#salems-inferno

[slowlydecomposingcorpse]

Trick or treat!!!

Alas, I do not have any candy.

I do have this totally hilarious meme, however.

[arc-misadventures]

Perfection Personifed

Jaune: Coco...

Coco: Need something handsome?

Jaune: I both thank you for the godly work of creating perfection personified upon this wretched world, but for this I must also damn you to a thousand burning infernos of hell for the damage it has wrought across my body...

Coco: ...

Coco: The hell are you talking about?

Jaune: Look towards my glorious girlfriend, Salem if you will.

Coco: Damn, I am good! I gave her the simplest of clothes top try on, and she looks divine in them! Ahh~! We need to go clothe shopping again!

Jaune: That is the perfection personified.

Coco: Ahh, okay. So what's the, damn you to hell bit then?

Jaune: Put your 'bi glasses' on if you will.

Coco: Okay.

Coco: ...

Coco: MmmmmH~! Hello, Mommy~!

Jaune: My pelvis thanks you, and damns you for this...

Coco: How often have you two been going at it then?

Jaune: Well... if she's not pregnant by now, I'm doing something wrong...

Coco: Wow...

Jaune: Yeah...

Coco: ...

Coco: Do you still want me to get her that bunnysuit, or...?!

Jaune: FUCK YES!

Coco: Nice.

[howlingday]

Jaune ate the jabberwalker and now he miss is the. It and the closet thing to it is grim could you do something with this im interested in seeing your take

Jaune stood over the dying Jabberwalker. It let out sorrowful, almost fearful words that meant one thing, as was its behavior, even unto its death. Its lanky limbs curled unto itself, arching its back in a curve that reminded Jaune of a dead cat he'd seen in his youth. A youth now long past since his arrival into the Ever After. But such thoughts drifted away as he listened to the beast wheeze it's final words.

"Freezing... Frigid... Frosty... Gelid... Hibernal... Nippy... Polar... Raw... Snowy... "

Cold. The Jabberwalker was cold. It only made sense, as it's ichorian blood spilled like an ink from an old, fleshy, emacited bottle of an apex predator that skulked the Ever After. Soon it would die and be taken by the tree and return in a new, more terrifying form than before. The impossible had been accomplished and now this world will demand balance.

Suddenly, Jaune's body began to feel very hot. Like fire threatened to burst from his chest, his body became wracked by aches and pains much greater than his aged body had ever endured. He fell to his knees, his eyes darting everywhere for relief from this inferno ablaze within his entrails.

"Bitter... Boreal... Brumal..."

Cold! The Jabberwalker was cold! It made sense because it was dying! But Jaune had to live! He had to see Team RWBY again, no matter what it costed him! No matter who it costed him.

Faster than his mind could register, his hands dug deep into the fatal wound left by his rusted blade. Tearing flesh and sinew with animalistic fury, he buried his face into the open gash, gnashing his teeth at the bleeding flesh even as the cries changed temporarily from cold to new meaning...

"Demise... Expiry... Annihilation... Termination... Hollow..."

...until the words stopped. But Jaune didn't.

Jaune continued to dig deeper into the monster, his aching pain soothed little by little as cold viscera continued to fill his mouth, fall to his gut, and paint his face. Tearing himself free, he unleashed a horrible cry to the heavens that sent a shiver through the very beings of every entity across the Ever After.

At that moment, Jaune Arc had died. No longer did he have any cares to worry about. No fears of Grimm or Salem. No burdens of leadership or holding onto his past failures. Finally, truly, and utterly, Jaune Arc had died and was free...

...and in his death, The Rusted Hunter began his prowl.

[zephyrnine]

cover for the town of salem fic im writing :3

I heard somebody say

Burn, baby, burn, disco inferno ~🎶

[toxicanonymity]

Hi!😊 What are your favourite horror books, shows and or movies? I'm not very familiar with the genre, but when I was a teenager I was hooked on The Fear Street series (R. L. Stine) and Stephen King books (my faves are Salem's Lot and Pet Cemetery). Recently I read the book with the long title about vampires by Grady Hendrix and I also loved it. As for TV shows I love Mike Flanagan's stories 💚

Fun question! I'm gonna answer it without too much thought, knowing I'm leaving off some faves. Otherwise I'd take forever and make it less fun 🥲. In no particular order. . .italic = added later.

Books - I know that Grady Hendrix one 😅 - "The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires," I liked it too. And Pet Sematary as well. As a kid, I really enjoyed Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and imo the books hold up lol. I was also into Goosebumps. I like The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and the miniseries. Horror-adjacent: The Snowman by Jo Nesbø; Sharp Objects by Gyllian Flynn (loved the miniseries, too). When I travel, I pick up a local ghost/hauntings book. Love folklore and urban legends.

