#dqxi calasmos

[novirp13]

Calasmos is the definition of "The risk I took was calculated. But man...am I bad at math' meme lol

Here's another DRAGON QUEST 11 FANART

BONUS:

Seriously. Why is he not the main character? :'D

[mikesterreal]

C is for CALASMOS

This was originally gonna be black and white, but I decided to give it color for no reason.

[daezedglownut]

I wonder if anyone’s ripped the game data in XI so they have a flat picture of that Calasmos/Tockle on the mountain side that’s visible from the Sniflheim Royal Library…

Bc I really want a tattoo of that 😩

[error707-thatdude]

Two doods today, but this ones a shitpost lmao

Its the Madoka Magica effect

[incorrect-dqxi-quotes]

Calasmos: Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away, you're coming right to me?

The Luminary: I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer.

[runedsketch]

I'm funny

[sketchshitposts]

👀

Tumblr ate my first answer draft bc I found out the hard way there is no read more on mobile >:c

But I have this sketch that I never finished! It was when I was just starting to go through Act III :'D

The reveal of Calasmos was literally one of the most devastating things I'd ever had the pleasure of seeing lmao

[darkyrus]

Guess what?

[icyhotheartwritings]

Imagine your ff14 blorbos (or whatever blorbos you want I guess) in DQXI’s plot. How well does THAT go?

….SHOCKINGLY GOOD ACTUALLY Imma ramble real quick- I tried to stay away from XIV spoilers except for the Bonus Section at the end, you wouldn’t know unless you Know but there are So Many DQXI spoilers.

Okay so if I was putting people in their most direct counterparts we’ve got

Eleven - Warrior of Light (aka Camus or the default, Meteor)

Erik - Thancred

Serena - Alphinaud

Veronica - Alisaie

Sylvando - Y’shtola

Rab - Papalymo

Jade - Yda

Hendrik - Urianger

We got the one chosen by The Source Of Life. We got thief with knives. We got healer/destructive magic twins. We got the short mage who is the oldest of the group and his younger companion who had to flee her homeland and fights with her fists. The only ones that don’t Exactly fit are Sylv/Y’shtola and Hendrik/Urianger but just. The vibes are kinda There. Especially with Hendrik/Urianger.

Thancred and Erik are just. Knife. Thief. Kinda sarcastic. It Works.

But now I’m just imagining Short Alisaie the entire game and I cannot stop giggling. Actually wait fuck that kills her off SHIT-

Okay the more I think about it. Sylvando saying “halfwit prince” and Y’shtola going “little sun” have the EXACT same vibes oh my god. I can’t see her bringing together the Soldiers of Smile specifically but she’d totally do a Less Dramatic Equivalent.

Yda and Papalymo have so much Rab and Jade vibes I literally was like “wait is this not just Rab and Jade” when I started playing XIV. Also from Heavensward on Jade and Yda share a voice actor so. Bonus.

Urianger is the one I’m least certain about in the role because like, Hendrik is the knight that hunts down the heroes until he realizes he’s in the wrong and switches sides while Urianger is a scholar who’s on the protagonist’s side from the beginning. But they both have the “well if this is for the good of all…” thing going on.

ANYWAY that’s all to say that I think they would handle it incredibly well, maybe a bit more chaotic in some parts and less in others, yknow? They’d get the job done.

Okay so for bonus, here’s some more character swaps. This does contain XIV character name spoilers and comparisons that might give away their role so. Tread lightly.

Dave - Runar

Faris - Emmanellain

Mordegon/Carnelian - Emet-Selch

Jasper - Lahabrea

Frysabel - Aymeric

Krystalinda - Estinien

Calasmos - Meteion

[romijuli]

DQXI OC/NPC WEEK: Day 7: Tor Cutscene

It is FINISHED! Thank you all for sticking with me through this week~ today’s entry is very late, because Mister Chel was here and I was also just...not having the best week, tbh. But it’s fine, it’s cool.

BIG BIG BIG spoilers for basically everything in the game, as well as illusions to [the tree thing] and a heaping dose of gay babies with an OC/Canon flavor.

I love Goswin (and you should too) so I was delighted to get to flesh him out in the canon universe! Maybe I’ll do a little bonus entry or two for fun, since there are a few things left undiscussed in this universe!

