#love alexiel's design!!!

[such-heights]

The End of the World by such_heights fandom: Exandria Unlimited: Calamity characters: The Ring of Brass content notes: violence, character death, physical triggers including quick cuts and bright fades/dissolves. music: The Rescues summary: I am not afraid.

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Smaller than grains of sand, kiframe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiHJZKRJ9l4 Laerryn and Loquatius, Linzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bGQGvUFgHQ Exandria Unlimited: Calamity Finale, morbidnumbskull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhaZe-gsLE Cerrit's Promise, Sander Goldman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZRlSNe0fqE Art by Cersonality, Lap Pun Cheung, Japanne13, nicimonstart, EldritchBlep, tshortik here: https://critrole.com/fan-art-gallery-paradise-lost/ Art by Alexiel April, sharamaestache, MazieCrazyCloud here: https://critrole.com/fan-art-gallery-loves-design/ Art by lolthies, raedart, fey_wild, thatzombiecat and Lap Pun Cheung here: https://critrole.com/fan-art-gallery-the-devils-knell/ Art by terribleteacup amd kingcael here: https://critrole.com/fan-art-gallery-free-for-owl/ Art by I.M. Gibney, elahogn, Dungeons_and_drawing here: https://critrole.com/fan-art-gallery-questionable-taste/ Art by Cersonality https://critrole.com/fan-art-gallery-wrestling-with-faith/ Art by Sakyora: https://twitter.com/Sakyora/status/1540360551284473856/photo/1 Art by caravaggio2000: https://twitter.com/caravaggio2000/status/1606027834702450688?s=20&t=ThfSynMYM6UC88GGuMcE5A Art by nosnexus: https://www.tumblr.com/nosnexus/688318315767185408/the-ring-of-brass-endures Art by Dungeon_drawing: https://twitter.com/dungeon_drawing/status/1540496896921329665 Art by domeddi: https://twitter.com/domeddi/status/1552056662592311296/photo/1

[zariyahollow]

Join us for the midnight release of "The Ghost and Mrs Muir," a timeless classic brought to life with a modern twist. Starring Suzanne Pamphile as Lucy Muir and Alexiel de Ravenswood as Captain Gregg and Reinhardt Hendrickson, this production features an all-star cast, including James Hoegerl as Miles Fairley and Charles Early as Mr. Coombes. With an original score by Alexiel de Ravenswood and two pieces arranged from the classic score by Bernard Herrmann, this audio drama will transport you to the world of Gull Cottage and the mysterious spirit who haunts it. Get ready for a hauntingly beautiful listening experience as we bring the story of "The Ghost and Mrs Muir" to life.

As the driving force behind Zariya Hollow, and our final episode of our three part Valentine’s Day special: “The Ghost and Mrs Muir," I have a deep-rooted love for this classic story. My journey with Captain Daniel Gregg began as a young child surfing the internet, listening to his tale being told on the radio. Charles Boyer's portrayal of the Captain left a lasting impression on me, imbuing the character with a subtle French accent that has stuck in my memory to this day. For over 20 years, I have dreamed of bringing this tale to life on stage or radio. And now, with "The Ghost and Mrs Muir," I am proud to say that my dream has finally become a reality. In 2012 I was honored to get the license to arrange two pieces from the stunning score by Bernard Herrman, which are now included in our audio drama. And, as an added touch, I also composed original music for the production, infusing the timeless story with my own unique sound. As the director, producer, and star of this episode, I have poured my heart and soul into every aspect of its production. From sound effects to overall sound design, I have worked tirelessly to create an immersive and captivating listening experience for our audience. I am also thrilled to be working with a talented and dedicated cast, including Suzanne Pamphile, James J Hoegerl, and Charles Early. Each actor brings their own unique skills and perspectives to their respective roles, elevating the story to new heights. As we approach Valentine's Day and Black History Month, I am especially proud to announce that Suzanne and I are the first POC to play Lucy Muir and Captain Gregg in a production of "The Ghost and Mrs Muir." This is a true testament to the diversity and inclusiveness of our industry, and I am honored to be a part of it. At the stroke of midnight on the 14th, I will be releasing this episode for all to enjoy. I hope that listeners will be transported to the world of Gull Cottage and the salty dog who haunts it.

