#agent henge

[shadowfreak98]

Dude, I am HELLA proud of these Anti designs! I spent WAY MORE than 5 days on these guys! I am SOOO happy with how they turned out!

[Keep in mind that the ideas are still kinda a work in progress, as the writing for my Sonic AU jumps to different places all the time... curse my ADHD brain]

Agent Henge - He is an Agent that works for GUN. He works closely with Dr. Kintobor to keep a close eye on both Rush the Hedgehog, and Professor Herald's "Ultimate Lifeform", Equinox.

He is a very polite, and kind individual. He speaks with great formality, and maintains a refined and proper demeanor, no matter his situation. He shows great compassion and respect for all Mobians he works with, especially Rush. [He also has a very obvious crush on a certain Doctor, and shows a fatherly-like care to Dr. Kintobor's creation, Terosan]

Dr. Kintobor - He is an eccentric, and extremely passionate scientist. His ultimate goal is to help better the entire world through the power of science and technology. He is the greatest mind of their time and has made many accomplishments throughout his life. However, he is far from perfect...

Kintobor, while his heart may be in the right place, tends to think very highly of himself and tends to think his philosophies, and morals can never be challenged and will often force his ideals upon others... the main one being Rush... this has driven a wedge between the two of them; as Rush used to look up to the Doctor... but something has caused Rush to become quite selfish [in the eyes of the Doctor that is...]

Molly Kintobor - She is the granddaughter of Professor Herald Kintobor. She was born and raised on the Space Colony XXX due to her unfavorable health conditions. Since birth, she was severely immunocompromised and was given to her Grandfather to be looked after. It was the safest place for her and her weak immune system, as she would be far away from Mobius' many contaminants.

Molly grew up on the Colony and developed a fascination for Astronomy as well as space exploration. After meeting the hospitable race of Black Arms, her dream of becoming the first human to go beyond the Milky Way to find far-off planets and discovering new extraterrestrial creatures blossomed.

[danhengposting]

a couple of besties can be the current and previous incarnation of the same soul

[brighteuphony]

Why is anbu Sakura's hair black? Is it dyed for better disguising herself with the environment, or does she have a different family in that au?

So in the ANBU!au, ANBU masks all come with a specific array of seals that can be customized at user request. In Sakura's case, its impossible to maintain anonymity with pink hair, so a Henge Seal helps deal with that.

Not all ANBU masks have a Henge- because not everyone has extremely unique features that need to be hidden.

Her ANBU mask seals also feature:

Chakra Key and Disguise : This keys the mask to her specific chakra signature (so it can't be stolen) and helps disguise it. Mandatory to all ANBU.

Poison Filters/Detection Seals: These seals help recognize and filter common airborne poisons. They don't help against ingestion or infection, and don't detect more exotic toxins. Mandatory to all ANBU.

Meshed Eyes/Enhanced Vision Seals: Helps the wearer see more clearly at night, though the mesh is optional- as some users might need clear vision to use dojutsu.

Scent Blocking Seals: These help nullify specific scent markers, as agents are often sweating due to physical exertion. The seal isn't mandatory, but scent blocks of some sort are. It's also highly encouraged to use neutral bodywash and shampoo before missions.

Vocal Distortion Seals: These seals help modulate the user's voice without putting a strain on their vocal cords, as the distortion is handled by the mask. Not mandatory, but Sakura really doesn't want to be recognized.

All seals need to be occasionally recharged/rewritten at ANBU HQ- as they will eventually wear off.

Additionally, these seals are usually invisible to the naked eye, though a skilled fuinjutsu specialist can usually make them visible. The masks are also very damage-resistant and can handle quite a bit of abuse before they start chipping. Since the seals are separate, it's possible to lose only a portion of the mask's seals and keep the others active as long as most of the seal is there.

[tim-shii]

a/n: little dan heng piece hehe uhm reader calls dan heng a nerd but in an affectionate way lols enjoy :]

“how do you know that?”

“what? it’s common knowledge.”

“you just told me the mass, the temperature and the population of all the planets. how is that common knowledge?” you look at him like he grew two heads and dan heng is confused at that. question marks imagery floating on the top of his as he tilts it.

“they’re all inputted in the database. everyone has access to that, anyone could’ve known that.” he responds. face all blanked with a hint of proudness on it because he knew damn well he was the one who organized the database.

“if i asked caelus what the temperature of jarilo-vi was, he’d answer me with 9.9 trillion degrees fahrenheit.”

“he’s new to the world.”

“everyone knows it’s an ice planet!”

“frosted planet.”

dan heng looks at you with fondness. does he understand why you’re getting worked up over this? no. but will he be calming you down because you’re really getting worked up over it? also no. dan heng then decided that maybe entertaining your thoughts will be worthwhile. he grabs your hand and interlaces your fingers together, smiling to himself after successfully getting your attention.

“okay. do you wanna know a fact?”

“a fact? what a nerd.” you grin at him. dan heng playfully rolls his eyes at you in return.

“due to the binding agents of egg and blood being similar, it’s hypothetically possible to substitute eggs with blood in cooking in a ratio of 1 egg is to 65 grams of blood.” he states it like it’s a normal fun fact about rainbows and butterflies and that scares you.

you stare at each other for a moment. no words exchanged, just silence enveloping you two. after a while, you open your mouth to speak. “did.. did i do something wrong to you?”

now dan heng just looks more puzzled than earlier. “no? you said i can tell you a fact.” he looks at you with furrowed brows when you let out a sigh of relief.

“where did you know that from?”

“a doctor. he was a scientist i encountered on a mission.”

“oh thank god.”

“what was that?”

“nothing! hey, let’s go visit march.”

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[arcnlumi]

The Double Producer explained ending

Looks like many people are unsure about how to interpret The Double’s ending. Many people think that it is implausible for Xiao Heng to break out among so many troops, and that his appearance at the end is Xue Fangfei's imagination, but actually that’s not how I view the ending. Think about it, when Xue Fangfei was buried alive in the beginning, shouldn’t that not be survivable? Yet she was able to crawl out of the grave with her own hands. Why couldn't Xiao Heng? Even if you can’t imagine him singlehandedly defeat the troops, then could there be some opposing soldiers who admire him try to convince him to surrender? Perhaps afterwards he became an undercover agent? And then…

In fact, there are thousands of possibilities in life. As long as you believe that he is back, he will be back. The ending of the drama corresponds to our attitude towards things in life. My idea is that by the sound of horse hooves, Xiao Heng is back, and Fang Fei turns around and the story ends happily. I don’t want to shoot the kind of show that leaves us wordless and in tears. This is why I told fans that it’s a HE, which is also what I believe down to my bones.

