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Quick edit - can we pretend reaper don't have a sword and sheild in this, this is a RETCON ;)

[thenmichael]

This might be my only contribution to Mermay cus I have exams for the next few months

[dearchose]

Oracle and Tag from @chained-spirits in pony form

I may or may not have an obsession with mlp XDD

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Types of Divination

I recently saw my friend Dagan ( @olympianbutch ) respond to an ask about his forms of divination and thought it'd be fun to go over the ones I know of! A lot of people know of tarot and pendulum but there's so many more that deserve to be be tried and maybe someone will find a new method that works for them ♡

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 •

Tarot- One of if not THE most well-known forms of divination. Tarot typically consists of a 78 card deck with 22 major arcana cards and 56 minor cards. These cards typically have a set and known meaning universally across all decks.

Lenormand- A (usually) 36 card deck typically used for fortune telling. As opposed to tarot, lenormand is read in a sequence and is considered more straightforward than tarot. One of the most common readings for lenormand would he The Grand Tableau, which uses the entire deck to create a "snapshot".

Oracle Cards- Oracle cards vary vastly across different decks, as each deck has different cards with different meanings. They typically create a more specific answer than tarot.

Cartomancy- Tarot is often confused as cartomancy, but cartomancy is its own separate divination style. Cartomancy typically involves using a deck of playing cards for divining questions. It has its own reading system separate from tarot and usually involves some numerology in its deciphering.

• 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫��𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 •

Capnomancy (smoke reading)- Divining messages and answers from smoke. Incense smoke is one of the most common, but other fire sources producing smoke can be used.

Geomancy- Divination done through identifying patterns created in the earth (or on paper). The diviner will create geomantic figures at random (with 16 possible combinations) and divine messages and answers from them.

Hydromancy- Divining through water by observing reflections and ripples (either naturally occurring or created.

Botanomancy- A method that involves burning herbs, plants, or branches and diving messages/identifying energies through the smoke and flames.

Cledonomancy- A method involving "overheard words". The diviner will cover their ears while asking their question or for advice, leave their location, and then unplug their ears. The words and sounds they hear will be their response. This was typically done while asking the Hermes Agoraios questions and leaving the agora/walking away from the statue.

• 𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 •

Pendulum (dowsing)- A form of divination that uses a pendant, typically on an evenly distributed chain or cord, to divine messages. The most common way it's done is by asking the pendulum (or spirits/entities etc) how the pendulum will swing for yes, no, and maybe answers. It is also common to use a pendulum board which has set spaces for yes, no, maybe, and occasionally letters for more refined answers.

Ouija- Also known as a spirit board, a suitable board consists of a board with yes, no, and alphabet, and goodbye at the bottom. A planchette is used to spell messages from the spirit/entity and answer auestions. It is known practice to always end an ouija board session by sliding the planchette to the "goodbye" section of the board.

Scrying- A divination method typically involving an obsidian mirror, a crystal ball, a pool of water in darkness, etc. A candle is commonly lit and the diviner falls into a trance-like state in which they'll see images and scenes depicted in the reflections.

Ceromancy (Wax reading)- A method that commonly involves the diviner pouring candle wax into water and deciphering the imagery seen above and below the surface of the water.

Tasseography (Tea reading)- Divination involving a tea cup and the leaves of the tea. The majority of the tea is drank, leaving just a small amount in the cup. The remaining leaves in the cup are interpreted typically for fortune telling.

Bibliomancy- The opening of a book to a random page and line/passage to divine messages and answers.

Astragalomancy (dice casting)- Throwing dice, typically to divine short answers. The reader will usually assign meaning to each number of the dice, the most common being yes, no, maybe.

I'm definitely missing more than a few, and several of these have been described to their bare minimum because they're fairly complex (ie, geomancy), but I had fun making this list regardless. Maybe I'll make in-depth posts about some of the more complex ones.

Regardless! I hope you found this informative in any way. Safe travels ♡

[leighsartworks216]

Hand In Hand

dragon!Sylus x blind!oracle!Reader

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I wish I coulda had this out earlier today but some fuckass landlords just had to steal the router on their way out

Warnings: blood, anxiety, self-deprecation, trauma, fear, crying

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You try not to flinch away again as a cool, wet cloth touches your throat. You know it’s only Jewel, trying to help treat your injuries to the best of his abilities. You know that man is dead. He broke into a dragon’s lair, for Astra knows what reason, and faced the consequences. He can no longer hurt you. But the cloth touches your pulse and you jerk away.

Jewel sighs. In annoyance, surely. He’s trying to help, you just need to sit still and let him. What a handful you must be; a weak little mortal, being tended to by a dragon who shouldn’t have to stoop so low as to deal with you. The sooner you can decipher the prophecy, the sooner you can be out of his way, and the happier he will surely be.

“This necklace looks nice on you,” he says, breaking through your spiraling thoughts. You feel the cloth brush your collarbones, cleaning away the blood from the delicate chains that decorate your neck. You don’t flinch away from it. “You can’t see it, but the colors bring out your eyes.”

Slowly, the cloth trails up from the chain. You flinch again. “So-rry,” you rasp out, wincing.

“You don’t have to apologize. It’s my fault I left you alone. That man should never have gotten as far as he did.”

A weight settles in the air. An uncomfortable, unsettling feeling, as though the spirit of that man sat down beside you.

You reach out toward Jewel. He doesn’t seem to understand for a moment, silent as you hold a hand out near him without touching him. Soon enough, the back of his hand curves into your palm, uncertain. A slight smile touches your lips at the clumsy gesture. You curl your fingers loosely around the sharp, dangerous ridges of his claws, and hold out your other hand to him. He chuffs a quiet laugh, but he repeats himself.

You feel his eyes watching you closely as you turn your hand over, gliding across his gauntlets to reach the cloth he holds. He releases it to you without question, allowing you to take it from him and do as you will with it. What he doesn’t expect is for you to press the back of your hand into his palm now. Nor does he expect you to guide him to your neck when he mimics curling his fingers around yours.

You lightly dab the cloth against your skin and do your best to look up at him imploringly. Slowly, your hand is guided by his. With your hand holding it, you no longer flinch away, assured in the knowledge that you won’t strangle yourself, nor could you while holding the cloth like this. And with his hand in yours, you can be assured he won’t try either.

“You are a clever little oracle, aren’t you?” he muses.

There’s something almost peaceful about it. A syncronization as his hand guides yours, sharp claws made tender as they dip the cloth into a bowl of cold water and squeeze lightly around your fingers to wring it out.

He wipes away the blood from your mouth and your chin before switching hands to clean the other side of your neck more comfortably. You listen to his breathing. You can almost hear his heart if you focus, though not as clearly as when you rested against him. You can’t hear your own heart now; it doesn’t pound in your ears as before. You can’t feel the rise and fall of your chest. Can’t feel the air exhaled from your nose.

