Lina Inverse

Where an enemy rises to face me victory WILL BE MINE!

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#slayers and Other Things That Ruined My Life: An Autobiography by vesselofnightmares

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vesselofnightmares and @ore-no-taan? a match made in heaven

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If it’s okay to start an rp with you anytime, reblog this

I know a lot of people (myself included) worry about being unwanted or anyone, so reblogging this means it’s okay for ANYONE to start something whenever. Let’s hope this gets the canon flowing a little more.

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Slayers anime new Japanese blu-ray box cover.

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reblog if (ง︡’-‘︠)ง

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I missed drawing my muse and Queen (*･▽･*) ♡

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Reblog this is your muse has straight up actually died

Optional: they’ve returned from the dead

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:(

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where did you find a test to do this?

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https://www.arealme.com/vocabulary-size-test/en/

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[vesselofnightmares]

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Random sentence starters.  

“Don’t make me laugh,  I’m trying to be mad at you”

“I’m not stalking you,  I’m following you without your knowledge. It’s completely different”  

“I guess I’ll go alone then, without you. Alone.  By myself.  Like a friendless loser.”

“Let me see that pretty smile”  

“It’s you and me against the world”

“Don’t worry, everyone makes mistakes.  Like me I was my parents greatest mistake”

“When I look at you all I feel is rage”

“Are you always this happy go lucky? Don’t you ever feel UNHAPPY?”

“I will dance anywhere I please”

“What’s it like being brighter than the sun?”

“C’mon, we’re too cool for this”

“Would it be weird if we held hands.  Not like a couple, just as a friends or maybe as a couple. I just want to hold your hand”  

“I need you to do me a favor,  hit me as hard as you can” 

“It’s okay,  I know it’s difficult being short so I’ll just lift you whenever you’re trying to reach something up high”

“I’m sorry if I hugged you for an unreasonable amount of time”

“Hurry,  HOP on my back. There’s no time for explanation”

“You know me better than I know me. What should I do?”

“I wouldn’t be staring at you if you weren’t so pretty. I’m not to blame for this”

“We’re friends even if you disagree”

“Now listen here, I love you but you suck”

“I couldn’t think of a way to end my story so I just made annoying noises” 

“Look into my eyes. Do they look infected to you?”

“That’s it. I give up on life”

“I’m friendship breaking up with you.  Don’t worry,  I’ll find someone better”

“No, I wasn’t thinking of kissing you. How awkward would that be. I mean unless you wanted to?”

“Believe in the me that believes in you”

“You’re too tall. It frightens me”

“Wanna spin in circles until we’re too dizzy to stand?”

“We make the perfect duo. Me, the smart one and you the dumb one.”

“Your destiny is to hangout with me. No one else,  ever.  I get jealous”  

“Well if you think I can do it then obviously I cannot”

“I’d say listen to your heart but I highly doubt you have one”

“I’m crying because your face is cute”

“Why are you so hideous?”  

“Oh look it’s you,  the embodiment of an actual angel here to bless me”

“You kissed my face,  I can die happy now”

“You look huggable,  may I confirm?” 

“I think I’m having a fake heart attack”

“Don’t touch me with your weird fingers”

“I had a dream about you,  you died”

“I’m gonna snowplow your whole family”

“You were the one that got away but I’ll get you next time. Oh yes I will”

“I’m gonna keep you forever”

“Don’t look at me with those big sad eyes. I can’t take it”

“You think I’ll do it, but I’ll tell you right now there’s no way- okay I’ll do it”

“I saw a baby deer and it reminded me of you”

“I didn’t miss you,  I REALLY missed you there’s a difference”

“Did you know you’re fantastic?”  

“You disgust me in the best kinds of ways”

“If I had to pick a friend to marry, I’d pick you”

“And they all lived happily ever after or I hope they did. I didn’t even read the book.”

“My life would be boring without you. Very peaceful and stress free but boring”

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Pretty please~ reblog if you are a multiship blog!

[vesselofnightmares]

Headcanon: Romance and Love

Crushes and actual romance being different, Lina would react in different ways. She has a rather childish notion of love due to a lot of her days spent reading and her lack of experience in the real world. She has expectations, being the often genre-savvy lady she is, and gets frustrated when those aren’t met. For all her intelligence, she’s woefully lacking in an understanding in what it takes to be in a relationship and possibly what it actually means to be in love. She tends to ignore the natural progression of a relationship, opting for what she thinks a relationship should be. When the two ideals clash, her anger sparks. She bought in to the fairy tale of romance and the perfect lover. A rich prince. A strapping hero. A charming noble. Not thinking whether these are aspects in a partner she’d want for herself.

If she has a crush on someone, she’ll act a bit expectant, nervous and shy. One of the few times you’ll see her genuinely girly. Lina gets giddy and flustered easily and tries to hide it with acts of aggression. As long as she manages to escape the awkward or embarrassing situation, it doesn’t matter. She can brush it off. She’ll always want to be closer to that person and engage them with what she enjoys. She’ll think too much about her feelings and be unable to fully concentrate unless sufficiently distracted.

