#Daugther of Brilliance

[maiemorrae]

Hello! A pre-emptive Storytelling Saturday for next week: Describe your WIP in bullet points so my ADHD brain gets it quickly!

I'll ask you again next week so stick to just one of your novels or games for now ;)

Some quick things for Daughter of Brilliance

A look into more of the technology present in Luctine and how it can be used with arcane techniques (Spectretech).

More of a focus on higher society in Luctine and growing up with those expectations.

Aromantic main character and development into a QPR with her closest friend.

Learning more about the leadership of the Seekers.

3rd person POV that shifts the focus character to tell a wider story.

An introduction to Radiants and how their existence effects the world.

I think those are what I would say are the main highlight points or at least what differentiates it from my other projects.

[lightcreators]

Reincarnation  of  one  soul  wasn't  something  to  take  lightly  ---  even  for  something  as  smaller  as  an  trial.  Besides,  it  wasn't  as,  as  much  he  approved  content  concerning  such  proposition,  and  didn't  doubted  her  daugther  worked  day  and  night  to  advancing  administrative  structure  for  handling  realization  of  this  wish,  management  shouldn't  be  seen  in  a  higher  perspective.  It  has  been  something  who  inspired  him  hundreds  of  years  ago,  when  perceiving  various  administrative  management  within  the  Japanese  Underworld  at  the  level  of  souls  and  their  possibility  of  internal  evolution  before  a  reincarnation,  that  he  had  already  imagined  a  similar  system  within  the  Underworld.  Nevertheless,  remained  an  huge  difference  between  the  two  :  if  administrative  he  would  find  himself  managing,  he  would  be  the  one  with  decision-making  responsibility,  for  each  soul,  and  would  also  have  to  approve  each  reincarnation  manually.  He  wasn't  in  the  admirable  possibility  of  asking  souls  to  work  in  exchange  for  a  possible  reincarnation,  forcing  same  souls  to  manage  things  for  which  they  weren't  prepared,  and  compared  to  the  Shinigami  who  chose  this  work  knowingly  or  taken  in  this  work  following  their  action,  while  being  aware  of  the  finality  of  their  choice,  he  was  a  rather  demanding  boss.  If  he  had  listened  to  himself  and  had  made  recruitment  sessions,  the  Underworld  would  have  had  another  wave  of  terror.  One  sentence,  nevertheless,  as  an  gaze  remained  relentless,  he  kindly  remarked  to  his  daughter.  ❝  I  don't  want  to  make  the  Underworld  something  of  a  meritocracy.  I  don't  want  to  turn  the  Underworld  into  something  of  a  meritocracy.  Although  I  approve  of  the  idea  in  substance,  realizing  it  in  form  is  something  that  must  be  considered  fairly.  This  soul,  who  will  have  passed  a  trial  test,  will  have  to  be  chosen,  because  even  if  the  choice  is  imperfect,  a  persistent  regret  will  follow  that  soul  throughout  their  next  life.  They  will  come  back  with  an  inner  pain  that  will  take  twice  as  long  to  calm  down.  Besides,  my  Judges  manage  a  lot  of  souls,  and  should  I  push  them  to  have  additional  judgements  by  weighing  the  souls  as  the  Egyptians  would  each day ?  ❞ 

