#really merek...really

[drluciengaudet]

Continues from here

"Fine if you are asking for another spell I can deliver you that, you can have Denial as well. Are you pleased now. Mr Hopper? Did you get everything you wanted from that request?"

@merekhopper

[xkeyon]

Armageddon Steel Legion for 11th ed

For some reason I have just a feeling that the Armagededdon Steel Legion will get what Cadia got in 9th and if rumours are true Krieg will get during 10th especially if the latter is true. Much that was brought into the game during Codex: Armagededdon becoming plastic with some new things to go along with it.

Now some of the bits here I am putting are matching it with free index card info from that GW put out so if there was changes I can't find it, as well no idea what changes when the 10th ed codex comes out. Armagededdon Steel Legion keyword units: -Armagededdon Steel Legionnaire, the baseline unit to use. -Armagededdon Steel Legion Command Squad, leads Armagededdon Steel Legionnaires. New things added - Armagededdon Veteran Commissars, Commissars that have fought the more intense battles of the Armageddon wars they have to honour the greatest of them removed their arm after killing an Ork to take their Power Klaw as their own, lead Armagededdon Steel Legionnaries, Armagededdon Ork Hunters. -General Pious Korren, one of their greatest Tank Commanders gets a model that is one to go along with his Shadowsword the Iron Saint giving it a boost, he has also per the wishes of a great hero the Baneblade Fortress of Arrogance.

So new units to get added but don't have the keyword, even though in the lore are part of it like Ursula Creed and Kasrkin don't have the Cadia Keyword even though are part of it in the story. Neutral Guard Keywords Armagededdon Ork Hunters, starting off as a kill team, they would act very much like how one would use the jungle fighters but come with some very good anti-ork skills with the AVC brining out 120 percent of their potential.

Adelaide Von Strab, the out of wedlock daughter of Herman Von Strab, the 2 cared little for each other, the only she liked was using this connection to allow her to take the officer test to become a Tank Commander. Her skill then got her the position, and the Honours. During one battle she saved the life of Arcadian Leontus, and the two grew close, with this closeness having Herman give her the Von Strab name officially though it didn't mean anything to her. This name did one time bring trouble by the Inquisition after Herman Von Strab betrayal though was proven innocent, is still watched. She would be basically a better Tank commander for the Leman Russ. For look and personality

So there are 2 more units 1 is Armagededdon connected. One would be Priests of "Saint" Grimaldus but these could be Black Templars, or maybe even Agents of the Imperium if church members are added to it. The other is Savlar Chem Dogs as units, however unlike the the Ork Head Hunters which could be seen to the Steel Legion as what Kasrkin are to Cadia these would be their own/neutral.

Will go more detail with everything but I kind of want to see first somethings like if Agents of the Imperium is the unknown codex, and if Krieg will be in 10th. But from here what do people think? Any suggestions on things that should/could be added?

[councillor-roland]

"I believe so. Your support is appreciated, however, as always." He smiled to show he wasn't just being flippant. Roland did honestly appreciate how good a friend Merek had been to him this last little while, listening to his drunken rants and sob stories and so on. Merek had obviously caught him looking, not that Roland had been trying to hide his appreciation, and he smiled wider at the wink. He wasn't ashamed, why should he be? Merek knew how attractive he was and Roland was always drawn to beauty.

"Lucien's been restricting visiting hours, then? How unfair." Roland would never have responded well to being barred from seeing someone he wanted to see. Granted, he was in a different position from Merek, but still. The vampire sipped his wine and shook his head. "Well who would choose to be a slave? It seems like a terrible decision." Most of them didn't get the choice, obviously, but Merek had clearly made the correct one by becoming staff. Slave wouldn't have been fitting for him anyway though he would've been very popular in the Undercroft, Roland was sure, if he hadn't gotten claimed quickly. He glanced down at his glass and swirled the contents, thinking. "Do you want me to talk to Lucien? Intercede on Kaden's behalf, perhaps?" It wasn't usually done and Roland did it least of all but Merek was his friend, the least he could do was try to help him out. He and Lucien had reached a sort of strange understanding after Christmas, too, though he doubted that would buy him much leeway. Still, if Merek wanted him to he could see what strings he could pull.

"Well, then, I'm sure things will turn around for the two of you in no time." Though maybe Merek was a little easier than Rhys and it would take more to win him around, but he supposed time would tell. Whatever happened, the pyromancer knew that he'd ben there for Roland if the councilman needed him. Stretching out just a bit more, Merek glanced at the vampire in time to see the older man admiring him and the chief of staff gave him a playful wink and a smile before he relaxed back into the couch.

"You would think, but it certainly doesn't feel like that. Though I might have just gotten used to seeing him whenever I wanted to." Merek shrugged, knowing that he'd been lucky to spend almost all the time he'd wanted with someone who belonged to one of the councilmen. The pyromancer knew how possessive some of them could be with their slaves. He chuckled a bit, shaking his head. "I can't imagine. I probably would have done quite poorly if I'd made the decision to be a slave instead of staff here." Merek had spent the first twenty years of his life being caged, he'd had little interest in ever going back to that.

[kresnikxkaden]

Kaden really did hate Halloween, no matter how much Lucien tried this absolutely was not his scene. He'd tolerated it for decades with his children wanting to trick or treat and go to kids parties up until a point where the parents were neither needed nor wanted at them. Even then he worried about the kind of people who came out on Halloween wanting to take advantage of young women having a nice time and a few drinks like his daughter Amethyst but trusted both his children enough to remain cautious. After all, he'd helped raise them and his cop instincts and worries never let his kids walk out the door with a "be careful."

