who tf is wíldaxe and why are they the keep necro'ing pcu corpse guild threads like it's their job?
This is a curious trend we have seen happening over the last couple of months. It seems the majority of 'bump' posts have been Wíldaxe attempting some sort of 'OOH RAH' motivational injection into a number of PCU threads on the server forum that would have otherwise withered into total obscurity.
They seem particularly invested in keeping The Dustpaw Caravan, Dirge of Teldrassil and fellow 'corpse guilds' (A wonderful term we may adopt) Grim Gest and Order of Oronaar afloat.
Perhaps they are still seething that we correctly announced their own guild Chosen of Draenor effectively perished and has been in a state of undeath for the last four months at least and has been hemorrhaging members for weeks, requiring existing members to plug the gap with their alts to maintain the appearance of active membership.
Considering they are an active reader of CoAD - calling themselves "blog famous" after all, it is not a stretch of the imagination to see why they're diving in last minute on these 28 and 29 days since last bump threads to keep them on life support as a weird sort of 'hah, gotcha' spite towards us.
"Remember kid. A marine can't be defeated. Oh you can kill us. But we will just regroup in hell and come back from the ashes. Ain't that right?" The child squealed, unable to hear but excited at his expression. "Hoorah." West cooed. Chilean. Catholic. A lot of french cajun and spanish. Wesley always compared his two babies, his two girls, his twins. To the spices on the blues clues show. One was salty and one was paprika, but not quite pepper. Also Blue was a girl dog and the Pink pupper was a boy dog. Nowadays since they live in modern era, Wesley plays his younger babies the newer OG Steve videos he has been putting out as content on tiktok. "Hey, Riley Ray. I said Hoorah." West said, trying not to laugh and sound it out with his lips. The small baby puckered big lips and sounded out before shouting like a baby soldier. "Hoorah!" Ethan came stomping into the very small living room they were in from the very big master bedroom. He was brushing his teeth for bed and he pointed the foamy toothbrush at Wesley. "Don't you fuckin dare teach our baby military shit." The blonde was very serious, despite being in neopets pajama pants. "Don't you fucking dare teach our baby all your fuckin curse words." The cowboy replied, causing a bright blue eye roll and a grumpy grunt. Wesley slowly looked up at his for-all-intents-and-purposes husband. He raised the baby's chubby little hands up and whispered. "Hoorah." The chubby baby stared at her dad for a moment before she let out a tiny little "hoo hah."
Sung by Inbar Lavi and Jake Epstein, whom starred together in Hallmark’s 2021 movie “Eight Gifts of Hanukkah”, which is where this clip is from.
This traditional Chanukah song is sung by some after the lighting of the Menorah. The Bailey family typically has Richard and Jasmine sing the song together after lighting the Menorah on the eighth night; This year, Aslihan sang the song instead.
The link to learn more about the history of Chanukah is linked in the song title above; The transliteration and English translation of the song is beneath the read more.
O mighty stronghold of my salvation,
to praise You is a delight.
Restore my House of Prayer
and there we will bring a thanksgiving offering.
When You will have prepared the slaughter
for the blaspheming foe,
Then I shall complete with a song of hymn
the dedication of the Altar.
My soul had been sated with troubles,
my strength has been consumed with grief.
They had embittered my life with hardship,
with the calf-like kingdom's bondage.
But with His great power
He brought forth the treasured ones,
Pharaoh's army and all his offspring
Went down like a stone into the deep.
To the holy abode of His Word He brought me.
But there, too, I had no rest
And an oppressor came and exiled me.
For I had served aliens,
And had drunk benumbing wine.
Scarcely had I departed
At Babylon's end Zerubabel came.
At the end of seventy years I was saved.
To sever the towering cypress
sought the Aggagite, son of Hammedatha,
But it became [a snare and] a stumbling block to him
and his arrogance was stilled.
The head of the Benjaminite You lifted
and the enemy, his name You obliterated
His numerous progeny - his possessions -
on the gallows You hanged.
Greeks gathered against me
then in Hasmonean days.
They breached the walls of my towers
and they defiled all the oils;
And from the one remnant of the flasks
a miracle was wrought for the roses.
Men of insight - eight days
established for song and jubilation
Bare Your holy arm
and hasten the End for salvation -
Avenge the vengeance of Your servants' blood
from the wicked nation.
For the triumph is too long delayed for us,
and there is no end to days of evil,
Repel the Red One in the nethermost shadow
and establish for us the seven shepherds.