Degradation  of  the  Underworld  over  the  years  was  a  complaint  he  had  had  for  decades.  What  had  been  bright,  what  had  been  sought  to  be  kept  bright,  had  faded,  and  he  strove  to  make  the  place  pleasant.  From  a  mortal  point  of  view,  cleaning  work,  all  effort  of  improvement  would  be  prohibitive  and  would  require  a  staff  that  would  feel  punished  for  owing  general  interests  to  God  of  the  Underworld.  Immense  regrets  had  filled  the  Styx  that  this  emotional  pollution,  at  times,  became  hard  to  watch.  Every  day,  hundreds,  thousands  of  dreams  were  erased,  thousands  of  hopes  were  cast  aside.  The  brilliance  of  souls  was  so  different  from  those  they  had  known  three  hundred  years  before  that  old  mockery  of  a  desolation  had  transformed  into  an  inner silenced  pain,  overwhelmed  by  humanity.  Warm  fields  of  Elysium,  in  a  way,  was n't  immortal  for  a  soul,  which  would  one  day  end  up  reincarnating,  to  which  unfortunately,  as  concerning  a  certain  hero  of  whom  he  had  physical  proof  of  what  he  was  saying,  making  honorable  amends  within  Elysium  couldn't  guarantee  a  magnificent  life.  It  was  one  of  the  issue  with  reincarnation.  ❝  Each  soul  has  a  set  time  in  which  it  must  remain  within  the  Asphodel.  As  I  said  earlier,  this  will  cause  jealousies  and  frustrations  even  among  the  dead  who  will  want  to  be  chosen,  who  will  want  to  become  obedient  soldiers  to  have  the  supreme  flattery  of  my  presence,  and  this  strangeness  of  hope  and  despair  projected  towards  these  souls  will  give  them  unexpected  expectations.  I  cannot  answer  you  immediately  without  being  certain  that  the  entirety  of  the  Underworld  doesn't  fall  into  chaos.  Besides,  even  if  we  manage  to  transfer  them  to  Elysium  through  their  own  work  with  these  souls,  these  souls  mustn't  delude  themselves  into  having  reached  an  eternal  that  will  be  permanent,  that  they  will  necessarily  touch  in  their  next  life.  Removing  darkness  from  a  soul  takes  an  enormous  amount  of  time,  when  it's  possible,  and  this  brilliance  that  I  seek  is  incredibly  rare  ---  ❞  Nevertheless,  she  touched  an  emotional  point  over  last  sentences,  in  which  frustration  passed  though  his  expression.  ❝  Those  who  are  able  to  do  this,  to  reach  their  potential  during  their  lifetime,  are  even  rarer.  I  deeply  encourage  it  and  see  all  love  you  put  into  the  project,  but  understand  that  I  have  to  study  this  system.  Depriving  a  soul  of  time  in  their  Underworld  can  cause  them  a  frustration  that  may  never  heal,  much  like  a  soul  taken  from  Elysium  in  an  early  reincarnation  would  feel  frustrated  at  having  had  to  be  reborn.  Damage  inflicted  on  the  soul  is  nearly  irreparable,  and  requires  work.  ❞

@lightcreators sent a raven : ❝ being right doesn’t always make things better. ❞ (from hades) / inbox.

elizabeth places her hands upon his desk, "how could anyone know for certain if they don't at least have a trial run." humanity has been polluting the styx with their broken oaths; the cocytus grows louder with the cries of wandering souls - both those who dwell within its waters and those who walk its shores. elysium seems to be getting smaller by the passing centuries as mortals seemingly just exist and survive. all the subdivisions and continued construction in the asphodel meadows weighs heavily upon her. it's ghostly daffodils that once filled the fields now resembled more of a baren landscape. she loathes what has become of one of her most sacred spots within her father's realm. rarely now is able to sit upon a stone and listen to the shades tell their stories.

"daddy, please! all i'm asking for is a single chance - a literal trial run. the vast majority of souls in asphodel deserve a second chance. a single chance. the expenses, the long wait times, the eternity of construction by daedalus' design. i'm not saying those in asphodel should get the same treatment as those under macaria's care in elysium. one chance at rebirth - one single chance to better their eternity. i have a system already thought out as well. a vetting system - the erinyes helped me create it. we judge the soul in question to see if that chance at rebirth could raise their chances of achieving elysium. you have already stressed to me about how you want the souls in your domain to live to their fullest potential while they are residing in the living realm. you know the insights of how to obtain the knowledge and desires from the depth of their subconscious."