But he'd promised his master a few hours of "having fun" at Euphoria and the kresnik really wasn't behind the plastered smile he held until Lucien wandered off to find Raph or someone. Kaden still had a little bit before his shift and sought out Merek, knowing his boyfriend was in the club after clocking him a few times. He found him at the bar and smiled warmly as he approached. "Darlin'." He greeted him with a quick peck to his lips, glancing him over as he pulled back. "I give up." Because he'd been thinking about it all evening since the first time he saw Merek wandering around. "I still have no idea what or who you're supposed to be dressed as."

@merekhopper

[mercutiotakethewheel]

ok i know two doesnt quite make a pattern, but i do think its really sweet how much dragons in fhdw seem to love their siblings. like its kind of obvs bc fablehaven is very much THE sibling-bond series. but even tho were told that dragons hate and resent those who choose to give up dragon form in exchange for life as a wizard, both instances we see of wizards/prospective wizards who have living siblings, those siblings stick beside them.

camarat lets agad ride on a saddle, even though dragons are supposed to be too proud to allow that. and raxtus even treats this like its obvs bc ofc camarat would think of it differently. thats his brother.

and isadore and basirus seem inseparable, very much like a team. basirus (i might be mis-remembering this) but we also get the idea that he’s supportive of her wizard dreams. i wanted more of them tbh and ill never forgive merek’s stinky ass for killing basirus in cold blood.

[heavenly-musings]

Final Creative Writing Project - Rewrite a Fairytale; Rapunzel

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away. Where the grass was green, and the blazing sun rose over the hills only to set again in due time. In the distance, just beyond those lush highlands, a fortress. Unlike anything, anybody had ever seen. Surrounding the castle was a lively village. Homes, shops, tailors, and whatever else you desired could be found in the King’s community. The townspeople rose happily with their beloved sun. The women and children would spend their days dancing and baking sweets, while the men lifted their mugs in celebration of a job well done. 

On an unusually scorching day, the King’s son Jeremiah threw open the door to the maids quarters, a determined look in his dark eyes. “Where is my father?” He asked, his voice booming with worry. The servants gave him a quizzical stare, the lot of them unable to answer. 

“T-The garden, My Lord!” A heavyset woman in a dirtied apron stepped forward. Before she had finished her respectful bow, the Prince had darted out. Jeremiah ran throughout his cultivated home and out to the garden where he found, just as the servant said, his father. King Merek and his bride, Queen Johanne. 

“Father! I bring news. Heed my words.”  

“What ho, my son!” The chipper old man bellowed, a hearty grin across his scruffy cheeks. The Queen turned to the boy with a small smile, her round parasol shielding her delicate skin from the vicious rays of daylight. She waved her hand, signing a silent hello. Wasting not a single second, Jeremiah rushed through the graceful garden where his parents were sat in the grass, nibbling at beautifully decorated sandwiches. Are they really having a picnic? In this heat? No matter, the boy shook away the unnecessary thought. “Father, something terrible has occurred. You must come quickly. The citizens are hysterical.” He said, his voice rumbling with utter earnest. Merek nodded before heaving himself up. 

“I must go, My Dear. We have a business to attend to.” The King placed a loving kiss upon his betrothed’s gloved hand. She nodded before returning to her eloquent meal. The love the King and Queen share had always been something Jeramaiah envied. Though he was jealous, he felt lucky to have them both at his side. 

Rushing through the castle once more, the closer the two got to the entrance, the more commotion erupted from the cottage district. The moment the two stepped into the hot sun, they caught sight of the mob. Just then, a potent smell drifted through the afternoon breeze, causing Jeremiah to stop in his tracks. The smell was enough for the boy to throw his hands to his jaw, in fear of acid spewing from his mouth. 

“This scent, it’s revolting..” He said through a gag. King Merek’s nose twitched as well. As the men came upon the gaggle of citizens the smell only became all the more vicious. Pushing through the adults, the sight before them was even more dreadful than they could have imagined. The rotting corpse of a man, so utterly battered, he couldn’t even be identified, not even by his loved ones. The man's abdomen bore a gaping hole where his entrails should’ve been, Jeremiah felt his stomach lurch at the sight. The heat had caused the body to decompose at an absurd rate, and the odor.. It baffled the boy how a crowd could stand to be so close to the scene. While the King ordered everyone to take a step back, Jeremiah knelt beside the remains and said a prayer. 

“This must’ve been the wicked Rapunzel!”

“I’ve heard tell of a witch who calls to her victims!”

“‘Follow the tresses, to you I let down my hair.’ She says thrice!”

The murmured whispers of the frightened townspeople drifted through the boys ears so much so he could hardly focus on his holy words. Who is this Rapunzel? Could this truly be her doing? What beast could have possibly caused this and disturbed our peace? Jermaiah’s mind raced with questions that could be answered once the truth was uncovered. Once the prayer was complete, the boy stood and faced the crowd. “Where is this Rapunzel you speak of?” He asked, causing the voices to hush in an instant. They looked torn besides themselves, none of them could form a proper answer.

“T-They say she resides in the north, Majesty,” A small voice cuts through the crowd. A small girl, her hands clasped at her sides. “In a tall tower over the hill, that is where she lures them.”

