Hello everyone! This is a continuation of this post here! https://www.reddit.com/composecomments/1d5pz4update_thoughts_on_this_draft_for_a_piece/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
I've added a lot of extra stuff now! I started modifying my music past measure 31. Tell me what you think of it so far! There are a couple of hiccups, like musescore adding a tremolo to the alto flute in measure 66 and some strange cutoffs when the orchestra is building up to the 2nd section. However, anything past measure 65 is the most likely to change or be cut out of the final piece, so I left it in there for some sense of continuity!
Here's the audio: there are a couple of cutoffs at 3:52 and 5:26 that are there because of small mistakes by me. The music should start again at 3:58 and 5:29 respectively. Beware for 5:29, it's a bit surprising, I gotta fix it up when I have the time! https://drive.google.com/file/d/19cIovtj0kD91cMxXiY4oKBvzvTzjioEY/view?usp=drivesdk
Sheet music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19aSITLq13CHXDiaO2lYaqCMik67gsbYO/view?usp=drivesdk
Musescore link: (If you want to see my profile) https://musescore.com/use31970949/scores/17379631
Tell me what you guys think of it so far! I'd like to thank everyone who has commented on my posts. Especially u/garganiclexplosion for bringing to light my atrocious sheet music style.

Paradox, Viciate, and Lorenzo continued on their descent into the castle to the Well of Wisdom. A sacred place bestowed on the Alphaverse since its creation. A well that possess the most valuable wisdom from across the Megaverse. Paradox had his group stop in one of the chambers for he assumed his prisoners will be awaking from the poison soon. He then had his chains wrap around King Alexander, Venessa, Cross, Tray, Selena, Malissa, Lucrest, Leoped, and Phonix. Viciate deployed several drones that aimed their weapons at the chained prisoners with Paradox standing resolute holding the Matrix of Eternity in his hands. The prisoners eventually woke up one by one and were greeted by crude words and jeers directed towards them. The chains that bound them prevented them from utilizing their powers to break their bonds and even if they did, the bullets from the drones will prove extremely lethal to their weakened state. Paradox ordered the prisoners to be placed in a line on their knees as he snapped his fingers which summoned imps and more infernal warriors to act as guards. King Alexander, "You can't restore the Matrix in the Well of Wisdom, it will shred you to pieces." Paradox smugly, "Maybe, but that's why I'll have each of you go in for me and see who can withstand the Well." Malissa, "He's going to sacrifice us! Where is Joan? Did she escape?" Paradox, "Oh I believe Tray knows the answer to that." Everyone turned wondering where Tray could be until he finally spoke, the others were shock at his new appearance for he appeared otherworldly to them. Tray did not lift his eyes towards the group, but rather hung his head low. Paradox's eyes beamed with sadistic delight as he spoke, "I guess one can say your sister is now very OPEN MINDED!" It took a few seconds for this joke to register in the minds of the prisoners, but when it did, all of them violently shook the chains in order to be free. "Go ahead use all your powers to break those chains, it only transfers your power levels into my soul. Lockjaw was right, all of you are complete fools in underestimating these accursed chains!"
He grabbed Phonix as his victim but stopped when what seemed to be an earthquake began to shake the foundations of the castle. The earthquake only intensified the longer it went, Venessa, "Does anyone else hear bass boosted music?" In a spectacular explosion of dazzling lights and rifts across space and time, Diamond's glowing body appeared in a giant hole in one of the castle's walls while blaring Hit Me Baby One More Time. Everyone was left speechless when they saw Diamond, believing it to be a ghost. "PARADOX!!!!!" In terror Paradox began to back away, "Impossible, I scarred you for life! HOW ARE YOU EVEN STRONGER THAN BEFORE?!" "It is not for you to know the circumstances that brought me here before you today. Regardless I am back. AND THIS TIME THERE IS NO POWER IN THE MEGAVERSE OR THE NETHERWORLD THAT IS GOING TO STOP ME!" Paradox ordered Lorenzo, Viciate, and the rest of his minions to dispose of Diamond as he journeys deeper to the Well of Wisdom. Viciate used his powers to generate clones of his allies as he slowly approached Diamond. Observing this, Diamond began to smile, "How about I even those odds." After finishing his sentence, 20 identical clones of Diamond manifested themselves behind him. Unlike other clones or copies, these 20 were able to act independently as a collective hive mind. The original Diamond attacked Viciate head on while the duplicates attacked the other clones and others attempted to free the prisoners. Viciate attempted in drawing his sword to strike Diamond in an exposed position, but Diamond's intense senses was able to prevent Viciate from using his sword. In a matter of seconds, Diamond punched Viciate to a bloody mess before leaving him stuck on one of the walls.
His abilities alerted him of several imps closing on his position, and in a swift motion, Diamond created a new Sword of Light, which was far longer and sharper to simultaneously decapitate all of the imps that circled around him. While watching all of this unfold before her very eyes, Selena could not help but smile at seeing Diamond restored to his former self, "He's back." A clone of Diamond randomly appeared next to her, "Nice to know I'm no longer on house arrest." The clone was able to free Selena from her chains and started to free the rest of the prisoners. After freeing them, he gave the group a new set of orders, "I may not know all of you, but focus your abilities in taking down those devilish warriors over there. I'll handle Paradox." The clone soon vanished alongside the other copies leaving only the original Diamond left. Just when Diamond started to follow Paradox's trail, Lorenzo used his acidic whip to suspend Diamond in place. Lorenzo was successful in his attack and used this advantage to expel fatal toxins into Diamond's lungs. "Ugh. Dude, you got some serious oral hygiene problems. Here take a mint!" Lorenzo's mouth was open due to him being stunned seeing his foe unphased with his lethal toxin. The supposed mint landed on his tongue, which resulted in a strong electrical shock being sent all over his body causing him to black out. "Nice whip though, I'm for real going to take this for my collection." Diamond bent over and collected the whip before resuming on his mission to destroy Paradox. Paradox was nearly at the entrance of the Well, but felt his body frozen in place, no matter how hard he tried to move. He finally realized he was frozen by Diamond's soul manipulation, yet when he made this realization, Diamond was already floating horizontally whispering into Paradox's audio receptor, "I think I am going to show off my newfound abilities."
Paradox tried to slice Diamond with a chain along his back, but Diamond vanished before he could land a hit. He reappeared behind him and with a simple flick, Diamond sent Paradox crashing through the castle's walls and ceilings. Paradox regained his stance as he morphed into Astros as he stopped a punch from Diamond which sent shockwaves, shattering any neighboring glass. Paradox kicked Diamond at his shin before hitting him with brute force across his face. He summersaulted backwards a few yards as he morphed into the Ice King. He then summoned several frozen daggers and sharp projectiles as he sent them flying towards Diamond at light speed. Diamond noticed the projectiles flying towards him as he achieved speeds that made time around him slow down several seconds. It was if things were occurring to him at a quarter speed, so with a wave of his arm, he took control of the projectiles and had them float around him before resuming time and sending them back to Paradox. Paradox moaned loudly as the projectiles lodged themselves in tight crevasses of his body and interfering with some of the vital mechanisms. The two teleported away from the castle into the depths of the grand city where they continued their battle. Paradox changed into Shen the disgraced Shogun as he desperately tried to slice off Diamond's limbs and head. Diamond casually dodged each attack with ease he summoned the Sword of Light which has grown longer and sharper to reflect his reunion with the Light. The two blades collided with each other, but Paradox was no match for Diamond's swordsman skills.
Diamond noticed Paradox's right arm malfunctioning from one of the ice projectiles and taking advantage of this weakness, he punched Paradox repeatedly in the chest before kicking him to the floor. He then created a revolver from his nanites and fired four bullets consecutively into his weak spot. He knew his bullets succeeded in wounding his opponent, for the sound of loose air began to hiss from broken wires and Paradox's arm glitching by morphing into many different appearances before changing back to its default appearance. Diamond smiled smugly as he released that Paradox was truly terrified in that moment, "Where has your self-confidence gone? Are those appearances not making you comfortable in your mechanical body?" "SHUT UP!" Paradox then changed into Mecha-Diamond as he was able to grab Diamond by his throat and threw him into multiple buildings. The two eventually landed on top of a commuter train before Diamond could free himself. Diamond sliced his opponent's arm to free himself and used his thrusters to fly backwards as he observed Paradox's body shifting gears to re-forge the missing arm. While in the form of Mecha-Diamond, Paradox had four mechanical tentacles grow out of him, which resulted in Diamond activating his suit to grow tentacles of his own. The two opponents had their tentacles wrap around each other as they fired their blasters at each other. Diamond tried to create two clones of himself, but Paradox's tentacles grabbed him and tossed him into one of the train carts as the civilians screamed in terror. He gradually regained consciousness as he prepared to find Paradox, but for a long minute, he could not sense Paradox. It was not until a lady screamed of a large spider approaching them from the other end when Diamond released it is Paradox crawling on all fours with great speed. Paradox shifted back to full height in a most grotesque fashion as his body spun in different ways before his head shifted back to its normal size. Diamond yelled at the passengers to run to the other cart as he dealt with Paradox. While the passengers fled, two extra mechanical arms began to form on Paradox's appearance of Mecha-Diamond as all four of arms ignited red plasma blades. "Attack Diamond!" The four arms began to spin in opposite directions of his body in quick movements as he rapidly approached Diamond that it was impossible to strike him above or behind.
