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My first time drawing aphmau fan art in a million years and it's cocomau content that included one of my favs (it's the gravitational pull of an unresolved love-hate relationship with a youtube series I watched when I was 13)

anyways can we have more content with katelyn, sasha, gene, and travis please i beg of you aphmau from minecraft mystreet roleplay series

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Thank you for answering a few of my questions! I do wonder a bit on laurance betrayal. It’s really cool that you included it. In the original the calling made him more aggressive and show his worst traits, and he made the decision to leave, for the safety of those he cared for. Why did he betray aphmau and the others in your au?

You don’t need to answer if you don’t want too!! I’m just curious on his betrayal

So basically, in my upside-down diaries au, his reasons for betraying Aphmau and the others kind of goes like this:

Laurance becomes a Shadow knight, and as such he faces discrimination due to the reputation of Shadow Knights in the mcd world. On top of already being an orphaned petty criminal, Laurance feels even more outcast from society than ever and really plays into this idea that he must have some kind of doomed fate. For these reasons, he has very little issues committing atrocities in Phoenix Drop's name.

But Gene, Sasha, and Zenix, being the good guys but also still shadow knights, eventually convince Laurance that he should never have given up on his life, that no one is inherently doomed because your life is only what you make of it, not what others dictate. He sees how they refuse to let the hardships they've faced as Shadow Knights make them turn their backs on their values and beliefs.

So Laurance reevaluates his stance on the war and comes to the conclusion that he can no longer support Aphmau and her Phoenix Alliance. His betrayal comes in the form that he informs Gene, Sasha, Zenix, Zane, and Co. that Aphmau intends to infiltrate Scaleswind and perform a coup. Laurance helps them stop Aphmau before her plan can come to fruition, which is how Aphmau discovers his betrayal in the first place. Now of course even after he joins Gene and the others, he still isn't exactly a saint, but his less than virtuous personality ends up often coming in handy when it comes to getting things done.

So yeah. Rather than his exit coming from an emotionally unstable and distraught place as it did in MCD S2, it instead comes from him coming to terms with who he is and learning to rise above himself. Since og MCD gave him a corruption arc (kind of), I figured it'd make sense to give him something of a redemption arc in an upside down version.

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Lowkey need to know more about your upside-down diaries au. Does Sasha, gene and zenix play a huge part? What’s Garroth relationship with his family, same with Laurance and Candenza? Is there still a love triangle….I NEED TO KNOW MORE

Ok great get ready for a long info dump because I've got a LOT to say to answer your questions. Now I have rewritten some things since I've posted my original au post, but I'll keep my originally ideas attached as well.

1. Gene, Sasha, and Zenix’s roles?

Gene, Sasha, and Zenix play a huge part as they are sort of some of the only “good guys” in the cast.

Gene and Sasha take it upon themselves to travel from village to village and uncover conspiracies and crimes in order to put an end to the chaos that is flooding the Ru'an region in recent times. Gene and Sasha end up keeping tabs on Phoenix Drop as they discover more and more unusual activity in the area, which eventually leads to them tipping Zane off about the place.

Zenix in the meantime finds shelter with Gene and Sasha after being framed for the murder of the old lord and almost killed by the villagers of Phoenix Drop. The three devote themselves to stopping the approaching war before it can happen. This means finding who and what is orchestrating all of the chaos in the first place.

They are all still Shadow Knights. In this AU, Shadow Knights are still born of dark magic, but they are made as more sort of knights of justice? Crusaders of Shad made to return to the overworld to apprehend the evils that turned them into Shadow Knights in the first place in order to maintain balance in the world. I will go into how they became Shadow Knights and how it affected them if you ask me to, this post was just already getting so long, I was worried it would be too much 😭.

