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[sunshyni]

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[chimaerakitten]

One of my favorite CV details is how much more combat-oriented Sypha gets over the course of the series. In seasons 1 and 2 she does a lot of hanging back and using ranged attacks while Trevor and Alucard are in the thick of things, (and her most serious injury happens when Dracula closes in on her too fast for her to counter) but by season 3 and especially the end of s4 she’s entirely physically engaged, no longer just flinging ice spikes and fire but flying around like iron man and putting herself in the middle of a group of enemies in order to superhero shockwave all of them at once.

[awritingcaitlin]

Last Words

“You fucking coward!” the mage screamed. Her people were getting cut down. She focused on Killian and blurred towards him.

He had just enough time to reflect on how unfair that was when the battlemage shifted behind him. He ducked before a firewhip could separate his head from his shoulders and whirled his rifle around like a club, slamming it into her shoulder and pushing her into the path of an incoming lightning bolt that crashed into her chest plate and arced over the rest of her armor.

Killian wasn’t going to look a gift horse in the mouth. He tackled her to the floor with all of his considerable weight. The back of her head hit the cold stone floor and cracked. A spray of blood flowed from it like a grim halo. She went slack.

Shit. Killian had miscalculated. He had not meant to kill her.

Suddenly her body spasmed and arched as it thrashed and struggled. Her hand shot up and snapped around his wrist. Her dead eyes flashed purple. He heard Lily screaming denial as the world winked out.

[bifriedrice]

FIREWHIPPED

[amenidades]

#tbt de domingo... Na fila da #Firewhip, em janeiro de 2020! 🥰💕🥰 Amo demais esse lugar!! #betocarrero #betocarreroworld (em Beto Carrero World) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTJbDcgMXAX/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gwydtheunusual]

This is a significant part of how I make a living. I get to be a pirate who occasionally plays with fire (Staff in the first pic, 8-foot firewhip in the rest). This is my actual, for real day job.  Exactly what 5 year old me said I would be when I grew up. Ok...I said I would be a pirate. The fire part is a bonus.  Follow your dreams kids. Even the ridiculous ones can come true.  

[justdoitfanfics]

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[l11moon]

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[ibruces]

Aproveitando o feriado em ótima companhia! #betocarrero #firewhip #rollercoaster #fun (em Beto Carrero World)

[gromphadorhina]

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Noah Fence but Blonde Titty Android

[lightdancer1]

I know you said you have no desire to write an Avatar! Azula Verse because that would be a very dark world given that Azula's problems due to her indoctrination, family problems etc which are already bad would be squared, but you can visualize at least a scene that would express the whole atmosphere, the weight of this universe? if yes could you describe it?

The world would refer to the day that Avatar Azula awoke as the Day the Palace Fell. It would be spoken of with grim resonance, and bitter laughs. The architects of malice and destruction were fallen, fallen. It began when a girl of eleven was in the middle of a training exercise with her father, who had taken up where his grandfather acted.

"You are the light of the world," he repeated the old mantras, as she maneuvered with Airbending and Firebending to dodge his strikes. Earthbending and Waterbending she had grasped from scrolls, but only at rudimentary levels. This she kept secret and was known then only to herself (and though she had grasps of techniques she was far far from considering herself near fully realized).

She dodged his attacks and then he struck her across the face with a firewhip she wasn't swift enough to dodge.

The sense of control slipped.

And then her eyes turned white.

Mai and Ty Lee had been sent out of the Palace the day the Devastation fell upon it like the wrath of Avatars past (more than metaphor, but just how much only two men who survived knew). In later years Zuko would speak with rueful sorrow of just how grateful he was as history changed and went down its course.

The first sign of the Change was a terrible roar, like the howling gale of a tornado or the cyclonic storms of warmer latitudes. The Palace began to creak and rock as if a giant kicked it. On the training ground the Fire Lord stared in mute horror as his daughter rose in the air with glowing white eyes.

Her face was marked by a snarl that was not hers, it was the voice of ten thousand years' worth of rage, the memories that flooded her of the terrifying deaths of Aang, Korra, Kuvira.

The gale began to intensify and then the Avatar landed for a moment on the ground and the ground began to shake and rumble with a wrath that Iroh and Zuko for a single stupefied moment appreciated, along with a very small number of handmaidens, four, to be precise, was marked by domes of air.

The Avatar raised her right hand at her father, face blackened with a single stripe on her right cheek.

