#––– ❛ 【 musings / acheron. 】

[astrxlfinale]

At this point I feel like Hoyo is subconsciously aware of my very own Caelus oriented joke.

There's no goddamn way I got this text.

With a reply this spirited on top of that.

[rubywolf0201]

I wonder when will Hoyo make a new Support/Sustain unit for Hypercarry units like Seele, Dan Heng IL and many others because so far, they’ve been irrelevant for from the meta for quite a long time ever since Acheron, Boothill, Firefly and Feixiao have dominated it thanks to their playstyle and how some units have supported them.

I feel sorry for the Hypercarry units at most because they were pretty great units to play with most of the time if you put them on the right team that can support their playstyle like pairing Sparkle with Dan Heng IL, Seele or even Jing Yuan.

[iceiclehorned]

"T'OH!" Nicole charges towards Acheron, no fighting intent. With NO fighting intent! Still, she charges, the girl's briefcase opening to reveal its cannon-y internals. Etheric energy charges at the end, primed for release! Fifteen feet from collision, the pinkette jumps as high as she can, angles the briefcase downward and fires a highly pressured shot at the ground! Golden and pink particles leave her body as her hair begins to glow a vibrant shade of pink to white.

One! Her body arches back as she launches three feet, bringing her knees in to provide rotational momentum to re-angle and shoot the ground again.

Two! The next shot sends her three more feet higher, now having completed a full backflip! "Are ya watching~?!" She teased with a confident smirk on her face. She twists her hips mid-air as her legs uncurl, body facing the ground, both hands gripping the case's handle. "For the finisher~! PIH!"

Three! Nicole blows herself to the ground to kick up a thick cloud of dust as she re-enters. That orb of ether that flew off in the distance? Not her problem.

The Cunning Hare, calmly sitting on her briefcase with her legs crossed, asks as she looks right at Acheron, "How was that~?!" The particles fade and her hair regains its purple sheen. (Nicole to Ankleron.)

Enemies began to make themselves known to the pair, subtly surrounding the two in growing numbers. With the level of skill both possessed, the matter was not to be overdramatised. Raising her sword, the emanator took a few steps forward, a sharpened gaze fixating on the group of enemies that seemed to roar with intent to strike. The collection of Goblins, Dullahans and Alpecas had mindlessly grouped together, enabling that nihilistic strike to cut through effortlessly, drawing that power from the Aeon’s path. Without needing to unsheathe her sword, many enemies had fallen, only a nightmarish glow of lightning left behind in her powerful wake.

Turning around, Acheron was made aware of the situation happening behind her. With a clear exit, if the two so chose, they could have escaped. Yet, they remained, needing to be rid of all problems on their path. Although, before a move could be made, the pink haired woman had made her own, performing an intensive acrobatic dance that seemingly captivated the falsehood’s attention. Her long, purple hair seemed to flow effortlessly with the swift movements that Nicole executed. Was she trying to show off in front of her? Regardless, purple eyes remained fixated on every slight movement that was made, drinking in the impressive sight before her.

“You are putting on such an incredible show just for my eyes,” she responds, raising a playful brow. It was unlike her usual self, but it felt as though she was beginning to unravel in a comfortable way with Nicole. “Why wouldn’t I be watching you?” A casual conversation on the battlefield, with her physical stance changing. Folding her arms across her chest, remaining still. It would be rude for her to unnecessarily interrupt such an intriguing encounter, no wave of threat to be found in either of their body languages as that fighting dance continued so elegantly. One could argue it was better than Swan Lake’s ballet. “You have such exceptional form, like that of an experienced performer, showcasing the many talents they possess for a grand show.” Simply hypnotising.

Who would she be not to sing her friend’s praises?

She had been particularly fond of the way her hair seemed to become akin to the moon shining over a river, lighting the beauty before one’s eyes with a subtle glow, lighting the dirty path with a sense of eloquence. With the dust flying everywhere, a gloved hand waved itself in front of her face, before becoming reacquainted with her friend, who now appeared to have found a comfortable position on top of that powerful briefcase. Seriously, it was one of the most creative means to fight that Acheron had ever witnessed firsthand, and she was not about to diminish just how whimsical it had been, even if she was not going to frame her words that way.

“You did an extraordinary job out there. Though, perhaps you shouldn’t be so reckless on the battlefield… this will be a moment I will look fondly upon, even in the distant future.” Despite her horrible memory, there were some things she would never be able to forget, no matter how hard she tries. This will become one of them.