2. Garroth’s relationship with his family?

Garte - He was in a constant power struggle with Garte from an early age, always needing to have what he wanted, when he wanted it, and always refusing to obey Garte. Any attempts to discipline Garroth only made him more determined to rebel. This was largely in part due to how Garroth saw Garte make excuses for Zianna (who is the bad parent of the two in this au). When it became too much, Garte had him sent to the Guard Academy in hopes that they would straighten him out. Instead, Garroth returned with a vision for a new world under the rule of O'khasis. It was after hearing him out that Garte decided to banish Garroth for his ideas, seeing him unfit to rule O'khasis.

Zianna: So you know how in regular MCD all of the Ro'meave brothers pretty much have daddy issues? Well in this au they all get to have mommy issues instead. Zianna and Garte were forced into an arranged marriage for the sake of their own nations. Garte tried to make the best of things and do whatever he could for Zianna, but Zianna quickly became bitter and full of resentment. When Garroth was born, Zianna was never able to bring herself to properly bond with him. It ultimately resulted with Zianna treating Garroth cruelly and unfairly under the guise of discipline due to his status as the oldest son, but Garroth quickly picked up on the fact that she only loved Zane. Garte did nothing to correct this behavior as he felt what Zianna had turned into was his fault, but things hit their boiling point when Vylad was born. Garte was unable to take the insult and humiliation in spite of everything he had tried to do for Zianna, so he ordered Vylad to be taken away. Enraged and shaken by Garte's decision, she retaliated by attempting to take the then-child Garroth’s life. He was fortunately saved in time, but the event scarred him for life and became the root of his obsession with power, swearing that he would never allow anyone to harm him again. Garte would retract his decision and take Vylad in as his own, but Zianna was secretly sent to an asylum immediately afterwards. Zane was not old enough to remember the event and was simply told that Zianna was unwell and was sent away to receive help. Fortunately, Zianna finally found some sense of peace at the asylum and recognized the person she had become. She refused to return home, worried that she might be driven to harm again. By the time Garroth was 13, Zianna died of an unusual illness during her time away. Although he hardly thinks about her now, the fact that she seemed to hate him so much still eats him up inside.

Zane: He quickly grew to dislike Zane as it became apparent that he was the favored child. He failed to realize that it was in part his knack for getting into trouble and general disobedience that would put him in hot water with Garte while Zane was in his good graces. Regardless, he saw it as favoritism on both ends. There isn't a point in time that Zane doesn't remember Garroth being cold and nasty toward him. Any time he did anything kind for Zane, it usually turned out to be some form of manipulation. Zane eventually grew to distrust him, and the two ended up with a silent agreement to stay away from each other. Among other things, Garroth gets sick of Zane's sense of righteousness.

Vylad: Oddly enough, he has no real feelings toward Vylad in spite of his “part” in the event that caused his own mother to attack him, something that confused even Zane. At best he pitied Vylad, and at worst he considered him a waste of space and a reminder of his father's stupidity. While Zane kept Vylad away from Garroth regardless, he was to some extent not afraid to leave Vylad with Garroth because of this. This was until one day when Vylad went out on a walk and he never came back. Garte and Zane did not suspect Garroth at first until they found a ring given to Vylad by Zianna at birth in Garroth's possession. Unable to prove the crime that had been committed, and unable to face the kind of person he raised, Garte sent Garroth away to the guard academy. In truth, Garroth chose Vylad as victim in what was the first in a long line of advanced dark magic and ritual practices. He had considered him so insignificant that he thought no one would miss him. The result turned Vylad into a Shadow Knight, but he does not return as a crusader, but as a prophet of the fate of the world.

3. Laurance's Family Relationship?

As adopted siblings, he and Cadenza are virtually strangers. They never got along and never cared to get to know each other. Cadenza was obsessed with the notion that Laurance was trying to swoop in and take her place as second in command of Meteli. Laurance on the other hand had no such ambitions as he did not care for being a guard. Cadenza was willing to let Laurance go around and be a petty criminal around Meteli so long as it meant he could ensure that the other guards weren’t a threat towards her position. Laurance cared very little for his adoptive father as years spent scavenging for scraps for himself made him scoff at the notion of generosity and goodwill from strangers.

