#belos redemption au

[enchantedchocolatebars]

Here's an idea that just came to me: There's this song by Peter Gabriel called "Come Talk To Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12xFB3zXBSg, which Gabriel said is about about the breakdown in communication between him and one of his daughters

So imagine either:

Beardo Philip singing the song to Luz because he wants to get along with her and show he's good enough for her mother.

or Redeemed Belos singing to Luz and Hunter because he wants to prove to them he has changed.

Aww, yes! ❤️

I heart both scenarios! 💖 🩷 💕 💟

@pokeycub and @talisman975 .

I'm not sure if it'll entirely resolve everything (the song), but it's certainly a promising start and could prompt Luz / Luz and Hunter to give Philip / Belos a genuine chance.

[pincushionx]

Defeat

Me when I’m a child soldier and fail my mission of protecting my only abusive family member

Now with following comic

Love to play with canon divergent of Hunter being loyal to the end if the events played out differently in the show. This is a colored sketch, I may make a funny rendered one in the future, maybe a little comic

Zoom in

[history-stan]

No because I think it'd be funny if there was a Bill redemption AU where instead of being sent to the Mystery Shack as a human without powers, he's sent to the Boiling Isles as a witch who has powers but he needs to re-learn how to use them because they work differently.

Not to mention that the Witch Hunt page implies that Bill has beef with Belos (the code on the candle translating to "curse Wittebane) (I have a theory that Bill helped build the portal door but Philip somehow pulled one over on him), or the fact that Eda is (most likely) Stan's ex-wife.

Idk, I just think it'd be a really funny AU

[the-cosmos-withinus]

Shadow Puppets au - Charlatans

This is actually planned to be part of a larger sequence involving a third character who calls Belos out as not talking to the Titan, but we haven't gotten to this part in the RP yet so said character's dialogue isn't set in stone, but this exchange is

For anyone seeing this au for the first time

Philip and the Collector "Astrophel" are genuine friends in this au, and have been since Philip was eight years old

No one can see or hear Astrophel unless they have touched the Collector's tablet or the Stella-Luna Amulet that Belos wears around his neck

Astrophel is an active and equal part of Belos's scheme to deceive and destroy the isles, consulting with him and using his limited power to affect the outside world to cause natural disasters on command in order to make it look like Belos is communicating with the Titan

Philip is also actually cursed in this au, and I don't think I've mentioned this before, but his eyes glow when the curse is acting up

[amoritasart]

A normal person: what if Belos but nice

Me, an equally normal person: what if Belos, but significantly worse??

[supernovastudiosstuff]

First in our lineup of Grimwalkers is Redemption Wittebane! He goes by Red for short.

The first successful Grimwalker after Caleb’s death, Red was raised as Belos’ son from the age of eight to about twenty. From a young age he was told his uncle Caleb abandoned his family and that Caleb’s selfishness had ruined his father’s life. Internalizing the burden of being the big brother (despite being a teenager), Red vowed never to leave Belos, no matter what.

Red took after Belos quite a lot, just as petty and manipulative, often throwing Belos’ grief back in his face to serve his own ends. He had a similar disdain for witch and demon lives, seeing himself as above the denizens of hell (an impression only fed by Belos’ codependency and pseudo worship of the memory of his brother).

Belos thought of Red as his second chance at saving Caleb, his “Redemption” (Belos has never been particularly clever with names but he thinks he’s hilarious). He was heavily codependent and parentified Red, but at the same time was a very hands off, indulgent parent, which led Red to a sense of entitlement and superiority.

They got along nicely up until the point Red found out that Belos had killed Caleb for leaving him. Red never planned on leaving Belos- the opposite- but learning about Caleb “being stolen away” and killed made him realize just how easily Belos could kill him too. The final straw was learning about the Grimwalkers, and learning he himself was a replacement, too.

In an attempt to make sure Belos wouldn’t kill him, Red struck first and tried to kill his father. This ended. Very badly, with Red lamenting his failure and stating he only lashed out because he feared Belos would get rid of him and try again.

[forestfullofberries]

you don't like belos redemption aus because you think it's somehow morally wrong to redeem him. i don't like belos redemption aus because i like him fucked up and evil. we are not the same

[asherisawkward]

What do you think of good Belos au's / au's where he's not a complete piece of garbage?

