#grand masters of death

[diabolikdiabolik]

A Life of Ninja (aka Ninja - Grand Masters of Death,1983)

[endless-nightshift]

There's something so sad to me about the fact Lan Xichen goes from happily encouraging Lan Wangji to befriend Wei Wuxian to Considering Wei Wuxian to be Lan Wangjis 'only mistake'

Like... Imaging getting a miracle second chance not only at life but to have be loved by the man you've always admired only to find out that his family detests you because during the worst time in your life, physically and mentally you didn't take into account the idea that a man who'd always treated with cool acquaintance at best, active distaste at worst actually cared about you and that his constant reproach and effort get you do give up the one method you have to protect yourself while everyone was literally actually out for your head was honestly because he was badly wording his concern and not because he hated you and the methods you used to survive.

[jackshomoeroticthoughts]

i would have made more but i didn't feel like it, so i just made six and put them in chronological order

[amicus-siderum]

I don't know what's funnier

The people of Mondstadt actually don't know who the Darknight Hero is despite Diluc's horrible disguise, except for Kaeya who is losing his mind because how!? But also thinking that yeah, that checks out why they all just readily accepted him despite him being an obvious plant.

Or

The people of Mondstadt actually know that Diluc is the Darknight Hero, but they've all agreed to just let their uncrowned king keep up his silly little vigilante fantasy and run around in his silly little disguise, because that's just good ol' sunshine child Diluc for you. None of them mention it out of respect.

[raddestrose]

You were “Spellbound and mesmerized”

Wei Wuxian there is a name for what you are experiencing and I swear to god if you don’t realize it soon I’m gonna blue skidoo in there and tell you myself

[soapy-soartp]

Um hello MDZS fandom I offer you a sad Wangxian AU (with some tgcf lore bc I couldnt help myself)

- warning major character deaths (they come back!!! Technically)

Wei Ying and A yuan die in the burial mounds during the siege, when lan zhan got there he was too late and they were both dead, having nothing to keep him going he succumbs to his injuries and dies too

Now with how much rightful anger lan zhan felt and how power he was a cultivator he managed to manifest a ghostly form prettyyy quickly, he finds ghost fire A-yuan and takes care of him when they go hunting for wei ying’s soul pieces

When they manage to put wei wuxian together again he was an even weaker ghost fire than a-yuan so lan zhan needed to get them to a less hostile area but still a place with resentful energy to strengthen them

He somehow ends up in ghost city, it was an adjustment at first but he’d do anything for wei ying and ayuan

How he knew abt ghost city? Umm maybe his mom used to worship hua cheng and xie lian or maybe he just heard from old tales and rumored warnings

[adnrewminyard]

self love journey this, healing era that, why can't we just normalize having a problem and putting in absolutely zero effort to solve it. let the world burn. i was born into fire and i'd be too cold without it.

[pileofsith]

Nameless Part Eight - Puppet Page 6/8

So grateful.

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[lake-archive]

'I Cannot Forget'

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Fandom: Fate/Grand Order

Characters: Merlin, Anna (OC), Romani Archaman (mentioned)

Summary: She has a hard time firgetting him... How could she forget him!? It's plaguing her mind!

Though there are times where she can at least get distracted...

Words: 1,573

Warning ahead!

This work contains spoilers for Fate/Grand Order. Do not proceed if you haven't played / read up to 'The Final Singularity: The Grand Temple of Time Solomon' and care about spoilers!

One thing Anna had not expected was that she would be under some type of surveillance. Although… It had not been that strict either, not exactly at least. It wasn’t that but it sure felt like it. Ever since having summoned him to Chaldea, even if they knew that this was most likely not meant that way… Or was it? Honestly, it didn’t change much of the outcome. It was the exact same each time… Much to their own dismay. No matter what after all, he would not leave her side. Was he afraid that she would spill the beans and tell everyone about the ruse he had pulled? She wouldn’t dare nor did she have the energy if she was completely honest… Her mind has been somewhere else after all. No, it has been wandering around for the past few weeks, making her unable to think if not comprehend what had been going on. 

The battle has been won, Goetia has been defeated successfully, humanity gets to live on. And while everyone is celebrating Anna couldn’t. Sure, it was great that humanity had been saved and all but… At what cost? 

Sacrifices have to be made, in such times it might be unavoidable. Give your life for the greater good and all… And on the outside she had pretended to be just as happy as everyone else. ‘Hooray for humanity!’ or something like that but what was the victory even worth if he wasn’t here? Perhaps a selfish thought, she knew that. But she couldn’t help herself… It was so sudden. There had been no preparation whatsoever. So, before having seen it coming, he had just vanished. Right then and there… He was gone, having turned into thin air… And this was just a cruel reminder. Doctor Romani Archaman had given his life for the greater good, for humanity. 

