#asking the entities // answered ask

[originalaccountname]

Sorry to bother you but I’ve been getting into BSD and Chuuya’s my fave, but I’ve been seeing some contradictory things in fanfic so…

Does Chuuya actually have a god sealed inside him? I thought it was just like his power without limitations and was dubious of those takes, but since eldritch beings can apparently be a thing (and not an ability), I think it could be plausible either way.

Though even if it’s not I can see why people would use that route for some good angst.

This is not a bother at all! This is something I very much like to talk about

if you're really new I do recommend you go read both "Dazai, Chuuya, Fifteen Years Old" and "STORM BRINGER" light novels (but SB especially), not only are they great books with Chuuya as the focal point but they will help answer your question in depth (you can buy the English translations but I can help you find the translation online if that's what you need, just message me again)

The short version is that Arahabaki being an actual god, a separate entity from Chuuya that has a personality/a voice/desires, is a common fanon trope, but not a canon fact. The truth is more complex and much more fun, lore-wise, in my opinion

And now the long version, because I'm passionate about this and this is my excuse to deep dive into it (spoilers for Fifteen)

In Fifteen, Chuuya says this:

Chuuya himself presents "Arahabaki" as nothing more than pure power. No thoughts, no personality, but powerful for sure.

That phrasing in Fifteen created a lot of confusion I think, talking about gods as real but also not:

But I think it's more of a symbolic reference, talking about immense power that seem out of this world. Because in practice, as Chuuya said before, "Arahabaki" is simply raw power, not an entity. You can't pray to it, it can't understand you, it can't perform miracles (which is why he knew the Old Boss couldn't have been brought back by Arahabaki and it was all nonsense from the start)

I'm also putting part of the blame on the anime, where they decided (while not being exactly wrong either, out of context it's weird) to illustrate Chuuya "floating in a bluish-black darkness, surrounded by a transparent seal" and being pulled out by a hand:

like this:

When, if you actually reread that part in the novel with knowledge about Storm Bringer, it's actually this moment that was being referred to:

Which brings us to Storm Bringer! (heavy spoilers I'm serious)

"Project Arahabaki" was the Japanese government's attempt to create an ability weapon from an individual. They wanted to craft a singularity that could be used multiple times, thus granting them access to power that should not be accessible normally. They based their research on what France had discovered through Verlaine. The objective is to create a massive energy output through a self-contradicting ability, for which you need a vessel:

Chuuya is the device. "Arahabaki" is the massive energy. That massive energy can control gravity to the point of being able to create localized black holes! N implied that part of the lab's work for the Arahabaki Project was to modify Chuuya's body to be able to withstand the constant gravity effects on it so he doesn't just die. Chuuya's normal use of his ability doesn't seem to have any drastic effects on him, and his physical resilience (to getting hit, stabbed, poisoned, shot, electrocuted, to going through a black hole) does seem to imply they did succeed at least in part.

And this bit here explains why "Arahabaki" was the chosen name for the project; unexplained phenomena across History that can be linked to an ability going haywire, but were attributed to god-like interventions at the time. So you're a funny little mad scientist, you read research papers from another mad scientist that named their own creation after a mythological monster, and you decide to do the same with your own local folklore.

But!

There's still something to be said about how "Arahabaki" is a singularity, and therefore, has its own set of rules. Chuuya does loose control, Chuuya does regress to a sort of destructive instinct while under Corruption. But "Arahabaki" is still no more than an ability singularity. Here's what is said about Guivre and Arahabaki:

They are both singularity life-forms. They exist because they are singularities; outside of it, they are nothing. The inner workings of abilities are still mysterious, but most of them have a link to their wielder's desires. For example, Atsushi's Tiger is there to protect him, a mirror to his will to live no matter what. Verlaine's Guivre is similar:

Guivre was a beast born out of Verlaine's loneliness and resulting hatred. He felt deeply alone in not feeling/being human, and through Pan's (his "creator") special "programming" of Verlaine's ability, N was able to trigger the true form of his singularity with that flare gun and metal powder, which took the form of Guivre. It's what the hat was supposed to prevent, but Verlaine had already lost it by then.

