#essjay

[canisnocturna]

ok all caste rewrite. bc i've had it on my mind for a while. insanely long post (for me at least) so strap in if you care and skim politely if you don't. this took way too long.

i must preface by saying, i have not fully read rhato 2011, i absolutely hate scott lobdell, so if anything here is totally wrong relating to that, my bad, i tried my best to incorporate stuff from canon. ALSO i do not know shit about spirituality irl, this is a fictional philosophy, okay? okay.

my all caste is very soul magic focused, this type of magic is wielded by all caste and i think its very insinuated this is the main type of magic used and that their magic/work/training focuses on soul related things.

this is how dc fandom wiki defines soul magic:

"A type of magic that is powered by the souls of others; it allows its user to view one's aura, manipulate the soul to reveal knowledge within another, steal the powers of others, and recharge mana by grazing through other's souls. The Faust family line are notable practitioner, as it requires a user to have either no soul or a tattered soul and to be demonically empowered to cast."

but i'm going to redefine some things. these are MY definitions/revisions of these concepts/things, as stated before, they are not going to align perfectly with the comics/canon. "oh but you said that as a statement/the truth when it's not in dc canon", it is true, in my rewrite.

for soul magic, let's talk about the last part. i'd argue that jason has a "tattered soul" and essence has no soul, but neither is "demonically empowered", so scratch that off the criteria. "oh but what about all the other all-caste members?", let's say that to have a somewhat pure soul, your soul must be somewhat tattered. therefore any one who is cleansed, trained by the all-caste, and uses soul magic, must have a tattered soul. tattered ≠ corrupt. tattered = damaged/having had experienced hardships.

purity and evilness/corruption - a measurement of someone's soul/aura based off their actions, the effects of the actions, and mildly the intentions behind them. (think the points system in the good place, but like, slightly less flawed lol.)

here's a visual representation of some of these things as i feel i do not have the skills to properly verbalize how i visualize it:

^ related to this; being fully on one side of the spectrum does not mean one cannot have "evil" or "pure" aspects. additionally, being "fully corrupted" and "fully pure" does not necessarily mean they are untitled or all-caste, or that they have touched the absolute evil or cleansing.

the cleansing - opposite to absolute evil. a powerful "water" that can cleanse the souls of those who are not (fully) corrupted. if someone's soul is too corrupt or has touched the absolute evil, the cleansing kills them.

absolute evil - deriving from the well of sins. opposite to the cleansing. a powerful "water" that can corrupt the souls of those who are not (somewhat) pure. if someone's soul is too pure or has been cleansed, the absolute evil kills them.

the untitled - ancient evil race, of essentially demons, descending from eight siblings who touched the absolute evil. they take positions of power to lure people in and corrupt their souls.

all-caste - ancient cult of warrior monks created by the ninth sibling, ducra, who resisted the absolute evil and found the cleansing. cleanses people and then trains them to take down the untitled. members also train to have omniscience.

omniscience - (the "all" in all-caste.) the ability to see the future, past, and present all at once, specifically in regards to aura/souls. they can see how corrupt or pure someone has been, will be, and is. this helps members find the untitled amongst regular people. those who have this also tend to be colder and drier as they see much corrut

all-mother - the leader of the all-caste. possesses the ability to read anyone's soul/aura and determine whether or not they can be cleansed (or corrupted). gains the knowledge of members once they die. formerly ducra, would be essence but she technically refused the title, although she attempted to rebuild the all-caste after they were slain and before she was trapped in the blood blades.

all-daughter / the first daughter - essence. the first daughter and the heir to the all-caste. will gain all of the power and knowledge of the all-mother (and thus all deceased members) in the event she is killed.

the chosen / the last son - jason todd. the one prophesied to take over the all-caste when ducra died, originally thought to be essence by most until jason rolled around.

chamber of all - a magical space that apparently has a gateway to hell and the past?—really could not find a solid definition for this. help.

acres of all - a land within Tibetan mountains that is the home of the all-caste. surrounds/built around the chamber of all and the cleansing waters.

all-blades - a weapon made of the physical manifestation of one's soul. classically conjured into blades (hence the name), though can be conjured as other weapons as technology advances. kills the untitled/those with fully corrupt souls, cannot harm anyone who is not fully corrupted. held by jason todd.

blood blades - a weapon made from of the blood of the holder. same as above; can be conjured as any weapon but typically blades. traps the untitled/those with fully corrupted souls, cannot harm the pure—if one does, they themselves are trapped inside. held by essence/isabel ardila.

