#maybe i’m just reading wayyy too far into one line the king said

[roseofrowses]

MEGA SPOILERS FOR ISAT

Sif… Sif wasn’t trapping himself in time, though. He’s experiencing time as usual. It’s the rest of Vaugaurd that he’s trapped in a loop, and the King says that the time craft only goes so far. “Imagine what this place must look like from the outside, skipping back and forth through time…” or whatever.

Sif is sending an entire COUNTRY two days into the past!

[sixeyesgojo]

Ooooh! Can you make the post about sukuna’s real goals?? I’ve legit been wondering about that for quite some time and I love your Big Brain

Hi!! Thanks for sending this ask!

I don't remember a lot of details, if there were any in the Shibuya Arc but I do remember what my brain juice told me. Beware that I might add stuff after I am done re-reading (currently taking one for the team in terms of hurt to make a chronological timeline).

As usual, these are only my thoughts. And as usual, there's so much potential left uncovered so far for Megumi, so this is... more like a possibility of a possibility.

Megumi plays a central role in this...

TL;DR: Sukuna's goal is probably to get his body back (using Megumi) and then rule the world... or just kill everybody?

Uhhh... manga spoilers ahead!

I already said it in this post.. or at least implied... that Sukuna is probably interested in a good fight with an equal. Sukuna very much appreciates strength and he seems like that kind of... entity... that wants to be on top of the world.

Most English readers do not know but the infamous line "Throughout Heaven and Earth, I alone am the Honored One." (天上天下唯我独尊) was not only used for Satoru. In fact, it was used for Sukuna much earlier already. (Not my translation, I found it here: click click)

Chapter 30:

The English translation uses this: "With no concern for anyone but himself, he existed for leisure."

There is also this comment from Gege himself, stating that it most likely was used in an arrogant manner.

Sukuna most likely wants to be on top of the "hierarchy based on strength".

How will he achieve that? Of course through fighting everybody who is strong. And Satoru is the first to go (chapter 3):

Rather than a threat, somehow this sounds like a promise to me...

If you're going to ask me why he wants to be on top... idk, status or he just wants chaos or he has some tragic backstory as human that made him turn into this kind of villain with no redemption. Or he just wants to be the strongest since he's sooooo focused on strength alone:

What does this have to do with Megumi?

Here comes the theory time.

In order to do so, he needs a body he can control. We do not know what happens when Yuji consumes all 20 fingers - will Sukuna take over? Will Yuji be able to suppress the King of Curses? So yeah, we don't know if he will be able to conquer Yuji's will for good. But now, after having consumed ~15 fingers, it doesn't seem like it... or maybe he's hibernating after the massacre he caused..

Sukuna's body is most likely still intact. Think about it: his fingers cannot be destroyed thanks to his grave wax, not even by someone like Gojo Satoru, a special grade sorcerer. So his body should be somewhere as well...

Note: corpse, grave or mortuary wax is a fatty, organic substance that prevents the body from decaying further.  It commonly develops when body fat is exposed to anaerobic bacteria in a warm, damp, alkaline place - soil or water might be the ideal place. If air is absent, the corpse wax may last for centuries.

In case Sukuna is not able to take over Yuji’s body, he will probably search for his own body. Unless something miraculously destroyed the body, it should be still there.. probably buried deeper than 6 feet/3 meters... in soil. Or it's at the bottom of a lake or any kind of deep water body.

I don't know how to properly explain this regarding Megumi but I hope it'll make sense somehow. It's kinda bullshit though

Basically, Megumi can store stuff in his shadows right? But you can't really touch a shadow, in real life that is. Of course, we're talking about animanga here, so everything is possible.

