#fic: The Path To Wude

[the-red-butterfly]

Lavender, jasmine and mint

Yin & Fajar (Sifu)

Fajar’s brows furrowed deeply. You say that a lot, he signed. Starting not to believe you. Yin took a few deep breaths, slow and steady. “I know. I’m sorry.” Her eyes began to burn, which only made the ache in her head worse. But she didn’t know how to stop it. And even if she did, she was too tired to. Her face scrunched up, and a lump formed in her throat, cracking her voice open. “I’m sorry.” When she began to cry, Fajar leaned forward and drew her up with more ease than she would’ve thought possible of him. She curled up and leaned her head on his shoulder, with his strong arm wrapped around her. His free hand found hers and she held it tightly. This close, he didn’t smell like purple flowers anymore. More like lavender, jasmine … And a touch of mint. CH. 25 -- Spoken Truth The Path To Wude by ArlenianChronicles

The cross fandom contamination keeps getting worse, and I love it. A bit of fanart done for @arlenianchronicles / @arleniansdoodles lovely story The Path To Wude . My heart and soul belong to those two and their interactions.

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[arlenianchronicles]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers (except me because obvs I have done it). Spread the self-love ❤

(Imagine I sent this from y other blog :p)

Aww thanks for tagging me! <333 Hmmm my five favourite fics so far ... Let's start with:

The Path to Wude (Extended Edition), from Sifu, which originally began with the shorter "theatrical" version, The Path to Wude - Hu Yin goes on a journey to avenge her late father and confronts the assassins who defeated him.

Of Atreus and Calliope, from God of War - following Ragnarok, Atreus recovers his half-sister, Calliope, and the two go on an adventure through Greece, Rome, and Midgard.

Two Stars in Time, for The Silmarillion - Elured and Elurin go back in time to Valinor and find themselves entangled with Maedros' family.

Breathe In, Breath Out, Steady, for OT Star Wars - an exploration Luke and Vader's Force-bond.

In the Forest Singing Sorrowless, for The Silmarillion - this isn't necessarily a favourite, but I can't think of any others loll And in any case, I enjoyed exploring a genderbent Beren/Luthien! XD

I'm not sure who to tag to continue the game, so if anybody would like to hop in, please feel free!! Share the self-love <333

[arleniansdoodles]

A retelling of Sifu based on a slight change in the protagonist's personality, influencing the outcomes of her vengeance quest in odd but hopeful ways.

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I apologize to those followers who have been waiting for my God of War Atreus+Calliope fic for a while! During my break, Sifu grabbed hold and refused to let go, and this is the result ^^;; But I don't regret it one bit! At the very least, I feel much more refreshed now, so I think I can get back to writing GoW soon XDD

If anybody ends up reading this, Sifu fans or otherwise, thanks for giving it a chance! Hope y'all enjoy <333

Oh, and have this crack doodle that I did for the story loll

Here's the alternative version because I still love the background even if it's a bit busy XDD

[the-red-butterfly]

The Sharp Sent Of Mint

Yin & Fajar (Sifu)

Was that mint? She took several breaths of it. Gradually, her head cleared, and the cacophony of noise and images faded away. She was in Fajar’s room. It was quiet here. And green. “Hm,” Fajar hummed, drawing her attention. You alright? he signed. “Yeah, I – I’m fine,” Yin said distantly. “I’m okay.” Looked like you were going to faint. Fajar squeezed her arms briefly. Yin winced, but the ache brought her closer down to earth. “It’s fine,” she said, rubbing her forehead. “It hasn’t happened in a long time.” She lowered her hand to her lap and felt the tickle of leaves against her fingers. Mint grew around her crossed legs, rising up past her elbows and brushing against her shoulders. The cooling aroma soothed her like a fresh breeze after a hot day. CH. 9 -- Potted Orchard The Path To Wude by ArlenianChronicles

Commission done for my good friend (and cross fandom contamination expert) @arlenianchronicles / @arleniansdoodles of her WONDERFUL story The Path To Wude (which, even if you've never played the video game or know little about it like me, it's still such a GREAT read. So, super recommended if you ARE looking for something to read. Lots of good angst, familial dynamics and KUNG FU.

I'm still doing commissions if anyone's interested 😁 there's a small waiting list tho. Just be warned.

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[arleniansdoodles]

The latest path to wude chapter has got me giggling like straight eheheheheh-ing over this angst-fest. Angst with a happy ending is my favorite thing to read and your whole fic is Literally That. I love that the whole time Yang is thinking to himself like "Her mind...is corrupted by her father's teachings....there's no chance our relationship could ever get better....I must keep her at arm's length" and meanwhile his actions are just "I hold Yin :) I cook for Yin :D I save Yin's life :))))" Like Yang. Buddy. You are fooling literally no one but yourself and Yin, and even that's only because the single braincell y'all share got split in half like eight years ago. Idk I just love them and their dynamic, even when it's all hurt and sad like it is at this point lol

Awww I'm so glad you enjoyed the latest chapter! <333 Your comment got me grinning like a moron loll the way you described them is just so funny and accurate!! They really do share half a braincell lmaoo 😂 And we're definitely going to see more of this in action as the next chapters come up, along with more angst and feels and whatnot heheh XDD

Thank you so much for your comment, anon!! I always look forward to hearing my readers' thoughts! :D

[arleniansdoodles]

Hi 👋🏻 I didn't wanted to ask this but... What happened at the end of the Sifu fic(The Path to Wude)

I didn't get time to read the whole story....