[dsoe-masteroftheheavenlyyard]

Chapter 10–The Boy’s Choice; Scene 3

master of the heavenly yard pages 224-232

The sound of the church’s bell ringing to bless the twins’ birth.

That was the first memory that Allen—No, Alexiel Lucifen d’Autriche—recalled.

He couldn’t even be entirely sure of what was before his eyes, with his blurry vision.

Merely that he held out his hand in a daze, and grasped something.

It was five infant fingers. Someone’s hand, just like the one that he had.

The very warm hand of someone who was right next to him.

He thought to himself, as he felt that warmth.

That—he was born to protect that warm someone.

.

When he was four, he left the palace with his father for the first time.

That was also the first time he met Leonhart, accompanying them as a bodyguard.

Alexiel gazed upon the various unique items in the marketplace in a daze.

His eyes rested on one among them—an article that sat on the shelf of a shop run by a hooded old woman.

“That’s…so cool!”

All of the items for this shop were wooden dolls set inside small glass bottles.

The one Alexiel was keen on was designed to look like a knight with a sword and shield.

“Did you make this, ma’am?”

“Yes, of course. This old granny might not look it, but I’m quite good with my hands…Heeheehee.”

He could see there was a red-haired cat lying down napping further in the shop.

“Is that your cat, ma’am?”

“Yes…but that’s not for sale. If you’d like to buy something, pick from the shelf please.”

His father approached, and said to Alexiel, “If you want something, I’ll buy it for you.”

“Really? Then—”

Alexiel pointed to the knight doll, but then he saw something next to it and hesitated.

It was a princess doll, wearing a beautiful dress—

The face of his twin sister waiting in the castle came to mind.

Riliane…would surely be taken with this one.

He turned around and asked his father, “Can we get two?”

“No. You must pick one. Your mother will scold me if we spend too much money.”

“Hmm…”

There, Leonhart chose to step in. “Hey now, the king of a country shouldn’t be such a miser, Arth. Forget one or two--you could buy everything in this shop.”

“We’re in times of war right now. I may be the king but I need to keep a lid on any wasteful spending.”

“But they’re kid’s toys, aren’t they? Surely they don’t cost that much.”

“It also wouldn’t be good to spoil Alexiel. He’ll inherit this country one day, and he needs to learn the importance of making decisions.”

“…Sigh~. So this is your idea of royal studies, huh? That’s a bit harsh on a four year old.”

As he listened to the two of them debate, Alexiel could grasp in his very young mind that his father wasn’t likely to turn on his idea.

Only pick one…

After some contemplation—he picked up the bottle with the princess doll inside.

“That’s the one you want?” his father asked him.

“…Uh huh.”

His father paid for it and the old woman grinned and said, “Thank you for your patronage. Heeheehee.”

--On the way back to the palace, his father once again asked him inside the carriage, “You’re really satisfied with that one?”

“Uh huh.”

“Didn’t you really want the knight doll?”

“…”

“…Are you going to give it to Riliane?”

“…Uh huh.”

“You’re always thinking of your sister, Alexiel.”

“I’m—fine with it too.”

“…?

“I’ll give Riliane the doll…And keep this for me.” Alexiel took out the doll and displayed the now empty bottle to his father. “It’s really pretty how this bottle shines when it catches the light.”

“I see…Hahahah.” Arth made a booming laugh. “You made the choice where both you and your sister get something…Touché.”

Father and son, laughing together—

Leonhart watched them with an amused sideways glance from the opposite seat.

.

When he was six, his father died from illness.

At the end of a dispute over who would succeed him, Alexiel requested to leave the palace of his own accord.

Without him there, there would be no more needless quarrels.

Riliane would not get hurt.

--He became Leonhart’s adoptive son, and his name was changed to “Allen”.

 .

When he was twelve, Allen’s mother visited.

His mother, who he had not seen in so long, looked a bit haggard to him.

There were many things he wanted to tell her, and many things he wanted to ask, but he couldn’t bring himself to speak up.

His mother embraced him—and then said this:

“…I love you, Alexiel.”