But what if he's just storing that stuff in the ground and his shadow acts as a container? In simpler words: Take a plastic bag, put something in it (pen, rock, whatever), go to a lake or river and put the bag under water. Your hand would act as Megumi's body here, the bag would be the shadow, the water would be the ground and the bag's content would be the weapons Megumi stores. What if the bag didn't have an end and would just... go on and on and on? Technically, he would be able to pull anything out of the soil if we go by that logic. We would have to know the location... who knows if Uraume spent all those years looking for it or not? But we know soooo little about Megumi's shadow, or shadows in the JJKverse in general, so let's discard that theory.

Another theory is: shikigami.

We know that Megumi can use the Ten Shadows Technique. The user receives the Divine Dogs as the very first shikigami of this technique and has to use them, in order to gain more shikigami to use.

The word "exorcise" insinuates that shikigami are like curses. We don't know how shikigami come to be, but hear me out.

In order to control a shikigami, you have to defeat it first. You can, however, summon it at any given time to attempt to exorcise it. Megumi does this with Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga in chapter 117. Currently, there are 7 known (Megumi managed to tame 6) shikigami out of 10. That means there are 3 unknown ones.

Number 7 would be a 'weaker shikigami' like the ones we already know. I'm guessing that Mahoraga is the 8th in tow, solely based on the name though. Number 9 would be a good spot to place a kitsune in, ngl. What if number 10 would be something like a free spot? Like, you can tame any curse and then use it? Does this make sense? Am I reaching too much?

Anyway, Sukuna could use this to his advantage and make himself number 10, then force Megumi to summon him and they engage in a fight (which brings me back to the beginning of this post). Logically, Sukuna wants to be free, so of course he's going to try and kill Megumi or something. The ritual would end there but again, we don't know a lot, so I can't say whether the shikigami would continue going on a rampage or not. But it's Sukuna... sooooo...

However, there's also a theory floating around that Megumi can create life itself... considering Mai Zenin can construct bullets without them fading away after some time, it's not that far off the mark, I would say.

Hope this helped (because it got wayyy too long) <3

[closetgremlin]

Ok, some more Graceling thoughts! Here we go

Kat acknowledges that her anger is related to King Randa, that’s good. Page 122-123, she says to Po “If I don’t do what [Randa] says, he’ll become angry. When he becomes angry, I’ll become angry. And then I’ll want to kill him.” So… this acknowledgment is good! At least she’s voiced that now, I think that that is a good thing. Actually hang on - Po corrects her, as a matter of fact. He says she’s afraid of her own anger; She stopped then and looked at him, because that seemed right to her. She was afraid of her own anger. Po goes on to tell her that “Randa isn’t even worth your anger,” and that “[m]uch of his power comes from you.” Then there’s this part:

She was afraid of her own anger: She repeated it in her mind. She was afraid of what she would do to the king—and with good reason. Look at Po, his jaw red and beginning to swell. She’s learned to control her skill, but she hadn’t learned to control her anger. And that meant she still didn’t control her Grace, (pg 123).

I just… I really like this scene, is all. I like this acknowledgement of her anger, her powers, her thoughts and feelings towards and about Randa. I think it’s good for her, and tbh it may be partly catharsis for me. Idk.

Following that, at the bottom of page 123 Kat mentions Po’s family - specifically, how she thought his aunt had a strange way of dealing with grief (she’s stopped eating, locked herself and her children in her rooms, only allowing a servant for meals which they may or may not eat…). I just think it’s really interesting how Po himself didn’t know about that (and I think Po himself is curious as well!!). (I wonder why this causes Po to think about telling her about his Grace?).