These 12 Okna ona are split down into 3 Akna ona that are associated with a skaqa giving us 36 different entities call “Ravens” and/or “Arskasa”, or “Arskasa ona” for plural. Each Arskasa ona is associated with an Akna ona of the Okna ona. Let’s take love for example. Love is split into the Akna ona of lust, passion, and devotion, and these Akna ona are also Associated to the ravens. Like lust is Associated to “E”. This is the raven’s name. It is pronounced like a soft “E”. Akna ona are also associated with corrupted, tangible, and eccentric forms of the original Okna ona that they belong to. I have found these associations to balance the skaqa ona by making corrupted Akna ona, and eccentric Akna ona cancel each other out if they are part of the same Okna. This does not mean the tangible is left unchecked. The tangible Akna ona is the rope that keeps the corrupted Akna ona, and eccentric Akna ona together. If the tangible Akna becomes out of control the corrupted Akna, and eccentric Akna of the same Okna can be used to get it in control. Here is the Ravens of antimony split down into the Akna ona:
Also in the system there are 36 Akna Ona assigned to every Raven. These act as the attributes, or power in which the ravens control, and have power over. The Ravens also have control over the opposite of their Akna Ona.
LUST (E) | [eh]
PASSION (U) | [oo]
DEVOTION (Æ)(A') | [Ay]
PREJUDICE (TA) | [Tah]
ANGER (HA) | [Hah]
MISUNDERSTANDING (RA) | [Rah]
SKILL (A) | [Ah]
STRENGTH (I) | [Ee]
ASCENDANCY (O) | [Oh]
CHAOS (KA) | [Kah]
PANIC (ȜA) (Gha)| [Ghah]
HORROR (þA) (Tha) | [Thah]
DARK (SA) | [Sah]
CONNECTION (LA) | [Lah]
LIGHT (MA) | [Mah]
WISDOM (AR) | [Ar]
KNOWLEDGE (JA) | [Jah]
LOGIC (NA) | [Nah]
BINDING (BA) | [Bah]
WARDING (GA) | [Gah]
PROTECTION (CA) | [Cah]
INSANITY (ZA) | [Zah]
ILLUSION (QA) | [Qah]
FANTASY (FA) | [Fah]
BEING (KNA) | [Knah]
LIFE (SKA) | [Skah]
HEALTH (SHA) | [Shah]
CORRUPTION (ACK) | [Ack]
DEATH (ABT) | [Abt]
BANISHMENT (ARD) | [Ard]
PAIN (PA) | [Pah]
EXPERIENCE (DA) | [Dah]
ENLIGHTENMENT (XA) | [Ksah]
UNKNOWN (YA) | [Yah]
RELEASE (VA) | [Vah]
REBIRTH (WA) | [Wah]
The ravens of antimony is an alphabet of desire, and a magickal constructed language that I've created for use in magick, and witchcraft practices. In this post I will focus on the basics of the ravens of antimony as an alphabet, and how they can be used in your practice to enhance your working.
There are 36 different sigils that are part of this alphabet which are referred to as ravens. Each raven has a specific aspect that they are connected to, and these aspects are known as akna, or akna ona as a plural. The akna is the essence of the raven, and is what the raven will be able to manifest. The raven can also manifest the exact opposite aspect of the akna that they represent.
List of the ravens, and there akna:
E | LUST
U | PASSION
A' | DEVOTION
TA | PREJUDICE
HA | ANGER
RA | MISUNDERSTANDING
A | SKILL
I | STRENGTH
O | ASCENDANCY
KA | CHAOS
GHA | PANIC
THA | HORROR
SA | DARK
LA | CONNECTION
MA | LIGHT
AR | WISDOM
JA | KNOWLEDGE
NA | LOGIC
BA | BINDING
GA| WARDING
CA | PROTECTION
ZA | INSANITY
QA | ILLUSION
FA | FANTASY
KNA | BEING
SKA | LIFE
SHA | HEALTH
ACK | CORRUPTION
ABT | DEATH
ARD | BANISHMENT
PA | PAIN
DA | EXPERIENCE
XA | ENLIGHTENMENT
YA | UNKNOWN
VA | RELEASE
WA | REBIRTH
This is a noncomprehensive list of what the ravens deal with, and are able to manifest:
Akira Takahashi ; The Ultimate Environmentalist (Danganronpa The Privileged Traitor)
Akira Takahashi (Ah-kee-rah Tah-kah-hah-she) ; 19 Years Old ; From Manila, Philippines ; The Ultimate Environmentalist
Akira Takahashi is a student of Hopes Peak College Class B-3 in Danganronpa The Privileged Traitor.
Akira was born and raised a member of Kalikasan, a very religious village in the rainforests of the country, surrounded by nature, farming, and a ‘no harm towards mother earth’ policy.