The prince nodded thankfully and gave the girl a pat on the head, she had done well. He hesitated not as he rushed to the royal stables insearch of his horse. The midnight black steed huffed loudly as the prince strapped the saddle on and took his place. With a flick of the reigns, he and the mammal fled from their home, only one thing on their minds. I will find this Rapunzel and I shall hold her head in my hands. Those words repeated in Jeremaiah’s head as he rode. Hours passed during the nobleman's hunt. He combed the forests and the hills twice over and not once had he seen the tower. Hours stretched into days and onto weeks since he’d left, 

On that eerie night, he sat beside his makeshift campfire where he roasted those same mushrooms he’d been forced to dine on in the passing days. “I refuse to give up.” He spoke aloud, the wind carrying his declaration into the night sky to be spread throughout the stars. It was an unusually dark evening, so much so that nearly every light in the cosmos could be seen from his spot in the grass. He was almost able to get lost in them, just let his mind drift to wherever it wanted to be. Gazing up at the stars, the lids of the prince’s eyes began to flutter shut as if they weighed ten tons. But, the prince was not tired.. If anything he was being kept awake by the smell of his horse. Even so, he struggled to keep his eyes open. Was it the warmth of the fire? 

“Follow the tresses, to you I let down my hair. Come to me.”

A beautiful, sing-song voice carried through the air. It seemed to be beckoning the boy. But to where? He lifted his head, a faint light in the air, no bigger than a meer firefly. His hand had reached out toward it before he could even make heads or tales of what exactly it was. 

“Follow the tresses, to you I let down my hair. Come to me.”

The voice called again. 

Louder.

Closer.

“Come out! Where are you?!” Jeremiah shouted, reaching for his dagger. His body wavered as he attempted to stand on unsteady legs. The tiny lights flickered and taunted him, before splitting into two. Then four, eight. The boy attempted to shield his eyes but the lights dominated his vision until it all went black. He collapsed to the ground just as an ice cold gust of wind blew through the campfire, causing it to hush and dim. In the darkness, footsteps could be heard. Light and graceful through the greenery, as if dancing. The steps approached the boy before stopping. Her breath, as cold as the wind she brought forth, she whispered for the third time, “Follow the tresses, to you I let down my hair. Come to me.” 

When the prince awoke, he was in the dark, his hands bound tightly by something he couldn’t see. His heart thumped in his chest like the royal drum from his childhood. What is this? Is his life flashing before his eyes as they say? The boy's head rang with pain, much like the rest of his body. He cursed under his breath. Just then, what felt like a small critter scurried past his leg, causing him to jump frightfully. He’d hardly had enough time to regain his lost strength before he felt that same chill he felt before losing consciousness in the woods. It was her, he felt it. The heavy aura was unmistakable and oozed pure hatred.

“Welcome, your highness.” Her voice dripped with venom and practically swirled around the crowded space. Jeremiah could hardly tell where Rapunzel’s voice was coming from, his head turned with every word.

“How lucky are we to feast upon royalty, Mother!” She yelled with pure excitement to a woman who did not respond. Even so, Jeremiah hadn’t felt a second presence in the room. Who could she possibly be talking to? As if reading his mind, a rattling began eerily creeping toward the man’s cinched form. His eyes clenched as the source of the sound stepped into the dim light of moon. The partially decomposed carcass of a woman with that same gaping hole in her abdomen. Her hair was matted to her skull by blood that had dried long ago. The woman’s limbs were strung up like a marionette, held together by some sort of black threads. 

No. It was hair. 

Hair longer than the boy had ever seen, so long he couldn’t possibly see the head from which it stretched. The darkness was so thick it practically melded with the strands and created a demonic display. Jeremiah was sick to his stomach, no matter how tightly his eyes shut, he could still see Rapunzel’s mother affixed playfully like a toy. How could she have done this to her mother? The boy couldn’t help the tears that pooled in his eyes. But no, he’d come too far to simply give up. That dagger-- He kept it clenched in his hand before he’d collapsed. It was beyond him how the demon could be so careless, but the odds were in his favor. Slowly, carefully, he edged at the tresses as the wicked Rapunzel cackled and babbled to what was left of her mother. 

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!” She tittered, causing the puppet to jostle, the withered bones tapping the hardwood floor. Jeremiah noticed, as the strands slowly parted, they began to glow and illuminate the space. He hadn’t expected it, but there was no time to hesitate. Once he was freed, clutched the luminescent hair in his hands, using them as a torch. Left, then right, still no sight of the witch. Only piles of rotting corpses and nibbled bones. Crimson red covered nearly every inch of her tower.

“Where are you, wench!” He thundered, his blade shook with rage. When the slender but ghoulish figure finally stepped into the light, Jeremiah was bewildered at her beauty. As captivating as the ‘woman’ was, her jaw was stained with blood.. fresh blood. Had she been feeding while the boy was unconscious?  

“What will you do once you’ve killed me, Lord? It matters not. Wherever you go, I will be there. This is our happily ever after.” Rapunzel teased with what she believed to be a gentle smile spread across her lips. Her hair flowed behind her like a sinister shadow even in the deepest night. Jeremiah shook his head and with a spurt of adrenaline, he rushed her, plunging the dagger into her abdomen. 

How ironic.