Re: Kat is aspec headcanon. This is nitpick-y and definitely projection, but at the beginning of chapter 13 here:

Raffin had told her she wasn’t perceptive. Po was perceptive. And talkative. Perhaps that was why they got along so well. She didn’t have to explain herself to Po, and he explained himself to her without her having to ask. She’s never known a person with whom she could communicate so freely—so unused was she to the phenomenon of friendship. (Pg. 126)

First off, SAME here about not being perceptive. I‘m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this in another commentating thread, but when one of my close friends and I first met I didn’t know that they had a crush on me till like… idk, a few months of knowing each other, and I only knew because they told me themself, while everyone around us knew about it basically (friend is very affectionate towards their crushes). So like! Not very perceptive? Mood, same here. But also, the way I figure it - if it’s not something you’re looking for (if you’re not looking for romantic stuff), why would you see it (why would you notice when others have romantic stuff for you)? …You know? And just… idk, the last part about how she’s so unused to “the phenomenon of friendship,” I just… that makes me sad. It also makes me think she’s demiromantic? (Or like, it increases that thought/headcannon, seeing as I’ve mentioned it before…). Because like - to my understanding, demiromantic means that one develops a romantic attraction only after a deep bond is formed (although maybe even that is misleading…? Is what I’ve sort of heard… feel free to correct me of course). With Giddon, Kat was disgusted when she found out that he was in love with her (and also thinks he’s a fool for it, as if that’s a thing he could control, which to my understanding you can’t really help it when you develop a crush on somebody, but also I’m aroace so as far as I know who’s to say). With Po… well, we’re roughly a hundred and a quarter pages in, there’s obviously no mention of Love from either Kat herself or any whiff from Po (…that I’ve seen, at least, but I’m not very reliable), but at the very least I do think that this… deep bond is forming. (I feel like I remember the book ending with them not officially in a relationship, as in I think they tried it then stopped, but I guess we’ll see).

Oh, re: Kat is aspec headcannon. “Giddon’s hope [to marry Katsa] bewildered her. She couldn’t fathom his foolishness, to fall in love with her, and she still didn’t entirely believe it to be true” page 130. She literally thinks he’s a fool for falling in love with her and genuinely can’t understand it - she thinks it’s a joke.! I am now revising my headcanon to say she’s grayromantic; the label means a lot of things to a lot of people, but I sort of look at it like it’s the “gray area” between 0% attraction (aromantic) and 100% attraction (alloromantic). (It is other things, too, of course, but this is my simplified understanding/explanation for the term😋). I think she’s grayromantic because romantic attraction as a whole seems very foreign to her (see above quote) and she doesn’t understand it; when she finally feels that attraction with Po (I’m not there yet, but I remember it. A little) it’s rather strong (probably surprising? Ok I don’t really remember but that’s fINE-). …ok I lost my train of thought but I think this makes sense. Yeah? Ok

Re: Giddon’s in love with Kat.

“…at least I don’t have a holding that depends on me, as do you, Giddon. I don’t have a wife, as you do, Oll.”

Giddon’s face went dark. He opened his mouth to speak, but Katsa cut through his words. (Page 135)

Personally, I think he’s offended by this because he’s in love with her and wants to marry her. Like - she points out that she isn’t married like Oll is, but G is like her in that they both aren’t married, and he wants to marry her… so idk, I think he’s just slightly offended by this line. Since we’re on this page…

Katsa what the FUCK. (Reference to my earlier post, here, which says basically the same thing). Page 135, same as above -

“I’ll kill the king,” she said. “I’ll kill the king, unless you both agree not to support me. This is my rebellion and mine alone, and if you don’t agree, I sweat to you on my Grace I will murder the king.”

Katsa what the F U C K. Holy fucking shit!! I’ve been going buck wild since I’ve read this, Katsa what the ever helling shit!!!!! She didn’t know if she would do it. But she knew she seemed wild enough for them to believe she would. Kat holy shit!! That’s… kinda all I have to say on the matter! ‘Cause like wow, Kat!