Confused on what his next move should be, Diamond noticed parts of Paradox's chest plate were loose as it was glitching in and out. Out of options, Diamond swung at Paradox which he swiftly blocked with the four blades, but Diamond was able to have his nanotech grow on Paradox's arms as he then had the nanites send an electric shock on the foreign host, which granted him an opening in tearing off the chest plate and firing two blasts from his repulsers into Paradox's chest. This stunned Paradox as Diamond charged at him and began to tear all the vital wires, buttons, and controls that operated Paradox's mechanical body. Paradox's voice box became affected as it began to shift into different tones and voices as he tried to speak, "No, I will.....not.....be bested a.....second......time." Paradox was able to gain control of his arms as he threw Diamond out of the train cart out into the city's skyline. Diamond was able to shoot a grapple around Paradox's legs as he pulled both of them out into the air as his body began to glow golden with pure Light. Paradox descended towards him with chains around his body as he prepared to strike fatal blows on Diamond's body. Diamond closed his eyes as he extended his right arm while having his fingers form a finger gun. He whispered silently with firm conviction, "Through the power of Heaven's Light all things are possible......grant me the power to send this foul demon of a man back to the infernal depths where he belongs." Diamond then fired a large blast of pure Light towards Paradox as his enemy screamed in anger, "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" The power caused from this blast was so strong and hot that it started to melt the metal on Paradox's body and causing any remaining circuits to fry.
Diamond floated towards the ground as he stared at a ball of fire fall towards the ground as it created a large crater. He stepped forward and saw Paradox's mangled body as his soul still held possession of it. Paradox was still able to manipulate his body to change into whoever he chooses, and as a last resort he changed to Diamond's mother. "Trevor.......how could you do this.....to me......your own mother.......after all your father and I have done for you this is how you repay us?" "Quit your bull you pathetic character of a soul. If I had the power to judge you in the afterlife, I would create a separate place for sadistic manipulators such as yourself so all you scoundrels can do nothing more than hurt yourselves for your sins!" Diamond then used his power to lift Paradox in the air and was about to crush his body and seal his soul permanently, but as he did so a blazing portal appeared as a pitch-black arm reached out and snatched Paradox before Diamond had time to react. Dumbfounded, Diamond de-activated his suit and left his Light form in order to process what happened. Realizing there was nothing else to do he traveled back to the castle. When he arrived, he saw how the group of heroes easily defeated all of the devilish creatures and were tossing all the dead bodies into a giant pile. Only one thing concerned him, the fact Lorenzo and Viciate's bodies were both missing from the battle. He reasoned they managed to escape, but with the injuries they sustained, it would be a long while before they would show themselves again. After making this assumption, Diamond's family greeted him with open arms and hugs, yet even Diamond did not recognize Tray's new body. Tray had to explain his entire story again to Diamond so he would understand why he looked like "A living glowstick." Hearing Tray's story about Joan made Diamond sorrowful and offered to help in making sure Joan's body receives a proper burial. King Alexander and Diamond hastily organized the funeral and gave Joan's family time to grieve and remember their youngest member that was stolen from them.
While the mourners were conversing with themselves, the king wanted to lead Diamond through the many rooms and wings of the enchanting castle. He wanted to show Diamond the inner secrets and history of this castle, so he very discretely led him down a flight of stairs into an older section of the castle where even most of the king's court were not allowed to enter. The two stepped through two enormous emerald doors and continued on through the darkness. The king ignited a turquoise flame from his hands and led Diamond to a large wall. King Alexander, "Stare at these murals Diamond. Notice the story they tell." Diamond stared at the murals and paintings on the wall trying to understand the history behind them. He saw what appeared to be angels directing two races. To the right were humans with their leader baring a resemblance to Alexander with folded hands in prayer as their eyes gazed at the Heavenly specters, in addition it appeared that swords and shields were descending towards them. To the left were the ancient race of Enders who also had their gaze towards Heaven, but descending towards their hands were scrolls with quills, signifying their role to write and document. At the front of the line of Enders stood none other than Ranfus, although significantly younger. Diamond continued down the wall as the next scene involved the leaders of the humans and enders being coronated with the two leaders' hands being locked in agreement. The next scene depicted what was either a battle or war where many humans and enders were dead, brough to their demise by rebellious humans. It depicted how after the battle Ranfus took the remaining enders away to a place that could supervise the entire Megaverse free from human interaction. The last scene showed the battle worn king of the humans siting on his throne with a tear in his left eye, while his right side remained stoic. His left arm pointed downwards to a decree while his right arm pointed upwards with a grand castle and city floating in the palm of his hand. "The Enders used to dwell with you?" "Indeed, for you see, the king in those murals is actually my great-grandfather. Time goes by very slowly for us here, not only that but we tend to live for thousands of years. Originally, after the first man and woman were created and fell into sin, we were created in the aftermath of that event. We bear the same weaknesses as other humans after the fall, but we were created to protect the Enders, who would document the shifting tide of Creation across the Megaverse. Our special duty connected us more in tune with the messengers of Heaven and we strived to live up to our mission of acting as the second example for the Megaverse, the Main Omniverse being the first. Yet, a few of the humans of my great-grandfather's time were seduced by the powers of evil for the many fallen angels, now turned demons, preyed upon their fallen status and sparked division between human and ender. Eventually a genocide broke out where rogue humans wanted the power of the Enders to themselves and would slaughter anyone who opposed them. My great-grandfather and Ranfus ultimately triumphed, but the damage had been done for the Enders no longer trusted us and collectively agreed humans everywhere were unpredictable and destructive. Ranfus left this Omniverse with the survivors of his race, thus leaving us as the sole inhabitants of this realm. From the ashes of the old kingdom, my great-grandfather led the creation of a new one as you can see here, but the reason why his left side is sad is the fact he did not kill the leaders of the rebellion. He did not want to take their lives, so instead he banished them to the wildness of the Megaverse. After casting them out of this Omniverse, he placed a ban where no one will be able to enter or leave. Using his divine gifts, he was able to practically make it seem like this Omniverse was erased and could not be discoverable unless him or another king wills its borders to open up once again."
