#Ebony Ark | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

milkytheholy1 · 2 years

Text

Gone

Shadow the hedgehog x FReader

Masterlist warming up to you part 1

Blood dribbled from your lips, you've probably swallowed a few teeth during this fight too. Your knuckles were grazed and bleeding, ankles sore and muscles aching. It wasn't meant to end like this and yet you knew deep down in your heart, that this was the only outcome.

He was the one variable you couldn't predict, couldn't control. It all started when G.U.N stormed your small island home, seemingly for no reason; but they always have a motive. They cared little for the life you had made for yourself, they shoved you up against a wall in handcuffs and dragged you off to the van waiting outside.

They wanted to know where he was, what he was doing and where he would show up next. You refused to give them any information, why would you? From the stories you had heard, G.U.N were monsters. And as for their questions, well, you wouldn't have known the answers anyway. It was very rare when he told you what he had planned, but that's how he liked it; it was to keep you safe.

"Tell us where Project Shadow is, now!" a faceless soldier barked out, you frowned, your nails digging deeper into the palms of your hands, "He has a name, y'know?"

The agent darkly chuckled under his breath, "Of course, it does. Please, forgive me. Tell us where Shadow the Hedgehog is now or we'll be forced to take you into G.U.N's detention facility."

"I've already told you this before, shit-for-brains! I. Don't. Know!"

"Like hell you don't know where it is!"

"He!" you rattled against your chair, growing aggravated the more this moron belittled someone you cared deeply about. The G.U.N soldier swatted away your aggression, "Whatever it is, G.U.N needs to know the location of Project Shadow. Lady, you are aiding a criminal."

"He's not a criminal, he's a hero!"

"Is that what he's told you? Filling your head with lies." he huffed out, "Did he ever mention the Ark and what truly happened on that day?" You shunned him, of course, Shadow had told you about that horrid day. But from the tone of the soldier's voice, you could only suspect he would reiterate a very different story.

"You don't know him." you seethed out through clenched teeth. The soldier rested his arms behind his head and kicked his legs up on the table, the vehicle still moving smoothly, "If we didn't know him, then why did we come after you?"

You stuttered, eyes wide and breath taken; it was a trap. The soldier clicked his fingers together, "Now you're getting it." he mused. Just then the road got a lot more bumpy, the van started swerving and cutting corners, sending the occupants sliding. The soldier steadied himself before slowly turning his head to your startled form, "Right on time."

A large hole formed in the roof, a light too bright to continuously look at. Then it went silent, those few moments of anxiety as you waited for the metal to drop and meet the red eyes of a very angry hedgehog. The other soldiers formed around the hole, all weapons raised and waiting.

It felt like it had only happened in a few seconds, Shadow was in the van crushing soldiers against the metallic walls. He wasted no time in disarming everyone in the vehicle and knocking them out, or what you hoped was them just being unconscious.

But Shadow was different, you'd seen him fight before but this time it was more violent. He wasn't pulling back his punches, he wasn't calm and collective, he was punching for vengeance and for the sake of violence. His black fur emitted a deep red, his eyes buzzing with what you could only assume was anger.

The van came to a screeching halt, sending everyone tumbling around. The doors swung open and electric shots were fired at the ebony hog, however, one hit you instead. You were out like a light, pressed against the cold floor, unable to do anything as your body writhed in pain.

You could only hear growls, your vision was becoming fuzzy. The dark red blob in front of you was getting smaller, it was moving too fast to truly keep your eyes on it. But once your body dulled and your limbs went slack, you knew you needed to move. How? You didn't know, you only prayed your arms and legs could communicate enough to get you out of the van.

Your body felt like t.v static as you slowly pulled yourself along. You fell out of the van with a thud, grazing your body along the concrete ground. Shadow was in the distance fighting more soldiers, but as the soldiers ran for cover against the van; Shadow followed.

The vehicle was picked up and thrown like a bowling ball at a set of pins, crashing into civilian cars and setting a light. The explosions were loud, you'd never been this close to so many all at once, it hurt your hearing like hell. Some scraps of metal flew over you, some avoiding you completely while others scratched against your arms and face.

You felt your limbs come back into consciousness, perhaps from the adrenaline that was coursing through your veins. You kneeled against the concrete, the little pebbles and debris sticking to your knees. Wobbling to a stand, you looked up at the destruction that had occurred. There were holes in buildings and shops, the street was in ruins, and dead bodies laid piled up on the ground while bullets littered the earth like chewing gum.

And above all of it was Shadow, now floating in the air. He was encompassed by red, rich eyes in glee as he crushed another soldier's neck. His smile was wicked and not at all like the one you had grown to love, this wasn't your Shadow anymore. Once he caught your worried gaze, he zapped to you in an instant, his bloodied gloves covering your cheeks.

"Y-you're okay, I- I thought they had killed you." He looked around at the damage he had caused, "I did all this to save you." he didn't sound sad or remorseful, rather he held a child-like glee. You pulled away from his touch, taking a step back and swallowing down the vile in your throat. You could still feel the warmth of his hands on your cheeks, feel the sticky substance of blood now coating your skin.

"Y-you...Look what you've done!" you yelled out, surprising him. You pressed your hands to your forehead, tugging on your hair, "You killed everyone!"

"I killed G.U.N, they hurt you!"

"YOU HURT ME!" you cried out, tears streaming down your cheeks. Shadow looked appalled by this suggestion, he would never hurt you, he was hurting the people that took you from him. That's it, he knows why you say such hurtful things at him...they turned you against him.

"I get what's going on now, they turned you against me. They probably told you I was the monster, that I'm the boogeyman parents warn their children about at night. I ONLY did this to save you! TO KEEP YOU SAFE!"

You couldn't bare to look at him, it hurt too much, "But am I safe with you, Shadow?" you all but whispered out. He frowned, he took a step back and began floating again, his quills sticking up, "I am the only one who can protect you."

"What happens when you can't protect me from yourself? What happens if this-" you motioned to the chaos around you, "-happens again? Will you go on another killing spree in the name of peace?"

He was getting mad at this point, "You know I'd win against those pathetic-" he cut himself off, his brows furrowing the more he thought about his words, "Humans." he seethed out. You held back your cry, instead, you readied yourself. You braced your fists by your side and took a deep breath, "And you'll know I'll fight, pathetic human quirks and all."

#shadow and rouge #boom shadow #shadow fanart #shadow #shadow the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog idw #shadow the hedgehog x reader #shadow x reader #fandom #fanfic #oneshot #fan #fanfiction #reader #angst

182 notes · View notes

scotianostra · 1 year

Text

Holy Rood Day occurs on May 3rd and is a held in celebration of the discovery of the cross on which Jesus was crucified and is celebrated as a religious observance.

This ties directly in with one of our fondest remembered Queens, Margaret, and one of Scotland's most treasured and enigmatic relics, the Black Rood, said to be a piece of the True Cross set in an ebony crucifix. Here's the story to date.