“Oracle?”

You can’t feel anything. The world condenses down. You can’t feel your body. Can’t feel your hands. Your legs. Your face. It all hones down into the pulsing ache around your throat. A throbbing pain. Like hands, squeezing and-

He says your name sharply. The cloth is soaking wet when it touches your cheek again, dripping water down your arm, jaw and neck. You shiver, blinking away the darkness that creeped in on your mind. “You’re safe now. He’s dead, you’re alright.”

It brushes over your other cheek. You realize now just why, as hot tears roll over your bottom lid and wash away his cleaning efforts.

Breaths choke up in your throat. You try to swallow them down, but it hurts. You’re safe. You’ve never been safer. And you’re terrified. The townsfolk were kind to you, most of your life. They were nice. They respected you. And you know the whole reason you ran was for the whispers they kept to themselves, plans to sacrifice you to Astra. But you never thought about them actually taking action. It seemed like some far off idea that could never possibly come true. You knew they said they’d hurt you, kill you, but to actually experience it is far different. You cling to Jewel’s hands tightly, tight enough to dig the ridges of them into your skin. Bow your head, heave ugly sounds around silent sobs, painful as they cut up your throat.

He’s frozen for a moment, unmoving. And then he pries his hands free from your hold. Dunks the cloth in the cold water and wraps it around your palms, keeping your hands side by side, open in front of you like a beggar pleading for food. Droplets make cold trails down your arms, dripping into your lap. His hands touch hesitantly at your shoulders. You start to pull away, but your body thinks better of it, lurching forward instead. The rough scales on his chest hit against your cheek. He repositions you to lay on softer, exposed skin. And he holds you there. Silent. Allowing you to release all your emotions.

Time is a blur. By the time you stop crying, the water has dried on your skin. Your throat hurts worse than ever, too painful to manage even a strangled whimper.

He lets out a contemplative hum. “I’m so used to hearing your voice,” he mutters, speaking as though his realization is foreign to even himself. “You’ve made the quiet unbearable.”

You sniffle softly. Even if you could speak, you’re not sure what you’d say. Though, you’ve grown used to hearing his own voice, as well. You’re grateful he hasn’t lost the ability to speak.

He slowly pries you off of him. Claws remove the cloth from your hands and drop it into the bowl of water. The sound of soft fabric rustling catches your ears. The cut-off end of a bandage is set in one of your hands, and the rest of it is set in the other. His hands move under yours, holding on, ready to guide you once more. “Just this,” he says, “and then you can get to decorating your room, hm?”

You look up at him quizzically as you work in awkward tandem to wrap your neck. He chuffs another laugh. “Did you forget why I left in the first place, oracle? I grabbed as much for your hoard as I could. It should be enough to get you started, at least.” He tucks the loose end to keep it secure and helps you stand from the side of the natural spring hidden away in the tunnels of his lair. “Come on. Then you can rest.”

You hesitate slightly.

“Don’t worry.” He holds your hand, lightly tugging you along. “I won’t leave this time.”

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[poemnic-tarot]

✨🌸Who are you becoming?🌸✨

This is a Timeless Pick a Card but you can use this as Who you are becoming in 2025

(Disclaimer: This is a general reading please only take what resonate. For entertainment purposes only)

☀️ 🍉 ☁️ 🌤️ You Are Loved ☀️ 🍉 ☁️ 🌤️

Pile 1: The hermit🌤️☀️ Dawn

Dragons Oracle card - 24. Freedom: Breaking the chains

Who are you becoming Pile 1 is more independent.

You are not afraid to be alone anymore, cause you know that you never are. Spirit and your Guardian Angles are alway with you. In the past if you had a hard time spending time by yourself, doing thing on your own, for example, going to a cafe by yourself. You are transforming into someone that wait for nobody. If you want to watch a movie and can't find anyone to go with, you will find that you have no problem doing things on your own anymore.Which make you dangerous cause you really don't need people. Being in solitude used to feel isolating but not anymore. Now, it feels like Freedom. Like you have broken past chains and shackles of expectation and the standard that been put on you either from others or yourself. You have healed your attachment wounds.You are no longer conforming to what's is conventional or normal, you are becoming someone who is/will choose their own path. Going your own way used to feel scary but you are becoming someone who will feel relieved when you finally choose it. You have realise that there is no right or wrong way to go about life and everyone has their own unique path, it is time you focus on yours.

You have break free from a limited mindset, options, or even environment. Now the world seem endless and expansive but also connected to you more than ever. If you used to have social anxiety in public, now you might find yourself being the one striking a conversation with a stranger!

Who you are becoming is more You, as you shed and let go of expectation of others, societies and layers and layers of falsehood in the name of self protection. You don't need the mask anymore cause you know you are safe to be WHO YOU ARE. Now, you are free to do whatever you want, where ever you want to go, without having to consider others. You might have been too considerate in the past regarding your own life, so it is time to balance it out. For example, if you were a person okay with whatever choice your friends chooses, there's no more of that. You now know what you want to experience, in fact, you have alway know what kind of experience you want to have, but in the past you might've been too scare to do it alone or you were waiting for others to go with you. But no more, you are finally not afraid to go on your own. Solo traveling might be your plan in the near future. You are becoming someone who bath and appreciate in your own company, knowing that your own company is enough. Knowing that even if you don't have anyone right now, you will alway have YOU.

Signs: Aquarius, White stag, Watermelon, Yellow birds, White Castle, 99, 24, 69 , Fog, Blue, Bear cub, Germany

Poem: Blue Or Red by @cant-find-my-name Feeling lost but I know I am guided I don't hold the map I followed the Stars The constellation showed me the path Only I can see I choose to go my own way And the journey is lonely and vicious Many times, I've thought to maybe stop And let the conventional normalcy Control me Like everyone else Being different made you a target Everyone chooses blue But I said Red Now they can all see My choice in all it's glory They all went for ordinary But I decided to create my own Fate

Song: When The Darkness Comes by Colbie Caillat

I'll be here waiting Hoping, praying that This light will guide you home When you're feeling lost I'll leave my love Hidden in the sun For when the darkness comes

Now the door is open The world I knew is broken There's no return Now my heart is not scared Just knowing that you're out there Watching me

Aesthetic : Your energy feels like A DAWN but the light has not yet come through. A misty, foggy morning where the view is limited, but now and then the fog lifted and you can see the horizon, the view ahead and it look like hope and anticipation. And it feels like some thing or someone is coming to meet you. Suddenly, appeared out of that fog and materialised in front of your eyes, a silhouette of a person. You hold your breath as you watch the person walked toward you, all around you is silent, you can even hear the dew drop on leaves. Shadow still roam but it feel distance cause not long now, it will be wash out by the light.