And the thought was painful. The sight would flash in her head, haunting her. It had happened right then and there, she had seen it all, how he had basically erased his own existence. Each time she just wanted to scream… Every single time. Damn, how can anyone be celebrating!? Sure, it might have been what he had wanted but… It hurt. If she had just carried on like this, it would have hurt. So on that day she had been barely outside, making sure that no one would see her.

She just couldn't accept it… The man she had started to love was just gone. She wanted to be honest with him once it was all over but now she couldn't. Or maybe she could if she believed that he was watching over everyone. But that would not change a damn thing. If there just was an option for closure… Not just that but knowing that he was just taken away like this, in one way or another… It was frustrating! And the current circumstances only added to this fiasco…

It had happened out of nowhere. Anna had been asked to perform a summon, have a servant around and help with the sorting and clean up around Chaldea. She couldn’t refuse and she was not going to. Summoning a Servant was mandatory, an order rather. So she just did as told… Only to end up with him of all Servants. And while it had been met with admiration and amazment she recalled all too clearly what he had been like. Back in Babylonia… Keeping up the act of a carefree guy who loved to flirt around with pretty women here and there, thus barely focusing on his workload. 

Of course he was more than that, he had proven his worth as well as why he was worthy of becoming Grand Caster. His power was second to none. He even knew how to parry properly with that massive staff of his. But that didn’t change the main thing at hand…

How much of a pain in the ass Merlin is.

And Anna had to endure it, given that she summoned him. Or ‘summoned’, no way this guy could be summoned by legitimate means. A rule for every Servant is that they have to be dead to be summoned. And as for the Magus Of Flowers… He should technically be sitting in his tower and watch humanity at his own leisure. But no, that’s not what he is doing… Or so she assumed. Somehow he snuck his way in and managed to pass off as her Servant. Everyone not knowing any better believed the fluke in an instant and instead congratulated Anna for summoning such a powerful Servant. Though this was more to her own dismay if anything. And now the two were stuck with each other, her gaving him around one way or another. And he barely if ever let her leave his sight. Even now…

When she was just trying to do her thing and catch up with assignments. Like it or not she was still studying at university. Any payment she got from Chaldea went to her university funds. So managing her time became a hassle… And Merlin’s presence only made it harder. Why was he even here to begin with?

All she did was being stuck in her room, the only time where she could forget. There was lots of work and once the weekend hits and work has been done… Well… No, not important. Besides, right now it was just hard to focus due to having the Caster right in her ears.

“Master, don’t tell me you want to waste your time inside these four walls like this.” He said, irritatingly cheerful. Though oddly enough, unlike in Banylonia this cheerfulness seemed… It was hard to put but it did not lack the usual care which was something to get used to. “The night is still young. Let’s go out..Come on, don’t you want to~?” 

Usually Merlin’s words were nothing but a facade of its own, meaning nothing. He said them like a carefree guy and yet it may have been a little too carefree. His words lacked meaning usually and he may as well just spit out one word after the other. Though the cold undertone was not audible to the mere ears. It took a bit of observing to conclude that his behavior usually was out of the ordinary, a little eery. Or maybe it had been some sixth sense at the time… 

But now? The words Merlin spit out of his mouth were none of that. The tone was genuine. It was not a faked playfulness. And yet… 

“I’m busy…” Anna would protest however, trying to continue to type. But would they get the chance to?

“Haven’t you been working all day? You should let a little more loose. If you want we could go on a date.”

“D… Date!?” No, that was just his usual spiel. “Not interested.”

“But Master–”

“No buts! I’m very busy here!” She interrupted, trying to not get too loud. And yet they felt all flustered, unable to keep their composure at any point. That or they just felt a little tired, even if their body refused to admit it (and so did they verbally to be honest). Yet would he flinch?

No, he would only get closer, to the point she could feel his breath against her skin, almost feeling the chuckle..”How cruel Master! Let’s go out!” Merlin continued, starting to beg. And he had gotten even closer, too close to comfort. And then one of his cheeks pressed against one of hers, nuzzling her. “Please~”

“No! These assignments are due soon!” Anna explained, almost sharply. 

“But–”

“No! You can go out if you want!”

And that was that, sort of. She felt Merlin backing off, enough to be freed. Had he given up? She hoped so… Yeah, hoped. But he would not take her ‘no’ as an acceptable answer.