4. Love Triangle?

Okay so this is where things get a little messy because of how I've chosen to rewrite my au kind of, so i'll include the original ideas for the love triangle as well as the new ones for clarity.

The main idea for what I've rewritten about the au is that I'm playing around with the idea of Aphmau being an extremist warmonger instead of a cowardly figurehead. That, and Laurance potentially having a redemption arc and betraying Aphmau (rather than Garroth betraying Aphmau as seen in MCD)

Laurmau: OG AU IDEA - Laurance did take a liking to Aphmau at first, but he was turned off by her cowardly nature. Aphmau did like Laurance somewhat, but as the status of Phoenix Drop and her position as lord quickly spiraled out of control, she wishes for nothing more than to sell out Garroth, Laurance, Zoey, and all of the other little demons bickering in her ear if it meant she could get some peace.

NEW IDEA - Aphmau and Laurance genuinely love each other. Laurance loves Aphmau for her ferocity and devotion to her cause, while Aphmau loves Laurance for his loyalty and honesty about who he is. In her vision of a new world, she imagines him ruling right beside her. That is until Zane comes to Phoenix Drop and reveals to her Garroth's true identity. This is where the “love” triangle comes in as Aphmau imagines all of the ways an alliance with O'khasis would accelerate the progress of her plans, forcing her to choose between her love for Laurance and her desire for power and control. All of this makes it all the more painful when he betrays her and joins forces with Zane to stop her. Laurance can not believe that he turned his back on the love of his life, and Aphmau can't get over being left for dead by the one man who was supposed to always be by her side.

Garmau: OG AU IDEA - Garroth does not truly love Aphmau at all, but attempts to seduce and woo her in an effort to control and manipulate her even further. Although Aphmau has become increasingly aware of his true nature, she submits to his charms as it is often the only times she feels like anyone cares, even if she knows it's all lies and manipulation. She doesn't love Garroth, but loves feeling loved. That being said, she’d happily sell him out to just be rid of him once and for all.

NEW IDEA - They ABSOLUTELY dislike each other. While Garroth put on a charming and innocent face at first when they were first getting to know each other, he slowly pulled off the mask as they grew to be allies with a common goal. Aphmau dislikes his treachery and dishonesty, aware that he’s tried to manipulate her before. She largely puts up with him due to his knowledge of the dark arts and politics, as well as his unmatched capacity for slaughtering people in the dozens. Garroth dislikes her for her inability to compromise on her ideals and the fact that he often fails to manipulate her. He plots to get rid of her and take charge of the Phoenix Alliance himself. However, he's aware that he is unable to control and sway crowds and armies like she can.

I feel like if there was actual Garmau in this version of the AU, it'd be incredibly toxic. I have ideas for what it would be, but they would become so dependent on each other while not ever actually loving the other that much that would make their relationship like radioactive levels of toxic.

Aarmau: OG AU IDEA - Aaron becomes a form of escapism for Aphmau, and for this reason the others try to keep them apart and get rid of Aaron.

NEW IDEA - Aphmau and Aaron become rivals as Aaron develops his own faction to fight against O'khasis. They do not care for each other at all as they are both more concerned with domination.

Anyways this ended up being a lot longer than i thought it'd be 😭. If you have any more questions feel free to ask away.

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Does anyone have any ship predictions/ship wishes for mystreet season 7? I'm not sure if they'll really dedicate a portion of the series to building up a new ship since they already have plenty to work with storywise with Aarmau, Zane~Chan, and Travlyn, but still. Which ones do y'all think are most likely to become canon before the end of the series?

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Minecraft diaries would have been better if the entire cast were monsters actually. They should have brought back Spider Queen Aphmau from Minecraft diaries origins. I have no idea what the other guys would be though, so maybe this is more of a pro-Spider Queen Aphmau post than anything else.