(all doesn't look like a real word anymore...)

personally, i think defining good and evil like this is so silly, but for a fictional little world, it's okay.

also i added that the blades can be made into other weapons bc i think the idea of jason using guns with all-blade/soul manifestation bullets is the most peak thing ever!!!!! if you take any concept away from this, let it be that!

okay. moving on to ducra and essence.

who is ducra? the all-mother. an ancient magic user who was extremely corruptible (in that middle circle of our spectrum), but cleansed herself of evil. completely omniscient. currently deceased, but her soul is present in the acres of all and can communicate with her daughter.

who is essence? the last daughter. an ancient being with no soul. she was originally born as a real girl, where she witnessed her aunts/uncles touch the absolute evil. has been continually remade by her mother using the shadows (think god making adam out of clay). NON-HUMAN (fuck you rh:o for calling her human). is technically the leader of the remaining all-caste, however has not trained anyone yet and likely will not for a while. currently bound to the blood blades and isabel ardila.

i wrote the above after the below, so below is explaining/elaborating on some of the above:

-> so, i've questioned, is essence supposed to be about the same age as jason ? i always think it's kind of weird that she's supposed to be ancient and he's like, mentally fifteen.

i've seen it done as ducra and essence endlessly giving birth to each other, and that's fine. i'm not sure if it's canon but idc. my idea is that ducra continuously recreates essence (using the shadows of course) and does not allow her to have the memories of her former selves, so that she can learn knew things each new life and study different areas—and also so ducra can teach and tell her selective things and information. this would make sense as essence would be 17/18 when her and jason, ahem, begin their relationship. but then when ducra dies, essence gains the knowledge of all of her former lives, and all of the all-caste, and essentially becomes thousands of years old mentally. thus there is no weird age difference when they initially hook up.

-> i'm also totally not sure on whether ducra is dead or not??? rhato2011 claims her and the rest of the all-caste were killed, but red hood: outlaw features her and another all-caste member. essence also sees them as force ghost type things. let's say (mildly based off very vague canon) the force ghost thing is the last manifestation of their soul/magic. ducra had a lot so hers can stick around for a long time.

additional info, some important, some not:

-> the all caste, specifically ducra, is extremely puritanical, for a buttload of reasons and with a buttload of causes:

the untitled basically breed like crazy, so sex is viewed as an evil/untitled act. ducra perpetuates this by using the shadows to rebirth essence instead of actually rebirthing her (although given the fact that ducra is ancient i don't think that would be biologically possible anyway).

the absolute evil and the cleansing must touch bare skin to work, so nudity/being unclothed is viewed as extremely weak and dangerous because you are allowing yourself to possibly be exposed to the absolute evil. it is only allowed when you are being cleansed (and obviously changing showering etc, but that is done in private quarters).

this is why the all-caste monks wear the layers they do (actual buddhists monks do wear robes to cover such things, as well as for practical reasons like the cold etc). essence wore layers while training and once exiled donned the full black body suit.

-> related to above, my ducra & all caste are not meant to be the best people ever. they are intended to be morally flawed. she is meant to parallel bruce in that her "mission" is extremely important and kind of goes above anything else.

-> i want to say that the acres of all are immune to omniscience and anything that happens within them is not known to everyone else. but this is iffy because i mostly like the idea because i want jason and essence's relationship to be a secret for most of it (not sure if that's canon or not).

-> while training, bruce was offered to train the all-caste/ducra but once told about the cleansing, he refused. he was worried that the cleansing would kill him because he was too corrupt.

ask questions, give suggestions, and give constructive feedback. this is all for fun but my goodness ive put so much thought into it. its three am and this hasn't been proofread so ill fix it up later.

i'm going to make a few posts relating to all of this; at LEAST, one with visuals of how i view everything, and one going in depth on jason and essence's relationship in my revision. i might also write some fics based off this au/revision.

jayessence sequel post

some posts that partially inspired/helped the creation of this one: what-ifs @moon-ayyye , talking about essence @spiritsglade , these reblogs and replies @autisticrosewilson , + some others that i can't find :( and literally anyone who has ever posted about the all caste on here because i've read so many posts.

[dippedanddripped]

Tailor Briann - What's Your Fantasy ft. EssJay TheAfrocentricRatchet (Official Video)

[infinitystation]

why are people always so condescending when they’re defending someone

[vwarlordvwanderlust-blog]

((someone who follows me: dni if you're an sjw

me, a known queer woman: ?????????))

[maneaterwithtail]

Ronaldo Fryman Companion on Jumpchain

This started a bit ago.