Shows: Black Mirror, Dark, Hannibal, Yellowjackets s 1-2, Archive 81 (Matt McGorry is daddy). American Horror Story s1 Murder House. Dark Shows - Bordertown (Finnish). Maniac (sci-fi, the aesthetic scratches my brain soooo good).

Dark Non-fiction: series: Chernobyl, Dopesick, Dahmer, Murder Mountain. Unsolved Mysteries. Movies: The good nurse

Movies, skipping most of the classics: Coherence. The Bad Batch. The Guest. Barbarian. The Night House. Hell House LLC. The Lodge. The Endless. We Are Still Here. It Comes at Night. The Witch. Lake Mungo. mother!. Donnie Darko. Haunting in Connecticuit. The killing of a sacred deer. 10 Cloverfield Lane. The Menu. Candyman (both). [My idea of] Fun: M3gan, Us, Malignant, Terrifier 2, Bodies bodies bodies, It Follows, Thanksgiving, Green Inferno, Happy Death Day. And of course any I've written for.

Honorable mentions for physical effect: When Evil Lurks (Argentinian) made me physically gag out loud in the theater. I thirst-watched The Cursed and it gave me a nightmare (boyd wasn't in it ☹️). Tales from the Loop (sci fi series) made me sob.

I welcome no-pressure recommendations! More likely to try shows/movies.

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

Stats from Movies 1201-1300

Top 10 Movies - Highest Number of Votes

Splice (2009) had the most votes with 854 votes. Dark Cloud (2022) had the least votes with 290 votes.

The 10 Most Watched Films by Percentage

Ghostbusters (1984) was the most watched film with 83.3% of voters out of 756 saying they had seen it. T Blockers (2023) had the least "Yes" votes with 0,3% of voters out of 732.

The 10 Least Watched Films by Percentage

Salem's Lot (1979) was the least watched film with 64.4% of voters out of 449 saying they hadn’t seen it. A Snake of June (2002) had the least "No" votes with 6,9% of voters out of 391.

The 10 Most Known Films by Percentage

Ghostbusters (1984) was the best known film, 0,5% of voters out of 756 saying they’d never heard of it.

The 10 Least Known Films by Percentage

A Snake of June (2002) was the least known film, 90.8% of voters out of 391 saying they’d never heard of it.

The movies part of the statistic count and their polls below the cut.

Bingo Hell (2021) The Descent: Part 2 (2009) The Reckoning (2020) The Lair (2022) Dream House (2011) The Other Lamb (2019) Unsane (2018) Children of the Night (1991) Manichithrathazhu (1993) They Live (1988)

Chasing Sleep (2000) The Special (2020) Grabbers (2012) Blood and Roses (1960) Eating Miss. Campbell (2022) Violated Angels (1967) A Snake of June (2002) The Alligator People (1959) eXistenZ (1999) Blood Widow (2014)

Blood Widow (2020) Honeymoon (2014) Uninvited (1987) Scarecrows (2017) Talon Falls (2017) They Reach (2020) Devil's Gate (2017) Killer Sofa (2019) The Ghost Within (2023) Hidden 3D (2011) Grave of the Vampire (1972) Lamb (2021) See No Evil (2006) Planet Terror (2007) Lights Out (2016) Gerald's Game (2017) Webcast (2018) The Love Witch (2016) No One Gets Out Alive (2021) Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Wounds (2019) Paintball Massacre (2020) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) Charlie's Farm (2014) Child Eater (2016) Monster Brawl (2011) 247°F (2011) Dark Cloud (2022) The Hole (2001) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)

Hazard Jack (2014) Pumpkinhead (1988) The Resurrected (1991) Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) The Curse (1987) The Dunwich Horror (1970) Earth vs. the Spider (2001) The Fan (1982) Mute Witness (1995) The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

The Suckling (1990) It Conquered the World (1956) Bug (2006) The Signal (2007) Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016) Monsters (2010) YellowBrickRoad (2010) The Blood Spattered Bride (1972) T Blockers (2023) The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow (2008) The Mothman Prophecies (2002) Baba Yaga (1973) Kill List (2011) Splice (2009) The Crazies (2010) Fire in the Sky (1993) Banshee Chapter (2013) Angel Dust (1994) Blood and Black Lace (1964)

It Came from Outer Space (1953) TerrorVision (1986) Lurker in the Lobby (1998) A Night to Dismember (1983) Altered States (1980) Cube²: Hypercube (2002) The Dark Half (1993) Darkness (2002) Ghostbusters (1984) The Keep (1983)

Cobweb (2023) The Empty Man (2020) Bloody Hell (2020) The Green Inferno (2013) Turistas (2006) Salem's Lot (1979) Stir of Echoes (1999) Christine (1983) Found (2012) The Hole (2009)

[thesabrinatheteenagewitchblog]

THE CURSED LIBRARY #1 (of 3): ALPHA

This is it… this is the moment our horror one-shots have led to… THE CURSED LIBRARY!