They like to think of themselves as in control of the elements of earth, water, and air. Not physically a superpower, but a mental state that allows the presence they need. They can do fire as well, but they don’t use that one for paranoia reasons.
Everyone cares for nature as sacred and has a spiritual connection with nature itself. A spiritual connection that involves their own inner spirit being linked to their mental state and could cause chaos if unstable.
Akira is the third born son of the leaders of this settlement, and thus isn’t the heir to that leadership. But it is still his heavy responsibility to carry forth the protection of the spirits of the people, and to please Mother Earth for all the glory she’s given them.
Akira loves his home, his family, his friends, and all he’s been given. He wouldn’t change his home’s belief system for anything, as he too loves nature and thus is an expert at knowing about it, from animals to plants to stone.
But while he does love his upbringing and his belief system, he doesn’t want said belief system to be his only character trait. Because of it though, it’s forced him in a disconnect with people outside of the system. Because he doesn’t have the heir responsibility and can live his life the way he wants, Akira wants to make an attempt at the modern world and be his own person, with a dream of owning a bakery and herb shop.
Akira, because of his upbringing, is calm and level headed, an animal lover, spiritual, and a vegetarian. He’s an excellent cook, well, except for anything with meat. While he refuses to give any of that up, he doesn’t force his beliefs onto others and tries to respect them.
While he is calm and kind, he isn’t a pushover and can stand up for himself. He even is capable of fighting when put to the test of his own inner spirit.
An inner spirit that which his fear is to lose control of it and cause permanent damage to what he cares about.
Which that challenge becomes harder than ever at Hopes Peak, which is a killing game and a high stress environment.
That, and his college dorm neighbor is The Ultimate Arsonist, Hibiki Hino. Who is… interesting…
Victim? Killer? Survivor?
See my other profiles; The Protagonist ; The Mastermind; The Ultimate Musical Sensation ; The Ultimate Good Cop ; The Ultimate Bad Cop ; The Ultimate Scientist ; The Ultimate Archer ; The Ultimate Arsonist ; The Ultimate Vigilante ; The Ultimate Violinist ; The Ultimate Renaissance Student ; The Ultimate Dance Streamer ; The Ultimate Video Game Modifier ; The Ultimate Poetry Writer
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Have you played botw2? If so, what do you think of it so far?
I've been watching playthroughs! I can't afford the game rn, but I hope to get it myself eventually! In part for the experience, in part bc the ppl I'm watching play are hardly looking in the direction I want to. A game with so many options means that no one will play the same way, so that means if I want the best TotK experience, I'll have to make it for myself.
That said, the game thus far is driving me nuts (/pos and derogatory).
First and foremost, the game is trying to sell the fact that Hyrule and it's founders only came into play just before the Imprisoning War??? Baby, I understand that Hyrule could have been refounded after Ganondorf came in guns blazing after having just squashed the Hero and Princess of Time, and so Sonia and Rauru would be rebuilding Hyrule and re-establishing the monarchy. That makes sense. But that's just straight up not the case! I could go over all the timeline inaccuracies right here but my brain hurts trying to put it into words. The LoZ timeline has been a mess for over 20 years but this is the first time it's contradicted itself without a fix from what I've seen.
Naming the king Rauru was a fun little detail though, I like that 🙂
Speaking of Rauru, I have only seen as much of him as the Great Sky Island and one (1) tear, but he's going into the Fictional Dads of All Time folder. Both a goat and a G.O.A.T. I do not know much about Sonia yet but I like her. Both the king and queen really scored on marriage partners imo.
Tulin, my son. I have not played the game but the AI is so darn good it's job and he's saved the guy I've been watching so many times. I do kinda wish we could've fought alongside Teba but dang, Tulin is not just good, he's a really fun character in his own right and I'm glad he's here.
I haven't as strong feelings about Yunobo but he is a delight to be around. Rolling him around and smashing stuff is quite fun as well.
Bonus that I've taken to naming the sage mimics. So far we have Terin and Shobae. I've already decided to name the next (last?) two Raja (pronounced "rah-hah") and maybe Po (Po and Sidon).
Mostly unrelated, but Tulin's champion ability reminds my of the LU Champion AU craze from a a while back! That was the first thing I thought of when I saw Tulin use his power for the first time and it made me chuckle.
It still doesn't feel real to have the name of Zonai popping up in so many places in-game. Like, wow. Ok. I guess this is happening. This has still not sunk in.