G proposes to Kat - his first mistake is on page 139, when he says “You should let me protect you.” You fucker. You fool. That’s the literal worst thing you can say to someone as independent as she is, never mind the fact that she could stomp you like a leaf. Actually, she phrases what I mean better than I do: A man who thought himself her protector—her protector when she could outduel him if she used a toothpick to his sword (page 140). And then he asks her if she’d “refuse a suitable proposal?”, like! Sir! Do you know her at all!! Of course she’d turn down a “suitable proposal,” she doesn’t! Wanna get married! To anybody! Idk if she’s like, expressed this in court or to court at all or whatever, but like I’m pretty sure I remember her saying that she’s mentioned it to Randa before? (Or at least King can probably guess at that…?). And then!! And then!! Third mistake! : “…You’ll want babies. I’m certain of it.” She wants to hit him for this, and I do not blame her!! (Actually, the exact reaction is wayyy more funny: She hadn’t expected to have such an immediate opportunity to practice containing her temper. For he deserved thumping, to knock his certainty out of his head and onto the ground where it belonged, page 140). Granted, I’m amazed, impressed, and super proud of her for how she handles this situation - she breathes to calm herself down, remains level-headed while wanting to knock the certainty out of him, sticks with exactly what Raff suggested she stick with (the whole “it’s not you, it’s me” shtick). I’m really proud of her for that, I don’t think I could do that myself (I’d probably get overwhelmed and shut down tbh). Fourth mistake: he calls her a lady killer, the name that’s been used for her several times by other parties. Idk how she feels about the title, but it really bothers me that he used that for her here. He’s trying to hurt her, I think, in the same/similar way she’s currently hurting him, so he calls her what others call her, what others call her who are outside of her small group of friends and familiar people (…aside from King, I guess. Randa, who’s a trigger for her! So maybe G’s trying to anger/trigger her…? Anyways, moving away from the PTSD headcannon now…). Also, how shallow of him to assume that she’s more interested in Po because he’s a prince while G’s simply a lord (page 141) - how shallow to assume that she’s interested in him at all, in my opinion, because she isn’t (in that way, at this point, yet). As a side note, I kinda think it’s funny that G thinks that Po will leave if G tells him exactly what he thinks about him, because like - not that G knows this, but Po already knows!! It’s the… idk, the cosmic irony of it all. Is that the phrasing? I think it’s ironic… right? That’s the word? Because Po actually knows this already but G doesn’t think he does. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I misremembered Po’s Grace! (Well of course I did, I read this like 6 years ago…). It’s not mind reading exactly, it’s - “I sense people. [...] I sense people when they’re near me, thinking and feeling and moving around, their bodies, their physical energy. It is only—“ He swallowed. “It is only when they’re thinking about me that I can also sense their thoughts.” […] I can’t sit and listen in to whatever thoughts I want. I don’t know what you think of Raffin, or what Raffin thinks of Bann, or whether Oll enjoys his dinner. You can be behind the door running in circles and thinking about how much you hate Randa, and all I’ll know is that you’re running in circles—until your thoughts turn to me. Only then do I know what you’re feeling.” (Page 145). Tbh? This is super cool, like as a magic thing and I’m very excited about this concept. Also… I guess I still don’t like… I still don’t quite understand why she doesn’t like mind readers, specifically. I understand the fact that she’s upset about him lying to her about his Grace, about him “being a mind reader,” but… I don’t get it. Granted, I don’t usually understand [plot lines/subplots/tensions/whatever] where people get so twisted up over another person lying, so this is more of a me-thing than a book-thing. I’ve just never understood why people get so upset over lying, sometimes.

Ok this is really long. Guess I had a lot to say! I’ve been working on this for basically 2 hours now, give or take. Nice. Anyways, thanks for reading

[0goth-hippie0]

Questions for no reason but boredom

1: 6 of the songs you listen to most? Very hard. I have wayyy too many for me to bring it down to just six, so I’ll give you six I can play on repeat anywhere. Tool-Sober; Disturbed-Overburdened; 10 Years-Fix Me; The Amity Affliction- Ivy(Doomsday); Creed-My Sacrifice

2: If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? Tie between Joe Rogan and Johnny Depp

3: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17. (“And why would that be?” Kronos’s golden eyes glittered) Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

4: What do you think about most? Death and the afterlife. Those that mean the most to me. Why I love.