[under-the-white-star]

The Fire Emblem Fates routes especially revelations make a lot more sense after reading TV Tropes Fridge Brilliance section but Conquest is still the most idiotic route in the game. Anyway did you know that in Japan it is common practice to adopt non related and even adults for influence or one without a capable for centuries! So it makes sense it’s called birthright and not bloodline.

It maybe would have been more interesting if Sakura had been the daughter of Mikoto and Sumeragi. (she’s the youngest, so she is born after Mikoto’s arrival in Hoshido.)

Yeah conquest has not a lof of senses.

I mean since when a invasion is a peaceful solution? and people says that Birthright is the same but no, they don’t invade Nohr, they attack for stop Garon and his madness, they try to reason Xander, Camilla and Leo.

They have a plan. They try to reach the capital with not a lot of deaths.

But in conquest, how much people are dead for Azura’s stupid plan? Especially when Birthright shows us ANOTHER WAY to show the truth, when Azura uses it on Léo. Without killing anyone for get to a throne.

 Ryoma is willing to give FREE food to Nohr (and people are angry about that)

yeah he didn’t do before. why? Why he should have done it before?  When Norh has KILLED the king and kidnapped one of the royal children? That’s a freaking casus belli. 

And people say “but it’s Garon’s fault, not Nohr’s fault” Yeah but Garon is still king of Nohr and want to invade Hoshido. If Nohr has problems, it’s because of Garon. So if they had removed the problem and give back the kidnapped child, Hoshido would have re-opened the commerce.

Hoshido is the PACIFIST nation and it’s CANON!! (it is said by the creators of the game themself) they never wanted war or stufff.

Also they may have kidnapped Azura but remember that Nohr has kidnapped Corrin FIRST. They kidnapped Azura in the hope to exchange her for Corrin. So then you can blame Garon to not have accepted to return Corrin, because if he had done it, he would have had his daugther back.

(Also this kidnapping may have saved Azura’s life seen how she was treated in Nohr!)

Also

1) Takumi is racist ONLY in the localisation, not in the V.O but seen what nohr did to his family, can you blame him? Also after have begin to knew them in Revelation, he has a changement of opinion and becomes more open and friendly.

So it’s was just anger and distrust? Yep.

The localisation has madea lot of nonsense XD

 People say “but Corrin abandon her family in Birthright!! They grow up with them!! THEY’RE her family!” Yes but she not lived with them and we don’t really know how much Corrin could see their siblings. (The fortress seems to be far away of the capital)

And Yes! Leo and Elise didn’t know the truth about her and they really believe that Corrin was their sister.  Elise accepts Corrin’s choice in Birthright and in Revelation and gets along nicely with the Hoshidians in Revelations too, but acts like a spoiled brat in Conquest....toward Sakura who never deserved that. Same for Leo.

But Camilla and Xander KNEW since the beginning and have lied to her. They say that it change nothing for them. Yes but it change a lot for Corrin because the trust is then shattered. And then come the doubt. And then the anger.

It’s easy to not see it, or easy to not think about it, as player, and just choose what we prefer, but if we think about Corrin’s feelings? they lovedtheir nohr family, they believed in them, they trusted them and then? 

Xander says that he knew their origin since the beginning, that they had been kidnapped and all.  He knew about Mikoto’s murder (so the murder of Corrin’s MOTHER) too since he was here just after the queen’s death. (he must have been aware, Léo must have understood it and told him)

Can you imagine what Corrin has felt at this moment? “How much they have lied to me then”? Corrin could even doubt about their affection since they lied since the beginning. “did they really loved me?”

It’s the point. I think. In Birthright, this shattered trust is so strong that Corrin can’t accept these lies from Nohr anymore. They are angry and they have all right to be.  In Revelations, they suffer and refuse to fight their two family so they run away. Here, sadness seems to be stronger.

Yeah some things have no coherence and some routes contradict the others.

“we must invade Hoshido, and let Garon sits on the throne and then our siblings will see the truth” (conquest)

“hey Leo, look at the ball of glass! You’ll see the truth” (Birthright)

okay Azura okay