CONDXMNXD

Sadako Yamamura / Rin & Kazan Yamaoka / Adriana Imai / Adiris

[condxmnxd]

As the mob ensues around her, Sadako's sight begins to fail her, her brain throbbing in pain, trying to use her psychokinesis to prevent them from getting closer. A table moving, a door locking behind her, anything that could prevent her demise... And yet, to no avail. The wrathful pursuers were far more relentless than she. They burst through the door, one of the assailant's hands raised with a sharp utensil, ready to inflict pain upon her. Before the hand comes crashing down, Sadako's eyes jet open.

Her vision settles upon a solitary Sakura tree, pink petals gently gliding to the grassy terrain. "Great, another vision." She's had these unrelenting visions that refuse to subside, and they only become more frequent. When will they end, and why does she keep seeing them, she feels as if she'll never find out. However, she does know something bad was going to happen. Evil thoughts constantly try to push their way to the forefront of her mind, and it has been getting harder and harder to stop them. Her intuition tells her that the visions and evil thought are linked, as if she were about to be... reborn anew.

It finally occurs to her, these visions are not of her, but her evil alter that the Dr. kept sedated. Sadako needed to keep herself separated from the alter... at any cost. Her mother had told her of a dark, mist-like entity that she had seen off the coastline before Sadako was born. "M-maybe..." she whispers to herself. She kneels down to the ground, her palms lay onto her lap, almost prayer-like. She closes her eyes and hopes to beckon the entity to her, the clouds rolling quickly above her, growing dark as they loom over her. Suddenly, cool air swirls around her, thunder cracking in the sky. Her heart pounds in her chest as she feels the darkness beginning to over-take her. Demonic whispers flood her mind, urging her to let go and succumb to her evil self.

She forces her eyes open, only to be face-to-face with her own facade, enveloped in a thick darkness. To her horror, her reflection contorts into a menacing grin, "It looks like we'll BOTH be leaving now." Her scream is suddenly snuffed as the fog engulfs the two of them and she wakes up sat at a campfire, several eyes darting towards her. This must be what her mother had gotten a glimpse of all those years ago... {Well, I guess I got my wish.}

[condxmnxd]

@prvtocol / Brianne Landry picked up the phone: "You've put it behind you, but it's not the same as putting it to rest."

The young woman looks up to the other, lightly brushing a strand of soft, black hair out of her face to make eye contact. Her voice is hushed, barely above a whisper as she sits down next to Brianne, "I know that all to well, sadly."

Sadako raises her finger to point to a box television just past the tree-line, the aura around it akin to the static of an old film, a coil whine emitting from it's white screen. "There are parts of ourselves that haunt us wherever we go..."

The clairvoyant lowers her arm as she trails off, her head bowing somberly as her gaze shifts to the ground in front of them. Her other half, a physical manifestation, having tormented her before and now inside of the fog, made itself a killer, a mockery of who she is. Tilting her head to talk to the other, her tone remains as she laments over the husk that calls itself by her name.

"Though I tried to put the past behind me, it still looks back at me, the haunting image of my face upon it's own."

[maythememebewithyou]

The Lord of the Rings, the Return of the King ( Sentence Starters ) 

“Hold your ground, hold your ground!”

“I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.”

“A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.”

“I can’t recall the taste of food… nor the sound of water… nor the touch of grass.”

“Know that he suffered greatly at the hands of his host. Who would’ve thought one so small could endure so much pain?”

“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on… when in your heart you begin to understand… there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend… some hurts that go too deep… that have taken hold.”

“There never was much hope. Just a fool’s hope.”

“I guess that concludes negotiations.”

“Then let us be rid of it, once and for all.”

“I can’t carry it for you…but I can carry you.”

“What about side by side with a friend?”

“Fight for us, and regain your honor.”

“I know your face…_____. My eyes darken.”

“No. No, I’m going to save you.”

“My body is broken. You have to let me go.”

“Aye, I could do that.”

“Are you going to leave me?”

“No, _____. I’m going to look after you.”

“I will kill you if you touch him!”

“If ever I were to marry someone, it would have been her. It would have been her.”

