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Arc-V AU/Rewrite

I've kind of had this idea for a while for an AU/Rewrite of Arc-V wherein there were the protagonists and a few other characters from the previous shows appeared. I've seen a lot of really good fics with this premise or a similar premise and thought it would be fun to do it myself. It's mostly just a few ideas for a basic plot outline and some ideas for characters.

The basic premise is that Leo Akaba wants to use the legacy characters to fight Zarc or something after he recombines the dimensions. And Declan finds out about this so it ends up being a race to find said duelists. However all of the duelists have lived different lives and are going to be at least partially different from their original versions.

I don't know if this will be a full rewrite or if there will be a jumping off point. Also I'll probably use dub names because I originally watched the dubs.

Characters that will be present:

Dm: Yugi, Kaiba, Joey

GX: Jaden, Jesse, Chazz

5Ds: Yusei, Akiza, Leo & Luna

Zexal: Yuma, Shark, Michael

Characters that I might include:

Dm: Bakura or Mai

GX: Jim

5Ds: Bruno

Zexal: Rio

Guardians of Narnia - Prologue

Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,

At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,

When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,

And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.

When Adam's flesh and Adam's bone,

Sits at Cair Paravel in throne,

The evil time will be over and done.

All Narnians knew this prophecy by heart. Throughout the 100 years of endless winter, these words brought peace to the Animals and creatures that suffered under the White Witch's reign.

It was recited in hushed tones, whispered in their prayers, that one day, someday soon, the true King would return and banish the Witch back to whatever desolate place she had crawled out of. That Aslan and the fated Two Sons of Adam and Two Daughters of Eve would bring spring back to their land and usher in a new Golden Age.

However, what you, dear reader, may not have known, was the second half of the prophecy.

But while wickedness rules, and enemies reign,

By Narnia's Guardians shall evil's grasp be restrained

Aslan's own they shall be, endowed with gifts by He

Balanced by nature, by day, by night

Until the King returns, with glorious might!

When rewriting MCD starts to sound and look like scraping half of the og MCD and completely ignoring season 2 and 3 in favor doing more with arcs. 😭

Emily

If Vivziepop wanted to write a REAL critique of Christianity (instead of a show misrepresenting and shitting on it) she would have made Emily the main character

A demon suffering at the hands of Christianity? It's fine, but boring

A seraphim who is a devout Christian suffering at the hands of Christianity because of the hypocritical nature of some extreme Christians? SO interesting.

I thought of this listening to "You Didn't Know" from Episode 6.

"Was talk of virtue just pretension? Was I too naive to expect you to heed the morals you're purveying?" and "If Angels can do whatever and remain in the sky. The rules are shades if gray when you don't do as you say" really made me realize how great if a premise this would be.

Emily is a fucking Seraphim. She's not just extremely Christian: She's an angel. She has a reason to be naive, she grew up in paradise. She genuinely believes everyone's good because that's all she's ever known. She's never experiences hardship, and neither has anyone around her. You know she'd be furious to find out about the exterminations: "Why are "innocent" people having to suffer." She'd want to help others live the wonderful life she's lived. She might help them as an angel, but I think it'd be even more interesting for her to become a fallen angel. Imagine. She lives her whole life a perfect Christian. A perfect angel. A by-the-book girl. A rule following, Bible following good person. She tries to help people from being slaughtered and gets sent to Hell. It doesn't matter how much of a Christian she was, because she went against those in charge of Heaven (similarly to how you can be a Christian, but are ostracized if you go against the Church). She would either get Heaven to change, and be invited back into Heaven, or she would work to create a better Hell as some sort of ruler. She has infinitely more motives than Charlie, and her naivety has more reason. She would know better how to help people become better people. Emily's journey from being a well respected and influential seraphim to a disowned and ostracized fallen angel would be so interesting to see, much more interesting than the mess we got with Charlie

TMNT 2012 Space Arc Rewrite: Fugitoid

First in-depth character post for our rewrite is about Honeycutt because this rewrite was made by me and my friend @unscapedgoat what else were you expecting

All of the art featured here is a year and a half old at this point because we’ve been working on this rewrite for a long time and just didn’t post anything…the perfectionist in me says that I can do better but I won’t because the designs themselves are still relevant (though I recommend checking out this post for the characters designs). Speaking of…

Appearance

Zayton is a d’hoonib - a humanoid alien with big cat and eagle like features. He’s 6’1 feet and hundreds if not thousands of years old at this point - he’s old even for a long-living race. For his clothes I went for a mix of sad beige (because HAVE YOU SEEN HIS SHIP DECOR) and pirate (because he’s an outlaw who has a ship you know…some of you might even remember my "ship in the bottle" doodles) vibes

Fusiontoid is a modified 6 feet SAL model (both the original robot and the modificated version were created by Honeycutt). Compared to a regular SAL model, this one’s pearly-white instead of silver, has slim claw-like fingers, built-in weaponry and wires going from his brain to his main engine that function as neurons. When he’s not on Ulixes he carries an oxygen ballon because…human(oid) brains need that you know! He also has a spacesuit that he uses both as an oxygen ballon alternative and a disguise.

Story

Just like in IDW, SAL was one of Rewrite!2012 Honeycutt’s first inventions…which he later started mass-producing and selling because from what it seems like in OG and our AU 2012 Zayton is a freelancer from a rich family who earns money by selling various inventions of his. They did keep one SAL model for himself though, and later added a bunch of adjustments and renovations to it. Soon after his parents death Zayton started adding other renovations for his robot as well as rewriting the code and adding in a certain protocol, experimenting with the idea of making SAL his future body - after all, the man is old and dying is scary…The project however was scrapped when it was almost finished, after the scientist realised how risky this whole thing is and how easily it can go wrong. One of Honeycutt’s most recent inventions was the Black Hole generator. Something that can be used for good (it could’ve been a great power source for example) but all the potential buyers wanted to use to for mass murder - something the scientist didn’t want to happen. But because Zayton refused to sell their invention to anyone, he started to run out of money, making it hard for him to even pay for his home/ship Ulixes. The rumours of a brilliant scientist being this desperate for money started spreading near and far. This is when the Krang decided to show up and offered such a huge payment, that at this point Honeycutt just couldn’t refuse.

But hours after that Zayton realised that what he did was truly horrible and by this time the Krang could’ve killed millions of innocent people. And, just how Honeycutt thought - days later triceratons broke into Ulixes, asking the scientist to build them the same invention Krang used to destroy their home planet. Zayton refused, and before the triceratons killed him, Honeycutt gave one last order to his robot: destroy the heart of darkness

Hours later, Honeycutt wakes up in SAL’s body, only now realising that even though the brain transferring project was scrapped it was still a part of his robot’s new program - and, by following that program, it revived its creator in its own body. And, if it wasn’t already bad enough - Honeycutt’s new body will follow Honeycutt’s latest order of destroying the black hole generator no matter what. Horrified at the thought of being forever stuck in a robot’s body and having to eventually sacrifice himself to right his wrongs, the scientist just sits there for a good minute, trying to get their new body to move while thinking about what the hell is he gonna do now

Meanwhile Nathan Bishop (this rewrite’s OC inspired by 2012 Bishop because let’s be real 2012 Bishop isn’t much like Bishop and should’ve just been a new character with the same surname or something) finds out about what his old pal Zayton did and he’s pissed. He doesn’t tell about this to other utroms and just storms off to Ulixes to tell Honeycutt that he has less than an hour to explain himself, run as far as he can, and pray to god that they will die sooner than the Utrom Council finds and executes him. But Bishop quickly changes his mind once he sees what once was his friend - a brutally disfigured humanoid body and a scared robot covered in blood. Honeycutt quickly explains this whole situation and Nathan decides to stay at Ulixes for longer and help him. Because cutting off their ties now would just be cruel - clearly, Honeycutt already got consequences for his actions and regrets what they did.