"And what happened to the exiled ones?" "Most of them died across the Megaverse but their main leader, Mek'el continued following the path of evil and grew stronger in the powers of darkness. This granted him an unnatural talent of cheating death, but when an event in Omniverse 63,745 occurred when that Omniverse's Celestial had an offspring with that Omniverse's name for an angel, Mek'el sensed the potential of such an offspring." "Hold on, that's the Omniverse the Megaverse Council and I had named Evangelion. Yeah, those creatures they call angels are definitely not real angels, but you mean to tell me that this Mek'el influenced The Devourer?" "No, Mek'el BECAME The Devourer. He transferred his soul into the newborn soul of the deadly offspring, completely fusing with the new soul. In response to this, my great-grandfather on his deathbed, ordered my grandfather to create a device that could end Mek'el once and for all. That device was the Matrix of Eternity. It was hastily crafted before my grandfather sent it to Omniverse 63,745 hoping it could destroy Mek'el there. Unfortunately, it did not fulfill its original purpose due to Mek'el fully becoming The Devourer and traveled across the Megaverse eating the Core of whatever Omniverse he entered. His travels would take a long time to reach his next destination, but nothing could stop him. The Matrix continued to grow with wisdom in Omniverse 63,745 before an apparition of an Ender ordered a singular person to send the Matrix in the direction of the Main Omniverse. Eventually, the Matrix landed in your Omniverse, but was kept hidden for a long time with only glimpses and rumors of such a treasure of untold power being passed on from dimension to dimension. Finally at last, you found it in 2021 just as The Devourer arrived in your Omniverse. Little did you know, but upon his defeat when you unleashed the power of the Matrix, it sent shockwaves across the Megaverse. Myself along with my people celebrated when we felt the destruction of The Devourer, finally knowing a dark piece of our history has been put to rest." "When I traveled to Omniverse 63,745 last summer, it was promoted that they created the Matrix of Eternity." "Their leaders simply changed the story and wiped our part out of their history books, for the select few who told you it was their ancestors that created it are not at fault. For they too believe this error, this is simply a mistake on their ancestor's part and nothing more. Come along now, let's head back up a few stairs back to where there was an intersection, there is more I need to show you."
The king led Diamond to a room with many floating orbs that had different colors symbolizing a different Omniverse. "I am aware that you and the Megaverse Council have a broad idea to all the soldiers at the disposal of our enemy. But I want to show you some specific souls that are.......unique. The person known as The Ageless managed to recruit several corrupted versions of the strongest beings in your Omniverse's hierarchy. Among them consist of a fallen Omniversal Tribunal, Protectors, Insanity Trio, Bad Time Trio, many alternate timeline versions of you, and other powerful individuals from the Megaverse. The Ageless and Demonic Council calls this elite group the Bad End Friends. King Alexander brings forth an orb that displays the souls of those fallen humans. This reveals the true thoughts of their soul and what their soul really says." Diamond leaned forward to hear the cries of their souls and was surprised to hear their souls cry out in unison. "We just wanted to heal but now our nightmares are real, and we'll never wake up for we're torn apart! We want freedom! Freedom! Freedom!" Diamond could not believe what he heard, for it caused him to step back to avoid their cries. "Secondly, I want to briefly touch on the Ageless' story. Thousands of years ago lived a man born with unnatural gifts, he could enter into violent places and leave with minor bruises. He was able to kill the celestials in his world with his mere hands and crude weapons. Yet, he was not satisfied, he wanted more power and more entities to kill, for he enjoyed the bloodlust. This led to him being sought out by the fallen Seraphim now named Black Hat. He offered him more power and an entire place beyond his imagination to live the rest of his days as a butcher. The man agreed and henceforth became an unwavering servant directly to Black Hat. Eventually, he earned a reputation by parading himself as a savior wearing polished white and gold armor, in order to win the trust of many defenders who protected their native Omniverse. Once he won their complete trust and learned their secrets and fears, it would be too late for that Omniverse. For it would be a matter of time before complete carnage would be unleashed on all the helpless souls in that Omniverse. Thus, he was given the title Harbinger of the End.......a human who is an undisputed champion in gladiator battles with a mind to match his muscles.......a man always youthful, laughing at the hands of time........The Ageless."
"The last thing I want to reveal to you is the location of our enemy's base. The Megaverse Council has discovered it and that is Omniverse 6,666,666. That Omniverse had so many events that ran parallel with your Omniverse it was almost an exact copy. However, before your Omniverse was assaulted by Black Hat's forces in 2021, they won a resounding battle in that Omniverse. Everything that could have gone wrong in that final battle, did indeed go wrong." King Alexander used his powers to generate a vision of that fateful day. The scene pans to a bloodied and defeated Diamond with a shattered Sword of the Omniverse with Black Hat towering over him. The two listened intently when Black Hat spoke, "The Initiative has fallen. Its members......lost. You have been deceived......betrayed.........purged." The vision hovers over countless bodies of Initiative members that had died in the battle with some of their corpses disfigured and mutilated they were unidentifiable. "I can feel you are scared of judgement day. You led millions of souls to their grave. Your lukewarm faith shaken due to your pleas and petitions being ignored. So, I offer you a choice. Join us and postpone the judgement day, have all the pleasures of the world handed back to you, and avoid living the life as a failure!" The defeated Diamond raised his teary eyes and spoke, "I......accept!" The crowd around him chuckled as Black Hat stepped away with Alastor taking his place, "It's a deal!" The defeated Diamond shook his hand and became controlled and a vessel for Alastor until his original body could be restored. After this moment a large echo of thunder echoes across the battlefield with a bright light shining in the distance. The Ageless, "What is that?" Black Hat, "The veil of the Main Omniverse has been lifted. We are no longer kept out! We must seize this opportunity before it's too late." Ageless remain here with Alastor's vessel." "Why?" "If things go sour for me and my forces in the Main Omniverse, I want us to still have a strong foothold here in the Megaverse. This Omniverse will be perfect. I will be taking half of our forces with me." "What of the few people who survived this battle, should I find them and use them as prisoners and entertainment?" Black Hat had a sadistic smile, "There are no survivors!" The vision then played the sounds of screams with Diamond begging Alexander to end the vision. "That's enough! I cannot watch nor listen to this vision anymore! Please end this nightmare!"
Alexander ended the vision as the two were brought back to reality. Alexander spoke with sympathy to Diamond, "I did not show you that vision to torture you. I revealed it, because you need to understand exactly what to expect from our enemy and take deep root in your faith." "Why did the pleas and petitions of that Diamond go unanswered?" "Truthfully, that Diamond did not pray for deliverance, he instead wanted more glory and praise. When he was in public and prayed, it was for show, and he was not sincere in the words he said. Even at the last moment, he received a message from Heaven begging him to repent from his prideful ways and deliverance would come. Yet, in that last moment, he refused with his soul saying no it has to be my way and I do not want to change the life I am living and that's final. It was his fault no Heavenly aid came, now he has no one else to blame other than himself for his misdeeds and wickedness." Diamond's body had a series of goosebumps when King Alexander finished speaking. He always wondered what would have happened in the final battle for his Omniverse if there was no intervention, now he wished for this catastrophic example to leave his mind.
After this event, King Alexander led Diamond to a sacred place called the Veil of the Celestial Plane to speak with his angelic friends. Along the way, King Alexander explained to Diamond the difference between True Balance and Perfection. How True Balance is the perfect imperfect form of Perfection, because as mortal creatures that are finite with flaws no person alive can reach True Perfection. He explained how demons fear True Balance and how the demons only focus on temporal goals not eternal, for all that awaits them in eternity is eternal punishment. (This is a footnote, because at the end of this post in the comment section I will share the entire conversation in greater detail, for some reason the Sub-Reddit automatic rules count it as a rating post no matter how hard I rephrased the dialogue. Very weird that happened because it never happened before, but hopefully I will be able to share that conversation in full under this post, because it took a lot of effort in composing the dialogue.)
