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I don't care how bad traditional art does on Tumblr, I have nothing else to post for y'all since I barely have time for anything besides studying 😭🤸🏻♀️
This is three weeks old but I still like it 🤲🏻😁
#kurtis trent#angel of darkness#the angel of darkness#tomb raider#classic tomb raider#lara croft#traod#lux veritatis#demon hunter#traditional#traditional drawing#contemporary art
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Tomb Raider: Path of the Black Alchemist...
...is bloody amazing!
I just finished reading it this morning (I am the slowest reader on the planet but I devoured this book within two and a half days) and I am exhilarated to the bones while my heart aches, longing for mooooore.
This is hands down the best book I've read this year, and I can not wait to get my hands on the third book (which is coming hopefully by the end of this year, according to Jenni Milwards website!).
Without spoiling any contents, I just want to say: if you have any interest in AoD what so ever, this book is worth picking up for sure.
And if you are, like me, a long time fan of AoD you're in for a treat, love! But be warned: it will leave you breathless and with a hole in your heart in the shape of book three.
Jenni, if you ever read this: from the depths of my heart, thank you! <3
Image credit: daledrau on deviantart
#lara croft#kurtis trent#tomb raider#jenni milward#the angel of darkness#part 2#novelization#path of the black alchemist#fanfiction#2003#nephilim#periapt shards#lux veritatis
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[ backstory ; ACCEPTING ]
"That's my aunt."
She speaks calmly, appearing behind Kurtis seemingly out of nowhere, her eyes directed towards the painting above the fireplace in the library.
She decided to put it there only recently, unsure of where, exactly, she would've liked to be remembered.
"This house was hers." Lara continues after a few seconds, her arms crossed, standing on his side "She was nice enough to let me live here after I had a... discussion with my parents.
...and then bought it properly when my first book sold well."
A cheeky remark, a humble brag, maybe - but even if she'd rather avoid resorting to those, most of the time, this one was necessary to drop the family subject before he asked anything else.
It's much better than getting nostalgic about Margaret, God bless her soul, or talk about her parents. She wouldn't call herself sad about the whole ordeal, she's mostly...
...salty?
...let's go with that.
Blinking, she finally turns to the man, meeting a look that seemed to be between confusion, surprise and skepticism, and with a smirk she turns to a shelf behind them, pointing at it with her head.
"It's the red one. I can't say I'm fond of the way I wrote back then, but I guess everyone's their own worst critic.
I definitively wrote Larson much dumber than he actually was." not like he deserved to be written as anything but a bumbling henchman, anyway "But the rest is okay. I think you'd like it.
The part with the living statues that shoot lasers under the Coliseum is always a fun memory."
#went w her telling this to kurtis i hope its okay fnasdng#[ ☥ ] ] ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ | • | asks [ [ ☥ ]#litteris#TWO memories hehehee#lux veritatis
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NOTE: The lore in this chapter - and the following ones - is based on the script of Bloodline, the spin-off video game dedicated to Kurtis Trent that Richard Morton and other creators of Core Design had in mind. Thus, Marty Cruise, the reference to Lucifer, the details of Kurtis's past that are narrated here are not my creation but come from this original script. If you want to read the details, you can find out the lore of this unborn project on the @tomb-of-ash website.
#guess who's updated again#tomb raider#fanfiction#traod sequel#the legacy#chapter 29#photo#lara croft#kurtis trent#demon hunter#lux veritatis#bloodline#marty cruise#ana bell
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The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ
Pope Pius XI, Lux Veritatis, 1931:
37. We spoke more fully, indeed, on this unity of the Catholic religion, a few years ago, in Our Encyclical letter Mortalium animos; still it may be useful to recall the matter briefly here; for the hypostatic union of Christ, solemnly confirmed in the Synod of Ephesus, bears and sets before us the image of that unity with which our Redeemer willed that His mystical body, that is to say the Church, should be adorned; “one body” (I Corinthians xii. 12) “compacted and fitly joined together” (Ephesians iv. 16). For if the personal unity of Christ is the mystical exemplar to which He Himself willed that the union of Christian society should be conformed, every wise man will see that this can only arise, not from any pretended conjunction of many disagreeing among themselves, but from one hierarchy, from one supreme teaching authority, from one law of believing, and from one faith of Christians.