Later on the two discover just how unstable Zayton’s current state is - in our rewrite AU he’s not just "jittery and nervous" because of his fusion core - he’s a robot filled to the brim with formaldehyde. A liquid of polar molecules. Honeycutt made sure that there won’t be any leakage, but next to so many electronics short-circuiting is bound to happen. And after a while Zayton’s brain just gives up and their body goes into somewhat of an auto-pilot mode, controlled by SAL. After a good rest (which usually takes a whole day) Zayton gets control of his body back. Yes, he does sleep, that’s something human(oid) brains do. No, you can never tell because he always seems active due to the body being in control of either Honeycutt himself or SAL. The two function separately and have their own memories, the last of SAL’s being that Honeycutt is dead. That’s why the triceratons named him Fusiontoid in the first place - at this point the maul-functioning android is neither fully SAL or Honeycutt, but an uneven mix of both. There is some sort of brain rot going on which results in him forgetting some of their memories. Sometimes Honeycutt uses it to his advantage to seem innocent and unaware of what he did while he was still a humanoid…but most of the times it’s just a huge inconvenience for both Honeycutt himself and his friends, making them question if, at this point, Honeycutt is still…well, Honeycutt.

Nathan, however, trusts his cyborg friend enough to ask him to help his earthling friends. At first Zayton agrees for a selfish reason - saving Earth and destroying the black hole generator would both fulfil his only purpose (from SAL’s perspective) and fix his reputation (the triceratons deemed him a criminal and at this point things Zayton did and what happened to them is a common knowledge for many). However, during their journey Honeycutt gets attached to his new friends and gets an on-screen redemption arc that lasts throughout this rewrite’s space arc - later on they genuinely want to help the main six save their homeplanet and even becomes a father figure for Donnie, Mikey and April and even tries to find another way to destroy the Black Hole Generator without blowing himself up so that the three won’t be sad about his death. Leo is also thrilled about getting a new father but for all the wrong reasons which I’ll talk more about in the next rewrite posts, but in short - Leo sees Honeycutt as a Splinter replacement (art below by @unscapedgoat)

Trivia

• They actually introduce themselves as Fusiontoid Honeycutt to keep their status quo for those who don’t know about his full story yet. He also does his best to keep this image of a silly friendly robot that totally never did anything wrong in his life ever. The more Honeycutt begins to trust the main six, the more he acts as his true self around them, slowly revealing who he really is

• Honeycutt had persistent tic disorder and ADD while he was humanoid which only worsened after he became a cyborg. They’re also autistic

• The bleep-bloop stuff are tics half the times and built-in censorship other times…which is a great robotic body feature to have when your bestie basically asked you to babysit six angsty teens who are constantly getting on your nerves

• Honeycutt used to go by he/him/they/them/it/its but no longer uses the last one because ever since he became a cyborg people only called him that in a derogatory way as if he’s some kind of object

• He used to have great relationships with his parents…and now that they’re gone and Honeycutt himself became a cyborg outlaw they sometimes feels like a disgrace to their family (the fact that some people actually called him out like that also doesn’t help)

• They’re probably the worst father figure imaginable and they know it what they don’t know is that these mutants real dad is even worse Honeycutt’s rather immature despite his age because he had the privilege of never facing any real problems up until now. Sometimes they outright neglect their newfound kids in favour of their own needs (especially at the start of the story) but later on start taking better care of the main six and grows a lot as a person.

• Leo, Honeycutt and Nathan have a bonding experience over the fact that they’re all into cheesy sci-if films from Earth

• Speaking of Earth - that’s one of Honeycutt’s main special interests. He’s especially fascinated with the turtles and April because OMG MUTANTS? YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT WITH UTROM OOZE??? awesomesauce

• Since Honeycutt has memory issues at first he couldn’t remember the main six’s names and called them like their defining traits - Freckles, Toothgap, CrackedShell, Scar, Human and…April. Because a month like that already exists that’s not hard to remember

Some art based off of my Aphmau hyper fixation rewrite!

Aphmau - Aaron -

Aaron Lycan:

TW: Neglect

- 5’10

- 26 years old as of season 1 of Mystreet

- His parents, Derek and Rachael Lycan, are the CEO’s of Lycan Industries

- Idk what the company does

- Rachel is from old money, she's been a member of the elite since before she was born. Her family is like a weird mix of the English Royal Family and the Kardashians. Her opinions definitely reflect this.

- Derek’s grandfather founded Lycan Industries, but his father was the one who made it boom. Derek wanted to take over the company the day he understood what that meant.

- Derek and Rachel are very public figures, like I said Raches family is this universes version of The Royal Family and the Kardasians when it comes to the public, and Derek is a rich CEO of a company.

- His parents actually did their best to hide their children from the public.

- Aaron is the youngest child, his older sister Melissa is about 9 years older than him.

- They were never around, the Lycan children were often left under the care of Lycan security agents (not nannies, security agents) and once Melissa was old enough, She was often the one in charge of looking after Aaron.

- Derek was obsessed with the idea of Aaron taking over Lycan Industries when he grew up, this obsession was only fueled by Rachel’s view of the first son always inheriting the family's legacy.

- Aaron was a rowdy and curious child. He liked getting his hands dirty and exploring.

- He constantly wanted to play outside, especially in the rain.

- His parents refused to let him play outside, believing that it was too dangerous and ‘beneath’ someone of his status.

- His parents never really got him any toys, they were too focused on preparing him for his future.

- He had private tutors for as long as he could remember. Since, in Derek’s opinion, the education system wouldn’t properly prepare him to take over the business.

- He was taught to repress his emotions, as there was no place for feelings in business.

- His tutors were old fashioned and extremely strict.

- They often used physical forms of discipline any time he would act in a way ‘unbefitting’ of the heir of Lycan Industries.

- Unfortunately, most things he did seemed to be ‘unbefitting’

- When his parents bothered to come home, Derek would often scream at him about his tutors' reports, all were less than favorable, and how he needed to live up to the Lycan Legacy.

- At first, Melissa was kind of mean to Aaron, but he really doesn't remember it all that much. All his memories of Melissa are of her being really nice to him

- She was the only one that really played with him. She didn't have many toys left since she was a teenager, but she came up with games they could play around the house when she could. If she was busy with homework, she would give him pieces of paper and something to write with so he could draw.

- He loved, absolutely loved drawing. He had a drawer full of his drawings.

- Melissa was the person he always ended up turning to.

- He was actually really jealous of Melissa. She got to go to school, albeit a private one, she got to leave the Lycan grounds, and she had friends.

- He was never all that good with his education. He had a hard time learning and understanding what was being taught, and struggled with doing readings and homework.

- Melissa went off to college when he was 9, leaving him with tutors and a few security agents that were stationed near the doors.

- Aaron fell apart after she left.