Burn.

A single word hissed from her and Ozai didn't even have the time to scream before darkness rose up to swallow him.

In an echoing booming sound a vast cloud like a toadstool rose from a pile of shattered rubble and severed bodyparts, the odor of burned flesh pervading it. Six people out of the entire complement of the staff survived, and it was two of them that saw a figure descending from the sky with glowing eyes, landing on her feet as gracefully as if it was a power she was born to.

"Father wanted a soldier," she said, quietly, to the pair of shellshocked relatives who were now the last, bar a woman ten years her age who watched with horrified fascination from the asylum but a league from the Capital Island at the sight of the toadstool cloud rising from what was once the Palace, of the ancient family that had ruled the Fire Nation.

"Now he has one." Her voice was not her voice, not entirely. It was flavored with other accents and mostly with a deep bitterness and resignation.

"Aang, Korra, Kuvira...." she shook her head. "None of them were able to bear the burden so it is mine, now. I never wanted this. But they knew who I am and what I am, and they all helped make me into this." Fire danced along her fingers.

"But now I'm here."

Silver-white fire blazed beneath her feet and she began to rise into the air, as a glow came into her eyes.

I am the judgment the Fire Nation has brought upon itself.

And then trailing fire behind her she was gone.

[kangamommynow]

Firewhip show

[thequiver]

Hi! Love your blog! I was wondering, is the Fantasy AU inspired by Robin Hood? As someone writing her thesis about the outlaw, I'm nearly as obsesed as Ollie is 😂 If not, can you tell us a bit about the setting? Good luck with writing, I'm sure your fic will be great!

okay I got two asks about Fantasy AU and I appreciate you because this needs finished by the 6th and the others I have more time for lol.

Also thank you 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

But actually no, it's not actually inspired by Robin Hood (though I do have a more Robin Hood inspired HalOllie fic in the planning stages courtesy of me being obsessed with a gay eulogy), but it's a Dungeons and Dragons AU.

Roy is the DM, Sin and Lian are voicing the NPCs and enemies, and Connor's the only one taking it seriously in any capacity (he's a cleric who's character is named Hrogfir Sorrowind)

Ollie's a ranger because he refused to listen to Roy when he was told that 5e rangers suck, he's on his third iteration of his character because he keeps getting killed- his character is very clearly a Robin Hood rp and it's name this time around is "Hobin Rood".

Dinah's a barbarian whose name is Bean Sidhe, like "banshee".

Mia's a bard, who casts spells exclusively through Taylor Swift songs (I am not a swiftie, her music isn't really my thing, but Mia canonically is so I had to get help on song recs) and her character name is Annoy'id Swifter.

Emi's playing as a druid who's character's name is Firewhip Morningstar

and Eddie's character is dead throughout the whole fic, but he refuses to leave the table because he's convinced that Roy's going to bring him back like he has Ollie (spoiler: Roy will not be doing this), and his character's name is "Stroke" because I can't and won't ever let the fact that Eddie canonically calls Deathstroke that go.

The plot of the campaign itself is that the party is on a quest to retrieve the prince's friend from a cult that's taken him hostage, and Lian keeps letting it slip that it's a thinly veiled reference to how many times Wally's been involved in cults lmao

[choicesenthusiast]

Blades of Light and Shadow, Ch. 16 AKA Heroes of Legend

What happened this week:

Nia The Dreadlord sends their goons after us, including but not limited to Duke Erthrax, and some other firewhip-wielding dark elf. It’s a shame that PB designed them just to be murdered. They were really beautiful character designs.

Aerin either escapes, or Kade knocks him out for capturing. It said that this choice would have consequences in Book 2 so I’m excited to see what happens if you let him go.

After overwhelming your friends with their Shadowbitches, you reach Nia in time to motivate her to find the light in herself and control the shadow. If that isn’t character growth, I don’t know what is.

We find out that the title of this book has been clickbait the whole time, because like with herself, Nia purifies the Blade of Shadow, making it the Blade of Light. There’s only been 1 blade this entire time!

Ah, here it is. The “kill me”. I knew it would come. Nia asks us to kill her in order to kill the Dreadlord. We do it, because duh, we have to. But wait, there’s more! Surprise! She lives. The Blade of Light does some magical healing hooey and Nia’s brought back to life.

Now confirmed as a hella powerful mage, you open a portal back to the Whitetower throne room, where 2 weeks have passed since you left.

