"Ciel in a dream"
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc Manga VS. Anime: Chapter 108 ~ Season 5 Episode 13
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"Ciel in a dream"
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc Manga VS. Anime: Chapter 108 ~ Season 5 Episode 13
I love that Undertaker found out how to revive the dead before he managed to convince the phantomhives to stop doing whatever the fuck is getting them all killed so young.
this
im running on no sleep and fanta also heres ciel getting headpats in class as a reward for doing something good
Challenge for Queen Victoria.
Go up to Undertaker UNARMED and ask him to co-operate 😁.
Let's see how that goes.
What do ghost cities look like
Ghost cities you say? Today we talk about...
Phantomhives
Ghost hives (also called phantomhives) are large, stable settlements of gregarious ghosts, generally forming around a feudal lord (or "overlord"). Often they don't look at all like human cities, because ghost dwellings require much less external space than human dwellings, developing within dimensional pockets that leave only part of the structure protruding (often just the door), and therefore can be "compressed" into less space.
Formation
Ghosts are normally territorial creatures and interaction with others is typically centered on the relationship with the territory. However, ghosts are not solely solitary: depending on the space and resources available, they can form social structures ranging from a small group of ghosts (rarely related to each other, more often in collaborative relationships) to large and dense groups in an urban environment.
This second category of aggregation gives rise to phantomhives. However, for the formation of a large and dense group of ghosts, it is necessary for there to be someone with the role of a powerful aggregator: this figure is known as a feudal lord or overlord.
The overlords are very powerful ghosts, with an extended aura, capable with their presence of changing the physical characteristics of the area of residence, for example by raising the temperature and attracting small ghosts which will feed on the residues of their aura and which will form the basis of the feeding of the ghost colony; they also have other important roles, such as protecting the territory from attacks by large predators, other possible overlords, and often nourish the paralarvae that would otherwise be left to themselves.
The very presence of an overlord favors the reproduction of "subject" ghosts in his territory and thus gives rise to more densely populated areas.
Geography and structure
Each phantomhive seems to be regulated according to a specific set of rules, mostly independent of the influence of communities external to it: although in the past some form of ghost government seems to have existed, modern settlements are self-regulating and have specific laws, as well as unique structures often dictated by the overlord who reigns over them.
An example of an overlord is Walker, with his prison: he is the feudal lord and his "policemen" are the subject spirits. The massive penitentiary in which they live is the phantomhive, created according to Walker's personal tastes.
Ghost chambers are small dimensional pockets, much larger on the inside than on the outside, sometimes visible only as a door/entrance, and are called ghost lairs or simply "lairs".
The exterior of the accommodation, depending on taste, can be bare or richly decorated.
The housing agglomeration appears different depending on the growth arrangement:
Chaotic: occurs when the hive develops as a conglomerate of irregularly sized ghost lairs, growing and connecting through channels and roads that seemingly make no logical sense. The chaotic cluster is the most common type of phantomhive.
Axial (or linear): occurs when the hive develops along a "road", a sort of corridor that connects all the accommodations, and takes on a long, narrow shape. They are, although rarely, also called "Western hives", due to the resemblance to the old US towns.
Grid (or checkerboard): occurs when the hive develops with regular conglomerates of ghost lairs with equally regular shapes, interspersed with escape routes. This pattern can have many variations including rectangular meshes, triangular meshes, parallel streets, hexagonal meshes.
Radial: occurs when many roads converge at a central point, often the result of successive growths over a long period of time. The hive develops around a central square surrounded by concentric canals or streets, where each expansion of the city implies a new circle.
(Yup, we expand, but we try, when possible, to keep our answers canon-compliant).
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You got this ask fair while back... someone seemed interested in your Irish connections and theories, but also seemed uncertain that Irish violations and their plight, would be showcased as a centrepiece when so much of Black Butler / Kuroshitsuji has paranormal fixations. I found that very odd? When so much of Indian, German, and to an extent Japanese and Anglo folklore / spirituality is also showcased in Kuroshitsuji...so I suppose my question is. When do you think we'll see it (if we see it) and what paranormal aspects pertaining to Irish Mythology do you think would fit into the story if you had to guess?
I don't think it's a matter of how Yana will weave/reference (more) Irish history and (more) Irish/Celtic Mythology into the story, or even how she's going to weave more of it, going forward. @apocalypticromantic666 , @seekers-who-are-lovers , @noirserviteur Have all found many general Celtic/Scottish/Irish connections and references in Kuro, I'm not the only person who has seen it. I'm particularly fond of this post (though the user deactivated) pointing out that the Phantomhive Graveyard has both protestant crosses (Church of England) and Celtic crosses (most likely Irish catholic) for gravestones. (here) It's not as necessary to me how much is included so long as more is included and considering the recent chapters I have no reason to think there wont be? Most of all, I wanted to point out, what already HAS been woven into it, and thematically that it makes logical sense, being the time period, and location and the repeated theme surrounding Indentured Servitude. In addition... I also believe some of the "paranormal" and "supernatural" elements connected to Irish mythology could already very much be there, even if it is/they are only referenced in name... 'hiding' in plain sight. The "Phantomhives" deal with England's "Underworld" do they not?
Do you know about the "Tuath Dé" or the "aes sídhe"...? If you don't, I highly recommend looking into the other "cycles"... starting with the Mythological Cycle.
(Source) It's widely believed and accepted... they are a part of a mythical race, that depending on the legend and translation, live in the Underworld and pass into it through burial grounds.
Almost like, a nest of ghosts, if you will... hmm. Or perhaps like... a hive full of phantoms... 🤔🤔🤔
Kuroshitsuji Celtic Theory - another hint
On this official drawing of Yana we can see Ciel (I think it's Ciel, not Vincent, because the outfit appeared in the manga) bringing to Undertaker the Fenian Cycle ( we can read "-nian" on the cover).
We can see also the book in Theo's hand on the Undertaker's blood (or rather as knew just found out internal organs) farm.
No we know for sure "Fenian Cycle" wasn't just a book that Vincent used to read to the twins when they were small. It connects very strongly with Undertaker and his goals.
@azuresins ( tagging because I know you also like this theory)
Kuroshitsuji : Quelques réflexions
Je pense que je mettrais à jour ce billet au fur et à mesure, quand je le penserais pertinent. Pour ceux potentiellement intéressés par mes divagations, attentions aux possibles spoils.
Il y a quelque chose de très louche avec le système shinigami... car, quand on y réfléchit, si la liste de la mort rend chaque décès comme étant le coup du destin, alors le principe même de punition shinigami perd toute sa substance. Tenir pour responsable les suicidés alors que leur fin était a priori décidé pour eux depuis le jour même de leur naissance est juste dérangeant à tant de niveaux...