- He acted out for a while, he wouldn't do his assigned work, he’d mouth off to tutors or ignore them, or would just hide and not show up for lessons.

- As a punishment, he was cut off from talking to Melissa and took away his drawings and supplies.

- After that he ducked his head and just did as he was told, becoming the model student. He was a hollow husk of himself.

- His parents give him a computer and his drawing equipment back as a reward for his good behavior.

- He continued to do as he was told, doing his work and acting the way they wanted him to so that they wouldn’t take his stuff away.

- He eventually got into RPGs and in one specific game he met a player named *~MeowMallow~*, who he slowly became friends with.

- When he turned 18, Aaron finally got to experience the world outside of the Lycan property. His parents sent him to a well respected college with one of the best business programs in the area.

- He gets to actually be himself, at least a little bit, it’s his first time outside of talking with *~MeowMallow~*.

- He’s still being monitored.

- This is his first taste of real freedom.

- He’s tired of living under his parents thumb, he hates business and has no desire to take over Lycan Industries.

- He becomes friends with Garroth, who shares most of his business classes for the first year of college.

- He decided enough was enough, he was done living like this. So he starts to squirrel away the money his parents give him for his weekly allowance. By the end of his second semester he has enough money to buy a new phone, and transfer to another school.

- He ends up destroying his old phone, making it so that his parents can’t trace him.

- He transfers schools, majors in art, gets a few part time jobs.

- After graduating he moves to a place in the woods, he does occasional freelance graphic design work.

- He starts up his own dog training and daycare service, which he runs from his house.

- His parents do end up finding him, Melissa has started training to take over Lycan Industries. They threaten to ruin his service and chances of success unless he returns to being a ‘civilized human being’. This leads to him selling his house in the woods and moving to the street with the rest of the cast.

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Episode One: The Lives of Saints

(Please reach out if you’d be interested in beta reading)

Story Below:

Opening:

[An old woman draws various middle-aged women dancing. The woman is sitting in an art classroom where the tables are splattered with paint and children’s laughter can be heard. The woman smiles as she looks down at her sketch.]

*Imagine middle-aged versions of Amita Suman, Jessie Mei Li, Sujaya Desgupta, Daisy Head, Anna Leong Brophy, Joanna McGibbon, and Danielle Galligan*

[The old woman’s attention is drawn away from her drawing as a pitter patter of steps is heard.]

CHILD: Miss? Is this a good drawing? (They show her some crayon scribbles)

OLD WOMAN: (beams) It’s beautiful! I love the color! Are you going to hang it up at home?

CHILD: It’s for you!

OLD WOMAN: For me?! (she places it to her chest as if it’s the most precious thing she has ever held) Thank you!

CHILD: (beams and bounces a bit where they stand) What are you drawing Miss?

OLD WOMAN: (a bit of a sad smile appears on her face) Oh, just some old friends and family.

CHILD: Are you going to get to see them soon?

OLD WOMAN: I’m afraid not. I’m the only one left.

CHILD: Oh. (pause) Well, how did you all meet? They seem fun.

OLD WOMAN: (laughs) That’s a long story, do you think you’re up for it?

CHILD: Yes!

OLD WOMAN: Okay, let’s gather everyone then. (speaks louder to a room full of children) Who here wants to hear some old woman’s stories?

CHILDREN: Yeah!

OLD WOMAN: Gather ‘round the rocking chair then. Now, where to begin...

ALINA

KRIBIRSK, EAST RAVKA

{ALINA internal dialogue as she sketches a map of Ravka; as she speaks, the camera dives into the map, and drawings start portraying her thoughts:}

Photo of Alina drawing, white text in the corner reads played by Jessie Mei Li:

ALINA’S VOICE: It’s believed that Ravka’s borders were drawn by the Firebird. But with the various wars from either the north or south throughout the centuries, the Firebird seems more like a children’s fairytale than a patriotic symbol of strength.

[As ALINA speaks about the various fighting throughout the centuries, enemies in furs or armor fight with swords, then bows and arrows, and finally firearms against people wielding fire, air, water, or powers to kill from a distance. (a soldier spurting blood and collapsing is shown). Then, a figure in purple is shown welding a weapon together with their hands before handing it to a soldier.]

ALINA’S VOICE: (drawing animation continues) I prefer the version where the Firebird was Sankta Vasilika. Just a human who sprouted fiery wings to fly away from this Saintsforsaken land. A land divided far more than by the Black Heretic’s eternal Shadow Fold. If the dozens of worshiped Saints are so powerful and just, then how come I…(sound of baby wailing and flash of white light)

FEMALE CARTOGRAPHER: Alina! How can you do that in here?

ALINA: [shrug] bumps help with texture.

MALE CARTOGRAPHER 1: Our maps aren’t due for another day. You don’t get special privileges just because you start early. (he glares at her with unwarranted hatred)

[ALINA rolls her eyes. As she does so the carriage jolts to a stop and their LEAD CARTOGRAPHER pushes back a divider to instruct]

LEAD CARTOGRAPHER: Listen up! Pack up your stuff and if you lose anything you will not be getting a replacement.

[The camera sees ALINA step down from the carriage wide-eyed before switching to her view of the large Shadow Fold. Thunder and monster screeches can be heard from this distance.]

Photo of the Fold:

[ALINA steps beside FEMALE CARTOGRAPHER who is praying, ALINA looks a bit confused]

FEMALE CARTOGRAPHER: (the girl places a clenched right fist to her forehead, then heart, and then unclenches the fist to lay on her chest as she prays) Sun Summoner hear our prayers.

ALINA: Sorry, what?

FC: I’m guessing you don’t go to service.

ALINA: It’s been awhile, I got banned because I either fell asleep or drummed on the pews too much.

FC: (staring into the Fold alongside ALINA) A Sun Summoner is the only one powerful enough to take it down. I hope to get to see it one day.

ALINA: (nods) I’d like to see anyone who’s not scared to enter.

FC: (mischievous smile) I bet I know someone. (she raises her eyebrows and bumps shoulders with ALINA). Come on.

[Long shot of the Ravkan camp with lots of tents and watchtowers, ALINA and FC trail a bit behind their group of cartographers]

[A large crowd is gathered in a training tent to bet on fights. MAL with wrapped hands, fistfights another soldier for money.]

Photo of of shirtless Mal played by Archie Renaux:

{Mal fights a soldier in betting matches. A magic user (Second Army) in a blue coat and silver trim walks in to intimidate the non-magic soldiers (First Army). The soldier has wind powers, he is called a Squallor, and blows gusts of wind onto the sandy ground to annoy Mal and the crowd. Mal isn’t allowed to fight the magic user (called Grisha in this world) and is dragged off by his friends so he doesn’t get thrown in the brig or injured}

[As MAL leaves the ring, he hears someone shout, “Cartos arrived!” MAL then steps outside, shoulders on his jacket, and starts scanning the various tents he passes. A long shot shows ALINA turn and smile and wave at him. He jogs over and gives her a side hug as they walk forward]

Photo of Alina and Mal:

ALINA: Ugh, you smell.

MAL: It’s the smell of victory. (grin)

ALINA: Please say you won more than bragging rights this time. I was embarrassed for you, and I heard the news through a letter.