Speaking of which, did you know that the Zonai tech was originally Sheikah tech in development? I'm actually really glad that it got changed because using a different kind of tech with it's own distinct color/aesthetic not only separates TotK from BotW, but it also prevents the Sheikah tech from getting stale. I wish we could maybe see some more Sheikah tech aside from the towers and the Purah Pad though, just to make it feel like it hasn't totally up and left. I did see a comment on yt say that the ppl of Hyrule probably dismantled the divine beasts and other weapons so they never have to worry about the tech turning on them again. I think that's a good way of looking at it, although the removal of the towers felt highly unnecessary from an in-universe perspective imo if they're just gonna build new towers.
Side note that when that one character (I can't remember if it was Purah or Josha) called them Skyview Towers my SS brain went 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
There's for sure more I have to say but this is all I can call upon atm! Thank you for asking <3
Part 1: Grinding Gears
MID_SCENARIO_OPENING:
Fafnir:...Hmph. Nothing. There's nothing here! Was this all for nothing? Wait... This gate here... Why do I feel so drawn to it? ...How does it open? Damn it!
FighterAX_M: Stop there! Any further violence will not be tolerated.
Fafnir: Who are you?!
Henriette: I am Henriette, Askr's queen and sovereign after the passing of my husband, King Gustav.
Fafnir: Queen, hm? Open this gate, woman.
Henriette: I will not. And I ask that you step away from it, King Fáfnir. This place is not for you.
Fafnir: Silence! Shut your mouth and do as I command!
Henriette: Rrraaagghh!
Alfons: Mother! Let her go, Fáfnir!
Fafnir: Impertinent woman... I should snap your stubborn neck right here in front of your weakling son!
Henriette: Rrgh... Guh! Alfonse...
Alfons: Stop!
Fafnir: Rrrr-rah!
Henriette: *gasp* *cough*
Alfons: Mother! Mother, are you all right?!
Henriette: Y-yes...
Fafnir: ...Ngh! Damn this headache… Why does it throb like this?! Ever since entering this country, the more I kill, the more pain grips at my chest, my throat… Ngyah! ...My...my head!
Alfons: ...F-Fáfnir?
MID_SCENARIO_MAP_BEGIN:
Fafnir: You, open this gate!
Alfons: Fáfnir, what—
Fafnir: Silence! Open it! Now!
Alfons: I will not. I can't allow you to threaten any other world!
Fafnir: Impudent brat... I will open it myself! By my power alone!
MID_SCENARIO_MAP_END:
Fafnir: Urgh... My...head... Can't muster… Lost? ...To them?!
Anna: W-we defeated Fáfnir... Even though we stood no chance against him in the past...
Alfons: This could be our chance to end all of this here and now, even without Gramr... We can defeat him!
Reghin: Prince Alfonse, wait! Please! Spare his life...
Alfons: Yes. Of course... We will capture him and hold him in a prison cell. That'll put a stop to the war's spread.
Sharon: Fáfnir got his strength from the Crown of the Dvergar, right? Before we seal him away in prison, we should probably take that, right?
Alfons: Indeed. Let's do that now... H-huh? I can't get it off!
Reghin: ...The Crown of the Dvergar can only be removed by the one who wears it. Or when the one who wears it dies… B-but please don't kill him!
Alfons: Don't worry, Princess Reginn… Though we will need to make his prison cell as secure as we can.
Part 2: Odd Wayfarer
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Anna: Hm... What's all this doing here? You there! Please take this over to the courtyard. Can anyone else lend a free hand? I have a few other things that need to be hauled off as well...
Reghin: Hello, Commander Anna...
Anna. Ah! Princess Reginn! ...Did you visit Fáfnir in his cell again today?
Reghin: Yes... He's been suffering for a long time now—from nightmares...and headaches too. I'm sorry for all the destruction he's caused as a result...
Anna: Yes, well, it has certainly been keeping the Heroes busy. The queen assures us she's all right too, but she has been staying in bed to be safe. Alfonse and Sharena have been looking after the kingdom's affairs in her stead.
Reghin: ...
Anna: But don't worry about that, Princess Reginn! It's not like any of this was your fault. Defense is my responsibility after all. You're the one helping us out. And on that note… Did you say you remembered something that might be a clue? The Tower of Niðavellir, was it?
Reghin: Right, well, it's primarily used for the king's ascension ceremony, where the king first takes the throne. Actually, when Fáfnir first started acting strange, Ótr went to the tower thinking he might find some clue… But when he came back... Well, he's worn a grim expression ever since, and sides with Fáfnir in all things. Maybe if we visit the Tower of Niðavellir too, we might find some information.