The Black Rood is said to have been brought to Scotland by Margaret who fled north in the years after the Norman Conquest and married Malcolm Canmore, Malcolm III. A bit of Margaret's background is relevant. She is said to have been born in Hungary but was in England during the reign of Edward the Confessor who was her grand-uncle.

On her death in 1093, Margaret is reported to have left the Rood, described by contemporary historians as a ''great national palladium'', check out the link for a great telling of how Margaret called for the rood as she lay dying in Edinburgh Castle.

To the Scottish people. It is recorded as having been taken south along with the Stone of Destiny in 1296 as part of Edward I of England's booty from his Scottish ''tour''. Its significance for the Scots is indicated by the fact it was only restored by special treaty.

Almost half a century passes before it surfaces again, this time as one of the relics carried by the Scots army in 1346 to the Battle of Neville's Cross near Durham where we were soundly drubbed and David II was taken into captivity.

The English considered the acquisition of the Black Rood almost as important as the victory itself and it was kept for the next 200 years in Durham Abbey ''on the pillar next to St Cuthbert's shrine in the south aisle''. During the chaos of the Reformation, like so many other religious artefacts, it disappeared.

You don't have to believe in all the religion surrounding the Holy, or Black Rood to understand that this was one of the most treasured relics from our medieval history, just rooting around in history and you can find other legends regarding pieces of the Cross, so much so the reformer John Calvin thought there were enough pieces of the "True Cross" floating around to build a battleship or I would add, perhaps an Ark.

Check out the link for more info on the Black Rood here https://scottishroyallegends.blogspot.com/.../this-holy...

#scotland #scottish #monarch #saint #religious figure #history #holy rood #religious history

12 notes · View notes

darkjanet2 · 7 months

Text

Sonic Adventure 2: Sonadow

Chapter 21: The Tragic Love Story of Sonic and Shadow

Amy's eyes stirred as she came out of her unconsciousness, she moaned a little and felt her body ache in pain. She slowly opened her eyes, placed her hand on her head, and looked around the room. She was on the bed with a blue sheet. And the wall and slate floor were fairly white. A white nightstand with LED blue light trim stood beside her bed with a flower pot. And a large window was showing outside the space. The red and yellow robots were in the room and they were surprised to see her awake.

"Hey, sleepyhead," said Orbot.

"Where am I? What happened?" asked Amy.

"You fainted. You must've been in really bad shock when you passed out," answered Cubot.

"I have? I remember... Sonic and Shadow were... No, why? They're both men," said Amy, rubbing her head.

"Well, we are still trying to figure that part out. I thought they hated each other," said Orbot.

"And I thought they were fighting in this room..." said Cubot.

"I saw Sonic... My Sonic was making love with... Shadow...?" Amy's eyes tear up slightly. "How long was I out?"

"Uh, about 6 hours," answered Orbot.

"6 hours long?!" exclaimed Amy. "Why didn't anyone wake me up?" She cried.

"Calm down. Everything's fine now. Sonic and Shadow took care of it. However," Cubot frowned. "Shadow didn't make it."

After hearing the news that Shadow had passed away, Amy was saddened by the news.

“But look on the bright side, the Earth is safe and sound,” said Cubot.

"And Sonic?" she asked worriedly.

"Sonic's fine, he just needs some rest. And he said he needed some time alone," said Orbot.

Amy frowned as she stared at her hands gripping the sheet, and then she sighed and lay back on the bed, feeling exhausted. "I see," said Amy.

"Well, uh, we'll get you anything you need," said Orbot. Then he turned to his partner and said, "Come on, let's go find something for her." Cubot nodded and followed behind him. They left the room they were going to get her something while Amy closed her eyes.

-Meanwhile-

Sonic was staring at a large window outside the space filled with stars in all different colors. He sighed as he sat on a bed near the window. His arms hung lazily by his sides as he rested his elbows on his lap. Sonic was in a very depressive mode after everything went terribly wrong in his last battle with Shadow against The FInal Hazard. Shadow had lost so much energy and he couldn't save him from falling to his death. The memories flooded his mind when he met Shadow.

*Flashback*

"Who are you, and why do you look like me?!" demanded Sonic.

"My name is Shadow. And I'm the world's Ultimate Lifetime," said Shadow.

*Timeskip to Green Forest*

"Hey, that's..." Sonic trailed.

"A blue hedgehog again around here all places," Shadow crossed his arms over his chest.

"I found you, faker!" growled Sonic, pointing at the ebony hedgehog.

"Faker? I think you’re a fake hedgehog around here, and you’re comparing yourself to me? Hah! You're not even good enough to be my fake!" yelled Shadow.

*Timeskip after the fight*

Shadow kissed Sonic on the lips passionately, and Sonic went numb as he froze like a statue as he stared at Shadow.

*Timeskip at the Space Colony ARK*

"Shadow, for what you did was wrong, they didn't do anything to you!" Sonic yelled.

Shadow punched Sonic in the face to get off of him, and he fell to the ground.

"You never understand! They killed Maria in front of me!" argued Shadow.

"M... Maria...?" stuttered Sonic quietly.

"Yes, Maria. Her name is Maria. You knew that." Shadow answered coldly.

*Timeskip in argument*

"Why the hell should I trust you?!" Shadow shouted angrily, wrenching his arm free from Sonic's grasp.

"Because you promised! What about the promise made to Maria and her wish?! Don't you want to fulfill it!? Do you, Shadow?!" yelled Sonic.

Shadow growled angrily, baring his fangs as he glared at Sonic, and threw himself at the blue speedster.

"Don't you dare say her name!" roared Shadow. "I don't need to hear your voice saying her name again! I told you that I wasn't interested in stupid friendship! But you wouldn't listen!"

Sonic reacted with his emotional pain, and Shadow continued.

"I just... I just can't stand it anymore. All these years the one thing I wanted was to protect her, I wanted her to live! She pushed me to the pod, locked in. I was trying to save her, but I failed! I couldn't save her! I couldn't fucking save her! All because I couldn't even save her, then she was murdered! I was so helpless that day....and yet she still wanted me to promise to protect humanity..." Shadow shed those tears from his eyes, and Sonic's eyes welled up the tears.

"Even if I could have saved her, I couldn't have prevented her death! And now I have to live with the fact that it was because of me that she died!" Shadow gritted his teeth, his tears flowed freely down Sonic's face.

"I... I couldn't save her and now she's gone. She's gone, she's gone! Oh, God..." Shadow sobbed.

Sonic stood up and hugged Shadow, the ebony hedgehog clinging onto him desperately, burying his face in his shoulder. Sonic rubbed his back, whispering words of comfort.

‘I’m sorry, Shadow,’ Sonic thought

*End Flashback*

Sonic looked at the ceiling, sighed deeply, and laid his head back down, and closed his eyes.

‘But I hope she has found peace and happiness. And she would have wanted you to be happy too… It was because she loved you.’ Sonic thought.

