#these are never ending

[panpanghost]

Nameless au part 16:

_"Kid! You're alive! I thought we were too late." Erlang finally arrived to the rescue.

_"Yeh, I'm fine. This is like- the third time I had to fight him." MK answered calmly.

_"You'd think you'd be better at it by now." Erlang said sarcasticaly noticing the kid's injuries.

_"I know!" Mk admitted. Even though he fought Monkey King before this time was completely different, it's like he doesn't recognise him. It's like he sees him as an enemy.

_"Care to fill me in on the situation?" Erlang asked as he was dodging Wukong who immediately turned his attention to him.

_"You were right, the crown has Monkey King and he's trying to take the scroll back." Mk flew with Erlang, trying to keep a distance between them and the king.

_"You found it? Good job kid!" Erlang sounded proud, "Get it to the monk. I'll take care of Wukong." MK didn't leave, he was clearly thinking about this, "GO! I know you're worried but you'll only slow me down."

MK understood Erlang's words, he'll only be in the way of an all out fight, he must leave. But the voice inside his head is telling him to stay or the general will die- before he could finish that thought, an ominous energy got his attention. It was terrifying.

What was that? It came from where the others are.

MK left immediately to check on everyone, that energy he felt almost made him run away. Whatever it is, he won't let it hurt his family.

____________

A few minutes earlier;

Seeing her son's expression become unnaturally empty, as if he was dead, PIF felt a chill down her spine. She wanted to call for him, to tell him it's ok, she'll be fine, but she couldn't.

Her eyes widened after looking down, something in the back of her head was telling to look its way. What the fuck!? Her stomach twisted and if it weren't for her state, she would've jumped for the kill. The thing, that was only focused on the spell it was casting, stopped and turned its head, it was smiling at her son with the most disturbing smile she had ever seen. It was sickening.

What the hell is it doing to Redson?!

The thing was almost too happy, the smile almost ripped Macaque's cheeks. But what it was feeling wasn't happiness, no, it was something more.

__________

_"Well~ well~ what do we have here?~"

_"What? Who are you? Show yourself!"

Redson looked around but he couldn't see anything, he opened his eyes in an empty voide, only the sound was echoing in what seemed an endless darkness.

_"Now now~ No need to be angry~ I'm here to help you~"

_"Help me? Ha! Like I need your help."

_"Then consider it a favour~"

_"Why would you do me any favours?"

_"Because we're friends of course!~ And friends take care of each other.~"

_"I am NOT your friend."

_"Ouch- That hurts you know~ I thought because we're very alike we'd be close friends.~"

_"Alike? Us? Are you crazy?"

_"That's what they said. They said I was crazy and out of control! A dangerous monster! Those cowards that took MY POWER AND LOCKED ME UP! And you know why?"

_"I guess you're telling me." Redson realised after that reaction that calling him crazy is dangerous, so no more calling the deranged creature crazy.

_"Because they couldn't control me. Those hypocrites never cared about the world, they never cared about anyone but themselves, and when they felt I was getting stronger, they didn't even dare to face me and sent someone else to do their dirty job."

_"Well it's not like you were trying to save the world either."

_"But I was. In a world where only the strongest survived and the so called righteous people turned a blind eye, I was the only one who gave power to the weak. I made the fight fair and their fragile ego couldn't handle it. But why are you defending them? You were one of their victims too. I don't understand why you'd fight me."

_"I am not a victim."

_"You're not? But I think you were. They broke your soul into pieces and took a part of you away. They sealed your rightful power then had the nerve to call you weak, useless, a disappointment. They pushed you to the limit only to laugh at your failure. That was cruel even for me."

_"Shut up."

_"They said it's for your own good. Well what good are they talking about? They just broke your legs before you could even walk. And we both know why."

_"..."

_"They were scared of you, no, they were scared you were gonna take away their places, they couldn't let that happen. And you know what's the worst part? They framed you as the villain and themselves as heroes, then made you believe it."

_"..."

_"But I can see the truth, and the truth is, you weren't a monster, you only needed a little help. They should've helped you, guided you, but they were only a bunch of egotistic maniacs, too scared to do the right thing. It was never your fault Redson, you were just a child."

_"..."

_"I know how you feel. Let me help you. Let's save your mother and make sure no one will ever hurt your family again."

_"H-how?"

_"It's simple really. Believe it or not, now that the seal is broken, you only need to tell your fire to come back to you."

_"I just have to call it?"

_"Yes. You're its master. It only listens to you. You told it to become the dragon girl's so it wouldn't hurt her and it followed the order."

_"I told it to?"

_"Not on purpose. But it can feel you, it knows what you want. You just have to want it and take it."

_"But why didn't it come to me in the first place then?"

_"You tell me. Were you afraid of it? I mean that wouldn't be too far of. They made it seem like some sort of doomsday weapon. So it's ok to feel that way."

_"What if they're right? What if I can't control it?"

_"You already are controlling it! Did the dragon girl burn to nothing? Naaaah, she's fine, what more proof do you need?"

_"T-that was-"

_"Oh you poor kid. Just how badly did they mess you up for you to let your mother die than have your powers back?"

_"H-how do I save my mother?"

_"You know how they said your fire is out of control and would burn the world?"

_"Yes?"

_"Well they lied. Your fire only burns what you want it to burn. You can simply burn the poison inside your mom and close her injuries!"