[gravesung-moving]

quick and dirty bios for the unseen's inner circle (the sanctum)!

bc i just remembered sage and fletch are the only unseen creatures i actually have bios for.

*note — by default, these descriptions apply to the unseen as they are in shelter island. some details are subject to change based on verse. *note 2 — each member of the sanctum has a self-chosen tarot card that's left behind as a "calling card" at a particular job they claim responsibility for. in place of a stolen bounty, on top of a body, etc.

acheron ??? (he/him) — the poisoner

the emperor

dilf

calm, collected, honest but in a kind way. pretty emotionally intelligent.

as a rule, never pries into other people's business. lane = stayed in.

has a son who's in college rn! on good terms with his ex-wife.

ex-safecracker/bank robber

he makes poisons! has a little lab and everything

occasionally fletch will pull him out of retirement and make him go crack a safe. he complains about his knees

norah suman (she/her) — the engineer

the sun

lesbiab

has had a secret crush on seph for a couple years. designed her arms from the ground up, and the first point of contact when something goes wrong or seph needs a redesign/upgrade

dry humor, very blunt and often sarcastic

eyebrow piercing

habit of chopping off her hair when she's sad

makes the gadgets. makes explosives, modifies weapons, invents new shit, always thinking about new ways to do stuff. engineering as an art and a science at the same time.

also an up-and-coming tattoo artist!

orion aisa (he/they) — the forger

the moon

seph's twin brother

not a great fighter, hates using guns

eyepatch over his right eye. fletch took it when he and seph tried to escape as teenagers, along with ripping seph's arms off, which is a very normal and cool and chill reaction to have

trans lad. top surgery, took testosterone for a few years but then stopped. pretty satisfied with where he's at right now

excellent painter

suffers from hand tremors, though they fade when he paints

hector dionísio (he/him) — the muscle

the wheel of fortune

unpredictable and violent. unhinged.

will be having a drink with you and then at a hair-trigger provocation, he'll just turn around and start kicking the shit out of someone

scarily good fighter, way too fast for his muscular build

no one knows why fletch trusts him to be in the inner circle and not rat on them

unexpectedly very reliable as a teammate. he does his job very well

fixated on seph in a "constantly riling her so that she'll fight him whenever he wants" way

fixated on edith in a "why can't i land a hit on you. come here" way

pit fighter. so far undefeated

cody shimura (he/him) — the accountant

justice

the most guy ever

he's so tired.

retired hedge fund manager, went into crime because he did some digging, realized the finance industry was already in fletch's pocket anyway, and his ability to stealthily uncover those secrets impressed fletch enough to hire him on.

tries to be a plant dad but he keeps killing them

surprisingly well-trained with a gun

occasionally pulls out the most scathing one-liners in the quietest and calmest voice imaginable

sage / VECTOR (she/her) — the driver

the world

technomancer (arcane hacker)

pokemon superfan

harvard dropout

a pretty normal person, generally, probably the least traumatized out of the crew

can summon cars / motorcycles made of, essentially, compressed/hardened demon souls sourced straight from hell

also has normal, non-summonable cars / motorcycles that she likes to augment and fix up with norah's help

has a giant fluffy dog named Baby

fucking Maniac behind the wheel. the dog's name is a reference to baby driver for a reason.

if she knew about @tewwor's vector alias, she would make them matching shirts

edith winter (she/they) — the thief

the hermit

sneaky. quiet. wow shocker

fey changeling who's lived on earth their whole life, but is in contact with the human child they replaced

raised by wolves a gang, sort of collectively alongside her parents. it takes a village yaknow. they all had a hand in training her to be the insanely skilled thief she is — edith was probably the most valuable piece on their board, even at a young age

said gang was absorbed by the unseen and scattered across the world for resisting said absorption. one of edith's parents was killed in the conflict, the other was sent across the world but she doesn't know where

no one knows if they're bitter about it or not. they don't talk about it

acheron taught her how to crack safes

caro vitale / deadfall (he/him) — the fence

the hanged man

owner of the black stag, a bar and antique shop just at the northern edge of the city where metropolis meets highway meets forest.

can sell anything to anyone

no one knows a single thing about this man except for the fact that he's fluent in italian. he WILL lie if you ask him anything else. caro vitale is also not his real name

he got that thang on him (a club)

tattoos everywhere

ishal king (they/them) — the doctor

death

fae nephilim (an angel fucked an archfey and produced a very strange kid), exiled from the autumn court for death crimes before going into the human medical field as a surgeon.

