more intelligently. And finally the void beings with full sentience that are the closest to being “human”. The lords of light and darkness are two of these. Void creatures cannot leave the void, as if they touch sunlight they will die. So basically the smarter ones will possess a human body (note lord of darkness and light). Odin can also sometimes hear the voices of light and dark in his own mind, as when he first fought the lord of darkness, LOD put a part of him inside of Odin. Lord of light, who is a much rarer and doclie species from the void, which I have yet to come up with a creative name for, also put part of him into Odin to try and combat LODs temptations. Basically the void is this 95% dark place where sometimes you find light based creatures if you are lucky.

-Odin loves Fanta. Honestly the guy just really likes oranges. Like really likes orange.

-He can float!

-When not fighting void creatures he does a lot of research! On the void mostly, and he also documents things that he hasn’t found in writing yet. He is the most knowledgeable of the void.

-He’s definitely not human. Despite the pointy ears however he’s not an elf either. His origins are mysterious, and species is ambiguous. It’s very possible there are some ties to him being part voidling?

-in day dreams I have imagined scenarios where he is fully taken over by the lord of darkness and aqquires a lord of darkness form. An all powerful but unbalanced form that wants to plunge the world into darkness.

-alternatively there is a lord of light form, which well. Wants to do the opposite where it consumes the world in light. Pretty much the only way for true balance is well. A true balanced from.

-I’m currently unsure how this would fall into the story, it’s been an idea on my mind for some time but has never fit into the timeline? I’ll work out something I’m sure.

-Odin has a more “true form” which he is unaware of.

-He actually became a guardian when he was...gosh a teen probably?

-He has not cut his hair since he became a guardian. It used to be very short and spikey.

-Fun fact: he hated Mr. S after the fireworks incident. Like. Almost could have deleted and yeeted him if Rita didn’t step between them and the others held Odin back. He did not trust him at all, and Mr. S was actually intimidated by him. The two are on good terms now, as Odin has become more relaxed and trustworthy of everyone, despite being closed off and wary prior. He has forgiven Spencer as well a apologized himself for being so unfriendly.

-Odin and Eve get along well. Like they are just those people that gossip over tea, and make snarky remarks about people they see. Eve has been supervising Odin for a long time. She’s a bit older than him. They are just friends! They aren’t a ship.

-Odin loathes the Ministry of Joy and genuinely thinks the smiler itself is “tacky” and the music is “disturbing” meanwhile Oblivion is “sophisticated and smooth” and it’s music is “timeless and nostalgic” Yeah. Ride guardians definitely don’t have bias or anything.

-His hair style methods will forever remain a mystery.

-He doesn’t mind park guests as it may seem. He actually often finds himself fond of watching people enjoy their time in the park, and is constantly reminded of why he’s a guardian and that he has made a vow to protect humanity from the darkness of the void.

That needs to be it for now! I’ll maybe add more later cuz I gotta sleep! Hope you liked the info dump anon!