The Lone Black Wolf

"A breed of Yian Kut-Ku with a hard black shell and a long mane. Known for its trap avoiding slyness and poison-loaded tail, it is a particularly evil wyvern, so beware!"

[a-stygian-zinogre]

Indefinite Hiatus

To all my followers here on tumblr, may I offer my sincere apologies for the great lack of activity as of late. Unfortunately I have lost a good deal of motivation and inspiration over the past year, and have not gotten better over the last few weeks. I do not wish to remain silent on the issue any longer and am leaving this message to show that this blog, as well as blackwolfraven and ask-garara, will be on an indefinite hiatus until further notice. I may or may not return again, but if not, then nothing terrible has happened. I will not delete these blogs, but leave them standing in hopes that they continue to provide pleasure to any who still look at them. Goodbye, and thank you for all your love and support. Always, Stygi/Charon/Ananta

[have2-deactivated20150828]

Some people just want to watch the world burn

[ask-blackdiablos-deactivated201]

*SCREECHES*

[dhisufiroa-deactivated20131207]

(As a user of mobile Tumblr I can promise you this is not fun D: PLEASE trim your posts, for the sake our poor fingers! Posts like this also tend to crash the app… You literally make Tumblr un-useable for us when you do this.)

[blackwolfraven]

((Mod: Even when you're not on mobile, having huge posts like this constantly clogging up your dashboard and eating up other posts gets tiring pretty quickly. It's not a joke to say that persistant offences are a sure-fire way to get you unfollowed!))

[blackwolfraven]

I'm glad you explained the situation to me. My post was mainly based on my irritation from your "Awaken Beast"-posts, since in these storys, Charon seems to kill pretty much everything else with relativly ease. Even though I imagine him to be a HC Yian Garuga, it still didn't seemed that right to me. But as always, everyone got his on opinion.

((Mod: So that’s what this is all about, then? If you honestly got ‘irritated’ with the “Awaken, Beast” drabbles, that’s your own problem as nobody else seemed to have an issue with what was written. Other people wrote drabbles that ended in death too, some with just as much ‘ease’ as Charon took on his opponents. Charon himself was killed in some, and I ENJOYED reading those posts, but nobody took them seriously since they’re obviously not canon - which is something you seemed to have overlooked here.Think about it, then think about the video games themselves. These are monsters which can survive getting pounded in the head by gigantic hammers; as well as being sliced by enormous swords without immediately dying of blood loss. In the ecology videos you can unlock, a Brachydios can 1 Hit KO an Agnaktor. Akantor did the same thing back in MHFU, chomping down on a Gravios’ neck and swinging what must be a ten-ton flying rock monster over its head. The games themselves defy logic, and compared to what I wrote, it’s really not a big deal to get irritated over.I’m unsure as to who you are or why you’re bringing this up now since the ‘Awaken, Beast’ prompts have long since finished, but I will not change my character if you’ve taken such a dislike to how I write/interact with other members. Charon is an asshole, and aggressive - much like Yian Garuga ingame, and he’s even worse as he’s loosely based on the One-Eared Garuga from ‘Elegy for a Lone Wolf’. Like the ‘One-Horned Demon King’ Diablos, there’s a few differences between these monsters and their usual species which I have taken some fictional liberties with.I don’t expect you to like or approve of it, but since nobody else seems to have a problem with how I’m doing things, I think I can ignore the complaints of somebody who goes under the guise of anonymous. I do so hate to disappoint people however, so if you continue to be irritated with what I do, feel free to put me under ignore/unfollow - because further messages will be deleted. Toodles.))

[blackwolfraven]

(Even though i would expect that your character would probably think this way, I am still not that sure about the power you give Yian Garugas. Sure, they are some nasty monsters and can be devastating with there fire and poison, but still i can't think of ways how they would be able to be that much stronger than most other Wyverns like the Rathalos. They may be even in the means of power with some medium monsters, but i think most other monsters would be stronger. Just my oponion though.)

((Mod: It’s entirely subjective and people are free not to consider what I said as fact. I merely based Yian Garuga’s tendancies on pairing up to drive other species out on actual bird behaviour, as crows and other corvids are prone to harrassing other predators such as owls, buzzards and other non-avian species in this manner. Many species of birds will gang up on threats such as during their breeding season, but crows in particular can be very spiteful towards particular creatures and may attack them single-handedly. One video in particular showing such behaviour is on Youtube, and is called “Black Kite vs. Crow - Mobbing Behaviour トビを追うカラス（冬の野鳥）”

Monster Hunter is obviously a very different kettle of fish, but I think it’s a plausible enough situation based on realistic circumstances. One Yian Garuga may not be as big or strong as a Rathalos, and will probably end up losing in a one-on-one battle, but two Garugas harrassing that same Rathalos are very likely to have the odds in their favour - especially if Rathalos is caught alone by himself. That said, it’s likely that only a red Rathalos will be forced out this way. The Azure Rathalos as well as the silver subspecies tend to be bigger and stronger than their red cousins, but they also seem to favour different territories to the ones that Yian Garuga have been found in, so again, it is subjective and open to opinion. That said, the previous post is based mainly on MHFU’s G-Rank quest, “The Yian Garuga Twins”, in which two of the Bird Wyverns aggressively patrol the area in the mission they’re encountered in.))