When we last left off in MADAM SATAN: HELL ON EARTH, Jinx has the former Queen of the Underworld trapped in the mysterious library, as her father-bestowed demon powers have intensified. To stop Jinx from becoming like her father, her best friend Danni Malloy must rescue and convince Madam Satan to guide her through Hell itself to find the one thing that can possibly save her friend’s soul––Jinx’s mom. Along the way, they’ll also discover a number of faces they’ve seen before, though only in the pages of the terrifying tomes within the cursed library. This three-issue limited series horror event tells a story about the bonds that tie us together and how the only thing that can save the world from evil is radical love. It’s Riverdale’s Return of the Jedi meets Dante’s Inferno. A three-part event that will close the door on the Cursed Library and usher in a whole new chapter of horror stories.

Script: Eliot Rahal, Magdalene Visaggio

Art: Craig Cermak

Colors: Matt Herms

Letters: Jack Morelli

Main Cover: Craig Cermak

Variant Covers: Robert Hack, Soo Lee, Reiko Murakami

On Sale Date: 8/21

32-page, full color comic

$4.99 U.S.

Another horror comic is out, Cursed Library's big 3 parter finale! Madam Satan is playing a key part, and Sabrina and Salem are sure to pop in, so Chilling Adventures fans will love this!

[hottestsdmonsterpoll]

HOTTEST MONSTER POLL ROUND 1

as you can see, the first round will consist of 40 POLLS!! Thats a lot!! Because of that starting number, by the quarter finals we'll be down to 5 polls, meaning the semi-finals will have 3 polls, with the middle branch being supplemented with a redemption round that we'll do between the quarters and semi!! All of this will end with the hottest kind of Final: a three-way!!

Some quick rules before I list the polls!!

Propaganda is allowed and appreciated (be it reblog or ask), but please keep it mostly civil and non-pornographic!!

This first round is 40 polls, which is a huge chunk towards post limit, so I wont be able to reblog/respond to everyone!!

I'm also just one genderfreak running this so please bear with me if any weirdness occurs, this is a lot to keep up with!!

ANYWAYS HERE ARE THE POLLS

Dead Justice vs Dapper Jack

Maldor vs Nightfright

Crystal vs Possessed Mary Jane

Sarah Ravencroft vs Werecats

Amy the Siren vs Beach Beastie

Woodsman vs San Franpsycho

Crimson Witch vs Yowie Yahoo

Medusa Monster vs Arachne

Lady Vampire vs Vanna Pira

Ghost Witch of Salem vs Nekara

Chip Braverton vs Ben Ravencroft

Al Cabone vs Old Iron Face

Dandy Highwayman vs Bram

Phantom Virus vs Ice Demon

Captain Cutler vs Bingo Belle

10,000 Volt Ghost (SD2) vs 10,000 Volt Ghost (TSDS)

Inferno vs Goblin King

Jaguaro vs Scarebear

Junk Robot vs Charlie the Haunted Robot

Crystal Crawler vs Dream Weaver

Dracula (Reluctant Werewolf) vs Dracula's Wife (TNSDM)

Werner Wolf vs Papa Werewolf

Aliens (Alien Invaders) vs Star Creature

Headless Horseman (GK) vs Phantom (MI)

Ms Grimwood vs Revolta

White Farm Werewolf vs Fiend

Skeleton Men vs Skeleton Band

Ebeneezer Crabbe vs Elias Kingston (Be Cool!)

Phantom (Stage Fright) vs Boogedy Bones

Screama Donna vs Snow Ghost

Cliff Bride vs Aphrodite

Yeti (Be Cool) vs Abominable Snowman (Chill Out)

Snow Monster vs Snow Creature

Chickenstein vs Diabolical Disc Demon

Queen Morbidia vs Norma Deathman

Proffessor Huh? vs The Freak of Crystal Cove

Slime Mutant vs Tar Monster

Morgan Le Fay (Sword and the Scoob) vs Dryad (DC Comics)

Scarecrows (WNSD) vs Fish Creature (WNSD)

No-Face Zombie vs Masked Figure (SD2)

If for whatever reason I cant get links to work on here, each poll will be tagged # "hottest sd monster poll" and # "Round 1"

[morb1dg1rl]

𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖕𝖍'𝖘 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖙 𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙.

comfort food(s): sour candy,chocolate,dried fruit,cashews,avocados,southern,Italian,Mexican,Mediterranean.

comfort drink(s): coffee,energy drinks,diet coke.