First

WHAT IS JUMPCHAIN

Writing prompt meets rp. Common idea is a benign being aids someone to world jump every ten years getting g a cheat skilland new life each time

A serial isekai. You can choose to just drop in or awaken in a lifetime complete with memories but every origin comes with advantages and disadvantages. Moreover the cheat skils are on a budget and if die sent home, possibly emptyhanded

Famous jumpchains, for value there of, are essjay, companion chronicles and Five seasons is all you get

The most accessible community, to me, is r/jumpchain though practice originated in 4chan /tg

______

Haven't completely written mine out but collected pieces and started some outlines and builds.

Currently commissioning a take on this old guy, jumpers get weird over time, going to SU to be human tutor...and to attempt pick up Greg Universe nee Demayo

This not work out and while help Steven connect with mankind more his breakdown is coming. But find get along well with Ronaldo Fryman. Helping mollify his worst but enable dreams in best way.

Now seeking to see that development to fruition.

Ambitious but @rickleone done miracles with my half-formed ideas before. He made the beetle knight the treasure it is.

Ronaldo development outline ideas

So what this look like we'll make so far

Getting refined

With help like Puref for making collages

Check in on developments

Other ideas include Wreck-it Ralph if fused with clones at end of movie

@kapitein-oranghien-29 who being worked ragged in museum, farm, and school. Well wishes.

ETA: ENJOY finished product

Redeemed genjuro of flame of recca

Ninja pirate fairy sniper Unc Nunkie and Koku by Rodeoart

Not to be confused with Rodeodraws in China who made Cyborg Coop with his two wives Mary and Susan Test

Harem guard Wilson Fisk

Work by @fkingtdrawings who needs 1200U$D by December 5th for eye surgery. Please consider support

Who can turn into aquatic and beast forms

Thanks to @rickleone again and creature designer MadlyFluffy

[gothic-architecture]

Interior of the Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

(Essjay)

[lxsusnxturae-a]

She feels like she's going to be sick, which was funny, since she didn't currently have any of her digestive text left for the sick to actually come from. It's at this point she regrets not bringing the little package from her fridge, can't help but think of how much faster the hp Lee in her torso would be closing off she was full.

Watches Jean from her position on the ground, watches the man more carefully. His hand twitches toward the gun, manages to wrap his fingers around it before he is stopped by Alice's voice.

"If you touch her," The words are a challenge to get out, blood gurgling in her throat as she speaks, "I'll rip your fucking face off." There's no threat to her tone, just the cold matter-of-factness of someone who knows they can deliver on the statement. It doesn't deter him.

His foot is kicking into Jeans abdomen within a second, with enough force to crack ribs and send the Agent sprawling onto the floor. Alice heard the way her head connects with the concrete, a solid thunk that can only lead to unconsciousness. In a way, she's glad.

"Shouldn't of done that." Slowly, she pushed to her seat. "See, the only reason I was holding cm was because I didn't want my subordinate to see me do this." Crouches for a moment before launching herself forwards, hands gripping his shoulders and sending them both to the floor. She gets a few solid strikes in, teeth sinking into the skin of his shoulder just before he kicks her away. Repositions her body in the air, sliding across the concrete on her knees and comes to a stop just next to Jean.

"Disgusting." Hand wipes across her mouth, smearing the mans blood across her cheek. There's no remnant of humanity in her, no semblance of her more pleasant self. Won't admit it feels nice, to not have to pretend all the time, to not have to worry about making sure she's reacting appropriately. Admitting that would just solidify the fact that she was a monster. "Tastes like rotting fish left out in the sun."

le-coureur

She nods, “Keep it need to know then,” she respects the clearance system, doesn’t like it but understands why it’s in place. Something’s happening. She assures herself that if it’s alien or supernatural she’ll be debriefed when they got back to HQ. She takes a moment to look at the red spikes, look like something out of a horror movie, but then again so do a lot of the thing’s she’s seen.

She’s still fiddling with the lock when she hear’s the one in Alice’s hand snap. They’re brittle but she can’t understand how Alice managed so quickly.

“If I can avoid it I will,”

The lock finally broke when she twisted her knife into the keyhole and pulled. The people inside looked sluggish, desperate, and malnourished. Jean took the hand of one woman and helped her to her feet.

“They need medical attention.”

“There’s a med kit on the jet, I’ll try and treat the bad ones until we can get some medics over here.” Does her best to look gentle to the prisoners, her face soft and comforting and she knows they can see the same malice in her eyes that their kidnappers had. Manages to lead those who can walk out of the cage, going slow and steady in case they collapsed. 

