#hapi the chao

[bewitched-hours]

Elo!

do yu do platonic ships? If yu do can yu do bluudud X fem! reader(Survivor) who is 11 y.o. and sometimes suggle up and fall asleep on bluudud arms.

Yu can also do slight angst like the spectre forbids their love or smt but they dgaf, as love is more powerful-

anyway make sure to get some rest and stay hapi

-Kiclown Anony

I do and that's absolutely adorable! It's a nice change of pace to just focus on the children for a bit and have something cute to read about!

As requested, She/Her for the reader!

What's more disturbing?

Another child being thrown into this endless game of life and death or them being thrown to the survivors?

Either way, you seemed almost oblivious to the chaos.

They almost thought you were also somehow convinced this was just a game of tag like C00lkidd but you quickly showed that you knew.

The other survivors were greatly disturbed of course. You were only 11 years old and not showing even a hint of a reaction to the constant deaths around you.

But similar to the kids in the killer's cabin, you were created by someone for reasons yet unknown.

And for whatever reason, your ability to feel fear was just completely gone... Why did the Spectre choose you to be a survivor??

Regardless, you had to be protected, even against your own will at times.

It was stressful when you were up against C00lkidd, Bluudud or Pr3typriincess. Since for some fucking reason you always insisted on distracting them and playing games, giving the other survivors heart attacks as they try to get ahold of your sugar-induced little body.

Speaking of, where did you always get do much candy from?!

Overall, you were a nightmare in such rounds but it was especially bad with Bluudud because you apparently found the colours on his lollipop cool.

Tbf, rainbows have always been interesting to kids since the beginning of time so you couldn't entirely be faulted to flocking to him to easily.

But surprisingly, he went easy on you. The other survivors took note how Bluudud seemed to save you for last but that was probably because you were pretty much ego-boost incarnate. Always praising everyone around you...

And although the survivors are split on it, they agreed to include you more in future strategies where you could distract the kids with your speed almost outmatching theirs.

C00lkidd loved having a playmate who can keep up with him, Pr3typriincess could at least style you up and leave you last to parade her 'art' around and Bluudud got a free ego-boost. Win/Win in a way-

At first BD wanted to keep you at an arms length, thinking you were annoying.

Now? He just sighs and let's you ramble on. It's kinda nice to have a fan on the opposing side, in a weird way.

Sometimes he'd have to shut you up though which he found a few headpats were enough to put a pause on your constant praise for a bit until he has to tell you to continue.

It was... Somewhat cute- if you look past him still being a killer.

Sometimes he even wanted to spare you, inviting you back to the killer's cabin to hang out more and although you'd happily agree, the Spectre couldn't have any long-lasting happiness in its realm!

No, it made sure Bluudud knew what it thought but did he care?

Of-fucking-course not. To him, the Spectre was just like an annoying parent so of course it'll be ignored while he happily let's you ramble on and secretly hopes you try to find the killer's cabin in search of him.

And it's not like you didn't try. You tried everytime after rounds.

Unfortunately, the other survivors always made sure to keep you within vision because some of them were parents and your mere presence makes them all feel responsible. Like they have to take care of a child all together to make sure you don't do anything stupid...

Like trying to find your killer buddy...

So sorry for how it turned out, I didn't really have many ideas for this but it was such a cute request!

Anything you'd like to request/ask? Check out my pinned post first and I'll be happy to write up whatever you want!

[benjinoff13]

thunderbolts spoiler below

antonia’s story

i’m not exaggerating when i say i’ve seen no one talk about antonia’s death while i had a huge problem with it, and when i say huge problem i mean that it made the entire movie almost unenjoyable for me

besides yelena, antonia was the character i was most excited to see because let’s be honest, who gives a fuck about john walker or ava what’s her name

i understand not everyone liked antonia or cares about her but to people who love nat and black widow she should be important and so she is to me, her story was so intense and is so heavily tied to natasha and yelena

natasha tried to kill dreykov to join shield and in turn she thought she killed a child, this arguably is one of her biggest motivations in everything until black widow for her to join the avengers, to be better and save as many people as she can save and clear her consciousness and wash the blood off her hands

in black widow her and yelena find out antonia is alive but because of that went trough something probably even worse than yelena and nat, antonia arguably is very similar to bucky but gets a fraction of the respect and love he does, she was chemically subjugated into becoming a killing machine, didn’t get to chose who she worked for and was forced to work for her father who i think is the worst villain in the mcu and is responsible for more blood and grief than anyone, this perhaps is something only women can understand

in black widow yelena and natasha saved her and the look on her face is something i will always remember, the pure horror of her realization, her literal and metaphorical scars that are inflicted by the same person that saves her from them will forever be in the back of nat’s and yelena’s mind

and she’s saved, she, like all the other widows, gets the opportunity to make something of herself, to find hapiness and heal, and instead she can’t and goes back to doing what she knows best which is killing and inflicting chaos, same as yelena does

then she appears in the group and is so close to the opportunity all of the others get, she’s so close to finding family and healing from her trauma but instead of giving her that opportunity marvel choses to kill her off in the most irrelevant and disrespectful manner possible

instead of the character that consciously brutally kills an innocent man or the character no one even remembers, antonia of all people gets killed off, i understand they wanted to shock the audience but doing that by killing off a character who is the epitome of what the movie is supposed to be about is not the way, to me it seems like marvel didn’t know what to do with her and killed her off without a second thought

her death gets mentioned 1,5 times and yelena only seems to care very little eventhough she played a huge part in saving antonia and should relate to her an infinite amount

lastly marvel did a terrible job promoting the movie by implying that antonia would be a part of the thunderbolts and was going to be in the movie as much as the other characters, the exact same thing happened to maria hill in secret invasion, this seems to be a trend with marvel, they have a strong female character with a complicated past and an armory of potential but instead of bringing them to life like they would with any male character, they kill them off in a way that leaves the story completely unchanged making their deaths absolutely meaningless

every time i think marvel is taking a step in the right direction when it comes to feminism and diversity, they take two steps back

letting the female characters close the zippers on their suits and giving them flat shoes isn’t enough, they need to actually be written as well as the men, quality AND quantity-wise

two other great posts about this topic are this one about nat’s connection to this and this one about dreykov as a villain

[randomnameless]

Yep, as you said the execution sucks because...

Well, through the course of WC aka before the War of Unification, we can see/understand that while the three nations aren't besties, Fodlan isn't at constant war with chaos and mayhem all around !

So why is this unification needed?