[blackwolfraven]

"Greetings once more, Garuga. I am curious as to why your kind are incredibly solitary. In my travels, rarely do I see two Garugas in the same general area, much less as a mating pair. Are your kind aggressive towards each other?"

Well hello, Belial. I didn’t expect to see you again so soon, but it’s a pleasure all the same. Call me Charon if you like, most others do. As to whether we Yian Garuga are aggressive towards one another, more often than not we prefer to direct the brunt of our aggression towards other species living in the area. Oh, we have fights of course - usually between fully-grown males, but two dominant adults encountering one another mostly ends up with the smaller, weaker male being driven out before any serious harm is inflicted. That’s not to say that’s always the case, though. Two evenly-matched Garuga may fight until the death, or one contender sustains enough serious injuries that he can do nothing else but give in. Such submission is rare however, and rarer still is the mercy that the victor may show his victim. Who would let his enemy go so easily when, if the situation was the other way around, he would quite happily kill you had you fallen instead? Letting him go would hurt him more anyway, as death is kinder than a lifetime of humiliation.As cruel as our species can appear, we do have some small kinship with other Garugas and refrain from killing each other if possible. Perhaps it’s because we so rarely see one another, or our avian heritage compels us to flock with others of our kind, but if two like-minded individuals meet in unclaimed territory then we will accept each other’s presence and work together as one so we can enforce our dominance over other species in the region.When faced with such a pair, even the Rathalos themselves cannot hope to best our might - and wisely choose to move on. Even those proud wyverns dare not risk to engage our wrath, for we can work together just as well as them and their mates, the Rathians.

[ask-rajang]

[blackwolfraven]

askrajang:

YIAN GARUGA! The most feared Bird Wyvern! Rajang never go extinct as long as he keep moving and beating up any hunters foolish enough to fight him! Rajang does use tools with his hands, not just boulders and giant bones lying around area. RAJANG EVEN PLAY GUITAR!! (not very good, but STILL AWESOME!). YOU CAN BE LEAD SINGER IN THE BAND! ARUUU!

Yes, Rajang love thunder storms, he like to go where they are to ABSORB SOME THUNDER POWER TO KEEP HIS HAIR PRETTY AND SPARKLY! Some humans even say thunderstorms go wherever Rajang goes, and that is a bit true since where there are thunderstorms, THERE ARE DELICIOUS THUNDER HORSES!

Rajang does have some hobbies, like rocking out and sometimes going to visit some monsters on Rajang’s do-not-attack list. He also like to work out inside his cave and play Jenga (even if he always break the table)!

[blackwolfraven]

[Closed RP - A Tale of Fire and Ice]

It felt as though he'd been flying forever; gliding over vast, cold seas and barren landscapes that seemed as though they went on without ever ending. Gliding carefully between jutting peaks of black stone, Charon was mindful of the dangerous rocks which arched up sharply into the skies. It was as though their jagged points were seeking to pierce the very wings of any trespasser who dared come this far inland, and the Yian Garuga did not intend to become their next victim. High above the craggy mountains, a full moon steadily rose into the skies to shed its silvery light across the desolate land - but even that did little to illuminate his way. Far below on the ground, a biting fog rolled across the rime-encrusted earth, causing pale mist to rise up into the air and make the Bird Wyvern's descent a treacherous ordeal. His wings beating heavily as he came in to land, Charon didn't appear too concerned with attracting unwanted attention. He hadn't seen another soul for hours since coming inland, for this strange country he'd mistakenly arrived at appeared too desolate to support even a single blade of grass. Without vegetation to feed upon, no herbivores would come, and without prey to catch, it was unlikely that any other predatory wyvern would be capable of living here... Landing with a solid thump, the Yian Garuga sighed as he folded his tired wings against his body. Below his clawed feet, the ground felt hard and was strangely crunchy with ice, but it mattered little to him all the same. The fire that dwelt inside his body warmed him through easily enough, and there was plenty of fresh water which he could drink, those puddles that hadn't completely iced over. Scraping a hollow in which to allow some water to trickle into, Charon lifted his head and surveyed the strange area he'd arrived at. It seemed quiet and peaceful enough that he could rest easy; at least until he'd gathered his energy and was able to continue his journey...