On the night of the 16th, Xingyue suddenly sent me a WeChat message saying that the platform wanted him to write a narration to explain the ending. I thought about it and suddenly realized that just as there are optimistic people there are also pessimistic people, and generally the voice of pessimistic people will overpower the optimistic people. Those that are pessimistic, will chatter endlessly and want to prove that they are right, while optimistic people just live their life and can’t be bother to argue. So I slapped my thigh and decided that instead of a narration, it would be better to show it to everyone. So I got director Ma Shishi and screenwriter Yangzhou together overnight, brought along some internet memes and concocted this bonus clip for everyone. The script was born that night, then I found time on the actors' schedule, and shot it on the 20th. I finished editing overnight and did post-production, and it was released immediately. I think it was pretty good. It allowed everyone to see the ending of the story more clearly and it’s definitely better than just an explanation. Moving forward, all my dramas have clear HE, including those that have been filmed and those that are currently being filmed. Everyone is very tired in real life, so I won’t do BE anymore and I won’t make you guess. Please bear with me.

[hawkinasock]

I feel like luocha would revive yanqing bc Yaoshi sees his (yanqing's) potential as a weapon for THEM, so THEY would send luocha to revive the boy and take him to the xianzhou to develop his skills so that THEY can control him in the future

Interesting. Ngl it makes me wonder if an event like that is what catalyzed Luocha's estrangement from the Abundance, assuming he is/was an emanator. It also makes me wonder how Yaoshi actually feels about the Xianzhou alliance. We know that The Hunt's entire purpose is to eradicate the Abundance, but is it ever clear if the feeling is mutual on Yaoshi's end? They seem so impassive and mellow from what little we've seen and heard of them, and they only take on the image of one particularly malevolent through the way in which the Xianzhou describes them, and the Xianzhou aren't exactly an unbiased source of information. Yaoshi creating what is essentially a sleeper agent is an interesting idea, but what if Yaoshi is genuine? What if Yanqing's entire existence is the thesis for their love?

Not to sound like some disciple lmao, but I think the idea of Yaoshi believing their power and ideology is as much a force for good as any other aeon is the kind of nuance I'd want the lore to lean into, and the potential irony put forth with the implication that Jing Yuan himself is using Yanqing as some kind of weapon can turn the tables in a super interesting way. Where the Abundance is the one committing the sin, in actuality, it's The Hunt.

Maybe I'm just a sucker for "the ones we thought were good aren't so innocent" pipeline. I've been having this sort of vibe ever since 2.4, during a very specific line from Huaiyan to Jing Yuan, where he made a firm stance in his belief that Jing Yuan's loyalty to the Xianzhou has "never wavered", to which Jing Yuan just... doesn't respond.

His expression only changes slightly, a faint furrow in his brows, then the camera just sits on him for a good couple seconds before Dan Heng speaks, and afterwards, Jing Yuan himself takes no part in the conversation for the next few lines. When he does, it's irrelevant to Huaiyan's original comment.

Idk it could be nothing, but with Jing Yuan already being incredibly suspicious in many ways, namely his guardianship over Yanqing, it makes me wonder if the entire Wardance arc was, to an extend, a red herring; a false sense of security. Now that hsr has explicitly brought up the possibility of an Arbiter General being disloyal and making two plot points out of it, the first being Feixiao's inner turmoil with the borisins and the second being TB defending Jing Yuan's innocence, I can't help but be even more suspicious of him.

I lost the plot a bit there... my bad. But to reconvene, I think it would be both plausible and in character for Yaoshi to revive one specific child, but I'm on the fence about their motivations being inherently malicious. Their power may be the cause of much pain and suffering, but as far as I can tell, they themselves don't see it that way. As biased as I admit I am about Yaoshi, I think that they would revive Yanqing simply because they love him.

I still think your theory, as cracked as it is, holds water. I'm fond of it, personally, if you can't already tell lmfao. Sorry this was a bit long btw. I just love to yap about my stupid little blorbos. Pls hit up my ask box again if you have more to say.

[randomfoggytiger]

"Every Day It's Like Halloween"

Fictober, Day 1

Thanks for @thescullyphile for the prompt: Our stalwart heroes, Mulder and Scully, transported via X-File circumstance, through time to Ye Olde Yeares. What shall our chevaliers find? Perhaps a Monster calles, or they Witnesse the Stone Henge? 'Tis for thine mind to puzzle.

It didn't quite go that direction; but I gotta follow the Muse. ;)))

*-*-*-*-*

Mulder wouldn’t be surprised if his pupils were blown.

Flat on his back, he tried to focus on his breathing as the sky tilted and twirled inconsistently. There were voices blending in surprise or panic around him-- blending being the operative word, he couldn’t make out what they were saying-- and someone’s shadow was dipping over his head. Another second and he expected Scully to come into view. 

“Mulder!” And there she was, brows pinched, eyes alarmed. A sprig of fake green poked him in the eye as the contraption holding her tiny knot of hair lost its hold and fell to pieces. She was, he noted vaguely, a vision in luminous layers of pearl and silver gauze. She smelt like smoke, and salt, and roasted pig flesh. 

Oh, he remembered. Ren Faire. 

*-*-*-*-*

The case had sounded promising: California visitors disappearing behind the polyester and plastic reconstruction of Medieval times. Skinner, he'd decided, likely wouldn't comment on yet another trip to the West Coast, having turned an increasingly blind eye to their largely fruitless missions and sun tans and deepening smile lines. 

“He seems,” Scully concluded, trying to tame a grin, unsuccessfully, “happy.” 

“Hm,” Mulder nodded, engrossed with Scully’s battle. “He's definitely more… engaged with our reports lately.”

“Well, stripper video game assassins are probably… intriguing, on some level.” She still held a grudge against Jade Afterglow’s double. He caught her stealing away with his thinnest pair of sunglasses, once, to recreate the stare down in her bathroom mirror. She caught him conspicuously packing those sunglasses, twice, for this trip. (He’d made sure she’d noticed.)  

“It'll give him something to say to the premiere reporters.” 

Scully tried to hide her curiosity there, as well, looking up to read his face carefully. “That’s still a few weeks away.” 

He shrugged, mildly amused at the prospect of their boss preening and strutting around Wayne Federman like a Hollywood would-be. “Jealous you’ll have to share the honor of screentime with Skinman?” 

“Once was enough-- Bill’s never gotten over the humiliation.” There was that smile again, in spite of her annoyance at L.A.’s tendency to tape everything. Charlie’s “You and Mulder created job opportunities for werewolves” helped make her older brother’s bluster bearable…that, and the fact both silently agreed to add the tape to Mulder’s collection.   

Passing over a few tempting quips, he settled on, “What’s the worst that could happen?”

*-*-*-*-*

"Quite a bit," Scully reminded him, later.

