#hels

[silverskye13]

I am turning EB around in my head like a microwave and I have a couple questions:

What is EB and EX's relationship like? I know they view each other as family and EX gets EB's booth, but will we see how they interact more?

Did anyone wind up telling EB that hels!zedaph is dead? If not, does he have suspicions that he is?

and a more general Hels question (that is totally not related no siree) - what is the upkeep for the remembrance walls like?

EB and EX are on friendly terms! They previously saw each other,,, not as rivals in the traditional sense. They didn't openly attack or oppose each other. But EB viewed EX as a challenge: How do I stay distinct from my brother's shadow? Anyone looking for it would find it obvious. EB got Bigger and Louder whenever EX was around, and he used to be much bigger and much louder than he currently is. It's less that he was mean, and more that he was prideful. Becoming friends with Helsknight changed him for the better in that regard. Since he's mellowed out, he and his brother have become closer. They enjoy visiting with each other during Colosseum matches [EB will often stand with EX in the box and talk both before the events, and during intermission] and EX invites EB to a lot of parties, where they shit talk the guests together. We'll see them together once during RnS, but EB is a secondary character, and outside of the one appearance, I don't intend to have EX very involved in the story. He's kind of the unspoken god of the world: he gets a lot of mentions because he's very important to hels, but he's not very important to the plot lol.

Someone did wind up telling EB about hels!zedaph, though yes, he did suspect before he was told. EB hadn't gone looking for HZ for a reason. He didn't want to be the one to find out he was gone. If I can't see it, maybe its not really there.

And the Remembrance Wall Ramble got long so its under the cut!

[Hello future me cutting in here because I just realized you were probably talking about what individuals like EB would do to upkeep a name of a loved one. Mostly it involves regular visits. Keeping the stone clean, replacing it if it gets cracked, making sure it doesn't wear down. Nether bricks to me are a bit brittle, and the ones on the bottoms of the walls will crumble and break down over time. Most of the time, the Order of Remembrance is pretty good at getting them replaced, though they encourage individuals to do it themselves, to decorate the stones, paint or carve them, and overall keep the care personal. People will also sometimes leave gifts of food, flowers, and favored items at walls where loved ones names are kept. Walls are very colorful spots in hels, full of a lot of care.]

The Remembrance walls are, basically, graveyards. Alongside friends and family, who will make sure loved ones names are put down and remembered, the Order of Remembrance manages all Remembrance Walls in the city. We'll get into it a little in the upcoming chapters, but the Order of Remembrance church, and its knights, have a very active presence in hels. They are the cloaks seen most often roaming the streets, in twos and threes. They have regular routes they walk, with walls they are assigned to tend. They make sure the stones are stacked straight and don't fall, replace broken ones, and help people carve names. Many knights have prayer chants where they intentionally try to memorize every name on the wall. Their focus is on the idea that no helsmet is truly gone as long as some memory remains of them. They welcome helsmets approaching them with fond memories of loved ones, and will take testimony from people who know their time is coming. Their church is a glorified library and house of memorization. Part of their worship in remembrance of people is also in the remembrance of history, and they have at least one copy of every book, memoir, and journal in hels they can get their hands on. They have one private collection in the church, and one public library in hels, which they regularly update with copies of originals from the church library.

The only place outside the Order of Remembrance's domain is the shady side of town where Cleo's gangs keep the peace. For control reasons, Cleo doesn't like any opposing force on her claimed land, which includes Order of Remembrance knights. She does still have Remembrance Walls on her side of town, but they are up-kept by the people that live there as a community project. People get together once every few weeks, make food, talk about those that are gone, and make sure none of the stones are broken or stolen.

Erasing memory is a big taboo in hels, understandably. The universe is already cruel enough in taking people, and people, once taken, are woefully easy to forget [they were never meant to exist in the first place, after all]. On the sides of town where the Order of Remembrance upkeeps the walls, anyone caught stealing or destroying stones is tracked down by their paladins, and subjected to community service under close supervision. They're often roughed up in the process, but the paladins won't kill you for breaking a stone. Depending on whose stone you break, and how angry hels is that day, the same can't be said for anyone else who catches you. Repeat offenders, or people who destroy many stones at once with the express intent of erasing memory, are branded by the Order with a mark somewhere visible, normally on the hands. Anyone with that unlucky brand will see increased hostility from their peers, ostricization, lost of livelihood and home -- it's a great way to make everyone in hels hate you. Anyone on Cleo's side of town caught destroying a stone is hunted actively in the streets, and leaving her side of town will not save them. She offers high bounties for that kind of thing.