“So much has changed since Maria and Shadow had been gone…” he whispered.

A gentle knock on the door was heard. Sonic got up.

“Who is it?” called Sonic.

In the blink of an eye, the door opened and the white bat entered the room.

“It’s me, Rouge.” she smiled sweetly.

“Oh, Rouge,” Sonic was surprised to see her.

“Can I come in?” she asked.

“Oh, uh, sure,” said Sonic.

She walked across to the bed and sat down on the edge. She gently put her hand on top of Sonic’s hand, caressing it gently. Sonic blushed a bit, and moved closer to Rouge, leaning into her touch, which made her blush a bit too.

“So… How’ve you been holding up?” asked Rouge softly, her heart swelling with love as she gazed into the emerald eyes that she loved more than her own life.

“I’m okay, I guess. After being with Shadow again, I felt so alone without him, and I missed him so badly,” said Sonic.

“Oh… I’m sorry to hear that,” Rouge said. “He sounded like he really cared for you. He must’ve meant a lot to you.”

“Yeah, he did,” said Sonic. “We were enemies at first, but now we became lovers,” said Sonic, looking down to his feet.

Rouge blinked once in surprise. She thought that Sonic hated Shadow … But apparently, he still loved him as his lover?

“Sonic, I thought you two were enemies. How did you meet Shadow?” asked Rouge.

“I don’t know where to begin, but I’ll tell you a whole story,” said Sonic with a small smile. “Long story short…” he started.

He told her the whole story about G.U.N. being mistakenly Sonic for stealing Choas Emerald because of the accusation and then how he met Shadow in the city where he possessed a Chaos Emerald. He told her about how Shadow used Chaos Emerald to teleport that he was fighting with. He knew he was tough, but it amazed him how strong Shadow was. He talked about the past few times they were apart. He told her how they met, how they fought each other, how their relationship progressed. He told her everything about Shadow. About his feelings towards him, how he fell in love with him; even how he lost him.

“Wow. So you loved him?” asked Rouge.

“Yeah,” said Sonic nodding his head. “And when we fought each other in the jungle, Shadow was shown impressed by my fighting skills. I was confused at first and he walked to me, grabbed me, and kissed me,” said Sonic.

Rouge blinked in surprise, “Shadow kissed you?”

“Yes,” said Sonic.

“I can see why he did that,” chuckled Rouge. “What was it like?” she asked.

“Huh?” puzzled Sonic.

“How did you feel? Did you enjoy it?” asked Rouge.

Sonic scratched the back of his head, “Well… it’s not like I didn’t like the kiss. I didn’t know what his intention was, but I enjoyed it too,” admitted Sonic, blushing. “I believe it was my first kiss.”

“Really?” asked Rouge, her teal eyes widened slightly.

“Yeah,” replied Sonic.

“You’re not lying to me, are you?” she asked, raising her eyebrow.

“No, I’m not lying, Rouge. The kiss happened in the forest. I thought he was going to kill me, but instead, he gave me a kiss. And then he left before the island blew up. That was the last time I saw or talked to him until today,” explained Sonic.

“Wow! That’s an amazing story!” exclaimed Rouge.

“Yeah, it was pretty great,” said Sonic shyly.

“Did you ever ask him why he kissed you?” asked Rouge.

“That’s what I figured out why he kissed me, he said he had no interest in killing me,” said Sonic.

“Hmm… maybe he’s actually a good person after all?” giggled Rouge.

“Probably,” laughed Sonic.

After a moment of silence, Rouge spoke up.

“Hey, Sonic? Are you gonna stay here tonight? I know you’re probably tired after being with Shadow.”

“Yeah. I need to get some sleep and be ready to return to Earth,” said Sonic.

“Okay… Then I’ll let you get some rest,” Rouge got up from the bed and headed for the door.

“Rouge, wait,” Sonic called, causing the white bat to stop and turn around to look at him.

“Yes?” she asked.

Sonic hugged her tightly around the waist, “Thank you, for everything, Rouge. You have helped me heal,” said Sonic smiling.

“You’re welcome Sonic,” smiled Rouge. Sonic released her from his hug and smiled back at her.

“Goodnight,” Rouge said.

“Goodnight,” replied Sonic as he watched her exit the room and closed the door behind her. Sonic sighed as he got in the bed. He took Shadow’s ring from the nightstand, held it in his hand, and stared at it, thinking about how much he had loved him, how much he wished he could change things, that he could go back in time and save Shadow. Sonic closed his eyes and drifted off into slumber, holding the ring in his hand.

‘Sayonara, my beloved Shadow,’ Sonic thought in his sleep.

#fanfiction #sonic adventure 2 #shadow the hedgehog #sonadow #sonic the hedgehog #enemies to lovers #yaoi bl #yaoi smut #first kiss #first love

4 notes · View notes

dippydrawtale · 2 years

Text

Decided to try a fanfic here since it's SFW? Idk I've seen a lot of people do it. I'm like half asleep lol sorry for missiles and bad writing. Tbh scared to post this

Also probably OOC

Shadow had never really liked physical contact.

It makes him feel...WEIRD.

He always associated touch with either pain or being dragged along thanks to his days on ARK, Maria was the only soothing touch.

Professor was sometimes as well, but not as much.

So when he felt a hand so much as graze his arm, his whole body stiffened the slightest bit.

Thankfully... it seemed mostly unnoticed, as the cobalt smiles over, placing the hand on Shadow's bicep, and didn't speak of the reaction.

"Yo, Shads, check it!" He held his phone in front of Shadow's face, the Ebony hybrid fluttered his eyes quickly at some meme of himself, it was a photograph of him, it must have been when he was blocking himself from flashes of cameras, one hand over his eyes the other his chest in surprise.

The first time he dealt with the paparazzi...

That isn't what made his cheeks and tips of his ears heat up, it was the caption under the photograph...

"What…" is all he slowly mumbled, Sonic was snickering like it was the funniest thing he's seen.

"What do you mean what? It's HILARIOUS!!!"

"I don't see how my chest is funny..." Shadow repeated, feeling himself stiffen when a hand suddenly was patting his upper back, between his shouldered spiked quills, the contact made the said spines rise, each playful pat made him wish to quill and hide in a ball, of course he didn't.

He's the ultimate life form. He isn't allowed to quill, or hide.

"Shadow??" He heard, lifting his gaze from the ground (when did he even start staring at the ground?...) he met Sonic's.

"What is it Faker..." he mumbled, his voice the usual blank tone.

Sonic frowned, his hand removing from Shadow's back "are you ok?... you were saving out there" he mumbled, Shadow's eyes widened slightly "I-... I'm fine." He looked away, Sonic slowly nodded in response with a soft 'right' as Shadow went back to watching the surrounding environment, having forgotten why he was even here for a second. They had been relaxing after a race, which ended up tieing again.

Sonic's phone rang making Shadow's shoulders stiffen just slightly as Sonic sighed "that's tails, I'll see you next time we race? I'll kick your ass then!" Sonic boasted. Pushing himself up.