The disappearances had taken a dramatic turn by the time Mulder submitted their travel request: a senator’s daughter had vanished; and the local authorities were suddenly as interested in the case as their pensions required. Skinner took their paperwork and theory seriously-- too seriously, they concluded-- roping them into an undercover operation. Vendors and attendees raucously greeted and laughed and sang in the sunshine while Mulder and Scully sweated through layers of cheaply bought performance clothes, she supplying water on the hour and he buying cloths to wipe the sweat off her arms and neck. 

As far afield as Mulder floated, he came hurrying back. 

“Don’t split up, Agents,” the top-down had warned, “they found one of the bodies this morning. A real gruesome way to go. Pattern suggests the killer targets red-haired guests.” And while the suggestion was improbable, given their methods, neither wanted to take any chances.

*-*-*-*-*

Scully wandered off to relieve herself before Mulder clocked a duck-and-dodge attempt. Someone-- male, above-average height, broad shoulders, shaved head-- was popping from one outlier tent to another, long poker in hand, occasionally twisting behind the flaps to avoid detection. He notified the team just as the man charged, closing in on Scully with sickening speed. 

“Scullay!” The ground flew past and the scenery blurred, partner and pursuant becoming his only focus. 

“Mul--” she managed to yell, briefly, before whipping out her gun and ordering,” Stop! FBI!” 

The suspect did; but Mulder watched as his shoulders straightened, knew the last yard was going to be recklessly crossed, regardless. “FBI-- hands in the air!” he echoed, racing onto the scene, weapon raised. 

There was an explosion of movement so disorienting that he had to piece the events together afterwards. The assailant was leaping at him, the poker was above his head, Scully was yelling, shots were fired, the team was swarming around, and darkness was swiftly descending.

*-*-*-*-*

When he woke, the sun was still punishing, the scenery still blurred, and Scully still his only focus. 

“Mulder, are you all right? Don’t move,” she discouraged, holding his head steady with one hand while her other fingers prodded around for injury. 

“Did he get me?” His question was answered, swiftly and abruptly, when she landed on the sorest part of his skull. “Ow.” 

“Sorry. We’re going to have to get that x-rayed, I think. Paramedics should be here, soon.” 

Her eyes were too sorrowful, too regretful. He chanced a smile and a friendly poke to her leg. “This time, you ditched me.”

Scully snorted, as he hoped she would. “No one expects to be followed to the bathroom, Mulder.” Squinting at their surroundings, she added, “Or to the woods, in this case.” 

“You don’t have historic luck when it comes to bathrooms, though, Scully.” 

“Liver eating mutants and elegies aside, Mulder,” she huffed, massaging the ache radiating across his forehead, “I don’t seem to have much luck hanging around you at all.” 

“Mm,” he agreed, fighting sleep. “Won’t Skinner be pleased?”

*-*-*-*-*

Time stretched on lazily after Ronald Ferris was led away in handcuffs; and still, the paramedics did not come. His partner was turning snappish, glaring at nosy busybodies and pushing the officers to call in the ambulance if they had to. The moment called for, Mulder muzzily concluded, a distraction.

"Y'know, Scully." He let the statement hang, knowing it wouldn't be long until his partner bit.

"What, Mulder?"

"This is our first ren faire together."

"No," she insisted, inflexibly argumentative, "it is not."

"No? How do you figure?"

She sighed, looked down at him with that smile, and squeezed her eyes shut. "Mulder, I know what--"

"We're here, Scully. What other proof do you need?"

"Fine." Sitting back more comfortably, face relaxing, she let her protests drop. "This isn't our first ren faire because we weren't properly dressed. We didn't bob for apples, or...." Blowing through her lips, she tried to recall the events of that morning. "We didn't eat leg of lamb, or try roasted beef, or wash down vendor desserts with seasonal drinks, or. Or participate in the games. We didn't get to compete against each other. You didn't battle someone else for my honor."

Mulder made a little noise, looked upward where he presumed his bump was; and watched Scully's eyes soften.

"Well," she amended, "you did participate a little. It probably wouldn't count, though."

"It feels like it counts."

Nodding, Scully clutched his hand with her free one, rubbed his thumb tenderly with her own. "Then it counts to me."

*-*-*-*-*

Thanks for reading~

Enjoy!

Tagging @today-in-fic and @xffictober24.

[kkl1nch0r]

title: chase of lies PART 2 (blade x FBI gn!reader)

notes: ermmm i had trouble writing this because I'm not an FBI agent nor a super intelligent detective/investigor 😍😍 anyways I tried my best lol!!!!!!!!! this part is more shorter because.... I'm working on two fics on the same time (this fic was the most impulsive shit I've written LMFAOOO)

this is where it gets freaky. OBSESSED BLADE LOVERS WHERE YALL ATTTTTTTTUUHHH

2 months.

The undercover mission is pure madness— you’ve found traces of the Stellaron Hunters around the area, breaking every law you had devoted your life to enforce.

Hard as it was, you found yourself walking around the streets with a bounce in your step. The chase had led you out into the outskirts of a city upstate. The Xianzhou seemed so far away, but being approved on File X was like a high.

“It’s going to be a solo mission, I’m afraid,” Jing Yuan had said before your depart. “We’re low on staff. If you need a search or some pointers, you can always give us a call.”

The director had paused, his expression that of concern. “And… be careful. I know it's like listening to a broken record player, but there’s no predicting what any of the Stellaron Hunters could do.”

Well, that was unsettling.

“Especially Blade,” Jing Yuan had mentioned. “You’ve dedicated most of your life to chasing that man down, but please… don’t let him take your life completely. Make sure you come back to us. Got it?”

A solo mission wasn’t anything you couldn’t handle. Just a piece of cake!

That was okay… fine, it got a little lonely sometimes, sitting in hotels, sipping bitter coffee, furiously typing at your laptop, scouring the last crumbs of evidence from news articles and research papers, but this was File X. The file you had fought for to go through with.

You couldn’t afford to back down now. Besides, your laptop had brought up another news article about the Stellaron Hunters, and seeing the publishing date it had been pretty decent.

It’s late, but you’re still awake, looking at the files the investigation unit had sent you.

A blurry picture popped up on the page, and you zoomed in, eyes narrowing. Hmm… this was the wrong article, surely. This man didn’t look like Blade at all.

Your phone buzzed. Somebody was calling.

Reaching over, you received the call, holding it up to your ear as you scrolled, finding another thread of posts. Fu Xuan sent you another file as the notification pops up on your screen. Sighing into the phone, you click on it.

Dan Heng’s voice crackles over the phone. You wince. “Hey, everything alright over there?”

“ —N! Y/n!” Dan Heng calls over the line. You frown. Something’s wrong.

“What’s the matter, Dan Heng? Talk to me.”

“You— have to stop— File X!” Dan Heng’s voice crackles again as you scroll over your laptop, a line of unsettling pictures flashing over the screen. The location of these pictures was somewhere close to this area. Your eyes glaze over the address, eyes narrowing.