((Mod: I rewrote this twice and decided to go for the smaller opening in the end. My sincere apologies, dhisufiroa, and I hope you're not too disappointed with this poor opening post! oAo;))

[cittamemes]

Anon or not, I'd like to hear your thoughts on how I play my character! Critiques as well as good points welcome!

[ask-barioth]

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[blackwolfraven]

ask-a-deviljho:

ask-barioth:

((Taking a few days off. I can’t fucking deal with Tumblr’s bullshit right now.))

((For those unaware, Gale of ask-kelbi has been banned from tumblr due to the posting of the monster hunter illustration books via dropbox.

Some how I know it was one of the shit-headed little anons out there. Seriously I hope your guilt is weighing down upon you right now.

I just heard of this from ask-barioth herself and cannot agree more with everything you've just written. Some people might not have approved of Gale's dropbox idea, but to report him and get him banned over something so trivial (especially compared to some truly awful people who do deserve to get banned from tumblr...), all I can say right now is... well. Whichever one of you little crappers got ask-kelbi banned, I hope you're proud of yourselves for doing so as you're a right shitstain through and through. Gale was an extremely sweet member of the community in the short time he was with us and took the time to get to know us all - not to mentioning cheering many of us up when we were down any way he possibly could. To the one who reported him - and we ALL saw that anon hate you sent, all you have done is ensured that a decent person was expelled from tumblr - somebody who I am sure is many times your better.

[dhisufiroa-deactivated20131207]

The Story of the Past

Eons before the Age of Monsters…

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[blackwolfraven]

憧

"As a White Fatalis, your strength instantly commands respect - as does your species’ traits of incredible longevity. Even though the world has grown much older since you came into being, you remain relatively young in comparison as even time itself cannot seem to weaken you. For a creature that has been around since the Akantor themselves were born, you have surely watched the decline of a million races… and yet have not grown arrogant. Perhaps that is your most fascinating trait of all, for who could bear witness to countless beings succumbing to the ravages of time so easily and still not think of themselves infinitely greater? Certainly no mortal I know of, so perhaps the myth of you truly being a God holds some water…"

[blackwolfraven]

憧

"The Shogun Ceanataur again, is it? So Skim’s the name… to be honest, I didn’t think your species (or close relatives) could actually talk, since your younglings are much less intelligent and prone to scattering like Kelbi upon sensing a predator’s approach. For all your good points, you Shogan Ceanataur are much more fearless and capable than your immature offspring - and you frighten humans as well! Commander of the Flames, they call you. It’s easy to see why, what with being able to thrive in the volcano and cut even the finest armor in half with a sweep of your claws. Just don’t tell it go to your head, as even the toughest shells can be cracked with the right weapon."

[blackwolfraven]

憧

"Is there anything that could not be admired about you, Belial? Even amongst other Elder Dragons you are feared, and your presence commands respect from even the humans that roam this land. Your indomitable spirit and sheer vehemence against their kind eclipses that of my own, making it seem but a pale flame compared to the molten rage that burns within your very scales. Of all the creatures in the world, it is only the Akantor who refuse to fear you so readily - and even they do so grudgingly, those proud, titanic wyverns who consider themselves ‘Black Gods’. We all know they are only considered so because you allow it.”

[blackwolfraven]

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"Your kind are rarely seen and even less is known, even after years of living in territories where Chameleos are said to visit. It is admirable your species keeps such a stealthy profile, although goodness knows why since you’re quite capable of looking after yourself. The strength of your venom rivals even that of mine, and your tongue is humorously feared amongst the humans. I used to think only Gypceros had the cheek to snatch items from a hunter’s very pocket, but you do so as well so I find it an entertaining quirk amongst your species…"

[blackwolfraven]

憧

"So… Eira, I hear you’re called? I can’t say I know very much about you just yet, or your species, for the Dhisufiroa are still a relatively unknown species that few survive an encounter with. I think I can admire that, and that you’re power Elder Dragons as well. I think what’s most fascinating is that you have such wildly opposing elements at your disposal. Fire and ice have tempermental natures at best, and yet you are powerful enough to force them to unify in harmony…"

[blackwolfraven]

憧

"So… we meet again. Reckar, is it? I can’t say I have very much to say about the Uragaan; your species rarely ventures out from the caverns of the volcanic depths, although I kind of admire your crushing jaw. Much blunter than my beak, but just as capable of crushing annoying things and especially rocks - which I hear you like to eat! Just as long as you don’t start eating what I like, I’ll respect your diet all you want. Plenty enough minerals and vitamins in bones, kssst!"

[blackwolfraven]

憧

"Oh, it’s you again. I see you’re still amongst the living and have all limbs intact… killed any more Deviljhos lately? The one you bagged last time we met each other was particularly scrumptious, so if there’s one thing I like about you, it’s how you kill those who’ve tried to kill you. WInning such a battle and surviving is worthy of a little admiration I suppose… that, and you actuallly keeping your promises. Most humans don't.”