#chrones

[pumpkin-space-traveler]

when the hags in the village square won't leave me alone

[gurggggleburgle]

Listen I just think it be funny if given how much of a conquering fuckboy Bingge was that in some distant future where he's like historical figure people barely remember you do a DNA test and find out you have like 1% heavenly demon and its treated with all the modern weight and gravitas of finding Genghis Khan in your gene pool. Like congrats you inherited the fuckboy gene.

Like can you even imagine how much that would offend him to be reduced to a footnote and idle marker on a DNA family test? I'd say the man is rolling in his grave but we converted that man into a generator ages ago on account of all that turning.

[chronering]

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— Manwë correspondences

name :: Manwë , Súlimo (Quenya) , Mānawenūz (Valarin) , Aran Einior (Sindarin) , Amân (Adûnaic)

position :: Vala

titles :: King of Valar, High King of Arda, Elder King, Lord of the Breath of Arda, Viceregent of Eru

correspondences :: wind, air, ruling, royalty, purity, authority

herbs/plants :: lavender, sage, mint

crystals :: sapphire, amethyst, blue lace agate, rainbow fluorite, howlite, selenite

elements :: air

planet :: Saturn

tarot cards :: The Emperor, The Fool, Suit of Swords, any King card

numbers :: 21

candles :: blue, white

magic types :: elemental, intuition, clairaudience

devotional acts :: spending time outside, listening to nature, singing, honoring his wife Varda, visiting and donating to bird sanctuaries

offerings :: incense, poetry, bird imagery

[fourphoenixfeathers]

Lov e being awake at night and seeing your notification and going “hmmm yes regular activities continue on”

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Can't tell if I'm being called out for being up late, if we're sleepy nodding at each other in eye hurty solidarity, or both

I'm gonna. Go sleep.

[creatorbiaze]

Zelura & most of my manipulative antagonists: I prefer manipulating without lying. Lying is cheating and a bitch move. If you can manipulate someone without lying, you're powerful.

Sidera: Vizerxa loves physical affection trust me :> (Vizerxa does not)

Celeste: yeah i was a janitor during the Chrone project, I'll help you figure things out :> (they want all humans dead)

[limelocked]

seeing another download firefox post and looking at my chrome windows, then my pc, then my lack of recent freezes as i switched back from having firefox to chrome

[thedarkone121]

Oh my gosh, how dare you come up with this masterpiece so soon! 🥺

giving a whole new meaning to the term 'ego-death'.

[mr-ladystardust]

I keep staying up to watch the new Dr who episodes when the come on iplayer at midnight and really it's quite stupid because they don't disappear, if I'm sleeping I'm not seeing spoilers, and they're on bbc 1 later anyway. yet i will continue to lose sleep

[seraphirism]

what happened at the end of chapter 4?? im not really updated anymore due to busy schedule :/

hii, and I’d be happy to explain (*^^*)!

readers, please be aware that there are spoilers below (of chapter 4 and “wish upon a black rabbit” or 黒兎に願いを込めて event story) so proceed with discretion!

I tried my best to condense it but I wasn’t sure how far you had read, plus the story following part 3 of chapter 4 till part 5 is completely connected (in a way that you wouldn’t understand one part if you didn’t know the previous part) so I gave it my best shot! I’ll include a tldr at the very end so you can read that if you want to avoid the barrage of text; I went kinda overboard?

in chapter 4, as we know, Boschi’s demon took over him; he lost control to it. but unlike the case of Bastien, Haures and Lato where they lost control because of an emotional outburst (caused by extreme despair or rage), Boschi gave control to his demon on purpose.

(just in case if you don’t know/remember why, let me give a brief summary!)