I think KT forgot that FE is a preexisting series, and to push the "unification" angle you either have to get Archanea convoluted plot reasons to make the Lord unify the continent, otherwise the Lord lives in his kingdom and other lords live in other kingdoms and everything is supposed to be better at the end, without needing to remove every other leader.

@mwezina

I think the thing is, Edelgard isn’t just Cao Cao. Rather she’s more representative of a concept that lies at the heart of Three Kingdoms, the cycle of the empire.

"The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus has it ever been."

Fodlan united under the Empire, but as the Empire underwent moral decline and moved away from the Church it lost it’s control over Fodlan. It ultimately came to a point where the Emperor, trying to consolidate power on himself, was rendered a puppet by the Agarthans. The Agarthans then manipulate the next emperor into starting a war, passing on their ideals and beliefs onto her through her father, which includes their belief that the strong rule over the weak. She managed to turn her manipulators into her puppet, ultimately betraying them if she emerges victorious from the war as she proves to be both stronger and more cunning than them.

Much like how Cao Cao’s promotion of merit and ambition led to his descendants being ousted by the Sima clan, who would then go on to unite China, the Agarthans created someone who embodied what they stood for and lost in the end. Yet despite this, the Jin dynasty is considered a low point in Chinese history and it wouldn’t be long after uniting that China would again be divided.

It makes the future of Edelgard’s empire more uncertain, as there’s no Flayn ending revealing Fodlan changed in the long term. Hell, considering Byleth is linked to Nirvana, the idea of breaking the Cycle of Reincarnation, and they lose access to Nirvana at the end of Flower, it appears the cycle of empires continues on in Fodlan.

Edelgard identifies her path as hadou in her Japanese S support, indicating she uses the power of the government and violence to assert her rule over the masses. She is not a benevolent leader, she’s someone who should have been removed from power by Byleth, as Byleth held the Sword of the Emperor of Heaven. Instead, Byleth failed to uphold the mandate of heaven and lost access to Nirvana as a result. And some knowledge of Confucianism gives us an idea of what happens afterwards.

Edelgard’s empire, restored through her corrupt and immoral actions, is going to continue the cycle. The corruption will continue to fester, breeding resentment and urging the people to rebel against it. As wickedness and ass-kissing are rewarded, people will lose their sense of morality and give into selfishness. Those in power will seek to hold onto it, to keep it for themselves and their families much like the original Imperial nobility did, which would eventually erode the power of the Emperor. Fodlan will break up as the decline happens, but eventually another war of unification will happen again.

And maybe Sothis returns to try and stop the bloodshed, as the empire is also invading other nations like the Agarthans before them while Edelgard is still in power.

[schwarzgeier-side]

I DONT REMEMBER WHICH BLOG YOU REBLOGGED THE ART TRADEMARKS POST OFF OF BUT I SAW THAT COMMENT AND MY FRIEND U MOST CERTAINLY HAVE A RECOGNIZABLE STYLE. This is going to turn into me just rambling abt ur art hello we proceedddd now!

Okay first of all your linework regardless of the type of piece (I mean like a more casual sketch versus your more rendered pieces) is consistently on the thinner side. Also for the most part it's very loose and relaxed, sketchy! The way you draw faces is also very notable to me since you tend to omit/heavily simplify the nose, it's something I very much note in my head as a geier style marker! Also your shadows and rendering tend to be very soft as well! However even though I've said that aspects of your style are very relaxed and soft I don't think I'd quite say that your art style as a whole is?? I can't think of proper words to describe it but to me your style is like the embodiment of someone's cool laidback eldest sibling. does that make sense. I dont think it does but I hope you get what I'm trying to grab at?? anyway. kissing ur art style muah!

Me reading this and being filled with warmth and hapiness

Aaaaa vegdifkanfjbAAAAAAA i dont remeber the post but either but Lynx. When i catch u Lynx. You noticing my artstyle, people in general doing it is the biggest honor i ever felt. Like wow im percieved?? My art is percieved?? Aaaaa you're too nice. The comment about me having older sibling is biggest compliment too , even when im an only child. I always kinda liked looking out for others and the fact my art somehow has that aura is insane .

I have. An insanely weird realtionship with my "style" , cause i still feel like i dont have one tbh. Or more of em? Its chaotic. Its both chaos yet simple style. I like pixels but also splattered brushes and chaos and just. Abstract stuff. But im not best at drawing that hhhhh.

But thenk u for ur kind words and here why not post some random sketches that i would probably never have anywhere to post anyways (dont. Question the last one cough)

[r0semultiverse]

Digital Circus AMA Notes

Digital Circus is getting a season 1 at some point!!!!

#webcore aesthetic board for the series design

Pomni was going to be a frog originally. 🐸

90s toys Zooble inspo

Caine is an antagonist, but not by active choice, he doesn't know he's not helping. He doesn't feel a whole spectrum of human emotions (he's an AI).

"Caine canonically just lets things happen if he thinks it's funny."

Characters eat like Chao in Chao garden in Sonic. The characters can eat the food, but they can't digest it.

Jax's favorite food is spaghetti.

Pomni likes salmon.

Q "Was the ending a 'Last Supper' reference?" A "in a very superficial kinda way yeah." Religious stuff is sometimes just used for the funny.

Gooseworx tumblr sketches MAY or MAY NOT be canon to the series, so it's up in the air for every single one.

People can abstract from feeling too much pain if it breaks their mind from it being too much. Characters feel pain from things, but not as intensely as they would in real life.

Zooble is gonna swap parts every episode (implying they have spare parts) except their body & head.

Jax chose his own name & gooseworx likes to think he chose Gangle's name.

Ragatha was named "Emmy" originally.

They (the cast of characters trapped in the circus) can't change their clothes but Caine can. It's part of their skin sorta kinda.

There's empty space under Pomni's hat because video game model physics.

Spamton was partially inspo for Caine, Caine's VA did Spamton dubs.

Gangle only has 2 masks. Why's it (her hapiness mask) break all the time? Mental state, but the "real her" is "harder to break."

Kaumfo was gonna be part of the main cast originally before Jax.

Kaufmo's model has nothing below the waist at this time, but was made for that promotional image on twitter.

Q "What kinda person was Kaufmo?" A "He was the same as Ragatha in a sense, goofy & cheery, sometimes toxic levels of positivity."

I'm paraphrasing for the sake of note taking in real time, go watch the stream playback for more context & details if you want.

