#he's just a power hungry mans with a god complex

[fluffomatic]

Can I

may I

I just

man he is just

HNNNG YES

my baby

Ooo my baby

He crusha the appy jooce

[tyrannuspitch]

thanos could be such a good character if he was a good character...

[yanderestarangel]

ʚ♡ɞ 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐘 | 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐊1 ʚ♡ɞ

TW : god complex, power play, v!sex, oral ( f!re ), extreme praise kink, worship of you, face sitting, degradation, daddykink, afab anatomy.

johnny cage, bi han, shang tsung, tomas vrbada, reiko, shang tsung, quan chi, baraka.

Using his huge cock to reach the right places in your pussy, watching you tremble while he smiled roguishly, enjoying the tightness of your little pussy, the difference in size just made him want you like he never wanted anyone, how your pussy accommodated itself beautifully in the his thick dick.

Spilling degrading compliments while he fucks you mercilessly, in the bathroom, on the floor or even in public, with the risk of someone catching you with your pussy stuck out at him, while his heavy balls beat the rhythm of your aching and overstimulated clit, you would ask and beg him stop, only for him to put one of his hands on your neck and force you to look at him.

"-Stop? But your little pussy keeps sucking my dick back, my love... It's not my fault." He mocked as he opened your thighs wide, stopping to insert his dick and showing you your wet and tight hole, drooling and bringing his thick shaft back.

"-Look at that my dumb slut, your pussy, so eager, so hungry for Daddy's cock. It's beginning to be fucked harder, faster." He didn't even accept another protest after that, accelerating with all the strength of his hips, he knew you loved it, loved being degraded, treated like just his slut and he loved giving you exactly what you wanted. Seeing your pussy sucking his cock with fervor made him want to fuck you more and more every day, roughly hitting every thirsty and wet hole you had to offer him.

He would make you squirt on his dick, shake and just worship his dick like it was the only thing that existed in your world, a superior complex to you, you are his beautiful submissive and he just wants you to use that beautiful pussy to enjoy and have pleasure. "-You're so beautiful when you come apart like this just a pretty, dumb whore."

raiden, kung lao, kuai liang, kenshi, syzoth,liu kang, havik.

Using his mouth and tongue to worship your pussy on his face for hours and hours on end, he doesn't care if you're shaved or not, he just wants to worship your little pussy on his face. His husky moans reverberated against your soft, wet flesh, your pussy's erotic juices mixing with his hot saliva. His two strong and warm hands hold you in place, motivating you to ride more and more into his mouth, he loved the feeling of the sweet smell that you spread through his mouth and nose, with each ride, desperate to cum, you looked beautiful if writhing in pleasure without any inhibition with your desire to just come at him like a good boy/girl, he will just adore you and adore your pussy, every part of you is perfection to him.

As you used his face as a chair, he couldn't help but whisper and moan praises with each angelic moan that rumbled from your throat.

"-Fuck baby, You're amazing, you're absolutely breathtaking Mmm- God, you feel so good." He continued to attack your pussy, working the sensitive bundles of soft flesh, each spasm that brought you even closer to cumming was like a Renaissance painting for his eyes, your breasts, your hips, your ass, your thighs, your lips glistening and separated by an expression of pure passion and surrender to him and the compliments he gave you, made him the happiest man in the world at that moment.

He stuck his tongue in once again, making you scream and tremble with his name leaving your lips, like a prayer, you were a mess on top of him looking for even more and more friction with his mouth, while he only accelerated the pace of his tongue praising you even more for having such a beautiful and greedy pussy.

"-You're so tight, so perfect, I love you so much, you know? You try so hard to be good to everyone and especially to me Mmm- I can't get enough of you, You're such a good boy/girl." He spoke between moans against your pussy, making you whimper and hold his hair tightly, while you felt your core heat up, a clear sign that you were going to cum, and he knew it, he loved you and knew you like no one else.

"-Yes... Just cum in my mouth my angel, just let me taste your sweet juices, please cum on my tongue and make me more proud of you."

©YANDERESTARANGEL 2023

[rubra-wav]

Why So Blue? Vox x Reader

[ Part 2 - Never Gonna Give It Up ]

A/N Listen man, I don't know jackshit about code or hacking, and that's probably gonna become glaringly obvious throughout this fic 💀

Cw: SFW, gn!reader, intimidation and manipulation, slight mention of blood.

<< [ Part 1 ]

A month went by since the attack on his social media and hijacking of his camera systems had taken place.

The paranoid anticipation of a second attack was deeply present to Vox, but it faded at about the 2 week mark.

Surely, whatever imperfections there were had been mended! Someone would be thrown on the chopping block if not.

All his employees were on edge and were eager not to irritate him even a little bit after last time. Even more than usual. It was excellent to the TV demon, stroking his sadistic power complex even more than it already was.

Every blow done to his ego with the Sinstagram hacking had fallen away, and he was once again power tripping on everything around him. As expected, the home surveillance systems had made him a killing, and he could see places he'd never been able to make it to now.

All of these things put him in a rare string of a genuinely good mood. Everything seemed to be working out.

On the other hand, you worked hard on your next attack that'd far solidify your threat to him, that's for damn sure.

You'd given it a few weeks before you began to really step into your next plot, wanted to lure him into a false sense of security so he'd fall harder off his high horse.

You laid on your stomach in the middle of your living room surrounded by your collection of monitors, clicking away with one hand and typing code out with the other.

The next stage of you trolling him was just gonna be meme material alongside establishing your persona to properly establish your presence in hell.

The more serious pranks up your sleeve would be showing up later down the line. For now, you were just playing games with him for entertainment.

You were barely able to leave home nowadays, opting to befriending people or talking to those you knew before becoming a recluse online.

One of these friends of yours being a certain inventor who ironically very much wanted to be positively noticed by the object of your somewhat despise.

At first, it was because you took pity upon Sir Pentious, having helped to patch him up after he (literally) exploded through the wall of your apartment, however, you came to enjoy his presence.

He was power-hungry, of course. However, he also just wasn't much of a threat at all. He wasn't charming or manipulative - god, was he an awful liar - just good with making things. Pen was a glorified, awkward, and overly goofy fanboy more than anything.

You kept trying to encourage him to work on a business of his own rather than just trying displays of power against Cherri Bomb for the sake of trying to get attention from the Vees, but he just wouldn't listen.

The sound of you receiving a notification from said inventor snapped you out of spacing out at your reflection in the monitor in front of you.

I got the codes you asked for, (Name). 🫡

*Pen included attachments*

Do be careful with these, though. I had to talk to one of my acquaintances in league with lady Velvette's people for these, and they said that it seemed like bad news to have these on you!

Just what are you planning on using them for?

You hummed as you looked at the codes sent, thinking of how you would answer exactly, your eyes wandering absentmindedly to the slightly peeling painting of tree branches on the wall you had done many years ago at this point.

Your eyes snapped back to your monitor as you typed back simply.

Thank you very much! 🧡

And let's just say... tomfoolery.

....

Should I be worried?

You snorted.

Probablyyyyyy~~~

You laughed at the barrage of texts with extremely poor spelling sent to you one after the other half jokingly fretting about you. In the beginning, it was genuine panic from him, but he'd come to know you were smart enough to not kill yourself via being a menace.

Chill out, MUM. I'll be good.

I mean, you most assuredly wouldn't be good, but he didn't need to know that.

You weren't exactly going to reveal you were the one harassing Vox to anyone, even if you were friends. Doing so would be endangering you but also them as well.

You logged the access codes you had gotten from Pentious - ones you couldn't attain normally because they were physically kept in real life - humming and kicking your legs as you cleaned the attack up to make sure there wasn't some missed quotation or something which would fuck the whole thing up.

As you worked hard, a certain someone was about to wake up to the cemented vision of the series of unfortunate events you had in store for him.

-

This time, Vox woke up in a very unconventional way unlike the prior attack.

One of his main maintenance team members booted him up before his scheduled time.

He looked at the employee with confusion, which quickly turned to anger as he realised that this asshole had intruded into his sleeping quarters, he was very confident, without permission.

The embarrassment about his sleep attire of course underlying. It was hardly the same impression as what he wished to show to the world.

He instantly went to start yelling at the obviously shit scared man in front of him, but he was stopped short as he heard familiar lyrics that didn't yet fully register for him.

"What. What the fuck is that?" He asked, Vox looked at the employee who seemed to be grappling to try and explain.

"We're.. o.. angers.. o love.. u.. ow the rules, and...o do I!"

Vox's eyebrow furrowed in disbelief, mouth parting as he fought to comprehend what was going on, straining to hear what the song was.

"A.. ull.. commitments.. -at.. m.. inking of. O.. ouldn't get this.. om any other.. uy."

Seeing as the employee was useless next to him, Vox got out of bed and quickly raced to his bedroom window, ripping the blinds apart and opening the window.

"I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling, gotta make you understand."

Vox looked absolutely dumbfounded out at the scene of hell before him as his still tired brain fully comprehended what he was hearing and seeing.

"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down. Never gonna run around and desert you!"

Who in the fuck was rickrolling hell.

It was on every single billboard and screen that Vox could see out the window of the tall building he lived in, the image of Rick Astley singing 'Never Gonna Give You Up' with a small message Vox could barely make out at the bottom of the faraway billboard.

"S-sir, it's been playing since 6am, we haven't been able to turn it off! It's everywhere! This hacker- 'U' they call themselves, its the same person as last time it seems!" The frightened employee standing behind the hunched over and now trembling figure of Vox finally found his voice.

