Before the year ends, I decided to go back to Timeworn Girdle and pay another visit to an old scaly friend.
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RAGUEL
Raguel Angelos
One of the first Angels to be created, Raguel is the Angel of Justice and Righteous Vengeance. Before The Fall, he was friends with Abbadon. They were close as blood brothers and battled the forces of the Darkness in the Universe. After losing the Angel he loved, Abbadon retreated from the Heaven and through a series of events ended up in the Realm that is now Hell. At that time it was a neutral ground and Abbadon was the only resident. He would come out to interact with his old friends, but he would not return to Heaven.
When Lucifer, fueled by his massive hubris, lead the uprising of The Seven. Lucifer and the other 6 Angels who were with him were cast out of Heaven, and for some reason sent into the realm with Abbadon. Soon there were evil beings who had rebelled against the Light who were being cast into the Realm and it began to change. It was then that Raguel went to Abbadon and begged him to leave, to return to the Heavenly Realm or any other realm than to stay with the damned. This lead to a fight that lasted decades, eventually taking both males to the brink of death itself. Since the day they both almost expired, saved only by the grace of the Source of All, they have not spoken. Raguel has felt a pain for this division, but some things cannot be healed and mended.
Long has he served as a guide and ally of the Nephilim. It was Raguel who helped to bring Cruz back from the brink of falling completely into the Darkness. Since that day the two men have sworn loyalty to each other. Cruz trusts few Angels, but he would trust Raguel with Brie’s life, which means more to Cruz than his own. There have been times when the two males have bumped heads, quite violently at times, but they have never turned their backs on one another.
While he was barred from interfering, Raguel was alerted upon Brie’s birth that the beginning of the Horsemen Prophecy had begun. It was he, along with Adriel, who had kept her safe over the years when she was on the run and not aware of her true nature. Then, when the opportunity presented itself, he led Dez and Talia to find her in the woods, beginning the fulfillment of the prophecy. Through all that transpired with Brie being freed from the curses and hexes that had been placed upon her by the woman who had abducted her after birth, Raguel acted with his twin Arioch to assist the Halfling, Char, and Brie’s brother, Cruz. To this day, Cruz is aware of all that Raguel has done to keep his sister from harm and bring her back even from the brink of death; a thing which has bound them together tightly.
During these years of literally being her Guardian Angel, there is a certain affection that has grown within Raguel. The depth of that affection, that is still to be seen. Cruz has his suspicions. Azrael has his as well. Neither male would bring it up to the Angel, but they watch. Each has their own reason and agenda behind it. If those were to come into conflict it is truly undeterminable who would be victorious in their endeavors.
Cruz and Brie are not his only connection to the Nephilim and the Horsemen. His best friend has long been Azrael, the Angel of Death. As the father of one of the Horsemen, this caused Raguel to often join them in battle to protect the loved one of another Angel. Azrael has often joined in as well, the two making a very formidable team when facing beings of Darkness from other Pantheons.
Now, as everything is changing, this trust will be tested as will Raguel’s loyalty. While he has sworn allegiance to all Nephilim, there are two who he would lay down his life, if not his very soul for: Cruz and Brie. Now he just might have to.
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In general I agree with everyone who thought that Jamie reaching out to his dad this episode didn’t sit right because that’s not what forgiveness should really mean in this context. We the viewer know that James Tartt Sr is in rehab which could potentially open up the possibility of Jamie resuming contact with him in a healthy manner (although even that’s deeply fraught) but crucially Jamie doesn’t know that.
That being said, what I don’t agree with is that this is a misstep of the show, because by no means is it ooc for Jaime to want to reach out. Does it muddy the themes of the show somewhat with regards to forgiveness? Yes, but they already demonstrated their point with Rebecca and Rupert. She was able to move on from that relationship and accept the good parts as well as the bad without giving any ground on letting Rupert back into her life. We already have that healthier, more linear model of healing from an abusive relationship. Not every character, and certainly not every person is able to do that perfectly on the first try, and given that Jamie is still young, not angry for probably the first time in his life, and has at least some reason to worry about his dad (with him not being in the stands I certainly thought he was dead until the rehab reveal) it makes sense that Jamie would want to reach out and see if he’s okay.