Filled with courage and zeal from their conversation, Diamond entered into the Veil and soon found himself in a vast empty white plain where numerous figures of light floated around him before manifesting themselves as angelic beings. He observed how each of the nine choirs of angels were present. "The Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels. All present here at this very moment." A Seraphim spoke up, "Why do you wish to commune with us?" "I am here seeking advice from my Heavenly friends in these trying times. I'm sure all of you are very much aware and can sense in the Celestial Cosmic Plane that the forces of evil are growing ever so powerful. I can feel it within my being that soon a final confrontation may happen." Saint Michael the Archangel, "You already possess all that you need. You know the prayers for deliverance and aid. Furthermore, you know how your enemy thinks." "With all due respect, this time it is different. Different than the way it was for the fate of the Main Omnvierse. This....is the fate of the Megaverse....of everything that had exist, currently exists and will exist. Please there must be some advice all of you may be able to bestow upon me." A Virtue floated towards Diamond's soul to speak, "These particular demons feast on fear, chaos, and revenge. They want nothing more than to see the righteous fall, yet their common weakness is the sin of pride." Uriel intervened, "Pride, that ancient sin which was the sole root that led a third of our former brothers and sisters into disobedience. Fully rejecting the True Love of the Father and willingly following the arrogance of the fallen light bearer, who now brings darkness and death to everyone." Azrael quickly followed up with Uriel's statement, "When they fell from grace, they still retained their position and powers. Now with their leaders nearly having their bodies restored before their fall, through the power of The Seed, they are more of a threat to the Natural Order."
Diamond came to a sudden realization, "With Cloaked Shadow having control of the Dark and shadows in general, does that mean he was a Power before he fell?" The choirs nodded as Diamond responded with his hands near his mouth deep in thought. "I see, well if pride is their weakness than surely arrogance is a key factor in their personalities. Perhaps if the Matrix of Eternity is re-loaded with the knowledge accessible from the Alphaverse, it could overwhelm them." A Cherub, "Yes! The knowledge from the Alphaverse can restore the Matrix and used to harm the demons!" Saint Gabriel the Archangel, "Do not be afraid in this next step in your journey, Trevor. Since the fall of man, the Devil and his minions have actively been at war with mankind, searching for ways to snatch souls from Heaven. Yet, in the history of not only the Megaverse, but your own world, you know that God conquers all, even in the darkest times. From the persecution of the early Christians under the rule of the Mad Emperor Nero, deadly heresies, scandals, political and religious wars, the French Revolution, Napoleon Wars, Russian Revolution, Mexican Revolution, World Wars, down to the present. The demons worked through man to not only bring ruin to the face of the Earth, but to attack the Church. However, both the Earth and the Church have endured and will continue to endure until the end of time when God will come in all His splendor and glory and reward the just while punishing the wicked. For they will receive their reward." A Throne, "There is one more thing that will surely turn the tide of the war, but only as a last resort." Diamond, "What is it? Please share." A Seraphim, "The hypothesis of you being able to fuse with your friends Ben Tennyson and Xavier is true. If Xavier is fully in tune with his scarab and enter into his phase known as Sacred and Tennyson into Alien X, you three will become the singular most powerful entity in the entire Megaverse." Saint Michael the Archangel, "Be warned for this should only be used as a complete last resort. For there can be no going back when you three become a singular entity. There might be potential for you three to separate from this final form, but if there is, it will be certain death for no mortal can yield that much power. Arise young warrior, take courage, and have total faith on the Lord, He will hear your prayers. Remember we are at your side and every warrior in the final battle will have their guardian angel with them at all times."
The Heavenly beings once again became balls of bright light, which slowly blinded Diamond before he awoke from his vision back in his own body just before the Veil of the Celestial Plane. King Alexander stared at Diamond before helping him to his feet. Diamond, "I know what I must do. I must re-load the Matrix in the Well of the Megaverse." Alexander, "That's suicide. For you to be exposed to so much power and knowledge, it will vaporize you." "Believe me, it will work. Just help me recover the pieces of the Matrix and I will reforge it with the nanotech from my suit." Diamond sprinted with great haste through all the flights of stairs Alexander had them take, back to where the pieces of the Matrix laid. He had Alexander hold the pieces together in their proper position as the nanotech from his suit crawled around the broken pieces and fused the Matrix back together again. During this time the other heroes caught up to Diamond and Alexander and decided to watch as Diamond would enter the Well of the Megaverse. King Alexander led the group to the entrance of the Well where everyone wished him good luck. Diamond transformed into his Light form and entered the Well. This form allowed him to withstand the pressure around him as he opened the Matrix to collect wisdom from all corners of the Megaverse both the good and bad. When he did this, thousands of images and lifetimes flashed in his mind causing him to scream, in order to avoid his mind from overloading he constantly switched to different forms and phases every 30 seconds. Everyone waited anxiously outside after hearing Diamond's screams and began to fear for the worst, but just when their hope wavered, a silhouette started to walk towards them. From the depths of the Well emerged Diamond holding the restored Matrix of Eternity firmly in his right hand. King Alexander, "Welcome back Diamond!" "Thanks. With the Matrix restored and the new alliance your Omniverse has made with the Megaverse Council, hope for our victory has reached an all-time high." The heroes only stayed for a few more hours at the Alphaverse before returning back to the base of the Megaverse Council. Upon arrival, the Council members were stunned to see the return of their leader, and with swift orders, Diamond once again regained leadership of the Megaverse Council.
Epilogue
In a desolate place with abandoned buildings in Omniverse 3. "Volxi, can you head downstairs into our storage to bring some refreshment to our party?" "You got it sis!" Volxi entered into one of the chambers to find a spare stash of spiked beverages but was startled when she heard a voice echo in the darkness. "Time's running out Vol." She leaned over to view where the voice was coming from until her eyes landed on a glowing dark green warrior. She gasped as she recognized it was her old friend from Omniverse 8. "Cayden what happened to you?" "That name no longer has any meaning for me." "You look so different. Your skin is green and your eyes black. You look like......" "A ghost? Phantom? Condemned Soul?! Truly a miserable fate I have fallen into. Given a body constantly degenerating and repairing itself, allowing me to phase between matter but how painful it is feeling my cells destroy themselves before regenerating and repeating the process all over again." "Is this a dream?" "No." "I thought not, if it was there would be something to replenish my throat." Cayden hands Volxi a bottle. "Thanks mate. I still have a cup on me. Here it's on the house." Cayden took a long sip before speaking. "We haven't seen each other since the destruction of your people's original home. A lot has happened since then. Last year a terrible event plagued the Megaverse and I tried to stop it. I made my own device that enabled me to visit other Omniverses. I could sense something sinister causing many Omniverses to die. I took my weapons and went to who I thought was responsible. That man was so strong and talented, he mortally wounded me without taking our fight seriously. I thought at that moment when I laid dying that I would give anything to get a second chance at life. To see my friends and family again. My requests were answered by a figure in black business attire and a top hat."
Volxi groaned for she knew who he was referring to while Cayden continued on with his speech. "I accepted his offer and became what you see before you. The only part that was positive is in our contract, I managed to still own partial control of my soul. Perhaps it is through this partial ownership that causes me to experience great pains and desperately seek liberation." "And you came back to your friend for aid huh?" "No, I came as a messenger." Volxi stared at him with concern. "You struck a deal with him too, Volxi. A deal before your home, the ninth Omniverse was destroyed, causing you and all the survivors to wander throughout the Megaverse." "I forgot all about that deal. It can't happen this soon, he did not even stay true to his promise." "Is that really a surprise?" "DANG IT! Alright I'll wager my way out of it. I always do." "You can't talk to yourself out of this one!" "How long do I have Cayden?" Cayden stepped close to Volxi where he was only a few inches away from her face. "That name has no meaning for me, I'm The Shameful now. You have only a few hours. He will send his terrible leviathan to drag you, your sister, and this entire Omniverse along with you! Already his army sets their eyes on this world, drawn by ravenous hunger, by the one who bears the crimson scar." The Shameful laid his hand on a piece of Volxi's face that was not covered by cybernetics. "Make peace with your losses and may it only be a swift end and not a contract of servitude. Alas, he always comes to collect what is his." In that moment The Shameful vanished from her sight and without a moment to lose, she started running back upstairs into the settlement screaming for everyone to pack their things and prepare to leave. Her sister, Val stopped her, "Did you fall down the stairs giving you that slash across your face? What's coming after us?" Volxi stared deep into her sister's soul, "We need to run as far as we can and get our people to safety before it's too late." From a few hundred yards away The Ageless stood waiting for the perfect time to strike with Maestro Zorro summoning the nightmarish Leviathan.