[12davs21]

Evil Club rots my brain (no thanks to my friends) (im looking directly at you Cactuu)

[smallishdruid]

I feel like not enough people appreciate that welsknight started the fanon concept of hels but that is just me as a wels fan wanting everyone who posts about hels!hermits to have a banner that looks like this on all their posts

[weaselmcdiesel]

finally went and did it 🥰 made a hels!mumbo

and his name? poppycock :)

[ice-cap-k]

It stopped raining in my head today I finally feel like myself again Redemption's here at last Back where it all began In the place where God and the Devil shake hands

-Halestorm (The Steeple)

I think this has the most layers I've done in a single piece...

@silverskye13 's writing and art are an inspiration if you see this go check them out.

[dragonflavoredcake]

Cub: So Hels, what made you want to be evil? Hels: The streets raised me. It was a cold world out there. I had to learn to use my fists to protect myself. Every single day I— Wels: Someone stole his juice box in the third grade.

[fagladder]

an extra post today

[luigra]

Welsknight’s hels if he was designed how fandom designs helsmits

[voiarc-draws]

waiting to post my attacks for af until it’s officiallly over so have these in the meantime

[silverskye13]

There's glory ahead But our love will be forgotten If my heart was still mine I would go to the bottom And apologize to you Until the day it went rotten

Another of Helsknight's tenets to match the one I drew ages ago, complete with a different outfit, because I believe in not being able to decide what he looks like.

[helsafterdark]

First time posting art here be niceys to me - not explicit but suggestive so full is below. based off these posts -> 1 , 2

[angelonasher]

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I thought "What if Grian was Jimmy's hels?" and then drew this

[princesscockdestroyer]

OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING MY NEW NSFW BLOG 🎊💥💥🎉🎉🎊🎊💥 I hope you folks welcome me, rb’s appreciated

Originally a gift for my partner @helsafterdark

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[micer2012]

oh my god hes back

[dragonflavoredcake]

Xisuma, to Wels: What if we did something for Evil X and Hels? Just to show we're glad they stuck around? Evil X: We have given you nothing to revere. We will betray you all when the opportunity arises. Wels: Sounds like a great idea! Hels: You'll be first.

[blocky-tides]

helsknight looked at the photo of hbomb sent to him with horror filling his eyes. it was one thing being forced to participate in this ridiculous tournament but did it really have to be against this fool of a person. at least he beat wels.

hbomb let out a crackle of delight, now where did he put the red maid dress with the black accents. it would be fun to mess with helsknight in his signature colors.

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"ANNOUNCING ROUND 20! HBOMB VERUS HELSKNIGHT!" the mod yelling into the mic to be heard over the din of the audience. "whenever you are ready show off your talents to the audience for the chance to be crowned tumblr very first mcyt sexyman!"

hbomb moved into motion, blowing kisses to crowd. twirling across the stage to show off his red dress that sparkled under the stage lights with black petticoats puffing up from under him.

helsknight scowled at hbomb, his newly shined armor gleaming underneath the lights. this was supposed to be a battle of arms and wits not some beauty competition where you batter your eyelashes at the judges.

"draw your steel and fight me like a true warrior or is this not a tournament." helsknight sneered out, drawing out his netherite sword from where it was sheathed at his side.

"in an expected turn of events helsknight has decided to push hbomb into battle! now will he succeed is the question!"

hbomb's smile had an edge of dark glee, his cat ears somehow perked up in excitement. crouching down to ruffle through his petticoats to grab something.

"chatters! it looks like hbomb has something up his sleeve! would it be enough to defeat helsknight in battle!" the mod yelled out. as the crowd at the edge of their seats watched as hbomb pulled out a giant bazooka already loaded with a heart shaped shell. "and he does! for chatters not watching hbomb just pulled out a bazooka armed and loaded already pointed at helsknight!"

"this is for the hermits!" hbomb crowed out pulling the trigger.

helsknight could only stand there frozen as it barreling towards him with the only sense of mind to protect his face with his arms. as it made contact with him it exploded into pink and red glittery smoke.

as the smoke cloud dispersed it revealed helsknight knocked out on the ground.

"WOO! WHAT A SPECTACULAR DEFEAT! ROUND 20 GOES TO HBOMB!"

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as promised for @theminecraftbee