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So! Been reading Pale recently, just started arc 4, and so far? Holy. Shit. 10/10, I love this, I already have an AU idea or two and I need to be shot.

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Well, the results are in! With 41.70% of the votes going to a Hero's Folly, this post is going to be covering...

The Fastest Twisted 'Alive' - BERRYBLITZ

ENTITY DATA: Designation: BerryBlitz Former Name: N/A (Multiple) Location of Activity: Althea City Threat Level: Mawt Height: Variable Abilities: Shapeshifting, superspeed, regeneration, (click to expand)

ENTITY STATS: Power: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Speed: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Strength: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Battle IQ: ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Agility: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Defense: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

You know the drill- lore is under the cut.

1,000 deaths. Men, women, animals...children. 1,000 deaths, all thanks to one man...one Toon...one self-proclaimed 'hero'.

Berryfast. The fastest Toon alive, and he could only save one person, one person who now hates him more than anything in the world.

...Sprout and Cosmo weren't the only things to come out of that explosion, though. A few weeks later, a shadowy figure was first spotted lurking around the monument to those who were lost in the explosion. When approached, it disappeared, dashing away with such speed that it could only be perceived as a blur of black and red.

Over the next few months, it was sighted again and again- watching from on top of buildings or in the distance, most often during or in the aftermath of Berryfast's fights. ...Eventually, though, it was no longer content just to watch. In one of Berryfast's many battles with Philosugar, the black blur burst into motion as the heroic berry was about to land a blow, barreling into Sprout and sending him flying into a wall. This was the first time anyone could truly see it...the first time the disgusting, horrifying form it took on was ever seen.

A monstrous, mutated version of Berryfast himself, its 'costume' made out of torn flesh and ragged sinew stretched over an emaciated, Ichor-drenched body. It didn't stand still for long, though, fighting alongside Philosugar and landing brutal strike after strike on its heroic lookalike. That day, one of the greatest heroes in the world almost died. That day, news broadcasts all over the city spoke of a Twisted that could rival Berryfast himself in terms of sheer speed. That day, BerryBlitz, the living embodiment of Althea City's greatest tragedy, made itself known, and the world would never be the same.

The Dandy's World Guardianview AU belongs to @aydentew3102! A big thanks to him for letting me make this Freake™️ of a Twisted!! :D He also drew 'em for me, so another thanks for that !!

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The Black Star rises over Shirelock..

Art by @lushy-nights!

ENTITY DATA: Designation: Black Star Former Name: Lumino Harken Location of Activity: Shirelock-Norlock Threat Level: Rayiysiun Height: Variable, 5'9 at rest Abilities: Paranatural Empathy, Shapeshifting, Telekinesis, Healing Factor

ENTITY STATS: Power: ★★★☆☆ Speed: ★★★★☆ Strength: ★★★☆☆ Battle IQ: ★★☆☆☆ Agility: ★★★★☆ Defense: ★★☆☆☆

Lore under the cut, here we go.

An investigative journalist living and working in Shirelock-Norlock, it didn't exactly come as much of a surprise to anyone when Lumino's corpse was found in one of the crime-ridden city's innumerable alleyways. Sure, they would be mourned- for a few days, at least- but time moves on, and the city never sleeps.

And so neither would he. Not his body, and certainly not his soul.

A few days later, the cleanup crew sent to retrieve the journalist's body were found mauled, ravaged bodies strewn in pieces across the floor. Recovered security footage was difficult to analyze, covered in static, but the crimson eyes of a Twisted were unmistakable even through the glitchy haze.

Over the next few weeks, a string of brutal murders were reported one after the other to Shirelock's police department. Initially, they were ignored, until a crime scene analyst- an intern, new ones come and go every other day- noticed a common thread. Each of the victims had been mutilated, but it wasn't the mutilation of a sadistic killer or torturer. It was closer to the wounds you'd see on the corpse of an animal savaged by a predator- and it was consistent.

Most murder cases in Shirelock-Norlock aren't exactly worth looking into. Too much work for far too little reward- how many of those cases are ever actually solved, anyways? I doubt most cops in the city have more than one closed case under their belt...however, there's quite a difference between 'most' and 'all.

After all, they don't call Dasher C. Clockwork the Hound of Shirelock for nothing.