#papacy#catholic#lux veritatis#mortalium animos#catholic church#pope pius xi#mystical body of christ#hypostatic union#protestantism
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Pope Pius XI, Lux Veritatis, 1931:
35. But if, as We have said, at all times throughout the course of ages, the true Church of Christ has most diligently defended this genuine and uncorrupted doctrine concerning the personal unity and the divinity of her Founder, it has not been so, alas! with those who wander unhappily outside the one fold of Christ. For whenever anyone pertinaciously withdraws himself from the infallible teaching authority of the Church, We grieve to say that he gradually loses the true and certain doctrine concerning Jesus Christ. [...]
36. Wherefore, with a fatherly heart, from the summit of this Apostolic See, We exhort all those who glory in being the followers of Christ, and who place in Him their own hope and salvation and that of human society, that they should ever join themselves more firmly and more closely to this Roman Church, in which alone Christ is believed in with whole and perfect faith, is worshipped with the sincere worship of adoration, and is beloved with the perpetual flame of burning charity. Let them remember, and in particular those who preside over a flock separated from Us, that the faith which their fathers solemnly professed at Ephesus is preserved unchanged and is strenuously defended, as in past ages so also in the present, by this supreme Chair of Truth. Let them remember that the unity of this genuine faith rests and stands firm only on the one rock set by Christ, and can be preserved safe and intact by the supreme authority of the successors of Blessed Peter.
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She was taken aback by the sudden onslaught of a saccharine piece. The melody was so sickeningly sweet and out of place that, in any other circumstance, it would have been comical. But now, it was the bizarre soundtrack to their daring escape.
Merris fell back into her seat, pulling back against the gear and pushing her foot firmly into the gas pedal to propel the vehicle forward.
It was almost too fast, and to avoid collision with the cars parked before them, she quickly grasped and pulled the wheel to the right. The tires screamed, and the cab swayed momentarily in momentum as they raced toward the far side of the parkade. After a few more nauseating turns and a close call with a supporting pillar, they were free of the garage and onto the street.
Despite their freedom, she continued driving for a few more blocks before needing to stop and catch her breath. Pulling onto a side street, the brunette quickly silenced the audible torment before taking a moment to collect her thoughts in silence,
"Wh'no'w..? Ya'll b'men'tionin' y'got sumthin'..? Les'ere it 'slick'.."
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I haven't been active in the tr aod fandom in a long while, but after doing some thinking on my own my guess is the groping scene in the Louvre kind of works in the context of Kurtis "testing" whether Lara was a Nephilim. I still am not fond of how it was implemented there but this is the only way I can at least make this scene more "contextually fitting" to watch should I replay this game in the near future.
For the record I don't dislike or hate Kurtis. There is a reason he's in my avatar, after all.
#i still would remake that scene with him using his occult powers to disarm Lara#but maybe thats why he wasn't using them right there if we stick to the nephilim Lara concept#cause it'd have been too risky to reveal himself as a Lux Veritatis#when he knew Lara was just Lara and not a concealing Nephilim he just went his usual sardonic nature#and went down the showing off route just to mess with her#kurtis trent#tr aod#meta? maybe. I'm rereading lore notes and game dialogue as I go cause rn I dont have much time fkr anything else#cause of work#but I want to draw about this game#tomb raider the angel of darkness#tomb raider
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Lux Veritatis Tenebrarum Victrix by Thomas Holm
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Thomas Holm
Lux Veritatis Tenebrarum Victrix
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It's still TR: AoD month so here's a quick little sketch I made while on a break outside w my cats ✨🌼
Happy Birthday my lovely boy 💕🌺
#kurtis trent#lara croft#tomb raider#angel of darkness#traod#demon hunter#lux veritatis#traditional drawing#digitally enhanced#contemporary art#lartis#lara x kurtis
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FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT SOUNDTRACK Playlist
It's finally here! My first proper fan fiction!
