The hypercube is the anatomy of a trap. There is nothing good about it, really, except for knowing the anatomy from the model.
Outside the hypercube, there is freedom, and Natural Law is known and harmonized with. But a local matrix (in our case, Earth) has been created within the Universe, and by tricking beings into consent and mind controlling them, they all share the trap together and have a very twisted view of reality, thinking this Earth and this life is all there is, and one just has to go along with the artificial hierarchy and fight for position on the slavery pyramid.
Can you create your own sub-reality with others? Probably, but if it's not a trap, then it is probably in harmony with Natural Law and it's everyone's freewill choice to participate. Then it's not a hypercube. So a hypercube represents a trap you cannot leave, where you can be harvested of your energy.
Nothing could be more evil.
And yet an entire sub-religion worships it (openly wears the symbol of the cube of entrapment).
This huge multitude of satanists (those who have benefited by wielding knowledge used to enslave others) now blame the Creator for entrapping them in a Universe when the reality is they entrapped themselves into their karmic fate. They are in denial and are addicted to the use of the hypercube to entrap other beings.
No force would be too great for valid use in overcoming their evil. But before we can wield that force, we must clear ourselves of wrongdoing, wrong livelihood and bad karma.
L. Ron Hubbard (student of dark occultist Aleister Crowley) created a little hypercube (cult) with $cientology, hoping to fight evil with "good" - but the cube was built with lies so ultimately it failed.
I lived that personally, so I can tell you with complete certainty that you will never overcome evil recruiting any army of followers that is not based on alignment with Natural Law and never doing harm to the innocent.
Aside from that, there is a lot to learn from the subset of subjective Natural Laws of Inner Work found in Scientology - tools of the mind that have been used for great good but also can be used for evil.
No cult or secret society will EVER defeat Evil.
The freemasons tried and failed, Their organizations are now captive to and manage the Evil Empire of Earth.
Christianity tried and failed. Protestants tried and failed. They did not understand Natural Law is the only way out of the hypercube matrix. Catholic secret societies run the hypercube matrix.
$cientology tried and failed. It is the only rebel organization in modern history to ever have successfully infiltrated the enemy government (that was back in the 1970s - now it is part of the government).
The hypercube matrix can never be okay or good because it is an escape from Natural Law by tricking its inhabitants to abandon serving Natural Law.
If you create your own group reality, and it involves enslaving and entrapping others, it is a hypercube matrix.
The moral imperative of not harming others must ever be respected or efforts to be free will inevitably fail.

This is all a personal opinion from what vibes I get from the characters btw, have fun suggesting!!
Taro Sakamoto - I can't really think of anyone... Maybe Tomokazu Sugita? (Known to voice Gintoki Sakata from Gintama, Joseph Joestar from Jojo Pt. 2, Escanor from SDS)
Shin - I'm feeling Shimono Hiro (Known to voice Zenitsu from Demon Slayer, Lyney from Genshin Impact, Connie Springer from AOT) on this one. Or maybe Junya Enoki (Itadori Yuji from JJK, Caelus from Honkai: Star Rail, Pannacotta Fugo from Jojo Pt. 5)?
Lu - Rie Kugimiya? (Kagura from Gintama, Kiana Kaslana from Honkai Impact 3rd, Taiga from Toradora!)
Nagumo - Mamoru Miyano (Known as Light Yagami from Death Note, Douma from Demon Slayer, Osamu Dazai from Bungou Stray Dogs) OR Saito Soma (Adam from Record of Ragnarok, Tadashi Yamaguchi from Haikyuu, Chongyun from Genshin Impact) An addition to that, Nobunaga Shimazaki (Kazuha from Genshin Impact, Mahito from JJK, Yuki Sohma from Fruits Basket)
Heisuke - Hiroyuki Yoshino (Present Mic from My Hero Academia, Franky Franklin from Spy X Family, Hajime Iwaizumi from Haikyuu!!)
Uzuki/X - Daisuke Namikawa (Known as Ulquiorra from Bleach, Hisoka from HxH, Chousou from JJK)
Rion Akao - BIG cope but Miyuki Sawashiro (Celty from Durarara!, Kurapika from HxH, Toko Fukawa from Danganronpa) could also be Asami Seto (Kugisaki Nobara from JJK, Reina Mishima from Tekken 8, Raphtalia from Rising of the Shield Hero)
Osaragi - Satomi Seto (Saki Hanajima from Fruits Basket, Eru from Hyouka, Ritsu from K-ON!)
Gaku - BIG Kouki Uchiyama energy (Miyamura Izumi from Horimiya, Shigaraki from MHA, Toge Inumaki from JJK)

I noticed quite a while ago that there have been many references to "8 miles high" in popular culture, music, movies, and story telling.
I was listening to Just dropped in (to see what condition my condition was in) and it references 8 miles high in two lines. "Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare - Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere",
This just so happened to be followed by american pie, i noticed the lines "Helter skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Eight miles high and fallin' fast" (there's also a song called eight miles high).
This encouraged me to look into it. Apparently the number can represent the acquisition of power, both materially and mentally (for the lack of a better term). It can also represent endlessness (The number eight is often associated with infinity, balance, and cosmic order. In numerology, eight represents power, material success, and the flow of energy).
when combined with altitude, it is supposedly linked to astral projection, the ability to ascend, and the ability to determine desired outcomes in ones life (In many occult and esoteric traditions, height or elevation is symbolic of a higher state of awareness, spiritual ascent, or reaching a higher plane of existence. The number eight also has its own significance in numerology and various spiritual traditions).
Eight miles is roughly 42,240 feet, very close to the special number in the great pyramid of 42,000. Food for thought.
Does anyone have any knowledge about these numbers? Remember, sometimes something doesn't click until you talk about it. please consider conversing.

Introduction
In order to supply energy for regular bodily processes, glucose is necessary. Blood glucose levels rise in diabetics as a result of a relative or total insulin shortage. One hormone is insulin. A hormone is a substance that our bodies' glands secrete. The pancreas is the name for this gland, which is located in the abdomen. Insulin functions as a gatekeeper, permitting glucose to enter the cell. If the body produces too much insulin or if insulin's function is compromised, too much glucose builds up and damages the cells in different organs. Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body cannot utilize glucose to meet its energy needs. Insulin is necessary for the entry of glucose into cells, as we have already mentioned. For this reason, when cells cannot use glucose to the fullest extent, the body attempts to generate extra glucose through a process known as glycogenesis. Here's how blood sugar levels continue to rise in the absence of food. Diabetes occurs mostly in two forms. The initial kind, or insulin-dependent diabetes. Only insulin, the primary medication, is effective in treating it. Younger patient age groups frequently experience this. Type II diabetes is the second kind, which is not insulin-dependent. In India, this is a growing trend. People older than 40 are typically affected by this. Exercise, nutrition, and oral medicines can all be used to manage this group.
If uncontrolled diabetes is not caught early enough, it can have harmful effects on all areas of the body. The illness needs to be properly treated even if a person does not now experience its effects. Neglect and complacency are never safe. Keep in mind that maintaining good control over the disease is essential to living a normal life. One of the main risk factors for developing complications from diabetes later in life is poorly managed diabetes. The chart below illustrates a few of these concerns for complications. This isn't meant to frighten you; rather, it's only meant to highlight how crucial it is to manage diabetes.
Diabetes food pyramid
Two of the most crucial things you can do to improve your health are to eat a healthy diet and get regular exercise. You can accomplish this by using the Food pyramid guide, the Physical Activity Guidelines, and the Healthy Eating Guidelines. Eating a healthy diet entails consuming the right proportions of the vitamins, minerals, fats, proteins, and carbs that your body needs to stay healthy. On each shelf of the Food Pyramid, foods that are similar in terms of nutrients are placed together. This provides you with a variety of food options from which to select a nutritious diet. Getting the correct balance of nutrient-dense foods within your calorie range can be achieved by using the Food Pyramid as a guide.
Research indicates that we consume an excessive amount of calories from foods and beverages on the Top Shelf of the Food Pyramid that are high in fat, sugar, and salt. They barely contain any of the vital vitamins and minerals that your body needs. Restricting them is necessary for a healthy diet. You need different nutrients every day depending on where you are in life. These are determined by your age, gender, level of activity, and gender.
Understanding food pyramid
•Restrict your intake of items from the Food Pyramid's top shelf. Considering that these are heavy in fat, sugar, and salt, this is the most crucial Healthy Eating Guideline.
•Use fresh ingredients when preparing and cooking your meals. Because they are often heavy in fat and salt, ready meals and takeout should not be consumed frequently.
•Consistently read the nutrition label; look for excessive amounts of sugar, fat, and salt.
•Consume at least five different coloured fruits and veggies each day. Make regular choices of leafy green vegetables. Smoothies can be included in your daily servings of fruits and vegetables, but try to limit your intake to those that contain fruit or vegetables. Look for fat and sugar on the label.
•The greatest foods to feed your body include whole grain bread, potatoes, whole-wheat pasta, brown rice, and high-fiber cereals, especially porridge. These foods also satiate hunger. They offer a gradual release of energy. Recognize that different varieties may have different amounts of calories.
•Instead of frying food, use healthy cooking techniques including steaming, grilling, baking, roasting, and stir-frying. Limit your consumption of fried items like chips.
•Increase your fish intake; it's high in protein and contains essential vitamins and minerals. Make an effort to consume oily fish, such as salmon, sardines, and mackerel, at least once a week. They contain a lot of omega-3 lipids. Reduced-fat cheese, low-fat/no-sugar yogurts, and yogurt drinks are the better options.
•While preparing or serving meals, use as little or no salt as feasible. Instead, experiment with different flavorings including lemon juice, herbs, spices, pepper, and garlic. Eat as much fresh food as you can. Check the food labels for the amount of salt.
•An adult needs eight to ten glasses or cups of liquid every day. 200 ml is roughly one cup. If you exercise, you will require more. Teens and children should drink often throughout the day. The ideal fluid is water.
•Make time to sit down at a table and eat three meals a day. Eat mindfully and give your food a good chew. You may overeat if you eat while watching TV or using a computer since it can cause you to become distracted by how much food you are consuming. Alcohol contains calories, so if you drink, do it responsibly within advised limits and ideally with meals.
•Always make time for breakfast, as those who eat it are more likely to maintain a healthy weight.
•You shouldn't need to take food supplements if you consume a healthy, balanced diet unless your doctor tells you to. Nonetheless, it is recommended that all sexually active women of reproductive age take 400µg of folic acid daily, ideally as a supplement. Vitamin D deficiency in the diet can be addressed by discussing supplementation with your physician or pharmacist.
•Eating a healthy diet both before and throughout pregnancy lowers the chance that your unborn child may develop lifestyle disorders like obesity and heart disease. Breastfeeding is highly advised since breast milk provides additional protection.
•Take into account how much food, excluding fruits and vegetables, you eat from each shelf of the Food Pyramid if you are overweight.
Conclusion
A diabetic diet's ingredients differ from person to person. A balanced diet is an excellent way to treat diabetes. Making a nutritious diet is made easier with the guidance of the diabetes food pyramid. Diabetes can be beaten with a balanced diet, appropriate medication, and a healthy lifestyle.