Anna: But it's located high on a steep mountainside, and the guards are likely on high alert… As much as I'd like to have a look around, under the circumstances, I'm not sure it's feasible...
Reghin: Oh, that's all right! I've been relying on you all so much, I feel I'm asking more than my share from you...
Anna: We'll just have to wait until things calm down a little more, and then we'll reconsider visiting the tower.
Fjorm: Er, excuse me, Commander Anna. Might I speak with you a moment?
Anna: Oh, Princess Fjorm, hello. Do you need something from me?
Fjorm: We've just received report that the remnants of Niðavellir's army have invaded a border village. If we do not send help soon, they may not last long...
Anna: What? Now?! I'm sorry for the burden, but I have my hands full here… Will you take care of the invaders for me, Kiran?
MID_SCENARIO_MAP_BEGIN:
Lute: The world is larger than any of us could possibly comprehend... I must never stop learning.
Part 3: Devoted Saint
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Tita: Zeke had lost nearly all of his memory when I found him washed up on shore.
Part 4: Kind Eldest Sister
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Paora: I'm Palla. I've come from Archanea in search of my sister.
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Anna: Good work, Kiran! And well done, everyone else too. Get some rest. You earned it!
Sharon: After all that, I'm sooo hungry…
Nott: Commander Anna, I have a proposal. Would you allow me to prepare dinner this evening?
Anna: Huh? ...You, Princess Nótt?
Nott: Yes! I know I caused you all so much trouble before… And since we were caught up in the middle of a chase, things were never exactly resolved, so… I am asking for a chance to offer a proper food-based apology to everyone here. Especially Kiran… I handed you over to Ótr, after all! Surely you're angry about that… To have forgiven me so easily… You are a truly kind person. Even so, I am quite embarrassed to have been manipulated so easily. I've had a change of heart, and I want to do what I can to make things right with you, Kiran… If you can somehow find it in your—
Sharon: Err... Princess Nótt?
Nott: Your face... Now that I've had a good look at it, I cannot help but notice, Kiran, that you're—No! I mustn't! I just swore I'd change my ways!
Reghin: Umm... Princess Nótt? There was mention of food, and I'm really quite hungry...
Nott: Y-yes! Of course! Please, leave it all to me, and you won't regret it! I will put my whole heart into this meal and make it a delicious treat for all to partake of!
Reghin: All right! I can't wait!
MID_SCENARIO_ENDING:
Reghin: ...Yes! Seems like I was able to sneak out of the castle without anyone noticing me slip away. Thanks to Princess Nótt's cooking, everyone fell fast asleep once their bellies were full. I'm so sorry, everyone... It's my fault you're all exhausted and in pain. The least I can do is go find the cause of my brother's behavior—and do it alone if I have to. Fáfnir, Brother... I know you are suffering right now, but...I will find a way to help you! Just hold on!|
Part 5: Past Unknown
MID_SCENARIO_OPENING:
Anna: *yawn* Whew! I must have fallen immediately asleep last night… I guess I must have eaten too much of that food Princess Nótt made.
Alfons: Princess Reginn! ...Princess Reginn? Commander, have you seen Reginn?
Anna: She isn't in her room?
Sharon: No. Nor is she anywhere else nearby as far as I can tell... No one seems to have seen her since last night.
Alfons: What? Do you know anything about this, Kiran? She went to the Tower of Niðavellir? And she went alone?!
Anna: What?! She did say she felt bad about the damage Fáfnir caused...
Sharon: And on top of that—and this is just a guess, but—she probably can't stand seeing her brother suffer...
Alfons: Regardless of her reasons, it's far too dangerous for her to go there alone. We have to go after her!
MID_SCENARIO_MAP_BEGIN:
Zeke: Her face is dim, but it is there, etched in the recesses of memory… the face of my...my...
MID_SCENARIO_ENDING:
Fafnir: Guhhh...
Loki: Well now, King Fáfnir... Quite the pathetic state you've found yourself in here, isn't it?
Fafnir: Who...who are you?!
Loki: My name is Loki. Enchanted, I'm sure. Pleasantries aside, you seem to be in quite the predicament, hm? I wanted to offer my help.
Fafnir: Hah. What help can you, a stranger, possibly have to offer me?
Loki: Oh... So you don't believe I can help you then? Well that's just hurtful!
Otr: Do you question whether I am concerned for you, Brother?
Fafnir: What is—
Reghin: Fáfnir... Brother... I'm sorry you've been imprisoned! I'll find a way to help you!
Loki: ...And what do you suppose I have to offer you now? Freeing you from this place would be child's play. However... Freedom has its price. So, listen closely now, King Fáfnir… I need you to do something for me.