The mother quickly dropped to the ground with a sickening thud. Her weak bones were finally released and snapped one by one. Although the witch refused to go down without a fight, she bit down into the prince’s shoulder, eager to taste noble blood. Wrapping Rapunzel in her own hair, he’d finally done it, he captured the vile demon with her own magical locks. He managed to escape the tower using those same tresses that caused him and his kingdom such dismay. Days passed until the prince found his way back to the Kingdom, a nearly perished Rapunzel at his side. He looked as if he’d just crawled out of hell with his bare hands and considering the nightmares he witnessed in Rapunzel’s tower, that wasn’t quite far from the truth. The citizens were overjoyed to see their Prince return home safely, especially the King and Queen who’d been worried sick. 

Rapunzel’s punishment was gruesome. Using her very own hair as a noose, she hung for all to see. She died as she lived some might say. In celebration of their land being freed from her curse, a festival was held and the peace was restored. In the end, Rapunzel’s lengthy, dark hair was severed from her lifeless skull, and just like the strands in the tower, it shone a beautiful gold. 

Jeremiah however left the affair traumatized yet dedicated. Dedicated to risking his life for those who believed in him. He could say his vow over and over until his lungs had turned to dust, but Rapunzel and her mother will live in his mind always. Taunting him, vexing him, pestering him.

It seemed the only thing that put his mind at ease was the armor he was awarded after being appointed as a Holy Knight. It had been infused with that familiar golden glow. 

Unfortunate as it may be, Jerimiah would carry Rapunzel with him everywhere he went until the day he died. Just as she said. In mind and body, they were one. 

[lorenzoxreyes]

Continued from here

Enzo wasn't one to particularly wear that many items of clothing unless he was on guard duty, so with the spell in play, it wasn't going to be long until he was naked. In public. Not that he really cared, but it would be the first time since stepping foot in Krovs that he would likely end up baring all to whoever was around. He gave Merek an amused smirk, unbuttoning his shirt and letting it drop from his shoulders at the sound of his name leaving the pyromancer's lips. "I think it could be very fun."

@merekhopper

[witchysethharper]

Surprise surprise Seth was at Cannabites once again celebrating the oncoming New Year. It would more than likely be his last end of the year and start of a new one that he'd be able to enjoy so why not go all out, right? He'd drank himself into a good mood and mostly hung out at the bar because that's where Shade was and really he was the only person Seth wanted to spend the majority of his time with, as sad as that probably was. That feeling would also probably fade away (again) in five minutes once the cambion opened his mouth and 50/50 shot said something offense and/or stupid to piss Seth off.

Although Seth had to actually let his friend work and serve others, which left him alone for the moment when a castle coworker rolled up next to him. Hard not to recognize Merek right away when the pyromancer had a talent for standing out. "Hopper," he greeted him, leaning back so he could appraise the older witch next to him. The corner of his mouth curved up in a crooked smirk. "I'm almost shocked to see you down here in this place. Thought you would've been in Euphoria tonight."

@merekhopper

[apricuscity]

Catching You Up!

“Hey everybody! It’s your old pal Morely here. I’d like to take a few moments to address YOU. Yes you, the mun behind the muses. See I’m going to break the fourth wall just this once.”

“I know many of you have been real busy and as such may not fully understand everything currently going on in the world of Apricus. So that’s where I step in. I’m here to catch everyone up a best I can so you all have a good idea where everything stands when you decide to return. So sit back, grab some tacos, relax, and enjoy.”

“So ya’ll remember that nasty bit of busy with the Checkmate group right? Then we had ourselves a Tacorific time skip, one year passed by and I can’t tell you how many new menu items Tacos ‘N More came up with!”

“As we entered into the new “season” things weren’t exactly what they seemed. See the notorious Mr. R from Paradise Entertainment started making more appearances than that fella ever did before. He even tried to get himself on the council! Offerin to help the city with it’s lingering repairs.”

“He’s got himself somethin cookin but nobody really knows what his game is yet. Speakin of problems, the Church sure does have it’s fair share! See Sister May activated the Ascension Protocol which let the Templars elect a temporary First Templar. Considerin the old one up and vanished. Some folks don’t believe they were ever even real.”

“Brother Julius got elected and some church folks were none too happy. The High Priestess however didn’t seem to mind one bit. Julius is still the acting First Templar as no one has had enough votes to replace him yet.”

“Brother Julius is still searchin for that secret underground cathedral and thinks he has a few leads so more and more expeditions have been taking place. I imagine they are gonna find somethin sooner than later. But there’s still a lot of internal conflict goin on!”

“Now for the first time in a long time the secretive nation of Crepusculum agreed to trade relations with Apricus, and some other nations out there! They were even allowed to set up some shops right here in Apricus! Some people are real excited over that but others still don’t trust em. Doctor Xanthos, Lord Merek, and High Priestess Lucianna were the “no” votes on the council when lettin Crepusculum in was put to a vote.”

“Mr. Eckerman announced the Hecaball World Cup which kicked off, attracting teams from all over the world. It’s about to wrap with only the semi-finals and the finals left to go. Needless to say this has meant Apricus has gotten A LOT of tourists.”

“We’ve also got ourselves a race to the hidden sea goin on! Some of the pirate lords have claimed they found the entrance and now it’s everyone for themselves. We got the pirate lords, the navy, and every amateur treasure hunter you can shake a stick at all headin out to sea lookin to find some hidden booty!”

“We’ve also learned a lot about what once was in the hidden sea. A super cool civilization ahead of it’s time, a bunch of pirate vaults, a rock made of special metal that fell from the sky, and some creepy intelligent bug monsters.”