I love you too, mother—but he was too embarrassed to say it.

And then they parted, and she gave him a stern look.

“You take care of her…take care of Riliane.”

As she spoke, his mother’s face looked grim somehow.

Of course—though he didn’t actually speak it, Allen wordlessly nodded.

.

One year later, his mother passed away—and Allen came to work as a servant of the palace, hiding his true identity.

.

When he was fourteen, a revolution broke out in the country.

Allen became a body double for his sister, and was executed as “the princess of Lucifenia, Riliane”.

He had no regrets.

To protect Riliane—that in itself was his reason for existing.

Sacrificing himself had been both to protect her, and to prove his own existence.

.

--When he came to, he was inside a box.

Allen’s soul had been shut up in a “Blackbox” by the sun god Sickle.

Was this punishment?

Or was it salvation?

He didn’t know.

But his life in the box was certainly not a painful one.

He might not have had freedom, but he gained a lot of “knowledge” there.

The history of the world, the truth—

Using the “Akashic Record”, he studied all of it.

.

As he learned everything there was to know of the world, Allen began to feel conflict in his heart.

--Was what he did the right thing?

--Was it truly his own will?

--Had he not been brainwashed into it by being raised as the son of royalty?

--Had he not been cursed by his mother’s final words to him?

--Was there even any worth in protecting Riliane?

--Wouldn’t it have been better if he’d become king?

 .

He’d had various doubts.

No matter how he tried to push them away, they would resurge on him like the tide.

--If only I had done that back then.

--If only, back then.

--If only.

--If only.

.

Endless “if only”s.

Every choice. Every possibility.

Which of them was the right one?

.

--He wanted to see Riliane one more time.

That was what he had come to think.

He felt as though he would find the answer then.

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[turbobyakuren]

Who are your favorite characters in GBF? Seeing you post about FGO is what got me interested in it a while back even though I've never had any interest in mobile games and now I am a bit curious about GBF.

Ohhh there’s a bunch of characters I really appreciate in granblue! I’m gonna make you a list and btw just know that this list is subject to change because i haven’t done any fate episodes so far and i’m slowly progressing through the main story, so this is just based on what i heard of the characters and their designs + if i crossed them in the story

Anila

Aliza

Grea

Athena

THE DRAGON KNIGHTS IN GENERAL BUT VANE ESPECIALLY

Silva

Arulumaya

Vira

Ayer

The Archangels in general, especially Gabriel

Alexiel, Europa, Shiva, and Grimnir combined

Macula Marius

Medusa and Euryale and STHENO.........

Lennah i’ve done half your fate episodes and i LOVE you

Korwa (the ssr i got that made me stick)

Rosamia

I know nothing about Naoise but he’s so gorgeous

Zeta

Olivia

Cags and Clarisse, on the same spot because they have great interactions

Rackham is such a great guy

Eugen too

ROSETTA PLEASE INTERACT

Ejaeli

Ladiva

THE LOWAIN BROS

CATHERINE

Mirin and Jin on an equal footing

FERRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY AAAAAAAAAAAAA

DRANG AND STRUM ARE THE BEST VILLAIN DUO SINCE TEAM ROCKETS JESSE AND JAMES

I’m putting Predator and Deliford there because i love their voice actors

And various R character such as Baotorda, Rosine, Ippatsu, Yoda, Farrah, BEST BRO WALDER, Lunalu, and Hazen

that’s a huge list but if i were to pick at least 5 characters it would be Athena, Medusa, Rosetta, Rosamia, and Macula Marius lmao

[murasaki-murasame]

The new years roulette in GBF is finally over, so here’s my final update on how that went for me.

I’m just gonna put this under a cut since it’s gonna get kinda long, lol

If I remember right about where I ended my last progress update, the next set of characters I got from the roulette on the zodiac banner were the Tsuchinoko summon, Fire Zeta, Agielba, and Grand Rackam. I’m really happy to get Rackam since he would have been like second or third place on my spark priority list for that gala roster, but at this point it’ll be hard to justify slotting him into my flame team, lol. Getting him like a day after Fire Zeta kinda hurt because of that, but oh well. I think I also got an Alexiel summon at some point around here.