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Going down the MLP Infection au rabbit hole has got me wanting to make a MCD Infection au

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headcanon that each and every one of the Ro'meaves (including Zianna) have had someone make an attempt on their lives or have had a genuine near death experience. Though I suppose Vylad would be sort of in a gray area. Fellas does it count as a 'near death' experience if you actually died but were brought back to life via dark magic 🤔

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Upside-down Diaries AU: KIND of a role reversal au? Or kind of more like a 'morals reversal' au. Basically, bad guys are good guys and vice versa. I have more written out for this but it's late so, here's this for now.

Aphmau: Unlike the courageous and confident natural leader that Aphmau normally is, this version of Aphmau is apprehensive and cowardly, seeking to avoid conflict by hiding behind higher powers. In this version of events she has been made to be the figurehead lord of Phoenix Drop while the likes of Garroth, Zoey, and Laurance run the real show. She is aware of her magic capabilities but struggles to use them due to light-based magic requiring confidence as an energy source. While she was convinced to be the figurehead of Phoenix Drop for free food and shelter, she's quickly come to regret the decision as O'khasis prepares for a war and she struggles to pose as the charismatic leader she's supposed to be. She tries to run away several times, but finds herself trapped by all the people trying to use her for their own self interest. If given the opportunity, she'd likely sell everyone out if it meant she wouldn't have to deal with it anymore.

Garroth: In contrast to Garroth’s canon status of a runaway prince in hiding because he hates the idea of being a ruler in any capacity, this version of Garroth is a power hungry disgraced prince who was banished from O’Khasis for his vision of O'khasis conquering the entire Ru'an region and creating an empire. He was not welcome anywhere but Phoenix Drop, which was too small of a town to catch wind of the news of his true character. Garroth murdered the old lord (and later framed Zenix for it) in an attempt to take control over Phoenix Drop as part of his larger revenge plan, but once Aphmau came into Phoenix Drop he decided that nurturing a nobody with no reputation into a pawn would be better than trying to fix his own reputation.

Laurance: Unlike his charismatic and loyal counterpart, this version of Laurance is a selfish and antagonistic mercenary and petty criminal that is a living pest in Meteli. While he has a soft spot for Aphmau, money and material items speak to him above all other things. In this version of events, Laurance only went to the Nether to retrieve Aphmau and Castor because he was paid to ensure their safe return. He only became trapped inside the Nether during a confrontation with Shad's spirit going south. ((which only Aphmau was meant to confront, if you watch the OG episode,,,)) Laurance is still saved by Ungrth, but with no Lord or anyone he truly cares about, Laurance finds himself stuck in his premature Shadow Knight state. Laurance only joins the Phoenix Alliance because Garroth and Zoey promised that they would help him reach maturity in exchange for his use as a Shadow Knight.

Zoey: Similar to her original counterpart, Zoey was exiled from Ygraddsil, but for meddling with the dark side of her barrier magicks and causing a massive patch of Void Infection in the forest. Initially this Zoey was like OG Zoey, but the tragic and sudden passing of husband and son made her obsessed with finding a way to resurrect them. Not phased by her exile, Zoey used the opportunity to travel the world in her efforts to continue her research and studies of dark magic. Eventually she wound up in Phoenix Drop, where she could sense the dark magic used by Garroth from a mile away. Fascinated by his knowledge of the Divine Warriors and the makeshift dark magic he's had to generate with the limited information on dark magic in Ru'an, Zoey becomes Garroth’s black magick mentor under the condition that once he acquires the relics, that he helps Zoey bring her family back to life.

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Void Paradox Season 2 has literally like, no chance of ever happening at all, but I think a cool plot line or like, even potential Season 3 or spin-off series idea (a spin-off of a spin-off? 🤨) would be if Aphmau and Modzilla return everyone to their respective universes, but it turns out that they accidentally left Laurance in an alternate MCD universe and now he has to find a way back home while everyone is under the impression that he is their version of Laurance.