It reminds me of a scene where Mr Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, walking through the fog coming to meet Elizabeth, but instead of Mr Darcy, the person walking is who you are becoming, walking towards the you now, walking to meet you, to declare their love and promises to take care of you.

☀️ 🍉 ☁️ 🌤️ You Are Loved ☀️ 🍉 ☁️ 🌤️

Pile 2:The Hanged man🌹🥂Skyflower

Dragons Oracle Card - 22. Rebirth: Giving yourself a second chance

Who are you becoming Pile 2 is Surrendering/ Letting go

You realised that it's okay not to have all the answer.You are finally okay with not knowing your next step or where to go. If you were a person who like to plan ahead or have a 5 years plan. Pile 2 you are becoming a person who doesn't have that and is alright with it. Having a plan doesn't mean it's bad, sometime we do need a plan but, I think you want to try something new. To become something or someone you have never been before. Which is living in the present and is okay with the Unknown.

The best decision is made in the present and you are finally in the present enough to make the decision. In the past, you might have made decision for the future and it used to soothed you something to look forward to, for example, booking your next vacation, but lately, it might have feel restricted and binds you and it feels like it does not leave room for you to go with the feeling at the present. When the time of the booking come, you find yourself not in the mood but you have to go cause you booked it. So you are becoming someone who goes with the flow, taking it day by day.Maybe you used to be obsessed with the future,needing to know every details about things you want to do but, you realised it had taken the fun out of the experience and now you lean toward surprises. You want to be surprise by life. You don't even want to be right you want to be taken aback, like in a good way. For example, you don't know where to go for your next vacation yet and instead you want to go with your urges.Throw the dice and see where it will land. The mystery used to scare you but now it's exhilarating.

Maybe in the past or in childhood you might have hold back a lot because of circumstances, saved the best for last kind of type. but you are becoming someone who will eat their most favourited thing on the plate first, maybe even eat dessert before meal because why not?. If the old way haven't work or give you that satisfaction why not try a different way? You are becoming someone who is willing to try a different way. Let go of the old way of doing things, that alway been done before and surrender to the calling of the moment. That quote, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. You realise that if you want different result you have to try a different ways. And you are finally willing to, you have healed your control issues. The outcome does not matter to you, in fact, you don't want to know, you want it to surprises you.

It is not easy to let go and try again but you are becoming some one who is willing to and chance it to see where your whims will lead you. The best story you read is alway the one that you can't predict so the best kind of life is the one where you can't quite predict either. The unknown used to scare you and in the past you have prepared preventative and steps to counter the unexpected, but now?, you are becoming someone who welcome it.

Signs: Pisces, Aries, Sagittarius, Sleeping Beauty, Snowboard, Snow, Firework, Vines of roses, 22, 13, Bird of paradise, The Alps mountain

Poems : Fireworks by @cant-find-my-name And I'm getting up from a hard fall You don't know what it's like to be At the bottom Because you alway stayed in the middle What goes up must come down What's down must shoot up And like Fireworks I'm shooting high There will be Exploding lights A grand finale Of what I'm capable of People will witness My Magnificent They can't miss it or undervalue it As it will shine Glorious like the sun Encompassing everyone

Songs : Spin The Wheel by Arcane and League of Legends

Go spin the wheel and see where it lands Join in the circus, stay for a dance, and Right when the war quiets down, ya strike up the band Keep marching on, my friends And do what you can

Wait 'til your brothers and your sisters, see where you been And if you loved the journey more than the end, go ahead Just turn that hourglass around and count to ten This ain't goodbye no more Nah, it just began

Aesthetic: You feel like unexpected fireworks, in the middle of the night quiet and unassuming. The slient is expected but then BOOM!, Bam!, goes the fires work out of no where. The sound caught you off guard but the light caught your eyes and you cannot look away. Whatever you were doing at that moment, you have to drop it and stared, transfixed on the Blooming of flowers/light in the sky. Your energy is mesmerising to other in a way of unexpectedness. The person watching doesn't want it to end, they want it to go on forever.

But all good things come to an end, you left an Unforgettable impression and people cannot denied the impact you have on their lives. Life changing impact. One moment you're here and the next, you're gone. Like a mirage or a wake up call from the Divines. Life is like going through darkness and then, an explosion of lights, you can't believe your eyes. Your energy is what people been waiting for their whole life, to witness, to feel, to BE. YOU ARE Becoming the Skyflower. The energy that awaken people to be in the moment, where ever they are in life, no one can miss when the fireworks goes off in the sky, but if people move too fast, or not pay enough attention, they might miss you altogether Pile 2. And it’s hard to come across your energy again.

☀️ 🍉 ☁️ 🌤️ You Are Loved ☀️ 🍉 ☁️ 🌤️

Pile 3: The Empress🪷🌱 Saviour

Dragons Oracle card -16. Destruction: Releasing Your Anger

Pile 3 who are you becoming is a Saint

Have you ever heard of that quote? You have to go through war in order to get peace. Or when a good man go to war?, or people don't know how much violent it took to be this soft. I'm not sure how it goes but, you are becoming someone people are hesitant to mess with. You have been through a lot Pile 3, my sympathies. People, circumstances, life has put you through a ringer but, who you are becoming is surprisingly not jaded. You are becoming ZEN. 'The Way of Zen' a book by Alans Watt is highly recommended here.

A lot of situation might have tested your patient, tested your demons, tested your self -worth. You might have gone through injustice, heartbreak and inequality, betrayal in someway, a lot actually. To the point of ridiculousness. You might have a victim mentality in the past, why me?, why did it have to alway be me?. You might have thought that you were unlucky as well. But who you are becoming is so beautiful. I'm seeing a lotus flower finally rising from the mud and blooming. You got passed the mud and layers of dirt, now, it is finally time to blossom into who you really are. I feel like who you are becoming is your Justice.

In the past, people might have tested your characters, baited you, tried to rile you up, persuaded you into doing things you will regret because they could not believe that you're this pure, this good. No matter what anyone told you Pile 3, you are pure, innocent and just a good person. All your anger and resentment is justified. Again that quote comes to mind, When good man goes to war, I don't know what the original context is but, in this context of the reading, something must have happened or someone must have done something so irrevocably bad that it got the most peaceful, the most kind person to take action. Which is YOU. I feel like it's not who you are becoming, it's more like, you have already become someone who is friends with their demons, most people are afraid of themselves without even knowing but,You have no fears. You have tamed a wild beast inside you and if someone come along poking your inner beast, they will quickly learn why it is not wise to wake a sleeping dragon.

Your masculine and feminine energy seem quite balance which is rare. You got the empress but you are someone who can be both nurturing but also protective of yourself at the same time. Divine Balance of energy, you can both defence and attack, you can play both roles. Maybe in the past people underestimated you and thought you are too soft, too sweet to hit back or stand up for yourself but not anymore. It's remind me of a character, Mel from Arcane, she is the wolf and the rabbit. You can be the prey and predator depending on the circumstances. You're not the victim of life anymore, you're a Multiplayers avatar. If this situation need a saviour you'll be one, if a villain is needed, you're not afraid to take on that role. If a Saint is called upon, Here you are. You have become a multifacets characters beyond the human limit and now a lot of darkness or energy will think twice before trying something.