“Ya know yours truly has a movie coming out soon! Morely & Friends: Enter The Tacoverse is hittin theaters end of August! Don’t miss it!”

“Finally some more fun facts and history was recently revealed! Including a talk about the Emperors, the most powerful people said to exist! What kind of menu items do you think they’d like? We learned about some incredible troops the empire made near the end of the war, we finally heard some details about the nation of Völsung, and it seems that that evil mastermind Janus Windsor is up to somethin!”

“I think that about catches you up to where we are right now! Plenty of folks are currently visiting Apricus including some world leaders here for the Hecaball games! There’s never been a better time to jump in and get in on the action!”

“That’ll do it for me! Have a Tacorific Night!”

[alasdairxbishop]

The young nephilim shook his head slightly at the question. No one he'd ever been with had really been into weird shit, but Dair was starting to realise that maybe he was into stuff that was a little more taboo than the usual vanilla stuff. He closed his eyes at the kiss to his jaw, enjoying the warmth of Merek's lips against his skin as the older man freed him of his pants. Impatient as ever, Alasdair pulled back slightly, giving Merek a little smirk as he stripped out of his clothes completely, leaving his naked form on complete display for the pyromancer. "Being tied up and used is something I've very much thought about.." he murmured as he stepped closer again. "Would you like me on my knees?" He asked, looking up at Merek as he curled his fingers around the other's cock again, slowly stroking him.

"Oh? You haven't experimented much before this?" Merek asked, pressing another kiss to Alasdair's jaw before he moved to start tugging the younger man's pants off. He was wearing far too much clothing, in the pyromancer's opinion, but that was easily solved. A pity he couldn't just use his magic to burn everything right off of the Nephilim, but Merek wasn't sure that the slave would appreciate having to walk back to the Undercroft naked. And he was doing his best to be nice. He considered the question that Alasdair asked him, rocking his hips forward into the other's touch with a low, encouraging moan. "Being tied up and used has always very much done it for me. I recognize, however, that is not to everyone's taste."

[percontaion-points]

Second Marriage chapters 5 & 6

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Chapter 5

The procedures had to be followed, but everyone knew this marriage was strictly a business arrangement, and Taral was glad to be spared the effort of pretending he was pleased or excited. Better to dispense with all ceremony and send Sejun’s people back to Merek in short order. Then the two of them could settle into their new roles of comfortably ignoring each other.

This would have better stated before they’d bonded. Because now, it makes Taral sound like he doesn’t give a shit about somebody whose emotions he can literally feel.

He meant to hold Sejun at a polite distance, to be friendly enough as they went about their separate lives, and yet he couldn’t stop thinking about the soft press of Sejun’s belly against his own, or the casual way Sejun had handled him, as if he were completely confident that Taral would enjoy everything he did. Taral had. His old, treasured memories of Jaysha’s kisses had been painted over by Sejun’s. He loathed himself.

This feels like it started off as fanfic. That we’re somehow supposed to know about this intimate connection between Taral and Jaysha… and care that they can’t be together anymore.

Taral let his body have its way and moved across the bed into Sejun’s arms.

Chapter 5 summary: Time passes, and Sejun starts to properly move in. The dowry arrives as well. Taral treats the entire thing not so much like a business transaction, but a really dumb one that he’d rather be finished with. He yearns for Jaysha, which makes him seem like an even bigger asshole. Later, he’s frustrated to find that the servants are moving his things into a room that he’s to share with Sejun. He openly tells the readers that he’s going to have to wait like one to two years before they can go their separate ways. This entire thing is maddening, because the bond in the previous books had already been painted as this connection to the other person… You couldn’t stand to be apart from one another. Yet Taral acts like he can’t get away fast enough. I get that they’re strangers, but it’s a little odd.

Chapter 6

He loved Iniya, and she was a good queen in that she cared for her people and was generous and kind. But she shared many of the traits that had led their mother before her to so badly mismanage the kingdom’s finances: an utter disregard for practicalities, a childlike optimism that everything would work out in the end. And Taral was the fool who insured that things did, mostly, work out, which only served to reinforce Iniya’s beliefs about the world.

I would say to stop enabling her… But the problem is that she’s literally the queen. I’m certain that a lot of people are counting on her for things like food and shelter. This is not a monarchy that’s going to last long.

Taral returned the gesture, then crouched to speak to one of the girls as she ran over holding the ball, and his attention was gone. Sejun walked away.

Chapter 6 summary: Some more time passes, and Sejun’s family returns home. In this period, the newlyweds are supposed to spend 10 days basically locked together, only doing… Well, take a wild guess, would you? However, Taral is intent on trying to sort out his family’s dire financial situation. His sister, Queen Iniya, is kind of an idiot, and is part of the reason why they’re doing so bad. Taral himself feels like he’s already been pushed off to the side. He tells the readers that he really only sees his husband at night… With the underlying implication that there is hardly much affection between them when they do see each other. His family comes back for a visit, so he asks his auntie why she thought that Sejun and Taral would make a good match. As if the answer isn’t kind of obvious: MONEY. Sejun feels kind of lacking, and wonders what he’s done wrong.

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[honeymuggle]

Seberapa penting self reward?

I have a friend, who lives a "Simple and Minimalism life" cause we relize that we are'nt rich LoL (but I could be poorer than her haha)

One day She told me, She had to buy new clothes and pants for "self reward"

She asked me to accompany her goes to Departement Store, she bought one set Clothes.. and it's not CHEAPPPP... so expensive for those stuff (for me)

I prefer to buy online with ordinary local brands, than to buying with well-known but expensive brands.

