#Malenia muse

[an0ther-f00ls-muse]

::HeadCanon time for Malenia rq::

Because of her rot, she loses some of her hair a lot more than a more ‘normal person’ would, it’s not making her go bald by any means just yet but it’s noticeable with some smaller and different patches missing.

[sercphs]

About Fischl: Fighting Style

Verse || Honkai: Star Rail

tl;dr: Fischl has a dirty close-quarters fighting style that focuses on aggression over defense, that can transition into a snowball of overwhelming power focused on simply overwhelming her opponents with a relentless high-power onslaught.

⠀⠀⠀⠀Fischl is no emanator-level combatant by any measures - but she is also far from a pushover of any description. Even with her bare hands, Fischl can be considered a lethal weapon on merit of her training.

⠀⠀⠀⠀Under the training from Kevin and Hua, Fischl learned a number of different combat styles and techniques. There is some merit of her style that comes through raw power in her techniques, a necessary mirror to how absurdly strong Kevin was.

⠀⠀⠀⠀On a most basic level, Fischl is a lethal hand-to-hand combatant. Her synthetic arms are tuned to provide a great deal of physical strength to her, supporting her various martial arts styles that she learned from Hua. In current day, these are Fischl's favorite combat styles and techniques - using the numerous different techniques and styles learned from Hua and adapting them to the powers she has.

⠀⠀⠀⠀Greatswords are Fischl's next best weapon, having used Shamash in both handgun and greastsword format for an extensive period of her life. To her, the weight of that weapon in her hands is the most comfortable for use, but is by far the least comfortable for her psyche - as such, she often distances herself from great weapons because of her past.

⠀⠀⠀⠀As for current, her favored weapon is a longsword/katana format - using primarily Seven Thunders of Retribution, the Divine Key in her possession. However, she will opt to avoid using this weapon in any of its forms if that can be avoided. In general she prefers not to have it be widely known that she is in possession of a weapon as powerful as it is, and will go to some notable lengths to stop that sort of information from getting out if she can.

⠀⠀⠀⠀In most fights, Fischl will opt for fighting hand-to-hand, and using her lightning/electro to empower her attacks, channeling it through the framework of her arms. As things escalate, she will switch to more aggressive combat tactics - prone to letting her arms take damage due to their durability and resilience, resulting in her being more battered from more grueling fights as a consequence of her fighting style.

⠀⠀⠀⠀When Fischl is forced to use her Divine Key, she will be in her most aggressive combat stance, using the weapon to its fullest potential without using any of it's full powers. Even when forced to use the weapon, she prefers to keep its potential under wraps, since the First and Zeroth powers of Divine Keys are in a different league of power.

In general when in this stance, she can be considered on a level of aggression as a boss like the modded Elden Ring Boss fight: Unalloyed Malenia.

[burningtrashwizard]

Some thoughts on the Haligtree, where I have been spending most of my time as of late.

- I get that we are welcoming everyone here, Miq, but did you have to invite the giant ants. I think they are shunned for a reason.

- And the rot zombies! 😑

- Man those Bubble Boys have beefed up since the capital.

- I GOT THE BUBBLE TRUMPET I am happy.

- Also the medium sized bubble boys have really pretty shawls. I wonder if I could make something like that. (But probably with fewer tassels.)

- I am happy that the Misbegotten seem to have found a place. They deserve one.

- Also I bet they have a BLAST running around there. Can you imagine being a little guy with wings living in the Haligtree?

- Loretta, I have had a crush on you since Liurnia. 😍 WE COULD HAVE KISSED AT THE PROMENADE BUT NOOOO.

- That stretch between the prayer room and the inner part of Elphael hoo boy what a gauntlet. I leveled up so much in there (and died. And died. And died some more. 😅)

- The rot room is covered in pink lilies and butterflies!! I did NOT see that coming!! I like to think Malenia's got a girlie girl side that is coming through her dreams in the form of PINK.

- Also, just curious, are the Pests/Rot Kindred who seem to be listening to some kind of Pest Preacher, is that because of Malenia's presence? Since her phase 2 is "Goddess of Rot"? Are they awaiting her ascension or something?