I'll have you take responsibility for killing me.

Theme: Moonlight
800 years before the third millennium. The World has created the True Ancestor Princess, undisputed royalty of the Earth's force against humans. Arcueid Brunestud was a pure paradigm of white light, untainted perfection. But all perfect things must end, and Arcueid's virgin existence was bathed in blood after the human mage Michael Roa Valdamjong made her suck his blood in an attempt to pursue immortality. Arcueid, frenzied by the blood transfer, massacred the True Ancestors, and with the last of her strength, chained herself in sleep, deep in the bowels of her castle, only waking when Roa rears his head in his next reincarnation.
In his 18th reincarnation, Roa appeared in Misaki Town, Japan, and Arcueid emotionlessly traveled forth from her castle once more. A strange event occurred as she stalked the streets: she was murdered, cut into seventeen pieces by Shiki Tohno. After reconstituting herself, she impressed Shiki into paying her back for the murder, and the two hunted vampires together after dark. And she discovered there might be an entire side of life she had not yet known…
Information
Likes: movies, cats, at-home dates, Shiki's verbal abuse
Dislikes: Roa, boredom, pollution, Shiki's verbal abuse

Key

Ordering
Feats involving the visual novels will be grouped by route in the commonly accepted playthrough order: Arcueid > Ciel > Satsuki, arranged in chronological order, not medium order, with manga and anime being considered most similar to Arcueid route and placed there. There is a large difference in the power levels of Arcueid route Arc (weaker) and Ciel route Arc (stronger). Post-Tsukihime feats are also in chronological order. Tagged feats will be placed at the end of a section.
Note that almost all Kagetsu Tohya feats take place in Len's dream world.
Sources

Abbreviation	Source
Unmarked	Tsukihime (Visual novel, 2000)
TM	Lunar Legend Tsukihime (Manga)
TA	Lunar Legend Tsukihime (Anime)
KT	Kagetsu Tohya
MB	Melty Blood (Game)
MM	Melty Blood (Manga)
RE	Melty Blood Re-ACT
A2	Melty Blood ACT:2
AC	Melty Blood Act Cadenza
AA	Melty Blood Actress Again (Current Code)
BA	Melty Blood - Back Alley Alliance Nightmare
MX	Melty Blood X
EX	Fate/EXTRA (and materials)
GO	Fate/Grand Order
CP	Carnival Phantasm
PP	Tsukihime Reader Plus Period
SR	Staff Roundtable
TK	talk.
CM	Character Material
AO	Various Interviews/Magazines/WoG

Tags
[Bad End] refers to feats that take place in non-canon endings where Shiki dies one way or another, but are likely still capabilities achievable by Arcueid. [Good End] refers to feats that happen in a possible, but false end. [Limit] refers to a feat Arcueid fails to do, but still strong enough to not be deemed an anti-feat. Hover over an anime or manga link to see the episode/chapter of occurrence.
Related Threads

• Archetype Earth
• Arcueid Brunestud (Remake)
• Ciel
• Manga-exclusive Arcueid
• Neco-Arcs

Strength

General

• TATARI copies are generally at the same level of strength as the original, so she should be similar in power to Red Arcueid^MM
• She only stops restraining herself in Castle Brunestud^MM
• Similar in power to Vermillion Akiha^PP
• The most incorrigible character in the story^PP

Lifting
Objective

• Bats a wolf into the air^TA
• Struggles to keep an airborne Dead off of her^TA
• Can't get her foot out from under a pile of girders^TM
• "It should be easy for her to rip off [Shiki's] arms and legs
• Pins Shiki
• Uses Sion's etherlight spiderweb as rope to uproot a few trees and throw them at Sion^MM
• Knocks up a hatch in the Tohno lawn^A2

Scaling

• Rips Nrvnsqr's wolf out of her arm^TA
• Snaps a Dead's arm while it chokes her^TA
• [Limit] Can't escape when she's wrapped in snakes and trapped in a pool of Nrvnqsr's Soil of Genesis^TM
• While giant, struggles with G-Ciel^MX

Piercing
Objective

• Possibly slashed through chains^TM
• Uses her claws to slide down the side of the Century Hotel while holding Shiki in her other hand^TM
• Digs into Shiki's shoulders^TM
• Presumably left huge gouges in the ground fighting Ciel
• Slashes down a hallway^TM

Scaling

• Kills Nrvnqsr's wolf^TM
• Kills two of Nrvnqsr's wolves^TA
• Kills three of Nrvnqsr's leopards
• Bisects a Dead^TM
• Kills a horde of Dead^TM
• Ferally tears up Roa^TM
• Kills Roa
• Tears herself open repeatedly
• Snaps Ciel's neck with one arm while the other gouges out her organs
• Rips out Ciel's heart

Striking
Objective
Material

• Busts the exterior wall of the hotel with a swipe of her claws^TM
• Slams Ciel into a brick pillar, crumbling it^TM
• Pulverizes the front of the school^TM
  • Better look at the destruction^TM
  • The school has a Bounded Field set up so that any magic in its boundary is drained
• Hurls Roa through concrete and a courtyard into the classroom across the way^TM
• Beat Ciel incredibly easily, choking her against a concrete crater that she embedded Ciel in
• Folds tree trunks^MM
• Hits a volleyball into Ciel's face multiple times^CP

People

• Shoves Shiki into a wall with one arm
• Punches Ciel across the park
  • Does it again
• Donuts Shiki
• Launches Arihiko^KT
• Decapitates a corpse with a stomp^MM
• [Bad End] Launches Shiki

Scaling
VS Dead Apostles

• Pulverizes Nrvnqsr's panther, cratering it and exploding its head^TM
• Crushes a Dead's skull
  • Manga^TM
• Ravages Nrvnqsr's menagerie
  • Manga^TM
• Bisects Nrvnqsr
  • Manga^TM
• Literally disarms Nrvnsqr^TA
• Defeats a squad of Dead^TA
• Kills three of Nrvnqsr's dogs in one strike^KT
• Sion can barely block her slash^MM

VS Other

• Equal to Ciel
• Knocks out Ciel with a punch that draws blood
• Tries to donut Ciel
• KO's Riesbyfe with a sucker punch^XD
• [Limit] Can't break Mecha-Hisui's barrier^A2

Other
Objective

• Numbs Shiki's shoulders with her grip
• Bounds over Misaki's skyline^TM
• Spears Roa on a thrown pole which nails him to concrete^TM
• Destroyed a classroom fighting SHIKI (note that he is very much her superior in this fight)^TA
• In under a minute, travels from the park to the school and shakes the entire building with her entrance
• Cracks Shiki's skull
• Breaks a section of pavement with an energy surge^TM

Scaling

• Rips Nrvnqsr's lion's head off
• Throws a Dead into a wall hard enough to kill it^TM
  • Anime^TA
• Killed every True Ancestor in Millennium Castle^TM
• Crushes the remains of TATARI in her hand^A2
• Smashes a door into Satsuki^MX
• Stomps an innocent Neko-Arc^CP
• Can blow away something at the level of White Len's Dream Bounded Field with one hit after calling in help from Gaia^AO
• [Limit] Can't break Shiki's glasses as they were created by Aoko

Durability

Blunt

• A pile of girders falls on her and while she is trapped, she seems relatively fine^TM
• Kicked in the face by a Dead
• Takes a powerful kick from Ciel that sends her skidding away^TM
• Possibly punched hard enough to shatter the windows of two different floors of a building^TA
• Punched by Ciel^KT
• Took a barrage of blows from Kohaku^A2
• BFR'd by G-Akiha when she's punched through the wall of the Tohno mansion, but she takes no damage from the hit^A2
• Drops down a manhole^BA

Esoteric
Death Lines

• Butchered by Shiki
  • Anime version^TA
• Details on her Death Lines specifically
• She can't heal the wound received from Nrvnqsr due to the lingering effects of them being cut
• Her Death Lines are available during the day because there is a possibility she could be killed then^TM
• Stabbed by Roa, who can see the Death Lines, but perceives them as "tethers to life" rather than immediate death
  • Manga^TM
• Shiki can't see Death Lines while trying to kill her at night
• Even from close range, Shiki cannot see a Death Line on her
  • This changes over time as his eyes strengthen and she weakens^TM
• Blasted by Ciel's lightning while completely unprepared^TM
• When Shiki tells her something to let her guard down, a Death Line appears, which he cuts, and instead of dying, Arcueid enters a state of such rage that she eats her organs to frenzy herself further while she waits for her regeneration to catch up
  • Regenerates
• When Shiki cuts the World's Death Line, she loses her invulnerability at night and he can see her Death Lines

Other
Electricity

• In the center of a huge explosion of Roa's lightning, tanks it^TM
• Blocks a bolt of his lightning with her forearm^TM
• [Limit] As the fight drags on, his lightning heavily affects her^TM

Endurance

• The effort of fighting and escaping Nrvnqsr left her bedridden the next day^TM
  • The more time she spends around Shiki in Arcueid Route, the weaker she becomes, compared to Ciel Route
  • As of the final skirmish with Nrvnqsr, her spirit is weaker than that of a Dead
    • Manga^TM
• It's hard for her to resist consuming Shiki's blood when she sees it^TM
• A six kilometer jog is easy
• About 700 years old
• Had the same regen as Roa before Shiki cut her Death Lines^TA
• Outlasts every girl in Tsukihime in a volleyball tournament^CP