“I’m glad to be with you, _____, here at the end of all things.”

“I summon you to fulfill your oath.”

“I didn’t think it would end this way.”

“Can we not take council as we once did, my old friend?”

“You’re outnumbered, ____. You need more men.”

“Do not throw away your life so rashly.”

“Where does my allegiance lie if not here?”

“_____ loves you, _____. He will remember it before the end.”

“End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path… One that we all must take.”

“The city has fallen silent. There is no warmth left in the sun.”

“I do not believe this darkness will endure.”

“We cannot achieve victory through strength of arms.”

“_____ will suspect a trap. He will not take the bait.”

“You should not encourage him.”

“You should not doubt him.”

“Tell me what you have seen.”

“But there is also life. You saw there was a child, you saw my son.”

“Nothing is certain.”

“Some things are certain. If I leave him now, I will regret it forever.”

“In fact, it’s better if you don’t speak at all, _____.”

“Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?”

“I will not say ‘do not weep,’ for not all tears are an evil.”

“Whatever happens, stay with me. I’ll look after you.”

“You fool. No man can kill me. Die now!”

“I am no man.”

“I saw…I saw him. I can hear his voice in my head.”

“The board is set…the pieces are moving.”

“You may as well accept it. We’re going with you.”

“I have wished you joy since first I saw you.”

“Give me your hand. Take my hand!”

“Don’t you let go…don’t let go!”

“I don’t think there will be a return journey.”

“Come, sing me a song.”

“So you have come for information… I have some.”

“I’ve heard enough.”

“The path that you have set him on can only lead to death.”

“What are you waiting for? Just let it go!”

“I feel something. A slight tingle in my fingers. I think it’s affecting me.”

“What did I say? He can’t hold his liquor.”

“I think you have strength, of a different kind. And one day _____ will see it.”

“I do not fear death.”

“But we’ll see each other soon. Won’t we?”

“I don’t know…I don’t know what’s going to happen.”

“You cannot always be torn in two.”

“Long have you hunted me; long have I eluded you. No more.”

“I would have you smile again.”

“Hold them back! Do not give in to fear! Stand to your posts! Fight!”

“Don’t leave me here alone.”

“Don’t go where I can’t follow…”

“I need you on my side.”

“This was my choice.”

“We are sitting on a field of victory enjoying a few well-earned comforts.”

“The salted pork is particularly good.”

“Well, I’m back.”

[crownmemes]

Psychology Sentences, Vol. 1

(Sentences for interactions with therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists - or even just friends supporting each other. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You've put it behind you, but it's not the same as putting it to rest."

"Is this it? Is this therapy?"

"It's fascinating, is it not? The language of non-verbal behaviour."

"Are you questioning your sanity?"

"The mind can play tricks on us. Memories can be suppressed, especially painful ones."

"I am planning on undertaking a course of therapy."

"I thought all psychiatrists were oddballs and cranks. They're not supposed to be so charming, let alone attractive."

"I knew that therapy was a bad idea."

"Do you remember when you first felt an emotional attachment?"

"I know you don't feel the way that other people want you to feel. I understand, but that's why you've got to pretend, at least sometimes."

"Not everything real is true, and not every dream is false."

"Guilt more than anything changes a person."

"So now you're a psychologist too?"

"Taking a life leaves its mark. No matter how strong you are, it's always a good idea to talk to somebody about it."

"Yeah, I don't need a psychiatrist, okay?"

"Without fear, we wouldn't know how to be brave. Fear is what makes us heroes."

"Please stop analysing me."

"It is too easy being a monster. Better to try to be human."

"Do you think we could find one single word that dominates your life?"

"We are all, in a sense, more than one man. Different and conflicting aspects of our character are constantly fighting for supremacy. "

"What if feeling nothing is the worst pain of all?"

"We're talking about therapy. Does that disturb you?"

"Don't feel like talking today?"

"Repressed emotions do not merely sink without a trace. They bubble up to the surface."

"The people we love the most are the ones capable of hurting us the most deeply."

"What do you dream about at night?"