- I know that the rot is because of Malenia. I get that. But also, knowing how things turn out in the DLC, I find it very interesting that the Haligtree, which was supposed to be some kind of refuge for those unwanted by the Golden Order, is so clearly rotting. My English major sense is tingling and telling me this is foreshadowing that maybe not everything is as it is supposed to be. (Also knowing that his and Miquella's goals seemingly align so much makes me extra sad for Mohg. I'm sure he was very drawn to Miquella because of all this.)

I'm sure I will think of more things. This is mostly just me putting down my ruminations from the past week or so. I feel like Malenia deserves her own post. Damn. What an awesome character.

[fat-slobby-gamers]

Malardia, Blade of McDonald’s she has never seen her feet

"Huff... I've seen my feet... Just been a while..." Malenia huffed sitting on a throne resting her feet and rubbing her bloated aching body. Her gut churning, and bubbling, rolling like thunder as she tried desperately to paw and stroke her pale rot filled paunch. The scarlet gas brewing inside her was highly toxic and her chamber had to be air tight to prevent her from poisoning others. A bowl of preserving Boluses sat on a small table at her side which she'd routinely reach into plucking the medicine out one by one and shoveling them into her fattened gullet.

"It seems putting off my transformation has taken a tole on my body." She sighed as the feeling of constant nagging for release grew stronger. She'd have to hold out, until her brother's work was done...

[blood-starved-beast]

What if Messmer is the aspect of Miquella who rejected everything about the Golden Order so strongly fused with some remnant offshoot of Malenia that sprung from one of her bloom(s) to ascend to godhood Femto style. Like wouldn't that be fucked up or what.

[utsuboh]

sitting here at 1 am thinking about the good ol days when i wrote fucked up bloodborne and dark souls muses.

[rancid-rotten-slobs]

"You show no fear as you face me... I know not if you are of the dead or the living, no matter you will rot all the same."

"Your blood is cursed, stained since the day you first drew breath. Only an honest death can heal you now..."

"We shall see..."

[an0ther-f00ls-muse]

“Hmm..?.” Malenia just quietly mumbled out as she heard him speaking, her blinded gaze looking at the logical direction of where she assumed he was at as she thought about an answer for the next few shortish moments or so. “Maybe it ���invigorates’ but-…” Malenia began to say but soon-..just cut herself off mid sentence as she realized something..where did the blood even come from.?..did she even wish to know-?..ah-..her own curiosity soon just got the best of her. “..Where-..where did it even come from?..”

“I’ve got you”

//From an0ther-f00ls-muse & with my Malenia goodness of rot muse!\\

"... But who has you?" The Lord of Blood looked over his shoulder, standing tall, drenched in blood. A looming figure. Demonic.

"... The blood invigorates."

[morgana-ren]

What Shigaraki wants to hear: Damn babe, that sex was definitely the best of my life and nothing will ever top it. But you know what was really hot, you explaining all of Elden Ring lore to me.

Listen, this man's idea of a good time is you under the desk, blowing him while he muses on about Dark Souls and Elden Ring lore. You will know more than Miyazaki himself by the time he's shut the fuck up. Yes, he expects it when he is on a discord call too, and he thinks he's so sneaky with his subtle innuendos to the chat. It's not like you can tell him to stop, since your mouth is a little full at the moment.

This man has his Switch under the pillow ready to go the second things are over. He's still heaving, chest sweaty and hair sticking to his forehead, rolls off of you, whips it out and immediately starts it up, while looking at you expectantly because you need to get the towel.

Yes, he does ask you to cosplay for him. Yes, it is sexual in nature.

He has to move all of his figurines because he gets a little too into it on the bed and he nearly had a breakdown when one fell. Figurines aren't cheap-- especially his big ass Malenia and Drizzt ones. Some of them are hand painted. Yes, he uses the goofy little magnifying glass like a nerd, and yes, he will do it in his boxers.

This man says 'Critical hit' in bed. Yeah, he does.

He has wondered if he can incorporate the Guts sword into his villany. Unfortunately, it's a bit unwieldy by nature and requires all five fingers. He still has it though. He thinks it makes him sexy to just have it laying around (he's right.)

He will refer to the female orgasm as "The final boss" and liken it to trying to fight Radahn Two: Electric Boogaloo. Hey, at least he gets into it.