Temperature

• Direct sunlight is "only a little hot"^PP
• "Would be fine even with just a shirt in the chill of midwinter"^KT
• Would probably be fine standing on a grill, unless Arcueid is that stupid^CP
• In a snowstorm on the seafront wearing only a two-piece^CP

Other

• Resistant to Kabbalah and Runes, and most types of magic provided she's seen it before, save for Shinto and South American
  • However, neither of those are capable of dealing as much damage to her as Shiki's Mystic Eyes
• Only a few Conceptual Weapons can harm her
• Resistant to Nrvnqsr's absorption^TM
• [NSFW] Has...regeneration, or something, Shiki guesses based on them having sex
• Only stunned by Sion's Barrel Replica - Obelisk, which creates a light that can be seen through the entirety of Misaki Town^MM
• Not affected by the "bad luck" befalling everyone during TATARI's phenomenon^MB
• No resistance to memory manipulation^TK
• [Good End] Even with the Black Barrel, Ciel cannot kill Arcueid, only seal her

Piercing

• Chomped by Nrvnqsr's alligator
• An Executor couldn't scratch her in her prime
• Nrvnqsr's animals draw blood^TM
• Smashed by Ciel's Keys hitting her "like a car"
• Deflects Ciel's Key barehanded
• Slashed across the chest, through the thigh, and has her arm cut off by Shiki
• Healing the wounds she sustained fighting Shiki requires going to Millennium Castle
  • She fades away
• Shot^KT
• [Good End] Sent flying by a volley of Ciel's Keys
  • She is, of course, pissed
  • This attack would kill a normal vampire six times over

Speed

Agility

• Saves Shiki from being devoured by Nrvnqsr^TM
• Claims she could easily jump to the third story of the school
• Easily moves along tree branches
• Vaults her way to the top of a building from an alley^TM
• 30m is within her attack radius^KT

Movement
Objective

• Disembowels Shiki at supersonic speed
• Hits Sion's bullets out of the air^MM
• Runs away while Mecha-Hisui fires finger guns at her^A2
• [Limit] Can't move faster than light^A2
  • However, Akiha is able to move while Mecha-Hisui's lightspeed lasers fire, soooo...who can say^A2

Scaling
Ciel

• Dodges Ciel's trident^TA
• When her eyes turn red, she moves completely out of the path of Ciel's thrown keys, then blitzes her^TM
• Dodges Ciel's jabs^KT
• Lands a punch on Ciel^KT
• Fights Ciel
• Shiki can't track her movements and only sees a white blur when she fights Ciel for the second time
  • He also can't see her while fighting her even when Roa has boosted his physicals

Others

• Pushes Shiki out of the way of Nrvnqsr's wolf^TA
  • The wolves run at around 5m/s
  • Manga version^TM
• Faster than Nrvnqsr (or so she claims)
• Obliterates Nrvnqsr's animals
• When he's finally forced to confront Shiki, Nrvnqsr moves as fast as she does
• Confident she could move faster than Shiki can cut^TM
• Even though Sion can predict her movements, she's not fast enough to actually keep up with them^MB
• Faster than Sion^MM

Reaction

• Reacts faster than Shiki can to Roa's dog charging
• Dodges Sion's bullet without realizing^MM

Travel

• Mr. X's Shiki
• Easily faster than a full-sprint Shiki
• Sidesteps Roa's mid-air lightning^TM
• Shiki wouldn't feel safe even if he was 100m away
• In under a minute, travels from the park to the school and shakes the entire building with her entrance
• 30m would take "no longer than a breath" to travel^KT
• [Bad End] Can move 70m in an instant
• [Good End] Tackles Shiki like "a speeding motorcycle"

Skill

Combat
Statements

• Doesn't kill humans, though she has no qualms with superhumans
• Would probably defeat Touko Aozaki^XD
• A match for G-Ciel^MX
• She is in a league of her own as a True Ancestor, capable of standing up to Crimson Moon^SR
• Capable of 1v1'ing Servants^AO
  • At 30% power
• 30% power Arcueid is roughly equal to 4 Servants combined, though she still has bad compatibility against fighters like Gilgamesh^AO
• Strongest in the Nasuverse (as of 2007)^AO

Actual Evidence

• Has killed every incarnation of Roa for the past 800 years
  • Manga^TM
  • This includes Elesia
    • Manga^TM
  • Anime version^TA
• Has killed Ciel in the past
• Gains more power as she fights Ciel, going from being overwhelmed to obviously the better of the two
• Has killed eleven of Roa's Dead
• Effortlessly beats Shiki, even though his body has become like that of SHIKI due to the Roa transfusion
• Killed Einnashe^TK
  • She needed help to do this^KT
• While she didn't definitively beat Aoko, she did beat her up to the point that Aoko retreated^RE
  • However, as she is in Tsukihime, she would probably lose^TM

Melty Blood
Frame Data (Actress Again)
Note that green boxes are areas that deal damage, red are where she takes damage. Moves are ordered from least to most damaging unless sequential. This is only here to represent the idea of how fast her physical attacks are in relation to one another, ie: a punch is only a little slower than a kick.

• Crescent Moon Style
  • Standing
  • Crouching
  • Aerial
  • Command
• Half Moon Style
  • Standing
  • Crouching
  • Aerial
  • Command
• Full Moon Style
  • Standing
  • Crouching
  • Aerial
  • Command

Special Moves

• You're in the way!: Barrage of rapid-fire hits
• What are you doing...!: Barrage of rapid-fire slashes
• Ready... Go!: Ascending crossup ending with a downward spike
• Quiet!: Arcueid juggles her opponent in the air
• It's useless!: A wave of energy erupts from where she slashes
• How's that?!: Draws up a wave of energy from the ground
• Last Arc - Shall we play around a bit?: An orbital laser (unless she is fighting Shiki, in which case it becomes 18 slashes)

Senses
Intelligence

• Knows how close Shiki is to death due to his MEoDP
• Bandaged Shiki's wounds (while this might seem like a non-feat, she tried to bandage herself using duct tape the day before)^TM
• Knows everything there is to know about the current Twenty-Seven Dead Apostle Ancestors
• Zepia Eltnam Oberon's intellect neared hers^MM
• Intuits that the remains of TATARI are inside Kohaku^A2
• Calculates the dimensions of the enormous pyramid sprouting in Misaki Town^MX
• Wasn't always an airhead^SR
• [Good End] Kisses Shiki in an attempt to make him drink her blood
• [Good End] Has knowledge of the Black Barrel
• [Good End] Knows Shiki can't see her Death Lines at night

On Phenomena

• Noticed a Dead before Shiki did
  • Manga^TM
  • She has to sense their presence, so Shiki's Mystic Eyes are capable of finding Dead faster^TM
• Feels the power in Shiki's glasses^TM
  • She's able to tell that Aoko made them
• Senses Nrvnqsr entering the hotel from the ground floor while in her room^TA
  • Manga version^TM
• Caught Shiki's scent walking around town
• Knows something is up with Akiha^TA
• Knows Sion is already a vampire^MM
• Realizes that Yamase Maiko is not Shiki but an aspect of Nrvnqsr, something even Ciel couldn't recognize^KT

Other

• Broke into Shiki's room
  • Manga^TM
• Impressed by Shiki's Kaiji impression^A2

Recreation

• Wins a claw machine^TM
• Won five hands of poker in a row against Neco-Arc^MX
• Eats 14 servings of curry before reaching her limit^MX
• Defeats Ciel in a curry eating contest while she has channeled the spirit of Curry du Marche, a Dead Apostle who was Ciel's curry master, to change the taste of curry to the taste of "curry," as well as used Marble Phantasm to become of similar size^MX
  • Though, Curry du Marche was really just White Len
• Spearfishes multiple squid^CP
• Forcefully takes a pig from Nrvnqsr^CP

Physiology

True Ancestor Biology
Physical
Power

• Her powers only recover with the passing of time, rest is ineffective
  • Manga^TM
• The full moon is when their power is at its peak
• While True Ancestors are biologically immortal, they become eternally comatose after suppressing their bloodlust for too long^PP
• Letting go of all restraint turns her into a Demon Lord/Fallen Ancestor^TM
  • If a True Ancestor becomes a Fallen Ancestor, it is completely impossible for them to be defeated by a human^PP
• Night of Wallachia can't perfectly incarnate into her form^MM
  • Trying to hold it causes him to have an episode
• Quality, Quantity, and Composition of her Magic Circuits^AO
• Other Incarnated Elementals are considered to be at the level of True Ancestors^GO
  • These include the Zhenren from China (Yu Mei-Ren), Lugh Beowulf, Tengu (Kiichi Hougen), the A-Ray Faeries (Artoria Caster, Morgan le Fay, Woodwose, Cnoc na Riabh), and Anastasia Romanov's Familiar Viy

Other

• Her bodily makeup only has a few "small differences" to that of a human^TM
• Doesn't eat food^TM
  • Her appetite is more akin to lust, but she can suppress it
• Permanently in her bodily prime
• Were she to die, no remains would be left
• Grows her fingers into claws^TM
• Stops her bodily functions when she sleeps^KT
• Could grow her own dick (but does not)^AO

Mental
Strains

• Gets knowledge from the surrounding era but must update it herself as needed^KT
• The longer she lives, the stronger her urge to consume blood gets^TM
  • Her bloodlust is palpable^KT
• Cannot wake up from her comas under her own volition; only when a Dead Apostle rears its head does she awaken
• Each time she awakens, she loses the memories of her previous bursts of consciousness because they don't matter for her mission^TM
• Her weakness is Shiki not cooking breakfast^MM

Miscellaneous

• Created with a mind similar to a human^PP
• She can't dream^TM
• Sent a goodbye to Shiki via a dream^TM
• Has memory of Archetype:Earth entering Sion's simulation^BA
• Can enthrall people with her mind, according to a rumor Riesbyfe mentions^AC