"You know, I wish there was a cure for guilt and shame, but if there was then I would be out of a job."

"I have no idea who I am, and neither does anyone else. Not really."

"Your mother didn't love you, and now you crave anyone to make you feel less alone."

"I've been looking forward to having that psychological discussion about my personality."

[condxmnxd]

Deep in prayer to the being that saved her, Adiris stops suddenly, the light taps of footsteps approaching behind her. Turning to face the sound in a calm, yet cold demeanor, she speaks, her words dripping from her lips like a bitter honey. "You are either valiant or a fool for stepping foot in this sanctum."

The priestess slowly approaches the other, her fingers gripping around the chain of the censer as she chokes down the bile to speak. "Tell me, why are you here?"

[condxmnxd]

Vile Purge :: Main - Verse for Adiris / The Plague from BHVR's Dead by Daylight

Hunger, nausea, fatigue; an endless cycle of suffering for Adiris and her followers to endure at hopes of saving their city. She can barely move, her foot now necrotic, the color drained from it with a pitch black hue serving as a replacement. They all are dying a slow, agonizing death, and there's nothing she can do...

She kneels down on the bile-covered floor of the dark cave, fer hands out-stretched as she attempts to pray to the sea god for protection, salvation, anything to end this pestilence. Desperately trying to choke down the vomit, the priestess closes her eyes lifts her hands to the sky just outside of the cave's mouth.

As the the words pour out past her lips, the floral scent scent from the censer is slowly replaced with the briny, earthy smell of fog as a chill slinks down her back. Adiris opens her eyes only to be met with a thick, black haze, an orange hue of light peeking through. As she reaches towards the light, a tendril, startling at first, but somehow bringing... comfort reaches back.

Gently placing her hand atop the tip of the eldritch appendage, it slowly rises, lifting her from her knelt position. The prayer had been answered, her heart fills with adoration for the being she can only assume is her god. Her strength returning to her, Adiris walks into the light, the fog separating as she peers through the opening.

The temple, in all of it's glory lay just on the other side of the gap; no disease, no weathered souls, only the monument of worship. Though no words are exchanged, a voice in the back of her mind offering a proposition: "Serve, and the temple is yours."

Turning back to gaze upon her followers, who had now withered and passed, she solemnly closes her eyes, a last prayer leaving her lips as she crosses the threshold. "Adda ni ka dingir asar po me." {"Send them to your mouth, God."}

[breakcut]

Someone PLEASE convince me I don’t need another Killer sideblog; I’ve been debating starting to write another character (won’t reveal which one cause reasons lol) but I’m debating…

Should I either:

Replace Frank as a muse on Condxmnxd

Create a new sideblog dedicated to the new Killer muse

Voting ended onJan 6, 2025

[crownmemes]

Criminal Sentences, Vol. 22

(Sentences from various sources for criminals and/or dangerous muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"I'd gladly crater her skull."

"If your strategy relies on whether or not I'll kill a child, you need a new strategy."

"I'm warning you; no more questions!"

"I'm not trying to make you feel bad. Well, maybe a little."

"If you come and work for me, I'm almost positive I can triple your yearly income."

"Tell me something; how many men have you killed in your life?"

"You are not as charming as you think you are."

"The first lie's the hardest, and then it just gets easier."

"I'd tread very carefully if I were you. You, of all people, should know what I am capable of."

"The next time you decide to stab me in the back, have the guts to do it to my face."

"I'm adopting a façade of caring."

"If you plan on exposing me, then my only option will be to kill you."

"I have a job for you. If you want to stay alive, you're going to accept it."

"Who wears a suit to dispose of a body?"

"How do you know where I live?"

"Enemies? You? No! How can that be?"

"You know, I will shoot you! I will shoot you in the liver!"

"I'm going to tell you something that's going to make you angry, but just know that I'm angry too."

"Do I need to remind you what happened last time you pushed me too far?"

"I've been shot too many times to be scared by a gun."

"There are times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change."

"I'm just going to come out and say it; I don't trust you. I sure as hell don't want you here."

"I won't ever tell anybody anything, don't worry."