This is a playlist I've put together to set the mood and provide a pleasant background for reading. Note: This is the full playlist for all 3 chapters of the story. If you don't want any mood spoilers, take a look at the fanfic description first ;)
You can find the story here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14317414/1/Five-Finger-Discount
And I've made notes in the story about what song to listen to during which scene. Have fun!
P.S.
I'd like to dedicate this story to all my Lartis Girls out there <3
#lara croft#tomb raider#classic tomb raider#the angel of darkness#aod#kurtis trent#demon hunter#lux veritatis#lartis#fanfiction#playlist#set the mood
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@lux-veritatis:
( ∗ o8﹕ sender shows up at receiver’s home late at night . )
It's rare for Lara to recieve visitors.
Always been, really - despite her world wide fame, she was never known as someone with a busy social life.
Ironically enough, most of the time, people have the tendency to show up in the middle of the night, more often with a bunch of attack dogs and firearms ready.
A real mess to deal with. Especially when you have to explain the police that you just had to defend yourself by the umpteenth mafia family you offend by accident, that you swear you have no clue how that keeps happening, and then offer them a cup of tea hoping you won't have to show up in court.
Again.
If anything, when he oh-so-rudely decided to sneak in her manor, he had the decency to keep his own gun in its holster... and she returned the favor by not shooting as soon as she appeared from upstairs, still in her training outfits, her own weapon ready at hand.
It took her a second to adjust her eyes in the darkness and recognize the figure after which she let out a soft sigh. Wether it's out of relief, surprise or annoyed, it was up to him to decide.
Her expression seems to suggest the latter, yet her tone as she speaks - and, most importantly, as she lowers her gun and put the secure back on - is calm, the same voice one would use to talk about the weather with a stranger, rather than an ally ( a friend? ) she was barely sure was still alive for days.
"You should really learn to knock, one of these days."
She knows well that appearing out of nowhere unannounced after months of radio silence was his thing, but he could get up getting hurt if he took the habit of breaking and entering the house of the lady who sleeps with a Desert Eagle under her pillow.
#it took forever but I DID IT...............#[ ☥ ] ] ɪ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ғᴏʀ sᴘᴏʀᴛ | • | interactions [ [ ☥ ]#lux veritatis
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So if I were to make a calendar based on Mr. Trent. and totally use my grahuc desuugner skills to draw him. and create pages. and make them to be printed for free and include a totally sfw poster with a certain piercing Jenni mentioned in her book.
can I get a spicy fanfic of yours in return?
#it's been years and I still adore Kurtis #got a damn LV tattoo on my whole lower arm #pls don't shame me I will ship Lartis forever bye
Fair enough! ;)
Buuuut I don't take delivery ends because hell, my last fanfic is still unfinished and I just can't get myself some time to properly close it. And I still own a spicy oneshot to @luluvonv and it's a wonder why didn't she kill me yet! But of course I'd definitely try to get it done!
I'm not familiar with Milward's headcanon on Kurtis having any piercing or I don't remember it, though. It's been a while since I read her first fanfic. I've not read her last, either.
#pls don't shame me I will ship Lartis forever bye
Excuuuse me? No shame here, we're all in the same Lartis hell.
Be proud!
#my answers#tomb raider#lara croft#kurtis trent#lartis#demon hunter#lux veritatis#traod#fanfiction#actually amazed at someone messaging her
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This library is so full of books I want to read but can only skim over. I know there is still no way out as far I can see, but if I die here, at least I die with you by my side, and information on Eckhardt. You are not going to believe how long this war has been going on in between Eckhardt and the Lux Veritatis. It all makes so much sense, now, looking back. But who could have thought that this is real? I certainly haven't.
