#shattering angels

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The Future of the Black Knights

//Remember Memory? Of course you do! And of course she's in @shatteringangels and is once again, a menace. Once a 16th century peasant, this bitch died and went down to Hellish, where she's slowly become a bit more prominent in the ongoing war between angels and demons. Was this purposeful? Not really! She just really likes hunting and shattering angels is all <3

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Calm Before the Coin Colored Storm

Commission for @cringeroyalty-rain of their @shatteringangels ocs Jinx and Sky! Thank you so much for the support!! [Flash Sale ending soon!]

[museofdemons]

A little more art!! It's been a hot mimute since I drew Zeda, and I figured it was about time she got a redraw!!

She's just as sassy as before, but a little older, a little better at controling her surges, and a little more done with all three realms's shit!

[smolrealmart]

Partially to show how smol Shade is, have 6'2" boyo going by the title of Forest in the @shatteringangels universe as well! Another "The Blackout Club" OC, but not mine! Tis @author-of-worlds OwO

And yes -steeples fingers- I will be drawing his wings as well. Very excited. Both are assassin demons.

[shatteringangels]

Concept: Soul Sickness

Every Immortal is immune to mortal illness, such as the flu or diseases. However, they have their own illnesses that are much more difficult to treat.

What is It?

Soul Sickness is a disease of the Immortal population that occurs fairly often. It is comparable to a flu or a cold; easily treatable for the Immortal population, just incredibly annoying to deal with. If not properly cared for, it can become fatal for the Immortal. 

On rare occasions, a human can come down with Soul Sickness as well, which is incredibly dangerous. If a human gets Soul Sickness, it is typically fatal within days. 

How is it caused?

Soul Sickness is caused by an overabundance of foreign energy within the soul. Typically, this happens to Immortals while they are fighting each other with soul-damaging attacks. A soul becomes damaged through exposure to energy that is a different wavelength/color than its own. The Soul is able to filter out small amounts of foreign energy without much trouble, but when there is an excessive amount of foreign, hostile energy, the Soul cannot filter out the energy properly. This then causes the Soul to create something similar to an immune response, in which it tries to destroy the excess energy. However, in order to do so, the Soul ends up attacking its own energy as well, which creates an effect similar to sickness. 

Symptoms

The symptoms of Soul Sickness vary depending on if the afflicted is human or immortal. 

Immortal

Typical symptoms include:

Sluggishness/Lack of Energy

Rapid draining of energy

Soul-Colored ooze on wings

“Bloodshot” eyes with soul color instead of blood

Soreness 

Chills

Hot flashes

Severe symptoms include: 

Inability to use powers

Color draining from the skin

Color draining from the eyes

Inability to expel energy at all

Human

Typical symptoms include: 

High Fever

Coughing up pus-like energy

Fainting

Oozing pus-like energy from orifices  

Severe symptoms include: 

Muscle weakness

Paralysis 

Seizure

Coma

Sudden lacerations expelling pus-like energy

Treatment

Treatment for Soul Sickness is rather straightforward as long as extreme symptoms do not manifest, and the afflicted is not human. 

An Immortal can treat their Soul Sickness by cleaning their wings thoroughly and meticulously once or twice a day. By cleaning their wings, the Immortal manually removes the offending energy, and thus aids their soul in the filtration process. As long as they follow this routine, the sickness typically clears up in a few days to a week, depending on the amount of exposure to foreign energy in the first place.

If the severe symptoms manifest, the typical self-treatment will not be effective. It merely prolongs the suffering, though will keep the Immortal technically stable. Once severe symptoms appear, only a Virtue Class Angel or a Witch specializing in Constructive magic will be able to cure the Sickness. 

This is also the case with humans. However, humans do not have any way to manifest their soul, meaning they cannot self-care. The only way for a human to receive treatment is a Virtue or a Witch. If the severe symptoms appear, only a Virtue will be able to properly help the mortal victim. A Witch will be able to stabilize them, but only a Virtue can truly cure them. 

If a Virtue treats the sickness, likely the symptoms will alleviate immediately, though this depends on the exact wording of what the Virtue requests. 

If a Witch treats the sickness, it typically takes a week from the initial treatment for the sickness to clear up. Occasionally, multiple sessions of Constructive magic are required in order to heal more severe cases. 

A common mistake in the treatment of mortals in general is the bandaging of lacerations when severe symptoms appear. These lacerations, while deadly enough by themselves, are still allowing the foreign energy to dispel through them. If the wounds are covered, the energy will fester within the wound and bloat the soul. If left like this for too long, the mortal will act much like a surging Maculari or Pecus and unleash a mass amount of energy, shattering their soul in the process. This has only been recorded twice in written history. 

Mortality Rate

The mortality rate for Soul Sickness is relatively low among Immortals, but much higher for humans. Only about 1 in 100,000 Immortals that contract Soul Sickness end up shattering because of it. 

Humans, on the other hand, while they have fewer cases of Soul Sickness, have a much higher mortality rate of 1 in 100. Typically, a guardian angel will recognize the symptoms in their charge and will request a Virtue to treat the human without the human even knowing. However, younger guardians and the inattentive may not notice the symptoms, leading to the death of the human. 

On Demi-Immortals

Demi-Immortals can also become afflicted with Soul Sickness, however, as long as they are not a Semi-Immortal or lower and have access to energy crystals, they can self-care just as an Immortal. 

A Semi-Immortal or lower must be treated as if they were a human, though their symptoms will follow the Immortal symptom list rather than the human symptoms. This tends to cause late diagnosis, as many Semi-Immortals and lower are able to blend in perfectly with human society, and thus the symptoms may be associated with a possession instead of sickness. 

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“Archangel of Baltimore”

//Another icon for Artfight, this one being my boy Reagan in @shatteringangels ! I don’t think I’ve posted this version of him here yet, so! Brief rundown is essentially that Reagan here’s a fallen angel and the Unofficial (formerly official) Archangel of Baltimore.

//Man owns a small tattoo shop called Up Yours Tattoos on one side of town, and he does all sorts of fun things there like charity work, randomly dishing out free tattoos, generously paying his employees, and of course, Tat Track Friday, where on the first Friday of every month, Reagan hosts a quick little $10 class where you not only learn how to tattoo, but you get to use Reagan himself as a canvas! And he keeps the tattoos for a week before healing them off. Yes, all the tattoos are kept for that duration. Yes, people have drawn wild shit on him before. He’s vibing. Unless you’re a full-blown demon. Then he’s squinting, especially if you’re a hot guy. He totally doesn’t have a problem <3

//TLDR; Archangel man for Artfight! Stay tuned, because I’ve been on a roll with my attacks since returning from vacation >:3

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Holiday Sale Commission for @author-of-worlds!

Lookit her go, the turncoat of a lifetime (subjective, biased), Vien! Thank you for commissioning mee~!

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Holiday Sale Commission for @author-of-worlds!

Red bandits, red bandits! Doing a little chilling out together, while they still can~