comfort movie(s): the black phone,hostel trilogy,firefly trilogy,rob zombie's 31,lords of salem,evil dead( not the remale,yuck ),texas chainsaw massacre( all of them except the latest one ),the crow( literally all of them but i haven't seen the remake ),natural born killers,fright night,halloween( all except season of the witch ),pet semetary,it ( both og and remakes ),bram stroker's dracula,point break,indiana jones,star wars,harry potter,sweeney todd,coraline,nightmare before christmas,corpse bride,the conjuring ( spinoff's included ),insidious,x,pearl ( have yet to see maxxxine ),charlie says,jeepers creepers,tusk,barbarian,zero day,the dirties,parnormal activity( all except the sixth one ),van helsing,the green inferno,lords of chaos,ginger snaps,the silence of the lambs,red dragon,the lost boys,once upon a time in hollywood,pulp fiction,true romance,heathers,interview with the vampire,fried green tomatoes,what's eating gilbert grape,dazed and confused,the goonies.

comfort show(s): american horror story,lost,penny dreadful,the crow : stairway to heaven,stranger things,euphoria.

comfort clothing: band t-shirts,sweat pants,black socks,hoodies,leggings,converse,doc marten's.

comfort song(s): i have way too many. but anything by korn,my chemical romance,nirvana,alice in chains,nine inch nails,marilyn manson,motionless in white,black sabbath,bathory,mayhem,darkthrone,burzum,slayer,metallica,cannibal corpse,system of a down,him,type o negative,soundagrden,rammstein,kmfdm,rob zombie,white zombie.

comfort book(s): the crow,the watchmen,pet semetary,twilight saga,cirque du freak,vampire kisses,and my true crime books.

comfort game(s): animal crossing,harvest moon,legend of zelda ( specifically ocarina of time and majora's mask ),krash bandicoot,mario kart,super monkey ball,nintendogs,super smash bros.

𝖙𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝖇𝖞 : @chrislaplante 𝖙𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖌 : you !

[penny-the-pissed-poltergeist]

tyrian, watts or hazel? (take ur pick)

Tyrian

.Gains a second Allusion in the smiling man urban legend

.Used to be the excessively brutal leader of the first Ace Ops team before he betrayed them and left Elm and Clover the only survivors

.Quickly rose up the ranks of Salem's dark kingdom and became their very eccentric religious leader preaching about how "The old pathetic gods will fall to our Queens perfection!" and "This world and the non-believers will be cast into the inferno as a true utopia rises from the ashes!"

.The Queen's Servants can detach from his wrists and have extendable handles that let's him use them as staffs and his aura disruption is replaced with chemical alteration, allowing him to change his venom or other body fluids to any chemical concoction he desires while becoming immune to it's effects

Hazel

.Gretchen was both the spring maiden and an attempted whistle blower on Oz's lies, Ozpin had her executed and got the courts to rule it as a suicide, Hazel seeked out Salem for answers

.Gains a second illusion in the wolf man Larry Talbot, he is also now a wolf Faunus with large fangs

.Refuses to harm most of the main cast more then necessary, legitimately thinks he's sparing Oscar a worse fate by killing her

.Instead of screaming when he gets mad, he becomes very quiet and serious when enraged

.Was trailing team RWBY when they activated the relic of knowledge and also sees the old world as well, it's nothing didn't already know

.Is the main antagonist of volume 6 sense I'd gut most of the canon volume 6 anyway

.Is borderline training the heroes when he fights them, especially Ruby

.Is SO proud when Ruby makes her announcement

.His semblance numbing agent is replaced with material absorption that let's him coat himself with materials like metal, wood or raw dust he can more easily control

.I'm kinda mixed on if I want him to still die in volume 8, right now I'd say yes to him dying but I'm not 100% on that

god I'm getting so temped to make him Ruby's bio dad but I'm not gonna

[unofficialadamtaurus]

So since Ruby’s “Why do I have to be the leader?” rant doesn’t work, like, at all, what do you think it should have been about? And what do you wish to see from it?

No this is totally not an excuse to see you flex your expertise on writing ✨emotions✨ and ✨angst✨, wdym. I am completely normal about the way you are able to yank my heart out and plaster it against the wall no matter the franchise or character

When Crescent Rose hits the ground, the world stops. At least, it feels like it does. Everyone's eyes are on Ruby and her eyes are on Jaune, unable to bring herself to look down at the weapon she just let fall.

“Ruby?” Yang asks. “A-are you o—”

Distant cries cut her off. Jaune panics, the dam breaks, water rushes in, and Ruby can’t move.

Every breath she takes is just shy of enough, so she breathes faster, then faster still, her heart pounding in her chest. Every blink shows Salem, or Cinder, or Neo leering down at her, all of Atlas burning behind them.