Transcript of the first and second page:
This summary is about The Glove Wars. All that I know is from a book I could open and actually read. It was a bit newer and I could decipher some words, and get the gist of it. First, what is even the Glove?
it is made by Eckhardt himself. It's a glove that is supposed to protect him from all arcane forces he was working with.
some rumors had been surrounding this glove, that it is not to slide in, but to REPLACE the hand entirely. Remember the drawing of the man that looked mchanical? Maybe it really is him and he exchanged his arm or hand by some prosthetic, including the Glove.
it is made of leather, metal and straps and rods holding multiple small pieces into place. The fingertips are made of a specific metal that leads to claws, and that is used to harvest elements from bodies. Specific keys controlled the element that was being harvested.
This is all creepy as fuck and I can not believe that someone would...create such a thing. I cannot read the text next to the drawing, but maybe it's talking about the glove's decoration? There's a pattern of circles and swirls on it.
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This is the full look of the hand. It reminds me so much of prosthetics of this day and age, it looks so elaborate. I can believe someone with magic skills can easily use it as a real hand. Continueation:
the Glove is no use to people not being purely evil. The members of the Lux Veritatis couldn't touch or even use the Glove and so, once the got it in 1445, where they iimprisoned Eckhardt in the castle's cellar, they hid it away with him. Today it could be back with Eckhardt, considering the murders...it has to.
in itself. the Glove is not much use. One needs specific rods to control the transmutations, then the Sanglyph was needed to fuse the five metallic parts hidden inside the Obscura Paintings and then awaken the Nephilim. So in general: the Glove, the Rods of pure elements, the Sanglyph, the Obscura metal parts and a nephilim are used to awaken him and take over the world.
Jesus.
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Uhm so I swear I am not and was never paranoid but the fucking knights are alive. I darted to the extinguisehd fireplace, but what on earth am I supposed to do? My knee is bleeding, and I had to use my oly gauze. Cool.
There's a pool next to me, in the middle of the room. But does it lead anywhere?
Update: They're hitting the fucking walls with their swords and are relentless. I did swim a bit into the pool. there's a rock since of course there is one on the way leading up. Fuck, I'm torn.
Update 2: Okay, I could move the rock slightly and I think...I can squeeze through. Bless my past self for getting an aqua lung I swear I KNEW this trip was a bad idea.
Update 3: Okay. I'm diving, and I think I can make it, I can dive for about five minutes with the aqua lung. I hope the LV weren't known for holding their breath past this time.
I don't know where I am, but I am alive, and I am so glad I mad e it! Thing is, my camera almost died. I put it away to dry for a moment, the room ahead is empty of people. I'll draw the stuff I see. You have to believe me, I did not make anything up. I dove up a pool that had a pedestal in the middle and I had to punch open a small gate leading to the pool, but I managed and am here now. Here's an overview of the room, as far as I can see.
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Okay, I hope you can see what I'm trying to portray. That's a table with some weird device, two spheres with electricity on them, a pot that's boiling, books on gold and a real (?) human skull. And a gold nugget! Or, at least, it looks like that. It's in a fluid I dare not touch, but it's the same color as the nugget. I'd love to take it as a cost for all I've been through, but something tells me it's over soon...Was Eckhardt successful in creating gold? If hemanaged to create gold he could reverse it into any other metal, couldn't he? That would help him gathering the puriefied metals a lot, and increase his popularity in popculture.
I think I'm losing it, haha
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That's a cross, I think not the Jesus one but another..was it Judas? There's blood on it and I'm glad it was dry and didn't smell. Eww. I can only assume what was happening here. Some unlucky vistims could have been tied up and tortured- the murders were messy. Messy deaths equal good elements to be gathered. I'm not sure where the vistims were taken to, if there was...anything...left?
The Lux Veritatis library was way kinder, way brighter, not deadly. Woudl go there again. Only the knights were there to protect its knowledge. But this? This is, I think, a torture chamber. Oh god.
