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alteredphoenix · 8 months ago

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Since I've been asked before if I had considered doing art based off my Berseria/Luminaria fics (or some scenes in them), and I would, I've been considering taking a crack at doing a comic - just to see how it would go.

I'd go with a premise that takes place after Celia's ep2, where two children of Lazui (I like to think of them as being actual howlines connected to Lazui, rather than the "angels/somewhat vaguely humanoid/higher beings of existence in animal guise" trope I like to inject my Lumi fics with) observe Michelle and, confused at her reaction, ask themselves "what kind of wolf doesn't want to hunt/what kind of wolf doesn't enjoy the thrill of the hunt", which would lead into an exploration of mercy, death, predator/prey dynamics and their role on the ecosystem (gradually on the downswing as it is in canon), and how growing up in Amr Qhagan (sheep country/Tarulhan's domain) has shaped Michelle's upbringing and morality even as it clashes with her displays of pragmatism.

Just a little something to get experimental with (as the idea itself isn't based off a written fic at this time).

#something something exploring michelle's desires 'to save w/o loss' and 'to save w/o pain'#something something exploring how michelle is the 'wolf' to yelsy's 'sheep' of amr qhagan #it's interesting how of the two yelsy is clearly attributed to tarulhan and how it is reflected in her design plus toto #but for being raised in the land of the ram lord sheep are suspiciously absent in michelle's artes kit #and who among her summons has a connection to the primordial beasts? THE WOLF #aka LAZUI. THE PRECIPICE WOLF #and while rams are capable of fighting they're not predators like the wolf #the wolf is a hunter and essential keystone predator in maintaining the health of the ecosystem #if the wolf sees that a prey animal is injured and/or sick it already knows what it has to do #i would've loved to have seen michelle's character arc #from trying to be herself while also contending - and eventually reconciling - that sometimes 'saving' means 'giving death'#even if the death in question must be merciful #and if you think this is me waxing on AGAIN about the potential michelle-lazui dynamic we could've had no you didn't /j :P

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