Then the banner switched over to the random character weapon rate-up banner where everyone gets 200 free rolls plus Super Mukku, and oh god this was an emotional rollercoaster. Like everyone else probably did, I thought when they announced it that this would have Feather, Fiorito, and Mireille on rate-up, which was actually really tempting for me, since I feel kinda attached to Feather [his SR version was basically my main light dps for ages, and I felt bad about eventually replacing him], and when his SSR version came out I really wanted him but I only had enough for a few desperation pulls and I didn’t get him, so having another chance to get him was extremely tempting to me [even if it’s a bit awkward since I got Albert a while ago and he probably synergizes better with my current light team than Feather would].

Then we found out that nobody’s actually on rate-up on this banner and they just have the latest six non-limited SSRs from before the zodiac banner on the sparkable list, which meant that the only way I’d realistically get Feather would be by doing a discounted or entirely free spark between the 200 rolls, Super Mukku, and the crystals/tickets I had left over in my stash.

Then the banner comes around and I do my free 200 rolls, and then Super Mukku only gave me an extra 30 summons, so I needed an extra 70 regular summons to complete the spark, but I only had a little under 60 at that point.

I grinded some stuff for a while to get up to 60 summons worth of crystals and tickets, and then I spent a few hours agonizing over the choice between spending hours grinding out multiple whole side stories and a good chunk of the main story chapters I haven’t done yet, versus just buying the current surprise ticket to get the tenfold ticket from it along with the guaranteed character. And as you can maybe guess at this point, I ended up caving and getting the surprise ticket, lol.

Which I feel a little bad about, but I’ve been considering getting the anniversary ticket in a few months anyway, so I wanted to set things up to buy stuff in GBF anyway. I was also planning to spend some money on new years packs in Dragalia Lost, but literally none of them are available in my region, so I’m basically just reallocating money that I was already going to spend on gachas anyway, so it’s not a huge deal. And since it was the last ten summons I needed to finish my spark, I basically got two characters for the price of one with my surprise ticket.

So anyway here’s my list of what I got from the 200 summons and Super Mukku:

-Ayer

-Sutera

-Ghandaghoza

-Levin Sisters

-Shura

-Rosamia [I actually got her twice, lmao]

-Lancelot

-Korwa

-Dante and Freiheit

-Ladiva

-Setekh and Hector summons

-some gold moons I don’t remember

-some random new R/SRs

Then I got Fire Siegfried from my surprise ticket, Fiorito from my 70 regular summons to finish the spark, and then finally Feather himself, once and for all, with my sparks.

It kinda hurts that I didn’t actually get much from using my regular summons after the free rolls ended, but honestly I’m still happy to finally have SSR Feather for my light team. He might not be the best in the long run, but my light roster isn’t that great to begin with.

Anyway at least outside of my light roster, I feel like I’m in full on first-world-problems mode where now I have all these characters I like and not enough justification for actually investing in most of them and using them. I’m mostly feeling this really hard with my earth team right about now. I think before this whole roulette period it felt like one of my weaker rosters, but before this session I already got Yggy, Earth Sara, C-Magisa, G-Sandalphon, and Earth Eustace, and I unlocked Melleau’s 5-star uncap. So on top of all of them, I now also have Ayer, Dante, Ladiva, and Fiorito, lol. And at the moment some of my top spark targets are Mahira and Cain, and if I get the annitix it’d probably go to either C-Narmaya or Halloween VasZeta. I feel like without realizing it I’m becoming an earth main, lol.

I legit don’t even know what direction to take my earth team in, and I might have to just set up multiple ones so I can actually use all the characters I like.

At least in terms of the earth units, I’m particularly happy I got Ayer and Eustace, since they were in the category of characters who I wanted, but not enough to use a surprise ticket on. I’m not even a fan of enmity set-ups [which is why I sparked Orchid instead of Summer Zooey recently], but I kinda want to try out using Ayer, maybe along with Fiorito, especially since I have Yukata Jessica who feels specifically designed to make Ayer easier to use.

