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Meiko Kaji in Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972) dir. Shunya Ito
七星山 by KC2013
wlczy:
her words are a painful reminder. held against him, against his throat like the razor sharp edge of a blade, like the executioner’s axe held high above his head, for he wished to forget, but he can’t. unfortunately, he had the information she needed. “ i have. ” it was unbearable, saying such a thing, but it was true. the white one remembers the contracts, and the people who deserved death — at least that was what he liked to tell himself. the wolf growls, and sinks his teeth into the prey, no matter the size, or the strength. geralt’s mare then gallops closer to the figure hidden in penumbra, hooves crunching the leaves and shrubbery of the forest. if he was going to take a contract, right then and there, he wanted to at least look at her in the eyes, for she knew who he was, but he had never heard such voice— her heartbeat was also incredibly calm, far calmer than anyone he had the chance to haggle with. “ it’s not every day i get someone who’s looking to murder someone who’s still alive. ” eyes scan her figure as he’s closer, hair hidden by dark cowl, amber hues gleaming in the darkness.
she may have expected him to revel in the chance to capture or kill something that was aware it was a monster. something with the predilections to choose whether it was good or evil. or anything at all. the choice that none of the beasts or monsters he killed had. so the turn perplexed the madam. she would kill a thousand humans if it meant sparing one beast. but she had always been disillusioned by humans and their pitiful lack of impulse control. their over - emotional reactions, and their simplicity. she despised them. and it showed in ancient texts, songs of lore. it is why her palace grounds lay nearly empty, and has been this way for a long time. when he rides up beside her, she stops her horse short. better to look at him, feel the gravitational pull of his entire being. he was harder to read than most, but she could feel the power that surged beneath his skin. in that moment she envied him.
❛ 𝑛𝑜 ? ❜ she keeps her horse still, turned so to stare him in the face. after a moment, and all emotion draining from her face -- she looked away. ❛ 𝑖 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑠𝑖𝑟 --- 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑖 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓. 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡. ❜ when the cool wind picks up, she wraps her intricate robes a little tighter around her frame. ❛ 𝑖 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝘩𝑖𝑚 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑. ❜ it is repeated with feeling. a sickening drip of venom from her lips, mixed with an uncharacteristic ounce of sadness. ❛ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖’𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝘩𝑖𝑚. just to bring him to me if he doesn’t put up too much of a fight. ❜
i like the idea of zo’s actual character design being more dramatic than what a fc can give me. her eyes are almost abnormally large, and her irises are nearly black -- large, and when her senses are heightened her irises / pupils consume her whole eye. she has angular features, almost elven. she’s very tall and lean, with somewhat abnormally long limbs.
Mountains
i’m going to make daji on sims and try to make her castle lmao
wlczy:
they all said the same thing, over, and over, and over again. in their eyes, he was nothing more than one of those beasts, teeth bared, eyes gleaming in the darkness of the woods, ready to attack, slay and slaughter those they deemed fight. witchers were greedy mutant murderers, nothing less, nothing more. they called him ‘butcher’ for a reason. “ i kill only when i’m paid. ” sentence is strained, as if rehearsed multiple times. “ not all beasts who lurk are harmful. some are simply hiding from man. ” eyes dart over the other’s shoulders, as if to make sure noone was following her. ears twitch, to try and capture any sudden noise, any branches cracking. nothing. “ but i’m guessing you’re not here to take a look at my bestiary. ”
she nods, half listening. she is interested in him, his stories. if only she could buy his time --- sharing adventures over the unlimited supply of wine. but perhaps she mixed her feelings of intrigue with her endless desire to attach herself to power. to manipulate him, as she has done to so many others, into doing her bidding across foreign lands. her smile did not fade, although she had dipped deeper into her imagination as she wanted. ❛ 𝑖 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑚. ❜ she says, still casting glances toward the woods. she has been known to harbor many strange and dangerous creatures in the past. it would be no surprise that some of the things within the forest had once been adored by her. long since let go, to roam and be ---- terrible, and alone. ❛ 𝑛𝑜, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖 𝑎𝑚 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝘩𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖 𝑎𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟. ❜ her smiles hasn’t faltered, but there is a sickness in her mouth -- as it only becomes wider when she speaks. ❛ 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 , 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏 ? ❜
since zo has the gift of empathy, i wonder if she can manipulate the feelings of those around her. only those who are weak, and already emotional. perhaps it is easy for her to manipulate humans, and this is why she managed to control her people into adoring her despite eventually sending them all to their death. i also wonder if in her strongest moments, she is able to manipulate reality. at least in a small radius. such as manipulate energies and images of spaces that belong to her --- making them look spectacular and beautiful, when in reality she lives in the abandoned ruins of a castle. and all those who work for her are ,, zombies :o
@vairuler said :
❝ 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆. ❞
eyes break from her companion, rolling to the ceiling of the room. her breath, which was as steady as the candle flame that sat before her --- suddenly exhausted. the flame went wild, and so did the light. until madam daji moved away, lounging further onto the sofa she positioned herself on. ❛ 𝑚𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛’𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢, but some of what i speak of aren’t mere stories. 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝘩𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑠. 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝘩𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑔𝘩𝑡𝑙𝑦. ❜
accepting ,
Maggie Cheung as Flying Snow in Hero (2002) dir. Zhang Yimou
Cheng Zhang 程璋, 1869~1938, The Shanghai School, Left: Roses. Right: Autumn scenery along the Riverbank. Hanging scroll. Palace Museum, Beijing.
what if in my modern / hannibal verse . . . she is hannibal
in my westworld verse, zo’s narrative revolves around a world based in the shang dynasty, she portrays a favorite consort of the emperor, but quickly derails the dynasty. she is portrayed as an antagonistic character to many other hosts and their narratives. you have the option to join her forces ( and propel her to becoming empress ) or try to kill her and liberate the towns people.
she also has a westworld narrative, where she is a chinese immigrant based in one of the more populated western cities, and has ties to a chinese triad narrative.
@beastend said :
❝ 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒐. ❞
the smallest of smiles paints the imagination wild with many shades of red. dripping with a mirage of tales, spun from every corner of the world. 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅. and storm clouds never cease to bring terror to a world far below. her castle touches the sky, and so does she --- every night when the rest of them try to lay their heads and sleep. but she has poisoned all those she’s come in contact with. 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉, 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆, && 𝒘𝒂𝒓. deceiving all with the beautiful exterior of a temple, but with the interior so saturated with hate --- that sometimes it spills out of her mouth. a black, sickening tar.
❛ 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ? 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒 ? 𝑖 𝘩𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜. ❜
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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
@chymeric said :
𝒉𝒎, 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒓𝒉𝒚𝒎𝒆. 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒓𝒉𝒚𝒎𝒆.
a look of feigned displeasure crossed her face at the companion’s words. a subtle roll of the eyes to follow, and then she opened her stern mouth to speak. ❛ 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖. ❜ impatience wears thin, loose --- like arms crossed over her chest. ❛ 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝘩𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠. ❜
accepting ,