Padahal sama saja fungsi nya untuk di pakai sehari-hari.. kalau untuk Self Reward sih mungkin mindset nya bisa di ganti..

Kamu beli 2 pasang pakaian (baju dan celana) dengan harga kurang lebih Rp. 500,000,- dan bayangkan kamu beli merek lokal di online shop/thirft shop dengan harga 500,000,- juga tapi kamu bisa dapatkan more than two items.. bisa dapat 4 sampai 8 item.

Does that really feel like a self reward?

Kecualiiiii, kamu emang pengen banget beli satu barang di merek yang kamu bener-bener incer bangettttt nget nget.. misalnya, aku pengen beli Adidas Samba warna Hitam, or beli jam Iwatch/ Ipad/ Etc itu mungkin saja ketika kamu berhasil atau akhirnya membelinya ya terasa self reward. Yagasi?

Tapi kan ini teman ku hanya ajak ke salah satu pusat toko baju dan emang tujuan nya karena "she hasn't bought any clothes and pants in a long time, and she has to buy for Self Reward"

Hmm. Mungkin beda-beda sih yaa..

Dulu aku selalu catat whistlist yang memang ingin aku capai dan miliki, sampai akhirnya bener-bener jadi self reward.

Buat aku "self reward" itu bukan sekedar memaksakan ingin beli barang / atau ingin melakukan hal implusive, tapi uang nya belum ada tapi di ada-adain karena kamu pikir u deserve it, and it is self reward" it's a BIG NO!

U deserve to be happy and has your own reward because you proved it, your effort to achieve that goals.

No pain, no self reward :)

[merekhopper]

"Mostly for me, really. Though it backfired. I think I was lucky to not be arrested for it, actually." Instead, he'd just been dragged into the police station and lectured by Kaden. In hindsight, Merek knew that he'd been an idiot, but it wasn't his fault that he thought it would be a fun surprise for his boyfriend. Standing there once he'd gotten off Magnai's lap, Merek didn't miss the way that the older man looked at him for a second and it drew a grin from him. A pity that the master was probably too stubborn to give in to him when it came to sex, but it was clear he was at least a little bit tempted. With a small hum, Merek slipped his arm through Magnai's and began to lead him back toward the castle. "Sorry, couldn't help myself. And I was thinking maybe the bar in the castle, hm?"

Magnai's brows raised but he had little to say in answer to that than a slow shake of his head, completely unsurprised. "And who's benefit was that for?" The alpha huffed, not enough ire left to him to make a problem of it again, though the pyromancer didn't seem to know how to help himself when it came to his little confessions. Any fleeting chance that Magnai would try to drive his point home more explicitly was foiled by Merek's stolen kiss. He didn't kiss back in that brief second but the wolf leaned after his eager companion, staring up at him with intent a long, silent moment. Then he uncoiled instead and rolled his eyes, lumbering up to his feet after his companion. No. Not tonight. "Don't make me change my mind. Now, where are we headed?"

[apricusnights]

Chapter Sixteen: Framed.

Location: Apricus City.

Lydia Reliford: "Attention everyone, this is an emergency broadcast. The city council are currently being assaulted by what appears to be the Consecration's Templar Order. Several establishments across the city are reportedly under attack as well."

"It seems the chaos being caused by the Templar coup attempt has provided the city's criminals a distraction. Law enforcement is struggling to handle the workload. The PWSB is spreading it's forces out to attempt to handle the situation. We ask that you please stay indoors during this time. If you are currently out, find a safe place to take shelter."

"We have confirmation that the Bounty Hunters have also mobilized to assist law enforcement and the PWSB. Again, please stay inside. Avoid heavily trafficked areas. We will be here bringing you any and all updates that..."

Static

"ReVeL In WhAt YoU ArE."

Location: Cathedral Of the Sun, Delta Town.

Merek: "This is ridiculous, I know your order is well trained, but these ones seem to take the cake. I can barely keep them down!"

Lucianna: "This isn't MY order; this is Julius's doing. I have no idea what he's done to them, but I am inclined to agree something is very wrong. Nevertheless, do not kill them. they are not themselves."

Ajax: "Speaking of Julius, where is that fucking weasel?"

Merek: "I imagined he'd be here."

Lucianna: "He's too smart to be in the obvious place. It is however important to regain control of the cathedral and the district."

Merek: "Hope that little vacation did you good because we're about to have more company..."

Another group of enhanced Templars close in on them as the fighting continues.

Location: Upper Docks.

Larsen: "I can handle these morons, no matter how durable they are! Van, Viridian, go help Kawakami. We need to secure the district."

Nerys: "What about me?"

Larsen: "If I told you to go with them, you'd just refuse and want to stay by me anyway so I'm skipping the bullshit. Just fight."

Nerys: "I'm gonna be late to my bartending shift.."

Van, and Viridian manage to push through the mob and make their way further into the district by are separated when both are attacked.

Location: Aurora Vale.

Andrasta: "You're getting slow old man."

Ciar: "I can handle these pathetic imitations!"

Stephanie: "And you're having too much fun!"

Esmeray: "I haven't had exercise like this in ages!"

Jacqueline: "Just don't kill them..if you can help it."

Andrasta: "One question, how did they get ahold of.."

