Israel burned people alive by striking tents at a hospital courtyard, and we all watched it live-streamed on our screens.
4 Palestinians were killed, and 70 others suffered severe burns from the same attack.
These 70 are still alive and screaming out of pain because Israel does not allow any medication into Gaza, not burn creams or pain medication, not even bandages.
MH3 but Deuce ended up in Boston and meets Chad, Clair, and Jackson (who is part monster but in hiding)
Lilith is his antagonist and she comes from a superstitious, monster hunting family. Her father is descended from Abraham van Helsing, and her mother is descended from William Stoughton (the chief judge of the Salem Witch Trials)
She isn’t too bad she just wants balance. The moment she realizes there is a way to get him out of the human world, she stops attacking him and helps.
Ellis is recruited to help too (for the witch drama with Lilith)
Of course!
I’m thinking about the stuff that cuts down the MH vampires’ ages to roughly 160 and not 1600, and in that version Valentine would’ve been born in Ireland during the Great Famine
Admittedly, I don’t have the widest range of experience when it’s come to archery. I’ve only been shooting for a year now, and the time that I do take to shoot have long months between them. Still, I think it’s important to outline the basics for anyone who wants to write an archer in their book and wants to save themselves the embarrassment of having the archer do something that an archer would never do in a million years.
- Archers usually unstring their bow after battle. Unstringing a bow is exactly what it sounds like: removing the string from the bow’s limbs. Usually, archers then wrap the string around the now-straightened bow so they don’t lose it as easily. Archers unstring bows because everytime the limbs are bent by the string, there is a large amount of tension in the limbs. If the string is on too long and the bow has not been shot for a while, the limbs will start to wear down and lose their power, resulting in an archer needing to buy new limbs or an entirely new bow.
- Archers always retrieve their arrows after battle. Arrows are expensive and take a long time to make, so archers want to conserve as many arrows as possible. Sometimes they have a repair kit with them at the ready, in case they find an arrow with a loose arrowhead or broken fletching that can easily be repaired.
- Training arrows are not the same as battle arrows. Training arrows have thinner shafts and usually blunted tips so they can easily be removed from targets. Thinner shafts break more easily, and the blunted tips – whilst they can pierce skin – usually won’t get very far in the flesh. They’re also easier to make. Battle arrows are thicker, and their heads are pointed at the tip and have two pointed ends at its sides. This arrowhead is designed to easily pierce through flesh, and is incredibly difficult to pull out because its two pointed ends snag onto flesh. If you want to pull it out, you’d have to tear the flesh away with it, which can lead to an even larger wound.
- Arrows are fatal, and one can incapacitate a soldier for the rest of his life. Arrows are not easily snapped off like you see in movies. The draw weight is too strong, and they can sometimes be as strong as bullets. They will pierce through bone and tendons, which do not easily heal. Furthermore, if you want to remove an arrow, you either have to go through surgery, parting the flesh away from the arrowhead so it doesn’t snag onto anything, or you have you push – not pull – it all the way through the body.
- Bows are not designed for hitting people with in close combat. The limbs are specifically made to flex. Imagine hitting someone with a flexing piece of wood. If you hit with the middle of the bow, it still does very little because there is no weight behind the bow, and so you might as well be hitting them with a pillow. It might be annoying to the opponent, but it won’t save you. Archers need a secondary blade in close combat. They cannot strike people with their bows and expect to win.
- Draw weight affects speed, range, and impact. Draw weight is measured in pounds, at least in America, and it is measured in how much weight must be pulled when you draw back the string. A high draw weight means stiffer, thicker limbs that can shoot further and hit harder. But, this is at the cost of speed. A low draw weight means thinner, more flexible limbs that can shoot smaller distances and have low impact, but can be shot faster. Before you acrobatic fanatics immediately seize the smaller bow for its speed, understand that a bow’s advantage is in its range. No one can hit an archer from 300 meters away with their spear or sword. The archer has complete dominance over the battlefield in this way, and their arrows can kill anyone who gets too close. Not hurt. Not annoy. Kill. And a higher draw weight means a better chance of piercing through specific armor, then flesh, then bone. A lower draw weight means less range and, even worse, a lower chance that the arrow would even pierce through armor if the arrow even hits its target.
- Bows will always be outmatched in close combat against any other weapon. Bows take too long to draw and shoot, and at such close range, the opponent has an easier chance to dodge oncoming arrows. I already explained that the bows themselves cannot be used to take down a foe.
- Bowmen on horseback are utterly terrifying. Archers usually can’t move from their spot because range is more important than mobility, and at such a long range, you usually don’t need to move from your spot anyways. Bowmen on horses, however, are closer to the battle, and worse, they are faster than almost anyone on the battlefield. Not only are they difficult to hit, you have no way of predicting where they will shoot next because they can circle around you in confusing ways. If you want an interesting archer character, I’d advise trying these guys out.
- Never underestimate armor and padding. Arrows will never be able to pierce through plate armor because its curved surface will always deflect oncoming arrows. Arrows can pierce through maille because maille is made out of metal rings that can be bent and can fall away. However, padding usually lies underneath, which is surprisingly durable and can stop an oncoming arrow, as well as absorb some of its impact. Because of this, make certain that the archer is focusing on gabs in the armor. To know this, you MUST study armor. Gabs usually lie where the joints are because soldiers need those gabs open so they can move. Typical gaps lie in the neck, the armpit, the inner-elbow, the knees, and the palm of the hand. Impact is also an archer’s friend. A war arrow shot by a hundred pound bow, hurtling at incredible speeds and gaining momentum the further it travels, can evoke serious damage. To be hit by one of these arrows will feel more like being hit by a horse than being hit by someone’s fist.
Valentine has a Romanian accent when he speaks English and an Irish accent when he speaks Latin
I don’t have many expectations of the monster high the movie sequel coming out but I need valentine in fancy clothes
I see her like that too. Especially since Val didn’t get any of his magic back from her love, I don’t know if she loves him or if she’s just “obligated” to deal with him since she’s his mom
kinda realising that i hc val's mother to be a bit neglectful and disinterested in val. what do you all hc his mother to be like?
the nazi israeli army must be stopped like actually its insane this has gone on for this long
Ugh I love them so much please universe let them be happy and in love please 🙏
My least favorite part of having a small social media platform isnt even the number of likes I get it’s just that nobody leaves comments 😭 like please talk to me
Can’t wait for Netflix to make more School for Good and Evil movies so we can see these guys
Consider for a moment if, due to the fact that they were both in Lord Stoker's household at some point, Kieran and Elissabat had a somewhat familial relationship. What if at some point they're reunited and they call each other Lissie and Ren-Ren because they're siblings who have to at least somewhat annoy each other. What if Elissabat is the older sister and Val is the younger brother. Just suspend your disbelief and consider it for a moment.
(Sigh-v)novelist and fanfic authorYes this is like entirely Kieran Valentine
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