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In the world of His Dark Materials, each person is born with a daemon: a manifestation of their soul that appears as an animal best matching who they truly are. Featuring 43 different categories and 800 total possibilities from insects to owls to seals to wild cats, you’re sure to find a unique result that fits your personality. What animal form will your daemon take?
Oooh, a random OT3 story where Anakin literally removes Obi-Wan's soul, or keeps an iron grasp on the physical manifestation of Obi-Wan's soul... Forgive me, I'm very low on sleep. Hmmm... Maybe something resembling a daemon!verse? Where people talk about soulless!Ben, or imply that his daemon is just tiny and hiding - while Obi-Wan, any time he wants to see his soul, can just turn on the holo and watch the physical manifestation thereof parade alongside Lord Vader with empty eyes... (cont)
Obi-Wan striking Anakin down only to have his soul remain with the burnt, broken remnant of the one he loved? With Vader’s own daemon - nonexistent? (Maybe part of Sith training is repudiating it, or Severing it from oneself?) Vader killed his own soul (killed Anakin’s daemon), Obi-Wan’s took its place… (Except, just at the very end, on the Death Star mark II, something glimmers, and Anakin’s soul manifests for the first time in twenty years to twine with Obi-Wan’s…
*cackles* Completely evil idea: Obi-Wan and Anakin end up switching souls on Mustafer. Anakin’s tattered, Sidious-wounded soul fleeing to Obi-wan’s side, screaming because he is - they are - I cannot have -What have I done - what have I become - Master brother Obi-Wan help me stop me I am lost -
And Obi-wan’s soul is shattered when Obi-Wan turns away. It refuses. It refuses, this is his brother, it will not leave him to burn. The galaxy itself can burn first, but Sidious will not have him. Not alone, not like this, not this terrible parting. This is Anakin, brother-student-beloved, Sidious cannot have him. If the dark is the only way to follow him, so be it.
for the aesthetics of the God Of Law's hypothetical armies: Bretonnia + "King of War"s' Basilean faction + warcraft paladin/priest + TABS fantasy good As for play styles; Conscripts of Light: Slaves of Darkness, but stiffer Aphrodites of Sormorphia: what lumaneth is to old high elf, this army is to old Bretonnia Blades of Solkan: Blades of Khorne, but find and replace 'blood' for 'justice' Crystal-kin of Arianka: a stone wall Disciples of Alluminas: ... IDK
also the daemons look like angels ... accurate angels for Alluminas
Chaos Gods of Law would be cool to see in Age of Sigmar. Alluminas, the 2nd 1, Somorphia, and Solkan
i can kinda imagine the GoL intro into AoS. idk, maybe… 1 of the gods of Order tries to fight either archaon or belachor, and a portal opens into the realm of chaos… the Order god tries to avoid the eyes of the chaos gods and the horned rat, eventually stumbling into the Gods of Law. the Order god makes a deal with the GoL. and idk we get Law equivalents of the chaos forces; Conscripts of Light, Blades of Solkan, Disciples of Alluminas, something for Sormorphia, and the other 1 gets her(?)own force.
A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life. All by Deborah Harkness.
Episode 2 of the TV show A Discovery of Witches (starring Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer) airs on AMC and BBCAmerica tonight so I thought I’d write down why I love this show and this series of books so much!
I first read the books last summer. I was in a really dark place. I was stuck in a dead in job with a company that is now going out of business. I was broke with few friends. I had no future prospects either. I was having VERY dark thoughts - like what would be the point of living when there was no future for me? Then I saw the SkyOne trailer for this new show that would air shortly in England. I was hooked. I started reading the books and soon bought copies for myself. There was suddenly nothing else in the world for me but this wonderful and rich All Souls Universe.
A Discovery of Witches centers on Diana Bishop, a college professor who discovers an ancient magical book in the library. She’s a witch who’s ignored her powers. She’ll need them when a vampire scientist, Matthew Clairmont finds her soon after she discovers the book. Their frosty relationship turns to friendship and then to love. They’ll need each other as other creatures (vampires, daemons, witches) go after Diana’s power and the ancient book, Ashmal 782.
Throughout the series (a fourth book, Time’s Convert came out last fall), Diana and Matthew go through life and death to find the book. They travel back in time even to the 1590′s in search of it. There’s a council of creatures that may try to kill our heroes if they catch them. We meet Diana’s witchy aunts and learn how her parents really died. We meet Matthew’s sometimes scary vampire family - including hunky Gallowglass - and delve into Matthew’s very dark past. We also have a plenty of villains, including evil witches and evil vampires (like the monster Benjamin - who just happens to be Matthew’s son and has some pretty sick motivations that we learn about in The Book of Life).