Honestly, it was harder for Officer Clockwork to find the thing than it was for him to put it down. Poor thing (I hesitate to call a Twisted such, but it absolutely applies here) never even stood a chance. Hell, I don't think it could land a single hit on him. Honestly, I don't know what anyone expected...a newly formed Twisted up against Shirelock's best cop? There was only ever one way that fight could have ended.

Come the next month, the Twisted, beaten to a pulp barely reminiscent of a Toon, would reform, faster, stronger, better than before. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody, that's what they do- but something was different, this time. The Twisted moved with purpose, now. It wasn't feral, it wasn't mindless, it wasn't a hollow shell like the rest of its kind.

A black star rose over Shirelock, that night. It may not burn as bright as its contemporaries, but it burns regardless. It burns for hope. For justice. For the truth. It won't be so easy to extinguish, this time around.

The Guardianview AU belongs to @aydentew3102, and Officer Dasher Clockwork belongs to @characterdirector. Gotta say, it feels great to be working on stuff for this AU again!

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An Old Sailor's Tale

The Guardianview AU belongs to @aydentew3102. Dearleth City belongs to yours truly.

Hey, you. Yeah. You. C'mere. You know those ships docked at the Lotus Port, yeah? The big ones, the old ones, the ones that never go anywhere? Sit down, kiddo. Lemme tell you a story.

You ever hear that Garden City used to have a trade partner out on the other side of the Grebes? No? Figured, people don't really talk about the place I come from no more. Too many bad memories, not enough good. They did, though. There was another city across the water, way back when. Gets hard to tell how long it's been..

Folk over there exported all sorts o' things over those waters. Precious resources, mostly. Gems, oil, gold...other stuff, too. Stuff folks up at Gardenview wouldn't want y'all knowin' about. Trinkets were a big one.

Then, one day...it all stopped. Ships quit comin', letters stopped sendin', and when they finally sent folks in to check on the sitch...it was gone. Whole city, up in a flash. That's what they said, 't least. Better than tellin' anyone the truth. I know the truth, though. I do! I ain't crazy, I was there! Right at them docks, steerin' my ship into port when everythin' came crashin' right on down.

Oh, it was a sight t' see, I'll tell ya that. Like the wrath of the gods 'emselves!

No god would've done what I saw that day, though. Go on, git goin'. Ya wanna hear more, ya come back tomorrow, hear me? Git!

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Dandy's World: Stars Align (or DW:SA, but that's an...unfortunate acronym, to say the least-) is a sci-fi AU of the Roblox game Dandy's World, focused primarily on the cast of a spaceship called the Gardenview. In the service of the Company, a corporate entity so large and powerful that it's considered a galactic superpower, the Gardenview's crew carry out missions all throughout the universe, oftentimes barely getting through with their lives.

The Gardenview's crew is primarily composed of misfits and outcasts, those who aren't directly profitable or who the Company would prefer to be out of their hair. Despite the motley composition of the group, the stars seem to fall in their favor time and time again...how long this luck will last, though, none of them know.

This is a shared AU, worked on by me and a group of friends (namely @3dens-serpent, @lushy-nights, @easterartist, @lulu-nightbon, @adeafad, and @l1m3st0n3h34rt), but the majority of relevant posts will be kept on this blog for ease of reading.

OCs, asks, and really any form of interaction are more than welcome! It's a huge galaxy, and pretty much anything is possible! :D

I do think it's important to say that at times, this AU can get dark. Abuse of various kinds and bigotry are both pretty big themes here, but my depiction of such things is in no way meant to be taken as an endorsement of them. Your mental health is more infinitely important than my silly little story about aliens, and you should always keep that in mind when reading Stars Align content.

Aaaand I think that's everything you need to know! Welcome to the galaxy!

(Also- tagging some people who I think may be interested: @rosettepoisonous, @thesknight, @randomchance3, @pasteldoodles, @segagrimreaper :3)

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that feeling when olnf Exists (i love this fucking game sm but it also makes me cry.. #didnthaveachildhood)

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So, I'm looking at Slasher and Wanwood's designs rn. I...really fw them, actually.

Especially Slasher here :) please stop me before i start hyperfixating again please-

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