Dan Heng’s line silences for a second before cracking up again. “Y/n, be careful. There’s—” his voice cuts off again.

“Who’s fighting over the line here?” you ask, looking at images of dismembered corpses that appear on the screen. Then you pause. “Dan Heng? Are you there?”

Dan Heng yells in frustration over the line. “Just— careful!”

“Okay, will do,” you reply. “Why?”

“It’s because… the Stellaron Hunters…” Dan Heng’s line cuts off into incoherent gibberish. After a moment he gains control over the call. “Right next to— have to— change your identity! That’s all Jing Yuan said to do.”

“Send me the details, Dan Heng. Call you later.”

“Be careful,” is his last word over the call and it ends. You toss your phone back on the bed, groaning as you run a hand over your face. It hasn’t been the first time the Investigation unit called, but something was amiss. Dan Heng had never sounded that desperate before.

You straighten, mind flashing the pictures into your head. “Wait a minute…”

The image you had stopped scrolling on… you’d seen it somewhere. A red flower.

Wait, no. The red flower.

The Spider Lily. You had practically ingrained that flower into your head since your early investigation days. The trace of the Stellaron Hunters.

Blade.

Something else is eating at you, though. Like an obsessed madman, you scroll back up to the details Fu Xuan had sent.

The location. The address.

Silence hangs in the air. The address where these pictures were taken… was right below the hotel you were staying at.

You slap a palm over your head. “You’re joking.”

Did you blow your cover yet? You didn’t know. Did they find you? You didn’t know. Was it a coincidence?

The lack of certainty in this situation was making you anxious. Dan Heng’s frustration over the phone about being more careful was growing eerie.

The spider lily—

“Okay, calm down,” you tell yourself. “Think things through.”

You begin to stand, pacing around the hotel room, the floorboards creaking below you. “The murder case— okay, honestly, this is definitely the Stellaron Hunters at work— is just right below the hotel I was staying at. When was this investigated, anyway?” you ask yourself.

Walking back to the laptop, you read the details. “The pictures were taken hours after the crime… and happened about a week ago. Six days ago, it seems.”

You worked it out in your head, pacing again, feeling like a rookie investigator years ago. “About a week ago, I was approaching the outskirts of this city then. I needed a place to stay, and the hotel was the only one in sight. I ended up booking it early… hold on.”

The only hotel in the area meant there was a lot of work to get a room, of course. The thing was…

You froze in your tracks. “I had booked a room here… seven days before I came.”

Pacing again, you think harder. “That means… the Stellaron Hunters murdered someone the day after I booked this damn hotel?”

Were you perhaps… being tracked down?

By the Stellaron Hunters, no less?

There was no way a crime would happen right in your area a day after you had booked the hotel unless somebody had tipped your whereabouts off. It was as if you had given your position away to the Stellaron Hunters. But how?

“This can’t be possible.”

Movement catches your eye out the window, and your attention diverts outside— it’s too dark to see anything, but there’s something outside.

No. Someone outside. Watching.

—

Y/n is here.

Y/n.

Y/n.

The man lets his face twist into a cruel smile, tracing a rough finger over a photo of a deserted hotel. Out of all the hotels that could have been chosen from, they chose this?

Whatever. Blade’s eyes narrow. That’s not any of his business. Kafka was right— the Xianzhou Investigation unit was becoming more of a nuisance than a source of information— although when did the investigation unit have information, anyway?

Blade treads purposefully down the streets, his gaze directed towards the hotel. One light’s on, and no doubt it’s Y/n.

Twisted excitement and anxiety churn in his stomach as he watches your silhouette walk through the room, pacing and talking. How cute. Still trying to figure things out, weren’t they?

The crime was done. Blade had zero doubt Y/n would connect the dots in a second. This was light work for the agent. Even the idea of being caught, and being interrogated by the agent sent a nervous streak through his spine.

But he was excited.

Being chased thrilled the criminal. He wanted his every face to be plastered on every wanted poster and every news article. Y/n would be forced to ingrain his face into their head. They’d have no choice.

As if Blade ever gave them a choice.

“Quit moping and move,” Silver Wolf’s voice rings in his earbud. Blade scowls, tapping on the device before spending another moment looking up at the window.

Y/n pauses, catching Blade’s movement out the window, and Blade’s eyes widen, a wicked smile curling his lips. Finally.

The agent presses their body against the window, but Blade is gone by then. It’s no use trying to find somebody at this time of day.

Y/n wanted to hunt him down? So be it.

There's nothing like a good chase, anyway.

[ruumirmir]

𝘈 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘛𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴

Part I Part II

ੈ♡˳ Author's◇ note - Haha what if I pretended my shamelessly OCfied male reader was a character :))) Here's to me doing everything possible to build up my "reader" lore. Everything except actually drawing and naming him 😭 If you're curious about previous posts regarding my mans, you could skim over These!! Me when writing this: im gonna make up SO MUCH BULLSHIT about snezhnaya and the other harbingers.

𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 : ENG - Stephen Fu (Noe Archiviste from Vanitas no Carte) JP - Kento Ito (Dan Heng from Honkai Star Rail)

𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 : October 19 (Libra)

𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 : Northland Bank of the Fatui

𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 : Hydro

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 : Cygnus Venatici (The Hunting Swan)

A senior branch manager of Snezhnaya’s Northland bank. As a fatuus, he is formally well-known as the Venator Dux, who mans the Snezhnayan Order of Gold and Exchange founded by the Ninth Harbinger. He hunts in pursuit of the Tsar's vision, but his loyalties are far removed from her.

𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦-𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴

𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 Ah, the renowned traveller, in the flesh. A visitor to each of the seven nations, while your reputation has run across the continent twice over. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. If you've heard of the Snezhnayan Order of Gold and Exchange, that'd be me who's in charge of it. I am one of the agents within Lord Regrator's primary circle of officials, so you may address me as Venator dux.

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘵: 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 I've been in my respective position for over a decade now, and for the last four years, have come across choice tales surrounding your name. A big fan of your work, really! Lord Regrator has had his interest piqued for a while now... so for the sake of civilized peace and alliance, let's get along... shall we? Try not to cause any trouble and I might consider putting in a good word for you.

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘵: 𝘋𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘴 A large bulk of my work is centered around days of scrawling pen over paper... but really, one can only digest hefty documents for so long. I've had my fill for many years on end-... now, I'd prefer to partake in more physical tasks.

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘵: 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 I fear the new batch of rookies are growing too lax in their combat training… perhaps it was my uninspiring teaching method today. As a Venator, it simply won’t do to disappoint them. Traveller, would you help a man out and join the session today? The trainees could do with a fresh perspective on things.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐𝘵 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴

No shelter to be seen... here's to praying that you don't catch a cold. Oh don't worry about me, I seldom get sick.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴 I've always wondered how the real clap of thunder would feel in comparison to a shock of electro. Unless you want to volunteer for that, watch your step.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐𝘵 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 Eh... I've seen it once, I've seen it a thousand times. That being said, the nights that are covered in an impossibly slow curtain of snowfall are some of the rarer times I stop to admire it.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯 𝘐𝘴 𝘖𝘶𝘵 Finally. Some real warmth to my face. I am but a simple man, languishing like a wilted flower in the absence of our sun's blazing gaze.