Aruji and the second floor butlers were sent over to guard the Seirans/セイラン, a noble family in the East. this was after kidnappings and attacks were done by an unknown assailant (the white headed, elf looking guy). the stranger was specifically targeting nobles associated with the Sardis family.

while they were there, the butlers were at the same time investigating if the Seiran family had been in cahoots with the Sardis family (you know in, child trafficking and experimentation).

earlier in the chapter Boschi revealed that around 300 years ago, his mother and grandmother (who was actually his nanny) were killed on the orders of Seiran family. (that was a long story; if you want me to explain that, please send me another ask, I’ll do that separately :D!)

then skip to a week later, while Aruji and the butlers were staying at their residence (and doing their guard duties) the elf guy kidnapped the head of the Seiran family. Boschi decided he and Ammon would protect Aruji and the wife of the head of the family (while they stayed in the Seiran family’s residence), and Haures and Fennesz would leave to search for the head of the Seiran family with the help of his guards.

elf guy was targeting the families associated with Sardis. that’s because a large group of his people/compatriots went missing/were kidnapped; he suspected the Seiran family was involved with it (due to their association with the Sardis family that were publicly exposed to be carrying out human trafficking. )

it is later revealed that the Seiran family was responsible for that, in particular the wife of the head of the family (because of her twisted obsession with beauty; you’d need a separate post to understand her). she was later injured by Seraphim and killed by elf guy. unfortunately for elf guy, his people are then taken by Seraphim and Cherbim.

then Chrone/スローン attacked Aruji, Boschi and Ammon whilst this happened. however this time was different; instead of trying to kill the butlers, he was attempting to kill Aruji (so the butlers would become seriously upset/angry and thus fall under the control of their demon, fight Chrone in that state to see how strong the butlers really are. (his mission was to access the full strength of the butlers).

whilst fighting, Boschi loses his prosthetic arm protecting Aruji.

(boschi’s demon is called Zaebos/ザエボス by the way!)

Zaebos offers to give Boschi all his power for this fight (basically unlock his full potential) if Boschi agrees to give up his life to the demon (i.e die) by the end of the fight. their whole talk and meeting happens in Boschi’s subconsciousness. Boschi agrees after he loses his prosthetic arm, the incident acting as a trigger.

(he realised he and Ammon couldn’t defeat Chrone by the time Haures and Fennesz would arrive and Aruji could lose their life.).

before fully losing control to his demon (like how Bastien and the rest did), he gives Ammon a warning. then he attacks Chrone. in the end, both Ammon and Boschi managed injure Chrone enough for him to agree to leave when Seraphim asks him to (since they got an idea of how strong the devil butlers are under the influence of their demon.)

but Boschi, having lost complete control to his demon side, now attacks Ammon. Ammon, having trained with Boschi for years and years on end, well aware of Boschi’s moves and what was Boschi’s weakness in a fight (—he gets exhausted easily and rapidly loses energy to fight.), exploits this. Boschi collapses in the end, Aruji comes over and does their whole usual going into their “heart”.

this time though, when Aruji goes there, Boschi was chained to a throne (I think it was a throne?) and asleep, and Zaebos (who has the form of a leopard by the way) appeared and told Aruji that it’s no use trying to awaken Boschi because he had promised his life to him in return for power.

Aruji tries their best (which was a very emotional scene by the way, the way they kept calling out for Boschi despite Zaebos telling them that Boschi is gone for good 😭) and Boschi finally manages to hear their voice (he was in a dream-like place with his mother and grandmother, possibly passing over to the other side/about to die). he comes back and tells his demon that while he did promise to give his life to the demon, he did not specify “when” he’d give his life up (that was such a move on his part, our king ✨). so long story short, Boschi promises to give his life up to the demon when Aruji dies in the future (so he’ll die when Aruji dies.).

next thing you know, he manages to wake up with Ammon collapsed at his side. Fennesz and Haures arrive with the master of the Seiran family (who they found on their way back in a bad state). His wife, Falin is dead. there will be trials in the East to implicate the Seiran family officially.

there’s a whole mess going on with Eastern Lords Alliance but Finley will attempt his best to settle the situation; he also adds that the butlers may be asked for their assistance in the matter of finding the stranger (mr elf; please devs, give him a name already or I’ll—).