It's not that you're becoming a target, it just natural for people to shoot down someone whose powerful. You are becoming someone who is so powerful, but it's not in a way that's obvious, it's in a way that, pardon my french, if you fuck around you'll find out how powerful Pile 3 is.

“Demons run when a good man goes to war Night will fall and drown the sun When a good man goes to war Friendship dies and true love lies Night will fall and the dark will rise When a good man goes to war Demons run, but count the cost The battle's won, but the child is lost”

― Steven Moffat

Signs: Camellia flowers, Lotus, Sun, Stature, Mary, red or purple roses, Griffin, Dragons, Red and orange, 33, 77

Poem : You Are Willing by @cant-find-my-name There's something special about you Do you know the Divine picked you? Your light is so bright Especially when you are surrounded by Darkness Your skin glow Like the gentle sunset kiss Your eyes shined throughout The Infinite knowledge of the universe It's never a hard decision for you To alway choose love You came here to serve You came here to stop the spreading of hate Of reigning illusion You know you have the will To create fate Of the earth and bring it To a higher position You have a God gift power To shift dimension You came to blessed Those who are willing You volunteered to lead The one that is open to heaven

Song : ZEN BY JENNIE

I tell 'em, "Down, now" On that energy, yes I am what you think about me Cross me, please I'ma keep it Z, Zen Presence, bless Money can't buy sixth sense

Aesthetic: You give the vibes of Gods/Goddesses. Something to be admired, worship, prayed to. Not to be cross or even look into your eyes. Bow your head and not accessible to just anyone, only the chosen people can be in your presence.Something sacred. The energy is like a shrine, a stature in the forest, claimed be nature, vines and flowers grown all over it but when you stumbled upon it you cannot helped but admire the beauty of the stature. It's feel ancient, old, and depending on how people appoarch you or the intentions, they either get bless or curse by it.

Picture a scene, a person went hiking but they got lost. it's getting dark and the sun is setting, they are tired and desperate to go home. They have been walking forever and suddenly, they fell down. They are about to give up but something made them look up and when they did, there you are. A lost shrine in the middle of a clearing, the last ray of sun light reflecting on the stature. The hiker couldn't believe their eyes. They got up and decided to pray to this beautiful stature in the middle of no where, and what do you know, they got rescue not long after. That is your vibes Pile 3. You give off saviour vibes when you want to, it's depend on the other person really on how you'll be.

☀️ 🍉 ☁️ 🌤️ You Are Loved ☀️ 🍉 ☁️ 🌤️

Pile 4: 7 of Wands💫🏆Winner

Dragons Oracle card -7. Effort: Conquering your demons

Pile 4 who you are becoming is a defender

Defender of your rights, your ideas, your innocence, yourself. If you had a hard time standing up for yourself before, who you are becoming is someone who won't hesitate to speak up and share your opinion. You will speak up when you have something to say,for example, asking more questions at interview. The person you are becoming is someone who ask a lot of questions, another example is, in a classroom if you don't understand something you won't hesitate to ask the teacher to explain again, mainly because you are eager to learn and want to get it correct.

You have no problem exercising your boundary, telling people "you are crossing one of my boundary right now", No means no. And it's not just with other people, it seem you are firm with yourself as well. Maybe in the past you were quite lenient and letting yourself get away with procrastination but not anymore. You will keep yourself accountable. I keep getting inner dialogue with this pile, maybe you do this a lot with yourself. Like giving yourself pep talk when nervous. "you can do this, we said we're going for a run let's go and do this’ keeping to your own promises.

Words of affirmation might be your love language, if not it would be beneficial to you a lot by hyping yourself up everyday in the mirror. Tell yourself you can do this, whatever your goal is. Tell yourself you are beautiful and lovable.Those positive affirmations will help fight the other negative voices. The only voice that you should listen to the most is your own, and your own voice will be full of love, praise and encouragement, not judgment or harshness. Pile 4 you might have internalised what others say to you and mistaken it for your own voice but who you are becoming is more discerning to who you're going to listen to from now on.

However, at the start it will feels like climbing a hill and whenever you're speaking up, your voice might feel like it's getting lost in the wind. But you are also becoming someone who’s not easily backing down. Someone who is persistent. It's like when someone ask you, what you did say?, in the past you might go ,never mind, but now, you have no problem repeating loud and clear about your opinion. You have been working on your throat chakra and it is paying off.

As well you are becoming someone who is perseverance, determined, and not easily giving up.Your tolererance towards achieving your goals is becoming master level. So if you want to learn a new skills or enter a course you have no problem finishing them. Sticking through to them. For example, you downloaded a new editing software and it's something you're never use before, but you want to start creating beautiful video. You are becoming someone whose is determine to learn and master the skills and get the result that you want. it's like you're not settling, you have a vision in mind and you will achieving it no matter what obstacle coming your way.

Unstoppable is the word, it also remind me of the chariot energy. You won't stop until you get the result you're looking for Pile 4. Whatever it is your efforts will pay off. if you haven't seen it, the result will come in the near future 7 weeks. For example, you will get the grade you aim for in a test, your studying will not be in vain. Your videos will turn out like you vision it, those long night watching tutorials videos on how to edit will pay off. I want to reassure you that your efforts will definitely pay off, it’s 2 plus 2 equal 4, straightforward equations, effort equal result. There will be no other variables to offset your result. You will make sure of it. It's giving athlete vibes, preparing to enter a competition. Have you ever heard of a natural born leader Pile 4?. You are a natural born WINNER. You are born to win.

Signs: Red, Red Dragons, Henry, Victoria, nail and hammer, cupid, fire, 777, 77, 17, gold medal, running track, Olympic

Poems : Rightful Seat by @cant-find-my-name It is not the one that the most gifted That win It's the one that fight the hardest The one that never give up You think you are special But you lack consistentcy The secret sauce is Hard work is key Victory is never guarantee Unless you fight until the very end If you think you got it handled From the start Then don't be surprise If you didn't win Cause table can be turned And the throne will not just be given It is a place you need to earn

Songs : Gods by New Jean

(’ey) This is what you came for Blood on the game ball Everybody dropping like rainfall (‘uh’) This is your moment Eyes on the pulpit, kid (I) think Church just opened

And they’re singing your praises la-la-la Screaming your name out la-la-loud One more step, you’re Immortal now, ‘cause

Aesthetic: it's giving a track runner participating in an Olympic vibes. You are so foucs on your goal but you are not naive to the journey cause you have trained yourself for it. In fact, you are confident and excited to put all your preparation, what you trained for, to the test. This time it's not a training session, your energy gives ‘this is the real deal’ vibes. This is a competition where there are winners and losers.