Not only did the supernatural elements attract me to this series, but the romance was a big draw. I’m a sucker for an epic romance and these poor lambs go through A LOT. There’s mystery, suspense, horror, thrills and so much more. Many folks have compared it to Twilight or Harry Potter. I think it’s more like Charmed. That show also had a forbidden romance (a couple actually), an ancient book (Book of Shadows!), all kinds of creatures (demons, whitelighters, witches) and a shady governing body that tries to keep humans from noticing creatures (the Elders).
My favorite character in the books is Matthew. He’s a 1500 year old vampire with layers and layers and layers. He’s such a complicated person. Not only does he have blood rage, which can causes him to go mad at times, his conscience is killer. When they first meet, Diana finds him exasperating. He’s moody and sometimes too controlling. He’s got secrets that have secrets and Diana only finds them out a little at at time. Yet, he is also loving and loyal and kind to his friends and family. He is the perfect support for Diana.
Now, Diana may have a powerful vampire by her side but she eventually learns that she doesn’t need him to protect her. She has so much power on her own. Early on, she’s kidnapped by an evil witch and while Matthew does come to save her, Diana is the one who uses her powers to save herself. There were times when I wanted Matthew to come in and save the day (call me an old-fashioned romantic, alright!) but it’s better when Diana can discover the power within herself and save herself. Matthew may not like how Diana’s power can attract evil baddies, but he also knows she can protect herself. He won’t stop her from saving the day (and that she does in the end of Book of Life), but he’ll be there to support her when she needs it. He may not like that she can be put in danger, but he knows he can’t stop her either- no matter how hard he tries.
Finally, another thing I loved about this series is that Diana is a college professor. Matthew is a scientist. They’re after a lost book, not an Infinity stone or ring or anything like that. They first meet in a library. She’s got an actual career! He’s not just brooding in the shadows either. I’ve always loved learning - the best part of college was listening to lectures. I just loved talking and hearing about all this stuff I was learning. I wanted to know more. I would have loved to have become a professor and spend years researching history. I would have loved to have become a librarian even. I made too many wrong choices over the years out of fear for me to feel like that those paths are now closed (maybe not - I like to be optimistic).
Anyway, I just like the books and now the TV show. It sparked a Matthew Goode obsession that I may never get over! I’ve binged the series on SundanceNow, I don’t know how many times. I’ve re-read the books dozens of times. I may not be 100% happy, but I’m not quite in that dark, unhappy place I was last summer. I have to thank Deborah Harkness and the wonderful world she created for us. She’s inspired me to try my hand at writing again - another way to find a way out of the darkness.
Chapters: 1/? Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Midoriya Izuku & Uraraka Ochako, Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto, Iida Tenya & Midoriya Izuku, Iida Tenya & Todoroki Shouto, Iida Tenya & Uraraka Ochako, Todoroki Shouto & Uraraka Ochako, Iida Tenya & Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto & Uraraka Ochako, Jirou Kyouka & Yaoyorozu Momo, Bakugou Katsuki & Yaoyorozu Momo, Kaminari Denki & Yaoyorozu Momo, Ashido Mina & Bakugou Katsuki & Kaminari Denki & Kirishima Eijirou & Sero Hanta, Shinsou Hitoshi & Yaoyorozu Momo, Kaminari Denki & Shinsou Hitoshi, Midoriya Izuku & Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Kurogiri & Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko & Toga Himiko, Dabi & Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko & Toga Himiko, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko & Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko & Todoroki Touya, Dabi & Takami Keigo | Hawks, Takami Keigo | Hawks & Usagiyama Rumi | Miruko, Todoroki Touya & Usagiyama Rumi | Miruko, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Other Relationship Tags to Be Added Characters: Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Yaoyorozu Momo, Midoriya Izuku, Original Daemon Character(s), Bakugou Katsuki, Shinsou Hitoshi, Todoroki Touya, Takami Keigo | Hawks, Toga Himiko, Usagiyama Rumi | Miruko, Todoroki Shouto, Iida Tenya, Uraraka Ochako, Kaminari Denki, Jirou Kyouka, Bakusquad - Character, Dabi, Nedzu (My Hero Academia), Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Daemons, Yagi Toshinori | All Might Adopts Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Toya hasn't become Dabi, Alethiometer Use, U.A. is a University (My Hero Academia), Sort Of, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor's Bad Parenting, Aircraft Hijacking, Crossover, Other Additional Tags to Be Added Summary:
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