Fafnir :...
Summary: Is talking to a possessed person going to distract their demon for long enough so it leaves entirely? The Corbeaus find out.
Communipaw Avenue, the United States.
The next time I come to, everyone has circled me, armed with a knife of some kind - either a kitchen knife, a weapon of their own, or a pocket knife. There’s even a fella with scissors in the back. Wait, are they done with me already?
“Shit, Luce just woke up,” I hear Kamael. The noise of a thrown object on the floor makes me flinch, and Stefan, Benjamin and Brennan - who are standing the closest to me - whip their heads towards him.
“Kam! Don’t leave your spot just now,” Stefan urges worriedly. “We had the formation all ready, and now you’re tearing it apart!”
“I’m not,” the ex-angel sighs and gives me an exhausted, dark look. “Listen, we can’t do anything right now. Luce is back. We can only act when Lucifer possesses him again. And the demon might take ages to appear again. He knows we’re about to put an end to him and extract him from Luce’s body through a wound. He’s no idiot. Of course he’s gonna hide.”
The rest of them sigh, too, and roll their eyes.
“Let’s just leave Ben with him and go do our stuff,” Brennan suggests, “then we’ll be back so he can go, say, get a bite if he’s hungry, or summat. And then we keep all eyes on him until Luci gets bored and lets go.”
“How can you know I’ll react quickly enough, though?” Benjamin worries. “What if I don’t? What if Lucifer tries to kill me?”
“Oh, c’mon! You’re talking like you’re five and are unarmed!” Stefan barks at him. “Ben, we need to get our shit together just for one last time. Unless we put an end to Luci now, Luce won’t be back to us! Y’all get that?”
“Much better than you think,” Brennan and Kamael drone and give him deadpan looks, and Ben bites his lower lip, staring at his feet.
“Well, then, do it, for fuck’s sake, we have to act!” Stefan is almost losing his shit. Almost. “Stay put, sit back here and keep all your eyes on Luce! Don’t blink even for a single moment, got that? Just this one last push is what we need! A little effort!”
Hah, if Stef was a teacher or a sportsman in a team, he would have very likely been perfect at lifting people’s spirits. Too bad he’s too unsure of his abilities and prefers to just bury himself in his private journalist stuff and write books, holed up in his flat…
“We’re exhausted!” the rest of the guys moan. “And hungry!”
“Guys, for hell’s sake, go there and sit right on your asses and pin him down and cut those wings off already!” Hella screeches from the other room, opening the door to glare at them. “We’re all worn out and dying for food. But we’re not gonna eat until y’all wackos do what you gotta do. I want us to have Luce among us the next time we sit down to eat. Get your asses movin’.”
She’s a karate coach. That must be why she has such inspirational motivational speeches.
“Alright, alright!” Kamael groans and heads for me, making his friends a sign to follow him. “Where’s the knives? And, seriously, please, someone give me just one bite of food. I can’t work like this.”
“Are you like that at work as well, bro?” Stefan jokes and pokes him in the ribs before searching for a knife and handing him one.
Kamael sniggers. “Can’t allow myself that, or I probably would’ve been.” He clears his throat and flicks the knife in his hand, playing with it mindlessly while looking at me from head to toe. “Okay, Lu. I have just one question. What’s the part of your body where you feel the least pain?”
“I, uhh…”
This is certainly an extremely weird question. How the hell should I be sure? “The, uh, waist? Why?”
“Waist… alright, good, that was more than enough. Hold your horses now.”
Kam rolls me over on my back. “Give us a sign when you can feel him comin’.”
“RAH!”
Lucifer himself responds, suddenly taking hold of me, as if tugging my body and mind on an invisible leash; I have no choice but to obey. I can feel the wings on my back… and in the next moment, I can also feel them being hacked at; they’re trying to cut them off, no doubt.
But for fuck’s sake, doesn't that hurt!
I scream, and so does Lucifer, so loud so that at one point someone ties my - our - mouth shut, and all we can do is growl quietly.
“What the hell? Are you seriously operating on him while he’s still conscious?”
“He isn’t. Not completely, at least. Don’t worry.”
“Knock him out again. Now. Or I’ll do that to you. And make some place for me. I wanna keep this operation under an eye, or who knows how you’ll fuck up.”
“Micke! How arrogant!”
“I’m the doctor here, fellas. Listen to me and let me work.”
“Who’s gonna knock him out again?” is the last thing I hear, and then pain follows for a brief moment.
Then nothing.
…The next time I wake up again, my shoulder blades are stinging softly, probably from the antiseptic; there are no wings on my back anymore. I can hear myself breathe, I can feel every single limb of mine, I can feel my eyelids, my hair, each of my fingers and toes.