Shadow nodded as he leaned inward slightly "alright..." sonic offered a hand to help him up, Shadow stared, before reaching up and slowly clasping it. The cobalt helped him up.

With a wave, sonic sped up answering his phone...

Sonic couldn't stop his mind wandering as he ran back home, having to slow down more than usual to not slam into (another) building or tree...

He knew Shadow was more closes off than others, and how he most definitely didn't get as touchy as some of his other friends. But he's never had a friend outright flinch or stiffen like a statue at his touch. To the point his quills rise in defense, his face even pales. It's like seeing him try to curl in on himself, even if he refuses to admit or show it.

It was... worrying?... Sonic has been in the hero business for quite literally years, so it isn't the first time he's seen how someone... -

A yelp escaped sonic skidding to a halt at the door, Opening it his mind still wanders.

He wants to help Shadow. Feel that soft fur, curse his gloves.

Maybe with some time, He'll get Shadow to allow more physical contact.

Preferably without Shadow getting stressed...

The picture sinic showed Shadow is based on this meme I saw

#shadow x sonic #sonic x shadow #sonadow #sonic #sonic the hedghog movie #shadow the hedgehog #sonic fanfiction #sonadow fanfiction #sonadow fluff

50 notes · View notes

stormingchaosheartcontrol · 1 year

Text

Emerald eyes peered over their owner's shoulder at the intimidating looking male sitting next to her. No, that wasn't him. That wasn't the Shadow she'd accidentally hugged on Prison Island, met on Space Colony ARK, gotten to know, gotten to love...still loved.

"How long are you here for?"

Shadow heard the anticipation in her voice "Not sure, I haven't taken that into consideration."

Amy hesitated a bit, "...Do you still work for them?"

"Who?" He said knowing she'd ask this "G.U.N. or the-"

"-Does it matter which one?!" The rose colored female cried, "They're both responsible for all this!"

She was right and he knew it too. The ebony hedgehog clinched his fists in anger as he remembered how that tragic day unfolded.

To be continued...

Here’s the story I mentioned back in my Shadamy headcanon about Shadow and Amy’s pet Chaos Midnight and Angel meeting each other for the first time.

*NOTE: This story is a WIP and has slow updates*

#stormingchaosheartcontrol #shadamy #all these years #shadow x amy #shadow the hedgehog #amy rose #fanfiction

5 notes · View notes

ariel-seagull-wings · 2 years

Text

@themousefromfantasyland @softlytowardthesun @princesssarisa @superkingofpriderock @faintingheroine @notyouraveragejulie @amalthea9 @the-blue-fairie @angelixgutz

TOP 08 PORTRAYALS OF THE FROG PRINCE

After the Beast, the Frog Prince is probably the most famous animal groom character in fairy tales. Sometimes portrayed as a complete victim unfairly cursed, other times portrayed as a deeply flawed man who was cursed as a karmic punishment, at the end of the day he will always help a princess in exchange of friendship and companionship, wich will make him turn back to human form.

The appeal of the Frog Prince is how, under an appearance that frightens and repugnates us, he simbolizes virtues like loyalty and kindness. And today, i make this humble list of my favorite portrayals of this iconic character.

Number 08: Shigeru Chiba/Daniel Woren in Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

This encarnation starts with a bit of an aristocratic arrogance, to the despair of his servant Henry, who wants to help him find a princess who may break his curse. But as the episode goes, we see other aspects of his personality, like how much he values the keeping of a promisse, how much he enjoys to tell jokes at the table, and the fact that he is capable of being gentle and apologizing. That is why he gains the number eight spot on this list.

Number 07: Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen in Disney's The Princess and The Frog

Naveen was once the spoiled Prince Heir of the Kingdom of Maldonia, who has to learn how to confront reality when his parents cut his allowances. Wanting to gain easy richess, he falls in the trap of the villain Dr. Facilier and is turned into a frog. Soon after, he kisses Tiana thinking she will undo his curse, but actually turns her into a frog as well. Now, verbally fiting a lot, the two go into a journey to regain their human forms. In this journey, Naveen learns with Tiana how to be more responsable and hardworking, becoming a better person. And discovers true love for the first time. This engaging character ark is why he wins the number seven spot.

Number 06: Sinbad in Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

This retelling set in a tropical african kingdom presents audiences to one of the most romantic and sensitive portrayals of the Frog Prince.

His disgust at the tought of eating flies, and the song he sings about becoming friends with Princess Ebony are the highlights that made him worthy of the number six spot.

Number 05: John Paragon as Ribbit in Cannon Movie Tales: The Frog Prince

In this direct to video movie, Ribbit is a fun, energitic dandy, who helps little Zora in her training to become a Princess, after she promisses to become his best friend forever. He teaches her elegant manners, how to dance, how to speak in public, while encouraging Zora to be more confident in herself. Basically, Ribbit is the sweet and loyal friend that everyone wants to have, and that is why he wins the number five spot in my hearth.

Number 04: Alexander Merbeth as Prince Floris in Sechs Auf Einen Streich

This big eyed cute kawai designed Frog Prince is in the most faithfull adaptation of the Brothers Grimm tale: he appears offering to retrieve the golden ball, demands Princess Sophia to keep her promisse of being his friend, is trown at the wall by the Princess, regains his human form, then later marries the Princess and his servant, named Henry, releases three iron rings from around his hearth because he is happy that his lord is human again. The main adition is that this time he waits some time to see if he will take Princess Sophia as his wife or not. He basically in my number four encarnation for being faithfull to the original tale without fear of being judged as "too weird".

Number 03: Michal Dlouhý/Michael Mattys in Juraj Herz's Der Froschkönig

This encarnation starts as a moody, spoiled, arrogant and cruel man, who seduced and breaked the hearths of many women. He gets fascinated by a young princess, promissing true love to her. But when he kisses another women in front of her, he breaks the princess hearth as well. So he is transformed into a frog to learn a lesson. His slow proccessing of his guilt and shame, along with his creatively grotesque design, are the most engaging aspects of his character, wich earn him my number three spot on this list.

Number 02: Robin Williams as Prince Robin in Faerie Tale Theatre

This encarnation of the Frog Prince was cursed as a baby because his parents forgot to invite into his christening the Fairy Godmother who helped him to be conceived. Because of that he grows up as the rejected son his parents hide. But despite this rejection, he manages to cope with lots of sass, humour, singing and dancing talent, and dashing sword fight abilits. The climax is the fight where he saves the Princess of an scorpion. Wich finally earn him the Princess's trust, and the number two spot.

And now, the moment everybody was waiting. My number one portrayal of the Frog Prince is...