You are crunching down, ready, set, waiting to hear the bang of the gun. The voices of the crowd is muffled, you can only hear your own heart beat so loud, beating in anticipation. You are in position, and Bang!💥 it's go time. Your body shot forward reflectively without thinking cause you had done this a hundred times before. Your head is empty, your eye forward in front of you, you are in the ZONE. You have been running, you ran and you ran and when there's an obstacle in front of you, you jumped over it with no hesitation.

In your peripheral vision, you notice another runner next to you trying to catch up or trying to distract you, but you pay them no mind. The real competition is within yourself.Your breath is becoming quicker, it's getting harder to breathe, but suddenly coming into view is a red tapes in front of you. The sight alone pushes you to use the last of your energy to cross that line, even though for a while the road ahead seems to stretch on forever, never ending. But now you can see the end and victory is yours. From the moment you were born into this earth, you've won.

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[asofspades]

This is the first post of may to come regarding items from the LU boys adventures, particularly I want to talk about items o would love to see mentioned in fics

We're starting off with Legend because he has a ton of items:

From alttp:

- cane of Byrna (creates a magic shield around him)

- cane of Somaria (creates blocks/platforms)

- magic cape (makes him invisible and immune to enemies)

- golden bee (attacks monsters, this one is just hilarious)

- Ether, quake and bombs medallions (I just think they're neat)

From the oracle games:

- seeds

- rings

- roc's cape

-Magnet (this one makes more sense in regards to FS link technically being magnetic in the game)

From link's awakening:

- Magic rod (works like the fire rod in a way, I love that he just has a rod for everything)

From ALBW:

- Hint glasses (to see hint ghosts and they're just so funny)

- Sand rod

- Tornado rod (the potential is unmatched)

From Triforce Heroes:

- Fire gloves (I haven't played this game but why did no one tell me he has gloves that shoot fireballs and create a fire shield, his potential for arson or an item of his being stolen for arson has increased exponentially)

- Water rod (he does have a rod for everything)

Okay, now onto Twilight

- Ball and chain (the mayhem wild could cause if he knew Twi has that thing)

- water bombs (you're telling me twilight has bombs that work underwater and we haven't made a single fic regarding that yet)

- Dominion rod (I just think it's neat, and we've seen it in the comic but barely in fics)

- Spinner (I love the spinner, imagine just a fic about them being in a random dungeon and all they need to get out is for him to spin on it in a mechanism, it's hilarious)

Next one is Hyrule:

From LOZ1:

- Magical rod (he has one as well, or is it actually legend's 🤔)

- Raft (dude legit used this to cross rivers, imagine he just pulls it out of nowhere to cross one, crackfic possibilities are unlimited)

- Stepladder (same as with the raft)

From Adventure of Link:

- Handy glove (everyone has power gloves or bracelets, this dude has a glove specifically for smashing stone blocks in dungeons, just perfect)

- Cross (it's a regular cross only it reveals invisible enemies that look like spirits, definitely not religiously inspired at all 😂)

- Link dolls (they have both fun and creepy potential)

Now onto Sky:

- Mogma mitts (he can dig and go through underground tunnels)

- Hook beetle (I love it and I think it should be more used in fics, put some respect on its awesomeness)

- Gust bellows (it releases wind gusts, think of the possibilities for fun fics)

- Whip (he has a whip, that's it, he's the only one in the chain who has a whip, he can use it to grab things and activate mechanisms that are far from him)

- Fire shield earrings (he's impervious to high temperatures)

It's Time's turn:

From OOT:

- Megaton hammer (let him smash things please)

- Hover boots (he can hover over nothingness with those)

- Golden gauntlets (these are used to extract pillars from the ground and throw them down so they break, destruction potential unmatched)

- Shard of agony (it allows you to see secrets like passages or locations, and it does it by releasing a low sounding tune the closer you get, the creepiness potential is amazing but it's also really useful)

- Din's fire (he could join the arson club with this ability)

- Nayru's love (he's now protected from damage until his magic energy runs out)

From Majora's Mask:

- pictograph box (he and wind can be pictograph buddies)

- Bremen Mask

-Blast Mask (let him blow things up please)

- Bunny hood

- Keaton mask ( imagine he just randomly makes a Keaton spawn, answers the question and gets a heart container to heal someone)

- Mask of truth (I love it's potential but it's always eclipsed by the lense of truth)

- Stone mask (you put this on, and guards just ignore you, 10/10)

- Gibdo mask (imagine time just walking up and casually chatting with a Gibdo)

- Giants mask (as the name implies, he becomes a legit giant, only it does rely on the magic meter)

Next up is Wind:

From Wind Waker:

- Telescope (let the pirate use his telescope)

- Grappling hook (he's the only one that has one and that is in addition to a hookshot)

- Pictobox (let him take pics you cowards)

- Deku leaf (he can use it to glide like Wild's parasail, or to release wind gusts)

- Skull hammer (let my boy smash stuff)

-Bait bag (I'd kill for a fic where the chain witnesses Wind mind controlling a seagull please)

It's now Four's time:

From Minish cap:

- gust jar (suck in air, release gusts of air...)

-Cane of pacci (I've seen a fic I think appreciating it and I think we need to tal more about it, it flips things over, Four uses it in holes in the ground to get propelled upwards)

- Mole mitts (he can dig now)

- Roc's cape

From Four Swords:

- Magnetic glove (because they're magnetic apparently, it's hilarious)

- Hammer (let them smash things up)

From Four Swords Adventure:

- Bombos and Quake medallions (yes, he uses those two in this game, imagine him just seeing Legend pull one of them out and he's like "oh, I used those in one of my adventures" and Legend is now having an even bigger crisis regarding Four)

And finally Wild:

I just think we don't dive into the potential of the elemental weapons in BOTW, that's all, and the Sheika tablet cryonis is one of the least exploited in fics (as far as I've seen)

I've been informed Warriors does have weapons, I want to see him use the ball and chain or the hammer now

[zarvasace]

Pathfinder Chain 2.0

Masterpost

In which the LU boys are interpreted as having lived their lives and adventures in Golarion, as seen in Pathfinder 2e. Post/Mid-Godsrain. Will include art (mostly for character designs) and fic (specifically Febuwhump 2025.)

For some context in case you are unaware: Pathfinder is similar to Dungeons & Dragons, in which characters have numbers and you roll dice. It is generally played with a group of people each with their own character, but here I'm giving them all the numbers and using them as a basis for fic. It is a high-magic setting built on a foundation of Tolkien-inspired fantasy.

First appearance: Jan 8, 2025

Tag: #pathfinder chain (old designs use this tag, as well)

Previous Pathfinder Chain post, with old art.