[mamamoon92]

Major Egyptian deities✨

Male

Aker – A god of the earth and the east and west horizons of the Underworld

Amun – A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in Egypt during the New Kingdom

Anhur – A god of war and hunting

Aten – Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system in the reign of Akhenaten

Atum – A creator god and solar deity, first god of the Ennead

Bennu – A solar and creator deity, depicted as a bird

Geb – An earth god and member of the Ennead

Hapi – Personification of the Nile flood

Horus – A major god, usually shown as a falcon or as a human child, linked with the sky, the sun, kingship, protection, and healing. Often said to be the son of Osiris and Isis.

Khepri – A solar creator god, often treated as the morning form of Ra and represented by a scarab beetle

Khnum (Khnemu) – A ram god, the patron deity of Elephantine, who was said to control the Nile flood and give life to gods and humans

Khonsu – A moon god, son of Amun and Mut

Maahes – A lion god, son of Bastet

Montu – A god of war and the sun, worshipped at Thebes

Nefertum – God of the lotus blossom from which the sun god rose at the beginning of time. Son of Ptah and Sekhmet.

Nemty – Falcon god, worshipped in Middle Egypt,[18] who appears in myth as a ferryman for greater gods

Neper – A god of grain

Osiris – god of death and resurrection who rules the underworld and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls

Ptah – A creator deity and god of craftsmen, the patron god of Memphis

Ra – The sun god

Set – An ambivalent god, characterized by violence, chaos, and strength, connected with the desert. Mythological murderer of Osiris and enemy of Horus, but also a supporter of the king.

Shu – Embodiment of wind or air, a member of the Ennead

Sobek – Crocodile god, worshipped in the Faiyum and at Kom Ombo

Sopdu – A god of the sky and of Egypt's eastern border regions

Thoth – A moon god, and a god of writing and scribes, and patron deity of Hermopolis

Wadj-wer – Personification of the Mediterranean sea or lakes of the Nile Delta

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Amunet – Female counterpart of Amun and a member of the Ogdoad

Anuket – A goddess of Egypt's southern frontier regions, particularly the lower cataracts of the Nile

Bastet – Goddess represented as a cat or lioness, patroness of the city of Bubastis, linked with protection from evil

Bat – Cow goddess from early in Egyptian history, eventually absorbed by Hathor

Hathor – One of the most important goddesses, linked with the sky, the sun, sexuality and motherhood, music and dance, foreign lands and goods, and the afterlife. One of many forms of the Eye of Ra.

Heqet – Frog goddess said to protect women in childbirth

Hesat – A maternal cow goddess

Imentet – An afterlife goddess closely linked with Isis and Hathor

Isis – Wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, linked with funerary rites, motherhood, protection, and magic. She became a major deity in Greek and Roman religion.

Ma'at – Goddess who personified truth, justice, and order

Menhit – A lioness goddess

Mut – Consort of Amun, worshipped at Thebes

Neith – A creator and hunter goddess, patron of the city of Sais in Lower Egypt

Nekhbet (Nekhebit) – A vulture goddess, the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt

Nephthys (Neb-t kha-t) – A member of the Ennead, the consort of Set, who mourned Osiris alongside Isis

Nepit – A goddess of grain, female counterpart of Neper

Nut – A sky goddess, a member of the Ennead

Pakhet – A lioness goddess mainly worshipped in the area around Beni Hasan

Renenutet – An agricultural goddess

Satet – A goddess of Egypt's southern frontier regions

Sekhmet – A lioness goddess, both destructive and violent and capable of warding off disease, protector of the pharaohs who led them in war, the consort of Ptah and one of many forms of the Eye of Ra.

Tefnut – Goddess of moisture and a member of the Ennead

Wadjet (Uatchit) – A cobra goddess, the tutelary deity of Lower Egypt

Wosret – A goddess of Thebes

Both male and female forms

Heh – Personification of infinity and a member of the Ogdoad

Kek – The god of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the concept of primordial darkness. Kek's female form is known as Kauket.

Nu – Personification of the formless, watery disorder from which the world emerged at creation and a member of the Ogdoad

Ra (Re) – The foremost Egyptian sun god, involved in creation and the afterlife. Mythological ruler of the gods, father of every Egyptian king, and the patron god of Heliopolis.

Tatenen – Personification of the first mound of earth to emerge from chaos in ancient Egyptian creation myths

Anubis/Anput – The god/goddess of embalming and protector of the dead

[aubins]

“Yuri!”

The day the monastery was attacked, Lambert left the Abyss as soon as he was able to for the sake of joining the battle. A forced retreat meant there was no time to go back there and check on its inhabitants, much less on whether the rest of the Ashen Wolves were even aware of what was happening or were okay in the first place. Lambert knew going back there wasn’t an option, at least not for the time being.

But he thought about them every day, wondering if they had managed to escape and protect themselves somewhere.

Seeing Yuri still there, well and standing, brought a sigh of relief Lambert didn’t know he had been holding all this time. Even if the Abyss too wasn’t left completely intact, it didn’t seem like their enemies had managed to actually find a way in. And whatever Ashen Wolves that stayed had held down the fort, for all this time. 

Approaching the House Leader, Lambert placed a hand on their shoulder- most likely the first time he had ever done so without a glove or gauntlets, as instead his skin sported bandages and still healing injuries. His face was much the same- pale skin covered by gauze, bruises, burns and cuts, but the smile was warm, fond, and ignored any and whatever signs of pain. “You have been here all this time, have you not? Ensuring their safety.”

“Forgive me for leaving you behind. I would not dare risk returning here and possibly be followed by one of our enemies. They were absolutely everywhere…to the point I spent much of my time wondering of the Abyss and its condition.”

A pat on the shoulder, over the Wolves’ ivory cape. “To know that you are okay after all this chaos brings me much peace. Allow me to once more join you in protecting this place.”

“And-” He lifted one finger. “I am doing absolutely fine, these injuries are nothing.” Huff- though followed by a light laugh. "I will figure out a way to restore my armor sooner or later."

“you look like shit.”

sharp and to the point, but more than anything, simply relieved. still, the mockingbird meets the professor halfway first, circling him with a tilted head and an appraising gaze before their steps draw to a slow stop before him once more. looks like professor lambert, sounds like professor lambert, acts like professor lambert—they'll take their chances with it.