I like them!

There are a few that I like, such as “Humanity and Its Consequences,” which is an AU where Philip and Luz swap places with each other. A few other fics I like are “Reasoning With Crazy,” “Blunt Force Trauma” (Philip gets hit on the head with a collapsing ceiling and ends up believing the backstory he made up to be Belos is real), and (naturally) “Was Not The Hero.”

Some AUs you can find here on tumblr that I’m fond of are The Bone of Ortet AU, the Twin Rulers AU, the AROFAM AU.

I love the way these different works illustrate the various aspects of Philip’s personality and show his growth and/or descent as time goes on. They’re interesting and well thought out. If that’s your cup of tea, I’d really suggest you give them a look!

[chiconisroc]

I drew this a month ago, then found it on one of my folders and just did some adjustments to it o.o. Basically how Philip looks like without a beard in phase 3 (Was Not The Hero fanfic) and his hair not messy (i couldn't do the beard so... yah...

Not much of an artist, hahaha

[kraviolis]

Belos: I’m going to raise Luz as my daughter and ensure that she remains pure and loyal to me.

Also Belos: I’m going to let the 7-years-old clone of my brother take care of her I’m sure he’ll be able to do that.

you joke but thats LITERALLY his entire thought process at first. he's so isolated and arrogant that he couldnt possibly comprehend the idea that luz wouldnt see him as her father despite the fact he literally told hunter he was going to be her older brother and never once encouraged hunter to see him as anything but an uncle.

i attribute this to the fact that philip is an orphan who only ever knew his blood brother as his only caretaker, so he sorta took having a brother for granted and didn't realize that was something you could want rather than something that just Is.

(also caleb was the only person philip ever truly knew + loved and even well into his 300s he never once picked up a child psychology book and realized that Perhaps His Worldview Was Skewed Because Of That.)

he literally like. could not comprehend the idea that you could even choose your own family outside of like. being adopted by someone. thats the other thing with him being so annoyingly christian in this AU, he was taught that your blood family (esp yr parents) is always the most important thing in your life & you should always be grateful to them no matter what.

(this is another factor into why he keeps making grimwalkers. in his own twisted viewpoint, it's him giving caleb another chance. and another. and another-- at least in this specific characterization of him.)

philip thought that him adopting luz would mean she would immediately be eternally grateful to him and call him father and the whole nine yards. but he forget to actually express that expectation until it was too late (aka until he heard her call him uncle for the first time)

honestly, hes not MAD about it. he's just sorta :( about it bcus hes not actually insane and can still logically think like "she did say she had just lost her real father to an illness its perfectly reasonable for her to not want to replace him" (he doesnt think it outloud but he also enjoys living thru her vicariously

but also later on as she gets older it gets to a point where he's like "ok its been years now why isnt she trying to replace him yet" bcus he thinks its a normal + healthy part of the grieving process to replace the person you lost (figuratively or, in his case, Literally)

[fenth-eiria]

My fav versions of Belos so far.

RCA King B who belongs to me.

TRA Pip who belongs to @the-epileptic-toh-blog

Pitdmau Belos who belongs to @wolame-o-ccx

AROFAM Belos who belongs to @jess-the-vampire

BOO Belos who belongs to @perpetual-bad-guy-shipper

More might happen but for now these are my favs^^

[enchantedchocolatebars]

Song idea:

Redeemed Belos singing Lost My Faith by Seal to Camila

Ooo, yes!

@pokeycub and @talisman975.

Camila's brown eyes gently shone and gazed with tenderness at Philip as he sang, her chest filling with so much comfort and warmth.

While smiling softly, she attentively listened to the lyrics and absorbed them before shutting her eyes.

Her faith was shaken by the loss of the man she loved due to illness, but now that she had Philip, it was slowly beginning to strengthen, and the love that had once vanished was starting to return with every interaction between them.

...

"Could you please sing a little more?" Camila quietly asked Philip after his song.

"Your voice is so comforting."

"Absolutely, love," Philip told her, his smile gentle and genuine.

"Anything for you."

As they interlocked their fingers together, the pair hummed the melody of the song, their eyes gleaming with endless care and devotion to one another.