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 Actually... I think I might just prefer the miserable winter cold over this.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 What's with the aggressive breeze today? Does the Anemo archon have bills to pay?

𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 Good morning. I was about to stop by the city lake on my way to the bank and feed the local geese. You can come along if you'd like. Keep your distance from Tatiana though. She bites.

𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 On a slow lazy day, I'd be waking up around noon. Fortunately, the weekend is right around the corner, so I can do just that.

𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 Although the Northland "bank" closes to the public by evening, the building itself stays open till midnight for other classified affairs. So I may as well make the most of my break time before I'm needed again.

𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 Oh, I must've lost track of time. It's quite late into the night, so before I go, let me walk you back to whatever establishment you're staying at... Oh, uh- I'm... not sure I heard you correctly. You said you live... inside... a teapot...?

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳: 𝘚𝘯𝘦𝘻𝘩𝘯𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 It was the very first decree of order at the hands of Lord Regrator when he came into power as a Harbinger many years ago; to inaugurate a faction dedicated to rearing the potential he painstakingly carved into the foundations of the Northland bank. It is just as the name implies. An executive body responsible for developing economic policies and providing regulation, consulting, and forecasting of socioeconomic and business development, ranging from simple roadside shops to production factories-Oh, have I lost you? Haha... don't apologize, I've seen that expression a couple times before. In simple terms: we help run the nation's cycle of mora, trade system, and citizen’s businesses.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘵 [Unlocked at Friendship Lv. 4] The title bestowed upon me, Venator Dux, signifies not just leadership but mastery over a successful hunt- or in some cases, a successful business strategy. The master hunter requires a discerning eye, a mind that can decipher the intricate patterns woven by our adversaries. Information is our ammunition, and knowledge is the silent arrow that strikes before the prey even realizes the hunt has begun.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘜𝘴: 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 Various forms of dance and song are the lifeblood of Snezhnaya’s festivals. During fall, you’ll find multiple dance troupes and clowns passing each village, town, and city to perform. I personally look forward to the dancers.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘜𝘴: 𝘓𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 [Unlocked at Friendship Lv. 6] Your little companion has stuck with you since day one? Truly? That is… a highly admirable trait, one that I will always stand by. Loyalty is not a mere pledge, it anticipates the unspoken desires of another; a commitment that transcends the superficial bonds of allegiance. I keep this ideal close to my heart... for only a single person.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 I was hesitant to use a delusion in the first place, so frankly, I’m glad to have been gifted this for whatever reason I was found worthy of. However… Lord Regrator harbours an uncanny dislike for my vision. It’s not something that has been brought up, but I can read between the lines.

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 You didn’t hear it from me, but I encourage the employees at the bank to keep a list of all the infuriating and rude customers. It’s to spice up all the sparring and combat practice sessions by naming and dressing up the dummies as people they’d like to kick- Ha!

𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 This wintry climate is harsh and unsustainable for various flora and fauna. The Charmomila flower doesn’t care about any of that. They’ll grow in obnoxious places if they want to. The real deal comes from the summer butterflies that feast on its nectar. After a while their wings turn a beautiful honey-yellow, which are harvested and brewed into the sweetest and most expensive nonalcoholic beverage you’ll find around here. I enjoy a glass of one semi-regularly on work mornings.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳: 𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 [Unlocked at Friendship Lv. 6] He will have my sincere respect, always. Lord Regrator has built his empire up from a scratch in the dirt, something impossible to do were he a lesser man. His sacrifices of blood, sweat, and tears has bled into the policies that the bank stands on today. Money breeds imbalance and power, which in turn grants freedom and recognition if you are on the right side of the coin. Regrator is a utilizing man and he guards what’s his, zealously. He will take and take until his arms sag with the weight, and uphold his promise to give out the correct equivalents because he lets his value of fair exchange lead him like a vice. For as long as he stays true to his greed, I will be the hand that reaches forward to grasp what he desires.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳: 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 [Unlocked at Friendship Lv. 6] Lord Regrator expects a strict level of decorousness from everyone working under his name- from me to even the most forgotten grunts. It's nothing outrageous of course. You would only ever see the metaphorical boot-licking than a literal one. I find it a bit much sometimes but the public eye is nothing to scoff at. Especially to a man of his status. The Snezhnayan dvoryane make up more than a third of the Northland Bank's clientele- not to mention the stakes a couple of them have invested. And if there is anything that those feather-headed fools care about, it's posh theatrics. *Sigh* Still... I quite enjoy falling in step with Pantalone's politesse. He has a beautiful manner of speech that I've never been able to measure up to.

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳: 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 [Unlocked at Friendship Lv. 6] …Why do I feel like you’re trying to fish for critical information...? Fine- I'll concede. It's your head on the line anyways. Lord Regrator is a big player in the system of underground businesses that connect Nathan and Snezhnaya. Technically it could be called a black market, but it’s mainly run by a small council of social elites from both nations. There are occasional hosted auctions, that my lord targets to buy out priceless artifacts from. I’m talking about lost pieces of history and endangered caged beasts over items with resell value. Now… with that being said, as long as this secret remains safe… so do you. It’s always me who’s dispatched to make sure it stays that way.

[coquelicoq]

sorry for coming out of my rewatch obsessed with zhao ke (the gardener) but actually i'm not sorry because he rules. also listen. when xiao heng was on grampa-mandated house arrest for five years, he apparently spent all his time "listening to music and gardening". that started eight years ago. zhao ke has been a gardener for the jiang family for seven years. so i'm imagining him being i guess originally a xiao family servant maybe, and him keeping xiao heng company during his confinement and the two of them getting really into gardening together, and then him becoming xiao heng's first spy. because at least HE is allowed to leave the property. right? and xiao heng MUST have started his spy network during his confinement, or are we supposed to believe he's built it up from nothing in the past three years?? i think that would be a bit much, suspension-of-disbelief-wise. so yeah budding (no pun intended) schemer child!xh who does nothing all day except listen to music and garden had to start somewhere, and because of the gardening connection and the fact that zhao ke has been planted (no pun intended) with the jiangs for seven of the eight years since xiao heng's father's death, i think zhao ke as the inaugural field (no pun intended) agent is solidly rooted (okay i did intend this one) in the evidence.

[plutos-little-space]

Masterlistミ★

Fandoms:

Honkai Star Rail:

• Sunday

• Cg!Sunday

• Cg!Sunday pt 2

• Cg!Sunday Hcs

• Little!Sunday

• Little!Sunday pt 2 (thx for 100 followers!!)