Main fic series on AO3

Other works

Warriors frolicking art

Sky being adorable art

My previous Pathfinder Chain was made attempting to model the existing characters in the game as closely as possible, so we saw a lot of rangers and fighters and really only the one spellcaster (two, if we're counting Shadow.) These new character sheets have a different philosophy in mind, one that attempts to put the characters in the existing Pathfinder world and mesh their stories and gods with the lore. By that logic, there are more spellcasters, and I'm attempting to indulge the high-magic kitchen-sink god-bothered fantasy feel with these designs and stories. I'm very happy with them so far!! I'm planning to talk about the designs here, mostly, and reveal story details in fics.

In the update from 1.0 to 2.0, some of my decisions about ancestry and class changed, but plenty stayed the same. I've actually created character sheets this time, however, so I'm very excited to talk at length about those. :) For anyone interested in learning more about my choices, asks are open, and so is 2e.aonprd.com, the free, licensed online database of Pathfinder rules. I’m using Free Archetype and they’re all level 5.

Without further ado, may I happily present my second-version Pathfinder Chain, to be updated as I complete details and show you all the art that I'm working on!—

Four - halfling aiuvarin, artisan, thief rogue, ancestors oracle

Hyrule - sprite ganzi, nomad, phoenix bloodline sorceror, living vessel

Legend - elf beastkin, free spirit, thaumaturge (wand/weapon), sleepwalker

Sky - songbird strix, chosen one, exemplar, fighter

Time - human changeling, feybound, warrior muse bard, chronoskimmer

Twilight - awakened wolf, farmhand, untamed order druid, curse maelstrom

Warriors - keen-venom vishkanya, guard, commander, medic

Wild - human duskwalker, amnesiac, dragon instinct barbarian, wandering chef

Wind - azarketi sylph, sailor, rascal swashbuckler, air kineticist

All intro posts complete as of 1/15/25

[talonabraxas]

“The fool is the precursor to the savior.” ― Carl Jung

Atu 0 - The Fool Talon Abraxas

Acting as an aggressive agent of dissolution, the fool breaks down the distinctions between folly and wisdom, life and art. When he is really successful, he breaks this barrier for us, his observers, as well, so that we too can inhabit for a moment a no man's land between the worlds of what is and what might be. He draws out our latent folly and, by our recognition of it, we are freed to follow the fool into a chaos of possible new beginnings. The genius of the fool, his ability to make us believe that he can divert the evil eye, draw us away from pain and outwit the intolerable tyranny of worldly circumstances is contingent upon his continual tendency to invert, dissolve and ever play the wild card. Like the final enigma of the tarot, he plays the part of the zero that can become any number at all. He is unnumbered and unplaced, his many-coloured costume symbolizing the multiple and incoherent influences to which he is subject. But he walks in the mountainous heights where one may not know what is going on in the world below yet receive glimpses of visions glittering beyond ordinary men's dreams. The fool as a prophet or seer is a soothsayer without a temple, a lunatic or, perhaps, an oracle. In the ancient Semitic and Celtic traditions they were often considered possessed men who used verbal arrows to do war against established and complacent forms. The Sha 'ir of Islam, the kahin 'ar arraf, all were believed inspired by jinns in ways similar to the Irish fill or the Teutonic thul. They were fauns who spoke as mouthpieces of the spirits and often appeared bumbling in their varying conditions, as did Parsifal, who was called the Pure Fool. During the Christian era mystics continued to speak and behave in ways often outside the understanding of society. As 'fools of god' they pursued their own peculiar path after the fashion of St. Paul before them. Inspired by the intense abandonment of worldly reason demonstrated by Francis of Assisi, Franciscans liked to call themselves Fools of the World (Mundi Moriones) and deliberately wore the pointed cap of the fool. Russian holy fools walked with heavy chains about their naked bodies from village to village, railing against every injustice. They sometimes froze and starved and often ridiculed the church but no one doubted that they were on fire with a love of God. In fact, the God-intoxicated individual has often been thought a fool by ordinary people because he does nothing to protect himself or further his own interests. Thus Prince Myshkin, Dostoievski's Idiot, was taken to be a fool by those around him simply because he was incapable of understanding their mixed motives. With the mystic fool, the higher mind can take possession precisely because the lower mind is inactive. With the psychic fool, glimpses of truth may often be revealed as he reacts to the changing forces whirling around him. But he is an erratic seer, a pawn capable of being possessed by any sort of entity as he revolves in his desperately madcap dance through life.

The aura of mysticism adhered to even the psychic fool, however, and it is significant that only when belief in the divinity associated with kings began to break down did the fool cease to have a deeper raison d'être in society. As men increasingly sought dignity and respectability in worldly contexts instead of a place in cosmic law, the fool became lost in the comedian, the harlequin of the stage and the clown of folk fairs and circuses. This was a great loss to the world, for together the king and the fool had represented solar and lunar dynasties or races among men. However imperfectly, the king had ruled as the sun rules the solar system and the fool had acted as his fluctuating check against over-concretization. Like the tarot Fool whose tunic bears the crescent moon, the king's idiot ever moved towards the edge of chaos, dragging with him a court otherwise too complacent, too prone to blind and self-serving rationalizations. The solar king symbolizing Manas in the world had, from the time of Rama, fallen from the heights of manasic righteousness into increasingly lower manasic blindness, but the true and natural fool never possessed such worldly reason. Informed either by mystical visions, madness or possessing spirits, he looked on the machinations of the lower mind as though through a window from the outside. He leavened the lump of man-made order, which always threatened to get too hard, and acted as a living link between men and gods. In Shakespeare's King Lear the fool's role seems to exist to emphasize one strange and tragic instance where the positions of the fool and the king are reversed. The king, in his foolishness, acts to dissolve the order of things by turning over his kingdom to his daughters and placing himself in the position of their childlike dependant. This act of folly unleashes powerful forces of good and evil which pour forth in exaggerated form through the important characters in the play. Lear's fool, being a man devoid of worldly wisdom, has the wisdom to see how the worldly are fools. In response to his master's ill-conceived action, he jokes and sings his silly songs and tries, in his grief, to expose the nature of the folly. The great evil expressed through two of the king's daughters results from the inversion whereby they both embrace the adage "Evil be thou my Good." Embracing this, reason cannot reach them. It cannot prove them wrong in itself. This perverse assertion that love and fellow-feeling are foolish can only be reinverted by the fool, who says, "Folly (love) be thou my wisdom." The breaking of blood ties and the denial of love are so abnormal as to suggest a great convulsion of the natural order of things, and when Lear finally becomes aware of the inhumanness of Goneril's heart, his wits begin to lose their bearings. As his madness sets in, his sympathy and vision expand, inspiring his fool to comment, "Thou woulds't make a good fool." And, indeed, having hit the bottom, having lost his place in society as well as everything else, he has become the fool. He comes to see clearly that "When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools."