“So, what was it?” Goswin asks, once they’ve taken a moment to appreciate the view from the Tor. “You know, the…thing that caused my rages.”

Eleven freezes, hoping to Yggdrasil that Goswin doesn’t catch on. “I wish I knew,” he replies, “but we can go search for it when we’re done here. I think Calasmos is just waiting for us to come to him.”

Goswin shakes his head, fixing him with an alarmingly-confident look. “Are you sure? I figured out how to control it when the Watchers gave us that weird power boost, and that doesn’t seem right at all. So, I thought, maybe, something you did when you bolted on us at the temple had something to do with that.” He frowns, seemingly searching his mind for something. “Plus, the way you reacted when the Seer mentioned the Tower…”

Eleven panics. He thought this was going to be a nice maybe-date, but this is not the path that it should be taking. No one was supposed to know about the Tower, about the Time Sphere, about the timeline he’d left behind.

Goswin casts a nervous glance in his direction before staring out over the horizon. “Seems like it would be pretty lonely, if you really did travel back in time…” He leans closer (well, Eleven is now probably about as red as Goswin’s hair is), idly picking at the stray threads surrounding the very conspicuous patch on Eleven’s jacket, right over where Mordegon had…well, done his Mordegon thing. “Looking at this right here…well, I don’t remember what happened, but looking at it breaks my heart, so I don’t think it was an ordinary monster. I can’t imagine what it was like to live through that.”

Something inside of Eleven breaks, this wall he’d built up when the Time Sphere shattered, and he finds himself telling Goswin the whole story: Yggdrasil’s fall, his time wandering the world in search of his friends, what little he had managed to get the rest of his friends to tell him about their own travels, Veronica’s passing…

“No matter how hard I fought, I couldn’t escape the feeling that I had failed. Even after we beat Mordegon…so when I saw a chance to make up for that and give everyone a happy ending, I told myself that it would be better if no one knew about the pain they’d gone through.” Eleven sighs, and it feels as though a weight has been lifted off his chest. Maybe keeping it to himself wasn’t a healthy course of action after all…

Goswin stares at him slack-jawed through the entire story. “Gosh, El, that’s horrible. But I…I don’t think that was your fault. And I don’t think that’s something you should bear alone.”

Eleven nods reluctantly. He’s right, really, as much as Eleven hates the idea of telling anyone about that timeline. (Are there consequences to people knowing?)

“Could we, maybe, go to wherever it was that you fixed my curse problem? I’d really like to know.” Goswin’s hands fell from Eleven’s jacket a while back, but he’s still alarmingly close.

“Oh, um, you fixed it yourself, actually. We just found out what caused it.”

Goswin blinks, as though that hadn’t been even a passing thought in his head. “Oh.”

Eleven smiles. “You really ought to be more confident in yourself, you know. You’re plenty capable.”

Goswin shakes his head. “Yeah, like you’re one to talk.” He seems as though he wants to say more, but his gaze is focused on Eleven’s still very red face, and whatever it is he wanted to say seems to die before he can even think of verbalizing it. (It must be an interesting place, in his head.)

A moment passes, another, yet another, before Goswin sighs and finally says whatever’s on his mind. “Cobblestone doesn’t seem like a bad place at all. I know I’ll be happy settling down here, once that thing is taken care of.” He points at the scar Calasmos has etched into the sky. “Assuming I’m, understanding your offer correctly, I mean.”

Eleven goes rigid for a moment, because Goswin is understanding his offer correctly, but verbalizing that is a whole different matter. “I don’t just offer my spare room to anyone. I mean, I won’t turn anyone else down, if they need a place to stay, but…” Oh, Spirit of the Land, his hands are shaking. He’s fought monsters and demons and the source of his trauma and this is what trips him up? “Well, you’re the first person I thought of when Gem brought up the idea. And I’d like it a lot if you did, um, settle down here.”

For the first time Eleven can really remember, Goswin’s smile is genuine, and bright, and the nervousness in his stomach suddenly settles down. “Sounds perfect.”

[toughaqua777]

Weird (& Disturbing...?) DQXI AUs

So…I have 2 (3?) AU ideas but I’m not writing them because I’m still writing an AU story and I don’t got the time to start another one. Spoilers for Dragon Quest XI Postgame and the story in general!!!