I’m human again.
Well, then, guess that means I can fall back asleep. I’m exhausted.
~As with all posts, this is my take, my opinion, my knowledge. If you make your magick in a different way, great! Don't hate on other ways of the Craft. As I say again and again, there's no wrong way to witchcraft.~
Long post! Get ready!!
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In the Elder Futhark alphabet, there are 25 runes. They can directly correspond to the letters of the English alphabet, but not all the letters are represented. I have a set of runestones, they’re very useful because they can be cast as a divination method, or carried to hold close the properties of each rune, somewhat like carrying crystals to hold close the properties of that crystal. Each rune has many meanings associated with it and much is up to interpretation and what you personally feel the rune stands for. The basic meanings are as follows:
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Fehu: wealth, rewards, nourishment
Uruz: will, personal power, sexual energy
Thuriaz/Thurisaz: temptation, chaos, discipline, night
Ehwaz (not to be confused with Eihwaz): speed, power, sending, momentum, messages
Mannaz: humanity, self, soul, man or womanhood
Laguz: clarity, water, cleansing, movement, moving on
Ingwaz/Inguz: harmony, unity, balance, peace, love
Dagaz: day, dawn, breakthrough, change
Othala/Othila: Home, the homeland, possessions, physical wealth
Odin: hidden, secret, unknown, invisible
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Pronunciations:
Fehu: fay-who
Uruz: ooh-ruse
Thuriaz/Thurisaz: thuur-ee-as/thuur-ee-saz
Ansuz: an-sooze
Raidho: raid-ho
Kenaz: kay-nahz
Gebo: gay-bow
Wunjo: woon-joe
Hagalaz: hah-gah-lahz
Nauthiz: now-these
Isa: ee-sah
Jera: yea-rah
Eihwaz: eye-waz
Perthro: pear-throw
Algiz: ahl-geese
Sowilo/Sowulo: so-we-low/so-woo-low
Teiwaz: teh-was
Berkano/Berkana: bear-can-oh/bear-can-ah
Ehwaz: eh-was
Mannaz: mahn-ahz
Laguz: lag-ooze
Ingwaz/Inguz: ing-wahs/ing-ooze
Dagaz: dah-gahz
Othala/Othila: oh-thaw-la/oh-thee-law
Odin: oh-din
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What they look like:
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Runes are easy to turn into sigils just by combining two or more. For example, if I wanted a sigil for harmony in my home, I could combine Ingwaz and Othala like so:
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One can also cast runes for divination. To do this, make a set of runestones, and ask a question, and then reach into the bag of runestones or cast them onto a flat surface like a table, and read the runes that you pull out or that fall face up. Remember that an upside down rune means the opposite of the written meaning.
*After a brief moment of waiting, Miu suddenly shoots up her flare, and Maki, Himiko and Mukuro spot it.
Gotcha! Let’s go!
Right!
Yeah!
*The three of them rush into the main lot...However...
...
Now what?
There...should be guards here...
Do you think...Whoever beat us here took them out?
Took us out? Whatever do you mean?
Huh!?
N-No...that voice...
I don’t quite know what happened to those previous intruders, but maybe they just went home...Who really knows?
But well...Puhu...Puhuhuhuhu...I guess we’ll play with you for a while...!
I-It’s!
RAWR!
MONOKUMA!!
And they’ve got guns!
Puhuhu!
*The small army is made of at least 7 Monokuma’s. The all open fire upon the three of them!
Nyeh!
Maki! Get Himiko to cover! I’ll handle this!
But...
It’s ok...I helped build these assholes...
I can take them apart just as easily...
*As the Monokuma’s shoot her, Mukuro serpentines and avoids the bullet fire. She pulls out her knife and carves the first one she reaches in half.
Grrr....Rawr!
PUHUHUHU!
There’s more!?
*As soon as Mukuro destroys the one, about another 100 Monokuma robots come pouring out of the base’s buildings.
Is Mukuro...gonna be alright?
...I think she’ll be fine but still...take this...
I’ve never used a gun before though...!
First time for everything...!
*Maki and Himiko use Miu’s electroguns to shoot the Monokuma’s from a vantage point. Surprisingly enough, they drop like flies.
Hyah! RHA!
Oop!
Grah!
*Some of the Monokuma’s try to attack Mukuro with their claws, but she blocks their attacks with the knife and then decapitates and dissects all of them. One by one, the Monokuma robots keep being destroyed. Suddenly...
What the...!?
Puhuhuhu!
What!? That one has a rocket launcher!