Getting them all out was easier than Alice had expected, and she can’t help but feel like everything was about to go so incredibly wrong. She checks back over her shoulder, constantly listening for the sound of Jeans breathing, doing her best to not go absolutely crazy with paranoia as the two guide the 7 remaining humans who hadn’t already died. But they’re close to the quinjet, and Alice allows herself some semblance of calm. 

“Wonderful to see you again, Akaryu.” The man who had just sauntered so casually in front of their party, sickly sweet smile as he pauses in the centre of the corridor to stare towards the half-Ghoul. “Or, have you changed your name again? Joined another club, I see - how long do you think it is until they kick you out?” 

As soon as the voice met her ears, the teens stomach had dropped, and she had dropped down into the defensive on pure instinct alone. Can hear the way Jean’s breathing has hitched, just for a moment, but doesn’t dare turn away to check if she was okay. “It’s Alice.” Voice drops low, a warning clear in her tone, and she has to bite back a growl. 

[pinkargylesweater]

Their bio was "you're going to get triggered" Mind you don't cut yourself on that edge my guy.

[canisnocturna]

okay my jayessence post because they're actually so tragic. sequel to this post.

another preface: in my u, jason came to the all-caste in the lost days arc (right before issue 6 probably) as a final attempt from talia to get him to see the light basically (and ya know, not go through w utrh and killing more people). plus she knew he wouldn't be able to kill his teachers.

okay so basically. jason is brought into the all caste and absolutely no one likes him. ducra barely tolerates him. why the hell would the all-mother attempt to train a human? a human who has killed people??

he survives the cleansing and they only hate him more. they all see this homocidal human and think, this is everything the all-caste is against, the evilness of modern humanity. it goes against the traditional teachings of purity in the all caste.

essence hates him too, but it's more of a rivalary thing. her mother seems to believe in HIM more than she believes in essence, in HIS goodness, but not essence's. essence hates that, but she's also totally intrigued by this human boy.

when he begins training, she basically tutors him. they begin to talk and spend more time together, she is basically the only person in the all caste that tolerates him (apart from ducra). they bond over their relationships with their parents, being prodigies, and other things like rebirth (her being reincarnated constantly and him being brought back to life).

they begin a romantic and sexual relationship, but due to all castes puritanism, it is strictly forbidden and therefore secret. jason is also seen as ducra's son because she treats him like her own child, thus most people see jason and essence as adopted siblings (obviously they're not but they can't deny it because that would mean admitting they were in a relationship) (this comes from rh:o and that all caste member referring to them as step siblings)

to me, their relationship is very intimate. they're each others first everything. they understand each other in ways they never thought they'd be understood.

anyway, they're extremely close and essence starts to realize that she wants more out of life than just training. she hears about the world outside of the caste, and she wants to experience more than what she does just under her mothers supervision. although she still wants to fight and be a warrior of the all caste, she wants freedom too.

she goes to ducra and says, "hey i want to leave the acres and battle the untitled, i can use my connection to them to find them and end them."

ducra flips out, "no you're being stupid you're not ready. your connection to the untitled is a curse, not a blessing. i should've cleansed you a long time ago, and i was a fool for giving you that choice and allowing you to remain uncleansed."

essence is basically, "i will not succumb to your "purification", we both know im not as pure as you want me to be."

and ducra is like, yeah bitch, i know. you're fucking the human boy. he corrupted you, you've lost your innocence. and you refuse to cleanse yourself, to conform to MY standards of purity.

so ducra exiles her. kicks her out of the all caste, away from the acres. jason is devastated, but he finishes his training. then leaves the all caste and you know the rest. utrh!

now, let's talk about some parallels, contrasts and similarities between essence and jason.

-> "rebirth": essence is given a new life every time she dies. jason todd is killed and reborn in every single universe, and is pretty much implied to be unable to properly die/stay dead. they are both unable to die, there is no end to their suffering, they must keep living. they are soldiers who will fight for eternity (in their parents' war).

-> parents, rapid fire: having a parent who must be right/correct at all times (bruce because of the narrative & "batman can't be wrong", ducra because she's omniscient/knows all). the high expectations put on them. being the black sheep of their people/family. not being able to give up their "impurities" (essence literally and jason with killing) for the sake of their parent's conscience. wanting to fight their family's war but disagreeing with the methods of their parent.