So, I had a really stupid idea.

Y’know Calasmos? What if when the majority of his power was sealed and all that was left of him was that Tockle, he lost his memories in the process? Like, I dunno, he knew his name and the strange hatred of Morcant/Mordegon. Along with the theory that he needed to find this “Luminary,” whoever tf that was.

Then the shit in Dundrasil happens, and somehow, the little fucker snuck into the Luminary’s shadow, thus getting stuck with him forever, and while they don’t interact often, he’s actually kinda helpful all the way through, gaining his memories as they go along their eventual adventure (using his string appendages and somehow growing bigger, even able to take hits for the kiddo) and, through sheer luck and stealing Jasper’s Orb (Calasmos’ appendages) prevents Act 2 from happening.

Then Calasmos remembers, “Wait o shit I’m supposed to kill him” and goes “Aw hell na” but after Mordegon goes deaded, his full power (w/out the shit in the Lantern), he starts to lose himself and leaves quietly without disturbance, allowing the Luminary to finish what they started when they met in the previous life. Eleven is NOT okay with this when he finds out.

OR AN ALTERNATIVE

Calasmos never lost his memories, but still managed to end up in the hero’s shadow, intending to keep him safe so that he can grow to kill Mordegon. He refuses to get attached to the boy (which may or may not happen anyways), but he still helps out, pretending to be an ally.

Again, prevents Act 2 from happening, but after Mordegon dies, he tells the Luminary they need to go to the desert immediately, but when he does, he attempts to force the Luminary to bring down the Lantern: the Darkspawn would be created! Just in time, Eleven resists, somehow separating himself from the dark god and getting tf outta there, warning his friends. This would still happen if Calasmos got attached to the Luminary, there would just be hesitation that he would despise (o fuk I got attached 2 the mofo how tf shit fuk).

SPEAKING OF DARKSPAWN

Darkspawn Luminary.

This idea has been floating around everyone’s head, I’m sure. What would happen if he was the Darkspawn? And how would that work? Well, some aspects of the story would have to change for the worse, the darker, the torturous, all aimed at the hero’s psyche, eroding it until his mind snaps. Here’s what would have to happen, though:

1) When Heliodor locks him up in the dungeon, he would be chained and beaten pretty bad by a few of the knights. This will cause him trauma and become terrified of the knights, and if I know anything, fear is usually the first step into darkness. On the flipside, Erik calls out the knights before they break anything, and Erik doesn’t find out that Eleven is the Luminary until he unchains him and sees the Mark.

2) Hendrik didn’t stop Jasper at Cobblestone. Remember, it was because of the former that everyone from there survived. But what if he didn’t show up? What if Jasper went through with his plan? Then there would be bodies littered throughout the burning town…and all Eleven can do is look around at all those he cherished and realize: Heliodor murdered them. And it’s all his fault. Despair, and perhaps rage; two more steps into darkness.

By this point, Eleven is just depressed and haunted, but there’s a part of him burning up, a part of him that wants Heliodor to pay. But he had to remember Chalky’s words. He had to…

3) Events in Gondolia got worse. Erik gets captured still, but while Eleven and the party tried to rescue him, Jasper was torturing him; he even took out an eye, the eye being the one Erik would have an eyepatch over in his pirate getup. By the time the party gets there, he’s bleeding and unconscious. And Eleven’s pissed. More rage, losing faith that there’s any humanity in Jasper…or even all of Heliodor. It doesn’t help that he found out that Jasper cursed Placido and (basically) hired a monster to stop his companions.

At hearing that last bit, he found himself thinking that he should’ve finished Jasper off when he had the chance; whether or not that’s an intrusive thought or not depends on preference of writer.

4) Dundrasil. Just. Dundrasil. It was destroyed…Rab lost everything…Jade lost everything…so many people died…and the only person Eleven knew to blame was himself. Hendrik attacking Jade because she associated herself with him did not help. Hearing about Mordegon didn’t help either; he probably wouldn’t have attacked Dundrasil if he wasn’t born there, or so he believes.