“ever the professor, even after you've been through hell and back. how dutiful of you.” but there's a hint of relief in the creases of a wry smile, in the slump at the slope of their shoulders. a request for forgiveness is waved off with a laugh and a shake of their head. “if you brought back a tail, then we'd have problems.”

lilacs follow the hand that goes to pat at their shoulder, amused, but says nothing of it. “and,” yuri mimics instead, raising a finger just as lambert had, “you still look like shit. seeing me might've brought you peace but seeing you doesn't bring me any.”

arms fold over one another, an unconvinced brow raising as they pointedly look him up and down. “i'll get hapi to take a look at you later. so don't run, or i'll ask her to sic a monster on you.” do they mean it? do they not? it's hard to say—their steady gaze betrays no hint of whether it is levity or gravity that colors their tone. “for my own peace,” they add, and here their lips twist into a smirk, “or maybe i won't forgive you for disappearing after all. how could my own professor abandon me? unthinkable!”

their gaze sobers, a hand lightly tapping lambert's arm in farewell as they brush past. “i'll only say it once, professor: i'm glad you're alive, so don't go hurrying to run yourself so ragged that doesn't matter.” a glance over their shoulder as they pause briefly. “and don't get stabbed before you get your armor back, yeah?”

and with a final nod of their head in parting, yuri slips back into chaos of the underground city.

[fodlaneverafter]

FEA character mini-analyses: the house lords, rhea, and byleth

Here is part 3 of explaining why I cast characters the way I did in FEA (my ongoing 3H/EAH crossover fic)! Part 1, about the Black Eagles, is linked here, Part 2 on the Blue Lions is here, and Part 3 on the Golden Deer is here.

Now without further ado... let us begin!

Edelgard as Raven Queen: the biggest hurdle for writing El as Raven was--and honestly still is--the huge personality difference. While El is kind, she's not exactly... as nice? I also imagine her inner monologue to be a lot less insecure than Raven's, so I had to take some liberties on that front. Other than that, though, I can't think of any reason why Edelgard wouldn't be the leader of the Rebels--she's here to contest the system and make a real change. To echo her twin Crests, I tweaked Raven's destiny-bound magic so that El just has weaker magic than she should, and thus relies on spellcraft.

Dimitri as Apple White: I don't think Dimitri would actually be as in love with his story as Apple apparently is, but they share their obsession with duty and what I would call an intense fear of the unknown. Dimitri disagrees with El for exactly the same reasons as Apple disagrees with Raven--because of the disastrous consequences of division and unrest. Apple isn't hiding any demons in her head, though, so again we have some liberties at play. I thought having super-strength (echoing the Blaiddyd Crest) would be an interesting secret for Dimi to keep.

Claude as Madeline Hatter: Claude is the son of Alice here, but Alistair from the original show never did anything interesting and no one else deserves Maddie's iconic role. I couldn't make the Wonderland situation perfectly parallel to Almyrah, but I do want a spotlight on Claude's identity being split between Fódlan and Wonderland. Even though there are other Wonderlandians, he's the only one who is from both worlds--who has to be both logical and mad, but is never quite enough of each. Just, you know, the typical TCK experience. Oh, and talking to the Narrators is of huge importance too!

Yuri as Ramona Badwolf: I took some biiig liberties with this one. Yuri is not related to Bernadetta, but he has the Badwolf name because Mr. Badwolf needed to hide his marriage to Red while still preserving the story's future somehow. I never liked the idea of him having another child, so I thought it'd be cool to mess up some succession laws and have Yuri--the only house lord in the game who didn't come from a wealthy background--"fight" for his destiny by beating all the other Wolfs to it.

Rhea as Milton Grimm: well this is a no-brainer! I'm still smoothing out the wrinkles in how her backstory has to do with Sothis, but just like Milton, Rhea's fear of losing control causes her to rewrite history to fit her narrative. This is gonna be key in FEA.

Byleth as... like... Just Byleth: so... yeah, Byleth doesn't get an important role in this AU, mostly because I couldn't think of a good reason they'd be involved. Honestly it would be hard for me to write them in an interesting way so I'm fine with that.

other characters: Seteth mostly suffers at the hands of chaos and Flayn enjoys it. Jeralt is mentioned exclusively by Leonie. Sothis does not appear as a living character but uh... let's not spoil that. Rodrigue appears as often as I can allow because he's King Charming (!!), who teaches a class at EAH. For the most part, I don't include the 3H students' original parents. Dimitri's father is still named Lambert but his mother is the EAH version of Snow White; likewise for Edelgard. As for the Ashen Wolves--Constance is the daughter of the Marsh King (look it up; I think you'll agree with me!), I made Hapi the daughter of the Sea Witch just because, and Balthus... there's no good reason for him to be around, I'm afraid :(

And that, my folksies, is that!

[inside-thecityof-glass]

02.09.24 MAYHEM KONSERİ (BEŞİKTAŞ IF)

Evet, Eylül ayı konserleri bütün hızıyla devam ediyor. Bu hızlı maraton arasında geçen haftalarda katıldığım 40. Senesini deviren “Black Metal”in sansasyonel grubu efsanevi “Mayhem”den bahsetmesek olmaz. Eski, yeni ve hatta “Ölü” grup elemanlarıyla birlikte kalabalık bir şekilde tekrardan ülkemizde ağırladığımız “Mayhem” grubu 40. Yıl turneleri kapsamında bize unutulmaz anılar bıraktılar. Unutulmazdan kastım sadece laf olsun diye değil, emin olun aradan bir kırk sene daha geçse ve ben bilinç sahibi bir birey olarak hayatta olmaya devam etsem, bu günkü gibi yazarım, anarım, hatırlarım bu konseri. Bu etkinlik, ilk anından son anına kadar görselinden, grubun performansına, ışık şovlarından, ekipman güzelliğine inanılmaz bir konser olmasının yanı sıra dokümanter, belgesel niteliği taşıyabilecek anlara da şahitlik etti. Bu kısma zaten ilerleyen satırlarda bol bol deyineceğim. Konser duyurusu geçildiğinden beri sabırsızlık içindeydim, nihayet o gün gelmişti! Nerelerden başlasam inanın bilmiyorum. Her zaman olduğu gibi konser akşamının ilk saatlerinden itibaren adım atayım. Betondaki bir oyukta bir Metalci yaşardı, Beşiktaş’a doğru yola çıkardı. Gayet heyecanlıydı.