Vox let out a cold bark of laughter, slamming his hands against the windowsill as he jerkily moved to face the employee. "What the fuck," Vox began to approach the young man, him shrinking back from the clearly furious overlord. "Do you mean that this has been p-p-playing," Vox glitched as he gripped both hands on the techie's shoulders. "Since 6 in the fucking morning!" He yelled.

His claws dug into his shoulders hard. He was about to go fully apeshit, but the sane part of his brain won over that at the last second.

This was not one of his lowest earners, and he had far more pressing things to do then prey on the refuse lest his image be messed up any more then it already had.

He stiffly unhanded the employee, eyes admiring the way blood had started beading where his claws had dug in before taking a deep breath, composing himself and then forcing a strained smile.

"My apologies," a lie, of course. "I will deal with this accordingly myself since it seems like you and your team are un-a-able to yourselves." He spat the last part out, before striding out of his bedroom with one last 'get out.' directed at the employee shaking like a leaf in a strong breeze.

It was all over the internet and Vox knew he had no chance of dealing away with it like last time.

He could do away with a stupid Sinstagram post pretty easily. It was moreso from one source - the branches from that easily clipped and made to be forgotten about nearly completely with a carefully placed broadcast that was succinct and to the point with his hypnosis ability, and constant content moderation.

This though was a completely different story.

Even after kicking you from his system (he hoped), he found himself unable to even begin to try moderate everything as he did last time. He couldn't escape 'U' becoming a viral meme overnight.

Someone with obviously incredible hacking skills using said skills not to attack or harm Vox or anyone, but to instead Rick Roll the entirety of hell?

Vox became a victim of the meme culture him and Velvette had cultivated to keep eyes on them, and he hated it.

He was terrified, which of course manifested as red hot anger. Anger which grew even worse as something was discovered the afternoon of him finally managing to remove the video loop being broadcasted.

An account on one of the many social media applications he owned. An account he somehow couldn't touch with one single post going absolutely viral - the same as the text that was displayed across the bottom of video you had infected all of his screens with which he couldn't quite see from out of his window the prior morning.

'Never gonna give it up, never gonna let you go. Never gonna let you run away and avoid me~ - U'

If anyone wants to be added to a taglist for when I update this fic lmk - I was unsure if the people I @ last time still wanted to be (sorry)

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Ultimis Richtofen: Throughout the years

For this, i wanted to analyse the characterisation and traits of ultimis richtofen throughout the different games and maps using in game quotes/ radios, especially how he as a character has transformed through the years. Part 1 of 3?? I think.

Early years: Not too much is known about Ultimis Richtofen's past, however some quotes over the years hint at details, although it is unlikely whether all are fully accurate due to Richtofen suffering from memory loss due to both the apothicons influence/overexposure to element 115. In Ascension, he mentions having a sister, whose dolls he crushed to make her cry. 

Not much is known about Ultimis Richtofen's parents. I doubt he was an orphan from the get-go like Primis Richtofen, as he does mention his mother in multiple quotes. He also stated when around the campfire in Tag der toten, that he always saw Maxis as a bitter rival, when Primis Richtofen opened up about viewing Maxis as a father figure growing up. 

In Shangri-la when getting the spectre from the box, he implies he was close to a former college roommate, 'who had a little gun, but a large barrel'. In Shangri-la, he also claims 'he was conceived in a mine cart... or was it in a lab?' However, he's likely to be bullshitting.

Ultimis Richtofen before touching the MPD: Ultimis Richtofen before his descent into insanity acts much like his Primis self did in Origins - sane, incredibly intelligent and still with a sense of morality and good intentions. He disagrees with Maxis' decision to secretly make weapons for the nazis, making the very reasonable argument that scientists from all over the world work at group 935. He also seemingly cares about the well-being of colleagues such as Dr Groph and Schuster, treating them with respect and conspiring with them against Maxis. 

At the same time, Edward had still joined the Illuminati, an organization seeking power and control over the world, with the intent to spy on and leak information from Group 935, showing that even before losing his mind, Ultimis Richtofen was still likely a power-hungry and morally dubious individual with an obvious agenda. The Apothicans' influence may have just fueled this darker side of the man. I also believe Ultimis Richtofen probably suffered from mental health issues long before he teleported to the moon, something that may have made it easier for the Apothicans to influence his mental state.

Ultimis Richtofen after touching the MPD: On January 4th 1940, despite Dr. Schuster's warnings, Richtofen boldly opted to use himself as a test subject in his attempts to master teleportation, the result eventually leading to the destruction of countless lives, Edward's sanity and the world itself. 

Immediately after his fateful encounter with the MPD, Richtofen began hearing whispers, who he originally mistook for Schuster. He didn't have much time to ponder on it, as he was swiftly teleported from the moon to a jungle in Shangri-la. There, he was presumably captured after being chased by the locals and was deemed a 'god' by them. Much of Richtofen's time ruling the jungle is a mystery; its stated he lived among them for three weeks studying vril devices and the element 115 that was found there. He also encountered the focusing stone for the first time, something he needed later for his plans to retake the MPD from Samantha and find Agartha. The natives' worship of him may have also played a hand in Richtofen developing a god complex. 

It's evident that Richtofen's mental state also deteriorates rapidly as after a mere three weeks when rejoining Schuster, he's acting noticeably manic and obsessive in his goal to reach Agartha, and is already talking aloud about the voices. He is also incredibly secretive, not answering any of Schuster's questions, and only barking orders at the man.

Following his return, Richtofen then begins plans to make a base on the moon where the MPD is located using the teleporters named Griffin Station. He employs Groph, Schuster and many other dissatisfied workers of Group 935 in a coup against Maxis.

Around this time, Edward curiously leaves the Illuminati's service. When asked why, he states only that 'teddy is a liar'.

In a personal log in 1942, Maxis expressed concern for Richtofen's mental state and no longer trusted the man, showing in turn that by this point in his corruption by the apothicans, Richtofen was most likely struggling to hide his sadistic desires and mental health issues. 

Stupidly, Maxis continued to have Richtofen babysit Samantha while he was away on other business. Richtofen most likely resented having to look after his nemesis' daughter and grew to hate Samantha almost as much as Ludwig Maxis. It's been stated multiple times that while in Edward's care, Richtofen ran multiple experiments on the child, including injecting her with doses of element 115. I'm not sure how long exactly, but Samantha most likely spent years primarily in the care of Richtofen. This, along with the experiments performed on her, most likely twisted the young girl's mind long before she took control of the MPD and witnessed her father's death. 

It's clear by at least 1942, Edward Richtofen has no moral compass left whatsoever, and he is willing to harm any living being if it means achieving his own goals.

In 1942, Schuster and Groph also learn that MPD is powered on the souls of the living when they shoot a rat near the chamber. After learning of this, Edward orders the tanks to be filled, which they do by executing prisoners by gunshot near the MPD. 

On July 15th 1945, Richtofen, with Samantha still in his care, is sent to a Siberian facility to conduct experiments on three test subjects for the super soldier program the Nazis sought - Nikolai Belinski, Pablo Marinus and Takeo Masaki. 

However, by early September, Pablo Marinus died at the hands of Richtofen when his spleen was removed. Shortly before this, Tank Dempsey was captured in Verruckt attempting to rescue Peter Mccain and was brought to Siberia to replace Pablo. 

Richtofen's mannerisms and personality in the Call of the Dead diary entries seem extremely similar to how he acts in Kino onwards. He displays an irrational hatred of monkeys and Americans. He uses drugs as well as both physical and psychological torture to control and manipulate the test subjects and shows no remorse for any of his actions. He views the test subjects similarly to toys, lamenting 'breaking' the Mexican.

Richtofen is also increasingly paranoid about spies infiltrating their ranks, correctly guessing that both Harvey Yena and Peter Mccain are spies acting in America's interest. 

Richtofen's hatred of Dempsey starts here, as unlike the other two test subjects, Tank keeps breaking through the restraints and insulting Richtofen. Nikolai's alcoholism may begin here as well, as the doctor injects the Russian with Element 115 mixed with Vodka to get him to accept the stimuli. 

While at the Agarthan facility, Edward also manages to create another part of the Agarthan Device - the Elemental Shard, by binding his and the three test subject's souls to a piece of Element 115.

However, before Richtofen could complete the Agarthan Device, Harvey Yena reported to Maxis that Richtofen had been suffering from 115-induced delusions, and had been using 935 resources for personal projects. It was there that Yena revealed Maxis had ordered all development of the DG2 to be halted and that Maxis wished to speak to Richtofen at Der Riese.

He is obviously fully insane by this point and by the last diary entry, he knows Maxis won't follow through on his promise to mass produce the Wunderwaffe DG2, and plans to callously kill both him and Samantha. 

Richtofen then returns to Der Riese with Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo, and Samantha in tow. He places the test subjects into sleep, ready to be awakened whenever. While in Der Riese, he and Maxis argue about Richtofen's loyalty to Group 935 and the matter of the mass production of the Wunderwaffe DG2 being cancelled. The two scientists then prepared to work on the teleportation tests together, with Richtofen secretly revelling in his plan to kill Maxis and Samantha, and finally taking control of the MPD. 

On October 13th, 1945, Maxis and Richtofen performed teleportation test trials on Test Subjects Number 3, 4, and 5. All tests failed, including Test 5, where Maxis uses Fluffy, Samantha's dog. All the while, Richtofen is putting on a convincing act of pretending to still be the sane, dutiful assistant he had been in the past to Maxis. Samantha runs into the room, spots Fluffy, now a hellhound, and rushes into the chamber. Maxis tries to stop her and almost gets her out of the test chamber, but before he can, Richtofen shuts the door, trapping Maxis and his daughter inside with the zombified dog. He then activates the teleporter, teleporting all three away. 