[pincushionx]

Labyrinth Runners Alternative

Me destroying canon relationships dynamics

More rough sketches part of my late redemption Hunter Au (canon divergent)

Hunter was able to take lead in forcing sigils upon the students and succeeded, now the day of unity stakes are higher. Luckily he isn’t like Adrian and at least provided them the matching sigils to their track…the multi-track students are given sigils based on the original chosen classes on record.

Now they will be affected by the draining spell, Hunter is convinced he did something for the greater good and is proud. This will cause so much conflict in the future.

Connected to this and this

Calling this AU late redemption Au for now and works will be tagged as such

[history-stan]

OKAY so I saw a post about making an Undertale Christmas Party type thing with a bunch of Bills (courtesy of @foundfamilyeric), so I decided to join+make a bit of an informational post on my witch Bill!

And so, I present to you...

Bill on the Boiling Isles AU summary

Now, for those of you who don't know what The Owl House is, let me give a bit of a small explanation:

The Owl House is a show about a teenage girl named Luz Noceda. Attached below is a picture of Luz Noceda:

Luz Noceda is a strange (likely neurodivergent) teenage girl who doesn't really fit in with her peers. She's a lot like Mabel, in a way—fun, emotional, a bit impulsive, very imaginitive. She's also pretty smart, as well as obsessed with magic.

Anyways, Luz finds herself in the demon realm, which is where witches live. Witches, of course, can produce magic. They do this by drawing circles in the air. This specific place in the demon realm the girl ends up is known as The Boiling Isles, which is run by Emperor Belos, a tyrant who insists on witches joining covens and only using said coven's magic for the rest of their life. However, there's one witch who's very adamant on NOT following this stupid rule, and that is Eda Clawthorne, also known as "The Owl Lady." Below is an image of Eda:

Because Eda refuses to follow Belos' system, she's a wanted criminal—however, she's a really powerful witch, too, due to her ability to use ALL magic. She makes a living selling human things to other witches (also in season 1 episode 2 it's mentioned that she sells potions, but I can't remember if that ever comes up again, so I'm not counting that). There's also a popular theory that she's Stan's ex-wife, Marilyn, who stole all of his winnings in Vegas.

Now, another important character is King. Attached below is a picture of King:

He's a silly little guy. Literally no one knows what he is other than a silly little guy. He swears he used to be the King of Demons (hence the name "King") and someone ended up being changed into this silly little guy. Whatever the case, he's a silly little guy who believes he's meant to be some tyrant overlord.

Another thing to mention: notice how Eda's staff has an owl at the top of it? That owl is Eda's palisman, Owlbert. A palisman is a statuette that's carved from a magical tree that bonds with their owner via strong emotional conviction. At times, the palisman will be in staff form, sitting motionless at the top, but other times, the palisman may be off the staff, acting as a familiar or helper for its owner. They can even telepathically speak with their owner. Attached below is an image of Owlbert off of the staff:

Anyways, with that out of the way, time to get into...

The Condensed AU Summary

So, Bill has been in the Theraprism for quite some time now, so the Axolotl talks to him to check out what's the problem. Bill, being Bill, is obviously like "therapy is stupid and I want to have my powers back and leave this place because this SUCKS." And so the axolotl is like "but you haven't made any progress." Bill, again, being Bill, says something along the lines of "well this is stupid and obviously not working. Just give me my powers and let me leave." And the axolotl thinks for a moment before telling him "okay, but you'll have to face your greatest enemy if you do this." And Bill is all sarcastic and replies, "What? Are you going to send me to work at the Mystery Shack? Because I've read all those fanfictions about me, and it's both cliche and dumb" (obviously no hate to those who DO write fanfics like that, I just think it'd be a funny fourth wall break moment). The axolotl says something along the lines of "not exactly, talk to the Owl Lady" before Bill is given his new physical form and dropped into the middle of a forest.

Bill immediately notices that his form is human-ish, but he doesn't realize WHERE he is yet. When he finds the town of Bonesborough, though, he realizes that this is the Boiling Isles and that he helped a loser witch hunter human named Philip Wittebane (who he now hates for reasons Bill refuses to explain) build a portal to help him get back to Earth. However, because of his transformation, he doesn't remember where the portal is or how to build it. That's when he notices a stand selling human stuff, and. when he looks closer, it's actually real. He talks to the lady selling them and asks where she got all of this stuff. Obviously, the lady tells him they're from the human realm, and Bill asks if she has a portal. She dodges the question.