Ciar: "We already knew there were traitors in our midst. Someone stole the research for the project and Julius was likely the high bidder.."

Andrasta: " I wonder if he really was.."

Location: Capitol Square.

Lowell: "And you're sure this is going to work?"

Shin: "If it doesn't, the council will resort to lethal matters and the lives of innocent Templars will be lost due to Julius."

Lowell: "I admit when you prompted me to deactivate my security system, I was a little baffled however I do not wish any harm to come to these people. I just wonder, can you undo the programming?"

Solomon: "Julius is likely using a control signal. He hasn't had the time to brainwash every member of the order on an individual basis. If we shut down the signal, we stop the rampage. Then perhaps we can see what he's done to several members that has seemingly increased their strength and durability."

Lowell: "Fair enough. I'm willing to trust you on this but you don't have much time. Darcie reported that her district is safe, but I doubt I can convince her to spare the intruders for long. The other council members will do what they must if pushed."

Shin: "Getting word from Lucianna. She and Merek have secured the cathedral but are about to be under siege from a larger force headed their way."

Lowell: "I can get you there quickly, head down to the lobby and take my private elevator. It'll send you down to my railway station. Been working on a new train. You're gonna love it!"

Shin: "Brother Solomon, stay here with the Mayor. We need you to coordinate things. If we manage to shut the signal down, pay the audio recording I sent you."

Solomon nods as Shin, May, and Castor head down to the Mayor's private subway station.

Location: Smokey Gardens.

Cordelia: "We come by to check just to find you attacked by these morons again?"

Myte: "Fine by me, needed the practice! But what the hell is the church feeding these guys, it feels like kicking a brick wall!"

Styles: "Just shut up and fight! You doin alright kid?"

Lazuli: "I don't wanna hurt any of them. I don't even have control over this ability they say I have! I don't know.."

Styles finds himself surrounded and even with his tech he's knocked aside. Cordelia and Myte are stopped by several Templars as a small group approaches Lazuli.

Lazuli looks around and clenches her fists.

Lazuli: "You want this stupid power so badly...YOU CAN HAVE IT!"

Lazuli screams as her power erupts once again. Several ghostly figures appear around her and rush towards the shocked Templars.

Myte: "The fuck was that..."

Location: Bundles of Lavender Corporate Headquarters.

Board Member: "We're getting reports that several low life individuals have assaulted some of our primary warehouses and retailers.."

Amorette glances at security footage and smirks.

Location: Cathedral of The Sun, Delta Town.

Merek and Lucianna stand ready for the next group of Templars as the doors burst open.

Shin: "Wait! It's just us!"

Lucianna: "I am pleased to see you well Brother Shin."

Shin: "You two aren't exactly looking the best.."

Merek: "Forgive the appearance but combating seemingly superhuman Templars in waves will do that to you. I fear I'm running low on power as it were."

May: "Julius isn't in the district?"

Castor: "He may have fled when the battles began to take too long."

Shin: "Or he went to his control room.."

May: "Underground.."

Merek: "I'm afraid you're running low on time. Another wave is approaching. The other council members are all likely running on fumes by now and will resort to whatever measure necessary to protect their districts."

Lucianna: "Yes I fear this will resort in either the loss of council members or the loss of many innocent brothers and sisters."

Shin: "We have to get down to Julius's cathedral."

Castor: "Solomon did give you instructions on how to reach it. I assume it will be heavily guarded.."

Lucianna: "Brother Shin, take this." Handing over her staff.

Shin: "Sister Lucianna.."

Lucianna: "Whatever I said or did while under Julius's influence is something I must make amends for. If sacrificing myself for the greater good is necessary for you to stop him, so be it."

Merek: "I'm not leaving you to fight alone."

Castor: "Nor am I."

Lucianna: "Thank you both. Sister May, go with Brother Shin."

Shin takes the staff reluctantly, using its gravity powers to clear a path for himself and May to make the long trek down to the cathedral.

Moments after both are gone from view, more Templars appear to assault Lucianna's location. Lucianna, Merek, and Castor begin to do what they can to buy Shin and May time.

Merek and Castor battle against enhanced Templars but are forced away from Lucianna. Just as Lucianna looks to be overwhelmed, an armored figure crashes through the roof and knocks an entire group of Templars aside.

Oct: "Sorry I'm late, got caught up in traffic."

Lucianna: "You couldn't have used the door?"

Oct: "I like a dramatic entrance. I'm sure the boss will pay for repairs. Now, let's rock and roll..."

Location: Underground Cathedral.

Julius: "Bravo on your meaningless counterattack. In the end it won't matter. Either your council tragically falls, or they resort to taking the lives of members of my order. It'll just add fuel to the fire and all I have to do is.."

Shin rushes forward, knocking aside two Templars guarding the door and swings Lucianna's staff only for Julius to hold his own up and deflect the attack. Both men battle throughout the room, stray strikes crashing against the walls and floor.

Just as May breaks away from the few Templars she disarmed she sees Julius knock Shin to the ground and aim his staff. Before Julius can fire a blast at Shin, May fires a round, Julius is forced to activate a shield instead to block the round.

Julius turns and fires a blast at May, she dodges out of the way as Shin strikes Lucianna's staff against the ground, altering the gravity. Shin and Julius are momentarily sent into the air but come crashing down hard. The force causes the already unstable floor to crumble sending Julius and Shin falling down several floors.

Shin awakens moments later, his vision blurry. He glances over to see Julius standing in front of a control console. Shin goes to move only to realize he's been restrained.