Samantha was teleported to Griffin station while Groph and Schuster were working on the MPD. Running into the MPD, the girl was drawn inside of it, where she became corrupted by the Dark Aether. Maxis was teleported to the Crazy place from Origins and developed the power to merge with electricity (??). 

Richtofen then shortly returned to the moon, where he quickly learned that Samantha was trapped in the MPD. He then ordered Groph to teleport Maxis there to coax her out of the device. In an effort to free Samantha, Maxis, at gunpoint, approaches the MPD in an attempt to persuade her to come out. Once she did, Maxis gave her an instruction, to "Kill them...all." Maxis then kills himself and merged with the technology of Griffin Station, while Samantha unleashes the undead upon the base. 

With Samantha now in control of the MPD, and subsequently, the zombies, Richtofen then returned to Der Riese and, after fighting through the undead horde, awakened Dempsey, Takeo, and Nikolai. With no recollection of who they were or who Richtofen was, they agreed to help him. 

The four of them then travelled to the Rising Sun facility, in search of Richtofen's missing diary.

Shi No Numa: I see Shi No Numa as an almost prototype Richtofen, this first incarnation of the character especially leans into the mad nazi doctor stereotype as well as him being a military figure, with his quotes about having a Hitler youth knife and his military-like shouts to his teammates 'show no fear!' 'Stick together!'. His voice is also noticeably deeper in both shi no numa and der riese. 

Strangely enough, Richtofen thinks he is still a member of the Illuminati in both Shi No Numa and Der Riese despite leaving the group in 1940: 'Illumaniti, I WORK FOR THEE!' 'The Illuminati would be pleased with you, Nikolai!' Out of universe, I think this is because the storyline is still very new and has since undergone many retcons and changes. In Universe, I think a possible explanation for this is that Richtofen suffers from memory issues relating to both his exposure to element 115 and the effects of the MPD. He most likely gets confused fairly often and forgets past events.

Interestingly enough, the doctor dislikes killing the hellhounds, a trait carried over to future maps. 

His favourite weapons are the MP40, STG 44 and of course the Wunderwaffe DG2.

At this point, Ultimis Richtofen still treats the rest of the crew like comrades, calling them 'brothers' in multiple quotes, likely to attempt to gain their trust and eventually establish himself as the leader of the group. Shi No Numa Richtofen also doesn't seem to know that the demonic announcer is Samantha, believing that the power-ups he and the rest of ultimis pick up are sent from 'the dark one/his masters/the voices'. Richtofen is also less afraid of the voices in Shi No Numa than he is in future maps, readily obeying them instead of attempting to shut them out.

Overall, I'd say Richtofen is more sane in both Shi No Numa and Der Riese than he is from Kino Der Toten onwards, though he also acts much more under the direct control of the Apothicans/voices than he does in later instalments, which I find interesting.

Despite small changes, Richtofen's madness, bizarre mannerisms and overall sadism are still very prominent and an integral part of his character. 

Der Riese: Much like how he was in Shi No Numa, Der Riese Richtofen is slightly saner compared to later maps. His status as a scientist and doctor seems more emphasised than before. His annoyance/dislike of Dempsey and approval of Nikolai are also made more clear in this map: 'Dempsey do you mind keeping the noise down? Some of us ARE TRYING TO WORK!!' 'You are head and shoulders above them Nikolai!' At this point, it's made explicit that Richtofen is keeping secrets from the rest of the team, pretending not to know how the teleporters work and about Group 935 in general. 

Funnily enough, Richtofen admits to not being very skilful with most weaponry: 'To kill quickly ja. With skill, no.' Quotes from Dempsey, admittedly probably biased, also imply that out of the four, Richtofen is the worst shot and least active: 'Hey Richtofen, I'm glad you fired your weapon, but you missed!' 'The doctor is... a really bad shot!' 'Richtofen fired his weapon again... hell must be freezing over.'

Kino Der Toten: Richtofen in this map and onwards is much more stereotypically flamboyant - his voice is pitched higher and he has a slight lisp at times. He's even more emotionally unstable than he was in the previous two maps, having very childish outbursts at times: crying when he's out of ammo, crying about what was done to the hellhounds, shouting 'FLASHY LIGHTS!' at times when there's a fire sale etc.

Edward is also fond of referring to himself in the third person: 'the doctor is on his way!' 'no touchy the doctor... unless he asks.'

He distrusts his former test subjects, as seen in the opening line in Kino Der Toten: 'I still do not trust my unconventional allies, but they are of great use to me. BUT! I digress.'

He also appears surprised that the MPD is capable of time travel, something that happened unplanned as a result of Dempsey firing a wonder weapon while in the middle of teleporting back in Der Riese (Spoiler alert, Dempsey yet again does this in Shangri La. Goddammit Dempsey.)

Richtofen previously acting as a parental figure towards Samantha is also implied in some of the following quotes in this map: 'Samantha, didn't I teach you a lesson about this?' 'Samantha! Samantha where have you run off to!' 

Overall, I'd say Richtofen's comical traits start to become a bit flanderized from this map onwards, for better or worse. Though in universe, I'd say this is most likely due to Richtofen's mind actively deteriorating from stress, past untreated mental illness, the Apothicans/voices and element 115.

Ascension: While Edwards acts much like he did in Kino, albeit sounding slightly more tired and deadpan, there are some interesting quotes in this map that reveal details about his past. For one, it's revealed that Richtofen may have had a sister. He states he used to crush her dolls as a child to make her cry. If this is true, which is dubious, this shows Ultimis Richtofen may have always had a sadistic streak, even as a child.

Richtofen is also wearing a spacesuit for some reason. Perhaps he was separated from the rest of Ultimis for a while, probably attempting to go to the moon and take control of the MPD earlier, before realising he needs more components first.

In the Black ops 3 remaster, you can see the shadow man's silhouette watching Richtofen and the rest of the group from a window in this map, clearly paying close attention to what his pawn is doing.

[kirasgirl]

GOD COMPLEX| jujutsu Kaisen x FEM!reader

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

SHE ANSWERED THE PHONE.

"Mrs. (name), there is a guest here at the reception, should I release him for you?" The voice of the young receptionist was heard through the line.

The actress agreed, causing the receptionist to immediately disconnect the call, releasing the guest to her suite.

The girl crawled her feet on the cold floor of her suite, the silk robe in red color covering her naked body.

The single and thin layer of fabric against your soft skin.

Her cold hands going against the glass containing wine that had been served as soon as she arrived at the exclusive suite for her. Feeling the liquid go down her throat, she sighed.

Having canceled the small meeting he had with Gojo earlier, because of the stress he was in, wanting to look for some source to calm down.

Let it not be the drugs.

The bell of the suite rang, her ears sharpening before she fixed her hair briefly before walking in gentle steps to the door. Hands so soft against the door, typing the small password before the door opens.

The wide view in front of you making you open a smile from ear to ear.

The tall man in front of him licked his lips, his look so sinful walking all over the girl's body, absorbing every detail he can capture.

From the silk fabric fallen on her body, the fabric almost transparent, understanding where the young woman wanted to go at that moment.

He wasn't silly.

And much less was she.

The clothes he wore being his work clothes, a little more sloppy. The white shirt unbuttoned slightly to his chest, exposing his toned and large chest. The coat he accompanied with his pants in his hands while his hair remained lying on his face as always.

The smell of cologne entering the girl's nostrils so that she felt like she had been bewitched.

Without prior notice, his hands clung to the boy's shirt, pulling him inside and closing the door behind him.

A small and single click signaling that it had been completely locked.

Alone with that big man.

The burning inside him was almost impossible to control before his lips fell desperately but slow on that boy's lips.

Exploring every space he could from that man's magnificent mouth, his big hands going to her waist, seeking support while his arms wrapped around his neck. The kiss deepening even further as his steps went to the king size bed of that luxurious suite.

Clumsy steps before throwing the young actress there.

The silk fabric slipping down his shoulders, exposing his marked clavicle, leaning on his elbow while the man stood in front of him, between his legs.

A hand being taken to your tie, loosening even more.

"That's fast." He smiled maliciously, surprised by the girl's direct attitude towards him.

Barely knowing what she would be able to do tonight, but willing to find out everything about what she was doing on four walls.

"Not time for conversation, Fushiguro." She said without fear, her lips splitting up.

His hand grabbing the CEO's tie before pulling him again for another deep kiss. The boy's leg between the girl's legs, so close to her groin that he pulsed anxiously in search of touch.

He laughed between the kisses.

Bold.

Realizing how sassy the girl was, naked under that little fabric. As if were desperate to be fucked by that man.

Oh, how that turned him on.

The young woman dropping small moans on those lips so sweet when Toji descended to her neck and collarbone, leaving a trail of kisses, sucking her skin so hungry for more. The bulge almost causing your pants to tear.

Her tongue tracing each mark by her skin, making her feel even more excited.

That man's so powerful hands going against the origin of his pleasure. Her hands touching causing the girl to tremble softly in her arms, knowing that she was so sensitive by her touch.

He smiled even more.

Just the feeling of having control over that dangerous girl causing her brain to create so many sinful images.

His lips came together strongly.

The kiss as fast as before, the fire burning in lust while exploring the girl's mouth with her tongue.

She smiled between the kiss, her hands being quick with the buttons on the boy's shirt, soon descending into his pants, her fingers already on his zipper, descending gently.

His body burning even more on fire when he felt how big and long he was. The bulge against her hand making her smile even more.

"I-" she shut him up, her finger against her half-open lips.

A request for silence while I looked at him so ardently.

"Don't worry, sweetie..." she laughed naughty, climbing on top of the boy.

Her hips briefly grinding against his bulge. His cock throbbing at the small approach. So wet, just wanting to feel that woman's hot, tight walls.