You will be made to wear the Ranni hat. It's happening. Come to peace with it.

[an0ther-f00ls-muse]

The different Interpretations/Portrayals of my Muses!! ((Be aware, this may be somewhat ‘cringe’ & ooc as I have yet to actually play the damn game & dlc yet, however I did watch a lot of lore videos, soo yeah-))

My Portrayal of ‘Malenia, Blade of Miquella’

The main points that are most important

-> My version/interpretation of my blogs ‘Malenia’ <-

-> In my interpretation I believe she has issues sleeping, this woman just doesn’t sleep that often but when she does sleep it’s for a long time nine times out of ten.

-> She has vivid dreams, that’s about it to be honest.

-> Despite being an actual warrior for her twin brother and in charge of actual soldiers this woman has some kind of social anxiety, it’s not too bad but it’s definitely still there even if it’s something small for right now.

-> She can’t maintain her tones of voice, if she’s talking in a soft tone then it will still be there at that certain tone for who knows how long, same with her other tones.

-> She’s loyal, she’s incredibly loyal- almost like something akin to a guard-dog in all honesty.

-> She can’t see for shit because of the fact she’s blind because of the rot, she however, has amazing hearing.

-> she has chronic pain on my blog, that’s about it for this point in all honesty.

->Because of when she ‘bloomed’ in her fight with ‘Radahn’ she has her own issues, she has issues with remembering some small things &/or details about things.

->:My goddess of rot Malenia:<-

-> The goddess of Rot version of Malenia is pretty different but also similar to the original version of her, so yeah.

-> Because of the new ‘wings’ she now has, she can technically fly with them but she isn’t really ‘graceful’ at it whatsoever yet, she has her moments with it but still, kinda like that awkward phase of a fledgeling and adult bird, she’s trying but still.

-> She now has a few different bigger species of butterflies flying around her nine times out of ten.

-> She’s more of a vassal for the actual outer goddess of rot the majority of time at this point.

-> She still has her phantom & chronic pains but to an extent that’s a bit more noticeable.

-> This woman still really just goes without clothes, the rot really just mostly ‘covers’ everything needed, or at it mostly does.

-> less self-preservation skills, not by a lot but it’s more noticeable then before.

[space-blue]

Melina, Messmer and the Gloam Eyed Queen.

Disclaimer : this is not my theory. I saw it in a buried youtube comment and it rings so damn true I want you all to see it! From this guy, in this video.

OK so I was watching a lore video and disagreeing with a lot of it. Good stuff though, and the comments were fun. As I scrolled, I saw this, which blew my socks away and is definitely my personal take now! (the comment is edited for readability)

Melina is a daughter to Marika and Radagon. This is confirmed as she’s represented by a butterfly. The butterflies we can find in game all represent the children of Marika and Radagon.

Nascent butterfly represents Miquella, Aeonian butterfly represents Malenia, Smouldering butterfly represents Melina. And then in the dlc we’re introduced to Messmer and Black Pyreflies.

I like to believe that the children of Marika and Radagon come in twos. First came the twins Melina and Messmer, and then came Miquella and Malenia. The later share a contrasting theme, Miquella is cursed with eternal youth while Malenia is cursed with Scarlet Rot which caused her to rapidly decay, symbolizing old age and death.

And then we have Melina and Messmer who both share the theme of fire. Messmer has his own flame, a flame which is notably different from any other pyromancy in the game, his fire is more red and more aggressive. He is able to share his fire with his followers, his fire knights who cast incantations of Messmer’s flame. Then when we kill Messmer, we obtain his flame as a physical item.

Now Melina’s flame was black flame, and in contrast to Messmer’s flame which could burn away all physical things, Melina’s black flame could burn metaphysical things (being burned by black flame does hp damage because it’s burning your very soul) and just like Messmer, Melina was able to pass on her black flame power to her own ‘knights’ the Godskins.

And so Messmer went on to use his flame to burn the enemies his mother pointed him at, where as Melina desired to burn the things that she could, she wanted to burn the Erdtree.

Marika couldn’t risk Melina tearing down everything she had worked for, so she had Maliketh confront Melina and defeat her. Maliketh then took Melina’s black flame just as we take Messmer’s flame, and he converted it into destined death, giving Maliketh sole control over the only thing that can kill the soul, thus truly killing someone once and for all.