“Mayhem” söz konusu olduğunda adamların 40 senelik müzikal kariyeri bir yana kendileri 60’larına dayanmış olsa da içimde çoğu zaman halihazırda taşıdığım “ergen heyecanım” nükseder. Bunun sebebi “Mayhem” grup elemanlarının Norveç’te ergenlik zamanlarında geçirdikleri ve yaşadıkları karanlık dönem, koskocaman bir tarzın kurucu unsurlarının başını çekerek son derece yenilikçi, enerjik, hızlı olmaları veya grubun şeytani derecede vahşi kökleri olabilir. Ya da sadece ergen nefretini, depresifliğini ve karanlığını en iyi yansıtan, aşırı uçlarla kafayı bozmuş bir grup adama zamanında beslediğim korku/heyecanla karışık hayranlıktandır. 16-17 yaşlarında ben ve o zamanki tayfam bütün yazlarımızı bulabildiğimiz en ekstrem Metal müzik gruplarını dinleyerek, (Bazen yapmaya çalışarak.) karanlık, izbe yerlerde bira içip dolaşarak, boş evlere girip korku filmleri izleyerek, duvarlara grup isimleri ve başka saçma şeyler kazıyarak, boyayarak geçirirdik. Otobüs duraklarında fotoğraf çekilirdik, vandallık ve primatlığın dibine vururduk. Tarih öncesi dönemleri yaşayan amatör neandertal Silivrili “Mayhem” gibiydik, hayatımız boyunca yaşayacağımız en güzel yazlarımızı geçirdiğimizin zerre farkında değildik. Rahmetli Lemmy amcanın dediği gibi, o yaz aylarını hatırlayamıyorum ama asla unutamıyorum...

Sadece “Gibiydik” tabi.. “Mayhem” grubunun sansasyonel kökleri, eski vokalistlerinin kendini tüfekle vurması, geri kalan grup üyelerinin kafatasının parçalarından kolye yapmaları, gruba o dönem yeni katılmış “Burzum” kurucusu Varg Vikernes’in orada burada kiliseleri yaktıktan sonra “Mayhem”in kurucu gitar/vokali Euronymous’u kendi evinde öldürmesi sonrasında yıllar boyunca hapis yatması “Mayhem”in geçirdiği tatlı süreçlerden sadece bazılarıydı. (“Nargaroth” grubunun bu hadise için bestelediği “The Day Burzum Kills Mayhem” adlı eseri es geçmemek gerekir.) Daha fazlası için grup hakkında yapılan belgesellere ve filmlere bakılabilir. Oyunculuk ve senaryo konusunda bazı zayıf noktaları olsada 2018 yılında gösterime girmiş olan, yukarıda bahsettiğim süreçleri kurgusal olarak anlatmaya çalışan “Lords Of Chaos” filmini “Mayhem” 101 olarak önerebilirim. Bu bilgiler ışığında tekrar düşündüğünüzde tam kadro gelen bir “Mayhem” konserine ergen heyecanıyla hoplaya zıplaya giden bendenizi belki daha fazla içselleştirebilirsiniz.

Beşiktaş IF’in önüne geldiğimde tahmin ettiğim kitleyle karşılaştım. Tırnak içinde büyümüş, yaşlanmış, grup formalarını üzerine geçirip sıraya girmiş bir sürü ergen. Belkide konserlerin en sevdiğim yanıdır bu manzara. Gerçekten rahat, kendim gibi olabildiğim, kendimi iyi hissettiğim, bu kadar bok püsür, olay, kriz arasında toplum ve kültür Jungle’ı içerisinde nefes alabildiğim yegane yer. Bu ortamdan görebildiğim bütün dostlarla merhabalaşıyorum, bira tokuşturuyorum, anlık olarak yirmi sene önce ki yazlara şöyle bir dönüp sonra malesef geri geliyorum. Nostaljik düşünceler eşliğinde içeriye biraz erken giriyorum. Konserde alt grup yok çünkü öyle bir süre yok. Grup neredeyse iki saat boyunca sahnede olacak. 40. Yıla özel uzun, bir “Black Metal” grubu için çok uzun bir “Setlist”leri var. “Mayhem” “Merch”leri efsane. Kendime göre bişeyler bakınıyorum hemen. (Bayrak falan şahaneydi gerçekten.) “Merch” kısmını tamamladıktan sonra sahneye dönüyorum ve bir daha gözlerimi buradan ayıramıyorum. Henüz daha grup ortada yokken bile sahne düzeni, sağlı sollu hoparlör yanlarına asılmış yıldızlı bayraklar ve ışıklandırma çok çok iyiydi. Bu sahne size nasıl bir şeyle karşılaşacağınız hakkında epey fikir veriyordu. Kısa süre sonra sahnede izleyeceğimiz şey, beklentilerin çok üzerindeydi.

Ben hala daha bayraklara bakarken seyircide ve sahnenin arkasında ki ekranda bir hareketlilik başladı. Ekranda 80’ler İskandinav bağımlılık belgeseli tadında “Mayhem” grubunun tarihi anlarından görüntüler izlemeye başladık. Bu görüntülere eşlik edilen müziği asla unutmayacağım. Sadece bu kullanılarak başlı başına “Dark Ambient” tarz bir albüm yapılabilir o derece.. “Mayhem”in kendini vuran solistleri “Dead” (Bu kadar temiz yüzlü, güzel bir adam kendine nasıl kıyar hala kahrediyorum. İskandivan depresifliği işte.. Orada yaşayan arkadaşlar daha iyi anlatır, değişik bir psikoloji..) öldürülen gitar vokal Euronymous ve kürkçü dükkanı, grupta halihazırda tek kurucu üye olarak kalan ve az sonra sahnede sarhoş olacak olan “Necrobutcher” davulcu “Hellhammer” uzun süredir “Mayhem” vokallerini üstlenen Atilla Csihar, eski, yeni bütün üyeler anlamsal kadrajların içerisine yedirilmiş halde bize tek tek gösteriliyor. (Necrobutcher’ın “A Headbanger’s Journey” belgeselinde yayınlanan konser röportajı beni hep güldürmüştür. Duygusal “Dead” görüntüleri üzerine iyi ayar çekti.) Tiyatro sahnesi tadında geçecek olan “Mayhem” sahnesi bize bir tanesi bile yetecekken o akşam 40. Yıl turnelerine özel olarak yeni, eski üyeleriyle birlikte toplam 3 setten oluşacaktı ve bu tarz belgesel görüntüleri zaman zaman şarkıların arasına girerek peşimizi asla bırakmayacaktı. Buradan arşivim için alabildiğim kadar kayıt aldım, instagram sayfasından paylaşırım.