• Little!March 7th

• Cg!Welt Yang

• Cg!Welt Yang pt 2

• Cg!Aventurine

• Cg!Aventurine Hcs

• Cg!Dr. Ratio

• Little!Moze

• Cg!Argenti

• Cg!Argenthill Hcs

• Cg!Boothill

• Cg!Boothill Hcs

• Little!Boothill

• Boothill paci edit

• Cg!Mr. Reca

• Little!Rappa

• Little!Dan Heng

• Little!Robin

Genshin:

• Cg!Neuvillette

• Little!Freminet

• Cg!Wriothesley

• Little!Furina

• Cg!Alhaitham

• Flip!Kaveh

• Paimon

• Big Bro Cg!Childe

• Papa Cg!Capitano

• Little!Capitano Hcs

• Cg!Kaeya

• Lynette Stimboard

• Little!Venti

• Little!Mualani

• Little!Kinich

• Little!Wanderer

JJK:

• Little!Gojo

• Cg!Gojo

• Big Bro!Choso

• Shoko Ieiri

• JJK hcs- gojo, itadori, megumi, nobara

• Babysitter!Yuta Okkotsu

Magnus Archives: (its is horror so be careful)

• Mike Crew

• Michael Distortion

• Little!Melanie King

• Flip!Basira Hussain

• Little!Jonathan Sims

The Owl House:

• Little!Hunter

Adventure Time:

• BMO

Pressure:

• Cg!Sebastian Solace

Baulders Gate 3:

• Cg!Astarion

Studio Ghibli:

• Little!Howl

Stardew Valley:

• Cg!Shane

One Piece:

• Doflamingo

• Charlotte Katakuri

Cookie Run:

• Cg!Cream Ferret Cookie

• Cg!Pure Vanilla Cookie

• Lilac Cookie

• Stollen Cookie

• Cg!Earl Grey Cookie

Good Omens:

• Crowley

Malevolent: (horror!!!! be careful!!)

• Cg!John Doe

Vox Mechina:

• Cg!Percy De Rolo

Umbrella Academy:

• Umbrella academy agere

• Cg!Five Hargreeves

• Teen Regressor!Five Hargreeves

Arcane:

• Viktor

Reverse 1999:

• Medicine Pocket

• Little!An An Lee

Splatoon:

• Little!Agent 8

Project Sekai:

• Little!Rui Kamishiro

Villains of Valley View:

• Cg!Colby Madden

King Of Fighters:

• Cg!Terry Bogard

Bill and Ted:

• Bill and Ted agere

THINGS/OTHERS:

• stars stars stars!

Asks?

• starting regressing

• links to ppl :>

REQUEST >> OPEN!!!!

DNI BANNERミ★

[airwou]

I AM BACK AND I DID THE 2.2 QUEST

I have come bearing more screenshots

SPOILERS FOR 2.2 TRAILBLAZE MISSION/QUEST

I would like to first address that I'm very glad that Aventurine isn't actually dead. Would like to talk to him again if I could.

This isn't gonna be smth abt analyzing the quest more of a thoughts thing

nice to finally be able to see Boothill in the story

when Gallagher said he'll see Mikhail in hell 💀

i was very skeptical with the first fight against Sunday bc it felt to short to be a proper boss fight and smth was up

but the Xianzhou Alliance and Dan Heng IL coming in was cool

Dan Heng kept bringing up using the jade abacus to save his friends lol

Blade has a driver's license. that's it.

i expected smth to be up with Misha partially bc i've seen ppl theorizing stuff abt him and yeah it was kinda expected

wait what happened to Firefly in the end did she die irl or...?

Sunday you suspicious man are you going through your Eichi Tenshouin arc

ending cutscene with Robin and Sunday

kinda makes me wonder what Ayato would do in Sunday's situation

they kinda make me thing of the Kamisato siblings

the credits.

Screenshots!

they look like spies/agents

i mean they kinda are

i love birds

this one was sad

sunday being holy

idk this just looked pretty

these answer choices

March becomes a speedrunner

RAIDEN MEI ACTUALLY

Penacony as Gallagher in the credits

[yuu-tan]

Sharing my fav IF cuz it's not talked about enough. Please check it out!!

For Whose Majestyu (formerly Long Live the Emperor) is an interactive-fiction set in a fictional world inspired by ancient China during the Warring States period and some folklore in other eras. You move through the narrative as an agent of the (fictitious) Heng Emperor, who is losing influence over the kingdom as three vassal lords gain power over the years. Would you serve the Emperor loyally and help him re-establish imperial control? Or would you help someone else take the throne, perhaps even for yourself?

💀 CONTENT WARNINGS (sfw, but for ages 18+) 💀

violence inflicted on people and animals, potential suicide(s), misgendering, bodily functions such as bleeding or vomiting, psychological trauma, mental illness, topic of sex or sexual situations (non-graphical in description) in later chapters... (See longer list in the opening screen.)

Genre: low fantasy wuxia

Check out the demo here

I have been following up with this IF for a few years now (since it was first uploaded). It is one of my favs among many others. If you enjoy wuxia novel/dramas/manhua such as Three Kingdoms etc, you'll surely love the story. Who would pass the chance to be a badass as General?

To show my appreciation, I hope to share this awesome work to our fellow IF-readers because it is really not talked out enough. The update is not regular but you can tell the author toally put effort in writing each chapter. There are already 13 chapters out, so grab your beverage and enjoy.

Ps: Sorry, i suck at writing, but pls check out this awesome demo.

[shalomniscient]

ARCHIVE ENTRY #1: FAFNIR [HSR]

"That casino owner? She's nothing but trouble. If you ever think you're winning with her, think again—because the house always wins." - Ten Stonehearts, Topaz

◆ Name: Fafnir ◆ Title: Avaricious Embracer ◆ Owner of the Gnitaheath Casino ◆ Path: Nihility ◆ Type: Fire ◆ Rarity: 5*

Fafnir is a fanmade character in Honkai: Star Rail. The owner of one of the most famous casinos in the universe, she attracts both adoration and detestation. A Scion of Long, Fafnir has lived many long, long lives, and yet through them all, one thing remains constant: the gleam and glitter of gold is always her singular calling.

◆ Appearance Fafnir is a tall woman with short, black hair and yellow-gold eyes. There are streaks of yellow in her hair, located near the base of her horns which are gold in color, resembling a ram's horns. She also has a long, serpentine tail covered in black scales and adorned with more golden accessories.

Fafnir wears a neatly pressed, tailored black suit jacket with delicate gold embroidery on the cuffs that resemble scales, accompanied with black slacks with a similar design along their length. Below this, she wears a dark grey dress shirt, paired with a light-colored tie embroidered with gold thread. She also sports round, yellow-tinted glasses with a gold frame, and wears black, semi-palm gloves with the same golden embroidery.