(Note, Maliketh didn’t have destined death when he defeated Melina, which is why she’s still around, he killed her, but couldn’t get rid of her for good, nor did he need to once he took her power away.)

So when we meet Melina, she doesn’t know who she is or what her purpose is, but in time, she ultimately arrives at the same conclusion once again, she wants to burn the Erdtree, even without her black flame, she’s still the same person. We can then see to her wishes and use her to burn the Erdtree OR we can spare her and burn the Erdtree with the flame of frenzy.

And then in the flame of frenzy ending, we see Melina take on a new form, her original form, the form of The Gloam-Eyed Queen. Why has she reverted to this old form?

Because we kill Maliketh and unleash destined death, thus returning Melina’s black flame power to her.

The idea of Melina and Messmer being twins is backed up further by their association with the serpents. Messmer’s association with the serpents is obvious, where as Melina’s connection relies on the theory of her being the Gloam-Eyed Queen, where she’d then be associated with the Godskins, and we know the Godskins are associated with serpents.

My own musings...

What if Maliketh defeated Melina/the Gloam Eyed Queen, but let her be. Deafeated doesn't mean killed. It's possible she was burnt and bodiless because Messmer destroyed her. Marika already makes him do her dirty deeds with his subjugation of the shadowland, isn't it possible he requested he burn his sister so she could better control her as a spirit?

Things that don't really gel : why would Melina be "queen" of anything. Where would she have ruled? If she's an empyrean, as we know she was, where is her shadow bound beast, and more importantly, why wasn't Messmer? We know both Miquella and Malenia have no shadows (as far as we can tell) but were also both Empyreans despite the curse.

Perhaps it's because Melina inherited Grace, while Messmer didn't.

Perhaps the flames aren't the curse, but only the serpent inside of him. Making him uneligible, not only for grace, but also for empyrean status.

Now that I think about it, there's NOTHING to support this, but it's possible that Melina could have been the queen Marika puts in charge of all the shadowlands while she's off with Messmer in the Lands Between. There is a lot of death there. Maliketh and Messmer could have come for her together, Messmer burning her/returning her to Marika to control (and use later on).

[velvet-apricots]

Oh man, why are my late night musings always so fucking fire??

OK, so I believe Miquella intended to become God via the Haligtree. And he probably would’ve succceeded, but he ended up getting kidnapped.

To protect himself, he charmed Mohg, and out of rage and spite he hastened the inevitable decline and destruction of his dynasty.

So if Miquella did not actually need Mohg at all at first, how the hell did he learn about the land of shadow? Easy. St. Trina!

There is the possibility that St. Trina learned something by visiting their own mother’s dreams. St. Trina’s love is extremely deep, even when Miquella abandoned her, she loved him. Why would she not visit her mother and ease her growing despair over being trapped in a cage?

This is also how St. Trina learned just how horrible godhood is.

This knowledge offered Miquella one final opportunity to ascend to godhood that did not involve becoming a vessel of an outergod. So he took it by any means nessisary. Even if it meant doing things that are downright awful, and against what he believed.

Mohg’s body was used out of convenience AND a final spiteful insult to him. Further signifying, how his desperate attempts to attain godhood corrupted his ideals.

I don’t have all the pieces sorted out in my mind, like why Radahn had to die. Perhaps he had by that point abandoned his vow, and so Malenia went to go ensure that he kept it? That does sound plausible.

Anyway. I am really liking how this is coming together.

[fat-slobby-gamers]

"Sigh... me thinks perhaps this conflict was for nothing..."

"Wanna take a 10 hour nap and eat cookies?"

"Honestly that doesn't sound so bad..."

[goddess-of-rotx]

It was marvelous... The Haligtree was yet young, yet carried with it an air of magnificence akin to the Erdtree... Only abscent the radiant glow that nauseated Mohg so.

For a moment, the Lord of Blood gave pause, turning to look upon the snowy mountaintops that towered behind -- towering even above the Haligtree. And higher even than that, he could see those golden boughs...

Only in the underground could he find repose from that oppressive light... But Elphael was a good enough sanctuary... Indeed. For those who were shy to blood, or perhaps had seen their share enough. Elphael was a good home.