5: What does your latest text message from someone else say? “I bought everyone a new toothbrush so I grab you one for when you come here”- Mom

6: Do you sleep with or without clothes? Depends on what time of year. Prefer just shorts.

7: What’s your strangest talent? Being able to eat anytime, anyplace, hungry or not.

8: Girls… (finish the sentence); Boys… (finish the sentence) Girls like flowers; Boys need them.

9: Ever had a poem or song written about you? A poem. Once.

10: When is the last time you played the air guitar? Listening to Chelsea Grin while running a 5k.

11: Do you have any strange phobias? Not really strange one, but a phobia. Arachnophobia. Along with Autophobia, the fear of being alone, unwanted, disregarded, or unimportant.

12: Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose? Lol, a pencil once. 4th grade.

13: What’s your religion? I categorize myself as a Christian because my beliefs are more comparable to that, but I am also a spiritualist. I don’t necessarily like the idea of religion or care to categorize myself at all. I have a very unique way of describing my place alongside God’s in this reality.

14: If you are outside, what are you most likely doing? Running, walking through nature, reading, or meditating.

15: Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? Lol both? Maybe? I don’t like my face, but I’m no photographer either.

16: Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band? Yikes couldn’t be broader, huh? I have a pretty subjective tie for 1st right now between three bands; Tool, The Amity Affliction, and Breaking Benjamin

17: What was the last lie you told? “I’m not worried”

18: Do you believe in karma? Absolutely. Karma is the ultimate equalizer.

19: What does your URL mean? “0darkest-light0” describes me. I try to be a light to others. A hippie of sorts. Very open minded and love spreading, but also so dark on my own. Very deep and cold to myself. Therefore I am the darkest light.

20: What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength? My greatest weakness is self doubt, or “I love you”. My greatest strength is my determination, and encouragement from those I care the most about.

21: Who is your celebrity crush? Scarlett Johansson

22: Have you ever gone skinny dipping? One of the many things I haven’t done.

23: How do you vent your anger? Grind my teeth and clinch my fists. Lots of communication and rationalization. Maybe a walk through a wooded area and some music. I used to have anger problems.

24: Do you have a collection of anything? Yes! A rock collection that was huge, bust sadly had been shrunken.

25: Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online? I prefer to see a face, but phone talks are easier at the moment.

26: Are you happy with the person you’ve become? I wouldn’t change anything. I am me no matter what. I will not stay me as I am now. I will change and grow more. That is life.

27: What’s a sound you hate; sound you love? I hate buzzing sounds. Like insects or weird electronics. I LOVE the sound of a breeze through leaves, light rain on a window pane, and slow, content, and light breathing.

28: What’s your biggest “what if”? What if everything is not going to be okay?

29: Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens? Yes and we are aliens.

30: Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm. I stretch my right arm out and meet my beer(Dos Equis), and my left arm meets a wall.

31: Smell the air. What do you smell? Home.

32: What’s the worst place you have ever been to? A trap house with lots of trash, drugs, filth, and reasons to shower 15 times.

33: Choose: East Coast or West Coast? East Coast

34: Most attractive singer of your opposite gender. Amy Lee

35: To you, what is the meaning of life? The meaning of life is to find happiness. To live for whatever it is that makes you happy. Through happiness comes love, and love will show you that we are all one

36: Define Art. Art is emotion, imagination, creativity, and passion in whatever medium works for you. Writing, music, painting, singing, teaching, loving, cooking, etc. Art is whatever you use to bring your inner self out for the world to glimpse your infinite self.

37: Do you believe in luck? A little, but only with certain things.

38: What’s the weather like right now? Clear skies and chilly.

39: What time is it? 1:35am.

40: Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? Yes but no, not a serious one anyway.

41: What was the last book you read? An Edgar Allen Poe collection of poems and short stories written by him.