Chuuya's Arahabaki is probably similar. Its first apparition was when Rimbaud tried to absorb him and use his ability for himself, and any subsequent use is linked to grief and survival. Basically, if they're their own entities, they are still born in a specific context and deeply linked to the original ability user's character. And Arahabaki? Only exists if Chuuya uses his activation phrase to get rid of the limitations put into place to prevent him from exploding:

More about about Corruption: SB is kind enough to give us an explanation on how the nullification process works, right here:

Chuuya's self-contradicting ability makes him able to control gravity through the sheer amount of energy it creates by permanently interacting with itself. It is kept under control through the use of an activation phrase, O grantors of dark disgrace, do not wake me again, which, after being either said or thought by Chuuya, will open his "Gate" (which I'm interpreting as a blocker put in place by the lab so the singularity doesn't just kill him, like those poor people they mentioned existed through History), and by opening it, "free Arahabaki's true power" (aka Corruption). When Dazai uses his ability on him, the base self-contradicting ability is nullified, which cancels out the singularity taking place, which stops Corruption and allows that "Gate" to close again. The red markings are there because they're cool and fun.

To conclude, I'll let Dazai do the honors:

bonus: what does that mean for Chuuya's ability?

bons 2: Perceived timeline of Chuuya's past and what happened to to create confusion around his humanity

[hellsite-hall-of-fame]

Wait, girl in red? Are you female??

no i’m a ✨mystery✨

….but actually yes lmaooo

[victarin]

fumbling around with more ideas for ?????? this. i have a few vague thoughts floating around in my brain & i need to develop them some more bc this feels like it’ll be fun (for me!)

so far all i have is being caught in a house with a very scary but loving glitch-ghost-being (think fnaf 4 minus the mauling!) (maybe a little bit of mauling. depending on your choices) (like a dating sim! platonically!) yes they are a little scary but it’s okay bc if they like you they’ll go catch a fish for you :)

[tabieeee]

*Stands there shooketh while pointing at a rather sharp looking fella*

Omg! Look! It's a wild Sawman! Is it a friend or foe? Why does it have such a different type of hardware head compared to the other alliances, quick! What do you do? -Salvador

I think he's pretty busy at the moment @strux-the-entity @askthesmoltitans

[taterswithranch]

tiny eldritch nikusa being held like a cheeseburger

borgr

[entity56]

i know you worship greek gods but you also celebrate pagan holidays, are there pagan gods?

The Hellenic Gods ARE Pagan, actually. Pagan just means any religion that isn't 'mainstream'. Paganism is an umbrella term

[ask-indigo-park-swapped]

Hi Mollie macaw.

I have a Question

Have you ever been to kfc ?

<*whispered explaination of what kfc is>

Ooh!

Well, I haven't been to KFC since it doesn't exist in my world - but I have eaten bird meat before!

[ay-miphae]

Okay, attempt number two, I forgot a request xD

Trick or treat!!!👻👻👻👻👻

What about Entity carving a pumpkin?

HEHE all good, i was planning on drawing your Umbriel anyway!

he carved a bird friend and he's so proud of himself!

[normalbrothers]

personal opinion has it been said abigail is a version of mischa and he wanrs to relive the codependence they shared and with abigail it's all at once a father daughter recreation of what she had with her own father. And a brother/sister and father/daughter recreation of what he felt with mischa and he was also in live with her and it was all of that and it was that because it was all of that. I think. is that anything

oof i'm not the local hannibal expert, so my answer is probably as inadequate and superificial as it gets, but i could see how hannibal would conflate those feelings/trauma around his sister with his (predatory) paternal affection towards abigail like that and this even pivoting into something romantic (capital r)

it's definitely more than one thing; hdhd i've always wondered what hannibal feels about having his own progeny, given that he likes to shape and transform the people around him. abigail surely fills multiple roles here for him. daughter, sister, someone he believes he can relate to, someone that is his to moulde tc

anyone having any more insightful thoughts on thw subject??