-> souls/shadows: to me, essence's shadows are her soul. she has no actual soul, she hasn't been a real human in a long time. as much as i think the blood blades are fine and can work for a fun story with her and isabel, i think her smoke/shadow stuff should be her main weapon/power (at least when fighting regular stuff, while the blood blades can be used for fighting untitled).

her shadows should be the equivalent to jason's all-blades. they are both weapons using physical manifestation of their "souls."

what do/did they get out of each other?

jason showed essence freedom, rebellion, and broke the black and white view she had been taught. he showed her that life doesn't just have to be about her mother's mission, that there is a whole world outside of the all caste that she can see. he helped her realize that her powers and connection to the untitled can be used for good. he also helped her understand that killing and "immoral" acts do not define someone and that one is not evil or corrupt for committing act for the greater good (killing the untitled is not seen as really killing because they're essentially demons. killing humans is a different thing, regardless of how the human is, if they are not fully corrupt, it's not okay.)

essence showed jason rebellion too. that he can fight and kill and help people without worrying that they're innocent. that there is a way to know when someone is truly beyond saving. she also showed jason care, and intimacy that he wasn't used to. someone who would love and touch him with gentleness and without needing something from him.

they both helped each other realize that their parents way isn't the only way, and that they aren't alone in being messed up, and "impure" in the eyes of their parents. (obviously they met before jason had his confrontation with bruce, but jason knew bruce wouldn't approve of his methods already.)

anyway... i don't know if this explains them well enough, but they're very perfect in my mind (romantically or not). weird freaky looking nonhuman girl x traumatized loser human guy who has never felt the touch of a woman, save me.

i don't necessarily think they need to be in a current romantic relationship, and honestly think her and isabel would benefit from like. haunting and/or torturing him. their relationship is very much a first love kind of thing to me, but i think they still hold a lot of affection for each other and a special place in each others hearts. like they wouldn't be where they are without each other.

hope this makes sense... 😓

[bollywoodmixtape]

Song: Rolex (2021) - Essjay Singer / Music / Lyrics: Essjay

-- Rolex (Official Video) | Essjay | Latest Punjabi Songs 2021 | Speed Records (via Speed Records)

[kittensinsocks24]

Look I wasn’t super on board with the Thundercats Roar thing either but now thanks to several people and obnoxious manchild youtubers ranting about how Cheetara is now gross and ugly and bad because she has shorter hair and a jumpsuit, which means she is somehow the new whore of babylon and a sign of the end times because these age 25+ grown-ass men are having trouble getting their meat up to this children’s cartoon character because she’s no longer stylized like a Maybelline splash page model (as the wicked essjay dubyas are coming for our sexy cartoon women and making sure they no longer check all the boxes of traditional femininity on purpose, amiright lads), I’ve made the executive decision to stan my ass off for Cheetara. I genuinely like her pointy little elf ears and cool pageboy haircut with the bonus addition of actually having a facial emotional range and I’ve made the executive decision that if she makes 80s fanboys this cranky she is now my butch lesbian girlfriend. Catch me and reboot Cheetara riding off into the sunset with my hands around her hips and her wearing one of my foundation-stained tank tops on a sparkly Lisa Frank lion into the sunset as hordes of babymen cry in the background and we escape off to Lesbian Paradise because the hets couldnt appreciate her

In this house we love and support reboot Cheetara who is now legally my girlfriend no doubles  

[unickwork]

Essjay aka Saksham Jain is All Set to Release His New Single Titled Rolex

Essjay aka Saksham Jain is All Set to Release His New Single Titled Rolex

We all know that music has this direct line to the emotions: who hasn’t been embarrassed by the tears that well up as the strings swell in a sentimental film, even while the logical brain protests that this is just cynical manipulation? We can’t turn off this anticipatory instinct or its link to the emotions – even when we know that there’s nothing life-threatening in a Mozart sonata. Bollywood…

[kittensinsocks24]

I recommend "Seven Left Wing Reasons To Despise Thundercats Roar". Its a beautiful exploration as to how the reboot is extremely problematic.

Why are yall gettin so cranky at me over this shit lmao. Sorry you're having trouble pitching a tent to reboot Cheetara I guess? Guess I really was a despicable essjay dubya the whole time folks!!!!! If you like cartoon ladies who arent sculpted like the venus de milo itself ever you're a big bad lefty whos going in a dumb sjw cringe comp #45!!!!! Be afraid!!!!!!! Yeah either way Cheetara is now gay, sorry you cant change that its the law now so die mad about it

[thusthelifestyle]

#thus we recommend "Fireworks" by Blue Room Mafia, Essjay https://ift.tt/2MdCVY9

[flightlessnightingale]

We Don’t Run Nur-D ft. Essjay the AfrocentricRachet & Purple Queen

[ghosthierophant]

just like the whole slimedude thing

i’m watchin & making lists out of fools who circumnavigate all the m/rvel bs right now