MAL: (flourishes purple paper from his pocket and hands it to ALINA)

ALINA: (a little frown) five whole…kruge? What are you going to do with Kerch money? I hate to break it to you, but we’re on the wrong side of the Fold.

MAL: We’ll go gambling in Ketterdam and win so much money we’ll never work again!

ALINA: Then we’ll travel across the True Sea?

MAL: And never stop! (wide smile and he stumbles a bit standing in front of her)

[A yell makes both MAL and ALINA turn quickly. The camera focuses on a group of Grisha practicing maneuvers (all wear blue coats, though some control wind while others attack with fire or water). A young woman named ZOYA yells orders. Then, the Squallor who cut MAL’s fight short, jogs toward the practicing Grisha.]

Photo of Zoya, a high-ranking Squallor:

ZOYA: Krofsky! You’re late!

[The camera and sound then focus on MAL and ALINA. You can’t hear what ZOYA says, but MAL and ALINA continue staring at the Grisha as they talk]

ALINA: Grisha haven’t given you too much trouble the past few days right?

MAL: Nah, Major ZOYA keeps them in check most of the time.

ALINA: She’s a bit young for such a high rank, isn’t she?

MAL: Mmm, I heard she volunteers to accompany the skiffs. Anyone that’s gone through the Fold that many times deserves something. What? Are you into Grisha girls now?

ALINA: (face reddens a bit) No! (pause) She is not my type.

[From farther away, addressing ALINA and MAL]

ZOYA: Soldiers! Don’t you have anything else to do besides gawk?

[ALINA and MAL look at each other quickly. Silently questioning: what?]

MAL: Good, Grisha women scare me.

ALINA: (rolls her eyes a bit and smiles) Just for that stupidity I’m keeping the kruge and going to Ketterdam without you!

[ALINA walks toward an expanse of tents and the landscape fades from RAVKAN DAY to the RAINY, NIGHT rooftops of KETTERDAM]

INEJ

KETTERDAM, KERCH

2 WEEKS LATER

[A mysterious figure travels across mansion rooftops, overhearing conversations through windows. Then we see two gloved hands rustling through papers in different languages. Upon hearing footsteps and two men talking through the door, the figure inhales sharply. As the two men enter the room, they find nothing amiss. Now, the figure travels to a vastly less wealthy part of the city where RAVKAN is being spoken. We see street vendors selling food and calling out Saints’ bones and icons. The figure then arrives at a small, poorly kept chapel where a service is taking place. The figure enters through a window and stays in the shadowy rafters, never seen by the audience. The camera follows the figure's movement of touching the various blades strapped to her body as she whispers along with the congregation. Her name is INEJ.]

INEJ and predominantly white RAVKAN CONGREGATION: Sankta Vasilika, Sankta Marya, Sankt Feliks, Sankt Petyr...

[Montage of lighting candles, sermoner praying, LATER in the service]

SERMONER: Dearest faithful! (pause as he scans the room, INEJ never seen) Our prayers have finally been answered! The Sun Summoner has arrived!

CONGREGATION: (whispers) Could it be?

[Camera doesn’t show her face, but we see INEJ rubbing a stitched scapular around her neck]

[A flashing of rooftops is shown before slowing down to focus on the BARREL. It is dirtier and the buildings are closer together. Music, cheers, and the sounds of gambling and drinking can be heard as the camera finally settles on the sign of a crow. INEJ’s POV looks through the glass of an upstairs window before whooshing through it to focus on KAZ. His back is turned as he washes his hands. He turns around, pulling at black gloves, to see an open window.]

KAZ: (turning back to the sink) Hello Inej. What do you have for me tonight?

[Finally we see INEJ. A close-up shot of her face as she pulls down part of her hood’s face covering, she smirks a bit.]

[Camera then returns to Kaz, who grabs his cane and starts walking toward a small office.]

INEJ: Councilman Hoede had his mistress over again.

KAZ: Any physical evidence?

[INEJ reaches within her jacket to produce an engraved necklace. She hands it to KAZ who smirks.]

INEJ: Councilman Van Eck has been communicating regularly with someone from SHU HAN. No government seal.

[INEJ hands a card to KAZ. KAZ is now sitting at his desk, bad leg stretched out.]

[KAZ studies the card as INEJ continues speaking.]

INEJ: I also saw some purchase orders in ZEMENI and a book on different strands of jurda.

[The camera focuses on KAZ. He is staring off, a serious look of concentration on his face.]

KAZ: (quietly) What are you up to, Merch? (To INEJ) I’ll speak to JESPER about it. Maybe we can take a look.

[KAZ notices INEJ rubbing the scapular at her neck now.]

KAZ: What else?

(pause)

INEJ: I’ve got a lead on a job. Enough to change lives.

KAZ: (raises his eyebrows) Doesn’t take much to change someone’s life in the Barrel.

INEJ: It’s worth well over a million kruge I bet.

KAZ: (leaning back in his chair) You bet or you know?

INEJ: I know. We rob the Royal Palace of Ravka.

KAZ: (frowns) Don’t waste my time Inej.

INEJ: I’m not. This is the list of all dignitaries invited to this year’s Winter Fete, as well as vendors and entertainment. (she places a few pamphlets on his desk)

KAZ: Fine, but even if we didn’t have the Fold to cross then—

INEJ: Security will be tight, but overworked due to the real attraction.

[KAZ visibly confused]

INEJ: The Sun Summoner has been found. They’re the perfect cover we would need.

KAZ: (laughs) Those old conmen spout that nonsense every ten years to keep their donations steady.

INEJ: As if you ever attended service.

KAZ: (voice tight) ‘Course not. But you don’t need to be faithful to attend the blini breakfasts. (pause as he looks off to the side with a frown) It’s not worth the risk.

INEJ: Kaz, I need this. I need to be free so I can find him. He isn’t in Ketterdam and the longer I stay here...

[She looks down at her tattooed wrist, a green peacock feather]

KAZ: (sigh) Without a concrete way across the Fold, let alone the details on the Palace, I can’t plan a heist of this size yet. Besides, (he reaches under a ledger for a note) this is more pressing.

[KAZ hands INEJ the note. She opens it to reveal a stamp of a caged peacock feather]

KAZ: I tried to speak with her on your behalf, she specifically requires you.

INEJ: (slightly stressed) Of course.

KAZ: Don’t agree or sign anything without discussing it with us first.

INEJ: I know—

KAZ: And I’ll talk to Jesper about the Councilman’s international correspondence and see if he has any ideas for this job.

INEJ: (a hopeful look on her face) You’ve agreed?

KAZ: Prospective job. I find it amusing you want to rob your home country’s royals. What would the Saints think about that? (he smirks)

INEJ: (a bit of anger in her voice) He’s no king of mine.

[KAZ nods and looks down at the ledgers on his desk before looking up to find INEJ gone.]

[Camera pans over the Crow Club floor where people gamble at different games, it then settles on JESPER at the bar]

BARTENDER: Jesper, aren’t you on the door?

JESPER: It’s called a break, Joe. A shot please.

(A shot is placed before him. JESPER smiles in response, but before he can pick it up, INEJ appears beside him and downs it.]

JESPER: Hey! (INEJ walks off)

JESPER: (perks up at the prospect of ditching work) Oh, you want company?

INEJ: (annoyed) No.

JESPER: No—I mean, to watch your back.

(JESPER silently chastises himself and places the shot glass loudly on the bar to signal another one.)