If allowed to blossom into a mature romance, or even if more mature feelings bloom in the recesses of her consciousness, Lina will be slightly more lenient and gentle. Without realizing it herself, she’ll be more playful and teasing. Just being around that person will fill her with happiness. Her confidence in romance will still likely not manifest, but she’ll be determined to find out if her feelings are returned. She’s always been one to wear her heart on her sleeve and that would remain so.

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Xelloss and Dualism: a Microcosm of Slayers 

I have always been struck by the juxtaposition in the Slayers Try opening, “Breeze,” between the  top image, and an image of Xelloss with open eyes fading into darkness.  I think it might be the most direct illustration of something that’s always fascinated me about Xelloss as an “antagonist” (as difficult a label to ascribe to him as is “protagnist”) in the Slayers series. 

The overarching theme of much of Slayers, and especially of the third season, is the notion that the Lord of Nightmares–hinted, though never outright confirmed, to be the Abrahamic fallen angel Lucifer Morningstar (Satan)–created the whole of the Slayers universe and seeks to perpetually reobtain balance between forces of good and evil, and that humans, more than demons who actively serve evil, or gods/dragons who actively serve good, are the balancers (because humans exist in a nebulous terrain between the extremes). Another ma-oh (Darkstar Dugradigdu) is introduced to underscore this point, as are Overworlder gods, and the entire remaining Golden Dragon Order, all to flesh out what the minions of light and dark look and act like, with humans stuck in the crossfires of their self-indulgent feuding.  

Enter Xelloss, who is a demon, and who struck a decisive blow on behalf of demons during the Kouma War:  but whose personality, unlike those of his peers, is cloven in half between “Priest” and “General.” These two sides of his self certainly can’t be equated with good or evil, but the fact that he has a dualistic nature forever feuding between closed eyed diplomacy and cunning,  and open-eyed violence and impulsivity, drives home the underlying theme of Slayers, that ALL beings, no matter where they fall on the scale of light or dark, are a mixture of good and evil elements, which are constantly at war.  Xelloss is a living paradox, who revels in his own unpredictable, sometimes self-contradictory nature, a charming buffoon with a boyish grin who at the drop of the hat is also a competent, ice-blooded assassin without compunction or sentimental reserve. 

Xelloss–though he is arguably post-ethical–is, by virtue of his paradoxical dual-personality, proof positive of dualism in all sentient life.  

And that’s why, when I see this loaded image at the top, based heavily in iconography of Abrahamic demonology–a bare-breasted virginal maiden, and her reflection, a bestial black demon, each grasping reverse-ordered hues of red and blue, each occupying the same amount, half, of a sphere, joining hands–I think it’s appropriate that Xelloss’s visage follow that arcane symbol of duality.  

[xxelloss]

MKAY so @wheretreasureglitters had a great point so i rebagel with addition: 

also yes my nickname in the Slayers Discord is indeed Dr. Ho Cone, because Xelloss is a Ho Cone, you’re welcome.  

[vesselofnightmares]

HEARTS! Arrival of the World Travelling Boy!

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♕ - “Heheh. See what I mean!” A cheeky smile flourishes as the natural result takes it’s place. Once again the weight is drawn back to his grip and it’s a welcomed feeling. Clasping at the hilt, he returns it back makeshift seating upon his shoulders. “As far as I remember it’s always done that. I wouldn’t call it any curse though!  I.. Hm. All I know is that it came from the depths of my heart.”

Her barrage of questions actually draew an interesting point to him. Was the keyblade sentient? Sora never could tell if it managed to be an extension of himself or if unnatural force was by his side. Despite the multiple times this divine weapon reacted to his emotions, aligned with his wild, even going as far as trusting a select few others that he adores to wield it, the keyblade never turned from his hands again since those dark days. Quickly shifting his thoughts away from that, he focuses back to the moment at hand.

The very important deal made that she wasn’t afraid to pull no punches about! Dragged by the shirt, this leaves him quite close to the master sorceress. Practically speechless as they practically a couple breath’s distance away! Sora’s eyes had widened as the threatening aura managed to knock out the reality of this situation. They were pretty close!  “R.. right! Something that will knock your socks on off! I wouldn’t make it cheap or anything!” He quickly reasons before he’s undone from that clutch.

It was on this day outside of those fiery spells, he’s beginning to get a clue about Ms.Lina Inverse.

His shoulders sagged as he quickly reassumes the pace with her. A little rough housing was nothing close to what would put him off and away from her. In fact, he’s only more determined so she doesn’t get anymore wild ideas about the keyblade. For all he knows it might be a touch dangerous if she settled her hands onto one. His gut instinct was willing to trust her on the other hand. As they path ventured onward, the surroundings were gradually beginning to change, less of the lush fauna present as the roads dried.