The fool is the unbinder of man's slavery to the lower mind and the creator of freedom, but it is unwise to try prematurely to play his part. Lear seems to have indulged a whimsical but also egotistical fancy in thinking that he understood the consequences he was about to reap from his grandiose gesture. Far from understanding the true character of those around him, he had equally little understanding of himself or his responsibility in the world. By playing the fool, he was catapulted into madness rather than into a state of visionary wisdom. In dissolving his kingship, he cut away the raft of manasic control which could have seen him safely to the other side of chaos and onto the shore of true spiritual perception. He had plunged himself into the state of the most pathetic and witlessly dependent of fools. In a similar manner, the disciple who struggles along the path towards spiritual enlightenment encounters the same dangerous possible miscalculation. Though in essence a king possessing the germ of divinely endowed intelligence, such a seeker may fail to realize the importance of engendering within himself the rule of the true philosopher. He may free himself from the limitations of worldly identity and position only to cast himself into a turbulent psychic sea. The old myth of Zeus and the philosopher can, if properly interpreted, assist an aspirant to avoid such a pitfall. For the philosopher who had wished to be made a fool among fools was a truly wise man and had the wits to realize that he could shed his wisdom upon his fellow mortals best disguised as a fool.

Who knows how many wise men there are amongst us who pass thus disguised! How many souls have chosen in this or in past lives to forfeit respectability and position in order to work out some line of deeper truth while appearing the simpleton to others? Can we distinguish them from the witless fools whose appearance they share? Along the sidewalks and country lanes of the world walk legions of fools lacking in divine madness. Dull, with confusion swamping their minds, they are prey to cunning spirits or the grief of uncomprehended loss. Perhaps lives ago, perhaps even more recently, they abdicated their crown of manasic responsibility and tried to play the child, the freebooter, the unwise fool. These are not the truth-tellers nor do they have the ability to deflect or neutralize the evil eye. The only dissolution they accomplish is wreaked upon the feeble order of their own minds, which skitter and threaten to break away entirely from their souls. The mystic Fool of God sees them upon the stage of life and knows them for what they are. He sees too the other fools, the buffoon playing at playing the fool, the priest playing at truth, the king playing at God. He sees, and yet he too is a fool, self-chosen in some life. For he knows his foolishness and is willing to abandon all concern for the opinions of men in order to become a better vehicle of his higher vision, his divine madness. He is a fool but also a philosopher-king. He is in control and yet pierces and dissolves the facades of control imprisoning the lower mind. He is chaos threatening the lower orders and sweeping like a peal of compassionate laughter through the hearts of weary humanity. Oh welcome him, the seer, the unexpected visionary with matted locks or fool's cap! Welcome him when he comes!

[chained-spirits]

ORACLE AND MARIN ORACLE AND MARIN

Apologies for the poor quality, I drew this on an online whiteboard

I wanna clean it up in procreate at some point

[thenmichael]

Some Oracle dark world doodles from school

I never ac try in sketchbooks, and I'm ac pleased with how this turned out !

Close ups ⤵️

[weepingtalecowboy]

Legend has the bun instincts (that isn’t good)

@livmightlive (sorry but this didn’t fit in the comment lol )

Fanfic prompt: I love the idea of legend and twilight having instincts from their animal forms

The dark form is a literal representation of the person where the twilight curse just happened to make link a wolf because of the triforce and not a spirit as it did with the npcs

But I couldn’t help myself because it made me think just how bad can their instincts get

I think it is mostly just the symbolism of a cannibalistic rabbit

The rabbit is often seen as a symbol of innocence and people find them cute and consider them tiny lil fluffs

But rabbits are genuinely nasty pieces of shit and well known for cannibalism and mutilating each other (eating each other’s kits ,chopping off dicks , or ripping off ears, a rabbit paw has completely different meaning in this one)

And I just want to say… a rabbit is a very dangerous and very scary animal if it was a person with the skills of one)

If we talk instincts it would be more realistic if legend was a crazy violence driven maniac because rabbits instinctively want to hurt each other

As they are very territorial the rabbit will often be aggressive towards the rest of the fluffle (and he is a hylian, so what does it mean for the chain)

(it is an evolutionary trait that presumably evolved because rabbits compete for food often and the aggressive behavior would make the competition more likely to perish)

Rabbit teeth can easily bite off fingers and rip out chunks of meat from your body as they are very sharp in one place like scissors

A stressed rabbit is a danger (and legend is always stressed so there is that) as it increases their chances of survival

Further more canonically legend murdered at least ten of his uncle’s friends (the boss fights are mandatory you need the items)

And probably at least a dozen knights (I once killed over 348 because they keep respawning and I was actively hunting those lil guys)

All of them who were sons and relatives, fathers and loved by someone

While it was a fight for survival he knew they all were just innocent men trying to protect the kingdom being simply cursed not in control of their actions

But as it came to his or their life he choose himself above all others (like the rabbit he is)

Even people he knew since he was little he killed when they posed a threat

If we use blind it gets even scarier because blind is a boss that takes the appearance of the one you love the most

Yet link killed his uncle's appearance while it begged and pleaded that he would stop (that fight in four sword palace is mental)

He killed the owner of the four sword afterwards as well

His wish was to undo the damage that ganon caused …,

But would that wish include the men dead by his hand ?

Or do hundreds of men stayed dead by his hands

I like to think that legend doesn’t regret his own continued existence

Perhaps if he could have the chance to redo his actions he would do so again if necessary

Legend the type of guy who you want to keep fed or risk getting cannibalized (the only and last time that the chain made that mistake)

When he was teasing wars the knight should have been glad that legend wasn’t Pulling out a fucking gun (which he canonically has since the oracle adventures)

Even if it ain’t personal it’s just survival instinct

[lullabyalikpoptarot]

Jungkook's Career Reading

Now time for the last member for BTS' career reading. I would leave it to Jungkook to give me some intensity here, so some promising cards, but there is some darkness here too.

So, we start with the Pluto energy. I was surprised to get this, but I really shouldn't be though. This card usually just gives me that there is some old stuck, murky energy that needs to be released. The color is very murky, can't think of anything else. So, he may need to remove some dark energy or toxicity out of his life regarding his career. There is a lot of dark shadows around him when it comes to his career. I am hearing Come Clean by Hilary Duff. He's got to work on clearing this energy.

Now, we got to the 5 of Pentacles, the first word that I noticed was the Darkside of money. I feel this may relate to him somehow and if you read his perspective reading. You may know what I am referring to, because I am being pulled to that reading. He may also feel neglected, left out, not sure he feels he has much support when it comes to his career or maybe this is how he feels right now that he is in the Military. He might be in a doom and gloom energy right now. But the 5 of Pentacles isn't about emotions. It is about maybe not feeling safe and comfortable at the moment, and he may now feel that way regarding his career as well.