[The tapping of a cane makes JESPER turn and smile at a deep-in-thought KAZ. The shot is placed in front of JESPER.]

JESPER: What are we stealing next, boss? (Jesper and Kaz lean against the bar, looking out at the Club floor)

KAZ: Nothing yet. You know anyone that’s crossed the Fold?

JESPER: The Fold, that’s suicide.

[The scene starts fading into the inside of the Fold showing a damaged skiff]

Photo of the Fold:

JESPER: Yeah, I might know someone.

KAZ: Let’s go.

ALINA

KRIBIRSK, EAST RAVKA

[We see a round table filled with cartographers sketching. Alina nods along as the LEAD CARTOGRAPHER discusses points on the maps ALINA drew. Then, the dinner bell is rung, various cartographers jump up and leave quickly. OUTSIDE we see soldiers in drab uniforms sprinting to a large mess hall tent. As someone passes a large Grisha tent, we see a table set full with food and Grisha with coats (called Keftas) of blue or purple or red sitting around in no rush. ALINA is still at the cartographer tent listening to her supervisor.]

[ALINA finally enters the mess hall, but there is a line of soldiers waiting on food with dozens of long tables packed with soldiers. She moves up two places in line, before she hears]

COOK: That’s it! We’re all out! Better go find a friend!

ALINA: (sighs and scans the crowd for Mal)

[ALINA joins MAL and his two friends (Mikhael and Dubrov), they dump a little portion of their food and bread into a spare bowl and pass it to ALINA.]

MAL: Lieutenant keep you back?

ALINA: Unfortunately. But, I’ve got good news.

MIKHAEL: Do tell!

ALINA: Our unit is joining with yours again!

MAL: That mean we’re heading south?

DUBROV: I hope so, my balls almost froze off in Tsibeya.

ALINA: I think we’ll be in the Sikurzoi mountains.

BOYS: Yes! (banging their fists on the table and they start joking around with each other)

[A sharp whistle from the other side of the tent and yell of “Captain in the Mess! Attention!” The ruckus is quieted as every soldier stands to attention.]

CAPTAIN: At ease. (rustling of chairs as they sit back down) Now, I hate to interrupt your meal, but it’s time to announce the units going West.

MAL: (whispers) The Death Lottery

(some nervous laughter)

CAPTAIN: This trip means food for your comrades’ bellies, bullets for your guns, sugar for your tea—

DUBROV: How ‘bout some whiskey!

CAPTAIN: No promises I’m afraid.

(low sounds of fake shock and sadness)

CAPTAIN: Now, for the units: 22nd, 12th (yells of “Ya got to be kidding me! We just went through!)...

MIKHAEL: I heard 12th lost half their unit passing through the Fold.

ALINA: (look of shock while MAL just nods solemnly)

CAPTAIN: And finally...the 32nd.

[The group is silent, ALINA looks over to see a sad MAL]

ALINA: They can’t do this! (she starts to stand up) I’ll go sort this out. You’re with my unit—

MAL: {grabs her arm) It’s fine Alina. Leave it be.

DUBROV: Yeah, we’ll make it through. (Mikhael and Dubrov give her reassuring smiles)

[ALINA jabs a spoon into her bowl as the camera lifts up through the roof of the tent to show the NIGHT sky.]

[Then, we see ALINA walk through camp. The LEAD CARTOGRAPHER stationed at a desk is slumped in sleep. ALINA looks through some maps before lighting the end of one on fire and throwing it in a basket.]

ALINA: (whispers) You’re not going alone.

[Scene changes as it focuses on the burning maps in RAVKA to a lantern hanging outside the MENAGERIE in KETTERDAM.]

INEJ

KETTERDAM, KERCH

[INEJ walks past a woman dressed scantily in odd furs. INEJ then steps into a well lit office with a bird cage and decadent decorations of peacock feathers. TANTE HELEEN and a bruiser named COBBET are in the room.]

TANTE HELEEN: (gesturing to INEJ) Well, go on.

[INEJ unsheathes all her fourteen knives, all engraved in RAVKAN. We see INEJ’s hands shake and she fumbles one of her last knives she unstraps from her leg.]

COBBET: (standing behind INEJ as she pulls a dart from her hair) That one’s new.

INEJ: Would you like to see how it works?

(TANTE HELEEN smiles)

[INEJ follows TANTE HELEEN into her office. TANTE HELEEN sits behind a desk and gestures for INEJ to sit. INEJ sits while COBBET is seen in the background blocking the door.]

TANTE HELEEN: (studies INEJ) You must be very good with the blades and the shadows. Lucky for me, you have just the talent I need.

INEJ: I work for Kaz Brekker now.

TANTE HELEEN: Well, that isn’t entirely true. Brekker still owes five more installments on you, and I have the right to negotiate changes to your contract as I wish.

INEJ: (stiffens, camera focuses on her fists pulling down the hem of her coat to cover more of her lap.) What are you proposing?

TANTE HELEEN: (scribbles on a note) Go to this address, a man by the name Arken Visser...and stab him through the heart. (smile)

INEJ: Kill him?

TANTE HELEEN: Either that, pay in full—

INEJ: KAZ doesn’t have that—

[INEJ flinches as we see COBBET shift behind her and TANTE HELEEN scowls.]

TANTE HELEEN: Or, we arrange something for you here, the Lynx has already been taken...but “The Wraith” is very marketable.

(INEJ shakes her head, eyes glistening)

INEJ: I’ll do it. (quietly says looking at the note in her hand)

TANTE HELEEN: You have until midnight.

[We then see a montage of INEJ appearing in the CROW CLUB, KAZ’s office, and some other dark, unoccupied rooms; she calls out for KAZ, but can’t find him. Then, in an apartment we see a bespectacled man sorting through papers humming to himself.]

INEJ: (shaking and it sounds as if she were starting to cry) I can’t do it.

(She whooshes from a rooftop and disappears.)

[Scene whips to JESPER and KAZ. JESPER is crouched in front of a man in an alley as KAZ stands beside him.]

JESPER: I heard you talking about a way to get across the Fold.

ALLEY GUY: Ah look, I was gettin’ kruge from a tourist. It’s just a little lie. C’mon the Fold keeps those damn Ravkan Grisha in check. What’s the point going that far east?

[JESPER ducks his head and scene changes to a FIGHTING RING. KAZ sits on a stool with JESPER standing behind him. A FIGHTER warms up, throwing punches as he speaks.]

KAZ: What’s the best route through the Fold?

FIGHTER: There isn’t. You go around.

KAZ: How long does that take?

FIGHTER: March through the Fjerdan Permafrost...four to five month.

KAZ: We don’t have the time...

FIGHTER: Either take your time, or take your chances. (a bell rings to start the fight. KAZ looks back at at a shrugging JESPER.)

[Scene changes to JESPER and KAZ walking through the CROW CLUB to stare out at the gaming floor. Some people play cards, drink, or spin a wheel. Now, a close-up shot of KAZ’s intense gaze and JESPER’s easy-going expression.]

Photo:

JESPER: Are we really taking our crew international? What has INEJ said? Does she know?

KAZ: (we see his view of a woman counting kruge a peculiar way) Go guard the door.

(JESPER rolls his eyes and leaves. KAZ nods at a bruiser dressed in black and KAZ strides toward his office.)