This is where his mind accuses him of actually being the Darkspawn (intrusive or not). And he actually considers the words stated. Are…are they right? Should he really become what everyone claims him to be? Would it be better than the agony of being the Luminary? These thoughts continue…and they’re scaring him. Yet…a part of him wants to keep thinking about it. Which is even more frightening.

5) Phnom Nonh was another nail to the coffin for the dimming Luminary. Bazza and the others who go to the mural are pushy (Bazza literally; he pushes Eleven out of the way at the entrance into Phnom Nonh and in the mural), and he takes offense at their hypocrisy and single-mindedness. For example: “Stop tryin’ to hog all the good luck, ya selfish so-and-so’s!” Says the guy hogging the area along with the others. “We deserve a chance to get rich too!” What is it with people and their greed? This is where he starts to lose faith in not only Heliodorians, but humanity as a whole; people actually think like this? Did they even deserve a Luminary?!

The whole thing with Dora did nothing to help; as a little girl, Dora took advantage of people’s innate greed and selfishness, and for those few people who didn’t have that, she manipulated their kind natures with pity/sympathy. Like his. Like his friends. And he does not take that well.

By this point, he’s either gone or barely hanging on to whatever light is still left. If he’s not gone, dark (perhaps intrusive) thoughts keep replaying through his head over and over again. Emotions keep flowing through him over and over again. And he hates it; he had to hold on, there was still good in the world. He had to hold on for dear life He didn’t want to be the Luminary…but he doesn’t want to be the Darkspawn either. But he’s become so fragile in heart, mind, and soul. One last push and his light could wink out. Or perhaps a dark spell would do the trick…

But if he was pushed to the breaking point…that’s it. The light has faded from his eyes, his heart, his mind, his very soul. And from there…who knows what could happen next?

In either scenario, the party will more-than-likely notice his turmoil throughout the entire time. They attempt to reach out to him, calm him, soothe him, literally anything to keep his light from shattering. Does it work? …Maybe. But who can say when he’s suffered so much in such short time with little time to grieve?

im gonna take a fukin nap probs wont remember typin this

[incorrect-dqxi-quotes]

Calasmos: Who dares oppose Calasmos, viral sensation and destructor of worlds?

Serena: "Viral sensation?" You mean like that cute sneezing panda?

Jade: Or all those weird pictures of me?

[romijuli]

Doroterra Intro...Redux!

as stated, i’m redoing the intros for the Monster Squad kids! I don’t think Terra’s is gonna change too much, tbh, aside from being More Organized and containing monster squad-specific info, but hey, if I’m doin the other two I might as well redo hers as well!

Spoilers for dqxi ahead! You know the drill.

PROLOGUE:

Once, there was a conglomeration of fright bulbs (and, really, that’s the best way to summarize the group). They weren’t quite a family—that would imply a closeness they do not possess, under Mordegon’s guidance—but the semantics don’t matter. What does matter is the little fright bulb who overhears some of the rumblings of Heliodor’s knights as they chase down some sort of “Darkspawn.”

Someone destined to bring Erdrea to ruin? Oh, Doroterra wants to see that mess go down. But there’s only so far a little fright bulb can go on her own, right? At least without the humans taking her down…

That night, she dreams of a strange human whose form changes every second, who takes great amusement in her newfound quest and promises that Doroterra will be able to find and help the Darkspawn…and the next morning she wakes to find herself in an unfamiliar place with very human limbs and none of her sweet fright bulb powers. Both good and bad, she supposes, but no matter: she sets out in search of the Darkspawn…

WITHIN THE PARTY

She nestles into the cargo storage in a nearby (very fancy) boat, listening to the cries of Darkspawn echoing outside. (She’s sure in the right place…) As soon as she feels the boat moving, pulling away from the dock with its occupants finally boarded, she climbs up onto the deck, introducing herself (minus the monster part) and swearing her service to the Darkspawn.

Wait, why is everyone so mad at her?! It seems this Darkspawn is convinced he’s a force for good, and his companions believe the same. They’re all gonna look so dumb when she turns out to be right. And as much as she hates the idea of being buddy-buddy with anyone—friendship is so not her thing, she’s fine being on her own—she opts to join them, as the Darkspawn’s companions figure that, whatever her reasons for joining them, she can probably help them in battles.