And at their feet, at her feet, is Penny, dead all over again.

“Right, Ruby?”

Weiss’s question pulls her back to the here and now. Ruby winds back what they were saying in her mind but comes up empty. She hasn’t been listening at all, she’s just been standing here, and they’re still looking to her? “Why are you asking me?”

Blake straightens from where she’d been comforting the kneeling Jaune. “Um, we just—”

“Because I’m the leader?” Ruby cuts in. She’s staring at them, grouped around Jaune, the very pictures of concern and compassion, and she’s seeing Penny at their feet, and she’s seeing herself too, out cold, lying in the dirt. And maybe she’s also seeing herself alone in the market with an empty jar while Yang claims her arm, and herself alone at the festival while her team rides away on a cat they just met, and maybe, just maybe she can’t get any of that out of her head. “That’s why, right? Because I’m the leader.” She stares at Blake. “Because you’re all following my lead.”

Yang frowns. “What’s this about, Ruby?”

"I thought I could be the leader because I had you. What happened to being a team, huh? What happened to that?” She begins to pace, unable to stay still. “Or is it just 'Ruby tells everyone how to fix things' now? Let’s all watch Ruby while she screws everything up, is that it? Is everything on me, are you all just throwing it on my shoulders,” she rounds on Weiss, “so you can complain and complain about the stupid rules of wherever we are, or”—she turns to Yang and Blake—“sort out your feelings towards each other, and not think about how everything is falling apart? Good for you, by the way. I'm so. Happy. For you."

Yang steps between Ruby and Blake, which only throws fuel on the fire.

“Yeah, protect Blake, she needs it,” Ruby snarls, and she knows she’s crossing a line but she can’t stop. “I should’ve figured turning your back on your sibling runs in the family.”

Yang’s eyes flare red but that reflexive anger drowns in the shock of those words coming out of Ruby’s mouth. That is the opposite of what Ruby wants. She wants, needs, Yang to be mad, to fight back, because then she can throw the raging blaze inside herself at someone else instead of letting it burn her up from the inside.

“Clearly, you’re not okay,” Weiss says into the razor-sharp silence, and Ruby senses the paltry peace offering coming before Weiss awkwardly finishes: “Maybe we should’ve pressed harder.”

Yang’s lips thin and her expression hardens as her surprise ebbs. “No, we did ask. She deflected. That’s on her.”

Ruby clenches her hands into fists and tries to control the inferno before she digs herself any deeper. “I deflected, and that’s my fault?”

“Who else?”

Her nails press into the palms of her gloves.

“If you had a problem,” Yang continues, “you should’ve said something instead of pretending like you were fine.”

The fire erupts.

“I didn’t have a choice!”

“Yes, you—”

“No! Salem has two relics, Atlas is gone, we have no idea if anyone actually made it to Vacuo, and it’s my fault! Or is that thinking too much like Ironwood, Yang? We don’t want to think like that, right? Because we’re gonna save the day, save everyone, because we’re all huntresses.”

She pauses to drag in air, a glimmer of guilty satisfaction shining in her chest at the shocked looks on their faces.

"I’m the leader, so I have to be the one to make it right. Right?" She glares at Jaune, who is still on his knees before the village’s watery grave. "There's no time to break down, is there?"

Tears still shining on his cheeks, Jaune reels as though slapped. That disbelief sparks into anger but Yang catches him by the wrist before he can do more than stand.

“Enough,” Yang says, cutting off his retort. “We’re all a little high strung right now, let’s take a breather.”

Ruby stares, anger unabated, blood roaring in her ears. “I’m sorry, is this a bad time?”

Blake holds up her hands placatingly. “Look, Jaune just watched his village get washed away and Neo just attacked. We should take a minute to—”

“What is that supposed to do?” Ruby snaps. “Are we all supposed to mourn the paper people you were fine with letting kill themselves? Or are we supposed to be sad for a second and then shove it all down? Gotta stay positive, right? Gotta look on the bright side! Gotta save the world with a smile!”

“Rubes—”

The childish nickname Yang hasn’t used in years cracks like a whip across Ruby’s mind and kicks up the fire anew, but there are only ashes underneath. Years and years of ashes, piled like a freshly-dug grave.

“Shut up.”

Now it’s Yang’s turn to flinch.

Ruby, hollow and cold, picks up Crescent Rose and hugs it to her chest, but the weapon brings no comfort. Nor does Yang, nor her team, nor Jaune, nor the gaping absence on her belt where her mother’s emblem once rested.

“Don’t,” Ruby whispers. “Don’t do that. Just don’t.”

She wraps herself in roses and runs.

[howlingday]

A New World

"So nice of you to join us, Cinder."