For personal reasons I’m planning this trip late. I have 16 nights in Europe and I’m struggling between 2 potential itineraries. Need to decide tonight and book my final leg. I’ve checked accommodation and how much everything will cost and all are doable for me. My budget is extremely healthy and I can afford many expensive flights/lodging/activities. I’m in my mid 20s traveling solo. I like architecture, scenery, culture, hiking, beaches.
Here are the 2 itineraries I cannot make up my mind (Arriving June 22nd, 2 weeks from now):
Itinerary 1:

• Day 1 : Arrive Tallinn for Midsummer Festival
• Day 2: Tallinn
• Day 3: Fly to Vilnius
• Day 4: Vilnius
• Day 5: Trakai day trip
• Day 6: Fly to Oslo, spend night there
• Day 7: Norway in a nutshell
• Day 8: Fly to Lofoten
• Day 9-12: Lofoten
• Day 13-18: Greece

Itinerary 2 is just a Balkans trip with 3 nights in Oslo (visiting my friend that lives there). I could also entirely cut out Norway and save it for another time.
Reading these itineraries back, it does feel a tad rushed. But there are so many places I want to see.
For Estonia, I hear Midsummer Festival is a can’t miss event and I will be there right when it’s happening. And in Lithuania I want to see Trakai and also view the Soviet history museums.
For Norway ever since I saw a photo of the Lofoten islands I was like wow. And it would be 24 hour daylight which is something I’ve never seen.
Dubrovnik seems cool to scale the castle walls, visit the island with peacocks (Lokrum), Kotor is so scenic, I am interested in history so Sarajevo ticks those boxes.
I don’t know what to do. I feel no matter what destinations I choose I will miss out and regret.
I really want to spend time in Southern Europe and go swimming in the super blue waters, but I also don’t want to miss the midsummer festival. I also don’t want to miss 24 hour daylight, but I also don’t want to miss out on the Balkans. So I want it all but I can’t with my timeframe.
Do I save Norway for another time or would a short visit work?

Hi all,
I’ll be honest, I’m way out of my depths when it comes to photo printing. I now realise this having purchased the aforementioned printer, and would really appreciate help with the following (as I’m willing to persevere):
I have landscape and portrait images that I’d like to print and hang up at home, and of course I want the colour matching to be as close as possible.
The things I now understand:

• Best to use Canon’s own printing paper (which I am, though I also have some off-brand “Koala” photo paper… more on that below)
  
• I’ve downloaded and installed the appropriate driver (I think), as well as the ICC profiles relevant to the paper being used.
  
• I don’t know whether to use Photoshop or Lightroom, or the other… Professional Layout (?) plug-in
  
• I’m using a MacBook Pro 2021 with a XDR display preset, but I don’t know if it needs recalibrating and how I do it (all tru-tone etc turned off in settings)
  
• I’m using a ViewSonic external monitor, which I’ve managed to get CLOSE to the MacBook colour, but not perfect (again, calibration?)
  
• I’ve now managed to get my image printed in a way that’s acceptable, but not good enough. I make sure to soft-proof (in LR for example) but I can’t really see how much difference it makes
  
• On PS I have used both the PS manages colours, as well as printer manages colours, both with perceptual rendering.
  
• Colour Space is usually set to Adobe RGB, and not sure if that’s the best. I’ve also tried P3 on LR.
  
• ColorSync for ICC profiles and PS manages colours, Canon Colour Match for printer manages colour
  
• The printer itself seems to have the option to use ICC rendering or perceptual, or colormetric etc, and I never know where to turn these options off… the printer? The printer dialog box? The print module on LR or PS?
  

As you can tell, I’m a bit overwhelmed now, and I was a bit naive thinking this would be easier. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and happy to provide further information about my workflow / set up.
Thank you!
Forgot to add, the additional photo paper is a brand called “Koala” and it’s 7x5 glossy… and for that I’m using printer manages colours for the time being.

I've mounted a Blink Outdoor 4 in a bluebird house but it is not detecting motion. It will record live views and the daily photo capture fine and live stream with no issues. I've got the sensitivity set to 9 and all motion zones active. It's mounted so that only the lens is looking through a hole in the roof. I'm not sure if there's a motion detecting device mounted somewhere else on the front surface that may be obscured. Any suggestions? BTW I replaced a Mini that worked very well for a couple of years.. It was cumbersome providing a power source so I replaced with a battery powered cam. Here's a short clip using the Mini. Plus other videos on my YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/pd9QzNMvDMQ?si=6wgCqAn-QZsVNrsE

My secondary hard drive failed recently and I replaced it with the same model. I'm now trying to use Backblaze to restore the contents from the backup of my old drive. So I choose "Restore App", select the folders to restore to the drive, and click "Ok" to dismiss the window. If I open Backblaze Control Panel, it says "There is 1 restore in progress and 0 complete." If I click the "view" button beside the status message, I am asked to sign in, after which a status screen flashes for a split second and then closes. I can see that after two days, there are also no files on my hard drive that have been restored. What am I doing wrong?

