Hey... That's the Izayoi! Drop that thing right now, you idiot!
— Ragna the Bloodedge's win quote against Tsubaki Yayoi, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
[The Izayoi] is a vile thing. I have heard tales of its power during the great war, but those who wielded it never met pleasant ends. The end that awaits those who lose their light is... cold.
— Hakumen, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
A tear spilled down Callahan's right cheek, then another. He wiped them away absently. "I've never dared handle it, but I've seen it. Felt its power. Christ the Man Jesus help me, I have Black Thirteen under the floorboards of my church. And it's come alive. Do you understand me?" He looked at them with his wet eyes. "It's come alive."
It was mine now, something secret
Something precious and rare
And then it changed me, and I liked it
Now I wish it wasn't there
Would you cancel my appointments
Pretty sure I won't be coming in today
Something precious and rare
And then it changed me, and I liked it
Now I wish it wasn't there
Would you cancel my appointments
Pretty sure I won't be coming in today
— Jonathan Coulton, "Dissolve"
Frodo: You say the ring is dangerous, far more dangerous than I guess. In what way?
Gandalf: In many ways. It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would possess him.
Gandalf: In many ways. It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would possess him.
— The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
— The inscription on the One Ring, translated from the Black Speech, The Lord of the Rings
Come with me and I'll make all your wishes come true
Lifting the chains of oppression from you
Wiping away the lines carved in your face
Take the Relic from this place...
Lifting the chains of oppression from you
Wiping away the lines carved in your face
Take the Relic from this place...
— Symphony X, "The Relic"
Revenant: Turn back, mortals. Death and darkness are all that await you in this forsaken vault.
Arthas: I doubt there's anything down here more terrifying than what we've faced already.
Revenant: Believe what you will, boy. You Shall Not Pass!.
(turning back is of course not an option)
Revenant: Turn away... before it's... too late...
Arthas: Still trying to protect the sword, are you?
Revenant: No... trying to protect you... from it...
Arthas: I doubt there's anything down here more terrifying than what we've faced already.
Revenant: Believe what you will, boy. You Shall Not Pass!.
(turning back is of course not an option)
Revenant: Turn away... before it's... too late...
Arthas: Still trying to protect the sword, are you?
Revenant: No... trying to protect you... from it...
If Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees got married and had a baby, your ring would be the baby!
— Tristan, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series
Twilight: Rarity? You know that book in the Princess's old library? The one behind the secret door, locked iron door, with the staircase that crumbles after you remove the book?
Rarity: Which one, Twilight? There are quite a few, you know.
Twilight: The one covered in spikes, containing a spell which grants the caster dark magical abilities but which eventually drive them mad with power.
Rarity: You're going to need to be a bit more specific.
Rarity: Which one, Twilight? There are quite a few, you know.
Twilight: The one covered in spikes, containing a spell which grants the caster dark magical abilities but which eventually drive them mad with power.
Rarity: You're going to need to be a bit more specific.
"Once she has this little golden necklace in the house, she will feel the power of the devil!"
— Mephisto, Faust
"This is Aztec gold. One of 882 identical pieces they delivered in a stone chest to Cortés himself. Blood money paid to stem the slaughter he wreaked upon them with his armies. But the greed of Cortés was insatiable. So the heathen gods placed upon the gold a terrible curse. Any mortal that removes but a single piece from that stone chest shall be punished for eternity."
— Hector Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Reiko Asakawa: So that video is...
Ryuji Takayama: It's not of this world. It's Sadako's fury. And she's put a curse on us.
Ryuji Takayama: It's not of this world. It's Sadako's fury. And she's put a curse on us.
— Ringu
Simon the Devious: The hat is mine!
Nadja: No, you don't want the hat! It's too big for your head, it doesn't frame your face properly, and IT'S GOT A GIANT FUCKING CURSE ON IT!
Simon the Devious: ...okay, that's making me want the hat a little less.
Nadja: No, you don't want the hat! It's too big for your head, it doesn't frame your face properly, and IT'S GOT A GIANT FUCKING CURSE ON IT!
Simon the Devious: ...okay, that's making me want the hat a little less.