This show has demonstrated time and again that it’s not about perfect people. Sometimes they misstep or do something stupid and unhealthy because they’re people. Roy was insensitive and selfish when Keeley’s sex tape was leaked, Issac lashed out when what his friend needed was support. These were all dealt with by the show as natural character flaws that arise in moments of conflict or stress, even for our “good guys”. Jamie texting his dad is in the same vein. Hopefully that means the show will address it as such in the finale.
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Y'all, the amount of people saying that they LIKE Gabe in the show (particularly those who admit to not having read the books and not getting WHY OG fans hate him/disregarding it because the "books don't count" a direct quote BTW) is so upsetting.
Like, I get it.
They don't know how evil Gabe is in the book series (and don't care to know) and it looks like Disney wanted to tone him down so it wouldn't be too upsetting to watch. But the new fan's behavior is making me think that may have been a mistake because I saw somebody ACTUALLY SAY that Sally was controlling for taking his car and that they felt sorry for him because "he's just kind of a loser" and I just aaggggghhhh
I know we're all lightly teasing the Luke girlies (Godspeed to them all) but this is a kind of gross I did NOT expect and I'm trying so hard not to be angry about it
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Prompt #19: Weal
A fresh earthquake rocked the facility as Lacelle stumbled into the lab. He'd run as fast as he could away from Iato, let the fool confront the Scions. If their Dominants didn't kill him, what awaited him in Sharlayan surely would. Lacelle had no intention of being bound, stripped of his aether and left to rot in the Pit for the rest of his life. Or dying. Astrid DeGlass was surely out for blood as a result of fucking Sevestre's mishaps. Or even worse than her...
Sebastian.
The thought of the man he'd betrayed made Lacelle move faster. How the hyur had lived through all that Iato had done to him, Lacelle had no idea. He should have died years ago, his Eikon severed and its aether sent to the Lifestream. Instead Sebastian survived. And instead of being a crippled husk, he was one of the most powerful Domiants on the star! The elezen snatched up a satchel, rushing to Iato's desk. He needed all the eikon research--everything, if he hoped to broker a bargain with Zenos's pet scientist. They'd had to leave so much behind when the Black Wolf discovered Iato had experimented on Valefor. But they hadn't known the DeGlass brat was his fucking granddaughter! Shoving the experimental crystal cuffs into the bag, Lacelle looked up. His eyes roamed the lab- what else could he bring? The serums? The samples? His travel-papers were already on him.
Gil. He needed money. Lots of it, if he wanted to stand a chance of getting out of Thanalaan alive. Leaving the bag on the desk, Lacelle hurried over to the far wall, where the safe was. An explosion outside briefly made him duck for cover. When it was clear that the lab wasn't going to collapse (yet), Lacelle lurched back up with a swear. Unlocking the safe, he snatched up several of the gil-purses inside. Turning around, he started to head back towards the desk...
Only to watch as that side of the room--wall, furniture, equipment, even the bag--get sliced in two. Lacelle shrieked, dropping the purses and throwing up his hands. Thirty-gil pieces joined other denominations in a glittering spill at his feet. The wall gave way, stones clattering forward, plaster rising into the air. Lowering his hands, Lacelle took in the wreckage. Then the figure of a man resolved itself in the midst of the dust. Black and dark purple aether overlaid his form, rippling off him in waves. His eyes were bright yellow, and a fresh weal was on one cheek. A wickedly curved ebon gunblade was in his right hand. The elezen froze.
No. No.
Those yellow eyes lifted, meeting Lacelle's own. Then suddenly they weren't yellow anymore, they were blue-
No!
"Hello sweetheart."
No! Lacelle was paralyzed, watching as the partial Priming faded. No more vengeful avatar of Odin - instead it was a man he had forgotten about until recently. On the far side of the room, Sebastian's lips curved into a cruel smile.
"Did you miss me?"
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the song is so weird and so nagito
i love it
Is it weird?? Not disagreeing but ppl seem to think so and I just never rly thought of it it hits such a Vibe with me I thought everyone had it
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So as most of you know work had just been eating me alive the last couple months. Things have been settling down the last few weeks and I’m finally getting my muse back.
I was reading the comic “A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance” and took inspiration from the style and I really like how this came out. I have struggled with Wong for a while between how far to stylize his features and such. This massively helped me out.
Now I just got to work up the courage to ink it. I normally don’t have fear of lining my art but I really really like this picture XD
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