He was so excited.

The way the silk robe slipped over her body, showing her completely naked figure against the light of the moonlight and the busy city that entered the huge open windows of the place.

Her nipples completely hard in arousal, the figure of the man in front of her below her. His dark hair stuck to his forehead due to the heat that was building up from all that sensation. His bare chest is so defining.

Toji growled ferociously, his sanity disappearing, unable to wait any longer.

He pushed against her.

Her hands firmly gripped the hips of the moaning young actress, that sweet moan escaping her glossy lips, her mouth parted as she moved up and down against that throbbing cock. Your warm, wet walls clenching tighter and tighter around his dick, making Toji grunt in pleasure.

(Name)'s hands gripped Toji's broad shoulders tightly, while his thicker hands squeezed his hips tighter, leaving a large mark there.

Kisses were left on her neck as the sound of her sweet moans spread throughout the room. Her body perfectly sculpted by the gods rising and falling against the bulge of the man who was thrusting everything inside the girl.

“A-ah!... F...f.fushiguro!"

His name slipped out so stealthily that the smile on the man's face only grew, knowing his job was being done perfectly well.

The feeling of fucking the actress's needy and adorable pussy is almost like a blessing from the gods.

The sight of her face with its emotions of pleasure, seeing how she fought to keep her moans a secret.

He laughed.

“Fushiguro, huh? How good would it be if you begged for more, uh?” He opened her hips wider, forcing her further against his cock that felt so large above her. His thrusts slowed into the girl, his hand going to the girl's face. Pressing her face, her lips approaching the girl in such a seductive way.

"Come on, (name). Say my name and beg for more." He said almost in a whisper.

The girl held back.

Her body was so soft being controlled by the boy that he seemed to increase his speed against the young girl's sensitive pussy. The soft lips went against the man's broad shoulders, biting him hard, preventing his moans from being heard. Toji going so deep, feeling her cervix so swollen.

"T-Toji!"

She cried out in moans, hitting her spot perfectly, arching her back into the CEO's hands.

Toji laughed so sadistically.

"What did you say, darling?" He laughed, his hand forcing the girl to look at him, the scar on her lips stretching with his smile.

Noticing how the girl's face was so red, shame mixed with pleasure throughout her entire being, the feeling of his thick, long cock inside her making her feel so dazed.

"Please... p...please..." he went deep once again. "F-FUCK!"

He laughed once again, feeling the girl's soft body against his warm skin, her hand grabbing her fragile neck. Forcing her to look at him, those watery eyes, begging for more.

He attacked her lips once again.

As fierce as a beast and its prey.

Gently biting the young woman's lips.

"I'm just getting started with you."

[mr-kench]

Grigori is such a unique villain because he’s only a villain in the most technical sense. This guy is Neutral at best Neutral Evil at worst because (MEGA SPOILERS)

his whole thing is is finding a worthy protector of the world. The Seneschal is a Pseudo-God that watches over reality from the heights of the Rift but it’s a job that no one can endure forever so they seek out a replacement. The Seneschal is an Arisen that’s defeated the Dragon and defeated the last Seneschal. The Dragon is an Arisen that failed that final test. Grigori calls it The Eternal Ring because this has been a cycle that has gone on forever and will continue forever. It is a duty born in strife because only the strongest and most noble are worthy of the position.

Grigori attacks the world, devastates countries and civilizations looking for those who would challenge him and if he decides they’re worthy to slay him he will turn them into an Arisen. In the first game theirs a doomsday cult that worships him and wants to gain his favor to conquer the world and Grigori decimates them once they reach the foot of his lair. Saying how he doesn’t care about what they want, their ramblings were nonsense and not worth listening to. He doesn’t want to rule the world or destroy it, he doesn’t care about power like that.

The. During the final fight itself where most villains would monologue about how they stand no chance against him, they’ll destroy everything you love, how dare you stand against me?! That sort of stuff but not Grigori. He’s cheering you on. Encouraging you to strike him down and take back your heart, prove to him you’re worthy of it. His dialogue in the first game just before the final fight is him talking highly of mankind.

The monsters of this world are easy to understand. They eat when they’re hungry and sleep when tired of eating, they kill things when they want things to die and nothing more. However this is not mankind, they stand against nature as one, build towards a shared future and create new wonders that allow new life in turn. Mankind has done all this and more. For a champion who would stand against the coming darkness they have to be the greatest of mankind and so the only path is forward.

Not the typical villainous monologue. He deeply admires humanity, and their strength of will. He admires the Arisen most of all because they are the greatest among mortals not for power alone but because of their courage and willpower. If his death will lead to a Guardian over their reality and an inheritor to that cosmic throne then all of this will be worth it.

He’s the new kind of complex Villain because he doesn’t have a real sympathetic backstory. Sure he’s a failed hero from his own time forced to play a villainous role but it’s a role to find a man who can do what he failed to do. He’s a villain only because of the role he plays but not in mind or spirit. To protect the world he must find a worthy heir to take the mantle as protector

[genshin-side-piece]

I just read “Love Me Tender” and I’m obsessed with the way you write yandere Neuvillette and his darling. He’s one of those yanderes who are just so soggy and pitiful. I love the idea of a powerful yandere utilizing their power and connections to keep you. The melusines would DEFINITELY watch over you per Neuvillette’s request. And even if they knew he kidnapped you, they wouldn’t do anything about it. Not out of any malice, but because they, like Neuvillette, genuinely believe it’s what best for you. I love non-human yanderes because you can explore the potential of them not understanding humans being a reason for their yandere-ness

I love, LOVE the idea that a darling being submissive or cowering like prey turns him on. I love yanderes who take pride in being gentlemen but then silently salivate at the sigh of your legs. Also, I wish this was included in more fics, but I love the idea of a darling absolutely refusing to be near their yandere. Even if they have to resort to sitting in the corner instead of the comfy chairs by the yandere. I love darlings who try to hang on to the last semblance of autonomy and independence you have.

If you ever write any more yandere Neuvillette in the future I would love to read it!

❤️❤️❤️

Awwww TY Nonny! I'm so glad you liked it. I almost didn't publish this because of how hard I struggled with it. I was considering waiting until 4.1 just to be sure I had his personality right. Ray Chase wasn't kidding when he said Neuvillette was complex AF. It took me a minute to figure out if this was really even plausible for him and what his motivations would and could be. Thankfully the stuff with Childe at the end of the 4.0 archon quest showed Neuvillette could be pushed into action. So the idea that he's happy with observation until he deems there's a threat seems logical. Considering there is a mafia of sorts in Fontaine, and the whole serial k*ller business, it only adds to Neuvillette's mindset. Darling vanishes while he isn't looking and the kill bill sirens go off.

I think he would go deeper in terms of filling a caretaker/protector yandere role. I couldn't work it in fully here, but I believe he would be the type to fuss over your nutrition, your exercise, and your general well being. Not to the point that it's invasive, but enough to where he insures you are being cared for. God help Fontaine if that man ever feels derelict in his duty. The difference between him and some of the other protector yanderes, is in my mind Neuvillette owns the fact that he's the source of you misery. He does what he can to fix it, but he won't deviate from any of his previous actions. He can't.

I love my power hungry yanderes, but it was nice to write something soft for once. His pining and yearning coupled with his own self awareness was an interesting challenge. I would like to get to know Neuvillette better. Like I said, he is a difficult one to get right. I have another one that I am working on for him. I'm just struggling with the end on it. There's a third that I started before he debuted that I'm going to have to completely revise, maybe. He's a bit sterner in it than what he is in the game and there's a slight abuse of power, so I'll have to see. He has that side to him, but I'd like to see more of it for actual research purposes. 4.1 will do a lot for that one, especially considering Neuvillette is willing to manufacture charges in the correct circumstances.

But thank you so much for your lovely comment. I really do appreciate it.

[ultraericthered]

Another King Magnifico Post

A common criticism of Wish is that King Magnifico, like pretty much every character in the film, doesn't seem to have any solid motivation driving his actions in the story, and that the backstory we're given doesn't sufficiently set up any such motivation. I partially agree, but partially disagree. It's not that motivation for Magnifico's villainy isn't there in the story, it's that the presentation of it in the movie that fails because ironic enough for a simple fairy tale, they overcomplicate it.

King Magnifico's motivations, made simple:

Keep his crown, his power, and his iron-fisted control over Rosas and the system of wishes he created so that he may continue to make his own wishes come true, even if at the expense of all other wishes, and his people's reverence of him and dependence on him endures.

King Magnifico's motivations post-forbidden magic book:

Still that, but with the added feature of him being so drunk on power that he wants to take and break wishes, along with Star itself, to add to that power with which he'll quell any dissent to his rule and re-subjugate the dissenters, and in this state of mind, he would rather see his kingdom razed to the ground than relinquish that power.

King Magnifico as seen in the movie:

Safeguard all wishes in Rosas because he sincerely believes in the value of wishes due to his tragic backstory, so that THAT will never happen again and no one in the kingdom he built will suffer the sort of trauma and heartbreak that he did...but he's a little too tight with how he asserts his control, is too paranoid, biased, close-minded and self-interested in how he judges which wishes to grant and which ones to not grant, hoards so many ungranted wishes away for their magical blessings, and doesn't simply return the wishes he won't grant because reasons, possibly because he fears pulling away that carrot on a stick would disillusion people with him and he'd lose his relevence, attention, adulation, and respect. 'Cause he's a malignant narcissist who is so comically in love with his own self-image that he has a God Complex/Savior Complex that makes him more arrogant and power-hungry, don'tchya know. But he also loves his wife, wants to protect her too, and will trust her judgment when she advises him to not go to extremes...except when he doesn't. And when Star is in Rosas spreading a new magical power that isn't his, Asha acts out in rebellion against his rule and system, and the people all start to question him rather than give him the blind respect, adoration, and complacency he feels so entitled to, he spirals into madness and villainy to the point of opening up the forbidden magic book...which drives him to madness and villainy even more, and once he's drunk on this power and learns that breaking wishes enhances it, he wants to break wishes and add Star itself to his power and make everyone all sad and disspirited forever with no more wishes so that they'll stop resisting and he can oppress them without consequence. Because he's evil, has lost all good in him, and nothing about the character that was set up in the first half of the story really matters anymore.