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This...pit has some liquid in it. It's steaming hot and I don't know what use it is. I can only imagine it was to torture people- there's an opening at the top. Imagine the dread someone had when they were inside this thing...the lever next to it was turned downwards, I think I could adjust the height of this cage. I'm no way trying it, I don't want to touch anything in here, it reeks of death. Yet I wonder, the shaft int here- is this for someone or something? Or maybe it's just fresh air so the victim would suffer more. Oh shit I need to stop thinking about this.
Yeah I puked and am moving in a way around the torture devices to not look at them. What in god's name was happening here? Eckhardt is insane and needs to be stopped. At any cost.
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So eh, this is a furncance. I hope it was just used for some good old alchemy, melthing stuff together and trying to create gold. It seems to be connected to the ventilation system, ti's quite silent for that. The flame was still burning, like in the library, it has to to be magiv somehow, yet I'm not sure what is in there. I think I coudl see some bones in there? Might be animal ones. And in one corner there was a shimmering silver, like quicksilver. Probabyl melted. The tools for using the oven were on another small table.
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This was the weirdest part of the room. In the middle back was a device that was holding a vial with a liquid in it. I looked around, this liquid is a mixture, the receipt is on a table in the corner. There's also a ladder leading up, but I can't reach it. Maybe I can shove the table below? there's a door leading to I don't know where, and that's all I have. Maybe the few books in here contain more information? I'll try to take photos, I'd rather rip the pages out honestly. No one needs to know about ways to hurt people. Pure insanity.
I sat down in a corner and am goign through books. I am watching the door, but it seems I am all alone for now. Did I mention I'll take a vacation in case I survive this?
I hope so much Lara Croft and Kurtis Trent have found Eckhardt and put an end to him. I cannot do anything, I can't fight, I can't do magic and I am not athletic. I might carry something with me to use as a weapon in case...I need it. I hope I won't.
#angel of darkness#journal#tomb raider#traod#tomb raider angel of darkness#tomb raider series#aod#classic tr#lara croft#classic tomb raider
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@intodivergence, a starter
The world comes in snatches, fading in and out in a drowsy haze, making it almost difficult to distinguish between reality and delusion. Kurtis remembers, all too vividly, the giant stinger as it tore straight through his abdomen. He recalls hitting the ground. But that's the point at which things start to become fuzzy. The point at which he isn't sure whether he's dead or not.
He's still alone when his eyes open at first, thoughts fighting to stay at the surface before everything plunges once more into darkness. The second time, there are blurry figures huddling all around him. Even in his current state, he knows what they are— or at least, what they are if they're really there— demons, opportunistic bastards of every shape and size, having finally found the perfect moment to lash out. Real or fake, Kurtis wills himself to reach for the gun he knows has made its way back into its holster, but all this accomplishes is a twitch of the fingers before he blacks out again.
The next time sensation manages to break past the oscillation of pain and oblivion, he feels himself getting dragged across the ground, dozens of clawed hands grasping at whatever part of him they can. And once his eyelids agree to cooperate and lift, he's in a place he can't explain, and there's an unfathomably enormous shadow barreling toward him.
It's eight days later before he wakes back up. This time around, awareness comes slowly but more steadily, and despite not being immediately certain what to believe, he knows he's lucky not to be waking up in a mortuary freezer because for that week and a day that he was unconscious, he was, quite literally, comatose. His body hadn't moved an inch, pale as a ghost and possessing no easily discernible pulse.
Now, his first sign of life is a barely audible groan, a sound halfway between a complaint and clearing his throat. He knows better than to jolt upright since, above all else, he can still feel the hole in his chest, so it's fortunate that simply opening his eyes ceilingward tells him everything he needs to know about his surroundings: it's a couch located in a small, makeshift study in a Lux Veritatis bunker, near the Vault of Trophies. The only question is, how did he get there?
#death stands at your elbow; THREAD#this destiny of approaching doom; INTERACTION#out to endless endlessness; MAIN VERSE#intodivergence#( yep. got away from me. as always please let me know if anything needs changed! )
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