1984’ten başlayıp günümüze gelene kadar geçen süreç tek tek “Mayhem” görüntüleriyle geri sayım şeklinde izletildikten sonra malumunuz “Mayhem” grubu “Malum” şarkısıyla bütün haşmetiyle sahneye çıktı ve unutulmaz geceye start verildi. Ekranda yüzünden kanlar damlayan bir kurukafa önünde lego gibi binlerce parçasıyla “Hellhammer”ın inşa ettiği davulu, kostümler, makyajlar, şeytani “Mayhem” “Sound”u… Bu atmosfer gerçekten görülmeye değerdi. “Bad Blood” “MILAB” “Psywar” yıldırım gibi üzerimizde çakarken Atilla Chisar’ın muhteşem sesi her saniye bizi daha da geriyor. “Illuminate Eliminate” ve “Chimera”da konserin başından itibaren başlamış olan “Mosh Pit”ler doruğa çıkıyor. “Hellhammer” tokmaklarını üzerimize salıyor. Bu gece “Mayhem” gazabından kurtuluş yok! “My Death” ve “Crystalized Pain In Deconstruction” şarkılarıyla devam eden ilk bölüm “View From Nil” ve “Ancient Skin” ile hız kesmeden bizi bu “Set”in son şarkısı olan “Symbols Of Bloodswords”e taşıyor.

İlk şoku üzerimizden atlatıyoruz, manik depresif şekilde geçen ilk “Set” sonrası “Dead” görüntüleri tekrar ekrana veriliyor. Çayır çimen üzerinde koşturan “Dead” gördüğüm için yine hafif duygusallaşıyorum.(Ağlayanların olduğu iddia ediliyor.) “We are not ordinary, We worship Death!” Sözleri sonrası “Hellhammer” bagetlerini havaya kaldırıyor, grup tekrardan sahneye çıkıyor. Kaftanlar giyilmiş, hazırlıklar tamamlanmış, Atilla Csihar sahnede Barış Manço hareketleri sergileyerek sanki bir orkestra şefi gibi bizleri mum etmiş. Ve işte böylece 2. “Set” Euronymous anısına, bağırışlar, çığlıklar, hezeyanlar içinde efsanevi albümden efsanevi “Mayhem” şarkısı “Freezing Moon” çalınırken başlıyor. Şarkının yarısına kadar seyirci çığlığından şarkıyı duymakta zorlanıyorum. “Life Eternal” ve “Buried By Time And Dust” eserleri sonrası zurnanın zart dediği yere geliyoruz. Albümle aynı ismi taşıyan güzide parça “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” Atmosfer o kadar iyi ki daha önce bolca bahsettiğim If’in güzel “Black Metal” “Sound”una değinmeye gerek bile yok. Albümlerden çok daha iyi bir ses kalitesini konserde canlı olarak dinleyebildik. “Mayhem” o gece hatasız, tavizsiz ve tarifsizdi!

Yeni bir dokümanter görüntü, yine sahnede “Dead” şarkı sözleri ve sinematik şekilde akan görüntüler. (Bunlardan en az bir düzine deneysel film/video çıkar benden söylemesi..) “Dead”in anıldığı yazılar sonrasında belki de konserin en duygusal, dramatik, şaşırtıcı, özel anları yaşanmaya başlıyor. “Mayhem”in “Funeral Fog” şarkısı “Dead” tarafından (Evet ne kadar ironik değilmi..) söylenmeye başlanıyor. Kendisi bu Dünyada değil ama ruhu hala aramızda! “Mayhem” üyeleri şarkıyı çalarken “Dead”in sesinden “Funeral Fog” dinliyoruz. Gerçekten unutulmaz dakikalar.. Bu unutulmaz anlar sonrası yine bir görsel şölen, ekran ve mekan kırmızıya boyanıyor, Necrobutcher 3. Şaşkınlık perdesini “Mayhem in eski vokali Messiah ve eski davulcusu Manheim’ı sahneye davet ederek açıyor! O ana kadar yeterince şok atlatmamışız gibi bu üyelerin sanki bir “Pentagram” konseri enerjisiyle sahneye çıkmaları kendi adıma son nokta oluyor. 1980’lerden “Mayhem” şarkıları dinleyeceğimiz bu bölümde artık arkalarda saklanmak yok! En öne koşturuyorum. Belki tekrardan Necrobutcher, Hellhammer falan görürüz ama bu Oldschool manyakları görürmüyüz? bilemiyorum! Bu noktada şaşırtıcı şeyler olmaya devam ediyor.

Manheim gayet mütevazi bir şekilde davulun başına geçerken, Messiah kırmızı tişörtü, kel kafası, koca göbüşüyle mikrofonun başına dikiliyor. Necrobutcher kolay vedalaşamadığı bira şişesini bir kenara bırakıyor ve ayin tüm hızıyla devam ediyor. Messiah! Abi sende ne ses var be! Ben kendi adıma bu adama hayran kaldım, gözlerimi hipnotik bakışlarından ayıramadım! Kendimi bu saatten sonra “Order” “Fan”ı ilan ediyorum! Manheim’a söylenecek söz yok. Gerçekten profesyonel müzisyenler. “Deathcrush”, “Necrolust” hele “Chainsaw Gutsfuck” bize biraz nefes aldır. 1 konser diye geldik 3. Konserimizdeyiz! “The True Mayhem” “Carnage” ile üstümüzden geçmeye devam ederken ruhumuzu “Pure Fucking Armegeddon”da artık sonunda teslim ediyoruz… Manheim tarafından “Weird” çalınırken biz kopan parçalarımızı toplamaya çalışıyoruz, savaş gibi konser geçirdik. “Mayhem” grubu seyirciyle uzun uzun vedalaşıyor ve bir daha geri gelmemek üzere “Beşiktaş If” sahnesinden bu konserlik ayrılıyor.

Ben yine dağılmış vaziyette çıkışa doğru yolumu bulmaya çalışıyorum. Konser sadece bir konser olmadığı, aynı zamanda bir tiyatro belki bir sinema niteliği taşıdığı için görmek ve götüntü almak için oradan oraya koşturmuşum fakat kesinlikle değmiş. Çıkışta beni bekleyen rüya gibi, muhteşem bir sürpriz var. Biraz dışarıda soluklandıktan sonra IF’in kapısının önünde dikilen iki tane tip görüyorum. Kim mi bunlar? Manheim ve Messiah! Gözlerime inanmasam da hemen yanlarına ilişiyorum. “Merhaba” “Harikaydınız” “Çok memnun oldum” hezeyanlarından sonra hemen konumuza dönelim “Bir fotoğraf çekineydik”… Acayip mütevazi adamlar tabiki diyor ve ben “Mayhem”in efsanevi üyeleriyle tanışma, fotoğraf çekilme fırsatı bulduğum için inanılmaz mutlu oluyorum. Herkes grubun geri kalanını beklerken bu zavallılarım ekipten ayrı düşmüş orada masumca bekliyor. E kurt kapıyor tabi onları hiç affetmem. Ne kadar beklenirse beklensin “Mayhem”in geri kalan üyelerini yakalama süreci bir sonuç vermiyor, adamlar ışık hızıyla kapılardan geçip minibüslerine atlıyor. (Eski günlerim olsa onları da yakalardım ben peeh.) Herşey bittikten sonra aşırı güzel anılar, fotoğraflar ve hikayelerle birlikte evimin yolunu tutuyorum. “Mayhem” konseri “Unutulmaz” oluyor. Konser yoğunluğu yüzünden yazılar yetişmiyor kusura bakmayın dostlar. Yarın bir çok grubun sahne alacağı çok iyi bir festival var “Bosphorus Metal Fest” Güzel, Metal dolu bir hafta sonu geçirmek için orada olacağız. Gelin hep beraber festival kafası yaşayalım, biraları tokuşturalım! Sonrada anılarımızı yazalım, paylaşalım! Görüşmek üzere, herkese Metal Müzik dolu bir haftasonu dilerim!