... And, with a sigh, Mohg's thoughts turned to his twin. And for a time he tried to envision the two of them, together, exploring the branches of the Haligtree. Two omen boys, as small and youthful as young Miquella and dear Trina. Hale, and hearty.

... Together.

... He drew in a deep breath, placing his hand over his heart, musing over all the what-ifs... Of a life beyond reach. An impossibility, for Miquella waa yet unborn and unthought. Thus was there no Haligtree. No sanctuary.

Another exhale. Lowering his gaze from the distant boughs of the Erdtree, the Lord of Blood glanced over his shoulder. Upon the single solitary figure that stood behind him.

"Even here do people retreat at my passing," the Lord of Blood mused aloud.

"Fear, and hate... I know them well. I've lived under that weight since before I became what I am... They hate what they do not understand... Far too often is blood associated with death. But they forget that blood is carries ties to life... The Haligtree itself is proof of that, is it not?"

[luminaryofblood]

The presence of Mohg certainly was not a welcome one. Not to Malenia, not with all she knew of the other. She may have lacked her vision thanks to the advancements of the scarlet rot, but she was no fool. That feeling, the chills that were sent right down her spine.. she could tell that something was off the moment he had entered the area.

If anything, the sound of his voice only confirmed her initial suspicion.. and concern.

The hilt of her blade was clasped tightly in one hand, but she made no move to lunge forward. Instead, she remained standing, not once moving forth. “I cannot blame them.” She murmured, “People also certainly fear that of which harms them. Blood is can be associated with both that of life, and that of death.”

She took in a breath, before speaking again.

“What art thou doing here?”

[bewitcheds]

elden ring muses poppin off on here meanwhile i got my friend to max out my character stats and i gave up after rennala phase 2, which is sick bc i wanted to see messmer and malenia……….… the 2 bad bitches i came for

[redsixwing]

Mohg for character opinions?

The last of my batch of asks for the character meme! Thank you, this was fun.

How I feel about this character

I've thought since encountering the Bloody Fingers for the first time that - despite how the goal of "kill a bunch of people to raise a new god" looks - Mohg is actually one of the more successful demigods in leading a new organization toward the future.

hear me out.

He's got a faith that is outside the Golden Order, and yet the Greater Will seems to have no particular interest in slapping him down. YOU do that of your own volition, either because Gideon told you to or because you're curious (or you don't).

He's got loyal followers who aren't necessarily gunning for his death. Unlike Radahn, Rykard, and Godrick, none of his followers intentionally set you up to confront him. He isn't trapped in a state of passivity like Rennala, Ranni, Radagon, or Malenia* or completely gone like Marika, Godfrey, or Miquella.

He's a leader of his own people, at least some of whom have come a very long way to find him (Okina, for instance). The person he's most directly comparable to is Morgott, his twin. The Veiled King is the main mover and shaker aboveground, just as Mohg is in his own organization.

That makes complete sense if the Omen Twins were raised by Godfrey for a time, and Godfrey - whose own knights used Crucible power to do his bidding - may not have seen them as inherently twisted, as their mother did. These two have the skills to rule. Mohg appears to have been at least partially successful in doing so.

SOTE MUSING AHEAD. SKIP TO ----- TO AVOID SPOILERS.

Now that we know Miquella likes to mindwhammy people into obeying him, I have to wonder how much of that skill got nerfed by a charm. How much more could Mohg have done if he weren't used as a pawn by an Empyrean? ---------------

*From continues to have a pattern of not permitting its woman antagonists to have agency, but that's not what this is about.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

Once again, I don't have an answer here. I think Varré wants to have his Lord's love; I don't think Mohg feels that way about him.

My non-romantic OTP for this character

Sir Ansbach :) I think they were good friends. There's a lot of room for Lord and Knight tropes to be in play, with the devilish twist of "yeah they're both completely in it for your blood."

Also my Tarnished LET THEM BE FRIENDS who keeps saying that.

My unpopular opinion about this character

*parades around with Varré's "Apologize to my Lord" sign*

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

There should be a Mending Rune of Blood that lets you restore carnal, craving life to the Golden Order alongside Destined Death.