Number 01: Gordon Thomson/Jerry Nelson as Sir Robin the Brave in Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

This was the second of three TV movies in Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland series (the other two were Hey! Cinderella and The Muppet Musicians of Bremen). In this movie, Sir Robin the Brave was cursed by the evil witch Taminella Grinderfall into become a frog, and he lives displaced among the garden frogs, who don't believe him when he tells he is a cursed human prince, and even laugh at him. The only frog who befriends him is Kermit, who offers to teach how to swimm. Later, despite still not being the best swimmer in the garden, he does justice to his epitet of "the Brave" when he goes deep in the water to recover the golden ball of Princess Melora, who also was cursed to speak only in spoonerisms by the same witch Taminella. This earns Melora's trust and friendship, and the two along with Kermitt, must unite forces to break Taminella's curses and stop her from becoming Queen.

Sir Robin is very kind, polite, and a sweet romantic. And he becamed so popular, that later his character was retconned: from a human prince, he becamed Robin the Frog, Kermitt's innocent nephew. For both being a likable and charismatic interpretation of the fairy tale prince, and becoming an important member of the Muppet family thanks to the special's success, Sir Robin the Brave has become my number one favorite portrayal of the iconic Frog Prince.

#the frog prince #der froschkönig #the frog king #fairy tales #my rankings #moodboards #fantasy #folklore #literature

17 notes · View notes

niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian · 2 years

Note

(starting this off angsty) The emptiness of space dangled below them, dragging him down, with only a hand preventing him from falling.

(The emptiness of space dangled below them, dragging him down, with only a hand preventing him from falling.)

Shadow could feel his whole arm start to shake violently as he felt his grip on Sonic’s hand wavering, despite the low gravity of space the two of them were just flying through like fish in water mere moments ago, it felt as if earth’s gravity was taking hold of both of them and dragging them closer and closer to the planet.

Everything was going as planned, they finally managed to defeat the FinalHazard for good and brought the ARK colony far away from the earth’s atmosphere by using chaos control, a technique he honestly thought wouldn’t go as well as they predicted but it worked, the plan actually came through and they managed to save the planet!

Sonic could barely crack a smile on his exhausted face when he saw Shadow over on his right, he was still a distance away from him but he could tell that the poor guy at the brink of from where he was. The upper half of his torso was bent down almost as if he was struggling to catch his breath as he struggled to keep up his flying, his body was still surrounded by the golden glow of the emeralds power and continued to float against the inky darkness of space, he managed to get a clear look of his face.

A grimace of pain mask all over his face, but a very small but noticeable smile forming He was about to make a comment on how that rare smile he saw on his face was a good look for him until he saw the golden flicker, like a bulb on its last watt before it blew out completely.

"Hey...Shadow?"

Shadow glanced over at him, weariness formed in his eyes and within a second, he fell forward with his body going completely limp and getting pulled backwards, back towards the planet.

Sonic quickly slowed his body down just enough to turn around and chase after Shadow's falling body, getting close enough to just narrowly grab his wrist and tried to fly back up towards the stars, but

"Sonic?"

He whipped his head back towards Shadow, the ebony hedgehog’s face was still masked with extreme fatigue but this time, he had a look of understanding, but also with sadness.

"You're not going pull us both away, you have to let go."

"What?!? No! I'm not letting you go!" His voice strained as he felt himself at a tug of war between the two factoring forces of nature, each one capable of ending both their lives.

"If you don't, you'll be dragged down with me!"

"Jus shut up! I'm getting us both out of here!"

God, this kid was still so stubborn even when facing something like this at full force. Not that he couldn't blame him for that, for the limited amount of time he was awoken, he saw the fierce ferocity of humanity when they do what it takes to survive, both good and bad humans.

But Sonic wasn’t even human himself but still showed the courage, strength and empathy of one, helping a total stranger that tried to bring destruction to humanity over a false memory in a act of revenge. Even in that short amount of time, Sonic managed to help him find the truth and reminded him of the beauty and worth of humanity can show despite the darker side of themselves.

That love can conquer anything that evil can come at you with. He saw it when Sonic was with the two other kids that he mentioned as his brothers, with the two humans that he would call his parents, even with him wanting to still help him after trying to destroy him a multiple moments of their encounter...

He still didn't give up on him

"No...." Sonic only had him by the palm of his hand, the inhibiter ring around Shadow's wrist shifted with his grip. "Shadow, please."

Shadow said nothing released his hand from Sonic’s, feeling the pull more as Sonic struggled to hold on.

Five sentences game

"Let me go," Shadow locked eyes with him, feeling tears well up in his eyes "it's okay."

He was only holding on by his fingers. "Please...."

He closed his eyes as he felt his grip slip away, feeling his body fall quicker than he originally expected, hearing Sonic scream out his name, his voice becoming more distant with each passing second. His quills whipped around his head and face as the sound in his ears cut off in his ears to a high pitch hum

But he didn’t feel scared, he didn't feel remorse or regret, all he felt was relief, relief that they managed to fix the mistakes of the past and right the wrongs that existed for decades.

And even if it meant that his sacrifice would mean that he would survive, that this whole planet would continue to survive, it'll be worth the trouble they went through. He was fine with that, he was okay with that.

#yeah this is basically a what-if? scenario in the SCU if Shadow didn’t survive the fall to earth after saving the planet #it was tricky trying to write it sense i have no idea how his SCU variation will be like at this point #but it was worth a shot #hishighnesstheprincess #asks answered

8 notes · View notes

talesofsonicasura · 2 years

Text

Darkened Waves AU

Anyone starved for some Sha Wujing/Sandy content? Well, luckily I got one. I call it the Darkened Waves which revolves a similar concept to Fast Shadows AU but starkly different. What I mean is that Shadow the Hedgehog will be in our river spirit's care.

Our Ultimate Lifeform gets ejected from the Space Colony Ark by Maria just before Gerald Robotnik could miss with his mind. However he flares up his chaos power just before he falls unconscious due to the pod's preservation function kicks in. It results in him ending up in Megapolis and severely injures Shadow alongside the escape pod. Thankfully our ebony hedgehog is found by Sandy who nurses him back to health.

This AU is more fluffy in contrast to my previous AUs. Remember that Sandy used to be full of rage similar to Shadow but through therapy he learned control. Especially if you go on him possibly being Sha Wujing and not the JTTW member's reincarnation.

Out of every character in the series, our Ultimate Lifeform could relate with the river spirit the most. It's a tale of healing and found family as Sandy helps Shadow recover. That doesn't mean any action would be absent. One, it's Lego Monkie Kid the characters really get breaks from some kind of insanity and two it's a freshly traumatized Shadow.

He's more likely to lash out than his canonical appearance in Sonic Adventure 2. Sandy's pacifist nature WILL have Shadow ready for a fight if he senses a possible danger near the giant. After all the hedgehog just lost everything once so no way would he let it happen again.

Shadow and Sandy do form a father-son relationship as the story progresses. It's still going to be a rocky ride especially when curve balls are gonna shatter canon. Until next time folks, continue to live and learn as I'll meet you back in Megapolis.