"My queen." Cinder bowed, holding out the Relic of Knowledge to the Queen of Grimm.

Taking the relic from her hands, she then notices the girl standing next to her. "And who might this be?"

"This is Neopolitan, your grace." Cinder answered. "She's an... asset in my getting the relic."

At this, Neo rolled her eyes. From there, she noticed the group begin to devolve into bickering and in-fighting, with only the scary woman in black acting as any authority. Suddenly, the wall behind the throne became a window with a clear view of the approaching Atlas. From here, in what she assumed was the head of monstrous Grimm, Atlas seemed so small. She and Roman used to dream of hitting banks here, but now that she was so close, those dreams seemed less interesting, especially without Roman here to share it with.

Then, in the distance, she saw the silhouette of something. Something in the air a distance away. It was too large to be a bird, and it was too small to be an airship. As it drew closer, Neo could see exactly what it was, pointing at it in warning. It was a person, and they were heading right for them.

Smashing through the "window" of the Grimm, a howling, blistering cold wind blustered into the room. The man with the scorpion tail opened fire on the figure hovering over the throne, only to be forced to the ground with a wave of a hand. Then it happened again to Cinder, which brought a smile to Neo's face before she too was forced to the floor. Emerald, Mercury, everyone in the room was forced to kneel to this floating figure.

Except Salem.

"A bit dramatic, don't you think?" The witch asked, standing from her throne to look at the intruder.

"It's necessary." The figure replied in a woman's voice. With a tap, she landed on the floor next to Neo. "Especially since you aren't affected by my semblence."

"Oh? And what's to stop me from ending your semblance?"

"This." In a blink, the relic flew from Salem's grasp and into the stranger's hands. As Salem reached out to destroy her sudden foe, the relic was held between them, in danger of being destroyed. "I'll be taking this, Salem."

"You know my name, but I don't know yours." Her eyes narrowed. "Who are you? Another one of Ozma's soldiers?"

"No. Not anymore." This earned a smirk from Salem. "I will release your soldiers, but they cannot attack me." Cinder was pushed down further into the ground by a boot, leaving the woman straddled over Neo. "Especially this one."

"I cannot speak for them," Salem said, seating herself on her throne again, "but if it means an end to this standstill, then I can give my word that I will not."

Leaping from Cinder's shoulder, causing her to grunt in pain, the woman landed a distance away from the group. Neo stood up quickly but knew better than to act. The others didn't and were ready to strike when Salem raised her hand. Most of them stood down. Most of them.

A fireball flew from Cinder's hand, sending the sphere of inferno hurtling towards the stranger. The woman ducked and rolled underneath, leaping into the Fall Maiden. Magic brought blades to bear as Cinder charged her opponent.

As Neo watched the two duel, she noticed that this was the first time she got a good look at the stranger. Her body was covered completely in red armor, head to toe, with a helmet that spit in the center as a Y for her to see. Neo also noticed that the relic hanging limply from the stranger's hip.

"I am here to usher in a new world." The woman said. "And I have an offer for you, Salem." With a swipe, Cinder was knocked onto her back and sliding across the floor before her queen. The stranger extended her hand. "Join me. End your pointless mission to destroy this world and instead let us create a new one. Together."

Salem was quiet for a moment before giving her answer. "You said you no longer served Ozma. But I can still sense their magic on you." With a glaring red eye, she asked. "Who are you?"

"SHE'S DEAD!" Cinder roared, throwing her hand out to blast her towering foe. However, the woman simply walked through the fire, flames licking over her body, but leaving no scars. Reaching out, she grabbed Cinder's wrist, the heated armor searing into her wrist, making her scream in agony.

"I have one question for you, Cinder Fall." The helmet around her head began to shift and shrink, curling into itself until it formed a ring around her head, like a halo, before stretching to look more like a crown. Green eyes pierced into Cinder's soul as scarlet locks draped over the openings in the crown. Cinder was in too great a shock to gasp. "Do you believe in destiny?"

"Well done." Salem said. "Neo, was it?"

Pyrrha turned away from the reeling Cinder, seeing Neopolitan behind her with the relic in her hands. She'd been so distracted by Cinder she didn't notice the relic leaving her side. And now it was in the hands of Salem once more.

"Now, give it to me."

Neo wasn't sure what was going on in her head in that moment. She was caught between two incredibly powerful people who could easily kill her without a second thought, and in her hands was the only thing keeping them from killing her. She blinked and saw the relic was still in her hands. Looking up, she saw Salem glaring with malice in her red eyes on one side and the suddenly revived Pyrrha pleading with a tenderness in her green eyes. Green eyes just like his.

She made a mad sprint towards the two of them, grabbing Pyrrha by the hand and leading her to the wall she arrived in. She flew in, so she can fly out, right?