Where was I? Oh yeah!

Had the movie shared a fuller account of Magnifico's backstory with us at the very beginning, and then alluded to it at only a few key points in the story to clearly link how Magnifico presently percieves something and feels about something with what happened in his past that set him down his path to becoming the bad man he is now, and otherwise just played straight the simplified motivations of the first two paragraphs up there, his characterization and descent into full-on villainy would've been all the stronger and easier to follow for it.

[therainningtown]

(Self Indulgent) Discarded Angel! Mc Who’s Stronger Than They Look:

Spoiler Warnings For All Chapters To Like, Chapter 20. And Also I’m Only Doing The Brothers Who Have TRIED To Harm You In-Game.

Lucifer: Grimoire

And Now He Knew…He Fucked Up.

Who Would’ve Thought That An “Human” Exchange Student Would One Up Lucifer?

So, Story Time: Basically What Happen Was, Chihuahua Was Found In Tombs With Grimoire. Luci Is Mad For A Valid Reason, Beelzebub Defended Chihuahua For Good Reason. You Got Called Weak And Threw Against Solid Pillar.

And Now, You Have A Broken Metal Pipe And Doinked Luci Over The Head With It. And Now His Head Is Bleeding, But Hey!

Diavolo Was There Just In Time To Save HIM From A HUMAN. Lucifer Is Now Crying At The Dinner Table.

But Good Job My Guy! You Have Made Satan Laugh So Hard That He Almost Vomited. Also, Tell This Story To Belphegor. He Needs The Entertainment.

Leviathan: TSL

How DARE You!! No One Can One Up Him In TSL, And He Means NO ONE…

You With His Brothers (Mammon And Beelzebub) Just Pulled One All Nighter. How Could You Beat Him So Easily???

He Won’t Let This Go…

So Time To Kill You!!! Yaaaay….

But Then Again, Like Lucifer. He Didn’t Know Your Abnormal Strength, He Thought It Was Dumb Luck And Adrenaline.

And Now, AGAIN; He Got His Ass Handed By The “Human” Exchange Student. But Not With A Metal Pipe! No No No.

With One, Hard, Solid, Kick To Abdomen. Good Thing It Wasn’t His Balls Or Dick. (T▽T;)

Since He Actually Went Flying Into The Table, Hitting A Nerve And Knocking Him Out Cold.

So People Are Shitting Bricks (Yes Even You Lucifer.) Because Knocking Out The Third Oldest With A Kick! Yeah, Be Scared Of This Boss Ass Bitch.

Good Damn You Gonna Get Mad Respect At The End Of The Year. (▀¯▀)

But Said Action, Caused Levi To Hide In His Room More Often Than Not…

So Please Rebuild The Relationship And Get The Pact With Him. Give This Man Love, Okay?

Beelzebub: Pudding

Mom! Mammon Being A Idiot Again!

Even After All This Time, He Didn’t Learn His Lesson About Eating Beel’s Food.

So Yeah; Mammon’s Enjoying The Stolen Pudding And Beelzebub Walked In To Find His Pudding But Soon Found Out.

That Mammon Was The Culprit. And Now He Is PISSED.

So What Do You Do With Your Stupid Daddy Issues And Savior Complex?

You Grab A Slice Of Cake, And Put Beelzebub In A Choke Hold And Place The Cake Infront Of His Face.

Soon Calming Down And Eating It, He Thanked You For Saving Things Back There. He Was Surprised That You Could Take On A Size Like Him.

Wanna Work Out Together And Get Some Food?

Such A Sweetie Pie When He’s Not So Hungry. (*´∀`*)

Satan: Pact

How Could Someone Denied Him?!? Especially Of A Fucking Pact?

You Know What’s He Capable Of Right? So Make The God Damn Pact With Him!

But Apparently You Knew Why He Wanted This Pact.

For His Own Gain. To Hurt And Torment Lucifer.

And Your Angelic Heart Ain’t Taking It. Michael Taught You Better, So You Be Better.

And Be Better Prepared Satan, CAUSE YOU GONNA BEAT HIS ASS!!!

Cause Threats From Demons Aren’t Taking Likely With Angels, Like Yourself.

So When He Stepped Forward And Got You Cornered. You Used Self Defense, Which Meant You Somehow Grabbed His Arm And Started Pulling At A Painful Angle.

You Said Your Own Threats Of Holy Water And Skinning Him Alive To Feed To The Rats.

After The Whole Body Swap, And Finally A Pact. He Knew That You, And Only You. Could Understand Him And Beat His Ass In Fight.

Belphegor: Attic

You Know Where This Is Going, But Not Belphegor Apparently.

So, Finally! You Got The Door Open With The Pacts And Your Magical Powers.

And Now, Belphie Is Free And You Hug And Kiss And— Yeah No…

He Started Strangling You After The Hug, And Started Gloating About His Amazing Plan Of Ruining Everything.

But You Ain’t About To Listen Too A Emo Bitch Laughing In Your Face. Kick Him In The BALLS!

And That’s What You Did, He Of Course Let Go And Held His Jewels. But You Ain’t Done Just Yet.

You Grab His Tail And Toss Him Onto The Ground, Smacking Him Into Ground A Couple Of Times Like The Hulk.

Soon After, You Started To Drag Him To The Railing Of The Stairs. And Pushed Him Off Of Said Railing Onto The Ground Below.

Most Likely Breaking A Leg Or His Arms.

With The Commotions You Caused, Everyone Else Ran To The Nosies Of Pain And Groans.

Then Seeing Their Youngest Brother, Writhing In Agony.

Lucifer Looked Up And Saw You Staring Down From The Top Of Stairs. He Yelled For You To Come Down, Which You Did.

After You And Belphegor Were Inspected Of Injuries.

You Started To Explain The Story Of What Happen, Your Heritage And Origins.

Afterwards, You Both Went On Better Terms And He Made His Formal Apology With A Pact. And Now, You Both Have A Running Joke Of Stairs.

Heheh, I Love Making Mc Being A Total Menace To All People Around Them!!! (✿╹◡╹)

[greaseonmymouth]

It is not 7 am anymore but top 5 books read this year? 😄

I have read 44 books so far this year and most of them were very good so I don't know how I'm supposed to pick just 5 :'''D

in reverse chronological order

THE DEATH I GAVE HIM - EM X. LIU

this is an utterly unhinged locked room sci-fi murder mystery retelling of Hamlet in which Horatio is an AI and he and Hamlet have a deeply co-dependent and sexual relationship. This book is exactly the kind of thing tumblr would eat up with a spoon, so tumblr pls get on this. The basic plot is: a deeply depressed and suicidal Hamlet (Hayden) is working on a formula that can make one immortal. He is obsessed with beating death. Then his dad is murdered and the labs go on lockdown and more people die because *gestures* Hamlet is Hamlet even when his name is Hayden, and Horatio the AI does his best to keep Hamlet alive and also be a voice of reason except he's too biased. By happenstance I had read this Hamlet/Faust crossover fic (Hemlock & Wine) before reading this book, and in this fic Hamlet is obsessed with necromancy and Horatio is trying to save him. it set the mood nicely. 

You know how in Hamlet everyone dies and at the end Horatio is the only one alive with Hamlet dead in his arms? What if I told you in this book it's reversed?

WILD AND WICKED THINGS - FRANCESCA MAY

Dark, witchy, historical fantasy - set after WW1 on a fictional island off the Yorkshire coast, very 20s glam with a dark undercurrent. Witchcraft is banned, but Annie is a witch. when her father dies she inherits his house on Crow Island and goes over there to sort that out and rents a house next to what turns out to be a Den of Iniquity, not just because of the lavish parties with illegal (magical) substances but because it's queer. Then follows a dark plot involving a blood debt and necromancy and power hungry men (well, one power hungry man) and fragile old and new relationships and dark secrets and also Annie and Emmeline get accidentally magically bonded to each other (but also are in love/lust with each other) and look, I could not stop reading. 

DRAGONFALL - L.R. LAM

listen I LOVE dragon books and I've read and loved everything L.R. Lam has written so when I heard an epic dragon fantasy was coming? I WAS STOKED. this is the first in I think a trilogy and it ticks all my boxes:

sentient dragons with their own history, language, society, etc

sexy dragons?? i didn't realise i needed sexy dragons until I read Aliette de Bodard's Dominion of the Fallen trilogy or the Invisible Library series by Genevieve Cogman, but hey. SEXY DRAGONS

queernorm world! our second protag Arcady is nonbinary and uses any pronouns, thank u for your service L.R. Lam

very cool world building and magic system 

BETRAYAAAALLL 

I can't wait for book 2

PORTRAIT OF A THIEF - GRACE D. LI

look this post will explain everything. suffice to say: pretentious college students steal priceless art.