Dead Apostle Connections
General

• The bite of a True Ancestor irrevocably poisons the soul

Roa

• When Roa is erased from existence by Shiki, the portion of Arcueid's power he stole returns to her and allows her to revive
  • However, she only stays long enough to say goodbye to Shiki
  • Manga^TM
    • Manga
• Turned Roa into a vampire
  • This process happened immediately^PP
• Knows Roa has taken Shiki to be his nineteenth reincarnation
• She can easily tell who Roa has taken over since it's a portion of her power that he has
• By vampirizing Shiki, he would have the strength needed to suppress Roa's will completely
• Roa, using her power as her Dead Apostle, genocided the True Ancestors
• When she's in a murderous haze, Roa's soul inside Shiki also strengthens
• Were she to reclaim the power Roa stole from her, Ciel would have to continue living until Arcueid died
• Roa was able to defeat Altrouge thanks to owning Arcueid's power^PP

Others

• Giving Shiki her blood would allow him to heal from being donutted in addition to a fractured skull
• [Good End] Giving her blood to Shiki allowed him to overcome Roa's soul (for now), and since she didn't bite him, he is not a Dead Apostle
• [Good End] Were she to "go too far," her drop of True Ancestor blood inside Shiki would overwrite his DNA and destroy him, but due to practically being a vampire already, he should be fine
• [Good End] With only one drop of blood in him, all it would take Shiki is some willpower and he could resist her commands

Mystic Eyes
General

• Enchantment function activates when someone looks into her eyes, not just whatever she looks at

On Shiki

• Shiki feels weakened when she uses her Mystic Eyes on him
• Her eyes were active when she was in a frenzy
• Traps Shiki in semiconsciousness while she makes her goodbyes
• Immobilizes Shiki
  • Manga^TM
  • Anime^TA
• Her golden eyes put the fear of god in Shiki
• Gaze makes it hard for Shiki to breathe
• Can see the struggle between Roa's and Shiki's souls, and dubs the two about even
• [Good End] The simple act of breathing for Shiki is made difficult by the hostility in the air

On Others

• Would have figured out Nrvnqsr's power if she used them
  • Manga^TM
• Mindwipes a catcaller^TM
• Poisons the air with her vampiric will
• Mindwipes Hisui
  • Manga^TM

Other

Magic

• Absorbs Nrvnqsr's familiar to heal Shiki
  • Manga^TM
• Sent Len to give Shiki a wet dream
  • Manga^TM
• Taught Shiki a little magic^KT
• Threatened to curse the Tohno family if she wasn't invited to their game of tag^KT
• A fan of David Copperfield^A2
• [Bad End] Telepathically tells Shiki she will murder him

Wealth

• Rented out an entire floor of a hotel
• Gets free gold^SR
  • This is in turn given to Merem Solomon, who spoils her^PP
  • She can offer a metric ton while submitting something to the Tohno family game^KT

Marble Phantasm

Marble Phantasm is the ultimate ability of the True Ancestor race, and a few select others as well. The power to reshape the World, it differs from a Reality Marble in that while a Reality Marble is a domain in which one's impermanent will is manifested onto the World, Marble Phantasms are the World carrying out the will of the individual. Parasitic vs symbiotic, in a sense. Arcueid only uses the Marble Phantasm in times of absolute emergency, but her horizons are practically limitless.
General

• Creates whatever Arcueid imagines^PP
• Because it is accepted rather than rejected by the World, humans can wander into it^PP
• Marble Phantasm works on the "clustering illusion" theory of probability^SR
• Reality Marbles are a subset of this, though that doesn't mean Marble Phantasm is capable of achieving the same results of a Reality Marble^AC

Self-Applied

• Revived herself after Shiki cut her Death Lines
  • It took all night and 80% of her power
  • Required rebuilding her body, as the cuts refused to heal
  • Three days will rejuvenate her
• Fixed herself after Shiki cut her Death lines, the process taking an entire night^TM
  • It will be two days before she's back at full strength
  • Required restructuring her body, as the cuts made on her Death Lines wouldn't seal no matter what
• Gigantifies herself to take on G-Ciel in a curry eating contest^MX

On Others
VS Dead Apostles

• Killed Nrvnqsr's dog familiar
• When fighting Roa before she was killed by Shiki, she was capable of cutting off Roa's access to the World^TM
• Turns Roa into a bloodstain, the effort taking the last of her strength
  • If it weren't the night of a full moon, he would have lost his tether to the World and reincarnated again
  • Manga^TM
    • Manga^TM
  • Anime^TA
• Killed Roa via reformatting the atmosphere around him^PP
• The only thing that could kill the phenomenon TATARI^MB
• Attempted to freeze Yamase Maiko in place, but because her power is so close to the real Nrvnqsr, it fails^KT
• [Limit] Nrvnqsr claims that even her full power would fail to surpass his Soil of Genesis and compares doing so to affecting a continent

VS Other

• When threatening Shiki, it feels like the world itself is targeting him
• Protects her from Sion's etherlight trap^MM
• Claims she could resurrect Ciel^AA
• Gameplay version^AA

On Objects
Large Scale

• Created Millennium Castle^PP
  • Millennium Castle "feels hostile" as Shiki sprints through it, though it's Archetype Earth pursuing him and not Arcueid^KT
  • The Witch Swift Umbrella in Notes. is a prison formed from the original Millennium Castle, which is capable of holding Ado Edem, the A-Ray who slew Type-Jupiter, and it's said that standing from the throne requires the power to destroy the castle^CM
• Could materialize a small village in the mountains with her uncapped Marble Phantasm, but being closer to human civilization would require her to destroy it first^SR
• Forces a Crimson Moon into existence to revert TATARI back into Wallachia^MB
  • Manga version^MM
    • She did this by summoning the Crimson Moon from a thousand years in the future, to end the timespan of Wallachia's contract with Altrouge
    • She can't move while it's in effect
• Pulls down a meteor to crater a beach^CP
• Blows up a portion of a city with Saber^CP

Small Scale

• Duplicates cash when she's short^TA
• Created Sion and Riesbyfe's swimsuits, and offers Akiha one^BA

Continued in the comments!

I made 3 copper swirls, all having a stem in the middle thats meant to be stuck into the ground, for the first 2 they’re planted on regular flat dirt for grounding purposes. The 3rd one I stuck it into an Ant Mound. The next day the copper swirl on the ant mound was tarnished brown like its been out for 3 months and the other 2 that was planted in the ground are still shiny clean, what Is causing the copper swirl on the ant mound to tarnish so bad In one day? I know pyramids have some sort of energy harvesting ability but from an ant hill??? Well it makes sense, because they’re the original pyramid builders. I should’ve poked a hole to see if anything happens, Ill do that tomorrow.

Hello everyone,
While reading the Law of One, and when consciously choosing to see the Creator in all around me, my forehead would begin to pulse and tingle. It feels like a deep throbbing that I have never felt before, akin to a migrane but with no pain. I noticed this before reading the passage that speaks to it.
Today I was paddleboarding out on a lake, brought a small glass pyramid with me, sat cross-legged with the pyramid between my legs and aligned my head vertically over it. I began to mediate with the stillness, the gentle rocking of the board, the warm sun on my limbs, the birds chirping and fish occasionally breaching the surface of the lake. I held this with only brief interruptions for half an hour to ensure I didn’t beach myself. I repeated these words consciously to focus on during meditation, and to manifest into my life:
“I am love. I am light. I am one for all. For all is one. I ask for help, so I can receive and be of help. I forgive myself and forgive all others. I am the shield that protects those around me. I protect so that others may self-actualize. I am one with the creator and wish to serve the creator.
During this time my forehead was pulsing so intensely that it truly amazed me. I felt an intense peace and almost as a confirmation that my meditation was “successful”.
My question is, during these times, what is it exactly that I am doing? By meditating, by focusing on how All is One, I am activating the Indigo ray? How does this necessarily help me on my path to Service to Others? Thank you, and here’s the relevant passage:
Questioner: Each of us feels, in meditation, energy upon the head in various places. Could you tell me what this is, what it signifies, and what the various places in which we feel it signify?
Ra: I am Ra. Forgetting the pyramid will be of aid to you in the study of these experiences. The in-streamings of energy are felt by the energy centers which need, and are prepared for, activation. Thus those who feel the stimulation at violet-ray level are getting just that. Those feeling it within the forehead between the brows are experiencing indigo ray and so forth. Those experiencing tingling and visual images are having some blockage in the energy center being activated and thus the electrical body spreads this energy out and its effect is diffused.