Unfortunately I cannot share images because .. well you know. Suddenly all my apps are saying they need me to enable access to camera roll in order to share pictures but when I go to enable that it’s a dead end. I’ve went to the individual apps in settings and there’s no photos/camera access option & I’ve also gone settings > privacy & security > photos and when I open that it says ‘apps that have requested access to your photos will appear here’ and there’s nothing. Tried searching for solutions but nothing is accounting for the photos access button just not being there. I’m on an iPhone 11 if that helps at all, thanks

In Kurtis's podcast episode #239, the main topic is Nate Garner's social media rebrand and his new misogynistic, macho, and overall aggressive content.
I want to preface this by saying that I understand that Very Really Good is a comedy podcast and this isn't an in-depth critique at all. I wasn't trying to cause a stir, anticipation, or anything similar. I posted asking for permission and thought I had conveyed well that it wasn't all that significant, so I didn't worry about it or think to check Reddit for a few hours, which was my mistake. I apologize if I gave a wrong impression; I didn't take into consideration that it could be a big deal. I simply wanted to talk briefly about two of the jokes that were said in the episode that I personally didn't find appropriate or tactful given the subject. Other than that, I think Kurtis had good commentary and approach regarding the matter.
Kurtis begins the Nate Garner portion of the episode with a comedic bit about waterboarding Nate's then-girlfriend. Although it was done to get across the awfulness of his videos, any kind of joke surrounding violence against women isn't really appropriate (especially given the context and vulnerable position Karissa was placed in during a lot of Nate's videos and overall relationship with him). The first video Kurtis watches is Nate being against the statement that girlfriends don't have the responsibility of being your caregiver and that he "just wants women to do women-like things." The first pause for commentary Kurtis makes is a great understanding of why Nate's point of view is gross and problematic and sides with women and their right to be seen as an equal partner and not a mother to their boyfriend (I expect nothing less btw, I'm simply pointing it out). But the joke that follows is a bit from the perspective of Nate's mentality saying "thanks for s*cking my d*ck babe, can you read me a bedtime story." I understand this was meant to ridicule Nate and his type of mentality, but I feel it was too coarse as an introduction to an already very coarse video. The joke that followed about packing his lunch after a proposal was very good though and a more appropriate way to at least start the commentary on the subject. Kurtis then follows up with more comedic critique which I think is great. In the second video Kurtis watches, the waterboarding joke comes up briefly again which again, I didn't find appropriate.
In conclusion, I simply think it's important to steer away from jokes about violence towards women in any context. It would have been better to focus solely on ridiculing Nate without putting women down or in a vulnerable position, even if it was only in a joke. I definitely think the episode was very good overall and transmitted that Nate's way of thinking is not respectful or acceptable at all. These two jokes I pointed out are a small detail, and I'm open to accept constructive criticism on my constructive criticism for sure.
Thank you for reading.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004016797479
This is is the Facebook page of Abdallah Aljamal A journalist who has contributed to AJ and Other Palestinian Media Groups and is alleged by the IDF to have had held hostages in his home, A look through his Facebook Provides additional evidence that these claims are likely true.
For starters we have this post from Oct 7 which is on the front of his page:
(Translated)
"Praise be to God, thank you very much, good and blessed.
Oh God, pay back..
Oh God, pay back..
Oh God, pay back..
Oh God, your promised victory.
Oh Allah, accept it, accept it.
Your victory oh God ❤️"
We Also Know He was the Spokesperson for the Hamas Ministry of Labor.
And Then We have these photos he shared:
1.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3058536380956892&set=pb.100004016797479.-2207520000&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3058531414290722&set=pb.100004016797479.-2207520000&type=3
Seems to be his child in a Hamas training camp, at least I believe that's what's going on in these pictures.
2.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2656047517872449&set=pb.100004016797479.-2207520000
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2656047524539115&set=pb.100004016797479.-2207520000
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2653334724810395&set=pb.100004016797479.-2207520000
He Seems to be grieving for a Hamas militant in the comments of one of these photos, possibly a Family Member?
3.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2365161270294410&set=pb.100004016797479.-2207520000&type=3
Him Grieving over another Hamas Militant
4.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3083034188507111&set=a.348064075337483
This Post where He praises a Terrorist who Injured 8 people in Israel in an attack.
https://www.now14.co.il/%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A2-%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%91-%D7%9B%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%A4%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9D/

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3076123522531511&set=a.107969282680298
Posting whatever this is.
It Seems to me that there is enough evidence to conclude at the very least that he did hold some extreme positions and that he had affiliations with the Hamas Government and It's militant body, this in my view lends credence to the recent IDF claims of him holding Hostages in his home.
Thoughts?

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I (F34) am absolutely sick to death of my rude mother (F54).
She's just so rude all the time and there's nothing you can say to make her understand what an absolute rude person she is being. I can't even escape it because we live together.
About 2 years ago now I was living with my partner (M32) in his family home with his entire family. Talking disabled mother, father, adult sister and her 2 kids. We lived there while saving for our wedding and then COVID ruined all our plans. I was drowning in that house surrounded by lazy dirty people who dont work and had no structure. To save my mental health I had to leave. My partner and I discussed it and we needed a place of our own. We decided to rent however the rental market is actually insane and we just couldn't afford what we needed on our own.
Queue my semi disabled mother who has been living on her own in a 2nd story unit for a few years now since her divorce went through. I relayed my complaints to her and she suggested we all move into a larger family home together and split the rent. It would get me out of that gross inlaw house, she could stop walking up 2 flights of stairs with a cane and it would be win win right?
So we move into this 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 living room house on the Southside of Brisbane Australia and finally I have my own space again. We get the master with the ensuite and theres a spare room for people to stay. I have an office for the days I work from home and mum gets the wing of the house that has 2 bedrooms and a family bathroom all to herself so she can have her own space. Affectionately know as the senior wing.
Despite being in my mid 30s my mother treats us like we are where children living under her roof. We pay 2 3rds of the rent. It's unessecary.
She's exceptionally rude to my partner and has been since the beginning. She constantly belittles him and makes fun of him to his face. Then when I call her on it I'm a snowflake who can't take a joke or she's not allowed to say anything anymore.
Some of the absolute crap she's pulled included:

• my dog dragging a rubber spider info her room while cleaning out the Halloween decorations and her insisting it was my partner trying to frighten her. She then started into a 2 day period where she wouldn't speak to either of us, pay attention to the dogs or even eat
• my partner has a cheap cannon camera and loves to take photos of our dogs. He posts them to a FB messenger chat between the 3 of us because she's expressed she likes them before. Yesterday she replied to the photo saying it was shit and she didn't like it and not to post it. Then told ME to explain to my partner why she thought it was shit. Hes upset now. And I called her out this morning and she's now saying well don't send me anymore photos if I can't comment on them
• she frequently makes snide comments everytime my partner walks into the kitchen or lounge room. Especially when I'm not there. She knows he can hear them. My partner feels like he can't watch tv in our lounge room because she complains the tv is too loud but then has her tv up so loud no one can gesr themselves talk. He used to play Xbox on that tv with headphones on and she complained he clicked buttons too loudly.
• my partner getting sick and throwing up one day when we got home after eating something oily earlier in the day and then not wanting dinner. She insisted it was because he was anxious about having something she was making for dinner and that he was just trying to avoid trying something new.
• ignoring my requests not to feed my dogs specific human foods and doing it anyway when I'm not home. Then telling me about it and getting the shits when I tell her I previously asked her not to. I buy dog treats to give them and put them in her room but she insists on giving them her food. She's previously had a dog die from pancreatic cancer and has expressed how sad she was and didn't realise how she contributed to it and she's legitimately doing the same thing to my dogs.
• She will pick fights with my partner when I'm not home. She finishes work earlier than me. If he has no shift he will be home. There will be 3-5 hours where they are at home without me. Then avoid each other but he will go to the kitchen to make food or take the dogs out and you know she just HAS to make a damn comment. They will argue and then she will start bombarding me with messages while I'm still at work whinging about him and how he's such a child because he didn't want to stand there and be put down by her over something so tiny. So many messages I have to my my phone. Then when I get home the minute I walk in the door it's thrust upon me to sort it out and keep the peace.
• she contradicts my brothers parenting of his two children right in front of the children when they come to visit. No one asked for your opinion mum.

Just a few examples.
In addition to her being an absolute witch. She's also partially disabled and miserable. And she drags me down so far with her.
She has sciatica and it's at the point where only surgery is the option but the surgeon insists it's got a very low chance so she won't proceed with it. Instead she takes quite alot of over the counter pain medication to manage it. She walks with a walker when at home and 2 canes when she is out and about. She still drives and still works full time. I manage the cleaning, all the washing for the 3 people in our house, I do the grocery shopping and meal planning online and then she picks it up via the grocery store placing the items in her car boot. I do all the cooking. She will cook maybe twice a month. All the household bills are in my name and she sends me her share and I keep everything paid. I constantly buy little things to help make her life easier. She's not entitled to any disability funding because she still works full time so all of this is paid out of pocket. So essentially her life while I acknowledge she is in pain is not particularly difficult. She's even said to me it's easier for her to explain something to me and then I go do it then she do it herself. Eg I have to go to the chemist and get her meds. She needs clothes? She explains what she wants and I go buy it. Easier for her maybe. She will come out with things that have to be done but words it like there is a team of people doing it when it's just gonna be me. Eg. We really need to get out there and do that garden. It's starting to look pretty poor. She means I need to go out and do the garden. If I comment I don't have time because I have 3 jobs and no free time she will say we can pay someone but what she means is I need to enquire and find someone for the house. I need to pay half of something she's suggesting. Then she will complain about how expensive it is even though it was her idea. Then she will complain about how poor of a job they did when we could only afford to pay them for an hour so they did what they could do in a hour
She belittles my mental illness telling me that taking antidepressants is the easy way out. She Is a functioning alcoholic drinking cask wine. 20L a week which she orders online and then I have to go pick up. Her mother was bipolar. She's 100% bipolar too but refuses to accept it.
I work 3 jobs. A full time 9-5. A delivery driver for a pizza shop with two to three shifts a week and I do uber eats as well casually. If I need to leave to do either of the second jobs she gilt trips me about leaving the dogs behind and how they bother her for attention.
Nothing is ever done to her standards in cleaning or cooking or anything really and you bet she will either make a comment on how it's not how she would have done it. Or how she prefers it to be done another way.
I am exhausted. I want her out but there is nowhere for her to go. This cost of living crisis is shocking and there no way on her pathetic wage she could afford to rent on her own again. I can't abandon her either to go live a better life with my partner. We can't afford to rent on our own either. Even with me working full time. My partner is a casual worker at two companies and she's always saying how little he contributes like he can control the fact that no shifts are coming in.
I'm done. I want her to just go to sleep and never wake up. It won't fix the crappy financial situation in this country but maybe I can just have one good day then. Sometimes I think it would be better if I just went to sleep and didn't wake up but I could never abandon my poor partner.
I'd love some commentary. Keep me sane and let me know im not alone

I shoot with a D4 and D7200. Most of my lenses are Nikon. I have 10 lenses that are screw drive, 7 with internal focus motors and 7 manual focus. Most of what I have was purchased used and are vintage. I’ve been a Nikon digital camera user for 23 years. I’m retired and the range and cost of Z lenses would be a problem. I bought a Fuji X-T1 and a Fringer adapter to test the mirrorless landscape. I really wish I could go with the Zf but some of my best lenses are screw drive and losing autofocus is a deal breaker. A screw drive adapter would make Nikon mirrorless a no brainer, but based on all my research, it’s not going to happen.
Looking for opinions/ideas. I’ve been contemplating what to do for a long time and keep ending up with the D850 screen to nail focus for my manual lenses. I prefer shooting photos using OVF and EVF. Love the D4 and will continue to use it a lot, but also want a higher resolution FX camera. I’m spoiled by the low light and dynamic range in the D4, the Zf and D850 meet my requirements. If the D4 had a flip screen I would test the live view for shooting photos, without one it’s impractical without a tripod.

Okay, for context I'm 18, so obviously I'm not fully grown, but I'm in college with a part time job, and a license, so I'm also not an unreliable helpless kid anymore. My Aunt and Uncle have acted as parents since I was 4 years old, because my biological parents were deadbeats who had me as young teenagers. I mention this because this is probably why my Aunt treats me the way that she does.
For as long as I can remember, my Aunt has been incredibly strict, and hard on me. She's set high expectations, at least higher than my peers, and expects no protesting to her decisions. Her word is law, and final. Because of this, I've always had to earn my privileges, and would easily get them taken away (believe me, they were always taken away), and this doesn't change as I've inched closer to my adulthood. My first job(15), my paychecks did not go to my own checking account, but HER account, so I actually lost a couple hundred dollars because she never gave me those checks. Every phone I've had, it's been monitored, she checks my photos, my messages, what apps I have. At one point she put parent restrictions on my phone, so I have to ask to download apps and whatnot. (This is still on my phone, but I don't fight her on it because she pays for my phone.) My second job(17), I had to fight with her to let me have my own debit card and checking account. She agreed on one condition, she was allowed to check on my account weekly and oversee all of my transactions. To this day, not a single week goes by where she doesn't judge me and lecture me for what I spend my money on.
Which brings me to my final note. I recently started online college classes, so I had to purchase a new PC. The PC I purchased entirely on my own. Monitor, pc, keyboard, mouse, I spent close to 1,000 dollars on it. I love it, it's my first time owning something so significant and expensive that I paid for with my hard earned money. Though, as soon as I get it, she says to me. "Let's make an agreement, only use the PC for school, don't play games on it or use to message your friends." At the time, I agreed, because I was genuinely under the impression that she was just saying that as advice.
Then as I'm setting my PC up, she demands that I only use my PC for school, and nothing else.And she demanded I verbally agree..so I did. Because protesting on it with only meet more aggression, knowing my Aunt, agreeance was the only way she'd leave me alone. Well, surprise surprise, I downloaded a game. Just one game, I thought "it couldn't hurt, it's a steam game, my friend bought me an account, might as well use it, right?" I didn't tell her, I knew she wouldn't agree to it, so last night I downloaded a game. I know I'm capable of focusing on my classes when I need do, and can push aside games for free time, like night time and weekends, but she's not convinced of that. She screamed at me for an hour, asking me "How dare you go behind my back and download games when we had an agreement." While the entire time in my head I'm thinking "It's my PC, though, I'm an adult, why do you have a say over what goes on my PC?" I'd understand if SHE bought it, I'd understand if I was 17! But I'm 18, I bought this PC without her financial help..why can't I do what I like on it and enjoy it? Maybe I'm just immature, I tried explaining my point of view, how I genuinely thought ONE game wouldn't hurt, that it wouldn't distract me from my classes, that I'd promise I'd do well. I know she's just trying to look out for me, give me the guidance my parents were never given, I know she wants me to be responsible and focus on my classes. Is having a game or few irresponsible on my PC in this context?