Horrible person High Priest Viscount Westonly insists on imprisoning us, calling us traitors and whatnot, but we totally can slug him in the face. Nothing beats the feeling of sticking it to corrupted figures of authority.

The next day, we earn a medal in a ceremony a la A New Hope, which, like in Star Wars, is a crime because they did not give the creatures any medals. Poor nespers, and poor Chewbacca.

The long awaited 30 diamond scene, jam packed with a whole date, some character reflection, and some good old fashioned, unadulterated kinkytime on a balcony, out for the whole world to see. Now that is how you write a final 30-D scene.

Your stats are relayed, showing you just how poor you are after playing this book. I don’t think I’ve spent this many diamonds since TCaTF or ES.

An ILB cultist cloaked figure yeets you into nightmares, warning you about some greater power that you unleashed by defeating the Dreadlord. Very The Elementalists-esque. Where did they come from? Where did they go? Where did they come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?

Thoughts:

The “full party” and the “killing Nia” art gave me chills. This book’s artists are just that powerful, I guess.

So, those people who said Nia was useless and not as strong as the others, how does it feel being the whole circus? Out of everyone she 100% had the most character growth, enough to actually sacrifice herself.

Speaking of character development, this book pulled that off so well. You can actually pinpoint the beginning, end, and the transformative moments that each character undergoes. It’s beautiful. Or maybe I’m just a huge nerd. Either way, you can see it pretty clearly, which means it was perfectly executed.

It takes a lot to impress me, even with Choices standards being on the floor, but this book is absolutely my favourite. I’m super pumped for Book 2, just as long as it keeps the same energy. I have no doubt it will, but after Open Heart, it’s good to be wary.

[starlightandsunshine]

A:tLA First Watch

Ok so I finished Book 2 last night and I have many thoughts

First though, thank you @delicatefury, @princesssarcastia, @thewomaninlilywhite, and @mischiefandspirits for answering my random qs and helping out with the ages and spellings that I was wondering about in the notes of the last post.

Now, thoughts (split up by episode this time rather than all just lumped together) under the readmore because this got loooong:

Appa’s Lost Days

This whole episode was really sad

Super mad at the awful firewhip dude

but that little boy was really nice

I cried when Appa went back to where he lost the others and then managed to follow their trail pretty well but they weren’t there

As a general thing its a really bad idea to get between Appa and Aang since neither of them will hold back if you try

So much bad stuff happened to Appa and I’m really king of mad about it because he Did Not deserve that

Yay for Suki finding him

Unbelieveable that Azula did and ugh

The Kyoshi Warriors fighting Azula & co was cool but I knew the second I saw that happen that something bad was going to happen because of it in the long run

I hope we see them all again - especially Suki

Hate that Long Whatever dude from the Dai Li even more now - I already knew he had Appa but did not like that whole thing

Found the weird Guru guy very strange when watching it but he actually turned out to be pretty important so *shrugs*

Lake Laogai

I love Toph’s blind jokes

Its so great - especially the way Sokka falls for it every time

I love them passively agressively just ignoring the rules

Jet turned back up

And then died wtf?

Everything that we found out about the brainwashing was so ridiculously creepy and if I’d watched this as a teenager or younger I absolutely would have had nightmares about it (how was this allowed on a kids show)

So Zuko found out about the gang being in town

And escalated very quickly

And hey the mask is back

And Uncle Iroh figured it out

Aaaand bye bye mask it was nice knowing you I guess

Ok everything with the Dai Li vs the gang+Jet&co was amazing

Also Toph can detect lies now???

Like yes good very logical I like it

But she couldn’t have mentioned it before??

Can other earthbenders do that?

Is she hiding any other random very useful tricks?

Go Appa biting Long whatshisface! He absolutely deserved that and also its called karma what else do you expect from the intelligent and super badass loyal animal companion to the avatar

And yes the brainwashing stuff is still super creepy

Also the whole Jet dying thing was a) really not sugar coated and b) I did not expect to actually get upset about it

The Earth King

The whole scene with them physically breaking into the palace whilst loudly apologising to everyone in their way is and shall remain one of the most badass yet simultaneously hilarious things I’ve ever watched

“Excuse us, excuse us, sorry for attacking you, no really sorry we’re on your side we just really need to see the earth king, sorry!”

Really guys? Really?