I just entered my 5th year of climbing&training and I have done 95% bouldering ever since I started. I have done a few V10s indoors and outdoors and I'm looking to get into sport climbing this summer. I have notoriously bad power endurance and all my hardest boulders are 3-5 moves+ quite a steep pyramid with a lacking upper mid line around the 7b/+ grade. My highest top rope redpoint grade is 5.12b, highest flash is 5.12a and on lead my highest are 5.11b flash and 5.11b redpoint.
Stats: - I'm 25 yo, 190 cm tall, 196 wing span, 75kg, low bf % - I had a Lattice training plan in January and did loads of tests. Upper body strength&conditioning was way above the mean for V10 boulder, finger strength was slightly below the mean. My strength is good, but strength endurance is really bad. 167% BW 1RM pull-up, but only 15 ish reps at BW. - Critical force test put me at average for 7b ish redpoint route grade when I did the test in January - 2 arm max hangs: 7 sec max hang is 160% BW on lattice 20mm - 1 arm max hangs: I can one arm hang a 20mm in 3 finger drag on my right arm, 5 sec straight, 7 sec in 90° lock. 0 sec on left. Half crimp is about 2.5-7.5 kg away on each arm for 5 sec - Tindeq scores: Half crimp on 20mm. 98% BW right arm, 87% BW on left. 3 finger drag on 20mm. 106% BW right arm, 79% BW on left
Current lead climbing status: Yesterday I climbed lead indoors for the first time in a long while, and I completely pumped out on a 16m long overhanging 5.11c with a single ok rest in the middle, 2/3 through the route. I can absolutely get more effective, better at resting, faster at clipping, climb faster and such, but even if I were to do all of these things perfectly, I am sure that I would have pumped out completely before the top of that route on my flash attempt anyway. I get no recovery from rests unless they are extremely good and my gas just runs out completely, opening up my hands and I slip off the holds.
Goals: From where I am now, do you think I can work up to do an outdoor climb that is a 15m long, powerful, power endurancey 5.13b with no rest in a 45° overhang in 2-3 months of training? It's roughly 2 minutes of sustained climbing on bigger holds with a crux right around the middle. It's also lead nationals in September, that would be fun to be in form for as well.
My training plan ideas are:
Week 1-4 - ARCing 2 times per week, trying to work up from 5 min on 3 min off 3 sets to 3 sets of 20 min on 3 off (I can currently only do jug ladders for 5min if I am to stay below pump). - Lead climbing 2 times per week around my on-sight grade, developing my skill. - 1-2 boulder sessions. 1 volume focused (below V6 for getting more efficient at executing boulder problems around this level) and 1 day project/long term project session on the spray wall. I will autoregulate and remove either one of these sessions if I am too tired. Might replace/shorten any of these sessions to fit in max hangs since I just finished an 8 week hypertrophy finger curl training block. - General conditioning same as I do now, shoulders, legs, pull, push and core+stretch if I have time and energy. I usually train what I am not feeling fatigued in on that particular day to allow plenty of recovery, usually 1-2 sessions per week of each exercise. And I superset legs, stretch and core with opposite muscle group exercises to save time. Usually spend 3-4h in the gym during a normal week and especially the shoulder work is helping my climbing recently.
Week 5-8 - Power endurance 2 times per week. Close to limit tunnel climbing (10-12m, 50-55° overhanging roughly 1 min on the wall) 4 min rest, work up from 3 to 5 sets. Progressively harder routes/link ups in the tunnel. The tunnel has everything from 5c-8a+ routes/boulders - Open lead climbing session 1 time per week, try to push the intensity or volume a bit higher - Lead climbing Route doubles, 8-9/10 RPE, 3-5 sets. Try to work up to 5 sets. - Reduce ARC to 1 time per week, 20 min on, 3 off, 3 sets. - Rest of the plan stays the same. 1 sesh max hangs+volume bouldering or 1 sesh spraywall limit bouldering per week. Both if I am feeling recovered enough, but I doubt it during a PE block.
Week 9-12 - Route doubles 1-2 times per week. 5 ish sets. Around 4-5 min on the wall - Hard route projecting 1-2 per week, around 2 min on the wall. Replaces my power endurance training to become more specific. Getting out on the proj as much as possible. - Limit spraywall sesh 1 time per week - Reduce non specific general conditioning
Besides this, I would try to get out as much as possible. All of the open lead sessions are either indoors or outdoors. Some questions: - Is this a reasonable plan? Anything you would change, add or remove? - Is it realistic? - Is this a reasonable buildup with the ARC training, Route doubles, power endurance and projecting?

• I have a hangboard at home, a tindeq and quite a bit of time to train at least until August/September

Any thoughts / advice about this situation
So going by her behaviour my neighbour is obviously a narcissist.
She is diagnosed with an array of mental disorders and under care of the state where she has a case manager come to assess her at weekly visits.
She says she is keeping out of being locked in mental ward by lying and saying that I help her with day to day tasks and care and that I supervise her mental state, which I never agreed to and do not do.
She plays so many mind games and has so may delusional behaviors.
She says she is an energy vampire and ‘sucking my energy’.
She seemingly performs weird spells in front of me on paper
She annoys me on purpose banging and clattering things trying to touch me or invade my personal space
Most disturbingly she was flashing me in a sexual manner and found it funny, like lifting up her skirt at me naked underneath, also being very delusional in that she thinks that she has some sort of sexual control over me like i would be attracted to her when i am not at all. So doing this then very smug like she thinks i want to have sex with her or something which i find incredibly weird. I am also straight. Not even sexually orientated towards her at all. Lol
She then kept performing sexualised mannerisms on items in front of me. Which I wont get into but it was so weird.
She reguarly would out of nowhere stop talking to me for weeks like she would be texting me 30x a day expecting immediate replies, then just completely go silent for no reason not even being triggered by me.. just to play a game of pretending i dont exist, usually when an excess of new supply came into the picture. And she would go weeks to months like this.
For instance i would walk past her on the street and she would do things like pretend she didnt even see me or that I didnt exist like despite i was right in front of her like a game, but when i didn't care and walked past she would immediatley panic and come running after me and trying to forcibly touch me even when i am telling her to get away from me and being ‘angry that I ignored her’. When she was ignoring me. So weird.
when she last contacted me after a month of ignoring me she saw me one day coming home then immediatley force contact invades my personal space. Demands i talk to her even whistling to me like a dog to come to her! Despite she has ignored me an entire month when she is hoovering like this ( Shes even done things like stand in the pouring rain until i speak to her again.) which i find all very manipulative and unhinged.
i just went inside and emailed her and said i think shes a narcissist (i know you are not meant to) then I listed her behaviours off and said it affects me too much to be in contact with her and ignored on and off for weeks i said she plays a constant game that i have no time for and she needs to work with her mental health providers towards health outcomes for herself.
Since then she has gone on such a smear campaign against me so emailing various departments, the government the member of parliament, she has lied anonymously and put me in for tax fraud. making up all sorts of lies .
immediatley different types of letter flew in from various departments which she admittedly does to everyone else around her from ‘fake email accounts and fake reports online) so I knew it was her also given the timing of my email and all, she even became very scared and put a camera on her porch and even prepared her house before launching her campaign, ke she was making preparations first and was worried i would confront her or whatever.
My number plates mysteriously went missing on my car before and since then she has kept calling it into the council trying to get it towed. She was always annoyed i had a car and she didnt.
She has made various anonymous complaints with our real estate agent against me. Knowing that just ruining my reputation without evidence is enough to cause issues with all these places.
ive tried get in touch with her mental care providers to let them know i dont actually supervise her like she is claiming, but i cant actually get in contact with anybody through any department that will filter this back to her provider or psychologist.
i dont have specific evidence to show that she keeps doing these things to lodge a restraining order against her
its crazy she can lie without any proof saying a person is caring for her to keep her out of mental ward and there is absolutely no confirmation by these services on that, why would you take the mentally ill person at their word so to speak.?
She is so incredibly smug because she celebrates that she just gets away with this stuff to the tone of that she is some sort of ‘manipulative mastermind‘ gloating that she can ‘get away with anything’. And then basically threatning you to do what she wants or saying you will face the consequences Lol it‘s all very grandiose.
she said her psych wanted to put her on forcible injection antipsychotic medication because she evades taking her medication which makes her way worse, but she got out of that by saying that she has a script for injection administered contraception that conflicts with being able to receive the injection antipsychotics, but she says she just fills this script and chucks it in the bin Along with her medication.
basically shes just crazy and terrorising everyone around her but the state does not seek evidence from her to back her claims of independent supervision and care, so they think i am supervising her and she remains out of mental health ward because of this.
i risk loosing my car because she keeps trying to get it towed ( her car was damaged by people she lent it to and towed so its like she is trying to make this happen to me aswell).
she is so weird she will come outside and say things like im getting old and im ugly or like my cat is going to die soon or my belongings will break like she thinks she is verbally cursing me under some delusion that she is controlling reality. When i told her about karma and she probably shouldnt try cursing people because it will all just come back onto her its like she went into a narc rage over the ‘supreme authority‘ she thinks she has over everything being questioned. 🤣
she will sit and write letters in a pyramid while chanting in front of me with this smug griin liek she is putting curses and magic spells on me. (Iam going to try and tell menatl health about all these behaviors)
she has a “fake boyfriend” she just uses to look after her house when she has to go away. She abuses him so bad never has an sexual relations with him, do things like invite him over but say he is to fat to sit on chairs or her bed so makes him sit on the floor and do chores for her and she finds this so funny, but also she can just use these people to say they are supervising her mentally to get out of lockup).
Anyway i risk loosing my accomodation because she relentlessly puts in anonymous complaints about me.
she is trying to taint my reputation by lying to the government by saying I commit tax fraud and whatever else and i keep receiving letters about all these thigs as soon as i sent an email and told her i want no further contact.
she seems to think people have to live up to her constant control or instant demands or she viciously attacks them where they pay the consequences.
She has admitted to things like filming people at her work on her phone and using it as blackmail. And was laughing about it it to me saying this is how she forces people to get along with her or do what she says she will just go and keep filming them. (She doesnt seem to understand that filming them while she is on shift is her actually breeching her own employment terms aswell).
She even from what i undersand tried to or engaged in a sexual relationahip with her own uncle or just lied about that completely . Then she lodged false reports of assault against him which have never passed through the court because they are unfounded and knowing what she is like obviously lies. And this sob story she goes around telling people.
she also faked illness she used to fake multiple personalities and tourettes, now since she found out i am autistic she realised she can get away with alot of bullying and things if she fakes autism s9 she tright attacks people verbally then blames her ‘autism’ or ghosts for weeks then claims its her ‘autism’ making her non verbal. She startedvstudying the diagnostic criteria and then said she was going for diagnosis more like its an exam to lie about and take. Which really posees me off how smug she was about it then kept saying she is ‘way more autistic then me’.
how do you deal with the smugness of them getting away with absolutely everything. She seems to have absolutely jo consequences for her actions.
i think al i can do is wait until she is visited by her state case manager than ascertain what care company she is under the care of so i can write a letter direct to them to let her health provider know i am not supervising her like she is claiming. And list off her delusional behaviours, hoping that they will lock her up and then giving them the heads up that she also evades taking medication and how she does that…..
maybe being forced to take her medication will settle her down..
Ive had no luck trying to speak with state mental health services the mental health triage line is so rude its scary to even try and alk to the m, meanwhile she is constantly attacking me ‘anonymously’.
overall however i do find it less stressful to have no contact then to have to try and play her games to stop her smearing my name like i was trying to do in th epast and she is pretty pissed off that she cant manipulate me anymore.
Thanks for the vent and any advice!

