Give What’s Left Of My Life

The Broken Skies (Kotallo x Aloy x Hekarro ) https://archiveofourown.org/works/37549144/chapters/93720214

[maelove21]

The Broken Skies Chapter 23: The Danger And The Doomed

“Do you enjoy killing?”

“I enjoy winning. But never the kill itself,” he answered, pensive and grave. “It is a means to an end to me, and nothing more.”

Aloy nodded, gliding her thumb against the edge of her blade while she swam across the murky pool of marred memories in her mind.

“Well Nil does… and so did I.”

There.

She finally said it.

And it was so much easier to admit to Hekarro than she thought it would be.

“I liked killing bandits and rapers because they deserved it. I liked to see them hurt like they hurt many others. And I liked to see the look on their faces before I ended their lives when they thought they would be ending mine.” She quivered, not daring to look up and meet him in the eye.

“You speak as if you are ashamed of it.” Hekarro hummed without a single note of admonition.

“I am ashamed,” she snapped. “Because I know better. I know the difference between what’s wrong and what is right and ending a life, no matter how justified… should never be fun.”

To that much, Hekarro could agree. And yet to another end, he could not follow. He exhaled deeply, careful in his every chosen word.

“I am not like you, Aloy. I do not believe in good or evil, nor do I care for what is wrong and what is right;. There is no such thing,” he whispered, grazing her scared cheek with a calloused thumb. “I believe in living for a greater purpose, bleeding for what I love, and destroying anything that dares hurt or threaten what is mine.”

-The Broken Skies by Maelove 21

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[paintedlight1]

Guardian Spirit of the Mountain🧊 ❄️

[paintedlight1]

I got...distracted. :)

[paintedlight1]

Watching the snow fall with the gang 🌱

[paintedlight1]

Dark Kotallo

Hear me out. What if Nemesis is able to possess people?

[paintedlight1]

Let's get those legs moving! ONE TWO ONE TWO!

[paintedlight1]

Too much to drink in the Grove :,)

Idea by: Friends from chat...

[paintedlight1]

Art dump (might delete them soon)

[alexadark13]

Everything forbidden is sweet😏

[hartlesshart]

Machine strike!  Who will win?

[stiwfssr]

This porno didn’t fuck around

[practical---bitchcraft]

[yourdadsghoulfriend]

there’s… a lot to take in here…

[fineillsignup]

I was so flummoxed by this I had to learn more, so I took to Google, where I found this blog post by Dan Cardone, who was a grip on this film. Some highlights:

This was the first set I had been on that featured three directors, and hopefully the last. One director was there to primarily film the sex scenes, which he did effectively and economically. The other two directors handled what is called in porn-lingo ‘B-Roll’, i.e. everything non sexual. Which on this film was substantial. The plot for To The Last Man involves two ranches populated entirely by horny men who have random sex and feud over water, as they are in the middle of a crippling drought. Which is why we filmed in Arizona during thunderstorm season…

It’s amazing no one got killed, or seriously injured. There was horse riding, there were fight scenes of rocky escarpments, there were drownings. When the real guns and live ammunition came out for a scene I thought, “That’s it, I’m going back to the truck”.

Fortunately, one of the models was also a fully qualified nurse, so that saved money, time and also lives. Plus, he was sexy, so it was win/win.

[abysmallylost23]

[passivefan-deactivated20230702]

[burnitalldowndarling]

“FORTUNATELY ONE OF THE MODELS WAS ALSO A FULLY QUALIFIED NURSE” my god I am LOSING my MIND

[tomshiddles]

- It was me. I was the guy who shot and missed.

[arabellas]

#the big three 🗣

[maelove21]

A Note on "The Broken Skies"

To my dearest Readers,

It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter to inform you that I will no longer be continuing with The Broken Skies. After much deliberation, I have come to the difficult decision that I am unable to continue with this project at this time.

I want to thank each and every one of you for your support, comments, and engagement throughout the 23 wonderful chapters that we shared together. Your encouragement and feedback kept me motivated and inspired to continue writing. As a writer, it is these engagements that keep us going, and sometimes this fact is forgotten by the reader.

I want to take this opportunity to remind you all of the importance of reader engagement for writers. Fanfiction writers are not professional authors, but we still pour our hearts and souls into our work. We do it for the love of writing, and for the love of the story we are telling. However, it is the support of our readers that keeps us motivated and drives us to continue creating.

I understand that sometimes life can get in the way, and that as readers, it is easy to forget the the impact that our engagement has on writers for the hard work that goes into creating these stories. But I want to encourage you to continue engaging with writers whose work you enjoy. Leave comments, share your thoughts, and show your support. It can make all the difference in the world to a writer between feeling motivated to continue writing, or feeling discouraged and disheartened.

As for me, I regret that I am unable to continue with The Broken Skies indefinitely. I had many more chapters planned, and it pains me to let go of this project. However, I am only human, and my mental health and well-being must come first. I hope that one day I will be able to finish this story, but for now, I must say goodbye.

To my fellow writers, I want to urge you to never give up on your passion for writing. Keep pushing forward, and keep creating and telling the stories that you love, beholden to the eyes of the public or close in the privacy of your own hearts and loved ones. I, myself, will never stop writing and hopefully someday, I will find the strength to share once more.

Thank you all again for your support and engagement throughout The Broken Skies. I will always cherish the memories we shared, and I hope to see you all again someday.

Xoxo,

Mae

[fantasy-girl974]

CHOMP ❣️

Based on what @poulticepurse said on the discord 😂😘

[hartlesshart]

I just want at least one dumb sister fight at some point.

Be it h3, comic, tV show whatever

[alexadark13]

Let's start my fanart about Horizon forbidden west))