#au #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk #sha wujing #lmk sandy #lego monkie kid sandy #monkie kid sandy #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sth #sonic adventure 2 #sonicasura #tales of sonicasura #darkened waves au

3 notes · View notes

genderenvyninja · 2 years

Note

How did Wade meet Terios?

He received some reports about some sightings of the dreaded Shadow the Hedgehog in the woods near Green Hills, which was impossible as he died during the ARK incidents, and how Tom was at home taking care of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles who were recovering after a nasty fight with a paranormal dude (he didn't quite understand the story Tom told, he only knows that the boys got hurt badly and lost their jewelry), Wade went alone just to check and ended up finding a fluffy ebony ball filled with anxiety living in a cave and apparently with no memory of even his own name, so he decided to take him home and try to figure out what the hell he was supposed to do now

#i think you have a son now Wade lol #wade whipple #terios whipple #personality swap au #ask box

3 notes · View notes

ebonyedge · 9 months

Text

>ENTERING DATABASE ....... ACCESSING | MARA DOSA ROBOTNIK | -

AGE > ..... SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD.

PRONOUNS > .... SHE / HER / THEM.

DREAM CAREER > .... ZOOLOGIST.

GRANDFATHER > .... GERALD OZZO ROBOTNIK.

PLACE OF BIRTH > .... SPACE COLONY ARK.

COMPANION > .... PROJECT SHADOW. "EBONY".

#>DAMN! NOT HERE! | ooc |.#>I DETERMINE MY OWN DESTINY. | headcanons |.#Ebony's Maria #for those that are curious

6 notes · View notes

larrydempsey · 10 months

Text

“The Empress”

Ambersioux, queen of Winter, empress of ice, snow, and the Northern Winds, stood upon the highest peak in the world, surveying all the land in her domain. Standing tall and regal, she tilted her head back and faced the wind, her ebony hair and sheer white dress blowing behind and away from her. The sun peeked from behind the clouds, and she squinted. A smile left her face, and a tear emerged from the corner of her eye, rolled halfway down her cheek, and froze in place, glistening in the sunlight. “The world is not as it was,” she said with a trembling voice. “It shall never be the same again. I weep for the future.” Ambersioux closed her eyes and then lifted her arms, up and away from her sides. As she did so, the winds began to howl and increase in intensity. An old wooden chest, which had been waiting patiently on the ground beside her, unlocked itself and creaked open. The winds swirled and twisted straight up into the sky, gathered together, and grew as dark and ominous as anyone had ever seen before. They paused for a few moments, knowing what was to come next. Then, finally accepting their fate, they dove downward at blinding speed, diving directly into the chest, angrily and as if against their will. Faster and faster they dove, and louder and louder they howled, until all that could be heard was a high-pitched shriek. Ambersioux screamed along with them for what seemed like an eternity. And then, after every cloud, every snowflake, and every sliver of ice had been swallowed into the seemingly bottomless casket, it slammed shut with a thunderous crash that echoed across the valley and into the distance. It was over. For a long while, there was silence. But then, slowly, almost daintily, Green emerged. The birds sang. The wind was warm. Spring had returned. The frozen tear on Ambersioux's cheek melted, slid down her face, dropped to the ground, and evaporated in the warmth of the Spring sun. “It is done. I will return. But8for how much longer, I do not know.”

Commentary for “The Empress”

–This is the second story inspired by my friend Amber. It was inspired by a photo she took of herself outside in the snow.

–This story feels like a fairy tale, at least to me.

–I came up with the idea for the story, wrote it, posted it as a comment under Amber’s photo, she read it, thanked me for it (nine minutes later), and I responded by saying she was welcome – all in one night. The whole project, from initial idea to finished story, took less than two hours.

–When I was writing it, I couldn’t type fast enough. Everything was so clearly defined in my mind. I was just doing my best to describe everything I was picturing. My scalp was literally tingling as I wrote it. I didn’t question my decisions about whether something should be this way or that way; I just did it. Total confidence. It was the most satisfying writing experience I’ve ever had so far. I hope it will happen again.

–I like the subtle message/warning about climate change.

–A couple days after writing this story, I realized I inadvertently ripped off the ending to the movie “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Oops.

0 notes

darkjanet2 · 10 months

Text

Chapter 4: The Death of Maria Robotnik

San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Bridge 5:45 PM

A sunset glow hung on the golden bridge’s stone wall that stretched out over the bay in front of them; it bathed everything with a warm amber tint. Below lay darkening waters below as the sun sank further, leaving orange and pink streaks across the sky. It made Shadow look strangely out of place among the city’s lights; the sound of sirens and police cars blaring off to his right had barely even reached them, making the atmosphere eerily silent.

"Hmph, how pathetic," Shadow drawled, folding his arms in front of him.

*Flashback*

50 years ago in Space Colony ARK

"Find them before they escape!" said the military running through the space capsule's corridors.

The hedgehog and a human girl were running down the corridor, pursued by several G.U.N. soldiers who were trying to stop them from getting to their spaceship. A young, blonde-haired girl in a blue dress named Maria was holding Shadow's hand firmly, her eyes wide with fear. She was panting through from running and Shadow's fur was plastered with sweat, but they kept going at full speed. They could hear gunfire ringing around them and people yelling. The soldiers fired again, narrowly missing them, then stopped.

"Hurry! We have to run faster! We're gonna if-" Maria gasped as she tripped but Shadow tightened his grip on her. Maria stood up painfully. "Don't leave me behind-" she sobbed, gripping Shadow tighter as the sound of shooting continued.

"Shit," Shadow whispered under his breath. He turned on his heel and began to take his fighting stance, looking ready to fight the enemy. Maria looked at him with wide eyes and clasped her hands together. Her mouth moved wordlessly, forming an 'o', but no sound came out. The three soldiers approached Shadow and Maria cautiously, the ebony hedgehog leaped forward as one soldier tried to fire, and kicked him in the face before punching the second one. Shadow used Chaos Spear on the third soldier, who fell to the floor unconscious.

Shadow landed lightly on the ground, looking back at Maria to see her still standing, staring at him with wide eyes. Shadow walked towards her. "Are you okay?" he asked quietly. She slowly nodded. "Good. Let's move."

Maria wiped the tears from her face. Shadow led her along the passage until they entered the main control room. There was a console with various controls and levers attached to it that seemed to be controlling the entire operation of the ship. Maria gasped in surprise at all the buttons and switches, pointing at each one, and asking questions.

Shadow just rolled his eyes in response. "Just follow my lead,"

"In here!" shouted Shadow grabbing his friend by the wrist, and pulling her along behind him as they ran faster than she could run. Finally, the hallway ended at the metal door, which opened just enough for Shadow to shove Maria inside. He slammed it shut, locking it.

Shadow quickly took in Maria's state; she was breathing heavily and sweating profusely, her skin pale and clammy. Shadow grabbed a handful of tissue to wipe away her sweat, noticing how much smaller her hands were compared to his own now. "Here," he offered and held out the white wad of tissues. "Use these to clean your face, get rid of any sweat." Maria nodded numbly, taking the tissues and wiping her face. Shadow looked around the room. There were screens everywhere showing images of the inside of the spacecraft, showing where the intruders are located and the ship's systems being controlled.