◆ Combat Mechanics

Basic Attack: Buy-In

"Place your bets, please." Deal's Fire DMG equal to x% of Fafnir's ATK to an enemy.

Skill: All or Nothing

"C'mon, why don't you put some skin in the game?" Deals Fire DMG equal to x% of Fafnir's ATK to a single enemy and inflicts a Gnitaheath Marker.

Ultimate: The House Always Wins

"Looks like it's time for a payout... mine, of course." Removes 1 buffs from all enemies and deals Fire DMG equal to x% of Fafnir's ATK, and simultaneously consumes all Gnitaheath Markers on enemies, dealing an additional Fire DMG equal to x% of Fafnir's ATK. Detonation also triggers the effect of Gnitaheath Marker, but restores HP to all allies instead of only the ally at lowest HP.

Talent: Risk Premium

At each turn of an enemy who is affected by Gnitaheath Marker, the enemy takes DMG equal to x% of Fafnir's ATK. The DMG taken by the enemy is then converted into an equivalent amount HP, and is immediately transferred to an ally with the lowest HP. Gnitaheath Marker lasts for 2 turns. Gnitaheath Marker is considered a debuff. At E1: Gnitaheath Marker is consider Fire DoT.

Technique: House Edge

"Time for a blood game?" When entering battle, there is a 120% base chance of the enemy with the highest HP to be inflicted with Gnitaheath Marker.

◆ Voicelines

About Topaz...

"Little Miss Topaz, my favorite IPC agent! Her assignments bring her to my doorstep more often than not, and it is always refreshing to see her. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to convince her to step into the pit yet, unlike that colleague of hers. Hm, no matter. I quite enjoy our conversations away from the pit as well."

About Aventurine...

"Detestably card sharp, he is. He'd never take a gamble he wouldn't win—so I suppose we are two birds of a feather, in that regard."

Added to a team with Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae...

"My, my, a Vidyadhara? And a High Elder, no less... this will be interesting indeed."

Hobbies...

"Sometimes, when I feel particularly bored, I like to stroll across the catwalks above the pits. There's something particularly, hm, gratifying, about watching the going-ons of the pit. Someone may be winning, and someone may be losing, but in the end... well, the true winner has been decided long before they bought in."

Chat - Heritage...

"You wish to know about my heritage as a Scion of Long? I'm afraid there isn't much to tell. Many eras ago, my first incarnation was a follower of the Permanent Lord, and was bestowed the ability shared by all Scions. Hm? Others like me? ...I must disappoint you again, for they are no longer here."

Chat - True Form

"My true form? Heh... such a bold request. How about we play a game of blackjack, and if you win, I'll indulge you."

Developer Notes:

Fafnir is inspired by the dragon (or worm) of the same name in Germanic legend and folklore.

Fafnir's title, Avaricious Embracer, is a nod to the translation of Fafnir's name from Old Norse as 'the Embracer'.

Fafnir's color scheme is generally black/gold/yellow. The yellow-gold color of her eyes and the hints of yellow in her appearance are intended to convey her primary character trait of greed, since yellow is the representative color of greed.

Gnitaheath is the name of Fafnir's lair in the legends.

Fafnir is a Scion of Long, but not a Vidyadhara. I may expand on the lore of her 'lineage' through her stories at a later date.

Fafnir's Talent, 'Gnitaheath Marker', is named after casino markers; interest free, short-term lines of credit given to players by the casinos to encourage playing, although they are also expected to be promptly paid back.

Fafnir's true form is about the size of adult Drogon, from Game of Thrones.

Fafnir's kit is designed to be somewhat reminiscent of her character: someone who gives nothing, and only takes. I tried to give her kind of a life-steal mechanic similar to the one in PTN, though I'm not too sure how well it worked out, LOL.

I can't think of a character similar enough to how I envision Fafnir to add as a reference, and I can't draw for shit so my saving grace is once again Picrew. This isn't 1:1 how Fafnir looks like, as I picture her as having a skin tone more similar to Kaeya's (and my own), but alas, my Picrew options were limited. Nonetheless, this is the closest I can get as of now, so enjoy (?) one smug, bastard scrooge woman:

picrew link: https://picrew.me/ja/image_maker/6324

UPDATE: my absolutely amazing showstopping talented mutual @e-hibiscus drew fafnir and it is truly THE MOST amazing thing i’ve ever seen and is 1:1 exactly how i picture fafnir in my mind, they’re a super amazing artist and writer and i’m truly honored to be their moot !!

THAT’S HER !! THAT’S THE STINKY BASTARD DRAGON WOMAN !!!

[sleepy-sirin]

Incarnation (Honkai Star Rail x Child! Herrscher! Reader)

Summary: In which Y/n, the creation of Will of Honkai, successfully defeated her own creator with the help of her friends. After defeating the Will of Honkai, for using too much of her power she goes into a deep sleep.

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Chapter 5

Y/n's POV:

"Ah! Ahhhh! What the heck!"

I was disturbingly woken up by someone who let out a terrified scream outside my door. I stretch out my body, get off the bed, and left the room to meet up with the trio.

"Good morning, Y/n!" March greeted me

"Morning..." I let out a yawn.

"Hey. Did you hear that?" March asked.

"There's a group of Silvermane Guards at the entrance... and I don't think they're here to say hi." Dan Heng said.

"If this our escort, it's less friendly than I was expecting." March said.

"You guys are assuming a lot. All I can see is their helmets." Stelle said.

"...I just have a feeling." March said.

"Let's go and meet them. We won't know until we're down there." Dan Heng said.

All of us went outside the Goethe Hotel to meet up the Silvermane Guards. One of Silvermane Guards approached us.

"Hey! Commander Bronya is waiting for you all down below. Hurry up and go see her. And no tricks!" A stern Silvermane Guard said.

"Are we... in a lot of trouble?" March asked.

The guard didn't reply then said to hurry up to meet up Commander Bronya. As we went down, we saw Bronya waiting for us and she was with someone we don't know.

"Huh? It's you... you were there at the Fort..." March said.

"I am Bronya Rand, acting commander of the Silvermane Guards. In the name of the Amber Lord in the highest, and under order of Supreme Guardian Cocolia Rand, I hereby arrest the suspected infiltrators under of plotting to incite rebellion." Bronya said.

'Huh, so her last name isn't Zaychik then.' I thought.

"As agent of the supreme guardian, I herewith temporarily strip you of your freedom of action and speech. When you are tried by the adjudication panel, you will be given the opportunity to defend yourself against the accusations." She said.

"Resistance will prove futile. You must come with me."

"W-Wait a minute! This isn't what we agreed! She said we were gonna be escorted to discuss an urgent matter!" March said.

"...This is an orchastrated betrayal, obviously." Dan Heng said.