"Human blood is very hot. On a cold, humid morning, you can see it steam."

"You're just a kid. So young to be ruining people's lives."

"I bet you were disappointed when I showed up alive"

"Sometimes you frighten me."

"Blackmail does not suit you, my friend."

"Would you ever do anything to hurt me?"

"Well, you know, hired killers are crazy!"

"You can't play a player."

"From now on, it's my rules. If I tell you to shut your mouth, you shut your mouth."

"I'll kill a man in a fair fight... Or if I think he's gonna start a fair fight, or if he bothers me, or if there's a woman, or I'm getting paid. Mostly only when I'm getting paid"

"Are you feeling threatened? How pleasantly out of character."

"You didn't see anything, alright?"

"No one robs me and walks away."

"You have a cruel streak. I hadn't realised it before."

"You burned me once, now I'm going to burn you."

"It is not an easy thing to break a human being's jaw."

"You thought I was dead, didn't you?"

"You always were shifty, ever since the day we met."

"Now, you wouldn't lie to me, would you? I'm not only good at killing people; I'm pretty good at reading them too."

"Why were you in prison?"

[exmortiis]

adriana imai ‹ @condxmnxd › left a bloody note ; 🌿with sissy » send 🌿 to accidentally get caught under the mistletoe with my muse.

Perhaps Sissy had something to do with it, how else one of Adriana's drone would be buzzing above their heads with a familiar piece of plant handing from it ? However she wasn't going to admit to it, not yet at least, she rather preferred playing the innocent card.

Doe baby blue hues fixed on the taller woman, rosy cheeks and a matching smile, the picture perfect of sweet innocence, at least to the eyes of the ones that didn't know her at all. Which couldn't be said for Adriana, however Sissy still enjoyed the whole ordeal. Fingers twirling a blonde strand when she stepped closer. " So, do I get a kiss or are you going to disappoint one of your precious drone ? "

[condxmnxd]

The masked woman removes her metallic guise, her longue dancing behind her lips as her eyes narrow playfully. {Oh, she's going to be a fun one.}

Soft fingertips reach to the other's chin, raising it up to reach closer to Adriana's tall, slender frame. As if in slow motion, she presses her lips to Sissy's, pressing into her as she pulls the other's body close to hers, lips prying open for her to breathe lightly yet sensually into those of the doe-eyed young woman's.

Pulling back as her eyes scan the expression on the other's face, she chortles cheekily, "Does that suit to your satisfaction," she starts before pulling Sissy in ever so closer as she licks her lips. "Or would you like more?"

[c4llofbrine]

"It's cold to you too, isn't it? This purgatory that we've been trapped in?"

- Rin Yamaoka ( @condxmnxd )

Why is this woman speaking to her? She doesn't trust anyone here. However, the woman appears to be less of a threat than many of the others she's met. She'll give her a chance.

Sadako nods, hesitantly.

[condxmnxd]

Rin bows her head, slightly yet solemnly at the confirmation, her arm convulsing outside of her control. A soft grunt leaves her hollow chest, a single tear falling as her face contorts, scrunching in an anger, not directed at the other, but rather at the being that put the both of them in this endless cycle. "Worse yet, being made into a monster, a husk of who we once were."

The spectral woman looks up at the other, neck twitching, causing her to wince. No longer able to control her body as well as she used to wrought turmoil even more so, but maybe she had found a kindred spirit in this vengeful young woman. "Do you seek retribution against your father as well?" Pausing she looks off into the distance, the image of her father bringing a blade down to strike her is stuck in her mind.

"Or is that where our common ground dissipates?"

[condxmnxd]

Updating my faceclaim(s) for Adriana/Skull Merchant; keeping my OG Kelly Hu, and adding Nanako Matushima!

[bloodied-letterman]

Adriana sits down in a tired yet dignified manner, crossing her legs as she pulls out a handkerchief to wipe the fresh crimson fluids from her blade. She had never worked with another killer before, but she was surprisingly grateful with who the entity had decided as her "playmate."

"That was rather... fun. Don't you agree?"

- @condxmnxd

Frank smirks as he wipes some blood off his knife and his jacket.