[pk-frost]

Hapy chaos

[blackrainbowblade]

THE POWER OF PAIRS

One of the grounding principles of Ancient Egyptian thought was the idea of dualities. They conceived of the world existing as a series of complementary or, at times, opposing pairs. Even Egypt itself was known as the Two Lands (Tawy), which can refer to both the duality of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt, and to the duality of the black land (Kemet - the fertile land around the Nile and delta) and the red land (desheret - the desert). The known world was made up of earth and sky (personified in the gods, Geb and Nut). Even the next life had a dual existence, sometimes described in celestial terms as an assent to the sky, and sometimes depicted as a journey through a chthonic underworld. Symmetry and complementarity pervades Egyptian art.

To the Egyptians, time itself was a duality. It did not exist in a linear fashion, which is how we often conceive of it, but instead, there were two kinds of time: eternity (djet) and perpetuity (enheh or neheh). 'Eternity' was considered a kind of stasis. It was the time in which stone monuments existed, static and unchanging. Of the two ideas, djet, is perhaps closer to our modern one, a continuing existence, stretching off towards forever. In contrast, enheh is cyclical time. It is time that repeats, yearly, monthly or even daily. The epitome of cyclical time is the cycle of the sun, its rising and setting every day. The repeated cycle of the seasons is also part of enheh.

It's understandably hard to get our heads around this. One way of looking at is is that the fact that we have such things as days or years, these are unchanging facts; they exist in djet time. But the individual events, the sunrises and sunsets, winters and springs, these exist in enheh time. Enheh sees constant change, death and rebirth. Djet, in contrast, is eternally unchanging.

This painting, in the tomb of Horemheb, shows Ra (in the form of Khepri, the scarab beetle) sitting back to back with his counterpart, Osiris. These two gods personify the dual aspects of time. Ra-Khepri represents enheh: he is the sun, constantly circling, always moving and always changing. (Even the name, Khepri, means 'becoming'). He is the king of the living world, which, simply by being alive, is caught in the cycle of life and death. Osiris represents djet: he is a good who was murdered and, in death, he became eternal and unchanging; he is the king of the dead.

When pairs with opposing characteristics, like this, are brought together, they represent completeness. Egypt's myths are defined by themes of separation and return. After his father's death, Horus is exiled to the wilderness; harmony is only returned to the world after he himself returns, claims his birthright and unites the Two Lands. In the myth of Sekhmet, chaos reigns when she leaves behind her father, Ra, and roams about the world, slaughtering mankind. Harmony is restored when she returns to her father. In the Book of the Dead, the journey of the sun is characterised as one full of hazards, where he daily risks his boat being run ashore on a sandbank or being consumed by the serpent, Apophis, in the western horizon. When Ra returns to the western horizon and, in the night, is united with Osiris, he is at last rejuvenated and reborn again.

Separation and union.

Separation and union were at the centre of Egyptian consciousness. In so many temples, you will see the symbol of unification. Here it is shown centrally with the cartouche of Ramesses above. It is usually flanked by a pair of gods. Here, both gods are Hapi, the personification of the Nile, but elsewhere, you will often see Horus juxtaposed with Seth. Such scenes reference an end to their fighting and the restoration of justice and stability to Egypt. In other versions of the motif, Thoth stands in for Seth. Thoth was a 'safe' option, since Seth was, at times, considered too dangerous a deity to depict. However, Thoth also forms a complementary pair with Horus because Thoth is a moon-god and Horus, a sun-god.

The idea at the heart of all these depictions is the union of opposing forces, resulting in the restoration of order and harmony (in Egyptian, 'maat').

[blackstarregulus79]

I updated Hell Hath No Hapiness!!!

I'm not sure how I fell about this chapter, please comment thoughts or opinions if you are comfortable with that (nothing too harsh or mean though, lets be kind plz)!

plot for chapter: An angel's stuck designing a child while his demon buddy's on a bender, and their bosses are just sipping celestial tea, clueless about their cosmic heartbreak chaos.

song lyric for chapter: "And I hate you for what you did and I miss you like a little kid" -motion sickness by Phobe Bridgers

[fantasyinvader]

I think I've solved something that snowballed into solving a few things.

Lysithea recognizes the outfits of TWSITD due to the experiments on her and her siblings. These were supposed to be Imperial overseers after House Hymr tried to defect to the Alliance. I was thinking though, we do know one imperial battalion that dresses in those outfits. House Vestra's Sorcery Engineers. An engineer being someone who is involved with inventing, designing or maintaining something, in this case sorcery. House Vestra are known for being secretive yet not having any lands to their name. Lysithea's experiments happened 13 years before the start of the game, four before the Insurrection of the Seven happened, but also the same year Hubert became Edelgard's vassal which is weird because Edelgard was the ninth=born child of Ionius.

I think the clues point towards not Hubert being a secret Slither, but rather his dad. It mean a few things.

1) His role in the Insurrection would be more clear. He was on team Ionius until the Insurrection was in Enbarr, where he switched sides and opened the palace to the opposition. Up until then, he was okay with Ionius abolishing houses and consolidating power, saying it was his family's duty to serve the emperor only to betray him at the final hour. 2) Hubert's anger at his father for the experiments Edelgard underwent. It's not that he betrayed his duties, it's because it was his family's people that did the experiments on Edelgard. 3) Hubert's support with Hanneman is recontextualized. It's not that Hubert doesn't want to hear how good his dad was out of guilt and a desire to avoid looking at the truth. The truth was the father Hubert had admired was a piece of shit, could even tie into him abandoning his former desire to be a pegasus knight to protect Edelgard. 4) This would also give Hubert an avenue to find TWSITD to work with them. It's part of the plan, a plan Hubert wants to derail for Edelgard's sake.