The alt-media promotes the narrative that the current fiat dollar system is on the verge of collapse due to massive debts which are exponentially increasing. The system collapsed in 2008 and was temporarily revived with QE (massive money printing) until it began to collapse again in 2019- hence the COVID scam-demic and WW3 (even more money printing) to keep the system alive until Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) can be rolled out as a replacement. This is supposedly the motive for the WEF's "Great Reset by 2030".
I think this narrative is a Limited Hangout. First of all, the debts wouldn’t matter if the economy was growing. Also, the debts were created out of thin air and debt default therefore should be an option. (Banks charge compound interest on debt that was created out of nothing i.e. banks do NOT “lend” money from deposit funds as is commonly believed! Even worse, governments have the right to issue debt-free currency but instead they borrow it with interest from Central Banks per the hidden PTB!) I don’t mean to suggest the debt isn’t a problem- my point is it’s a manufactured crisis- so it’s NOT the motive for the Great Reset. The big question then is what’s keeping the economy from growing, which brings us to Peak Oil (PO), another possible motive for the Great Reset.
After researching Peak Oil, my conclusion is PO is real and we’re finally seeing it after all of the false predictions. Our entire economy is based on cheap oil and wind/solanuclear only produce electricity, which can't replace transportation fuel. Naysayers counter that oil is abiotic (which may be the case) but they don’t factor in the low replenishment rate. Also, PO has nothing to do with running out of oil- the earth has centuries of oil left- the issue is getting it out of the ground and still having surplus energy left. (Fracking and off-shore drilling have LOW net energy and are no panacea.) Naysayers also claim the Elite are suppressing “free energy” in order to maintain oil profits, which could indeed be the case, but that doesn't help us unless the PTB share it with us. (My guess is the PTB DO have free-energy and use it to power their Deep Underground Military Bases.)
Note: Most conspiracy theorists HATE PO because they fear it justifies massive depopulation after all.
At this point, my family increased our prepping i.e. stockpiling food and water. And I also became severely depressed about the inevitable collapse to SHTF in a post-PO world.
Early last year, I learned of a theory that the "Great Reset by 2030" is really just a distraction from an imminent cyclic cataclysm (likely a pole-shift), which also explains why the PTB don't care about the debts and PO. (A 0H commenter even believes a pole-shift would replenish cheap oil.) It also explains the PTB's obsession with the Phoenix and a "New World Order". I was open to this theory because the WEF feels fake and cartoonish and I came to believe in it because there's overwhelming evidence of a cataclysm about 12,000 years ago. Mainstream science claims that civilization started 8,000 years ago but they also claim humanity has been around for 200,000 years. That makes no sense when there are ancient ruins like the Great Pyramid and Sphinx that clearly predate our civilization. And ruins of lost cities have been found off the coast of the UK, Japan and India, etc.
This cataclysm is linked with the precession of the Equinoxes and early signs of it include the Earth's waning magnetic field and solar changes such as the recent pink auroras. Global warming is a PSYOP meant to provide political cover for these "earth changes", which are also likely being suppressed by chemtrails.
https://www.reddit.com/conspiracy/comments/1bxoi0m/why_the_precession_of_the_equinoxes_matte
After coming to this conclusion, I then learned of a 2016 reddit thread, which also predicts a cataclysm after a "life-altering" event in 2020:
https://www.reddit.com/conspiracy/comments/1b115ke/2016_post_about_an_underground_town_that_also/
Accepting this theory got me over my PO depression. But it quickly led to some harsh realizations: Prepping is great for a short-term disaster but for anything long-term, you really do have to be one of the Elite so you can gain access to a DUMB. The only other option is to live in a close-knit community that is completely self-sufficient. Good luck finding that! And for a world-ending event like a pole-shift, only those in DUMBs or primitive people who live in remote areas will survive.
From my POV, the worse-case scenario is a solar flare/EMP that takes down the global power grid. That would be a horrific Mad Max scenario where billions suffer agonizing deaths over the span of months. So I actually "hope" for a massive solar flare/CME/tsunami which takes us out quickly and painlessly so we won't even know what hit us. Given the choice between starvation or being killed by looters, then I guess a near instantaneous death from a massive solar flare/tsunami isn't so bad. I've made peace with this scenario as long as my family and I go together without suffering.
To get over my fear and worry, here's a mantra I tell myself: "Don’t worry, be happy. Don’t be your own worst enemy. YOU have 100% control over how you respond. Whatever will happen is outside of your control and will happen unexpectedly anyway- none of the alt-media predictions are correct- by design. The PTB want us wallowing in fear porn. Do some basic (short-term) prepping but otherwise don’t worry about it. Billions of people are in the same boat as you. If our time is up, then so be it."
Although a cliché, it's true we should be grateful for the many blessings in our lives -especially our loved ones- and not take them for granted- and appreciate them as much as possible while we still have time.

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The Vex planet below went dark as the sun moved to the other side. Still, the labyrinth on its surface was illuminated.
"I feel them calling..." I muttered.
"Sensors are picking up Darkness in the area." A Psion officer said.
Zuloc nodded, "Prepare defenses just in case. I will not repeat what happened to the Mitzrael."
"Perhaps it's best we send a small team to investigate?" Maya asked.
"Agreed," I said, "Maya, Oztect, you're with me. Ak-Tol, get in your ship and scout the planet for anything. Zuloc, are you good here?"
Zuloc nodded, turning to face the holo-table.
"I think we should bring Krystallon, too." I said.
"Are you sure that is a good idea?" Ak-Tol asked, "We do not know of its capabilities."
"Best time to find out is here, on a Vex world." I replied.
"Maybe it can help disable the barrier around the labyrinth." Zuloc said, pulling up a hologram of a dome over the structure.
"That's not a barrier..." I said, looking closely, "at least, not a defensive shield. It's a simulation engine, the biggest one seen since the Infinite Forest."
"The Vex are seeking help from you, there's an untraceable Darkness presence here, and the labyrinth's shape is the same that we've seen on Pyramid structures and the Tree of Silver Wings." Oztect said, "I do not like the sound of this."
Suddenly, something teleported onto the bridge. I turned to see that it was Krystallon.
"I am at your service." It said.
"Do you recognize this place?" I asked.
"No," it replied, "this [structure]/construct/home must have been created after the Sol Divisive were separated from the Network."
"Do you think you can work within it?" I asked.
"Only if I were able to get inside." It said.
I readied my weapons and gestured to Maya and Oztect that we were leaving. Oztect gave a look to Zuloc, one that caused her eye to squint in confusion. As we walked to the hangar, I noticed Maya flexing her right arm, green strands emanating from it. Ak-Tol walked beside her, watching her. Something felt wrong, a sort of worried anticipation in the air. What's so important about this place?
When we reached the hangar, Ak-Tol split off to commandeer his Karve while the rest of us headed towards a Harvester, a Psion pilot already waiting in the cockpit. Once in, they took off. I felt the dropship hit the atmosphere, rocking it slightly. Despite the slight turbulence, it was an easy landing.
Stepping off the ship, I looked up to see the vague shape of the Imperial Guard overhead. There was nothing around it. Darkness was here, I knew it. The possibility of either Iris or the Witness's forces being here was certain... but still they were nowhere to be found. Why?
The Harvester took off, returning to the ship. I looked at my team, seeing Oztect and Maya keeping their eyes peeled while Krystallon scanned the environment. Night had fallen on the planet, but the amount of lights woven into the Vex structures caused enough light pollution to remind me of the City. The Vex here were still active, yet none had arrived to meet us. Again, I was left asking, "Why?"
"Why what?" Maya asked back.
"It's just so... quiet." I replied.
Krystallon finished scanning and moved towards the gate to the labyrinth. Reaching out, its hand passed right through with no visual distortion. Cocking its head, it moved further until it fully passed the gateway.
"It is clear." It said, turning around.
We raised our guns and carefully walked into the labyrinth. Upon entering, the sky changed. No longer was it the night sky of the planet, but a galaxy casting its light down to the surface. Shaking my head, I pressed forward. The walls stood hundreds of meters high, with random circular and rectangular indents.
"I'm no longer able to contact my sister." Oztect said, "I'm uploading a map of the labyrinth to your helmets."
The next second, I saw a top-down view of the structure, seeing our path to its center. There, it resembled the lair of the Nexus Mind, Sekrion, a cylindrical place where the late-Mind once worked. Does the labyrinth have such a Mind at its center? Something must've built this place.
A noise. We turned to see one of the circular indents open, a black and blue Minotaur emerging from a bright light. As it touched the ground, it took a moment to stabilize itself before looking around. It saw us. We stared at it for a few moments until it rotated its arm and spawned in a weapon. Before any of us could shoot, however, Krystallon teleported in front of it and jabbed its hand into its core.
The Minotaur hunched over as Radiolaria began spilling out of its abdomen. After a few seconds, it arched back, dropping its gun and spreading its arms out as Radiolaria started flowing back into its body. Its chassis pulsed with a purple energy as it warped and distorted. Sharp, crystalline shards seemed to grow out of its body. Finally, Krystallon took its hand out and the core of the Minotaur fixed itself.
"What was that?" Maya asked.
"I [infused]/transformed/corrupted this Minotaur with inexplicable/[paracausal]/brightblack energy." Krystallon replied, "It is now part of my Network, and will assist us."
"Can it tell us about this place?" I asked, "Why we're here?"
"Pieces of its memory are missing." Krystallon explained, "It seems that the Labyrinth is meant to be a replacement for the Infinite Forest after its physical location was hidden by the Witness. Currently, every simulation within it is being empowered by an unknown force."
"Darkness..." I said.
"Indeed." Krystallon continued, "With Darkness influencing the Labyrinth's systems, the simulation power has been increased tenfold, but the Architect Mind is trying to reject it. Daedalus finds its presence here invasive. That is why it has sent for help."
"If the Mind is the one asking for help, then why did the Minotaur try to attack us?" Maya asked.
"Because the Vex are being affected, too..." Oztect concluded.
"Correct." Krystallon confirmed, "The Deep/Black/[Darkness] is simply warping all Vex who enter simulation gateways. Furthermore, the Minotaur was only targeting Maya and Oztect. We should be fine, as we are not part of the Labyrinth's functions. Polemarch, I request permission to grow, to free them from the Dark."
I stopped to consider it. My connection to the Vex had almost completely faded, but I could still feel them. Krystallon turning corrupted Vex seemed like liberation, but the process was violent. I could only imagine what it would've been like had the Vex utilized organic bodies. Beyond that, the note about who the Minotaur was targeting wasn't lost on me. Maybe an army was necessary if the Vex saw my companions, my friends, as targets for elimination.
"Go." I said.
"I will leave this unit behind to protect you." It said, "I will send more when I acquire more."
Just like that, Krystallon warped away. The Minotaur stood up straight, twitching a little as it got used to its new predicament. I ignored the uneasy feeling that Oztect was emanating and pressed onward. Over the next few minutes, we'd round a corner, find Vex either fighting each other or turning to fight us, only for the Minotaur to rush ahead and convert them. After ten minutes, we had successfully acquired three Goblins, a Hobgoblin, four Harpies, and another Minotaur. I could not imagine how many Krystallon was getting on its own.
After a while, we came across three open gateways; one in the shape of a circle, one in the shape of a rectangle, and one in the shape of a triangle. I heard a familiar noise coming from one of them, the unique hum of a Resonant-powered Shadow Legion Assault Ship. I approached, peering through the white void to make out the simulation before me.
It was a Vex structure that had been built into Neomuna. The spherical structure had been broken into, with Cabal ships overhead and a half-converted city below. Defending it were Vex led by a large Minotaur. The Minotaur itself was something I'd never seen before. On top of its black frame was glass armor, itself covered by bronze. Double the armor, perhaps to better protect the information stored in the glass. Below its platform was a familiar kaleidoscopic eye... the Veil.
I began to understand what I was looking at. In this simulation, the Vex were winning on Neomuna, with the Veil having been secured by the Vex and studied by the Mind currently defending it. They were trying to learn from it, but the Witness needed it for its own goals.
The Minotaur stopped firing at the Cabal, turning its head and looking up to face me. It cocked its head to the side before a flash appeared next to it, materializing into a floating metal orb with a red eye... a converted Ghost. When I saw it, something in me felt a connection, one I hadn't felt since Lampsace... one that I originally felt with Kim, my Ghost.
The Mind was me...