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Has anyone ever thought what it would be like if any of the other Divine Warriors went corrupt instead of Shad? And how that would alter the main events of MCD?

I think one of the harshest changes from such a concept would be the existence of shadow knights. Like, would you replace them with a variant that represents said corrupted Divine Warrior or just remove them all together?

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My version/take on the Divine Warriors part two

Menphia the Fury: Menphia grew up as an orphan meif'wa in the streets of a small village in Tu'la, but due to the emphasis on family and support in Tu'la culture, she was raised by the townsfolk and grew up with a strong sense of the importance of family, friendship, and selflessness. Menphia was the head guard in her hometown when she met Irene. Menphia was initially hostile towards Irene and Shad as she believed them to be some sort of opportunists as Tu'la deals with those savior type of con artists regularly. Menphia was convinced to join the Divine Warriors when she saw that they were truly genuine people and that she shared a lot of core values with Irene. Despite her belief in strong bonds, the relationship between everyone in the group was always unstable. Menphia herself would not second-guess having to kill a member of the group if it was for the greater good. It was the only way she was ever convinced to aid the coup on Shad. Although she always sided with Irene, Menphia had a deep respect for Shad. Her time with the Divine Warriors made her very depressed, and she eventually operated more as Irene's right hand rather than operating on her own virtues. Shad's banishment caused Menphia to realize what had happened to her own values, causing her to retire from the group and return to Tu'la, where she rediscovered her spark for life. The Fury relic is the relic of creation, nature magic, element magic, animation magic, and grants the ability t9 create terrain and ecosystems within dimensions.

Kul'zak the Wanderer: Kul'zak grew up in a far out and small region, giving him a desire to travel from an early age. Kul'zak had been traveling for years when he met Irene and Shad, and he was actually older than them. They met because Irene and Shad had become terribly lost one time and Kul'zak took pity on them and decided to be their guide. Although everyone went to Enki for advice, everyone went to Kul'zak for a second opinion as he had better social experience than Enki. Future visions from his relic caused Kul'zak to grow distant from the group. He immediately accepted the invitation to kill Shad, to everyone’s surprise, and refused to disclose his reasons. Kul'zak questioned his decision after the banishment of Shad, wondering if he had really made the best decision for the future. After Shad's banishment, Kul'zak disappeared. Not a soul knew where he was until one day his children brought his deceased corpse to Irene with instructions to bury him at what would turn into Phoenix Alliance island. The Wanderer's relic is the relic of time, space, flight, travel, and time manipulation with the exception of tampering with the past, and also grants the ability to set the flow of time in other dimensions.

Esmund the Protector: Esmund grew up fairly well off. Not rich, but not poor either. He was naturally charismatic and intelligent and would have otherwise led a life as a productive member of society if it weren't for his father. Behind closed doors, Esmund's father was physically and emotionally abusive to him, and Esmund lived in fear of him. Esmund took the abuse until he was around 13, when he found it within himself to poison and kill his father. He was never suspected by local guards, and he was never caught. The exoneration from killing his own father caused Esmund to vow that he would never allow to let another person make him feel powerless ever again. Contrary to what current Ru'an texts state, Esmund became power-hungry, manipulative, malicious, and would go on to become a social climber and work his way into the top. Esmund was the last person to be recruited into the Divine Warriors, and unlike the other Divine Warriors, Irene actively sought him out due to the great reputation he had made for himself. Esmund was hesitant to accept Irene's offer at first, but upon seeing a display of the Magi's power, Esmund knew he needed to have it. Esmund pretended to be on the side of good and justice for a little while, but he would slowly drop his facade and show his true colors. But by then it had been too late to remove him from the group as he had successfully manipulated Irene onto his side. Although it was strongly believed that Esmund was madly in love with Irene, it was all just an act that he did to further manipulate Irene when he pleased. Although he initially had some goodness in his heart, becoming a Divine Warrior completely corrupted Esmund. After the banishment of Shad, Esmund realized that Irene and the rest of the Divine Warriors had nothing left to offer him. He would go on to marry royalty and set the foundations for what O'khasis is today. The Protector's relic is the relic of defense magic, offense magic, grants the ability to split fractions of the relics power among others, and can also open holes in the realm barrier similar to Shad. Except this relic requires total concentration to do so.