THE BEAUTIFUL ONES - SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA

This is a kind of historical romance but it's fantasy and it doesn't follow conventional romance novel structure (I was SO nervous it wouldn't end happily because I didn't know what to expect from the narrative I was being given, but THANK GOD IT DID). it's very fantasy of manners. it makes a lot of pointed commentary about colonialism and colourism. it's absolutely lush. I love this book a lot, it was so engaging and gripping. the characters are allowed to be flawed and assholes and complex and weak and kind - it's very similar to sprawling historical/saga books with a large cast of people with conflicting wants and needs and scheming and tragedy and love and all that, but distilled into a neat compact package focusing on three people. It's not a long book, it's quite a slim volume for what it is, but it's perfectly paced so you don't notice that you're not actually reading a 900 page family saga.

other standalones I read this year that I think are WELL worth reading:

CAMP DAMASCUS - CHUCK TINGLE

YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY - AKWAEKE EMEZI

YELLOWFACE - R.F. KUANG

HONOURABLE MENTIONS GO TO:

two series I read this year that I also absolutely loved

THE SEVEN DEVILS DUOLOGY - ELIZABETH MAY & L.R. LAM

you know this post right?

[image id: post by worflesbian on july 4 saying 'sci fi is when women in tank tops are covered in grease and sweat and are shouting at people and racing against time to save lives' reblogged by leafcrunch on july 13 with a screenshot addition of the tag #half a jumpsuit!!! you forgot half a jumpsuit!!!!']

this is that series. it is rebels in space overthrowing an evil space empire. it's all the worst bits of imperialism and colonialism and patriarchy distilled into one evil empire and all the best bits of firefly and star wars distilled into the rebellion. there are cool scifi science bits. this would be amazing as a two season series by competent tv makers, it's very cinematic in scope, but the characters are what give this life.

THE WINTERNIGHT TRILOGY - KATHERINE ARDEN

this is a family saga of a kind, set in medieval Russia during a time when Russia was being Christianised. I don't know how to explain this series because it's so complex and so rich. There is a main character - Vasya - but other characters also get POV sections. the first book takes quite a while before we even get to Vasya in 'the present' so to speak, this is a trilogy that isn't afraid of taking its time to tell a story. Vasya is a witch who can see/communicate with Russian 'folklore' spirits, these spirits are fading with the coming of Christianity. There is an unhinged priest, the winter king Morozko whom Vasya has an intense relationship with, Vasya's brother (a monk, based on a real person), Vasya's sister (married to the Tsar, a real person), and just...god, I don't know. I loved everything about this trilogy, the way it humanised historical figures, the way it didn't demonise either the folklore spirits (who are allowed to be non-human beings devoid of human morality! so refreshing) or the Christians, but rather conveyed how a time of upheaval like this had to have been very scary and tumultous. an absolute treat.

I did also read the entire Charm of Magpies series by KJ Charles including the spinoffs, which I really enjoyed.

[sourcreammachine]

Doctor Who episodes ranked let’s go

(o’th’ revived era. and eight’s movie because i’ve seen it)

and two-parters are counted as one, but i get to define what a ‘two-parter’ is. this is because i’m in charge not you

9.11 Heaven Sent aka the stars align and somehow Moffat manages to pull an incredible script out of his arse after being stuck up there for so long aka Capaldi is the new Atlas from carrying his entire era aka now you understand why i’m splitting up some two-parters and not others aka ahaha 9.11 lol

3.8/9 Human Nature / The Family of Blood

1.9/10 The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances

3.10 Blink

2.4 The Girl in the Fireplace

4.12/13 The Stolen Earth / Journey’s End

1.6 Dalek

6.i A Christmas Carol

3.11 Utopia

4.8/9 Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead

7.v The Time of the Doctor okay hear me out first thing is i’m an absolute sucker second thing is why couldn’t season 7 have actually seeded any of this with actual thought and subtly rather than mystery-box hackery it literally makes me think of how much better his era could’ve been if Moffat wasn’t so up his own arse

2.8/9 The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit

7.iv The Day of the Doctor

4.11 Turn Left

3.4 Girldick

1.12/13 Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways

7.iii The Night of The Doctor aka my boi Eight finally gets done justice

4.10 Midnight

4.6 The Doctor’s Daughter

3.2 The Shakespeare Code

3.i The Runaway Bride

2.12/13 Army of Ghosts / Doomsday

2.3 School Reunion

6.11 The God Complex

4.1 Partners in Crime

10.11/12 World Enough, and Time / The Doctor Falls (look, i’m a sucker i know, and i couldn’t give a shit about Gomez and Simm, but fuck you Moffat actually figured out how to write human emotions. Talalay’s finest hour. Lucas’ finest hour. Moffat did not deserve a swan song but he got himself one somehow)

5.2 The Beast Below

8.8 Mummy on the Orient Express (despite the awful, horrible ending, see below (very far below))

4.7 The Unicorn and the Wasp

4.2 The Fires of Pompeii

7.12 Neil Gaiman’s Good Episode

1.1 Rose

5.1 The Eleventh Hour

2.7 The Idiot’s Lantern

10.1 The Pilot

5.10 Vincent and the Doctor

4.i Voyage of the Damned

6.4 The Neil Gaiman Fanfic Hour

3.1 Smith and Jones

4.4 The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky

6.10 The Girl Who Waited

1.2 The End of The World

5.12/13 The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang

2.i The Christmas Invasion

6.7 A Good Man Jumps The Shark

5.6 The Vampires of Venice

4.3 Planet of the Ood

7.ii The Snowmen

1.11 Boom Town

3.12 The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords

1.7 The Long Game

7.7 The Rings of Akhaten

8.6 The Caretaker

5.7 Amy’s Choice

9.7/8 Zygons. you can basically hear Capaldi’s back cracking from him carrying it

4.v/vi The End of Time, Parts 1 & 2

10.6 Extremis, the most underrated episode fuck you

4.ii The Next Doctor

8.5 Time Heist

6.1/2 The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon

2.1 New Earth

10.3 Twelve Decks a Racist

9.ii The Husbands of River Song (yeah i’m a sucker, the ending gets me)

6.3 Curse of the Black Pearl spot, fuck

11.1 The Woman Who Fell To Earth (based on how it made me feel in 2018, looking back yeah the warning signs were all there)

5.4/5 The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone

5.11 The Lodger

1.3 The Unquiet Dead

7.4 The Power of Three aka Chris Chibnall Shits Himself on Live Television

2.5/6 Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel

7.9 Hide

10.5 Oxygen aka La Problema Es Capitalismo

8.1 Deep Breath

2.2 Tooth and Nail claw, fuck

1.8 Father’s Day

11.3 Rosa (bring back Blackman as an episode writer, she wrote Noughts & Crosses, she can do it)

7.11 The Crimson ‘Orror

6.8 Let’s Kill Hitler

6.5/6 The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People

4.iv The Waters of Mars

7.6 oh no it’s clara

9.10 yaay clara’s dead

5.8/9 The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood

12.5 Fugitive of the Judoon (again, based on how i felt watching it for the first time. it was a good episode and an interesting mystery box, just one filled with shit)

1.4/5 Aliens of London / World War Three

7.5 The Angels Take amy lol

2.11 Fear Her

8.4 Listen, aka the first episode that Capaldi carries, despite Moffat being himself again

10.ii Twice Upon a Time (ugh we could’ve had a brilliant trilogy to see out Capaldi, but instead we get Moffat masturbating on live television for an hour. look, The Doctor could have had an actual character arc - they feel like they’re on borrowed time after their resurrection on Trenzalore, after the events on Gallifrey they feel like any sort of feelings of ‘duty’ as last of the time lords (as errant and fleeting as such feelings might’ve been) are resolved, and after failing their BIG MASSIVE SEASON 10 ARC with Missy and getting stabbed in the back, and BILL [redacted for spoilers], they’re happy to accept their death - and that’s where the season ends. yuletide 2017 could’ve ended this arc, they’re taught the love of the universe again, they see the goodness they bring to all life - Clara, i am a good man. and when they sit down to die, those words ‘maybe just one more go’ could’ve had the weight of the universe behind them, it could’ve been the greatest who line ever written, had that line actually had weight on its shoulders. Moffat is a hack. mystery-boxing is hacking, end of story. Capaldi, the finest actor ever in the role, was done dirty by scripts with no weight and planning. Grand Moff lives up his own arse - that power gives him the ability to write incredible episodes such as Heaven Sent and everything he ever touched under Davies - but it makes all series, arcs and continuity fall apart into a pile of shit. this episode is the finest example - a universe of potential, reduced to one hour of self-congratulatory masturbation)

6.9 Night Terrors

11.9 It Takes You Away (the one with the frog god)

7.10 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

9.12 Heaven Sent Part II: Whoops

8.9 Flatline

7.3 A Town Called Widowmaker

4.iii Planet of the Dead

9.1/2 The Magician’s Apprentice / The Witch’s Familiar

6.12 Closing Time

3.7 42

13.i Eve of the Daleks (the aisling bea one)

8.3 Robot of Sherwood

9.5/6 Maisie Williams

6.13 The Wedding of River Song

5.3 Victory of the Daleks

8.11/12 Dark Water / Death in Heaven aka i’m sorry Gomez but not even you can carry this

3.6 The Lazarus Experiment

11.i Resolution (…of the Daleks)

10.2 Emoji Robots

8.2 Into the Dalek

10.5 Knock Knock. Who’s There? Yer mum

7.13 The Name of the Doctor aka the Biggest Waste of Richard E. Grant until Rise of Skywalker

7.2 Dinosaurs on a Plane

10.8/9 The Pyramid at the End of the World / The Lie of the Land

Doctor Who: The Movie!