Julius: "Seems you don't quite have the hang of Lucianna's weapon yet Brother Shin. Nor are you "enhanced" as they say. I must give credit where it's due. My dear colleague did a tremendous job procuring research notes for me."

Shin: "You tested it on them first...whatever you did to certain members of the order. You used them to make sure you could handle it yourself.."

Julius: "Something like that." Glancing over as the limp body of May is tossed into the room by another Templar.

Shin: "May!"

Julius: "Don't worry, she's very much alive. She has too much potential to throw away. I'll just have to reprogram her before I put her through the enhancement process. She'll have a place in my new order. My second, the right hand of God."

Shin: "You really are delusional..."

May remains awake but continues the ruse until she's able to flick something from er sleeve to her hand without Julius noticing. As Julius approaches May she leaps up and kicks him back while throwing a small knife that breaks Shin's wrist restriants.

Shin jumps up and rushes to the control console as May tries to hold Julius back. The other Templar grabs May and tosses her against the wall allowing Julius to grab the Bishop's Staff and strike Shin in the back.

May manages to dodge out of the way as the Templar goes to punch her and instead makes a hole in the wall. She spins behind him and ties his ankles together before striking him several times while his hand is stuck in the wall. He pulls free and turns only to trip and fall to the ground.

May grabs Lucianna's staff and tosses it to Shin who uses it to block Julius's next strike. Julius and Shin struggle as May runs to the controls and attempts to figure out how to stop the signal. Julius pushes Shin away and activates the staff's powers. May finds herself disoriented and falls to the ground and the room seems to spin.

Julius goes to strike her, but she manages to drop a flashbang from her sleeve and closes her eyes. Shin manages to cover his eyes as well. The grenade goes off and blinds Julius momentarily. He attempts to shake it off as Shin swings Lucianna's staff at him. He swings his own staff and finally manages to break Lucianna's apart as it had already shown cracks from the earlier battle between Lucianna and Shin.

Julius smirks and reveals a blade concealed in the bottom of the staff. Using it as a makeshift spear to attempt and impale Shin. May leaps up and lands a strike to Julius's back that propels him forward. Shin rolls out of the way and Julius's blade strikes the control console, causing it to spark.

Shin takes the broken half of Lucianna's staff and uses its jagged edge to strike the console several times, carving out pieces of it as it begins to shut down.

The restrained Templar on the ground begins to shake his head as the signal is broken.

Shin: "It's over Julius, you're finished."

Julius is furious as he looks to the control console. He presses a button on the Bishop's Staff which seems to activate something else in the Cathedral.

"Alert, demolition sequence initiated. Evacuate the premises immediately."

Julius begins to laugh as he catches Shin by surprise, stabbing him with the staff. May rushes over and pulls the staff back from Shin, struggling to pry it from Julius's grip. Julius overpowers her and slashes her across the face, striking one of her eyes.

May steps back in pain but now Julius is distracted, and Shin takes the opportunity to charge into him, knocking the staff aside. Julius stumbles backwards and gasps as he looks down and sees a sharp piece of metal partially broken off from the control console sticking through his side.

Shin ignores his own wound and reaches down to free the restrained Templar. Both take hold of May and help her exit the building as it begins to crumble. Julius struggles to free himself as the demolition charges go off one by one. He looks up as the entire cathedral crumbles down.

Templars across the city suddenly find themselves shaken up as if they were woken up from a dream. The battles cease. Solomon plays the recording from Shin's aShine of Julius admitting to all his wrongdoing across all aShines, televisions, and radio.

A few days later.

Shin, and May are treated for their injuries. Both expected to recover in time though May finds herself without the use of her left eye.

Lucianna has returned to her position as High Priestess but continues to state she has a lot to atone for. She begins to consider finding a true successor.

Julius is presumed deceased however no body has been recovered from the rubble.

A rabbit masked figure recovers the Bishop's Staff and seems to vanish into the tunnels.

Days later.

Lydia: "And while damage cleanup continues around the city, things have settled into relative normalcy again. We now take you live to the newest member on the Bundles of Lavender board of directors who has a special announcement to make."

Amorette: "Thank you Lydia. Hello Apricus City, it's wonderful to be here on behalf of the board. I know we've had a rough bit of business lately. With the dismissal of Miss Nava Lavender from the company, and the disappearance of our founders but we must soldier on."

"During the recent chaotic events, several of our warehouses, and retailers experienced violent break-ins. Millions of credits worth of goods were stolen. Several of our employees were viciously assaulted."

"We have combed through the security footage and think we have identified some suspects. As you see here one is very clearly augmented with rabbit ears and wielding a baseball bat. The DNA left behind at one of the crime scenes has identified some suspects, chief amongst them...Van Marigold."

"We here at Bundles of Lavender have authorized a large bounty for any and all suspects."

Several wanted posters are shown on screen, Van's is directly in the middle.

Amorette: "Thank you for your time Apricus, have a wonderful week."

Lydia: "That's it for today's news. Tune in tonight for an update about the strong storms expected to hit Apricus in the coming days."

[milk-crafting]

I really need to actually finish art of merek at some point, I'm so into rogue trader again because of the peaceful marazhai anon

[raidenproulx]

🖤 - Merek

attractiveness:

repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.

personality:

grating / irritating / frustrating / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.

how likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.

level of friendship:

never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.

first impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

current impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

@merekhopper