"Seize them!"

"Hold onto the relic." Neo then felt arms wrap themselves around her and the ground leave her. The clamoring of killers and psychopaths became distant as cold wind filled her ears instead. Looking around, she saw Atlas getting closer and the massive Grimm she'd just left getting further away.

"Thank you." Pyrrha said, giving a sigh. "I don't know if I could have taken it from Salem twice." There was a silence for some time. "I'm... I'm Pyrrha Nikos, and, well, I'm going to become the new god of Remnant. Would you like to join me, Neo?"

[iamafanofcartoons]

“Oz-master of Masks”

Neo finally finds ruby 

 Ruby turns around looking at her coldly: you know what's really funny, that if it was not you it was gonna be someone else. 

 Neo looks at her confused 

 Ruby: maybe it would have been cinder chasing me here, or Salem or even tyrian I dunno. It does not matter how hard I try to help people there is always someone who wants to burn the world because they are hurt....well what about me!? Do you see me seeking revenge!? Do you see me going after you or the others jerks who hurt my friends? Trying to kill them?. 

 Neo gets angry and shifts into roman.  Ruby eyes gets wide open...silence... "Are you....FREAKING KIDDING ME!?"  Neo shifts back out of shock 

 Ruby: out of all the reasons...you...you think I killed him? I didn't kill him! A Grimm eat him alive!! You know? The creatures that worked with cinder! And even if I did fight you both what was I supposed to do!? You turned my whole school into an inferno I lost friends my sister lost an arm, I lost... 

 Neo use her semblance to make illusions of ruby's friends appear around her then she makes an illusion of roman appear near her and smashes it with her umbrella then looks at ruby with tears in her eyes. 

 Ruby takes a minute. " I still have them, despite everything I still have them......while you already lost all that mattered.....that's why you chase me, it is what makes you go on isn't it?" 

 Neo wipes her tears and points hush at ruby. Ruby looks a bit sad and unresponsive, she sighs " then what?" 

 Neo looks at her confused Ruby "it is pointless, you kill me you are still stuck here and you lose all reasons to go on, if I kill you or defeat nothing changes for me either and I'd just have one more death on my conscience.....it is.....(she chuckles sadly)....it is just hopeless isn't it? 

 Neo lowers hush and looks...defeated...like slowly accepting that is all meaningless at this point

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

Shipping Meme: Nuts and Dolts 29 and/or Arkos 36.

Nuts and Dolts 29. As a Promise

There's only moments left. Moments to recover the Relic. Moments to recover Oz. Moments to stop Salem and hold back the tide against the world.

She can't be happy about this, she can't be. She's learned better since the Ever After, learned that it's not bad to feel, but this isn't the moment for it. There is only a slim chance that there will be a later to feel it, but if she doesn't move now, there won't even be that.

But it's still slim. This might be all that's left.

She crashes into Penny's face, missing her lips and getting the side of her mouth. It hurts, it's clumsy, she doesn't know how to kiss, much less how to kiss a robot, but it's something, and something is all she's got.

"Later."

Penny smiles and nods. "Later."

Arkos 36. To give up control

She's not quite sure what it is about this moment. What changed. What triggered that memory of Jaune begging to learn more, how far he'd come and how hard he pushed to be there with her, with them. And suddenly....she can't bring herself to do what she'd been planning.

He doesn't even have a Semblance. It's suicide.

But Jaune is a Huntsman too.

"I have to." She says. She can't explain. There's too much in her head to explain. Luckily, there is still a bridge between them. Not enough to understand, not fully, but enough to comprehend. He nods.

"Okay." He takes her hand. "Together."

She holds it tight. "Together."

Hand in hand, they race into the tower, and the awaiting inferno.

[strykingback]

EVENT REVEAL...

OST: Secrets Of The Deserts (Autoplay Warning and SpoilerFor FFXIV)

"I don't know whats up with that Temple. But... it looks as if it has something to do with Vacuo." Hideyoshi would say, while a scene switches to Blade looking at the temple with eyes set a glow with the sun setting behind it.

"I know that you all are quite tired since your excursion into the World of the Dead. However, we believe that Salem's forces are beginning to make their move." A commanding voice said.

STRYKINGBACK PRESENTS....

"Whatever happens we need to be ready for what Salem throws at us. Not just in Shade but in Solarius City as well." Louvels voice spoke showing the two cities.

"Be warned, Children of Man....these temples shall lead you to further dangers than before. To the Grimm Terror of Vacuo....." Another voice will say with a mans fist tightening in his grip.

OST: Wrath of the Scions of Salem (Auto play warning!)