But here’s the thing: she can’t. The best she can do is toss items their way and hope they pull through. Not that she cares about them. She’s just tagging along so she can watch the world burn…until she catches the dreaded friendship disease and starts wondering if, maybe, she was wrong, and maybe humans aren’t as bad as she thought.

And then she watches the D—no, the Luminary—get stabbed, and watches Yggdrasil fall, and hates being right.

Wandering the apocalyptic hellscape alone (how’d she make it out of there alive, and where is everyone else?), she finds herself at L’Academie, settling in as a sort of grief counselor and, now free to use her ability to switch back to monster form, moonlighting as the school’s strange, monstrous protector. Well, until Eleven, Hendrik and Rab find their way there, having been directed by the High Lama (who is greatly worried about their emotional wellbeing). The result is…tense, to say the least; neither Eleven nor Rab is aware of Doroterra’s newfound shift in worldview, and Hendrik is merely following their lead.

During their fateful reunion, an entourage of monsters attacks the school, leaving no time for Doroterra to sneak away and take on her monster form, and taunts her on siding with supposedly-doomed humanity. In that moment, as her—dare she say it—friends fight off the invasion and she’s forced to sit on the sidelines, she declares that she will gladly risk her life to save them and the rest of the world…and in that moment, she loses the power to take on her monster form, but gains some analogies to her monster powers, able to fight alongside her friends at last.

Until act 3 hits and she loses most of that arc; in the wake of the Time Sphere thing and the rise of Calasmos, she finds herself struggling against Calasmos’ siren call, only powering through with the help of her newfound friends.

MONSTER SQUAD:

Of course, all of this is dependent on whether or not Doroterra manages to catch them. Perhaps, she wakes up in a different place, or catches a different boat and ends up in the presence of a certain cursed mural. She finds herself trapped there for some time: months? Weeks? Who knows?

Until she’s freed by a certain Darkspawn, somewhat reveals him to the room, picks a fight with a teacher, torments a nerd, and manages to scare away said Darkspawn and his friends. She, the nerd (Goswin), and the teacher, (Nettie) reluctantly join forces to find their mysterious Darkspawn; Doroterra so she can help him doom the world as she was (supposedly) meant to, Nettie so she can help him save the world, cause she’s one of those loonies who thinks he’s the Luminary or some shit like that, and Goswin so he can do research on the weird sap and his companion who appears to be an adult in a kid’s body.

It’s a team of convenience, mostly; Nettie has connections and Goswin knows his shit, but Doroterra is prepared to ditch them the instant it benefits her. Except, again, she contracts friendship disease and actually comes to like their company. And then Yggdrasil fucking dies and the world goes to shit.

They wander the world for a while, attempting to sort out Nerd Boy’s weird problems, before stumbling into a weird monster-run casino. After realizing that a number of the monsters working are actually transformed humans, she drags her new friends up to fight the monster running the whole shindig…only to fail, reverting her into monster form and transforming her friends into his biggest monster fans. Immune to whatever strange magic makes everyone fawn over him, she goes undercover, working in the casino in hopes of dealing information to anyone who could help.

And so, when a certain former Luminary wanders in, she points him in the right direction and offers advice to stop Booga and save her friends (and his sister). From that moment on, her monster powers are finally accessible to her, allowing her to fight alongside her friends.

(And then the timeline gets rewound, yadda yadda, you know the deal.)

COMBAT:

As stated, Terra starts off unable to fight on her own, effectively becoming a replacement Gemma; she dishes out herbs, elixirs, and status heals whenever they’re needed, but otherwise stays behind the rest of the party. (In game terms, she functions as a guest member.) The party (reluctantly, unless your name is Sylv and you think you can convert the party’s pet hellion into a Luminary enthusiast) tries to teach her various forms of weaponry, though the main ones that stick are whips and spears. Once she has unlocked her monster powers—and thus, her skill tree—she gains a number of status-affecting abilities, not unlike a certain former circus clown.

[romijuli]

DQXI OC/NPC WEEK: Day 6: Act 3

okay so like: goswin’s a researcher. he’s a smart boy.

