#002. ╱ ARC II: PRE TIMESKIP. if it feels like a trap‚ you're already in one.

[thousandflame]

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002.  ╱  ARC I: PRE CANON.  familiarity breeds contempt.

this part of the timeline encompasses the time of cymbeline still being a member of the guild, following her uncle's disappearance and death as well as the death of her teammates. it also covers everything she does after leaving the guild, like joining the council and trying to figure out where things started to go wrong.

002.  ╱  ARC II: PRE TIMESKIP.  if it feels like a trap‚ you're already in one.

this covers the canon events that lead up to fairy sphere being cast. cymbeline is associated with the council as a rune knight, likely investigating allegations of corruption against certain council members. however, the person she is actually suspicious of, yajima, is outside of her reach. she leaves the council when the first building is destroyed by ultear, deciding to strike out on her own instead.

002.  ╱  ARC III: TIMESKIP.  burn all the files‚ desert all your past lives.

she has mixed feelings about the disappearance of the core group of fairy tail mages, but she tries to be mature about it. for the most part, they are children that joined the guild as literal children because they had no other options. she tries to remind herself that her quarrel is with the leadership in the guild, not with the average mage.

002.  ╱  ARC IV: POST TIMESKIP.  bend when you can‚ snap when you have to.

there is something in the air, something she cannot fully place. something she does not like at all. but she is a civilian now---has been for a few years, in fact, but the sense of novelty does not wear off that easily. she enjoys the peace and quiet. alas, the peace and quiet does not last.

002.  ╱  ARC V: WAR.  when you aim at the devil‚ make sure you don't miss.

cymbeline hates war. hates the senseless loss of life. hates the destruction and the chaos. but it is happening. it is happening and she is there. she can help. she can fight. she is just as strong as she was when she passed her s-class exam---and she is wiser, now. she has become better at fighting, at organising. she gets displaced by universe one, of course. and that is such a hassle.

002.  ╱  ARC VI: POST WAR.  get out your map‚ pick somewhere and just run.

her home is destroyed. once more, she has to start over. a lot of things have gotten easier with practice. this, however, has not.