"This the Solarius City Defense System! We are Under Attack!!! I repeat!! WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!!!!!" A voice will say showing Cinder, Minos, Tartarus, and Omega attacking any nearby Atelier soldiers they can find.

"We the Scions of Salem do not require allies, we do not form friendships, nor we do need the foolish illusions of dreams to carry us." Minos' voice would say with Hideyoshi's shielf glowing as it looks as if he is in combat with someone.

"Come now! Fear is in everyone! Faunus, Human, Grimm!! IT REALLY DOESNT MATTER TO ME!!!!!" Tartarus shouts as he rushes at Louvel who has a look of shock on his face.

"How far are you willing to go to claim power then Professor Krieg? Because now.... I have it at the tips of my very fingers." Watts would say showing a wounded Krieg holding his arm.

"Machine and Man.... that is what Watts and I shall do..... turn this place into nothing but mere Metal..." Omega said while it shows Corona and Kazura laying on the floor wounded whil Cinder looks back with a smirk on her face to which Blades lip trembles a bit until....

"Just... Just.... WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE CINDER!!!!!!!"

OST: Grace of the Moonlit Sky (Autoplay Warning/Spoiler for FFXIV)

"Another Temple?! This time in the sky?!" Merlinda said, showing the temple as Tessa smirks holding the Relic of Destruction in her hands.

"If we are going to stop Salem and the Grimm Terror we're going to need the power of three Grimm Titans!" Krieg would say showing a mural of the three Titans.

"What concerns me is why did she create the Warriors of Vacuo...." Hideyoshi said crossing his arms, while a magical hologram of the possible leader of the Warriors of Vacuo looked at something.

"Well I cant just send you back out there with your weapons looking like shit." A gravely voice said with Inferno and Voltage being destroyed by someone......

AN EVENT TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR

"It's going to be a FUNERAL FOR THE FUCKING LIVING!!!!!!" A voice said excitedly with someone standing behind a surge of lighting while Tyrian backs up nervously.

"No matter what happens." Louvel said.

"No Matter How Long it Takes Us" Corona would say "No Matter The Cost" Kazura says "We Will Be The Guardians Of The Light." Blade and Hideyoshi would say pointing their weapons at the Grimm Terror as it reveals the Underground Temple possibly holding the Grimm Terror.

STRYKINGBACK HEREBY PRESENTS:

THE THREE-PART EVENT: SECRETS OF VACUO

"Power..... I WANT MORE!!!!!!!" Cinders voice growls out in a much more distorted manner.

COMING EARLY JANUARY 2024

[etruatcaelum]

[ @the-gray-maiden // for summer ]

The worst part of all this is how little her life has measurably changed: sure, Summer abandoned home and family to clasp hands with the enemy, but most of what she does now is… tromp around in the wilderness to keep the grimm at bay, still, albeit not often with blade or bullets anymore.

In a way it feels better, despite the tearing ache of what she left behind. Salem gave her something to fight for—something real, not just the grinding attrition of never-ending siege by inevitable darkness. Shatter the vice of Ozpin’s conspiracy, sunder the shackles of his relics, and maybe then the sun will rise.

The last time pays for all.

But it’s also infuriating. So much of her life was wasted as a huntress, spooking at shadows and doing her part to protract the infinite man’s infinite war. Every time she cards her fingers through the delicate, silken fur of a grimm she feels the inferno of her anger banking hotter. It’s not magic that tames them, not any dark power binding them to Salem’s will: it’s just… about knowing.

“You’re fine,” she murmurs, as the beowolf rumbles out a sound like grinding rock. It’s a pretty big one, half a head taller than she is at the withers and bristling with chitinous spikes, but it settles nonetheless when she strokes its shoulder and the aura gathered in her skin flows into its grainy black flesh like water into parched earth. “What’s wrong, hm?”

They can’t understand human speech. Not really. But she’s found that it helps to talk, and Salem has said that hordes can pick up a sense of tone and intent after a while. The beowolf sinks its belly to the ground and flexes itself around her: bringing her into the curve of its flank while it orients on something behind her.

Summer glances warily over her shoulder.

“…Oh,” she says.

She turns around by inches, keeping her palm against the grimm, and says calmly, way more calmly than she feels, “Hi. Do not draw that sword, and don’t make any sudden moves, please. I mean that in an ‘I’m holding a powder keg and you have a matchbox’ way. Not a threat.”

It’s been– what, a few years now since Summer left? Odds are this woman doesn’t know her, huntress though she seems to be. Might recognize her full name from an obituary, if Summer’s finally been declared dead.

Maybe she can spin grimm-whispering as a semblance?

Deep breath. Okay.

“I’m Summer,” she adds, voice a little tight. The beowolf shifts its weight restively, rumbling again. “Don’t mind him, he’s just—nervous.”