nearly got arrested for experimenting with nephilim blood (their own, but whatever guys), faked their death, joined the unseen. now works happily and privately for fletch in their silly little lab.

mushroom garden

medicinal plant expert alongside their knowledge of modern medicine

ominous positivity

anah tannar (she/her) — the spy

the lovers, reversed

you know her! you love her! she's probably broken your heart!

local celebrity influencer

resident honeypot for any woman-attracted target

prefers to be flashy and stand out, but also insanely good at blending in and being invisible when need be

serial dater. never lets anyone too close, but loves to have a web of one-way connections to people who think they're her best friend or favorite ex, and/or owe her a favor (she has a book of debts)

a genuinely compassionate person underneath it all, she just leaned hard into her manipulative side after being used one too many times

persephone aisa (they/she) — the assassin

judgement

first lieutenant/right hand to amari fletch, and thus second-in-command to the unseen itself

sharpshooter, beat-upper, gunfighter, knife-swinger. if john wick can do it, so can they

cold, aggressive, hostile. deadly as fuck. if you follow this blog you probably came from hers so i won't go into too much detail SJDKHJKSD

amari fletch (they/he) — the leader

the tower (also the name they're publicly known by)

i swear they're not secretly thousands of years old i swearrrrr (yes they are) (they cheated death in a game of dice and bear the mark of cain for it)

think gus fring, netflix wilson fisk, silco — that type of person

spidery motherfucker, aka has connections eeeeverywhere. so many judges, cops, government officials in their pocket.

for the most part, fletch is satisfied with the world the way that it is. the unseen profits nicely, they have as much power as they need, and no one fucks with them (if they even know it exists)

if someone does fuck with him and his, however, he will not hesitate to make a violent and chaotic example of them for the rest of the world to see.

calm and levelheaded 99% of the time. 1% of the time, off-the-wall destructive

will take risks if they can see a benefit and the consequence of failure won't fuck up their plans.

extremely powerful in a fight (is not human) with enough raw strength to fully charge straight through a building wall by wall if they wanted to. but they don't. lmao

seph is their protegé (????) (i genuinely don't have a term for their relationship it's so fucked up and hard to describe), & they are very very possessive about it

[finalism]

7. What’s the best thing about the canon you are writing? ( HSR ) 😇

canon questionnaire / accepting

PENACONY AND HOW THEY TACKLE NIHILITY. ngl i was gonna make my own post about it so i will simply gush about it here. i fucking LOVE the ending of 2.1 because of how acheron (and kinda aventurine) follow the path of nihility. before this, ix and the nihility path were of the stereotypical 'i should die because nothing matters.' okay, fair that's how nihilism is portrayed by most media.

but oh my god the ending?? when aventurine asks why live when death is always at the end?? acheron's answer, to me, is the true meaning of nihility. the idea that death is at the end but are not ready to die yet, we are not ready to end. fighting our fate is meaningless but that should allow us to break free from the shackles of fear and simply live our lives.

but before the end, there are many things that humans can do while on their journey. and because of this, the "end" will reveal a completely different meaning.

we are always moving towards the future and it is up to us to decide what we do on our journey to the end. i find stories like these so incredibly beautiful. they are about hope, about finding light in the darkness. the cherry on top is aventurine realizing this with the player and eventually choosing to live and continue his journey until the end when he can finally meet his family.

this is really the part that resonated with me the most about hsr. while i love the lore and the aeons and the different planets, i think the greatest thing a piece of media can do is carry a message. i think that's why belobog is loved by many because it also carries a strong message of fighting oppression and the status quo. for me, that moment was the story of aventurine in penacony.

[manganyeh]

Welcome Acheron

Rules

No NSFW

Ships are welcome (NO STRAIGHT OR PROSHIPS) but I prefer AcherSwan

Basic DNI List

My Acheron has DID the red text is Mei and the way she normally is Acheron

Acheron uses They/Them while Mei uses She/Her

Mei was the original dominate personality but after Frebass (aka Kiana) died Acheron became the dominant personality

I have done plenty research on how DID as well having a friend with DID and please don’t be afraid to correct me on what I do wrong

Tags

[fateradiantorder]

[shining-gem34]

[Bzzz...Bzzz...Bzzz]

"Attention all passengers! Attention all passengers! Conductor PomPom is pleased to announce the monthly maintenance has ended! The Express system functions is up and running, and the restriction areas are finally lifted!"

Ignore the monkeys crying in outrage in the background. Conductor PomPom is too excited to make note of the dust and fruit juice dirtying their outfit. The result of their great battle against their nemesis!