_"I can?"

_"I would love to teach you everything about your fire but we're running out of time here. Make your decision so I can help!"

_"I just have to call it..." Redson whispered, "What do you want?" He asked.

_"A friend. So be my friend. That's not much to ask, right?"

_"Deal."

_"Then give the order. I'll be right by your side.~"

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Redson found himself back where he was, standing under a tree next to his mother. But he didn't focus on her. His attention was entirely pulled to the Mei.

Somehow, he was able to see it. The Samadhi fire, his fire, sleeping inside the dragon, no, it wasn't peacefully sleeping, it was stuck, locked up, unable to move. And just like she could feel him, he could feel it for the first time. She was painfully waiting for him to call her home.

_"COME TO ME!" Redson lifted up his hand for her and just as ordered, it skinned itself out of her host and flew back home.

Mei almost passed out from the pain she felt when the fire left her but the relief she felt after it was gone made it all seem worth it.

It all went quiet, all everyone could hear was their own heartbeat and shaking breath, they were exhausted mentally and physically, but what just happened shook them to the core. All eyes on Redson.

The Samadhi fire is now back inside Redson, and Redson might be under the crown's control. Which means the crown might control the fire. The next few seconds might be their last...

(What do you mean I stopped here because I have no idea where to go next? These are all false accusations!!!

Also I didn't want to write the dialogue between Redson and Thing but I wanted to show just how good it is at twisting what others want to hear. Plus it kinda gave me something to write.)

Edit: part 17

[sadclowncentral]

shoutout to the guy who after unsuccessfully hitting on my sister and being politely declined asked her "is it okay if i ask your brother instead" and when she said yes gave me a long and searching look before sighing and going "no. i am not drunk enough to go for a dude. but you look like an angel" happy bisexual pride to this man and this man only. hope you figure it out soon king

[spitblaze]

[guy who doesnt watch shows voice] yeah ive been meaning to watch that show

[lipglossanon]

[trekkerac]

Ford "Icarus didn't flap hard enough" Pines

[brian-kinney-apologist]

I had to do this guys

[codfiish]

why do i keep seeing whole videos on advice for artfight from “veterans” or whatever. here’s all the advice you need:

you don’t need to draw every day

you don’t need to fully render every drawing, sketches still count and the person receiving it will still love it

you don’t need a fully polished ref sheet for every single character, having a basic one or even just a colour palette along with whatever other art you’ve done works fine in most cases

you don’t need to draw a fully rendered piece every single day do not burn yourself out or injure yourself for funny little internet points good lord

boom done there’s your 15 minute video

[barefeet-only]

Danny and Damian are related, with a twist.

Danny is the son of Talia Al Ghul, however he is NOT the son of Bruce Wayne. Ra’s has had his eyes on various people across the world that have either impressed him or show a unique skill set that he’d like to have. One such person was under the both categories and he got Talia to collect a DNA sample and as a result Danny was born.

This was before Bruce’s time with the League by a few years, but very quickly Danny was not meeting expectations. And by the time Bruce did show up Ra’s had lost all interest in Danny, moving on to better things.

Talia always hated Danny because she was forced to have him with a man who she never liked in the first place. Furthermore, because his skillset was lacking she found that even more reason for her distain. In her eyes, he wasn’t worth even considering her blood.

Danny, knowing that he was doomed if he didn’t make an escape, left the league sometime around when Bruce was moving up the ranks and was making waves within the organization. Perfect timing honestly, any attention he might have had was quickly gone when this prodigy showed up.

Danny escaped the League and went into hiding quickly after, settling on a rural area of the United States after bouncing around countries for a few months. This was mainly because Jasmine Fenton saw a young boy pick pocketing strangers while her family was visiting Chicago and scolded him. Her mother and father saw the boy and also lectured him to which Danny responded it was his only option (he was trying to get this loud family off his back so he could sneak away). Eventually the Fentons decide that if he has nowhere to go he might as well go with us, and Danny decides blending in with a Nuclear Family is the best way to ensure that his peaceful life away from the League stays that way. Oh how little did he know.

Flash forward a few years, Talia, who was visiting Gotham to check on Damian, sees a glimpse of a boy (now man) she thought she had forgotten. Her blood runs cold, if this abomination is in Gotham then her son is likely in danger and she would never let anything happen to Damian.

[redpapercraness]

to lose you

[mintybagels]

i was falling asleep and thought of this so now it’s like 3am jesus i need to go to sleep ok bye

[cataclysmictide]

DO YOU HEAR ME? GET UP.

[occudo]

Happy @jonsimsandcats day!!

[runawaymarbles]

The thing I keep coming back to, with all the *gestures expansively* is that real life doesn't have peaceful epilogues.

Every single win has to be defended. Forever. I'm sorry. It sucks. The Nazis lost until they stopped losing. The US had abortion rights, and then 50 years later it didn't. Empires fall, and then they invade other countries again. Oppressive regimes are overthrown and replaced with other oppressive regimes. You will never finish the work etc etc etc. Which is why it's so fucking important to be able to acknowledge and celebrate progress, when it happens. The people who came before you didn't put in all that work for nothing, and you aren't, either. You can't save it all for the Ultimate Victory because there is never going to be an Ultimate Victory. There's no such thing as a time when everything is good, and ours shall not be the commune of Heaven.

[aloeville]

i think about them a lot

[suntails]

love will truly live