I can’t remember if it was the start of this ep or the end of the last but did Zuko really faint because he did something good?? Like is that a thing that actually happened? I’m not missing some kind of creepy magic/spirit thing?

He really is that dramatic huh?

Poor poor Iroh

The Earth King is really really dumb

OK not dumb just naive and waaaaay to trusting for a guy whos supposed to be king

He let his bear be a judge

I just-

WHAT

Also really guys why did you not predict that the super shady Dai Li guys are going to try to cover up the super dubious evidence of their very suspicious and creepy activities

I was certain that just getting rid of the Long dude (what is his name?? Fei? Fang? Feng?) was not going to work (and I was right~)

Why are there two random dragons in Zuko’s head

Who are somehow both creepy (even if blue-Azuladragon is creepier)

Oh wow the super dubious secret police people were stealing your post why are you surprised at this?

Nononononono why are you splitting up that is a terrible terrible plan

Oh look Azula just turned up are you really just going to let them in without meeting them first I thought you liked those girls and your not going to say hi?

Ugh I knew Azula was going to win somehow! (I know technically she isn’t going to win for another couple of episodes but lbr this was the point where they basically handed her the keys to the earth kingdom UGH)

The Guru

Ty Lee has a crush on Sokka, of course Ty Lee has a crush on Sokka

Why did I not see that coming

Zuko is a pod person now

That was super creepy

Seriously wtf?? Iroh there is something wrong with your nephew!!! Deal with it! Do NOT just accept it

Seriously watching him all happy felt so wrong!

Wow, that’s actually kind of depressing

He deserves to be able to be happy

Just not in a pod persony way!

So the Guru is kind of weird

But ok fine

I like Sokka and Katara’s dad

And I’m so ridiculously glad that at least one person actually has a good, living parent

I was ridiculously on edge the whole time waiting for him to screw up

But nope, he really is a great parent

I guess that makes 2 parent/guardian people who are both living AND supportive AND actual caring good people

Out of waaaay too many

Toph got kidnapped by those creepy guys - I’d almost forgotten about them

Why is the one guy so bloody stupid

How is he that stupid

AHA metalbending! Vindication!

Why is this a new thing??

Also yay for Toph apparently just spontaneously inventing a new kind of bending

You go Toph!

This is why she’s my favourite

Seriously though those two guys were idiots I’m so glad they got their butts kicked

I predicted something going wrong with the chakra thing - and I sadly wasn’t wrong

(Bad Aang, that’s not what he means!)

(Was I the only one who got Star Wars Jedi vibes from the last let go chakra thing?)

Also Katara no do not just assume bad things because you see fire nation people (who have been hunting you and who sort of hate you and ok yeah its completely understandable but still)

Bad idea going back before you’re ready Aang

Worse idea to not tell Sokka everything Aang

Ugh I get it and where everyone was coming from but UGH

The Crossroads of Destiny

That title isn’t at all ominous sounding

Waaay to be specific Aang

Your crush is showing

Toph’s moving earth mound thing is very cool

The boys really should remember that she’s blind by now

Although that was hysterical

Iroh and Zuko invited to the palace: obvious trap is obvious

Also the whole happy thing is still freaky

Is Azula getting better at the evil speeches/monologue thing? Is that even possible

Iroh breathing fire is amazing

Also that smirk on Zuko’s face right before he did it!

No one was expecting that

Zuko do not be stupid

I’m not sure what surprised me more - him actually being dumb enough to challenge her or her saying no

Aaaaand now he’s stuck with Katara

The bear’s animal instincts? The bear’s

Ugh how was this king not already overthrown years ago

Although puppet king tbf

I really love Iroh just casually turning up at the house the gang is staying in

Also A* reactions from Aang and Sokka

Iroh’s faith in Zuko is heartwarming

And I am so mad that it was betrayed! Ugh! Zuko!

I loved the way the guard person just immediately started blurting out whatever they wanted to know

I wonder what Iroh did that freaked him out that much

Especially after Azula’s speech

Come to think of it the whole royal family of the Fire Nation are all just scarily good at what they do and also just plain scary when they want to be

Except maybe Zuko because he’s kind of a softy

But still terrifying to most people

Ok everything about Zuko and Katara’s cave conversation

Also go Katara for finally having that rant considering that she sounds like she’s been wanting to say all of that for a while

And um ouch! “We have something in common” seriously? OW

Splitting up?? Again? Because that plan worked out so well for you last time

So Aang and Iroh’s conversation was something

I’m not sure what it was or how I feel about it yet but it was something

Aaaand the Dai Li totally just assassinated everyone in charge

Of course

Did Sokka really just not recognise that they weren’t actual Kyoshi Warriors until the “Who’s Suki?” thing?