42: Do you like the smell of gasoline? Yes I do.

43: Do you have any nicknames? “Cool” or “Coofy” by everyone who knows(few know).

44: What was the last film you saw? “What Dreams May Come”

45: What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had? Broken Collarbone

46: Have you ever caught a butterfly? No! Let them be! Too beautiful to capture!

47: Do you have any obsessions right now? My thoughts and music. And Tumblr lol

48: What’s your sexual orientation? Straight

49: Ever had a rumor spread about you? Yes, but who gives a fuck?

50: Do you believe in magic? Yes. Magic is everything. Emotion is magic. Life is magic.

51: Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong? I don’t hold grudges, but I never forget.

52: What is your astrological sign? Taurus

53: Do you save money or spend it? Both! Save to spend ya know?

54: What’s the last thing you purchased? A new phone screen

55: Love or lust? Love. Always.

56: In a relationship? In every way but actually.

57: How many relationships have you had? 3, 1 serious

58: Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Nope!

59: Where were you yesterday? With my friend Christian and a long lost cousin.

60: Is there anything pink within 10 feet

of you? Not a thing.

61: Are you wearing socks right now? Yes

62: What’s your favorite animal? Is all of them an option?? Top 5 categories are dogs, cats(including large ones), bats, reptiles, and “corvid” birds.

63: What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you? Understanding and care for them.

64: Where is your best friend? Sleeping for School tomorrow

65: Give me your top 5 favorite blogs on Tumblr. ahappydark, purplebuddhaquotes, omnipotentdarkness, thegoodvybe, iloveyou

66: What is your heritage? Latino, Irish, Native American.

67: What were you doing last night? Drinking and talking with a great friend.

68: What do you think is Satan’s last name? Edwards

69: Be honest. Ever gotten yourself off? More and needed probably lol

70: Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend? Yeah I think I’m a decent guy. Fun and always looking for the brighter side.

71: You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do? I can totally get another job, AND have a new friend to do it with!

72: You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid? a)I tell mostly everyone I think would truly care; b)I share them with the ones I care the most about, I can think of 4 people besides my family; c)No, why fear what was already inevitable?

73: You can only have one of these things; trust or love. You can’t have one without the other, but love. Through love you can get anything. Same can be said with trust though.

74: What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it? Chevelle-I get it

75: What are the last four digits in your cell phone number? **01. Sorry it’s too easy.

76: In your opinion, what makes a great relationship? Communication, trust, stability, emotion, passion, intimacy, similar goals, loyalty, determination, common interests.

77: How can I win your heart? Good food, true love, compliments, encouragement, and lots of laugh.

78: Can insanity bring on more creativity? 100%

79: What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far? To stop smoking pot.

80: What size shoes do you wear? 10.5

81: What would you want to be written on your tombstone? I want my family and friends to carve their names into my tree(I want to be a tree when I die)

82: What is your favorite word? Serendipity. The meaning, sound, and flow of the word on your tongue.

83: Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word heart. Pain.

84: What is a saying you say a lot? Everything is a Circle

85: What’s the last song you listened to? Pierce the Veil-King for a Day

86: Basic question; what’s your favorite color/colors? Black, deep purple, forest green, and midnight blue.

87: What is your current desktop picture? Stars

88: If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be? Child molesters

89: What would be a question you’d be afraid to tell the truth on? When asked by specific persons, “Who do you love?”

90: One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren’t really doing anything, they’re just standing around your bed. What do you do? I would debate if I was dreaming or not, then still attempt to kill them.

91: You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power? The power of flight.

92: You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again? 30 minutes of my childhood with my deceased grandmother.

93: You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? Don’t want to get into too much detail so ”A family dispute”

94: You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be? Taylor Swift lol so she can write a song about me.

95: You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go? Greece

96: Do you have any relatives in jail? Yes, two.

97: Have you ever thrown up in the car? No I have not in a car.

98: Ever been on a plane? Four times!