"Please remain seated as the Express is about to make the jump!"

"Happy Trailblazing, everyone! Be ready as we're about to meet new passengers and reunite with old friends!"

[astrxlfinale]

In the name of Fu Xuan funds.

My little friend, you must meet IX about a thousand days earlier then planned.

[iceiclehorned]

"Own who you are." (Nicole to Acheron.)

“Do you believe I don’t?”

The question came out as an echo, and time suddenly felt as though it had stilled. Meeting Nicole had been a chance encounter after she had managed to get herself lost in a new world entirely. As an individual who has never found a home, a place where she is welcomed, the only option is to pave her own path wherever she goes. Perhaps the stars had guided her to the pink haired leader, aiding her in the endless journey she chooses to pursue.

As an emanator of nihility, finding solace in a gaping hole of nothingness, a pattern of meaningless words with violence happening to fall down the rabbit’s den as a means to prove a point that, in the long run, would mean nothing. Acheron had chosen to accept this a long time ago, but with the encounters on Penacony, paired with the developing acquisition on New Eridu, it had that darkness fill with a desire to make a connection. A meaningful, long-lasting bond that would transcend time itself. Taking the time to make that happen would be difficult, though not because she did not possess said time. Rather, she did not have the strength to be so bare in front of another person, to lay down the ins and outs of her character and allow a person to pick at it, bit by bit.

Vulnerability is a true virtue in the eyes of a loner.

“Are you, perhaps, questioning my integrity?” She knew that her unwilling nature to share would become a problem, and it was a key reason why she struggled to communicate in the first place. Her history seemed to follow her - not that she minded at first - but it seemed to loom over her DREAM of bonding soulfully. Those memories she had left behind would always be cherished, even if they were to one day completely erode. The Nihility had already consumed a great many meaningful memories in her life, resulting in that struggles she faces in current times.

“I would never lie to you, Nicole, even if that belief stems from my hesitancy to… ‘open up’, as they say,” a brief pause to mull over the words she would wisely choose. “You are a good person. Never let that go to waste.”

[ticcitavvi]

I’m really debating if I want to more drastically rework Acheron’s design…

Since I’ve already removed his tattoos, I might just take the opportunity make some more changes. I don’t like how similar he looks to Ambrose- id really like to expand my characters and their appearances, even though I love his concept.

Anyway here’s a heads up I guess abt that maybe happening soon lolll

[maridise]

The moment I started bawling in the story quest.

[finalism]

anyway give this a likey for a 2.2 centric starter

[manganyeh]

Acheron - Starter Call

like for a starter call with Acheron

[gemkun]

anonymous said : I’m still a little lost on what Aventurine’s crazy final performance meant, Dr. Ratio, can you clue us idiots in? He planned a suicide by Emanator to…. Prove what, that the Family is lying when they claim the Dreamscape is safe and you can’t die in it?

      ⸻       ❝   a   rather   shrewd   explanation   ,   but   yes.   this   is   the   ultimate   goal   behind   his   resplendent   performance.   ❞   beyond   the   dreamscape   ,   hidden   behind   this   ❛   dream   death   ❜   were   the   elysian   fields   ,   harbouring   the   truth   laid   in   undisturbed   dormancy.   here   ,   was   where   the   stoneheart   was   heading   ,   and   here   would   be   the   legacy   of   the   watchmaker.   ❝   he   created   his    ❛   grand   death   ❜   and   venturesomely   staked   his   life   on   a   microscopic   chance.   without   the   blade   borne   by   the   emanator   ,   his   gamble   would   have   fallen   short.   but   ,   as   luck   would   have   it   —   as   he’d   say   ,   he   succeeded.   ❞   he   recalls   ,   system   hours   ago   ,   perhaps   days   ,   where   they   had   ceaselessly   argued   over   the   ramifications   of   this   asinine   plan.   yet   ,   he   stands �� now   ,   with   the   knowledge   that   all   had   gone   swimmingly.   aside   from   the   unknown   ,   that   was   for   the   gambler   to   come   out   with   a   winning   hand.   ❝   now   ,   all   that   is   left   to   do   ,   is   wait   for   him   to   emerge   after   discovering   the   land   of   exile.   then   penacony’s   secrets   will   run   with   the   blood   that   has   been   spilled.   ❞

[damagecompilation]

when people started saying hsr is gonna be more like hi3, they were only half right. what they failed to consider is that hi3 is the gayest game on planet earth and thats what its bringing to the table-