“What in the hell is goin’ on!?” Shaw’s bark echoed through the stillness that had fallen over the rear guard as confusion and uncertainty gnawed at their hearts
One by one, footmen, knights, and mages clambered out of their carriages or guided their mounts to get a better venue to look at the unfolding catastrophe. "What sorcery is this!?” One grizzled veteran said as more explosions kicked up.
“Since when in the hells did highwaymen recruit skilled mages?" another voice cut through the cacophony.
"Skilled mages?!" A young mage sputtered. "You think mere bandits could entice anyone powerful enough to do this!?”
Another mage on horseback pushed through the growing crowd in worn armor that spoke of years of service. Unlike his contemporaries, there was no panic in his eyes, only a strange, burning intensity as he scanned the area for mana. "These are no mages…" he informed in a low and deliberate voice. “Not a hint of mana in the air.”
Shaw sensed a shift in the rising chaos – that sliver of clarity transformed a tense unease into a storm. "Quiet!" Shaw roared, his voice silencing the panicked discussions. "I don’t care this magic or it ain’t!”
Tremors ran through the convoy for each consecutive explosion, causing both men and animals to stir and yelp. Shaw wrestled with his own surge of fear. He was no mage or learned man, but he’d seen enough to know this kind of effect only came from older and more powerful beings. He swallowed hard, forcing his voice into a semblance of steadiness.
"Whatever it is, it has us cut off from the rest of the convoy, so we gotta fight it like any other foe!" Shaw bellowed as he jumped onto his warg. "Lieutenant Dalion, get yer men in order! Sergeants, start whippin’ those who dally! Spears forward and shields up!”
His men immediately spurred into action at their knight captain’s barked orders. Fear transformed into a frenzied, desperate energy. Footmen with pikes, knights with magic imbued weapons and shields formed a bristling wall, and mages scrambled to get into the center of the formation and began chanting spells. Meanwhile, the mounted cavalry shifted in order to find a better way to engage the enemy in such a narrow stretch of road that was flanked by trees.
Shaw and his men listened to the echoes of the mysterious weaponry as they continued to organize and prepare themselves to interdict whatever was attacking them. The squad leaders rallied their men, and the section leaders spoke amongst themselves, trying to devise a plan as the explosions kept rocking the center of the Convoy. No one truly knew what was happening or what to expect, but they all knew the explosions weren’t random. They seemed targeted, methodical even. It was as if whoever was behind this had a clear objective in mind, seeing they hit nowhere else except the center.
With a shield wall formed, the main body of footmen started to advance towards the roar of battle. The convoy had ground to a complete halt, bathed in the eerie glow cast by the setting sun and lingering fires from the attacks. As the reinforcements closed in, warriors, mages, and laborers alike huddled behind whatever cover they could or scoured the shadows. The air buzzed with a volatile mix of fear, confusion, and the screams of the wounded as they sprawled across the ground.
"Shields up! Eyes forward!" One of the sergeants thundered. His men raised their shields in unison, forming a barrier while the mages in the rear frantically cast protective wards.
Shaw maneuvered his warg through the thick ranks of mounted skirmishers until he reached their leader. "Lieutenant," The knight captain’s voice cut through the din of the advancing cavalry. "Focus on collecting the wounded! Yer boys won't be much use in a fight in these woods! Secure our fallen, then move them to the rear!”
“Yes, sir!" The Lieutenant nodded his understanding before the rough man turned to his mounted subordinates. “Ye, heard the man! Git yer arse’s movin’!” He issued orders and directed a portion of the skirmishers to the uncontested side of the convoy.
With the mounted cavalry pushing forward, Shaw pulled back on his wargs reins, causing the beast to spin violently, nearly throwing the man off. Having ridden horses his entire life, Shaw wasn’t anywhere near accustomed to the sheer aggression in which a warg moved.
Cursing under his breath, the knight captain leaned forward and tightened his thighs around the beast as it took off into an unbelievably fast sprint back toward the rear, where the lesser mages were recuperating. He needed them in the fight, and he needed them now.
As he approached, Shaw could see the weariness in their postures and the uncertainty in their eyes. There were a few young elite men and women, inexperienced in the brutal realities of war, but most of them were grizzled veterans who had seen campaign after campaign. However, both novice and veteran seemed to tremble at the sight of explosion magic.
Shaw dismounted with a fluid grace born of years on the battlefield, his presence commanding immediate attention. He stood before the mages, and his gaze swept over them, taking in every detail. He knew whatever was attacking them wielded strange and alien magic, but he needed his magic users to be more than they believed they could be.
"Mages!" Shaw's voice boomed, cutting through the air with the sharpness of a blade. "On your feet! I don’t care how tired you are or how scared you are! We need every spell, every shield you can muster. This enemy is unlike any we've faced, but we are the shield that guards the realms of men!"
He paced in front of them, his eyes locking with each of theirs in turn. "Ye trained for this, studied for this! Now is the time to show the strength of yer conviction! Chant yer incantations, weave your spells!” Shaw tried to spur them on and saw nothing but exhausted faces.
…
Letting out a low growl, the knight captain then turned to one of the veterans among the mages, a grizzly character known for his cantankerous nature. “Darjen! Get these miserable lots up!" Shaw barked, pointing an accusatory finger at the man.
Darjen, upon hearing his name called out in such a demanding tone, heaved yet another tired sigh, a sign of resignation rather than defiance. He knew there was no arguing with Shaw, especially not in the midst of a crisis. Despite his reputation for being a lazy curmudgeon, the mages of the count retinue still respect Darjen for his skill and expertise. Especially since he was bestowed the rank of Adept Mage by the Guild of Magus.
"All right, you heard the captain," Darjen addressed the beleaguered mages around him with an authoritative yet lethargic grumble. "Up on your feet, everyone. We're not here to be easy targets. If you can stand, you can fight. If you can breathe, you can cast."
The lesser mages began to stir with their feet from his gruff encouragement. Oddly enough, that served as a better rallying cry than their captain's more… impromptu speech. As they started to pick themselves up as dust off their light armor, the weariness in their eyes was replaced by a flicker of resolve. It was a testament to Darjen’s influence despite his often more… contentious relationship with them.
Darjen didn't waste any time. Familiar with command, he began organizing the mages into a more cohesive unit. "There ya go, you miserable pieces of shites!! I want barriers up at all times and towards the treeline–” His words abruptly stopped as several small, green ball-like objects, the size of fists, were tossed at the feet of the greatest concentrations of their group.
Without a second thought, Darjen’s instincts kicked in. He aggressively motioned his hands upwards, and in response, a great wall of earth violently jutted out of the ground. The sudden movement threw several people off balance, and a few of the lesser mages were sent flying high into the sky.
Just the cries of surprise and terror resounded from the sudden spell; numerous bone-rattling blasts erupted, each explosion sending shockwaves through the ground and threatening to shatter Darjen's hastily erected earthen wall. The air filled with the smell of scorched earth and the horrid screams of the wounded after whatever that horrid sorcery caused those dark green orbs to detonate.
With ringing in his ears and a crumbing wall, Darjen quickly assessed the situation. While a decent number of lesser mages had been saved with his quick thinking, a large majority were on the other side. However, that small bombardment wasn’t the other thing to grace the rear guard. This time, the incessant barking chatter erupted from their treeline this time and it spoke of an enemy ambush that was far from finished.
Knowing that the earthen barrier wouldn't hold against another volley of those mysterious green orbs, Darjen knew he had to act fast. With a deep breath, he concentrated, drawing upon the depths of his arcane knowledge. An advanced incantation formed on his lips, ancient words of power resonating with the energy thrummed with each syllable.
As he twisted his hands in a circular motion before spreading them outwards, he manifested a powerful barrier. Shimmering blue hexagons appeared in front of him, interlocking with each other and arching in a protective dome that covered 180 degrees in every direction. The spell pulsed with magical energy, forming a barrier far stronger and more intricate than the simple wall of earth.
Just as Darjen completed his spell, the barrier's flank lit up with an intensity that mirrored the stars of a clear night sky. Projectiles, unseen but obviously potent, slammed into the hexagonal shield with the ferocity of a horde of angry bees attacking a window. The force was as relentless as it was draining, and the Adept Mage knew he had to act fast.
Meanwhile, Shaw, having been caught off guard by the sudden erection of the earthen wall, found himself sprawled on the ground in a momentary daze. His initial reaction was one of confusion, followed quickly by a surge of unfounded paranoia. In his disoriented state, he began to shout, accusing the Wyvern Commander of setting them up, his voice a cacophony of rage and confusion amidst the chaos.
But Darjen could spare no attention for the knight captain’s delirious accusations. His focus was entirely on whatever in the infinite hells was peppering his shield. With the projectiles continuing their assault, he knew they needed a more aggressive response. His arms were still outstretched from casting the barrier, and With a booming thunderclap that seemed to shake the very air around them, Darjen slammed his hands together. The result was explosive, both literally and figuratively. The wall detonated outward like a shotgun blast, sending rocks, boulders, and massive clumps of earth hurtling toward the enemy with lethal velocity.
Yelps of pain and yelling could be heard from the treeline as a wide grin spread across Darjen face, but his smile soon faded as he witnessed the next scene unfold before his eyes. It was, without a doubt, the worst thing Darjen could possibly imagine facing. He'd rather confront a rampaging dragon than the infernal creature hovering in front of the tree line. There, floating with rapidly beating wings, was a small Pixie-like creature, except its head was crowned with fire instead of hair, and its eyes were a dreadful violet hue that seemed to pierce through one's soul with malevolent intent.