11.6 Demons of the Punjab

7.1 Asylum of the Daleks

7.8 Cold War aka i’m starting to think Mark Gatiss might be a bad writer actually

3.4/5 Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks

11.5 P’ting

9.3/4 Under the Lake / Before the Flood aka the Biggest Waste of Peter Serafinowicz since the Clone Wars didn’t bring him back. also a deaf person falling in love with their interpreter is the most toxic thing ever. and it’s 90 more minutes of season 9 tedium ugh

2.10 Love and Monsters. yeah this high up

8.7 The anti-abortion episode. and it’s not just for that fact alone nonono, The Doctor is such an unbelievable unforgivable cunt this time. at least Clara calls them out in that brilliant final-ish scene BUT they’re still unforgivable AND they get forgiven anyway next week?? literally they take the way Clara’s character arc was going and throw it all in the bin

8.10 In The Forest of the Shite

11.7 Kerblam!

10.9 Empress of Mars aka i’m starting to think Mark Gatiss might be a bad writer actually

9.i Last Christmas aka remember how they reset Clara’s character arc after Mummy for literally no reason???? THEY FUCKING DID IT AGAIN!! she’s literally put in limbo for an ENTIRE SEASON, after they gave her TWO good offramps and apparently chickened the fuck out from using them?? and expected me to care when she (spoiler)? also the episode’s like really boring. bonus points for the absolutely perfect casting of Nick Frost tho, very nominative determinism

10.i is my hatred of Doctor Mysterio unwarranted? probably. but i still hate it

12.8 The Haunting of Villa Diodati, the most overrated episode fuck you. no it is not ‘the only good episode of season 12’ - it’s just as bad as the rest. The Doctor is unnecessarily unlikeable. the villain boy is nonsense, uninteresting and unlikeable. and worst of all - i don’t want to have violent sex with any of the people in this villa

12.4 Nikola Tesla’s Tower of Terror

11.8 The Witchfinders

9.9 Sleep No More aka i’m starting to think Mark Gatiss might be a bad writer actually

13.2 Flux Part 2: War of the Sontarans (oh yeah like they don’t do war normally, that’s like saying the fucking ,, toasting of the toaster or something)

7.i The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe (it’s only Chibnall from here on out let’s goo)

12.1/2 Spyfall. literally how the FUCK do you waste both Stephen Fry AND Lenny fucking Henry how the fuck. also The Doctor basically committed a nazism right

12.3 Orphan 55, the second most underrated episode - a lot of people say it’s Chibnall’s worst but i think there’s worse

12.i Revolution of the Daleks (the priti patel one)

11.2 The Ghost Monument

13.4 Flux Part 4: Village of the Angels

11.10 The Battle of Rashhcjxjshog s Kjalapados

12.7 Can You Hear Me? (that was the one with the finger guy. no i don’t mean jonathan banks)

11.4 Spiders in Sheffield

12.6 Praxeus

12.9/10 how did they let chibnall get away with it. isn’t there supposed to be oversight. aren’t there supposed to be safeguards. how did they let him get away with it

13.1 Flux Part 1: The Halloween Apocalypse

13.ii Legend of the Sea Devils

13.3 Flux Part 3: Once, Upon Time

13.iii The Power of the Doctor aka thank fuck, it’s finally over

10.5 Flux Part 5: Survivors of the Flux

10.6 Flux Part 6: Fuck You Chibnall

[silencingspellsongs]

Early Access 11/13

now all you porter haters better get down on your knees and apologize to my man for ever doubting him mmhm 👇🧎and yes vincent this includes you.

i knew porter had to be acting as william's little spy boy and oooh it's so much juicier than just that. porter's devotion to william is SO delicious and yknow what i'll be the one to say it: william solaire getting to be a little ruthless and power hungry has made this old man like 10x sexier by principle alone, but yeah it helps that he's doing it for "good" reasons

this audio really was just a fantastic treat all around like it was truly everything i could have ever asked for regarding this arc. from the beginning i had feelings that william was planning something and the fact that porter came back to act as his knife ough chefs kiss 😘👌🏻

i can understand vincent's frustration but i do agree with porter that he needs to stop thinking of it as just black and white. it'll be interesting to see how all these revelations affect him and his morality, especially when he finally gets to confront william (god please let this get an audio 🙏🏻🙏🏻)

AND we got some more porter lore. this was some really good insight into the dichotomy between him and vincent and how they feel about being a vampire. i really want to learn more about porter's life before turning though (like what kind of magic user were you porter!!!! i need to know!!!!) and i wonder what ever ended up happening to his maker? he said the department locked them up, but nothing about them getting executed... maybe we'll learn more about that mmm

god so much happened in this audio i feel like i could talk about this for hours. this really was a wonderful way to explain what the whole summit had secretly been leading to and humanize porter a bit more while also showing off the darker side to the solaire house and its king. 100/10, big fan 👍

(also i think this audio solidified it. porter's knocked sam off my top 3 favorite boys list. his cocky attitude and the fact that he's basically a vampire assassin has bewitched me i am a loud and proud porterhead we love a complex bitch ❤️)

[magnaflourious-nerdity]

The Flash/The Untamed 3 sentence AU fic??

Leonard can hear the adoptive 2nd son of the Fěicuì Clan of Qishan droning on in his ridiculous, whining, tone from far above, atop the ridiculous, excessively long staircase in front of them all, and has to fight the urge to roll his eyes. He still loses. The man is practically a parody of the useless second son of a power-hungry warlord. Which was exactly what he was. He may have been granted his title and power by pure chance and the unknowable whims of the increasingly unstable Emerald Emperor, but he wouldn't hesitate to abuse every ounce of it- as underscored by the sheer audacity of his next declaration,

"Weapons are not allowed inside the walls of this compound. Chóngshēng Dàshī ," the words are said in the insufferable whinging tone of the incurably privileged, and its sets Leonard's teeth on edge "-thinks that all of you have become too dependant upon them. Too soft. Too weak." He sneers down at them all as a faction of guards moves to collect their weapons,.

So Leonard braces himself for a fight because, fuck, this guy is stupider than he'd thought if he believed for a second that Leonard- or any number of the other hardcore disciples for that matter- those trained religiously to place the honor of their clan's reputation above all else -would give up their main sources of pride and protection so quickly. Not when they're all deep inside hostile enemy territory. When they could all recognize the truth of this so-called "indoctrination camp". They weren't here to be students. They were here to be hostages. And both sides knew it.

He begins to identify several of the other young masters around him that must have similar notions because a small number have still not yet volunteered to hand over their assorted swords, talismans, instruments, or blades, as others have. Instead, those few are tightening their grips and squaring their shoulders in preparation.

Some of the young masters are complaining loudly at their treatment, others- seeming stoic but determined not to cause trouble for their less well off houses -hand over their weapons bitterly. The voices around him grow louder with the swirling miasma of discontent and Leonard can feel his qi stirring in his meridians as he prepares himself to go on the attack as soon as an opening presents itself.

The little shit at the top must be getting exactly what he wants though, in the fog of discontent being sewn at his feet by his own hands, because his smugness is practically a visible aura radiating around him, it's so thick.

"Oh come now, gongzi. Surely you've heard by now what happens to those who refuse to bow to the righteous will of the Emerald Master of Rebirth in his infinitely greater wisdom, hmmm?"

And, gods, Leonard cant stand a shizun's pet but all around him there suddenly rises the unsure, paranoid, mutterings of the powerless, those tangibly stuck waiting for the other shoe to drop. Leonard thinks he hears murmers of words like Gusu and ambush and most stomach-churningly of all: slaughtered. but he closes his ears to them all. It's ridiculous. Nothing like that would be allowed to happen, not if the Allens still stood to protect the mountain... not if Barry was still in any condition to fight for his home...

At that thought, Leonard feels his insides constricting like a vice with doubt (and maybe if he is willing to examine it, a tiny bit of real, true, fear) as he remembers the sight of the Marden Complex, eviscerated and strung-up like animals, all in one night, all by the work of one man with a grudge, and directed like a puppet by the whims of chóngshēng dàshī himself.

At the same time, He sees the horrid grin of the second son widening. Watches as he fixes his eyes, frenzied in their anticipation of this exact moment, on something seemingly just past the gathered disciples.

His voice is viscous and sugary and mocking when he next opens his mouth to speak, making a grand gesture with both hands to indicate the rest of the stone staircase that lies behind them all.

"In fact, here comes an excellent demonstration of that very concept now."

And Leonard can't help himself. Curiosity and recklessness are woven into the fabric of his being across at least 4000 of his life times. He turns to see what has caught the attention of their captor. What warning he wants them all to behold that will supposedly sap them of any remaining attempts at resistance.

As his eyes fall upon the scene behind them, Leonard feels his blood freeze in his veins and his stomach becomes a pit of ice.

They have Barry.

They have Barry, and something is even more terribly, horribly, wrong than he thought because he's not even putting up a fight. And his eyes.... the ones that Leonard had come to know so well, the only ones that had always looked at him with sincerity instead of suspicion...

They look dead.

Something twists horribly inside of Leonard's chest and he forces it down with great effort.

The analytical portion of his brain, always present, always ready to aid in his life-long fight for survival, kicks into gear in triple time as his hand slides away from his weapon, and his spiritual energy returns to a low background buzz.

He eyes Barry up and down. Cataloging the way he limps, and the grimace on his face as he tries to favor his right leg, despite being frog marched and chained in qi dampening cuffs between 8 different guards. The singed edges and burt holes of his robes. The ring of bruises around his neck shaped like hands and the way his chest seems to heave with his every breath and every step.

If the rumors of the fall Gusu are true, then that means Barry has been taken alive for a reason. He is meant to be an example of what happens when a clan stands in the way of The Emperor’s plans.

His eyes flit to the man next to Barry. He recognizes him immediately as the Emperor’s most feared soldier and ruthless assassin. Eobard Thawne.

