diff --git a/cogs/extremism.py b/cogs/extremism.py
index fdc851f..3420a27 100644
--- a/cogs/extremism.py
+++ b/cogs/extremism.py
@@ -1,45 +1,69 @@
 # You have been warned - this file is very EXTREME!
 import discord
 import asyncio
+import io
+import numpy
+import blend_modes
 from functools import partial
 from discord.ext import commands
 import PIL.Image
+from PIL import Image
+
+
+def _overlay_images(
+    background: PIL.Image.Image, 
+    foreground: PIL.Image.Image, 
+    mode=blend_modes.overlay,
+    opacity: float = 1.0
+) -> PIL.Image.Image:
+    background = background.convert("RGBA")
+    foreground = foreground.convert("RGBA")
+    background.load()
+    foreground.load()
+    background_img = numpy.array(background)
+    background_img_float = background_img.astype(float)
+    foreground_img = numpy.array(foreground)
+    foreground_img_float = foreground_img.astype(float)
+
+    blended_img_float = mode(background_img_float, foreground_img_float, opacity)
+
+    blended_img = numpy.uint8(blended_img_float)
+    return PIL.Image.fromarray(blended_img)
 
 
 def overlay_logo(img: PIL.Image.Image) -> PIL.Image.Image:
     """Overlay the logo on an image."""
-    logo = PIL.Image.open("assets/extreme.png", "RGBA")
+    # clone the image
+    img = img.copy()
+    logo = PIL.Image.open("assets/extreme.png")
+    logo.convert("RGBA")
+    logo.load()
     logo = logo.resize((1024, 1024))
     img = img.resize((1024, 1024))
-    # Use alpha overlay to merge the two
-    final = PIL.Image.new("RGBA", img.size)
-    final = Image.alpha_composite(final, img)
-    final = Image.alpha_composite(final, logo)
-    return final
+    
+    img = _overlay_images(img, logo, blend_modes.darken_only)
+    return img
 
 
 def overlay_purple(img: PIL.Image.Image) -> PIL.Image.Image:
     """Overlay the purple on an image."""
     # purple_overlay_rgb = 0x440099
-    purple_overlay_rgba = (68, 0, 153, 0.5)
+    purple_overlay_rgba = (68, 0, 153)
     # Create the overlay image
     overlay = PIL.Image.new("RGBA", img.size, purple_overlay_rgba)
 
     # resize to 1024x1024
-    img = img.resize((1024, 1024))
+    img = img.copy().resize((1024, 1024))
     overlay = overlay.resize((1024, 1024))
 
-    # Use alpha overlay to merge the two
-    final = PIL.Image.new("RGBA", img.size)
-    final = Image.alpha_composite(final, img)
-    final = Image.alpha_composite(final, overlay)
-    return final
+    img = _overlay_images(img, overlay)
+    return img
 
 
 def extremify(img: PIL.Image.Image) -> PIL.Image.Image:
     """Apply the EXTREME effect to an image."""
-    img = overlay_logo(img)
     img = overlay_purple(img)
+    img = overlay_logo(img)
     return img
 
 
@@ -57,7 +81,7 @@ class Extremism(commands.Cog):
         # Download the image
         _img_bytes = await image.read()
         # Open the image
-        img = PIL.Image.open(io.BytesIO(_img_bytes), "RGBA")
+        img = PIL.Image.open(io.BytesIO(_img_bytes))
         # Apply the EXTREME effect
         img = await asyncio.to_thread(extremify, img)
         # Save the image