But it wasn't just the creature that chilled Darjen to the bone; it was the magic it used. An innumerable amount of strange barriers, shaped like multifaceted pyramids, continuously collapsing in on each other and simultaneously explode outwards. The damned thing looked to have more dimensions than a demonic sorcerer. These strange barriers intercepted the majority of the debris Darjen had launched forward, absorbing the earth and rock in a way that defied understanding. The projectiles seemed to vanish or disintegrate upon contact with these otherworldly shields, leaving no trace of their existence.
“THE FAE!!” Darjen screamed as he saw the monster's hand flick upwards. “POWER TO ME!!”
Just as he shouted, a section of the creature's barrier shattered, and at the same time a horrible, high-pitched laughter seemed to tear through the air. The sound was not just audible; it was a physical force, causing those nearby to clutch their ears in agony. Shaw, closest to the epicenter of the strange assault, collapsed to the ground, seemingly alight with a violet flame. The flame neither wounded nor consumed, but it caused the knight captain to writhe in pain and let out a shrill scream in the face of the fae's cruel magic.
The surviving lesser mages, witnessing the fae's devastating attack, didn't hesitate a second longer nor wait to be prompted a second time. Drawing deep from their reserves of power, they funneled every ounce of their energy into reinforcing the shield, like a dam opening its gates to release a flood. Their combined magic surged towards the barrier, strengthening it in a desperate bid to ward off further attacks from the vile monstrosity.
However, their efforts seemed almost futile when the fae, with contemptuous ease, raised its other hand, pointing a slender finger directly at Darjen. The adept mage, already bracing for impact, didn't properly hear the sound that followed; his eardrums immediately burst as the loudest crack of thunder imaginable resounded, shattering nearly every layer of the combined defenses. The force of the blast sent him flying away, tumbling through the air like a leaf caught in a hurricane.
Darjen's world became a blur of pain and disorientation as he was violently thrown through the air. He couldn't hear anything beyond the ringing in his ears. However, he saw the horrid and ancient bolt of magic. This was not just any bolt of lightning but a cascade of pure, destructive magical energy. Darjen didn’t even have the hubris to say the combined strength of 10 lesser mages and an adept warded off the spell.
No… it ricocheted…
The barrier had simply deflected the devastating bolt and sent it shooting further up the convoy. The destruction was immediate and catastrophic, with both man and beast being torn asunder in a gruesome display of power as wagons shattered into scorched fragments, showering the remainders as shrapnel.
Hitting the ground with a painful thud, Darjen acted out of pure reflex. He immediately threw up his hands, channeling the remainder of his power to conjure earthen walls around him as he started to roll his body toward the opposing treeline. In quick succession, walls rose just in time, as bolt after bolt of lightning, each one as deadly as the last, slammed into his makeshift defenses, obliterating one after another in a relentless assault. The impacts sent shockwaves through the ground as the earth below him absorbed most of the power, but Darjen's quick thinking spared him from the brunt of the attack.
Pushing himself up mid-tumble Darjen sprinted as fast as his injured form would allow into the trees. Each step was agony, but the will to survive drove him forward. He knew he was severely outmatched. Hell, the fae's power dwarfed his own and everyone he could remember COMBINED.
Behind him, the chatter of strange weapons and explosions became muffled as he pushed through the darkness of the forest. The convoy was more than certain to fall, but those were not his concern now. He had to get away from that arcane horror.
“God-fucking-damnit! I’m hit!” Silva, the Communications Sergeant, growled angrily as he pulled himself off the front line and dipped behind a tree while pulling off his gear. “Fuck!” He yelled, completely furious, ripping open his IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit) as he slid into a small depression in the earth for cover. Following closely into the depression were three operators from the Australian SASR, two of them also wounded, and the last, a medic, quickly helping everyone apply tourniquets.
The cacophony of rifle and machine gun fire merged with the crackles of strange magical energy, maintaining a constant roar that made it challenging to hear even with electronic ear protection. Explosions from grenades and mortars shook the very ground, sending dirt and debris flying everywhere, and amidst the chaos, Yana's display of power had been a turning point. The overwhelming spell she had cast cut through enemy lines like a hot knife through butter, sowing fear and confusion that only fueled the special operations force’s aggression.
It didn’t much longer for the ODA and SASR operators to push from their concealed positions and maneuver on the convoy in a bid to quickly secure their objectives. Coleman and the joint team had found their way to the last cart, and an Australian machine gunner right next to him went full cyclic, spitting out hate down the length of the convoy.
"Baron 2, this is Baron Actual! ETA!?" Coleman shouted over the din of battle as he pressed down on his push-to-talk.
Just as he finished the transmission, a massive shard of ice whistled through the air, nearly impaling the man and lodging itself deep within the carriage. Coleman and the Australian had both flinched away in a bid to duck for cover.
"OH!! FUCKIN’ DICKHEAD!!" The startled SASR operator yelled out before turning his Knight's Armament Company LAMG towards the offender and returning fire.
As the mage who cast the ice spell quickly scrambled back into cover, Coleman's radio crackled to life. "Baron Actual, this is Baron 2; we're rounding the corner now!" Kwon’s voice resounded across the net as the second phase of the ambush was about to commence.
Barreling around the bend of the dirt road came two Ground Mobility Vehicles (GMVs) and their arrival not a moment too soon. As Coleman and his team held their ground, several contingents of mounted enemies, riding large creatures that were a terrifying cross between hyenas and wolves, charged down the less contested side of the convoy.
The lead GMV immediately swung into action. The vehicle's side-mounted M240 machine guns roared to life, belching out a deadly stream of bullets while the .50 cal gunner pulled back on the charging handle of the heavy machine gun and pressed down on the paddles. Above the incessant chatter of the M240s, the distinct, deep thump of the .50 caliber machine gun barked out, immediately cutting down the vanguard before they could even get close. Bodies of both man and beast tumbled as the rest scattered in panic.
In the midst of this pandemonium, Eli, Bennett, and two Australian operators found themselves in a desperate struggle atop their writhing target. Despite their best efforts to subdue him through a flurry of punches, kicks, and stomps, the man continued to thrash violently, seemingly tossing them about like children.
“FUCKIN`!” Elijah growled as he slid across the ground before getting up into a run and kicking the armored man in the face as hard as he could.
The scene was a chaotic mess. Four highly trained operators were unable to gain control over one semi-incapacitated individual, and frustration mounted as each blow seemed to do nothing. Looking up from the melee, Eli saw Yana hovering above the fray with a tired yet jubilant look on her face.
"Can you fuckin' stop whatever it is you're doing to this dude!? We can't get him to stop moving!" Her apostle shouted as an Australian yelped, flying past him.
Yana, spinning around with a perplexed expression, "I'm burning his mana, ya idiot! Unless you wanna fight him all topped up, then just wait!" She retorted in an annoyed tone.
Elijah threw up his arms in exasperation, his patience wearing thin amidst the chaos. "Can you speed it up!? We ain't got time for this shit!" he yelled back at Yana, frustration evident in his voice as the battle raged on around them.
Yana looked back down at her insufferable apostle with an even more irritated expression that said she wanted to pull his stupid hair. "Hmph! Fine! Don't blame me if he dies then!" she replied sharply.
Before anyone could react, the violet flames that had been dancing around the armored figure suddenly intensified, turning into an inferno that startled everyone trying to subdue him. The operators threw themselves backward to avoid being caught in the blaze while Elijah watched in a mix of horror and fascination as Yana descended. He wanted to protest, to call her off, but he decided to trust his small patron and turned his attention back towards the ongoing fight.
As Elijah took shots at anyone foolish enough to pop their head out, something within the battle-damaged cart caught his attention. He noticed a strange blue gleam through a small bullet hole.
Unable to contain his curiosity, Elijah quickly glanced over his shoulder to ensure Yana and the others were still managing the situation; he made a split-second decision. His hands reached out and grabbed the cart's badly damaged tailgate, and with a powerful pull, Elijah snapped it off.
Inside, amidst the scattered supplies and remnants of the tattered contents, Elijah's eyes widened at the assortment of loot before him. The cart was laden with treasures. Expensive-looking flasks filled with liquids of every color promised any egg heads at home would lose their minds in excitement. Golden tableware, despite the dim light, gleamed with an enticing luster that Elijah was sure no one was going to miss if a few found their way into his pack. Alongside these larger treasures were hefty coin pouches that seemed ull to the brim with the promise of wealth. All of which were covered by rough furs and a random mix of personal effects.
However, amidst the riches, one item seized Elijah's attention above all else: a strange black egg-like object, the size of a chest, barely visible under a torn sack with a broken frame. Its surface was glossy, absorbing the ambient light and creating an aura of mystery and power that was impossible to ignore.
Suddenly an Australian voice shouted, "Bingo! Target secured!" through his headset.
Elijah snapped his attention back to the man he was trying to help subdue and watched as Bennett and the two Australian operators hog-tie their now limp target.
As he heard the team start to stuff the knight-like individual into the GMV, Elijah couldn’t help but smirk. “Yoink, bitch!” he called out in glee as he began to gather the valuables.
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What conspiracy theories do you hold to be true on what this forbidden knowledge would be? A race of reptiles that existed with the dinosaurs? Humans were bred by aliens as slave labor? There was an ancient energy that powered things like the pyramids that was somehow depleted?
What would happen to modern people or how would they react if it was exposed? Is the world not ready to know there are aliens? Why are there so many places “off limits “ to archaeology or research?
Sorry for the rambling questions.