"Yeah, I gotta admit it's kinda refreshing to not do all the work alone. Even if it's not with one of my buddies. No offense, of course, you were great. And the look on some survivors' faces when they realized who were the killers this trial was just priceless."

[condxmnxd]

A sultry chortle leaves the merchant's lips, the respirator of her metallic facade emitting a small puff of air as she removes the mask from her face. Closing her eyes as she leans her head back, she lets out a deep sigh, turning to the nearby cabinet and pulling out a bottle of cabernet. The entity always seems to restock her supply, rewards for a job well done. "One to murder silently, another to stun with an overwhelming presence; truly a match made in hell."

As she pours the wine, she turns to the young man, her sky blue gaze lingering on his mask, "Would you like one as well?" Swirling the glass before taking a sip, she continues. "This bottle was nearly full, and in this case," she grins cheekily, "I don't mind sharing."

[condxmnxd]

Like this post for an ask from Adriana Imai, aka the Skull Merchant!

(Multi's, specify muse in comments, or just like for a random muse!)

[britishneonjello]

I’m a terrible killer :*)

[condxmnxd]

@exmortiis XD

[breakdcwn]

All DnD-Verse Muses

@breakdcwn :

Jeff Johansen - Vampiric Half-Dwarf Paladin : Oath of Redemption {Lawful Good}

Jake Park - Satyr Ranger : Beast Master {Chaotic Good}

Yoichi Asakawa - Kender Cleric : Life Domain {Lawful Good}

@breakcut :

Yui Kimura - Harengon Artificer : Battlesmith {Neutral Good}

Yun-Jin Lee - Tabaxi Bard : College of Eloquence {Lawful Neutral}

Feng Min - Gnome Monk : Way of the Drunken Master {Chaotic Good}

Rika Nishina - Fairy/Fae Wizard : School of Abjuration {Neutral Good}

Claudette Morel - Duergar Druid : Circle of Spores {Lawful Good}

@blacktalcn / Taurie Cain - Shadar-Kai Cleric : Domain of Death {Chaotic Neutral}

@nx-spin / Ji-Woon - Yuan-Ti Bard : College of Glamour {Chaotic Evil}

@condxmnxd :

Rin Yamaoka - Air Genasi Fighter : Samurai {True Neutral}

Sadako Yamamura - Gniefling (Gnome Tiefling) Warlock : The Undying {Neutral Evil}

Kazan Yamaoka - Earth Genasi Barbarian : Path of the Berserker {Lawful Evil}

Adriana Imai - Astral Elf Artificer : Artillerist {Lawful Evil}

Frank Morrison - Deep Gnoblin Rogue : Assassin {Chaotic Evil}

[condxmnxd]

Sparring Partner: @fogsnatched / Yui Kimura

The spectral woman stands silently at the top of the stone sanctum, her eyes closed as the tattered kimono the entity had bestowed upon her flowing gently in the cool breeze. Rin opens her eyes after an explosion from a generator indicates the presence of survivors on the estate. She projects from her cold husk to the origin of the noise, finding two survivors, one taking off in the opposite direction, the other, a young speedster standing to hold her ground. The onryō's features shift to a sadistic grin as she speaks, the words pouring from her mouth like a potent venom.

"Kimura-san, are you truly willing to put yourself on the line for another's mistake?"

[fogsnatched-deactivated20241230]

Yui's heart races as blood rushes in her ears, so loud that she can barely hear herself think. ...Back when she was new to the trials, it had been tempting to believe that she'd get used to this - the fear of standing face to face with a killer, knowing they hold your life in their hands; and knowing the fate that awaits you should you fail to escape.

She doesn't know if it's her own weakness, or if it's a quirk of the way the Entity runs these trials, but that terror has never truly gone away. Even in a world where death means nothing, she doesn't want to die. Each death brings with it agony, and with agony, the chipping away of the hope that remains inside her, still there even after all this time.

What would happen if she ran out of hope? She's not optimistic enough to believe that it would be a kinder fate.