[Scene shows a bored JESPER, outside practicing flipping his gun in front of a mirror. Suddenly, from behind him:

INEJ: Jesper

JESPER: (startled) Saints Wraith! How do you do that?!

INEJ: Don’t call me that.

JESPER: (noticing Inej’s distress and holstering his revolver) Sorry, love. What do you need?

INEJ: I need you to kill a man for me

JESPER: (laughs, then realizes) Uh, why meee?

INEJ: You know why.

JESPER: Yeah. (pause) But how’s getting me to do it any better?

INEJ: Will you do it or not.

JESPER: Of course, but did you—

KAZ: (sound of tapping cane and out of the camera frame) JESPER! New job!

(As JESPER looks toward KAZ and back to INEJ, he finds she has vanished. As KAZ rounds the corner, JESPER follows him, spinning around to try and catch a glimpse of INEJ.]

JESPER: (light chuckle) she did it again.

[Scene changes from the dark KETTERDAM street to the morning, RAVKAN camp]

ALINA

KRIBIRSK, EAST RAVKA

[LEAD CARTOGRAPHER shuffles through burnt maps in concern. The Captain storms into the CARTOGRAPHER TENT]

CAPTAIN: How did this happen?

LEAD CARTOGRAPHER: I don’t know. We were extra careful to secure all the lanterns.

CAPTAIN: What was damaged?

LEAD CARTOGRAPHER: Nothing major. Just some records of the western coastline, Os Kervo, and the river system that runs through it. It’s really not—

CAPTAIN: Critical geographical data of the territory on the other side of the damned Fold—those records?

LEAD CARTOGRAPHER: Yes, but I’m sure that the First Army on the other side has an identical—

CAPTAIN: You think I trust anyone else’s intel? Now someone will have to cross the Fold to redraw these maps.

ALINA: (now entering the tent) I’ll go. Send me on the skiff.

CAPTAIN: (exiting) Yes, you will. (exasperated) Your whole unit will.

[ALINA and three other cartographers walk toward the giant sand boats known as “skiffs”]

FEMALE CARTOGRAPHER: What happened? I thought we were heading south not west!

MALE CARTOGRAPHER 1: What did you do?

ALINA: (looking guilty and away from him) Nothing.

MALE CARTOGRAPHER 2: Shut up. You always blame her for anything bad that happens.

MALE CARTOGRAPHER 1: (mutters) I’m usually right.

[Camera shows ALINA start walking faster, away from her unit. Then the camera shows two large skiffs with sails blowing in the wind, First Army soldiers in gray uniforms jog with guns while Second Army Grisha in blue coats load onto the skiffs. ALINA walks onto a skiff, taking note of Squallors on platforms in front of the sails and Inferni in blue coats with flame embroidery checking their flint. ALINA runs into MAL, who now holds a rifle.]

MAL: (shocked) What are you doing here?

ALINA: (determined) My unit got placed with yours.

MAL: Get off this boat now. Tell them you’re sick or injured…

ALINA: I’m never that sick.

MAJOR ZOYA (flanked by two Inferni): Alright! Raise the gates!

ALINA: We’ll make it, together.

[Camera shows ALINA and MAL look toward the Major, the dark Fold and the white sail as the backdrop]

ZOYA: For those that have never crossed. We stay silent, we stay hidden. You will wait for your superior’s call to attack. Cartographers, (ZOYA’s gaze bores into ALINA’s) you will stay at the back of the skiff and out of the way. Now, Squallors ready!

[Squallors fill the sails with wind while MAL and other soldiers with rifles move to the railings of the skiff. Grisha Inferni stand in the middle of the deck. As the skiff slowly moves forward into darkness, ALINA closes her eyes, as if plunging into water. In the Fold, there is darkness, the only noises that can be heard are faint screeches and the flapping of wings. A wrecked ship is passed. The Inferni rotate around the deck, one speaks beside ALINA:]

INFERNI: (whispers) One marker in.

ALINA: How many are there?

INFERNI: Thirty-seven. One each mile.

FEMALE CARTOGRAPHER: (muttering with eyes closed and hand over her heart) Sankta Vladim guide us through the dark. We ask you to keep these monstrous waves from taking our lives as they did you. Let us make it to your homeland…

[The camera shows ALINA’s pitying look before showing her right hand intertwine with FEMALE CARTOGRAPHER’s left. ALINA gives their hands a squeeze of reassurance in the dark before the scene fades to the streets of KETTERDAM.]

INEJ

KETTERDAM

[The Fold transitions into the sign of another gambling hall with green lights outside. The EMERALD PALACE, KAZ and JESPER stand hidden in an alley staring at the sign.]

KAZ: (staring angrily and hatefully at the club) Our informant is on the top floor.

JESPER: (confused/concerned expression as he stares at KAZ) Mind telling me why we’re having to get past the bruisers instead of INEJ? Who and why does she have to kill tonight?

[KAZ is snapped from his trance to quickly glance at JESPER before he walks off.]

KAZ: Make sure they don’t see me.

JESPER: (rolls his eyes and pops his collar)

[Scene changes to show Arken Visser looking through some books, muttering to himself. Flashes of black pop in and out on screen. Arken then looks up to be punched in the face and knocked out by INEJ. She secures him to a chair and rifles through his desk.]

INEJ: (whispers) Indenture contracts

[Arken wakes up to find himself stuck]

INEJ: Awake?

[INEJ strides over to press a blade to his throat]

INEJ: How many Suli indentures do you work with? Do you separate the boys from the girls?

ARKEN: (pleading and scared) I don’t deal in indentures. I just help families fleeing the war. That’s all.

(ARKEN notices INEJ’s right sleeve go up to reveal the tattoo on her wrist)

ARKEN: You work for Heleen. No, please…

[INEJ takes a deep breath and closes her eyes before pinning ARKEN more with her knee]

INEJ: It’s either you. Or my freedom. (she raises a blade, it catches the light perfectly displaying the RAVKAN engraving]

ARKEN: Sankt Vladimir. (his eyes catch the loose scapular around INEJ’s neck) Sankta Lizabeta. You follow the faith too. What amount of prayer can forgive murder?

INEJ: (visibly swallows and shakes a bit) Ask the Saints for me.

[Just as she lowers the blade to strike—]

KAZ and JESPER: Wait!

(the knife sails into the doorframe in front of KAZ’s nose)

INEJ: You choose him over my freedom?

KAZ: You assume it's one or the other.

JESPER: (he and KAZ walk more into the room beside INEJ) Poppy from the Emerald Palace is quite the talker. Apparently, the Conductor here is our ticket across the Fold.

[The camera shows KAZ and INEJ standing over ARKEN from ARKEN’s POV]

KAZ: Well Conductor, I’ve got a job for you.

(Closeup of INEJ’s worried face.)

NINA

NOVOKRIBIRSK, WEST RAVKA

[A Grisha woman in a red kefta with black embroidery named NINA, stands beside military General ZLATAN on top of a dry docks for skiffs]

Photo of Nina:

Photo of Zlatan:

ZLATAN: They’re late.

NINA: They’ll make it. (she raises her hands toward the Fold) I don’t feel anything yet.

[Shot within the Shadow Fold, FEMALE CARTOGRAPHER is seen sprinting for her life, though what direction she’s heading in is unclear]

INEJ

KETTERDAM

[The FOLD then transitions to KETTERDAM, where KAZ’s gloved hand slams down a black pistol on the stand outside Heleen’s office in the MENAGERIE. He walks toward TANTE HELEEN.]

