the dark sovereign

an indie syndra written by dismay.

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     Her head turns one way, then another, pale eyes darting about for something she can't seem to find. No matter, Syndra supposes - it will come to her soon enough. For now, she follows a trail of dulled, magic energy. Every so often, she holds a hand out, conjuring a dark sphere into the ground below her. It writhes, filled with raw power, acting as a beacon for its creator.

     With it set in place, Syndra carries on.

     She is far enough away, that the previous dark sphere's energy grows dim. One hand extends, tendrils of violet twisting about her fingers, but she pauses. Her head turns.

     "Who," she drawls, "dares approach me?"

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Syndra has abandonment and trust issues, having been thrown out of her village and later betrayed by the one person in life she thought she could depend on. As a result, you’ve got her being cold, distant, and emotionally detached from everyone.

She’s also, truthfully, uncomfortable around people and large groups, having grown up mostly alone and in a secluded temple. Before that, she was feared and most people didn’t dare approach her. Her social skills are lacking, both due to lack of experience and lack of concern.

Who needs charisma when you can crush anyone that stands before you?

[lifeinpoetry]

Say the girl

ran from the ruin.                          Say the girl was the ruin.

— Kristene Kaye Brown, from “The Small Town’s Unwanted Daughter,” published in Nashville Review

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Syndra has a number of servants she’s collected over the past few years. Most of them are afraid of her and her great potential, while others respect and admire her and her views.

There’s just enough to maintain the gardens and keep the citadel afloat.

She has no interest in forming an army. Her servants are exactly that - servants. Maids, butlers, gardeners - ect. As far as she’s concerned, her power rivals that of any legion.

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Syndra has two goals: to grow ever stronger, and to crush the Ionian elders and their way of thinking. She believes for Ionia to thrive, it must be free of restraint.

She’s incredibly proud of her home, but thinks many aspects of it should be changed or improved. While Syndra herself seeks enlightenment - a common theology of Ionia - she does it on her own terms.

[charadev]

KAVEH AKBAR POETRY STARTERS.

 I can’t pretend I’m not afraid to see you again.

 I keep waking up at the bottom of swimming pools.

You’ve always been so charmed by my weaknesses.

Time will break what doesn’t bend — even time. Even you.

Human bones are so full of gravity.

 I imagine the sea’s made of actual tears .

Who mourns a rat king?

Always the biter, never the bitten.

The same paradise where dead lab rats go.

I don’t know anyone who would kill anyone for me.

The algorithms for living have always been delicious and hollow.

Like a beetle husk in a spider’s paw.

I wish I was only as cruel as the first time I noticed I was cruel.

Today I’m trying to scowl more.

Watching your beloved sink to the bottom of a lake.

My diseases can become your diseases.

But secretly I will want that very much.

It wasn’t long ago I was brainless lazily pulling fireflies into my teeth. 

Nothing was on fire, but fire was on everything.

I never aimed at eloquence.

You grow to love the creatures you create.

His fists were white as gold.

Some men actually love their enemies.

I’ll recognize you by your heartbeat.

Woke the sleeping spider, resting his fangs against my hand.

[inkwhelmed]

Fuck your soft words. Compare me not to stars But to storms, to hurricanes and typhoons. See me not for my beauty and fire See me for the natural disaster I am. Fuck your soft words Because I am not soft.

inkwhelmed:

- “margot”  l.w.  00:21

(via inkwhelmed)

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[roleplayermemes]

‘Terry Pratchett’ Sentence Starters

“Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.”  

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”  

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it.”

“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”   

“Style. That’s what people remember.”

“Sometimes it’s better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.”

“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”

“The trouble is, you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.”

“In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods… They have not forgotten this. ”

“Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you. ”

“There isn’t a way things should be. There’s just what happens, and what we do. ”

“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded. ”

“It’s not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren’t doing it.”

“What is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?”

“Don’t think of it as dying, just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush.”

“No! Please! I’ll tell you whatever you want to know!”

“The enemy isn’t men, or women, it’s bloody stupid people and no one has the right to be stupid.”

“Oh, you’d like something simpler?”

“And what would humans be without love?”

“Even if it’s not your fault, it’s your responsibility.”

“You have to start out learning to believe the little lies.”

“They’re not the same at all!”

“It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever.”

“I’d rather be a rising ape than a falling angel.”

“Just erotic. Nothing kinky. It’s the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.”

“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”

“All gods are bastards!”

“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star… You’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy.”

“Go on, prove me wrong.”

“This isn’t life in the fast lane, it’s life in the oncoming traffic.”

“Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?”

“Did I do anything last night that suggested I was sane?”

“Do you think it’s possible for an entire nation to be insane?”

“If you don’t turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else’s story.”

“This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do.” 

“When in doubt, choose to live.”  

“Of course I’m sane, when trees start talking to me, I don’t talk back.”

“Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.”  

“The secret is not to dream.. The secret is to wake up.”  

“To save the world takes one cold son of a bitch.”

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[charadev]

INSULTS, THREATS, AND FLIRTATIONS. (3/6). from the lines for all occasions series. 

I don’t understand me.

You know, there are other ways to release tension.

Really? You “could care less?”

You’re so beautiful it makes me want to gag.

We need to talk.

You have such a pretty face.

May I offer you a mint?

You’re not even beneath my contempt.

Remember: you friended me on Facebook.

I’m shipping out tomorrow to a combat zone. I could die.

Your lack of experience is matched only by the surplus of your ego.

You have real presence.

It’s a good thing you won’t hear me coming.

First buy me a drink, and then we’ll talk.

Why is this so difficult for you to understand?

When it rains, are you always the last one to know?

You know, I’m the best man for a reason.

I’d use a line on you, but I’m too intimidated by your beauty.

You’re by far my favorite subject.

You’re right – you shouldn’t have told me that.

It’s time to start acting your age – old.

I’ve got some meat here that’s “best if used by tonight.”

I know a great way to kill ten minutes.

You just think you’re in love.

If it weren’t for that damn sun, you’d be the hottest thing ever created.

Are you nervous? You should be.

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THIS POWER IS MINE TO COMMAND                an indie syndra blog by dismay.