"I told you to keep your guard on. Well you didn't listen to me. I knew that woman was a lying snake in every different worlds." I said.

"Looks like we've been downgraded to accomplices... again. Seem like it's every third planet this happens." March said.

"That's because you always act without thinking, you never have a plan." Dan Heng said.

"Hey, I'm improving! I'm coming up with a plan right now... aaaand... got one!" March said.

"Stelle, Y/n, Dan Heng, the alley!" She whispered.

"The one that's been sealed off... Hmm, it's possible. Y/n, Stelle, March, be ready to make an escape." Dan Heng said.

"Huh? Really? I just wanted to say something..." March said.

"It's now or never!" Stelle said.

"Three of a kind..." Dan Heng said.

"I guess we are a strange quadruplets..." Stelle said.

"Shh! It's an old Astral Express escape signal. Do you play cards?" March asked Stelle.

"Two pair..." Dan Heng said.

"Hey, what are you whispering? Let's get going!" A Silvermane Guard said.

"Ace!"

Dan Heng grabbed me and March, Stelle smacked the Silvermane Guard using her bat. Dan Heng summons his spear as he trips the Silvermane Guards feet's making them fall. All of us run to the alley to our escape. Some of the guards were about to shoot us with their guns but it was jammed with ice in it.

"Have an "ice" day!" March playfully said. As  the four of us run through the portal.

"Hah! See, they weren't brave enough to follow us! Freedom! Serves them right! Better luck next time, slowpokes!" March said.

"We got lucky." Stelle said.

"Well, you can get good at getting lucky~" March said.

"We caught them by surprise, nothing more. They'll be in persuit soon enough. Let's follow the path. We need to guarantee out own safety before making any further plans." March said.

The four of us find a way to leave the Fragmentum, we came across Silvermane Guards behind the gate.

"Wait! There are Silvermane Guards here. Careful not to alert them!" March said.

"They must have entered from another direction to cut us off. We should avoid an open conflict. Let's find another path." Dan Heng said.

All of us tried to find a different path away from the Silvermane Guards. We tried to open the mechanism to open the gates. As we found a portal, we ran as fast as we can.

"Look out!" Dan Heng said.

We all stopped running and looked around to see all of the Silvermane Guards surrounded us.

"She really caught up with us... Even had time to set up an ambush..." March said.

"Hmph, you dare underestimate me?" Bronya said, as she was behind us.

"Even though it has suffered Fragmentum corrosion, this is still part of Belobog. It was our home. The Guards know this place like the back of their hand." She said.

"Enough cat and mouse, drop your weapons and come with me."

"Ugh, you're such a nuisance! Just what crime are we supposed to have committed again? It better be worth you following us all the way out here!" March is done with Bronya's bs.

"My orders are to arrest you. It is for the adjudication panel to present you with the nature and penalty of your alleged crimes." Bronya said.

"You saw us yesterday, do you remember? Madam Cocolia received us as honored guest. How can such a drastic change occurred in the course of one night?" Dan Heng said.

"...The Madam Guardian investigated your backgrounds. She summoned me last night to tell me that you had deceived her. Your identities and purpose here are counterfeit. You seek to overthrow the rule of the Architects." Bronya said.

"Ah! What a two-faced hag!" March said.

"That Cocolia is... What do you humans say it... Ah, a bitch." I nonchalantly said.

The trio looks at you with surprised expressions, they didn't expect that you would swear.

"Publicly insulting the supreme guardian only elevates the seriousness of your crimes. Throw down your arms and surrender!" Bronya said.

"We're wasting our words, March. At least one thing is clear. We mustn't be caught." Dan Heng said.

"Well, if there's no escape, then maybe it's time we gave them a taste of Astral Express medicine!" March said.

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Thinking of angsty RenHeng things.

Like the Preceptors and Sanctus Medicus catching on to Dan Heng carrying Blade’s child.

At least with the Preceptors, Huohuo gives the heads-up that as long as the child is born on the Express and nowhere on any Xianzhou ship, they will be officially recognized as an outsider even if one parent originated from Xianzhou. So, the Preceptors literally will not be able to do anything to the child without provoking enmity from the Astral Express Crew, who are recognized as allies of Xianzhou. Doing so would bring down on them not only the Astral Express and the Cloud Knights because the former helped with the Stellaron Crisis, but also the Ten-Lords Commission because TB helped with recapturing the escaped heliobi. Plus, Hanya mentions in a letter to someone that the suspects among the Preceptors have already revealed themselves (though not to us the audience, unfortunately) so lifting even a finger towards the child would drop them in boiling hot water.

Sanctus Medicus on the other hand… They would certainly take an interest in both Dan Heng and the child—and they attack the train when the Crew visits and everybody else is off visiting friends on the Luofu.

Elio of course foresaw this and sent help and Pom-Pom recalled everybody back to the train, but they’re unlucky enough (“bad RNG” as Silver Wolf calls it) to get delayed and Blade arrives just in time to see several dead Mara-Struck soldiers. And Dan Heng is in Vidyadhara form and in…very bad condition, utterly maimed and slumped in front of a door (like that first episode of Oshi no Ko) with one last Sanctus Medicus agent looming over him, having done to Dan Heng what was done to Dan Feng in the Shackling Prison.

And all the while, Dan Heng was doing his damnedest to make sure that Sanctus Medicus did not get past him and further into the train where his child could be hiding in any of the rooms.

The only thing laughable about this would be that even though, for once, the Preceptors actually had nothing to do this incident (a genuine moment of “it wasn’t me/us this time”) they still get heavily scrutinized because of suspicions of them colluding with Sanctus Medicus.

That's fair bc the preceptors are always somehow at fault, no matter what happens.

Yeah sure i guess they're giving birth on the express. An actual trailblaze baby! Hopefully they don't learn any behaviour from caelus/stelle!

Considering the sanctus medicus, well there are vidyadhara among them too. Imagine you're just minding your own business, doing heinous abomination abundance things, suddenly some lotus peony or whatever guy bursts in yelling about your former high elder, imbibitor lunae, being pregnant? Vidyadhara are barren though? Has he found a way to conceive and suddenly every vidyadhara sanctus medicus wants to get their hands on the child to find out how they too! Can get pregnant! The audacity!

I think blade would show up sooner though bc 1.elio and 2.tHREE MUST PAY THE PRICE and HOW DARE YOU TRY TO DIE WITHOUT ME!!! As in i don't think elio would miss the timing. Like, not elio, he might send blade ahead of ttime, sending him there in advance.

Recalling an older post i made, the preceptors would probably only think to mention renheng child ONCE to Dan heng bc honestly, nobody wants the post, he wants the child to grow up "normal" (at least more normal than his or dan fengs childhood)

Also, i lost my train of thought bc i kept going back and forth on this post xD so it may be a bit messy.