I have very few ideas for pictures I absolutely want and want ideas from you guys
My list:

• Getting Ready

1 dress hanging up
2 zipping/buttoning the dress
3 us in robes
4 us getting makeup/ hair done

• First Looks

1 one with my dad
2 one with my groom
3 one with my bridesmaids
4 one with my kids/nieces/nephews

• Ceremony

1 groom walking down the aisle
2 me walking down with my dad
3 first kiss from the officiants spot so I can have my friends and family in it too
4 me and groom walking down

• Wedding Parties

1 me with groomsmen
2 groom with bridesmaids
3 just the wedding parties
4 individual photos with each of our bridesmaids/groomsmen

• Family

1 us with my dad and his gf
2 us with his grandma (doesn’t want to invite his mom)
3 full family (one of each side and then together)
4 us and my sisters (he’s an only child)

• Children 1 me and each child individually

2 group photo with groom
3 groom with each child
4 just the children
I’d love to have photos of guest enjoying themselves too but for specific shots this is all I can think of. It feels like some are missing. What did your shot list look like?

I can't seem to find a decent replacement for my blow dryer as the ones on Amazon seem to have terrible reviews and Conair is out of stock. They don't have have any for sale on their website, either. Please let me know if you can help. Thanks!
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For background information: My soon to be MIL has psychiatric problems. She struggles with borderline syndrome, hasn't worked in 20 years, stayed in psychiatric hospitals many times and rarely leaves the house. I know she doesn't always mean what she says and overall we somehow learned to cope with her sickness as a family. But it really isnt always easy especially for my fiance.
She missed out on every single important eventd in his life. Every single one. Birthdays, school graduation, his celebration for his Bachelor degree and many more. Even though he always asks, my fiance never expects anything from her at all anymore. She did not help when he moved into a dorm or when we got our first apartment together. She is kind and always has friendly words for us, but overall, she has never been a reliable parent for him. Not since he started primary school.
We are getting married in August and of course we didn't expect her to help. Not financially or just physically. We only wanted her to be there for the day. We organised transportation and a room right next to the location. The wedding is about 2h away from her home. She said she felt uncomfortable sleeping anywhere where "possible chemical parfumes where used" so we also organised that she could also sleep in my old childhood bedroom and my parents would use approved cleaners. She said she has never left her cats alone for a night, so she couldn't come. Said that she can't come to the ceremony because other people might wear perfume and so on. We always tried to give solutions (like asking every guest to not wear parfumes and so on)
Of course we realise that this is all only because she is afraid of the whole party and we really tried to make her as comfortable as she could be in a party. But I don't think it will happen at all. Today she told my fiance she maybe would come to the ceremony but leave immediately. It's very difficult to make that possible because we are having that ceremony in a remote castle so it's not like she can just jump on a train or call a taxi. She doesn't own a car or have a drivers licence. And it's not really the ceremony that is the important part for my fiance. It's the reception party and the moments there together with her. Everything is going smoothly otherwise but this is hurting my fiance. He cries about it a lot. And in me something just exploded. We have not asked for anything than her attendance for one single day. And I yelled. I yelled at her that this is cruel and I think she will deeply regret it if she doesn't attend. That I understand sickness, but you can be sick and still show up one time. That he just wants a view photos and maybe a dance with his mum on his wedding. She got really defensive and mean and said that my self-made candles I made as wedding gifts are disgusting and she wouldn't touch them. I know this was just a reaction to my yelling. Now that I cooled down I of course realise that I just made everything worse. And you can't yell at someone till they get healthy. It just hurts so, so much and it's hard to accept it. Chronic illnesses suck and chronic psychiatric illnesses suck even more because there is nothing I can do to make the wedding more inclusive for her. No ramps I could install. I don't think there is much more we can do. At least I am out of ideas. So yeah. I became a bridezilla and yelled. Man, wedding planning brings out the worst in me.

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I F20 have been dating David M22 for two years. We met through the modeling agency as kids, both of us showing off products for big chain stores. He was the only kid there that wasn't self centered thinking the world evolved around them.
We became friends, so close to the point directors would have us couple up for shoots. It was fun as a kid, yet as the time went on, modelling became such a stressful job. David quit it when he turned 16 and got a part time job as a waiter since he had gone back to public school. I however had no choice but to stay in the modelling industry and get my learning from online as my mom and dad were once too models.
When David and I realized our friendship was much more and started going out, we both knew the relationship would be rocky as I'd never really be home. As I got older, the industry I worked for wanted me to travel a lot, one week I'd be in America the next I was off in Finland doing some shoots.
The distance was hard but it was what it was. As a model, I had always got those men in the street that would whistle or sometimes even shout at me, there was that one guy thought that chased me till I called the cops. I got body guards, they weren't there with me 24/7 but they did lurk.
When I was at occasions such as parties and celebrations, usually for landing rolls or getting a spot in a catwalk, I'd always get those guys that would rock up in their expensive clothes and jewellery, asking for a drink. You know when they offer to buy a drink for an expensive bar that they want more. I'd usually turn them down on the spot- still getting a drink but it started to get annoying.
I felt like I was dealing out cards with the same number on each one, taken, taken, taken etc and etc.
The word taken had came out of my mouth so many times it didn't even feel like a real word anymore.
I eventually got tired and began to say yes to when I was asked if I was single. Someone from the industry heard and immediately word spread like fire.
I hadn't done anything with the men I said yes to, infact I took my drink and left them.
As I was on my flight home, I received a notification from David. A photo. Turning my phone away from the others who sat around, sipping their cocktails I opened the picture. It was a photo of our latest magazine, me on the front.
I didn't see anything wrong with it at first. Usually David sends me photos of our magazines when he notices a typing error or something like that. As I zoomed in, I noticed small bold font in the corner of the cover.
'Famous model drops ex-model boyfriend, clearly has a type'.
I was so confused in the moment, immediately showing the photo to my boss, demanding to know what this was all about. He discussed the conversation that I had had with the men at the party, revealing the news of the breakup would land me so many roles as heartbreak models are the thing right now. I was disgusted and honestly heartbroken.
I called David and explained the whole situation, he wasn't happy infact he ended the call. He told me how it's not good to feel like it annoying to tell people you're in a relationship, how that hurt him. I can understand his point of view but he just has obviously forgotten what it's like to be asked out 24/7.
AITAH?