Shadow booted up the computer, and the screens suddenly lit up with holographic maps with symbols and numbers that Shadow recognized as schematics of the inside of the craft, like the inside of the cockpit. The red dot representing Earth appeared on one screen, the green dots around it moving around rapidly indicating that some of the crew members are attempting to escape, while black dots marked places that weren't currently occupied by the invaders.

"What do we do?" asked Maria as she sat cross-legged on the ground. "Do we try to get out of here, too?"

"We have to get to the Earth safely. Then I will figure something out," replied Shadow. "But first, find a way out of here,"

He pressed the red button as the hatch popped up underneath the door, revealing glass panels covering the top half of the ship. But the pod was so small that it wasn't big enough to fit them both.

"Maria, you go in the pod," suggested Shadow. "It should hold you well enough. I'll stay in here and cover you if anyone comes in."

"But... what about you? You can't possibly protect me from bullets," said Maria.

Shadow scoffed. "I won't miss it, don't worry about me. Go, get out of here," He pushed her gently toward the hatch. Maria stared nervously at Shadow for a moment more before finally nodding and turning to enter the hatch.

Suddenly, the loud banging at the metal door shook the whole space capsule. Shadow jumped a bit before realizing it must've been the G.U.N. trying to break into the shuttle.

A small voice from outside said, "Come out here right now!" Shadow clenched his jaw.

"They're not breaking in," he told Maria. "If we open the door, they'll just shoot at us until we surrender," said Shadow in a calm tone. Maria didn't respond as she continued to stare at him in concern, biting her lip softly. Shadow could see her chewing on it anxiously. He sighed softly, grabbed her hand, and pulled her closer to the pod hatch.

"You need to get out of here," insisted Shadow. "Go, now!"

With that bomb exploded the metal door burst open, and two G.U.N. soldiers burst in. They had rifles pointed right at them. Shadow's hand tightened around Maria's tightly as the G.U.N. soldiers' footsteps pounded on the floor loudly and they raised their weapons. Before they could do anything though, Maria pushed Shadow to the pod door with all her strength, then dove inside and closed the lid. The pod lid was sealed shut, Shadow tried to force it open, but it would not budge despite his efforts.

"Maria!" Shadow called, pounding against the glass. "Open the hatch!!"

'Damn it,' gritted Shadow thought angrily. 'Why can't this stupid thing just open!?'

Maria grabbed the lever next to her, the leader of the G.U.N soldier raised his rifle and aimed it directly at Maria, who was about to pull the trigger.

"Let go of that lever! I'm ordering you to let go right NOW!" yelled the soldier. Maria glared at him defiantly and pulled the lever with two, straining in the effort. The soldier hesitated but when he realized Maria wouldn't listen, he fired the gun without hesitation. Maria yelped as the bullet grazed her back, grazing against her spine. Blood began to trickle down her shirt and she slumped onto the floor.

"No!" screamed Shadow, throwing himself at the pod hatch, but it was already sealed shut. "Maria!!" Shadow frantically tried to get it open again, but it would not budge.

Maria's hand was still holding the lever, weakly got up, her dress was soaked in blood, and she coughed up blood.

"Shadow..." she muttered quietly, her gaze fixed on Shadow as she clutched her wound with her other hand. "I beg of you... Please, do it for me... Take care of yourself..." she managed to croak, tears swelling in her eyes.

"No, wait--!!" Shadow shouted desperately. "Don't die here, Maria--!!!" He could feel his body starting to tremble as he banged the pod glass, his hands shaking uncontrollably.

"For all people who live on the planet, for the world, for all humanity....!" Maria choked up with tears, her voice trailing off. She coughed weakly once more, the blood pouring out of her wound increasing.

Shadow felt the tears rolling down his cheeks. "No, please... don't do this to me..."

"This is for a better future... Shadow, I know you can do it. Just do what is best for the world... Don't cry. I love you," She said with a slight smile. Shadow stared at her in shock and disbelief. His heart felt like it was shattered in his chest, tears falling freely down his cheek as he leaned his forehead against the glass.

"Sayonara, Shadow," She whispered, her words slightly slurred, with that she pulled the lever with her last strength and collapsed on the ground.

Shadow froze for a moment, not sure what to do. His breathing became rapid and irregular as the pain in his chest intensified tenfold, and all his emotions started to build up. He was about to lose his cool and start crying. The pod was finally released from the spaceship liftoff, which threw itself into the atmosphere of the planet's atmosphere and flew straight towards Earth.

"MARIA!!!" screamed Shadow.

*End flashback*

“Maria, I still remember what I promised you, for the people of this planet... I promise you... REVENGE!!" Shadow roared as he launched himself toward the enemy soldier, using his Choas powers to propel himself forward. The G.U.N soldier raised his weapon to fire at Shadow, but he caught the shot with his hand and sent a punch flying straight through the man's head, killing him instantly. Shadow turned to see the other soldiers getting ready to fire on him, and quickly dodged their shots, charging directly at them.

One of the G.U.N. soldiers threw another grenade at Shadow. Shadow quickly dodged and kicked the grenade away with his foot, causing it to explode against a wall with a bang. A second explosion soon followed after, knocking over several of the soldiers, as they attempted to take cover behind pillars or whatever it was they did, but the remaining soldiers immediately took aim at Shadow and started firing at him with their guns. However, he had already begun using his powers to deflect and dodge the shots, using all his energy to fight off the enemies. He was able to get away with only minimal injuries, but there was no stopping the bullets now.

"Chaos Blast!" Shadow cried out, unleashing another ball of swirling yellow light, hitting the closest soldier dead on, sending him spiraling through the air, crashing through the windows of the control room.

The other soldiers scrambled to get away from the attack but were too late to avoid being hit, the blasts ripping through their flesh. Shadow's hands glowed white with intense Chaos Energy and his body glowed red as he charged at a soldier aiming an electric baton at him, knocking him unconscious. Another soldier swung a knife in front of him, but Shadow caught the knife in midair and threw it at the soldier, who fell to the ground.

His body stopped glowing red with Chaos Energy as he looked down at the unconscious enemy soldier, his hands shaking uncontrollably. After taking a couple of deep breaths, he lowered his hands slowly, feeling his body relax slightly.

Shadow took out the green gem and raised his hand above his head, "Chaos Control!" He shouted as he teleported himself, leaving the military and the police force far behind.