But though she's still afraid, she's not the same person she was before she entered the fog for the first time. Standing her ground, Yui meets the gaze of the spirit without flinching away, even as her instincts scream at her to run.

"I'll do it every time." she says. It's not a lie. Even here, she won't forget her grandma's words and abandon the person she's found the strength to be. It's not like she's perfect, either - but she can do it because she knows they'd do the same for her. ...And they will.

"That's what it means to work in a team. Though I guess you wouldn't know anything about that, huh?"

[condxmnxd]

The survivor's words causes the icy blood of the spectral woman to boil with rage, her shattered katana bursting from the skin of her palm as she swings her arm, stopping mere centimeters from the other's neck. Rin's eyes gleam as her features contort to a horrific sneer, her words spewing from her mouth intensely, "Careful, Kimura-san. Taunt me further, and not even the entity herself can protect you from the wrath of my blade."

She slams the hilt of her sword into the generator, causing sparks to emit from the pistons of the contraption, the speed of their movement regressing slowly. Anger aside, she silently applauded Yui. Reliable, headstrong, and determined, similar to how she was before the fog swallowed her up. The blade retracts through her palm as she slowly trudges towards the young woman, her body twitching and contorting slightly.

The spirit stops suddenly, her icy fingers reaching out towards the young woman. "However, I do admire your bravado, so I'll cut you a break." She cranes her neck to see if she could follow the movements of the survivor that left Yui behind, but to no avail. She snaps her gaze back to the one before her, "You can finish your repairs, but heed my words. If you get in my way, you won't have to worry about being thrown onto a hook." The crooked smile on her face widens, "because I'll hack you to pieces as my father did to me."

[exmortiis]

kazan yamaoka ‹ @condxmnxd › left a bloody note ; Kazan slowly approaches the other combatant, his breathing labored as he sheathes his sword. He hadn't had such a rush from a spar in ages, especially with the entity interfering with his craving for a fair fight. The other, known as Ghost, had more than proven his skill to the weathered ronin, a smirk forming on his lips as he speaks. "You've got grit, lieutenant" he starts, sweat beading down his bare chest. "How about we adjourn to the estate, there's plenty of sake and mats for resting," his smirk turns to a toothy grin, "among other things..."

Adrenaline still rushing through his veins, leaving to its wake a familiar and yet pleasant buzzing beneath his skin. It had been such long time since he found himself enjoying something; enjoying the presence of someone else. There was no need to hold back, not with him, and the former soldier would have been a liar if he was to say he didn't love every second of it. There was a subtle smirk gracing scarred features at the words spoken. " So some say. " His tone low between labored breaths, the hint of mischief easily missed if one wasn't paying attention. " Ya gave me a run fo' my money. " His shadows circling the ronin once, close enough to be felt but not touching before retreating to their owner and disappearing in the humid air, the gesture almost playful in nature.

Dark hues observing the other, watching the way sweat glinted against bare skin, tempting, snake-like tongue slipping past parted lips just to slide across plush bottom lip. Gaze lifting to catch the other's one, a tilt of his head offered. " Well, ya makin' such compelling argument 'bout tha' offer of yours. " Ghost moved then, one, two, three steps and he standing in front of him. " Other things, mh ? " He had to crane his head every so slightly to look at the other, a first for Ghost. Brow raising, and the very same wicked gleam from early was shining behind dark hues. Perhaps it was the adrenaline high making him speak his mind, but nonetheless he meant it. " Color me intrigued. "

[condxmnxd]

A slight rosy hue tints the warrior's cheeks at the other's comment. Intrigued wasn't quite the word he would use, but he knew what the man meant... and he was reeling at that fact. Kazan grins cheekily under his menpō, reaching to the sash around his waist and pulling out a gourd-shaped vessel.

He pops off the cork that plugged the opening, pulling the half-mask off as he takes a swig. His eyes meet the other's as he wipes his mouth, extending the bottle to the man. "Always good luck to drink after an intense spar." The ronin's grin widens as he watches the sweat trickle down Simon's chest, his tongue lightly pressed against the inside of his cheek before he finishes. "And I can give you a proper warriors' toast once we get to the top of the shrine."