Ty Lee flirting and fighting

And Sokka managing to avoid her longer than actual benders

Both amazing

Cannot believe Azula just reference the Divine Right of Kings

Of course she did

ugh

Total power move just sitting on the throne like that

Awwww Zuko and Katara are bonding

That’s so sweet

And I just knew something was going to go wrong right after seeing them bond

still was not prepared though

Aang’s glare at Zuko when Katara’s hugging him

Somebody~ is jealous

Aaaand angry Zuko is back

I missed him

He made way more sense than pod person Zuko

Pushing him was not going to go well and I cannot believe that Iroh didn’t see that

why

Ok Azula is hideously manipulative

like wow very good at it

But low blow

Of course that was going to work

I wonder how long it will be before Zuko regrets it

And makes another impulsive choice

So the whole Azula vs Aang and Katara fight was amazing

And ngl when I first saw that Zuko came I did think he was helping them but no, it was Azula

Which makes sense but

Disappointed but not surprised

Love Toph immediately using metal bending to her advantage

Like she can Do That now and she’s not going to waste any time using it

Ok can we give credit to Katara for not just lasting so long against Azula (who is pretty much established as terrifyingly competent) and actually starting to win  before Zuko intervened

Also to Zuko for putting Aang on the retreat (he’s literally the avatar and can bend multiple elements - Zuko may not be a prodigy like his sister but he’s no slacker)

Oh and Zuko “has changed”

Has he though? Has he really?

I mean yes pretty much but he’s still going straight back to the sister that has tried to kill him and the Worst Dad Ever

Seriously I dare you to find a worse dad than Fire Lord the Terrible Father

I’ll wait

Also can we talk about how Aang is more beat up than Katara despite objectively having the less scary/prodigy opponent?

Love Toph just casually encasing Ty Lee’s limbs in stone

And Mai just lets them go

For some reason

Ok then

Still don’t understand that

But sure

And now Aang chooses to go into the Avatar State

Because when outnumbered by earthbenders and the two heirs of the fire nation turning your back while encased in stone is a good idea

And it works and its terrifying

and then Azula downs him the lightning to the back

Is he ok? Bc he looks dead

And I know he’s the title character of the show and all but it really does not look good for him

Wow do not piss off the master waterbender like that

And I know its the wrong thing to notice but Katara looks really pretty with her hair down like that

Oh no Iroh! He’s a prisoner and he totally just comitted treason

Damn I hope he ends up ok

But Azula’s involved so probably not

Are you regretting your decision yet Zuko?

And damn Iroh won’t even look at Zuko

OUCH

Hey the spirit water actually came up and was useful! Kudos to the writers for foreshadowing that 20 episodes ago

And of course the only thing Zuko can focus on is Uncle Iroh

Is it just me or does Azula actually care about him in a really weird and non-emotional way

Bc that comforting at the end - that didn’t sound fake/manipulative like she normally does - it sounded genuine

Does she actually have positive emotions about someone

And wow “The earth kingdom has fallen” that’s such a downer ending

How was that only five episodes??? So much happened! And wow such a downer ending. Things really just went from bad to worse and each episode managed to top the “oh you thought this was as bad as it could get” quota from the previous!

I know that Zuko is eventually a good guy but wow that last episode really just hurt wrt him because he has no idea what he wants? Except for his father to be proud of him and his family to love him - in that order

I want to scream ‘priorities’ but also he got a really bad hand to start with and undergoing whatever that fever dream was (still don’t understand anything about it hope that eventually gets cleared up) and then a personality transplant and then his Uncle basically telling him to commit treason before his sister offers him everything he wants on a silver platter makes that actually a pretty understandable decision. Even if its not one I like.

Also random question here but it occurred to me that Appa can kind of airbend and that those badgermole thingies can sort of earthbend and Avatar Roku had a dragon that I’m assuming can firebend (are there other dragons? are we going to see dragons?! Please say yes!) so does that mean there’s some kind of giant rideable creature that can waterbend?

And wow now I want to watch Book 3 and find out what happens because there is a lot of stuff I need answers to and I need to be resolved.

[amenidades]

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