#sonadow #fanfiction #sonic adventure 2 #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #yaoi bl #first kiss #first sex #enemies to lovers #first love

3 notes · View notes

thetoxicgamer · 1 year

Text

Lost Ark Slayer release date pushes ahead of Aeromancer to meet demand

As the female Berserker advanced class advances past the Aeromancer in a new Lost Ark roadmap, the release date of The Lost Ark Slayer is earlier than anticipated. As a result, you'll be able to play the fantasy game's greatsword-wielding combatant in May, along with progression events that will coincide with the introduction of each class. The Aeromancer advanced class for the Specialist is a helpful support class, using her magical umbrella to deal big area damage and buff herself and her allies. However, Amazon Games remarks on “high levels of anticipation and positive feedback surrounding the Slayer in the west when it was released in Korea in January,” which has led to a decision to bring the female Berserker advanced class to western players sooner. Following this, the gates to the continent of Elgacia will open in June, requiring players to reach item level 1460 before heading there. Completing that story will unlock the four-player Kayangel Abyssal dungeon, which has the option to turn up the difficulty level to a point where you can upgrade the newly introduced Ancient Legion Raid gear set bonuses to level three. The month of June also sees floors 26-50 of Fortunespire unlock. Epilogue quests for Elgacia land in July, along with the arrival of the ultra-difficult Inferno mode for the Kakul-Saydon Legion raid, which has a prerequisite of item level 1475. That’ll give you plenty of chances to prepare for August’s Akkan Legion raid, which demands item level 1580 for normal and 1600 on hard. The Sonavel Guardian raid, meanwhile, also lands in August with an item level 1580 requirement. Lost Ark Roadmap - a large, ornate cube-shaped music box next to Kakul SaydonDevelopers Smilegate and Amazon Games also expand more on the upcoming quality-of-life changes coming to Lost Ark beginning with the Ebony Cube in May. Alongside this, improvements to the Knowledge Transfer system will make it easier for your alts to jump past slower story content. The Music Box of Memories arrives in July, and introduces some story content for NPCs that might have previously missed out on the limelight. Lost Ark roadmap – May to August 2023 Here is the currently planned Lost Ark roadmap for May through August on worldwide servers, courtesy of Amazon Games and Smilegate: May 2023 - Slayer advanced class for Berserker. - Ebony Cube, progression improvements, and quality-of-life updates. - Proving Grounds season 3. June 2023 - Elgacia Continent opens (item level 1460). - Kayangel Abyssal dungeon. - Fortunespire floors 26-50. July 2023 - Kakul-Saydon Legion raid Inferno difficulty. - Elgacia epilogue quests. - Music Box of Memories and quality-of-life updates. August 2023 - Akkan Legion raid (normal: IL 1580, hard: IL 1600). - Aeromancer advanced class for Specialist. - Sonavel Guardian raid. Check in on the Lost Ark April update to find out exactly what the deal with Ancient gear is, then turn your eyes to our Lost Ark tier list to see the best classes right now. We’ve also picked out more of the best MMOs on PC. Read the full article

0 notes

animal25 · 1 year

Text

Manx cat: Know Size, Lifespan, Colors, Price & Special personality videos

The Manx cat is a breed of domestic cat originating on the Isle of Man, with a naturally occurring mutation that causes shortening of the tail. Many Manxes have a short stubble of the tail, but Manx cats are known to be completely tailless; It is the most distinctive feature of the breed with elongated hind legs and a rounded head.

Manx cats come in all coat colors and patterns, although all-white specimens are rare, and the coat range of the original stock was more limited. The long-haired variant is sometimes considered a separate breed, the Cimmeria.

Manxes are prized as skilled hunters, and thus are often sought after by farmers with rodent problems, and have been a favorite shipwreck cat breed.

They are said to be social, tame, and active. An old local term for cats on their home island is stubby or rump.

The Manx has been exhibited at cat shows since the 1800s, with the first known breed standard published in 1903.

Visual Status of This Cat Breed:

HEIGHT: 7–11 inchesWEIGHT: 8–12 PoundsLIFE SPAN: 9–13 yearsGOOD WITH: Families’, Senior CatsTEMPERAMENT: affectionateINTELLIGENCE: HighSHEDDING AMOUNT: NormalPLAYFULNESS: MediumACTIVITY LEVEL: ActiveVOCALNESS: When NecessaryCOAT LENGTH: ShortPATTERNS: Bi-color solid calico / Tri-color color point tabbyCOLORS: Black/Ebony white/ red / orange/ blue / gray/ cream / beige / tan chocolate / brown / sable

Overview About This Cat:

Pros: Active, playful, sturdy breed Great mouser Intelligent, highly trainableCons: Might be more predisposed to spinal problems Likes high perches, might jump up to shelves, tables, or counters Needs consistent grooming

History About Manx Cat:

The Manx is an ancient cat breed originating from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. Initially, the breed’s name was usually spelled “Manx” or “Stubin”, colloquially on the isle. Today, they are a significant but declining percentage of the local cat population on the Isle of Man.

Because of their hunting prowess, Manx cats have historically been a popular choice by farmers to help with rodent problems and mate on sea voyages.

Many folktales about the Manx are rooted in the cat’s lack of a characteristic long tail. Some folklore claims that a tailless cat swam to shore from a shipwreck and brought the trait to the island, while biblical references suggest that when Noah closed the door to the ark, he accidentally killed the Manx cat.

cut off his tail. Some believed that any cat that came into close contact with Manx could pass on its taillessness to its kittens. In fact, the absence of a tail results from a spontaneous genetic mutation.

The Manx was one of the original show cats at the first cat shows held in Great Britain, with the first known breed standard published in 1903.

Temperament of Manx cat:

Max is a sweet-tempered, easy-going cat. Possessing a strong independent streak, they are loyal to their family units, often following their favorite humans around the home.

“Generally speaking, they are very social; they are very intelligent and playful,” says Bruce Kornreich, DVM, Ph.D., director of the Cornell Feline Health Center.

“Some people have claimed that they can be a bit like a dog, that they can learn to fetch and that they can be amenable to teaching verbal commands, things like that.”

Manx are also well-known hunters, commonly used as ratters on ships of all sizes and prized by farmers for their prey drive and ability to hunt larger prey such as rats and voles.

Personality of This Cat Breed:

The personality of the Manx is probably the reason why the breed has won such a strong following despite physical difficulties. Manx cats make great companions. They are intelligent, fun-loving cats that manage to express themselves very well without their tail wagging around.

Manxes are particularly noted for their strong bonds of devotion and loyalty to the humans they choose and enjoy spending quality time with them, whether it’s enjoying quiet time near their humans, or a tossed sponge ball Manks are exceptional jumpers after a run around the house or a dizzying feather-tufted toy due to their powerful hind legs.

If motivated enough, they will find a way into the safest wardrobe. No shelf is safe from the high-flying Manx.

They get on especially well with other cats and well-behaved dogs and enjoy romance with these compatible companions. Despite their playful nature, they are usually very gentle. Their playful yet tractable natures make them good pets for families with children.

They are fascinated by water; Perhaps this attraction comes from being generated on a small piece of land surrounded by liquid. However, they quickly lose their attractiveness if you dunk them in the dirty stuff.

more details:https://animalatoz.com/manx-cat/

#https://animalatoz.com/manx-cat/

0 notes