But I think this would also mean that Edelgard wasn't a case of luck of the draw when it came to her surviving the experiments. She was chosen for Hubert the same year TWSITD managed to give someone two Crests despite her claim to the throne being pretty low. They picked Edelgard, then we know by the following year Cornelia in the Kingdom had her hands on Hapi, experimenting on her to control monsters. Hopes even connects Hapi, Lysitha and Edelgared in their shared paralogue.

Cornelia was the one who offered sanctuary to Anselma when she left the Imperial court, introducing Anselma to Lambert, keeping Lambert and Anselma separated after they married, in addition to making it so that Anselma never knew Edelgard was in the Kingdom until Thales replaced Arundel and took her back for the experiments. TWSITD then orchestrated the Tragedy of Duscur, throwing the Kingdom into chaos for Edelgard's benefit in the war they were planning. If it had been any other kid who survived the experiments, experiments they had already done in the past, then the Tragedy would not have worked as Anselma's part was based on a desire to reunite with her daughter. Not to mention, Thales replacing Edelgard's uncle Arundel to take her back to the experiments and who then became regent after Ionius was rendered incapable of ruling.

So Edelgard not going insane through the experiments, getting the second Crest and surviving, becoming heir to the throne while Thales becomes regent after already replacing her uncle while at the same time priming Anselma to betray Lambert and throw the Kingdom into chaos (weakening Loog's descentant as payback for making peace with the Church perhaps?), then using Ionius as a puppet to indoctrinate Edelgard against the Church while sending in her vassal, Hubert, to push her into working with TWSITD despite his father betraying Ionius to the Insurrection (with Edelgard not as trusting to the other kids of the Insurrection when she retakes Enbarr in Hopes).

Really…Edelgard was being played all her life. Hell, maybe the whole history of House Vestra has been covertly pushing the decline of the empire while supposedly working for the emperor?

[strangestarfishmentality]

The confession

So Here's some depth for a Monday morning

I think I hide reality well

I am the adult when my parents aren't

I am the keeper of all that stored trauma

I think I do a good job in saying

"I'm fine" when really I never will be

And yet I function , atleast partially .

Distorted identity-

An adult or the child I couldnt be?

Not everything in my life is a fleeting phrase of sorrow and yet somehow experiencing "hapiness "

Is like waiting for an eclipse

Rare and yet subtly fulfilling

Trying to have boundaries with people end in ruins

And everyday I wake up to the same

Mundane existence

Where chaos is the recipe.

I can seem totally fine

Yet crumbling inside

But atleast I know I am still a tad bit human

I have feelings

Fits of rage

Bouts of unhappiness

And caves of sorrow

I can warm up a room or tear it apart

Am i volatile or fragile?

What have I become .

And at the end of the day when the sun's going down

I suppress the past and let it fade in the night

I can drink I can dance and laugh it all out but it never will all leave and come apart.

Its an heavy object in the way of my path and moving it won't work

I just build all around .

-a

[thehappylittlesmilodon]

welcome - to Jurassic Park

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Rise of True Unified Fodlan Chapter 3: Battle Against Epimenides

Couples: Shez X Monica, Byleth X Edelgard, Dimitri X Ingrid, Claude X Hilda, Scileth X Jeritza, Bileth X Sothis, Timmy X Annette, Ferdinand X Dorothea, Dedue X Mercedes, Marianne X Linhardt, Lysithea X Felix, Bernadetta X Caspar, Leonie X Lorenz, Petra X Ashe, Balthus X Hapi, Yuri X Constance, Catherine X Sharmir, And Ignatz X Flayn

The Path of Scarlet Blaze is about to change as, In the past encounters, there are 4 Byleths and Monica Saved Ingrid And Rodrigue secretly because she felt it was necessary. Now Arval suggests to Shez to tell The One he loves that he wants to meet them. This is right before The Battle for Ailell aka The Valley Of Torment.

[This is it. This is the battle to destroy Epimendes and to free Arval from being forever a revival method of Epimenides. Also Arval and Sothis will both join in. Background Song is Iku City (Welcome To The Darkness Stage) from Chaos Legion.]

Epimenides says “You shall not win against My King.”

“Arval?” Shez says.

Suddenly magic comes flying down and it is Monica and Arval.

“Wait if you are Arval, who is this?” Shez

“My Creator, Epimenides.” Arval says.

“Traitor!!!” Epimenides says.

“You created that magic that Eats out your body, Epimenides.” A Girl’s Voice says.

“No, How could you be here?” Epimenides says

“I can access anywhere as long as it‘s connected to Fodlan’s Ground which is the half-sphere’s Connected part.” The Girl who made her appearance known says.

Epimenides says “Sothis, If My Vessel Won’t kill you, then I will.”

Shez Growls and Shouts “Down with Rhea! Down With Those Shadow Slither In The Dark! Down with Nemesis!”

The 3 With Him Shout That as well. The Battle Begins with the four of them fighting the 3 Vassals of The 3 Nations Of Fodlan. Then They are moved to Battle THe 3 Leaders of The 3 Nations of Fodlan.

“Remember they aren’t real.” Sothis Reassures.

When They make it to epimenides they battle him for a minute but then he summons Shez and another two, which is surprisingly Monica and Byleth.

“That proves these Shadows aren’t real. Take Down The Fake Byleth, Shez, and Me.” Monica says.

They strike down the Fake Monica and Fake Byleth easy. The Fake Shez is acting weird though.

“This is how you should have been after all this time: After All The Byleth Twins Took Down your previous company.” The Fake Shez says.

Epimenides can’t help but laugh at the sheer perfection her new creation will be for her.

THe Real Shez growls and activates awakening mode but now it glowing pure gold and Shouts “I will never be like you. This Body Is Mine!”

The Real Shez then Takes Down His Fake in a combo of epic proportions, When The Barrier around Epimenides falls, Shez Charges at him and Blasts Him down with a combo that ends with his awakening finisher.

Epimenides says “Why do you resist me?”

“You should know. The Future is Ours to Make.” Shez says while finishing him off once and for all.

Arval then starts becoming his own being with a golden aura.

“Arval’s Power is now for Both Shez and Monica to use against Nemesis and his forces.” Sothis says.

The Half Sphere disappears around Shez and Monica.

“The Name of this army is True Unified Fodlan!” Shez and Monica shout.

This is agreed by A Shout of The armies.

TBC…