[also, I nearly forgot to add; mr elf is being suspected for the crime of killing Falin, the mistress of Seiran family since she was killed with a sword and the public believe angels would not use swords to kill, rather their light/power. in actuality, he attempted to end her life with a quick blow of his sword instead of leaving her to bleed to death from Seraphim’s attack which was from a sword.

the angels use swords now too by the way ✨ like yay, their powers weren’t enough.)

then, we’re back at devil’s palace (yay! our visit was more than a week long, less than 2 weeks, if I’m not wrong). Aruji and the second floor butlers get some much needed rest. Boschi shows Aruji their new prosthetic arm (which was made from the material of his old prosthetic arm.).

he seemed much more at peace now (but we later learn in the black bunny festival [黒兎に願いを込めて] event story that losing his prosthetic arm did trigger his memories of losing his actual arm, so now whenever he spars he gets flashbacks of Chrone cutting his prosthetic arm off. those flashbacks make him freeze up while fighting. for this reason, he trains a lot more to get over this, than he did prior to this incident.

anyhow, that event story and his card story sheds light on to boschi’s state right after chapter 4, in a bit more detail.).

lastly, Berrien visits Belen and says he hopes to be able to save Belen someday.

i read the story about 2 weeks ago; though, there’s a huge chance i might have gotten something mixed up/wrong. so feel free to correct me in the comments or send me an ask! there’s also a lot of stuff i left out because i was afraid it would get too long (it still did 😭) like about:

a: Falin/フアリン, the mistress of the Seiran family, who i’d say was the most interesting character in this chapter. i could write paragraphs upon paragraphs about her.

(i love the writing of aknk but i also believe they could have given more information on Seiran family and how they came to be what they are. They have a lot of potential for a follow up event story or even a side story. I hope in a side story we get more information or maybe in the next main story?)

b: Boschi’s past; we got a lot of information about his life and, how after everything he came to meet Berrien and became a butler.

c: Ammon! we got insight into his thoughts and feelings from when Haures became demonized, and how he feels inferior to the other butlers, how he puts less effort into training because he feels he can never reach the level Haures and Boschi are on. And so on!

d: i also skipped explaining the first two parts and a bit of part 3 of chapter 4 since you asked for the ending; (but that involved Berrien, Belen, Lono and were not exactly relevant to what happened with Boschi and the ending of chapter 4.).

Tldr: Boschi loses control to his demon after losing his prosthetic arm, he manages to defeat Chrone with the help of Ammon. Aruji brings him back from the control of his demon though ultimately he will have to give his life up to his demon the day Aruji dies. there’s investigation going on into the Seiran family, the stranger (mr elf) and his identity. his people (from the valley) are still missing because Cherubim and Seraphim took them. the butlers might get a request to aid in the investigation of mr elf.

i hope this helped (^^)! feel free to send another ask if you’re confused about something or want further explanation; i like talking about aknk so it’s no trouble for me. i hope your schedule eases up a bit, please remember to take breaks and eat/drink — have a wonderful day ✨!

[gallusrostromegalus]

Philosophical/literary triads?

Been trying out some new stuff in writing and I need help with something. You know those concepts that come in threes? The maiden/mother/chrone dynamic, the creation/preservation/destruction cycle, the freedom/peace/justice balance, etc?

What are those groups of 3 called and what are some more of them triangle bitches, I need them for reasons.

[real-fire-emblem-takes]

Disability headcanons! Alear is an AuDHD girlie, has hypersomnia, and cPTSD

Alfred needs mobility aids part time because of his unspecified illness, has chronic pain, and because I think he is based on Alfred the great, Chrones, also he for sure has ADHD.

Diamant has very limited use of his left hand since his left arm was so badly burnt as a child

Please add other Engage disability headcanons!

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[chronering]

[ image credit : Jerrel Salvatierra on DeviantArt ]

— Eru Ilúvatar correspondences

name :: Eru Ilúvatar (Quenya), The One, Other Power, One ever-present Person

position :: omnibenevolent creator 

titles :: Writer of the Story, Author of the Great Tale

correspondences :: wisdom, leadership, purity, parenthood, music, singing, creation, life, guidance 

herbs/plants :: bay leaf, cinnamon, basil, garlic, peppermint, pepper 

crystals :: amethyst, lapis lazuli, rainbow fluorite, clear quartz, howlite 

elements :: spirit 

planet :: sun 

tarot cards :: The  World, Judgement, The Emperor, Three of Wands

numbers :: 0, 1, 11 

candles :: white, gold

magic types :: protection, insight, clair-senses, music 

devotional acts :: teaching others, singing/creating music

offerings :: anything you have made, water, music imagery

[chronos-time-of-chaos]

Thank you, you are as well.

