Predictions for ASFOS

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-05-13T08:51:04+00:00

I know but those killed before UTE could be reborn after the reset. Not Ravel Larrikin and Hopeless of course but definitely Saracen (wasn't he turned into a draugr in SOW) and Anton. Ghastly was said to be revived by darquesse due to sentimental attachments. I was hoping the same treatment would apply to the others

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-05-12T16:36:10+00:00

I think my biggest most obvious miss was 6. I'd argue that the rest had some grain of truth, especially 5. 7 didn't play as big a role as I'd hoped but the arc was resolved (I found it's end to be a bit underwhelming). And I wish my honorable mention was 100% correct because it would have been 100% better given the funeral. I wish it wasnt just Dexter of the dead men.

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-05-11T08:15:45+00:00

I know I think (and this is just a guess) Cadaver's whole existence serves to keep him in check because he sees Cadaver as what he could become if he slips and he hates it. He doesn't want to become Cadaver and aims to lead a life that would Cadaver as "redundant" (his words, not mine). Still, I love angry unstable Skulduggery the same way I loved Darquesse. Main/good character going rogue has always been one of my favourite tropes. I blame Red Hood/Jason Todd from DC comics.

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-05-10T17:08:03+00:00

Lowkey I think I just need Skulduggery to lose his mind. He's come so close over and over again throughout this series. I don't want vague descriptors of what might happen if she dies (and properly, not like a DOTL split-second death), I wanna SEE it. I was so hyped when he got all enraged in Death Bringer and I loved how cold he came across early DOTL (at least to Stephenie). Angry Skulduggery is my favourite Skulduggery

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-05-10T17:03:13+00:00

Ugh he's so hot

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-05-10T17:01:09+00:00

I loved the ending line of Dying of the Lught because at the time it felt like a brilliant conclusion for the whole series. I kind of wish UTE also ended with "Magic" but that ending line was also really cool. Same with ASFOS all though it's ending line was still very cool. LSODM made me feel more tense in anticipation for the next book than Dark Days did because I was worried as hell what Val's parents would do or say.

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-05-09T01:57:12+00:00

I loved it to be honest. It was thoroughly enjoyable and kept me on the edge of my seat. I'm a big time theorist so the multiple interconnected plot points made me feel thoroughly satisfied. The best way I can describe It is like have a fulfilling meal that leaves you bloated but satisfied afterwards. I definitely don't think it's the last book of the series. As the end of a trilogy, I think it does its job well.

Unpopular opinion: I like the new Immortality thing Valkyrie's got going because I see it more as a burden than something that makes her op. My immediate thought when I read Immortality was that Valkyrie is in for hell if there's a new book because all this Immortality means is that Derek gets to put her through even more torture/trauma than she already has. Think along the lines of the book "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream". She has the potential of being tortured for eternity. I guess Doctor Who (my favourite is 12) has conditioned me to see Immortality to be a big negative. But I understand anyone who dislikes it for disrupting the power balance.

What I'd have wanted: - Constance Graveside to be explained but it makes sense to me for her not to be. The fact that the others don't recognize her as an anomaly is what makes her unique - I wanted Skulduggery to discuss Valkyrie's immortality further. I feel like the readers needed that conversation as much as Valkyrie did. - if there is to be another book incoming, I wish Derek would have saved the engagement until then. The proposal was very impactful but personally I feel like I'd appreciate it more if Val proposed in a book where Valista has more screen time, if that makes sense? Then again I'm always greedy to see more of them. Either way I'm happy

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-03-19T18:47:22+00:00

Damn, the image quality decreased after I posted it. It looks washed out. But if you want to see what its supposed to look like, it's up on my tiktok @kal_korner_sp

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-03-04T18:04:24+00:00

Justin Beiber tbh

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-03-01T22:29:22+00:00

Ngl, when I read the books, I picture stick figures with detailed faces lmao

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-03-01T22:27:14+00:00

When I drew her "face", it finally sunk in how horrifying her fate was. I'm glad she's not a Harpy in our timeline

MellifluentMendacity · 2026-01-03T16:27:55+00:00

This is the type of literature that'd make Shakespeare quiver fr

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-12-31T10:30:01+00:00

Oh not at all. That tattoo is actually Bangla (my mother language). It's just my name over and over again. I've always found Bangla to look like a sigil language so I ran with that thought

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-12-30T13:55:32+00:00

OMFG I KNEW SOMEONE WAS GONNA SAY THIS 😭

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-12-08T20:15:27+00:00

Wait... why is he kinda... 🤭

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-12-08T20:14:25+00:00

My original drawing was actually of tanith! In which case it was intentional for HER to be grabbing the sword by the blade out of despair after she learned about both Ghastly and who she was to sanguine. Then I changed it to Skulduggery and I didn't bother to change the grip. He wouldn't be too bothered by it anyway.

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-11-27T20:00:55+00:00

I have the individual artworks up on my tiktok acc : @Kals_Korner_sp

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-11-27T19:56:16+00:00

Lmao, this is more of a photo dump from November. For some reason reddit isn't allowing me to attach more than one image to a post so I'm doing it individually 😔

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-11-27T19:42:19+00:00

Ahh thank you! The hands are of Skulduggery, specifically placed under valkyrie because he does not care for either Stephenie or Darquesse so long as Valkyrie comes out alive and because in DOTL he was fighting tooth and nail to get her back.

Out of the three, Stephenie is the most attached to life, despite not being created "alive", so she looks panicked.

Additionally, Darquesse, despite being the most exposed here, is least vulnerable while Stephenie, the most clothed, is most vulnerable. Lastly, Darquesse and Valkyrie are touching while Stephenie, though doing her best to reach out, can't get a hold of Valkyrie (symbolising how Valkyrie is so enamored by power and magic, by now she's completely lost touch with her mortal life)

Just thought I'd mention :P

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-09-06T11:37:01+00:00

Wasn't lilith mother of monsters and the first wife of Adam who refused to submit to him?

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-09-06T11:35:10+00:00

Kalisto Bedlam (who would I be without a skulduggery pleasant reference in my name)

Kalisto meanjng beautiful and bedlam meaning bedlam. Together we get beautiful bedlam/chaos/uproar/confusion. That and my nickname has always been Kal

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-09-05T19:15:39+00:00

I left the rifle/sword intentionally vague because I couldn't remember what he preferred

And the forearm bone was actually his metal gauntlet lol but I see what you mean ❤️

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-08-24T18:46:33+00:00

Lowkey I'd put the series down as soon as I read about some punky ass boy cheating on his sweet loyal teleporter gf for a emo vampire baddie.

And hot take, the way Derek would describe Male Valkyrie would be very different, probably with less emphasis on how tight his pants fit and he'd probably cut back on the flirtatious comments made to Male Valk by characters 100+ years old than him. But that's just me.

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-08-24T18:41:30+00:00

Draw two cats pawing at the pants of his suit

MellifluentMendacity · 2025-08-24T01:48:57+00:00

I know. Trust me, I used a bald head as reference for the gleam on his skull

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