Shit...!
Himiko, stay here!
Nyeh!?
*Maki suddenly leaps off of the vantage point, and jumps between Mukuro and the Rocket Monokuma as it fires...
What the-!?
RAGH!
*Maki dashes towards the Monokuma and slices the rockets in half, one by one. When they’re all down, she slices the Rocket Monokuma apart.
Wow...I uh...Thanks for the save...
No problem...
Hey! Is that all you got!?
*In place of an answer, a large, heavy door opens up and some weird creatures come rolling out.
Puhuhuhu!
*Sigh* You had to ask...Ball Monokuma’s...
How many variants of that damn bear are there!?
Most of these new ones are by Monaca Towa...Junko’s protoge basically...
HEY!
Huh!?
Hey, dumb ball things!
Oho!?
Catch me if you can!
Puhuhuhu!
*Taunted by her, all the ball Monokuma’s start to chase Himiko.
NYEEEEEEEEEEEEHHH!
What the hell is she doing!?
Distracting them! Shoot them now!
Right!
*As Himiko diverts their attention, Maki and Mukuro use the electroguns to destroy the balls.
PUHUHUHUHU!
NYEEEH!
Himiko!
*One of the ball Monokuma’s catches up to Himiko and almost flattens her, but Maki kicks it so hard, it goes flying and smashes apart when it impacts.
Huff...huff...huff...
Are you ok!? That was really dangerous!
Worried about me, huh?
Well, I at least ran off the pizza I had for dinner...
Heh...
Guys...I don’t mean to break this up...but do you hear that?
Hm?
*Maki and Himiko listen out at Mukuro’s words, and then suddenly, another large iron door opens to reveal...
RAGH!
That’s it...THAT’S an exisal...
I uh...I think I’ll retreat for this one...
It’s fine. We can take it. I’ve blown up tanks bigger than this thing...
*The exisal takes a downward swing at Mukuro with its left hand. She dodges, but it tries to shoot her with it’s gun arm. She dodges that too, but due to her momentum, she is hit back.
Gah!
Hey! You’ll pay for that!
Rah!
Nyah!
There’s more of them...Dammit!
Guh...huh?
Hm...
This’ll work. Hey Maki! Catch!
Huh?
*Mukuro reaches into the body of one of the Monokuma’s and pulls out it’s bomb. She chucks the bomb to Maki, who deactivates it and throws it at one of the three exisals. It blows up and is destroyed.
Hah!
*Maki rushes up to another exisal and jumps on it’s head. She then grabs her knife and stabs it into the open circuitry. She then moves the knife, which steers the exisal, and she moves it towards a large construction crevasse in the ground. Before it falls, she jumps off it.
Mukuro! How are things on your-
*Maki is cut off as she looks back towards Mukuro, who is already standing on top of the broken up exisal.
Piece of cake...
Haha...
Yeah! Go team!
Well...I didn’t really do anything...
Other than stupidly make all those balls chase you.
Hey, that was brave as it was reckless...
*Suddenly, more doors open up, and more Monokuma’s come pouring out. Within a few minutes, the three of them are surrounded...
Tch...more of them!?
If this keeps up...the three of us won’t be able to handle this on our own...
I’m already tired...
Yeah, I’m getting exhausted too...
Dammit...
Puhuhuhuhu!
PUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHU!
*The Monokuma’s draw closer and closer, their claws and weapons at the ready. Mukuro, Maki and Himiko stand in the middle of them all, helpless...until...
YOWZA!
Huh!?
*The Monokuma’s start to explode from the back as someone shoots them. Every one of the Monokuma’s turn towards the entrance to the lot, where the gunfire originated from.
C’mon! Light those fuckers up!
*An army of human soldiers suddenly start rushing into the lot.
What?!
Hey, who the hell are you guys?
Stand down...these guys are friendlies...
Who the hell-!?
Maki. Don’t worry, these guys are on our side...I think?
You Future Foundation people shouldn’t be here...
Well, I’m glad you Kisaragi Foundation guys are...
Kisaragi Foundation? You mean that other organisation that’s kinda like ours?
Yes, that’s the one.
Sir. There appear to be more coming...
Let us help out. The more the merrier, right?
Sure, fine...By the way, is it just you three?
No. We’re just a diversion. We have friends on the inside trying to infiltrate the base...
I see...very well...
*Tsurugi reaches for his radio.
Maki!
Huh? How do you-!?
There are people inside the base that need backup. Can you handle it? We’ve got everything covered here...
Officer Kinjo. These bastards are gonna keep coming.
Well, I don’t expect any casualties Iranami! You got it!?