TANTE HELEEN: (sitting at a desk) Mr. Brekker, a pleasure. What can I do for you this eveni—

(TANTE HELEEN screams and jumps up in fright.)

(Her ledgers become splattered with blood from a severed finger and broken spectacles that KAZ throws from seemingly nowhere)

KAZ: I’m taking her. We’ll have enough to clear the books after this next job. Arken Visser is just the down payment.

TANTE HELEEN: (studying the finger without touching it) This could be anyone’s.

KAZ: (turning and starting to walk out of the room) Compartment 376 at the morgue.

[KAZ’s emotionless face topped with a black hat fades into ALINA’s openly scared expression shrouded in darkness in THE FOLD]

ALINA

THE FOLD, RAVKA

[ALINA stares around at the deck. She sees MAL shifting his position on the railing. From far off to the right, a screech is heard. Winged creatures start flying closer and closer to the sails. The Inferni and cartographers squat low as a winged monster called a “Volcra” fly right between both sails. As another Volcra comes closer, a soldier beside MAL fires his gun.]

MAL: DUBROV! You trigger happy son—!

ZOYA: Squallors! Position compromised! Inferni! Be read—

[With that, Volcra swarm the skiff, bursts of flame from the Inferni on the deck highlight the monsters winged, skeletal, gray bodies. Gun fire is released in rapid succession and a stray flame of an Inferni’s fire catches the railing of the skiff as Squallors yell at each other to turn around. From beside her, FEMALE CARTOGRAPHER sprints to the side of the ship as MALE CARTOGRAPHER 1 is carried off screaming.]

ALINA: No! (she yells at the disappearing form of the pious cartographer)

[ALINA then sees MAL shoot down two Volcra before one grabs him by the chest.]

ALINA: MAL!!!

[ALINA sprints forward as MAL screams, but unsheathes a large knife to fend of the beast holding him. ALINA grabs a stray rifle and takes a shot, MAL and the volcra drop to the deck. ALINA runs forward and clutches his hands.]

MAL: AL...

ALINA: You’ll make it. (her eyes are filled with tears as flames and screams spread around her)

MAL: (a small smile though the pain is evident, he whispers) I’ll meet you in the meadow...

[ALINA tries to smile, tears streaming down her face, when a Volcra’s claws dig into her back and start lifting her up. ALINA’s face breaks out in fear and pain as she clutches MAL’s hands. Then, ALINA’s close-up face bursts into light, spreading white to fully engulf the screen.]

*Silent Video TW: flash and light violence*

END OF EPISODE

@indigoscribe

I've been thinking about ToTK lately, and one thing consistently bothers me.

Why was Zelda the one to get the time powers? Link is clearly the one who's magic involves time. His past incarnations have traveled through time a whole heck of a lot, plus bullet time and flurry rush. It would fit perfectly in the story as well.

Link, in a fit of desperation to save Zelda, reaches to send her somewhere where Ganon isn't an issue, tapping into his own innate time power to send her all the way back to before Ganon got his secret stone. Zelda cannot simply travel back because she has no power over time. So, she remains in the past, does all the same things, because she does need to fix the master sword.

Meanwhile, Link gets recall not from any outside source, but from himself, with some coaching from Rauru on how to channel his magic through the arm. He sends the master sword back to let Zelda know he hasn't forgotten about her, but he can't send anything more. The story then proceeds as usual. Legit just the tiniest change but I feel like it would make so much more sense.

There are many things I would edit about tears of the kingdom, such as the fact that no one can seem to decide if they want the games to be within one universe or not, (like girlypop the Zonai are cool and all but they do NOT belong on the Zelda timeline,) and that the weird ancient sages being nobodies compared to the champions. But for some reason, this one thing is what sticks out in my mind as something I must fix.

bruh this movie had potential, I wish it came out differently. I have an idea of how it might've come out different and I want to write out this story differently to see how it might've been better in my opinion, but I write slowly.💀

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The Exorcism (2024)

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Okay, so…this is gonna be a very very very lore based-rewrite redesign because I think there’s a lot that can be done with the Bride of Rich Nights, especially since she didn’t get much of an actual role in the comics besides…being murdered for her position. Alongside that, we never actually got an actual replacement for her? Which…is the clan just run by officials?

I’m going to try and spiff things up a bit here, so let’s get to it!

Bride of Rich Nights 💎

The Bride of Rich Nights, the former Matriarch of the Yagyu clan, the self-exiled hermit of the Dragon kingdom’s mountains, simply known as Diamona the bat.

Originally, Diamona inherited her title from the former Bride of Rich Nights, her older sister and mentor Echo, after she stepped down, feeling herself unfit for the position. She was able to manage the clan with little complications, even keeping most of her relations with other clans quite well despite the peace treaty between them being…less than enforced. Things were a bit tense between them. However, The Clan Wars that happened so long ago would soon be reignited by a horrible mistake…

You see, Diamona had very little complications, but she still had issues and problems. Specifically, her greed and paranoia. The Yagyu were known assassins and thieves, raised to favor gold and riches over all else. Wealth was everything and anything to the clan. However, none favored riches more than Diamona.

Her closest guards one day came to her with news. Little did she know though that this very information would flip her world around on its crowned head. The news? The Bride of Constant Vigil was planning something against her, something that involved her riches. Still much younger than the other Brides and far less wise at the time, she considered her options. But the most pleasing one came to her quickly.

Thus, she sent her apprentice, Mithral, to get rid of Vigil’s most precious thing. Her son. The apprentice, however, could not stomach this, for the Bride’s son was still a child and Mithral herself on the edge of adulthood. So, instead, she tricked him into venturing out, knocked him unconscious, and flew him far away enough that he would not be able to return easily. To a place called…Downunda, she would tell her bride later, reasoning that she followed her orders.

This was not what the Bride wanted though. She wanted Vigil to suffer for plotting against her and her clan! However, news reached quickly and, as it turns out, this still was impactful. Vigil became furious but blamed Reach instead of Diamona. As it turns out, Reach blamed Storm for theft of one of her written down visions, which Storm denied but blamed Vigil for it. As it turns out, Diamona’s command caused the treaty to break and war to begin once more with Diamona right in the center of it. The three attempted to get her on their side, each with riches of some kind.

Fo once in her life, she denied them every single time. She could not be bought. The riches she once desired and obsessed over now brought her pain and discomfort to look upon. What had she done? She didn’t mean for war, she didn’t mean to cause any of this. Diamona stewed away for days, alone until her apprentice finally broke that self-confinement. Mithral asked what she was going to do.

So she did the only thing she could do. Diamona told Mithral she would step-down, leave her people to pick someone more befitting. She wasn’t fit to rule and that was blatantly clear to her now. Her behavior had been horrible and inexcusable, clouded by her paranoia and greed.

However, she gave Mithral one more command as her bride. Find Vigil’s son, find the missing prophecy, and bring them both back to fix the mistake she can’t. She doesn’t deserve their forgiveness, not now and probably not ever. Mithral agreed and helped her leave without a trace, heading off herself after aiding her Bride one last time.