[myrmyrtheorca]

[the Entity stares at Kurumi's offering, as if she's debating her next approach. One of her charred hands almost moves forward to accept it, but ultimately hesitates and brings it to her heart.]

"fearless being. frightening, really --to be this upfront --to the unknown. it is not --foolishness. yours is --pure strength. admirable."

"I am afraid --i can not accept your gift. I am not made --to consume human sustenance. my hunger --my longing --will be satiated only --when. I. am reunited. with my other half."

"your kindness. it is --sincere, yet it --stings. I am not --used to generosity. but it is --an old feeling, this one... perhaps --it is an echo --of when I was as you are."

(v unserious answer below the cut v)

[ask-string-entity-sans]

*summons ink*

Im curious what happens lol

He has been summoned- I wonder how this spontaneous gremlin (Ink) is gonna react-

Ink sans belongs to Comyet

[thefirstknife]

q: do we know who's speaking in the loretab for the sparrow 'Nacre'? the cadence is familiar but i can't pin it

It's complicated! The cadence is the same as Unveiling and last two pages of Inspiral. There's been a ton of debates about who wrote these. A lot of people stand by it being the mystical and unknown entity Winnower, some other interpretations are that it's the Witness (including what appeared to be a confirmation from the writers themselves).

But Nacre's lore tab was deliberately kept until we defeated the Witness, so this is where it gets complicated. Again, a lot of people will say that this is a simple confirmation that it's the Winnower and that everything like this has always been the Winnower, and that this is some huge setup for a future antagonist.

The real answer is that we don't know. That's it.

I have a post going into Nacre's lore tab in-depth, and this is also a link to a discussion on it with some other extra information.

It's a really neat discussion overall and I really enjoy seeing people's perspectives about it! I am also really into the possibility that this is a type of mystery that will never be solved because I feel like it's more than fitting in this case. I genuinely don't think we need more details than this, as the whole thing is supposed to evoke a religious vibe of something incredibly unknown that may or may not exist somewhere out there in or beyond the universe.

[habitual-creatures]

Lazy day :)

Im just doin’ wiki stuff

I love lazy days...

Might make some more art, actually... eventually anyways. Got caught up on my shit haha-

[fox-guardian]

Can 100% recommend using a powerpoint for OC lore organization!! I find it easier to see where everything is and theyre really fun if you enjoy formatting and adding in visuals. Also so many themes available online

oooo this is good yes thankies for the confirmies

[jollyimposter]

can you PLZ draw more content of nikusa with braces I need more of that in my life

Replying late, sorry! Got the case of the sickness for like every once in a while (The weather these days)

Anyways here’s some doodles of Nikusa with braces, I’ll probably draw more if I feel like it.

Little smol comic (context: Nikusa cannot eat rock candies or anything hard or her braces could break)

*snork mimimis out of tiredness*

[entity56]

Do you just feel like a different species or is it similar to introjects where you have memories from before you were in this body & stuff

This can actually vary depending on the person. Some people feel like they just are (this is called psychological alterhumanity) and some people have exomemories associated and may or may not feel like they were that thing in a previous life or alternate universe. It’s also important to note that some alterhumans simply just feel like they aren’t human without IDing with anything specific, and alter human encapsulates all experiences including being a fictionkin or a factkin. I myself have memories associated with being an alien, vividly, both visually and emotionally. I wholeheartedly believe I am an alien in a human body, not just a human who has the mind of an alien. As for my other theriotypes, those being cryptid (nonspecific) and moth (luna moth), they are entirely psychological due to personality traits and extreme connection.