“Say..”

“Is collecting magical things a hobby of yours? If we manage to get a thing like that, would that make you happy Lina? There’s no doubt that the Heartless drawn within this world would be in a strong league. Vanquishing them would definitely net some rare loot.

“I figured nothing light would work. You’re pretty strong.”

Lina couldn’t help but smirk as Sora complimented her strength. She was hardly the humble type but she usually let her skills speak for themselves and brag once they were mentioned by an adoring admirer. She put her hand behind her head, flipping her long hair.

“Yes, well, you just so happened to run into one of the most powerful humans currently alive in this world. I’m actually rather famous.” She wasn’t fool enough to brag about being one of the most powerful beings in this world. For one thing, she knew that wasn’t true. Considering there were still the likes of Zelas Metallium and the other Lords, surviving Generals and Priests, not to mention Xellos. 

“I do love treasure, though. Anything that fetches a pretty penny will do, but all of the precious and one of a kind items I keep for myself. I travel all over the place searching for ruins for empty treasure, or allow my services to be bought for a pretty penny. If I’m low on cash I go attack some bandit camps and steal their treasure.”

There was no sense hiding it. If Sora was going to be a long time companion for the foreseeable future, he might as well know what he was getting into.

“This place is fairly dangerous, so if you’re a traveller, you need to be tough. I guess with those Heartless creatures popping up things will only get more dangerous. I should warn you, trouble sometimes follows me around. Usually in the form of powerful creatures called monsters. They’re beings of darkness who live in the Astral Plane. But they’re also the source of a lot of black magic spells. It’s a give-and-take relationship, you see.”

Now that she thought of it, it would be a good idea to get an understanding of what those things were and how best to counteract them.

“Is there anything else you can tell me about Heartless? Are there any other strange enemies you chase after I should know about?”

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[vesselofnightmares]

Shock! Shadow Magic is Discovered?!

@ore-no-taan​

There had been rumours circulating for the past couple weeks of an unusual demonic force, monster or even a sorcerer that showed up. Normally, that wouldn’t be incredibly surprising news, except for the fact that no one seemed to have a clear grasp of what this entity was. The conflicting reports talked of an unusual kind of black magic. Magic was quite the common thing to the northern tip of the continent. Once inside the Mazoku Barrier, humans developed magic and an unusual contract with the monster race. Beings that would terrorize humanity one minute, and form contracts with them another.

This didn’t exactly sound like any monster Lina heard of.

For one thing, the rumours stated the being was fairly peaceful. Other reports talked of an almost holy savior who punished the wicked with this strange offshoot of black magic. Yet more rumours were more cynical, calling it a prank-playing monster that was going to show its true colours eventually. Others still claimed there had been innocent attacks, meaning the others with a more positive outlook were biased.

The contradictory rumours were almost maddening, but the prospect of magic Lina knew nothing about intrigued her. It had been years since she’d been back, but it was only a short trek to her home country of Zephilia.

She travelled to the town where the rumours started. There was an unusual taste to the air. Was this that new magic she kept hearing about? The local inn was the easiest place to gather information. Plus, if this was a traveller of some sort and not a monster, it was likely they could be staying here. Unfortunately, Lina had no idea what this person or being was supposed to look like.

Any physical description seemed non-existent or horribly inflated. Something about horrifying tentacles and spikes for hair? Tight sexual clothing that betrayed a skeletal humanoid shape? Skin so black no light reflected off it? It certainly sounded like a monster but the clothing was rather odd. Almost gross. A humanoid meant it was a rather powerful monster, right? Still, such descriptions had a vague smell of fish stories to it.

Lina ruminated over the information as she walked absent-minded into the inn, seating herself at an empty table near the far left wall. She was too within her own thoughts to wonder why the majority of the inn patrons were to the right side of the room, and that she seated herself next to a single thin young man with spiky hair.

The silence in the inn was broken by whispers as Lina sat down. It wasn’t until the usual flutter of noise she was used to started she realized the apparent lack of it. She looked up and around the room, her gaze eventually resting on a handsome, if not visually unusual, young man. His hair was two-tone blond and red, though most of it was dark enough to look black save for the ends. His skin was smoothly even and tanned a pleasant brown, and his eyes were strikingly bright. The clothes he wore were also quite unusual, the fabrics looking foreign at best and like nothing she’d ever seen and hugged tightly to his body.

Lina tapped her chin as she stared at this stranger in quiet contemplation. Standing up, she walked over to his table, seating herself across from him. She leaned over the table, elbows propping her up as she smiled confidently at the man.

“I take it you’re the mystery monster everyone’s been talking about? You’re making quite a name for yourself and you only just got here.”

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All my Slayers valentines in one post for greater convenience and because I wasn’t super careful with tagging consistency.

Give ‘em to a Slayers fan you love–or someone you love who you fully intend on converting into a Slayers fan. Happy (early) Valentine’s Day!

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