This goes on for quite some time until a guard tries to arrest both the lady AND Bill (apparently, talking to a criminal means you're fraternizing with them). Bill, still thinking he's a human, tries to physically fight the guards, but obviously, this doesn't work. The lady, seeing how Bill is trying to fight off the guards, decides to step in and help him, and long story short, she ends up taking him back to the Owl House to lay low for a bit. The lady introduces herself as Eda the Owl Lady asks him why he didn't use magic, and Bill's like "because I'm a human?" And Eda's like "you literally have pointy ears, you're a witch." That's when Bill finally notices that he IS a witch, and thus DOES have powers. The Axolotl gave him what he wanted—he gave Bill powers and let him leave.

Except, Bill doesn't know how to use these powers. How's he supposed to have fun with his magical abilities if he can't use them? Eda asks him if he's learned how to use his magic. Bill's like "obviously I have, I'm an adult witch, obviously I know magic." Eda's all skeptical and asks him to cast a spell. Bill refuses, giving the excuse of his magic being too strong and it would probably kill Eda in an instant. Eda keeps pressing and Bill (feeling extremely insecure and vulnerable) explodes and tells her that yes, okay, he doesn't know how to use his powers YET, but he's fine, he can learn to do magic on his own, and that he doesn't need any help before leaving the Owl House.

Bill lives on the streets for a while, trying to learn magic as best he can while evading the emperor's guards. Him and Eda cross paths sometimes, Bill always making a point to tell her that he's doing GREAT on his own (he really isn't), but after almost being caught by the emperor's guards multiple times, he decides to FINALLY swallow his pride and go to Eda for help. When he finally does, Eda acts all smug and goes "oh? I thought you were fine on your own" and Bill's like "well yeah, I am, but if you're offering, I GUESS I'll accept." Eda says that he CAN stay, but if he wants to, he'll have to work for her. Bill's against this at first, but begrudgingly accepts.

So, Bill now lives in the Owl House and works for Eda, but he still insists on figuring out magic on his own. He actually grows quite close with King—he basically considers him a Junior Henchmaniac because of his drive for conquering kingdoms. Anyways, Bill keeps trying to figure out magic on his own, but is kind of struggling. Eda sometimes gives him some pointers, but Bill's like "I don't need your help!" After a while, however, Bill decides to actually try and TAKE the advice, and sure enough, the spell works. This causes Bill to trust Eda slightly more, and over time, he learns how to harness his magic pretty well.Still, he doesn't FULLY trust Eda—besides, he can still figure things out on his own.

Eventually, Eda decides that Bill's learned enough magic and is now ready to carve his own palisman. As a final test, she takes Bill on a heist, having Bill use the magic he's learned to steal the wood from the Boneborough garden club. He passes, and Eda teaches him how to carve. Bill decides to carve an axolotl (I have no reason for this other than it's funny), and when it's done, Eda tells Bill that in order for the palisman to wake up, he needs to tell it what he wants. Bill, being Bill, is like "I want to take over Earth and start the apocalypse and also get revenge on the Pines family for basically forcing me into therapy." Despite how driven he feels, the palisman doesn't wake up. Eda is super confused and slightly concerned, while Bill is frustrated. That's his end goal, and he feels so strongly about it, so why won't the damn this just WAKE UP?

Anyways, Bill is really moody for a while, trying to get his palisman to become animate or change into its staff form. This is WAY worse than the theraprism. He's come so far, and it's been for NOTHING? Bill's convinced that there's NOTHING that could make this any better.

Enter Luz Noceda.

I won't give too many spoilers, but season 1 of The Owl House happens. Bill gets character development. He learns to trust Eda more. At some point, Luz manages to break down his walls slightly (she's really good at that). Eventually, some time during either late season 1 or early season 2, Bill's kind of venting to his little axolotl palisman, and at some point, he says something along the lines of "I guess I've been alone for so long that I've forgotten how it feels to have a family. I... actually like this. I don't want to lose it again."