Present day, she resides deep within the caverns of the mountain areas, guiding any lost residents from the shadows who wander too deep. She lives alone, self-exiled until she can believe she deserves any chance at redemption. Her guilt eats at her, though Diamona is a bit surprised by how satisfied she is without all of her once precious treasures.

However, what she never realized was that her sudden vanishing made the other Brides believe that the same person who made Vigil’s son vanish made The Bride of Rich Nights vanish as well. This only made the fighting worse. Mithral is still searching as well, doing her absolute best to fulfill her Bride’s final order. Perhaps though…she may just stumble upon her goal soon enough. With help from the freedom fighters…or perhaps from a certain detective agency? That’s a story for another time though, isn’t it?

So I decided that, after seeing an old redesign attempt from February in my gallery, I was going to reattempt to give this wonderful woman from the Archie comics a new look!

While I haven’t exactly gotten caught up with everything from the Archie comics, I did hyper-fixate on everything Ninja related. So, let’s go ahead and attempt a modernized rendition of

The Bride of Constant Vigil 👁

The Bride of Constant Vigil, one of the three remaining brides of the Matriarchal Dragon Kingdom, Head of the Shinobi Clan, Mother and Master to Espio the Chameleon.

After having inherited her title from a young age, she hardened herself with training and the responsibility of keeping her clan safe. Due to the clan wars being endlessly brutal, Vigil made the decision to take her people and retreat into the shadows, using their honed techniques of invisibility and espionage to keep watch over threats. Even so, the clan still kept their distance from the actual battles, turning their eyes towards other zones in the mean time…just in case. Then came the peace treaty, though none of the Brides truly believed it would last very long…

She personally trained her child, making sure that he would be prepared for any enemy or trouble, should he have to face it. Despite this, Vigil forbid him from actually leaving to go on any missions, which led to him eventually vanishing, leaving only a vague note and a single Kunai. Furious and frantic, she sent a trusted and trained guard to find him. Leading up to present day, she has heard from neither her son nor the guard she sent.

Speaking of present day, the matriarch has become cold and closed off from others, spending most of her time meditating or training on her own. She has become brash and hard from time and will not hesitate to silence you for good if you step one foot out of line. While on the side of neutrality, Vigil remains as brutal as her fellow Brides.

Might end up doing this for the other brides and stuff too. I just really like ninjas

today i wanna talk about the big brawl.. season 6, episode 10 and the sekai taikai.. basically how eye would change some things.

this is gonna be an extremely long post .. i like to yap. clearly. so yeah.

initially, when i first watched i loved it.. but rewatching that specific scene. it’s giving lacklustre? i mean the choreography was good that’s for sure but i don’t know.. i feel like it could’ve been done so much better .. also feel like it didn’t really have to end in kwons death either.

the reason why it fell short for me and felt a bit anticlimactic was because it was just random? russian dojo came back and punched gunther in the face, everyone else started fighting.. like okay💀

the thing is there was no reason too really. (have the massive brawl breakout THAT way) a brawl is fine, but the way it was carried out isn’t. also the actual tournament way too short.

i have an idea; so gonna share it here for you all! this might be dumb but i don’t like a lot with this season 6 part 2 after initial thought. anyways here we go 😖:

start off by saying sekai taikai was too short. like a world tournament only being around 30-40 minutes. i would’ve had the episodes longer with a runtime of an hour or over an hour.

i think CK could’ve benefited from longer episodes and more episodes anyway and better writers. but i digress

each international dojo is introduced through short videos or flashbacks as the teams all join together in the arena or whatever, showcasing unique abilities and talent.

cobra kai and miyagi do both face frictions with other teams in the tournament. an aggressive and brutal dojo accuses cobra kai of being frauds who can’t live up to their intimidation tactics (blame kwon for that one, him intimidating others outside of the mat.) leads to that sort of confrontation.

miyagi-dos defense style is mocked by other dojo who sees it as way too soft. tension brews between alllll the teams. it isn’t just a cobra kai and miyagi do thing against all, all dojos have issues w each other.

several preliminary matches are shown, including standout fights featuring (sam, hawk, devon) and (tory, yoon, kwon) other cobra kai teamates deserved to be mentioned more.

tensions rise between tory and another dojos female fighter. tory isn’t balanced and dealing with the grief of her mother still. this girl from the other team is aggressive and fast. forcing tory to become the same. letting out her anger and almost gets disqualified.

johnny and daniel struggle to keep the peace between miyagi do. they’re fighting well, but not as good as they possibly could be. they’re losing a lot of matches and the team becomes completely divided. one side saying to fight aggressive; other side saying to defend

things begins to get a lil heated OUTSIDE of tournament.. rival dojos begin sabotaging each other outside the matches. a lot of street fights if you will. or just them fucking with eachother. an example: miyagi do member is ambushed completely by another dojo.

sam is targeted by a rival fighter in a dirty off the matt attack. causing noticeable, bad injuries, miguel jumps in to defend her and makes himself a target for specific dojo.

the brawl: a rival dojo manipulates tensions between miyagi do and cobra kai. possibly spreading a false rumour. like cobra kai plotting to sabotage a miyagi do fighter by injuring them with an illegal move they could disguise as not an illegal move lol.

yada, yada, yada. something happens, someone could hit someone else, the big brawl happenes!

during big brawl, tory could intervene to protect devon and takes a severe hit leaving her threatened with life changing injuries.

let’s get to kwon real quick: instead of him being an asshole and just getting killed. it’s established that kwon is one of the best fighters on the tournament. during brawl kwon gets ambushed by a jealous rival dojo or just a rival who wants to quite literally take him outta commission 😵.

kwon could also have a personality, so just not an asshole.. or not an asshole all the time , so he’s NOT a bad person and his team actually fw him.

say the ambush is so bad it triggers people from cobra kai to try and rescue him.. another way tory could get critically injured trying to protect him.

‘why tory?’ you may ask.. and why not? kwon was just introduced. it gives off more shock factor that a main character got hurt instead of him.

the impact of tory’s injury:

shock factor- tory being critically injured instead of kwon would exceed expectations.. like NO ONE could’ve seen it coming. her injury would create an emotional gut punch for characters like devon, sam, robby.

next, a full tournament arc. this would give the series time to delve into each fighting style, all the dojos. here’s how they could do it:

establish rivalries. cross-dojo friendships and betrayals .. this one could be interesting. inner team drama.

different fights during the sekai taikai:

tag team matches.

weapon kata demonstrations

survival matches

free for all battles

team relay matches

speed challenges

lastly, activities that the captains of each dojo would have to do or all the kids in the comp:

1. leadership seminar; captains are required to give speeches or participate in discussions about their dojos philosophy, training style, discipline, skills.

2. demonstration matches; captains are required to participate in matches to show their skills and set an example.

3. coaching workshop; leadership skills between the captains would be tested. captains would have to try and coach fighters from the other dojos.

as you can see if you’ve read up to this point, there’s A LOT .. i am a professional yapper. relaying back to my point. all this couldn’t fit into 5 episodes between 30-40 minutes, that’s why everything should’ve been bigger, longer.

CK doesn’t have the budget im aware so most of these are just headcannons unless someone wants to write a fic and do a whole rewrite.. which I might be up to do.. however i cant write for shit😭

uhm yeah 👌

I think I’m gonna do another Hazbin-Descendants rewrite.

Yeah I’m gonna do Stayed Gone, but you guys can guess which two characters will be singing it.