BIG POSTGAME SPOILERS, also oc/canon shipping :D

An unexpected emotion hits Goswin, just as Eleven spontaneously takes off from their meeting with the High Priest, and he braces himself for rage yet again (in the town, no less? He’s not the biggest fan of Arboria, but he really doesn’t wanna get them involved). But this time, what wells up in his veins is…sadness. A strange, all-consuming sadness that sticks with him as the party scatters to figure out where the fuck their Luminary had gone.

Veronica finds him, and summons the rest of the party, and immediately upon finding him the sadness in Goswin’s heart gives way to relief. Huh, maybe he was just worried.

Though now that he actually looks at Eleven, maybe he was right to be worried; his Luminary’s (he really shouldn’t be saying his, that conveys a sort of companionship that is only true in Goswin’s imagination) coat seems a bit more tattered than it had been, and is his hair a bit longer? Not to mention the change in the air about him, like he’s grown more confident in the past ten minutes or so.

Doesn’t matter. They’ve got a tree to visit.

-

Goswin feels a hand around his wrist, and Jade blinks back at him, seemingly just as confused as he is. Why is his fist inches from Eleven’s face? How did Jade know to stop him? And why does this whole circumstance seem weirdly familiar?

“Oh, goddess, has it been that obvious?” he mumbles between countless apologies, eyes cast downward. “The…rage thing.”

Serena quirks her head. “Rage? To be truthful, I don’t know what you’re talking about at all.” The rest of the party nods in agreement.

“It was…merely a feeling,” Jade replies.

He catches Eleven’s eye; he quickly looks away, but Goswin’s pretty sure Eleven doesn’t look nearly as confused as the rest.

-

This all feels alarmingly anti-climactic, if he’s being honest. The shock of Jasper following them to the tree is muted by Eleven knowing exactly when he arrives, Mordegon is dispatched with little ceremony, and while the descent of Erdwin’s Lantern is certainly unexpected, Goswin was really expecting some kind of intense training to augment their existing powers, not…whatever it was the Watchers had done.

Why exactly can he control the rages now? And where did his friends’ other powers come from? And, perhaps, most importantly, why did Eleven’s face go pale when the Seer mentioned the Tower of Lost Time?

They set foot in the Tower, Goswin is wracked with a sense of familiarity and excitement and grief, and while he may not be the most fervent believer in things like time travel, he’s not stupid enough to ignore the possibility entirely. And as his eyes land on the Time Sphere and each of those emotions is amplified in a way that he’d have chalked up to the rages if they weren’t mysteriously taken care of, he puts the pieces together in his head.

Something happened, and Eleven rolled back time to fix it. Once? Twice? How many times? Is that why his rage was cured with no issues?

It’s a question to be answered later, for sure; not here in the Tower, but somewhere quieter. Maybe after Calasmos is defeated.

-

“Luminary, what is your wish?”

The rest of the party conspicuously shuffles back as the armored spirit speaks, leaving Goswin next to a strangely nervous Eleven.

Eleven raises his hands to speak, but the spirit—Drustan, right?—interrupts before he can. “Young Luminary, the wish in your heart is not one I have the right to grant. If you truly want that to come true, you must grant it on your own.”

Eleven’s face flushes bright red as he scrambles to find an alternate wish; Goswin, as he waits, ponders what exactly he wishes for. Maybe to marry Gemma, judging by the way the Cobblestonians talk about the two…but then, why would that be a wish Eleven sought to grant through Drustan?

Once Eleven figures out what he can get from Drustan, the party finds themselves transported out of the Trials, back to the Zwaardsrustian ruins. Eleven stares over the rubble for a moment, eyes finding something. Maybe linked to the last time he was here, in some other time?

Without warning, Eleven grabs his hand, pulling him deeper into the ruins, only letting go when he figures out exactly where he wants Goswin and himself to be. He clenches his fists once, twice, the same blush dusting his cheeks all over again. (He has no right to be this cute, Goswin thinks.)

“Eleven—”

Eleven cuts him off. “So, um,” he begins, hands shaking in a way Goswin hasn’t seen in what feels like months, “we have an extra room. In my house. Gemma got them to build it for me.” All this over telling him that he and Amber have a spare room now? “You can, um, stay with me there? If you want? You don’t have to, of course, I know you have a family you can go back to and—”

Goswin, honestly, zones out after that, only barely registering the signed equivalent of nervous babbling. Eleven had a spare room built into his house for Goswin to move in there if he so chooses? Is that tied into what he wanted Drustan to grant?