Dante’s also the sort of character who I’m glad to get for meta reasons since he seems to be really good. I dunno how I feel about him as a character yet, but he fights with his cat in battle so that automatically makes me like him, lol. I’ve also always loved Ladiva ever since I found out about her character so it’s also nice to get her.

I’m actually really happy to get Lancelot, since I’ve been wanting another water sword [or katana] unit to pair with S-Sandalphon and S-Lucio on my water team. I already have Izmir, who I could just use instead, but I like Lancelot, so now that I have him I want to use him. I know I’d be better off eventually going for the meta water staff team [I already have Lily and Pholia, and Summer Cagliostro is sitting there taunting me every month when the beginner draw ticket comes back around], but I like my water sword boi team more, lol.

I almost feel bad about getting Korwa at this point since I keep hearing that she used to be really good and has been slowly powercrept out of relevancy, and even though she’d fit onto my wind staff team I have going on, I just think the ones I’m using for it now are better than her. But that’s because I have the super meta set-up of Andira, Grimnir, and Yurius, so she was fighting a losing battle there. I do really like her design, though, and the whole concept of how her kit works.

Levin Sisters might actually be good for my light team, but I dunno if I want to use them over the likes of Feather, Sandalphon, Lucio, or Albert.

All in all I think this whole roulette period was extremely good for me. I didn’t get Catura, and I missed most of the SSR Christmas units too, but other than that I think my roster of characters is in a way better place now than what it was before.

Now I just have to try and figure out how to actually justify using most of them, and how to get the materials to upgrade them in the first place, lol.

Also, in other account progress news, the whole ongoing magnafest event has managed to get me up to around rank 110, and I recently unlocked Doctor as my first EX2 class, so now my short-term goal is to work my way toward Lumberjack. After that I might get Warlock and Chaos Ruler, but I do want Monk as well, and I want to get some EX1 classes like Mystic, but I’m still not sure how much I can progress through the co-op stages without giving in and actually doing them in co-op.

I still really want to eventually unlock Nekomancer since I think it’s really cute, but the fact that it seems like such a high-maintenance class that relies so much on it’s class champion weapon is kinda off-putting. I still want to get it for wind, though, since the male Nekomancer design has a green colour scheme, and I’m pretty much committed to the wind staff meta. Thankfully Warlock is also a staff class with a green colour scheme, which is like 90% of the reason why I want to unlock it relatively soon, lol.

Now that I’m down to basically zero summons, let’s just hope that if I can commit to saving now, I can have enough by the anniversary to do a discounted roulette there, if they do another roulette event there.

[thatweirdnoiseat3am]

Granblue Spark Report

So I figured since I got 160 sparks off the roulette I might as well finish it off.

Target: Shiva (or Zoi?)

The remaining 140 draws started out really, really bad, with a dupe of W.Lancelot (whom I’d suptixed last year)

But then things started looking up

Highlights:

Sure, she might’ve gotten powercrept, but she’s still v good

I’m not sure where I’m gonna put her, since I run a kengonito team, but I love her design

and finally...

...THE FOUR-ARMPIT MAN HIMSELF

Well, now I can’t say I never got my spark target from draws. But now I’m seriously torn - S.Zoi or Alexiel?

Pros: enmity enabler, allows for insane burst in dark and some other elements, CUTE, cons: apparently enmity is being phased out? also not as useful in long fights

Pros: like, the best character in earth rn, absolutely busted, part of endgame earth comps, brings a ton of utility to HL raids, cons: ehhh, tbh I don’t really care as much about her as a character, and probably won’t get use of her straight away because my earth grid sux

[alexieldeath10]

Son muchos los cosplays que me encantan ya sea hacer o usar. Pero Alexiel es de mis favoritos, el que quiero ir mejorando para que cada día se vea mejor o luzca más. Antes de conocer el manga usaba ya este apodo, cuando conoci el manga, el diseño fue simplemente perfecto (ya tiene muchos ayeres de esto).Ire mejorando este traje mientras les dejo unas fotos...--------------------There are many cosplays that I love either making or using. But Alexiel is my favorite, the one I want to improve so that every day looks better or look more.Before I knew the manga I used this nickname, when I met the manga, the design was just perfect (already has many yesterdays of this).I will improve this suit while I leave some photos ...