That's when it happens. In a flash of vibrant blue light, the axolotl statuette comes to life. The axolotl introduces themself as Frillson, but Bill doesn't reply. He's in complete shock. Bill realizes 3 things in that moment:

1. He actually admitted to seeing Luz, Eda, and King as family

2. This whole time, his strong, emotional conviction was not AT ALL related to Weirdmaggedon or his hate for the Pines—it was because he didn't want to be alone

and

3. The axolotl statuette he was just vulnerable with could hear him the whole time.

Anyways, seasons 2 and 3 happen, and Bill gets even MORE character development, and by the end, even though he's still a snarky, sarcastic jerk at times, he's also a bit more open, compassionate, and vulnerable than original Bill.

Attached below is an image of Bill in this AU:

Attached below is an image of Frillson when off the staff:

Now, with THAT out of the way, here's a few...

Bill tidbits

-Bill's witch form is short (only 5'3"), and he's kind of (extremely) insecure about it.

-Despite being really adept with his new magic, he's still not as powerful as he used to be. He's also pretty insecure about this.

-Despite the fact that Bill can no longer read minds, Frillson can read minds and tell Bill what people are thinking.

-When off the staff, Frillson will typically hide under Bill's hat.

-Bill keeps a lot of important things under his hat. This includes a picture of him, Luz, Eda, and King took together.

-Despite the fact that Eda and Bill are NOT romantically involved, King sees Bill as a father figure.

-Bill has accidentally called Luz "shooting star" on multiple occasions.

-Bill found pictures of Eda and Stan's Vegas wedding and he flipped out. Ever since then, he's been getting on her about her "horrible taste in men".

-If someone brings up the name "Philip Wittebane" around Bill, they should be prepared for him to go on a rage-filled tirade, talking about he's a "pathetic loser witch hunter who wasn't even that cool, and even though he thought he was smart, he wasn't, he was just jealous that his brother got a hot witch girlfriend and he didn't." He hates Philip Wittebane just as much, if not more, than Stan.

-Bill will never bring up WHY he feels such a strong hatred for Philip Wittebane. He always just says "personal reasons."

And now, for Christmas party reasons, attached below is a concept for Bill's sweater:

[goddess731]

OUTDATED Raven Timeline(Tap to read for info)

Raven(Storm Hawks): Compared to his(non-biological) brother, Axel(Lightning Strike), he's not as strong, but he's very agile, making him just as valued as second-in-command. He's kind, quiet, and usually the go-to in babysitting his favorite nephew, Aerrow. He looks up to his brother, being perfectly content in not being in the spotlight.

Dark Ace(Cyclonian Champion): More cynical compared to his past. He's also much more neglectful in his needs, whether it's sleeping or eating, hence his pale complexion. Despite what everyone thinks, he's never actually killed anyone, except for Lighting Strike. He simply knocks them unconscious, and hits them with a memory altering crystal attack. He regrets what happened, but is too scared to actually betray the Cyclonians, especially after he already betrayed the Sky Knights. He's proud of Aerrow for how strong he's been getting, needing to hold back less and less with each fight.

Belos Clone(Possessed): In a last ditch effort to protect Aerrow, Raven let him(I don't have a name for the clone yet) take over him in order to let him and the others escape, but it backfires. The clone acts like Belos, but it's more forced. He doesn't remember why he's doing it. He's simply doing what he thought was right to do. What he was trained to do.

Raven(Redemption Era): Lost sight in his eye due to deterioration, scar from same cause. He's way more tired than before, but is taking better care of himself for Aerrow's sake. Effectively lost his resting bitch face, replaced with either a sad face or an extremely lost look. He spoils his nephew often, letting him have the childhood he didn't get at the academy, and telling him that he loves him everyday and that he's proud of him.

[ilurkinghere]

Was Not A Hero

For those who want to read a Philip/Belos redemption story, or a more complex Philip instead of the ‘He was just evil’, then give this story a try by @chiconisroc: 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39336213/chapters/98440977

A lot of anguish/drama. 

Spoilers:

Philip goes through guilt later in the story and it does its best to dive deep into his psych. 

Luz’s parallelism with Philip is looked into in an interesting way.