So he turned her around in her chair and grabbed her, holding her in a bridal carry before she could say anything. It had her even more caught off guard and she tried to protest yet he silenced her by putting one of his fingers against her lips, using that smile…

When she had first seen it it had been as empty as his words. Yet now it seemed to have been filled with life, him looking ever so gently. And once more, he meant it. This smile was more than genuine and she couldn’t tell why. The sight of Merlin in front of her was just different, completely different. It will be something to get used to, something she might have to get used to over time.

“Then let’s go out together~” He said, much to her own dismay. Oh it was tempting for her to just bite his finger and she was trying . Yet once she made an attempt he pulled it away, him still smiling widely. “Haha, easy there Master.”

“Why you…”

“Then we’ll be off~!”

And with that Anna had been kidnapped outside her room yet again, her Servant carrying her out of said room. And thus it left her with no choice in the end… Spending some time with Merlin. Just the two of them.

Well… She had to admit… It got her a little distracted from her usual thoughts. Even if it had been just one night… Yeah, one. Even if her thoughts were plagued with guy being a shitty wizard… As always.

[evie-writes-sometimes]

One thing about me is that I do not tolerate Wen Ning erasure in the slightest. Like I would throw hands for him (and have).

[cinemajunkie70]

The happiest of birthdays in the afterlife to one of the very best, Lee Van Cleef!

[diabolikdiabolik]

A Life of Ninja (1983)

[corallapis]

ooc imo for tegan to be thinking this way but. still.

[lightdancer1]

My two favorite paradoxes re: writing Death of the Endless as a character:

The other Endless all have rules they are obligated to follow. She does not. The only limits she has are the ones she accepts, insofar as she has limits (that does not equal her being able to one-shot anything and everything in the setting, Lucifer, Michael Demiurgos, and the Presence at minimum would flatten her without difficulty if they really had to and the cosmic tier supervillains would actually be able to potentially hurt the avatars of the Endless they speak to even if they can't hurt the idea the Endless embodies).

The second is the very reality that is seen more than once in the setting. She is one of the most powerful entities among the Endless and the only one who can discard being an Endless at will, and one who will ultimately discard it permanently. Storylines that deal with her turned human simply expand on what she already does in-setting, as she blends the pucker factor of being one of the most powerful entities in her universe with a casual ease in discarding all that power with very little regret.

The paradox is that instead of making her difficult to write it actually makes her the easiest Endless to write, as in many ways she would be so human that you forget, for a bit, that she's a cosmic entity in person form until she rudely and abruptly reminds you that she only looks human, she very much actually isn't one.

As I've said before the closest parallel to her in cosmic stories is the original Nyarlathotep in Lovecraft, a jovial affable entity who's chummy and very human until he sends people screaming into the gaping maw of the Daemon-Sultan Azathoth for shits and giggles.

THAT is Death. Affable, likeable, very human...and then she casually makes statements that aren't human at all and has moments of demonstrating why she's not only one of the most feared entities in the setting but can be every bit as terrifying as all her other siblings. She, at the end of the day, is the Reaper, the embodiment of death and both implacable and unstoppable and dangerous not least for taking a mundane solution instead of a dramatic cosmic one like her siblings would do.

Death casually threatens Desire and banishes the Kindly Ones by raising her voice. She is feared for good reasons and forgetting that is one of the bigger disservices done to her, just like how Delirium gets softened when she's every bit the sadist that Dream is and the more disturbing because she may or may not remember from moment to moment what she does or how she does it.

[thexgrayxlady]

He sits across the ice from the little dragon. Chase shivers uncontrollably and makes a pitiful, sad chittering, his muzzle laid dejectedly across his front claws.

“Nice try,” he says. “Not falling for it.”

The dragon huffs and sits up. He’s still shivering, but it’s less dramatic now. He’s reminded of Chase anytime Dashi’s caught him attempting to prank him. He can almost hear him insist that no, he wasn’t trying to trick him into drinking pond slime. He was a proud, serious warrior with no time for that sort of nonsense.

The dragon lowers his head and Dashi snaps a muzzle of ice around his snout before he can start gnawing at his restraints. Chase’s eyes flash in anger.

“Yeah sure,” he says, with a dismissive wave. “You’re going to kill me. I get it.” As if he hasn’t already done it. As if Dashi doesn’t still sometimes wake up in a cold sweat, feeling jaws around his throat or the sting of betrayed mercy.

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[raddestrose]

Noooooo

He recognized him cause he’s the only other person who knows that song