Now, with this Angel card. I can see this as he does have a lot of angelic support and guidance around him. I also see this as him being a gentle soul and very caring towards others and wanting to support and protect others, maybe this is others in the industry.

With this Addict card, the imagery here speaks to me. He wants to push away any negativity that may come from the industry and try to fight and resist temptation, not sure what that is, but that popped up. I am not sure if he has any addictions, but he tries not to fall prey to it, or any patterns this industry tries to cultivate in him.

Now, I see promising things for him with the Tarot cards. I can see the world card as he does have global appeal, and he can impact the world with his art and music. I can still see him doing that once he is out. I feel there is a lot of music he wants to create. He wants to explore and try new things and expand himself. I see an adventurous and rebellious nature to him as well. I see that in his music already, so there will be more of that. I see him trying to visualize what he plans to do.

I do see a lot of stress, worries and sleepless nights with him. I wonder if there is some sort of bullying with him. There is a sense he could be taunted by others or just taunted by the past. I am not sure if this is the Miliary or the industry, but I am asking about his career, but current energy sometimes seeps through my readings.

Now, it is interesting that the devil card was exactly behind this 6 of Wands when I pulled the card out, which gives me there is something darker and more sinister to his success and rise to fame that is hiding behind all the glitz and glam, not liking that, but this goes along with my perspective reading. There are chains that comes with success for him. It isn't all that it seems.

I am not really understanding this false assumption card here. This card is urging him to let go of a need to be right and making false assumptions. Now, maybe he is prone to do that and maybe he is making things worse than what it is, but I don't get that impression from the cards or his energy. I was looking at the cards for some answer to this and the keyword on one of the cards says, "a sense of lack in life." I think that could be it. He may feel he has nothing in life, but he actually has an abundance of things. If he starts to look at what he has rather than what he doesn't have. He may start to feel better about himself and his situation. He may just focus on the downsides, which can lead him into misery.

Now, to the final cards, Peacock spirit, one of my favorite cards in this oracle. It is time to let himself shine and show his true colors. To allow his talents to flourish. To use the spotlight in a beneficial way, that can help him and others. Once he gets out of the Military. I feel this is something he may or should do. He also has the ability of communicating to the masses and shedding light on some things as well, not sure what that is exactly, just go with the messages I get.

So, yeah, I do see some downsides here, but I can also see some positive things happening for him as well. Once he is able to transform all that negative energy to something far greater and more positive in his life. It is time for him to leave that negative energy behind him. I am wishing him all the best. Another interesting reading from him. Now time to get to their love readings after this. It was a fun journey regarding all their career readings.

I also find it interesting that I don't feel anything with his energy, like no blockers/protections or anything with the type of messaging he gives me, but for others I do, and I don't see their readings as dark as his. That confuses me sometimes, like why some and not others, not sure how that works. Anyway, always enjoy getting to know more of his story from my interpretation. No facts. I find his story interesting.

[aliciavance4228]

Never really got this part about the myth of Perseus and Andromeda, so if you know more about the historical/cultural context of that scene I will be glad.

So we know that after the Oracle told Cepheus that Andromeda must be sacrificed to Cetus she was chained to a rock, right? The thing is, she was also stripped naked, for reasons ancient poets didn't care to explain. At first you would be like: "Well, maybe this was a religious/cultural thing when it came to human sacrifices, right?" I haven't managed to find any source that states that, and we never really see any other human sacrifices from Greek Mythology (Iphigenia, the Coronides etc.) being stripped naked. Not to mention that Andromeda was embarrassed at first when Perseus saw her like that.

Why was she naked in the first place? So that Cetus won't choke himself with her clothes? Because her mother claimed that she's more beautiful than the nereids and by beauty she ment her body as well and it's some sort of an association?

I know that this is rather a modern idea, but removing someone's clothes can be perceived as a form of humiliation, since you're putting someone in a posture of vulnerability. Even in the previous century there were a lot of cases of people being stripped naked during interrogations for this reason. Men were asked to take off their clothes in order to break their spirit by not being in control, whereas women usually had their clothes cut or torn off.

Honestly, at this point I'm wondering why were Andromeda's parents surprised by the fact that she wanted to go with the guy who saved her rather than remain with them in Aethiopia in the first place.

[sukunaslilgurl]

Now we are free - Epilogue

Long ago, in the heart of Rome, a city of grandeur and cruelty, where gladiators fought to the death for the entertainment of the higher class, a legend was born. Among the countless slaves forced into the arena, one name stood above all others: Sukuna, the King of Demons.

Towering over his enemies, Sukuna was a man of unparalleled strength and skill. His body was a tapestry of black tattoos, mysterious and ancient, etched deep into his muscular frame. They glowed faintly under the blazing sun, a testament to the curse—or gift—that made him more than mortal. He was unstoppable, feared by men, admired by women, and hated by the elite who could not control him.

Hundreds of battles passed, and Sukuna remained undefeated. His sword was an extension of his will, his hands capable of snapping necks and breaking shields with ease. The arena was his kingdom, the blood-soaked sands his throne. But despite his fame, Sukuna was not free. He was a slave, bound in chains both physical and metaphysical.

Yet, deep in his crimson eyes burned a fire of defiance. He was not just a man, but a demon, a fallen being who had once ruled with malice and power. Rome thought they had tamed him, made him their weapon, but Sukuna was biding his time.

In the shadows of the Colosseum, amid the whispers of rebellion and hope, there was another presence—a woman. Irene, a healer and oracle, known for her unparalleled beauty and unmatched wisdom. She was not of Roman blood but a captive from the East, taken for her mystical abilities. Irene was different from the others. She saw Sukuna not as a beast or a weapon but as a man—a man burdened with a dark past and an unyielding will.

Their paths crossed when Sukuna was gravely wounded in a battle against ten of the fiercest gladiators Rome had ever seen. Left for dead in the dungeons beneath the arena, it was Irene who tended to him. Her touch was gentle yet firm, her presence soothing yet commanding.

“You are not meant to die here, Sukuna,” she whispered, her voice like a balm to his restless soul. “The chains that bind you are not eternal. Rise, and claim your destiny.”

Sukuna’s eyes met hers, and for the first time in centuries, he felt something other than anger—he felt hope.

As days turned into weeks, their bond grew. Irene’s wisdom tempered Sukuna’s rage, and Sukuna’s strength gave Irene the courage to defy the empire that enslaved them both. Together, they plotted not just their escape but the downfall of those who had taken their freedom.

The legend of Sukuna and Irene began in blood and fire, but their story would transcend the sands of the arena and echo through the ages—a tale of rebellion, love, and the indomitable spirit of two souls who refused to be broken.

Rome had forged a monster, but in Irene, Sukuna found his humanity. Together, they would become unstoppable.