His normally apathetic face is filled with a subtle but manic sort of hunger as he maneuvers Barry onward, more gently than Leonard would have thought a man capable of so much destruction could be. he murmurs in low tones to his charge, but while the treatment is surprisingly subdued given the clear power he has in the current situation, there's still an uneasy edge to it. He's enjoying it, for reasons Leonard cant quite put a finger on until he notices the way his hands linger over Barry's injuries. The way those same hands are all scratched up like someone had been clawing to break free of them....

Well, fuck, He sighs to himself. Mind whirring as they march Scarlet right up next to him, on display for all the others to see as his chains are removed, but the power dampening cuffs are left on. As he's released by Thawne's deceptively dangerous hands, which linger again, just a fraction too long, the lack of support causes Barry to stumble under his own weight, teetering precariously on the verge of collapse, even as his face remains alarmingly vacant.

Leonard swears and goes to catch him, not even thinking as his sword falls from his hands to clatter to the ground as he does so, a guard swooping in to collect it almost immediately.

He sighs to himself again as he adjusts his hold to be as painless as possible for the man now in his arms. This obviously calls for a new plan. One much less bloody in initiation, but hopefully just as much so in eventual execution.

He whispers softly to the younger disciple- nonsense words of comfort and nostalgic tales from their earlier travels that now seem an age plus a lifetime past -even as Barry remains unresponsive and near catatonic.

Even as the younger man smears blood across Leonard's robes, from where he has him braced against him for support.

Even as he feels the eyes of the second son of Fěicuì chóngshēng dàshī fall upon him, gleeful in the needlessly cruel monstrousness of his triumph over them all in this moment.

Even as he feels another set of eyes. More cold and calculating than the 2nd son's. More so than even his own, watching them and picking apart his every movement, his every word spared to the comfort of his friend.

An involuntary shiver runs down his spine. But he remains neutral in expression at least, if not in action. If the two of them are going to make it out of here alive, he's going to have to keep it together for the both of them, play it cool, so to speak. Something he's at least used to well enough by now.

He pushes down the anger and the fear and the grief he feels not just for his friend, but for himself-- at how much his life has been ripped apart in a just a scant few hours by these absolute assholes. He pushes it all away, to a corner of his mind kept tightly under lock and key and takes a deep breath, focusing his qi-- erratically cycling through his meridians --into a steady warm pulse of healing energy directed through the arm he's using to hold Barry upright currently. It won't be a lot but it's what he can do for now.

And, still cycling his qi, still grounding himself and Barry together in this moment, he finally looks up and locks eyes with Eobard Thawne.

There is challenge in both of their gazes. Leonard's promising vengeance and a bloody retribution for all that he and his have lost and had stolen from them and been made to suffer. Eobard's gaze was indecipherable. Intense and calculating and somehow just a little bit bored, even now. But he allows his eyes to stray slowly down to where Leonard's hand is redting on Barry's shoulder. Where Thawne's had perched mere minutes before. And his answering smile when he met eyes with him once more chills Leonard through to his bones at the promises he saw being made in them.

He is no stranger to men like Eobard, in another life perhaps he would have been a man like Eobard. But in this one, he is only himself, and he prays that it will be enough to save he and Barry both.

[candysweetposts]

Hello, I just saw the post in which you present Kiyoko and I am very interested in knowing more about the 12 lords and about her 🫶🏻 excuse my bad english

Hi! BEHOLD! HERE THEY ARE!

I actually feel very good that I drew them. Now I have a clear image. These 12 lords are part of a union, something like the EU. They all have their own kingdoms but also are subjects to the one and only king who, to be honest, they don't like him. This is not because he's a bad king but because he seems immature (he's short and looks like a teen).

Between them, it's supposed to be harmony and collaboration, which is most of the time but some of these people are power-hungry and very selfish.

Here's a bit about each of them:

Ophyntan(dragon)- respected and loved by everyone; a tall lady and very strong

Kiyoko(kitsune)- is sort of a loner; people think that she and Ophy are dating secretly

Felicia(fairy)- the nicest fairy of them all; has a very high-pitched voice that could break glass

Marlevaur(elf)- a soft man, but very strong nevertheless and has very nice moves; gay?

Athenna(mermaid)- cool and lively; rarely leaves the sea and spends most of the time looking for corals.

Vlad(vampire)- the so-called "daughter killer", has a strange museum in his mansion and a superiority complex

Lauren(centaur)- hates intruders and won't hesitate to kill; the forest is a sacred place for her

Estelle (witch)- so-called "the scarlet witch", people thought she was dead but she's not... ?; Alice's grandmother

Freed(werewolf)- he and Lucifer are comparing for who had the most legitimate children, but he's far behind; cool dude nevertheless

Alize(unicorn)- is the most beautiful of all, even Snow White is jealous of her; very straightforward most of the time

Clovir(cyclops)- a tall dude with a big heart, wholesome but doesn't like to participate in official meetings

Raye(phoenix)- anger issues and can't keep a man, but very strong and delicate

Most of them took human forms because they think that humans are the most interesting and beautiful creatures since they're favored by God.

There are other lords out there but isn't much known about them or they refused to enter this "EU of magical creatures" for different reasons. This Union was formed after The Great War, when a large number of demons came to each kingdom and attacked everyone and since everyone was by themselves at the time it caused mass destruction. They barely won, so the queen at the time summoned all the lords and asked them to collaborate.

For context, the then-queen was mostly in charge of establishing and maintaining peace between humans and magical creatures and also was a door between everyone and Heaven. Yes, angels are also a door between everyone and heaven but they barely interact with anyone personally (I would like to make an introduction to them in the future).

So after that meeting, the ones who accepted were promised protection from demons and others who would harm any of their kingdoms and some other stuff. Oh, and they were asked to stop fighting each other (because yes, they were fighting a lot) because they were allies now. After that, some closed kingdoms opened their doors to people.

That was the beginning. It took a lot to build a connection between them, to allow marriages between people of different species, different species living in other kingdoms other than their own, etc.

... and that's what I could think for now. If you're interested in someone or something specifically, just ask.

I hope this helps!

Yeah, I used a lot of eldarya stuff.

[celestynne]

Past Story - Alma (2)

!! Please note that the translations might be inaccurate as i relied on Google Translate and am not fluent in Japanese !!

A Lingering Stench

Well-Dressed Man : “There’s no point in talking at all! I’m going home!”

Alma : “Hey! Our session is still in progress-”

Alma : “Ah, you’re gone already?”

Chris : “… Are you okay? Alma”

Alma : “What do you mean I’m okay?”

Chris : “Don’t you know about those people? They’re quite powerful aristocrats.”

Chris : “I wonder if it’s okay for me to make you so angry.”

Alma : “I don’t feel attacking the person who committed the crime, if that’s the case, I can’t offer forgiveness.”

.

A nobleman’s father requests for a pardon for his son who committed a violent accident. It seems that he consulted with the officials and secretly come to me to settle his crime, saying he absolutely did not want it to be made public. I guess it’s the nature of the country to seek atonement even if it’s just a formality. I wished to guide his son toward genuine reflection rather than a mere formal confession.

.

Alma : “Well, I wasn’t strong enough either. I wish I could have communicated with him more clearly.”

Chris : “Did Alma’s complex questions and answers troubles the nobleman?”

Alma : “That’s right. I hope he returns when he cools down.”

Alma : “I’m certain he will. If we communicate properly, I believe he’ll repent”

Chris : “I’m a little concerned. Alma believes there are no bad people.”

Chris : “There might be people who can’t change, regardless of persuasion.”

Chris : “I wonder if Alma might get hurt by those people someday.”

Alma : “Wahaha, thank you. But I’ll be fine.”

Alma : “No matter how hard they resist; I’ll keep talking persistently and try to change their minds!”

Alma : “Besides, it’s hard for him to continue living with the burden of guilt. Please help.”

Chris : “…Alma is truly kind. I’m sure you’ll become a exceptional confessor in the future.”

Alma : “Even if you praise me, it won’t change much, wahaha!”

Child 1 : “Let’s go to Alma! I’m hungry!”

Child 2 : “Haven’t you finished your work yet? Alma is on duty today~!!”

Alma : “Hey, it’s over now! Let’s have some stew today!”

Child 1 & 2 : “~!!”

Alma : “Well then, Chris. See you later.”

Chris : “Yeah. Cut the ingredients into small pieces.”

Alma : “Wahaha, I’ll try my best.”

Chris : “…”

Chris : “I hope it’s nothing…”

.

Then, after a while

.

Alma : “Haaa… it’s finally over”

.

The reason for the sigh is a certain rumor that is circulating in Naples’ city center. The baseless claim is that ‘My family of confessors is serving an evil God’. Although i went to the city to clear up the misunderstanding, I faces unfavorable glances everywhere…

.

Alma : (I never expected people to believe this. Everyone is completely convinced.)

Alma : (The influence of powerful noble is amazing…)

.

The source of the rumor is that he had come to confession with the nobleman’s son. He seemed to really despise me for refusing to absolve his crime.

.

Alma : (Even when I go to see him, he just turns me away at the door… I have to talk to him properly)

Alma : (Chris also mentioned he saw something suspicious around the cathedral)

Alma : (I don’t want anything to happen to the children for my mistakes)

.

It’s okay, through conversation, understanding will prevail. As I was walking home, I was determined to clear up the misunderstandings next time…

.

Alma : “…Hmm? What is that light?”

.

When the village came into my sight, I noticed a red light that was extremely bright even though it was night time. The smoke rose and the burning smell carried on the wind. Bad thoughts filled my mind, sending chills down my spine.

.

Alma : “That place is amazing!”

.

Rushing in, the familiar cathedral was engulfed in flames…