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My version/take on the Divine Warriors (Part one)

Irene the Matron: Born a gifted prodigy in the field of Healing and Light magic to a family of nobles in her time. Her family had a reputation for being philanthropists of sorts, so it only stood to reason that Irene would carry on this legacy. Especially considering her magical capabilities. Irene would go on to become a social activist in her late teens, but then become sort of a wanderer around her late twenties/early thirties as she pondered whether true peace and equality could be achieved in the world. Her belief in fighting against prejudice led her to befriend Shad, who was an outcast. She and Shad discovered the Magi together, and Irene became convinced that it was the key to creating true peace (spoiler alert: it wasn't). Irene set out on an Avengers Initiative™ to split the power of the Magi and create the Divine Warriors. As time went on, Irene became disillusioned, numb, paranoid, and developed a God complex as well as a dim world view as her efforts fell apart. Being a shell of her former self, she allowed herself to be persuaded in the pseudo-coup against Shad that turned him into the Shadow Lord. It was shortly after this that the Divine Warriors disbanded, and Irene decided to settle for reincarnation. The Matron relic is the relic of healing, fertility, light, support, possession, and grants the ability to create pocket dimensions.

Shad the Destroyer: Shad was claimed to be destined to bring upon great suffering and pestilence upon his birth. As a result, he was consistently outcast by his village and eventually his own family. At the age of 13, his own unmastered chaos magic came to him, and he became an even larger target to others. Growing up in a cruel and harsh environment, Shad became bitter and rageful, and became a violent criminal who went out of his way to terrorize villages who especially stigmatized magical beings or those with magic abilities. Shad was not initially trusting of Irene, but grew to befriend her over time and learn to open up and overcome his trauma and rage as he learned to see the value in trying to heal the world rather than destroy it. Unlike Irene, Shad was apprehensive about using the Magi, and wanted to leave it alone, but he was ignored. Shad's happiest memories were during the early days of the Divine Warriors. Shad's descent to darkness came as the Divine Warriors lost sight of their goals, and as they came together and advocated for his death and the destruction of his relic. He realized that nothing had truly changed since he was a young man and that perhaps total destruction was necessary after all. The Destroyer relic is the relic of chaos, decay, darkness, disease, resurrection, and grants the ability to destroy sections of the realm barrier temporarily.

Enki the Keeper:

Like Shad, Enki was also shunned in his early life due to being a warlock. Enki found solace in books and conducting research as a result. Enki was not particularly impressed by Irene when he first met her, but he quickly became close with Shad due to their shared social issues. Enki was anti-social and was not at all interested in going out of his way to help people, let alone bring peace to the world. He believed that using magic to deal with social matters would cause more harm than good. Enki was only convinced to join the Divine Warriors as he wishes to study the Magi and the nature of the relics. Shad was the closest person to Enki, and Enki acted as a sort of advisor to Irene and the group as he was the most wise and knowledgeable. As time passed, Enki's mind struggled with the burden of knowledge that he was maybe never supposed to have, but he stayed out of fear of what someone other than himself do with the knowledge contained by the Keeper Relic. Enki was only convinced to kill Shad due to his ability to discern right and wrong having been muddied. Enki retired from the Divine Warriors soon after Shad's banishment and lived the rest of his life in solitude. The Keeper relic is the relic of knowledge, mind magic, memory magic, cloaking magic, and granted the ability to create pathways to other dimensions.