*Aleksander walks up to you, walking stick making a sorta clicky sound against the ground*

-@aleksander-and-archie

*looks at him*

[creatorbiaze]

finally doing something with picrew character designs I made out of boredom

cut bc. a lot of them

Astra Chione, he/him. 46 years old. Human, lives in Quoruvelm. Sorcerer from Voravelm, currently considered retired due to a loss of interest. Often visits Felix's cafe, and always orders a slice of butterscotch pie alongside whatever else he orders. Helps Magnus Sentry with his small magic tricks.

Artemis Pythias, she/her. 253,145 years old (25). xekolu/xealruq hybrid. Works in the Library, and rarely shows her face. Disproves of Xalau's rules as well as the near-sadistic nature of Xealruqs, and avoids them both. Occasionally summoned by the Judge's Council as a 'voice of reason' to point out what both sides of situations have done wrong that others may have not noticed.

Chris Agnes. he/they, lives in Felrovelm. 18 years old, human. Survived a run-in with the Incarnation of Hatred at 15, but is permanently marked because of it. Wears makeup and scarves to hide the mark, and dyes tbe blue streaks of his hair brown.

Cassandra . She/her, lives in Zeluvelm. Human(?). 23 years old. A witch, known for having a close connection to animals.

Quikure Uzea, they/she/it. Draconic/human hybrid. Lives in Valarae, age 31. Works in Life's Archive and is a follower of Life. Works with the Historians occasionally to try and recover lost artifacts and time periods, and has a lesser variant of the Historians' Uncanny Valley effect because of the semi-frequent visits to the Archives.

Ceoqux Zelaker, they/he. Human, lives in Voravelm, age 37. The Sorcerer King, who had to prevent a tragedy that would have destroyed Voravelm all on their own. Many still died, but he did succeed. Doesn't want to retire until their daughter (currently 9 years old) turns 20 and can safely take over their position.

^ the two forms of Eveliv Xokona. She/sae/vyri/storm. Lives in Naluxvelm, age 47, Syren. Queen of the last remaining Syren Realm, and has two children, though is reluctant to retire even though she could if she wished.

Elpis Physis, he/they/it. Lives in Ajorvelm, species unknown but presumed human. The main subject of Project Greenscape, which (supposedly) uses his control over plants and illusions to recreate some lost forests. The project's true intentions are unknown, but the forests have remained unchanged.

Calypso Nyx Archon. She/her shade/shades. Lives in Ajorvelm, species human False Incarnation. age unknown, at least 20. The main subject of the Nyx-Archon experiments, in which a False and Controllable Incarnation is attempted to be created via altering the genetic code with dna from other labs' magical entities, and then overwhelming them with magic via introducing them to a True Incarnation (Phobos). Calypso has the appearance of an (artificial) Incarnation, but shade's magic is much weaker.

Oizys Nyx Archon. they/them it/its. Lives in Ajorvelm, species human unknown. Age 19. The second main subject of the Nyx-Archon experiments. Successfully survived 'awakening' and and their body accepted its inhuman traits, but is yet to exhibit useful powers.

Eros Agape, she/vyr. A trickster entity in Zeluvelm, enjoys messing with people's emotions and creating new & sometimes harmful bonds between them. Considered a minor deity like the Seasonal Demigods, and is sometimes prayed to for love, much to vyr's delight.

Anaphora Aether, they/star/it. Realm Traveler, Xekolu descendant and suspected to be related to Zeluvelm's fae-like entities. Physically 24 but won't say how long star's been around. Has powers similar to Celeste Chrone's and can create short time loops, but their intentions and true powers are unclear. Presumably a Guardian of some kind.

Chiasmus Aether, he/they/light. Realm Traveler, Xekolu Descendant and suspected to be related to Zeluvelm's fae-like entities. Physically 28 but won't say how long he's been around. Has powers similar to Celeste Chrone's and can reverse time but cannot create full loops. True power set is unknown, presumably a Guardian of some kind.

[punkisntdeadandneitherami]

Y'all like her? Her name is Chrone

[auburnarcana]

Chroneco drawing for OCtober

I did an OCtober drawing of Chrone's character Topi this week! Given that Chrone's birthday is on October 15th, it felt like a good time. I definitely had fun with this one. Happy birthday, Chrone!

Total time: ~7 hours, 20 minutes art by © Auburn Arcana ✦ October 2024

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