“Oh, goddess, I’m sorry, you’re probably uncomfortable, I should stop talking.” Eleven moves to bolt, leaving Goswin scrambling to save the situation.

“No,” he replies, “I’m fine, just…surprised, I guess? I’d, uh, be honored to stay at your place.” Goddess above he’s probably as red as his hair now.

Eleven beams in response.

[romijuli]

Chel’s Promptcember Day 10: Fragment

dqxi today! draw your own conclusions as to who/what it’s about, but it’s act 3 spoilers :D

Also, uh, mention of the thought of offing oneself. It’s very brief, but worth mentioning.

To be truthful, it’s hard to tell which of them is the original and which is just the leftovers. Would Mordegon be felled if the Seer was destroyed? Would the Seer fade when Mordegon is finally defeated? (If the next Luminary can do what Erdrick could not?)

It’s too risky a theory to test, especially since Yggdrasil’s next chosen hero will need all the help they can get…and to be entirely honest, the Seer still has their pride, so turning a blade on themself is out of the question.

“So,” they ask, standing before Yggdrasil, “how long until your next poor sap comes along?”

A harsh gust of wind blows past them, in what the Seer imagines as an exasperated eye-roll from the dragon-turned tree. As long as it takes for our strange little friend to reawaken, She replies, voice echoing in their mind. Calasmos won’t stay locked away forever…but I do not know how long it will take to break the seal.

They sigh. “So it’s a waiting game…nothing is ever simple with you lot, is it?”

Another breeze, lighter, more playful. Nothing is ever simple to begin with. You yourself ought to know that.

Hm. The tree has a point. It’s not as simple as waiting for a natural end, it’s not as simple as plotting to destroy Mordegon on their own (least of all because the Seer can see and hear flashes of Mordegon’s own plans, and it would be foolish to believe that that connection does not reach both ways).

Quite frankly, it’s infuriating, that all they can do is help the small smattering of mortals that find their way to them while waiting for destiny, or what have you, to finally play out. (Isn’t destiny exactly what did this in the first place, anyway?) Oh, well, whatever it takes to stave off the inevitable centuries of boredom.

It’s a terribly lonely existence. But, of course, that is what they deserve.

[romijuli]

Chel’s Promptcember Day 3: Distort

who wants some fucking....DQXI ACT 3 SPOILERS OOPS

guess who.

Things had been simple back in those days, back when Erdwin and Morcant were, well, just Erdwin and Morcant. When they were just trainees in Angri La, sparring and goofing around.

On that fateful morning, when Morcant found himself dragged out of bed by an ecstatic Erdwin, who had learned to summon lightning seemingly overnight, he really should have realized that this was the beginning of the end. His best friend was special now, in a way Morcant isn’t and likely would never be, no matter how hard he trained.

And from there, it only got worse.

The godforsaken sage arrived, speaking some nonsense about a prophecy she’d seen in her dreams, foretelling that Erdwin would save the world, and Erdwin not only believed her without a second thought, he fell head over heels in an instant. And worse, it was mutual. And then they picked up some upstanding knight type, who promptly declared himself Erdwin’s bodyguard—though, if he’s being truthful, Morcant really doesn’t mind Drustan’s presence as much as he’d thought he would.

But that’s the problem; their group consists of the Luminary—whatever in all of Erdrea that means—his bodyguard, and his very powerful sage girlfriend….and Morcant, who can’t match up to Serenica no matter how hard he tries.  All Morcant can do is watch his best friend slip away from him more and more, each and every day.

Once, he was actually excited about Erdwin’s new powers, about his best friend’s theoretical heroic destiny. But now, that’s festered into something far more sour, anger and jealousy and full-force rage.

Some days, he genuinely wishes that Yggdrasil had chosen someone else. Other days, he wishes She’d never chosen someone at all; surely She should simply accept her fate?

The three of them plus Morcant finally face down Calasmos, Erdwin’s Sword of Light glistening as he points it at the abomination before them.

To their immense misfortune, they pick one of Morcant’s let Her die days.