Heyo! No worries at all; the fic follows the Wude path, so the ending is how it is in the game when you spare the bosses! The only thing you're missing is MC's emotional journey through it all XD

[arleniansdoodles]

Ngl im so swamped with school work that ive forgotten Path to Wude's update schedule so now whenever the email comes through it feels like a nice little surprise to light up my day

Sending you support and hugs as you get through your school work! You can do it, anon, I believe in you!! And I'm happy that my fic updates can help out a bit too XDD Nothing like reading about Yin's misadventures in the Sanctuary to wind down after some work, eh? loll And on that note, hope you enjoy the new chapter! <333

[arleniansdoodles]

As an avid sunshine x grumpy connoisseur (both rokantic and platonic) i so understand the mc-sean thing. Its just so fun to write and read!

N e ways could you perhaps share your thoughs on The Olds (Jinfeng, Sifu and co.)? Pretty please?

Ooh I’d be more than happy to share my thoughts about the oldies! Regarding the Wood and Water Guardians, I don’t have a lot of headcanons about them except for creating OCs as their surviving relatives post-massacre 😅 So I’ll stick with Sifu, Sean’s father, and Jinfeng for now XD

Starting with Jinfeng, I didn’t know her backstory at the time of writing my fic (nor do I have the game, so I couldn’t check for myself), so I created one for her - only to realize much later that her backstory is written on a wall in the Tower 🙃 Basically, she was born to an impoverished family (which I’d already assumed) as the eldest of four sisters, only to lose her family and right arm in a terrible criminal attack. Following that, she relocates to the city, trains, and becomes the first female Sifu in that region, teaching poor families, women, and girls how to fight, etc.

I’ve kept all that as the basis and just added my headcanons on top loll Before the attack, little Jinfeng is sent to a kung-fu school so she can learn how to defend her younger sisters. And it’s there that she finds Sifu and Sean’s father, and becomes their little sister – not just as a fellow student, but in a more familial way XD She becomes the sunshiney one while Sifu is the voice of reason and Sean’s father is grumpy loll I’d say they’re kinda like the older generation version of Yang-Sean-MC, which presents quite a few parallels between Jinfeng and fem!MC.

Following the attack, Sifu and Sean’s father avenge Jinfeng by dealing with her attackers, though Sifu is affected enough by the experience that he vows to take the Wude path; on the other hand, Sean’s father has no problem beating people up loll And afterward, they support Jinfeng as she heals, and they all train and grow up together! 😁

Regarding Sifu and Sean’s father, I imagine they lived in a similar region as Jinfeng as kids – Sifu was probably better off; meanwhile, Sean’s father was in the roughest neighbourhood and developed a rough personality because of it, which is later passed down to Sean. I’d say Sifu was the most level-headed of the trio (though he’d still get in some trouble as a kid hahaa); he’s the “middle sibling” and the most conscious about the virtues in kung-fu. Sean’s father was protective of Sifu and Jinfeng as a kid, given that he’s the eldest; but he’s probably the reason they got in rough (or dangerous) situations in the first place loll 😅

In their adult era, I like to think that Sifu and Sean’s father are pretty smart when they’re separate, but when you put them together, they gotta share one braincell while Jinfeng gets the other to herself 😂 I even had this crack idea about putting the three in an escape room; Sifu would climb out the window (or search for the key if there’s no window), Sean’s father would break the door down, and Jinfeng would force them to solve the room lmaoo

I think having Jinfeng as their little sister adds to the betrayal later when she works with Yang to take down the Guardians. By that point, she likely had some disagreements with Sifu and Sean’s father about the talismans, but they didn’t realize how far she was willing to go to do it. I do think she truly believed what she did was for the best – she wanted to prevent others from suffering what she did as a child – but at the same time, I imagine she had to bury her guilt and grief so deeply that she wouldn’t feel it anymore.

I also headcanon that she’s kept her conspiracy board up for eight years because she regularly goes down to the Rift to look at Sifu and Sean’s father’s portraits, since she has no other mementos of them (which is something I’ve added to my extended Sifu fic XD)

And that’s the summary of my thoughts! I did start a mini-comic about Jinfeng last year, but it’s been sitting in my drafts forever and I don’t know if I’ll ever return to it 😭But anyway, thank you so much for your ask, anon!! I always love a chance to ramble about my ideas lololl (and feel free to share yours too, if you’d like! 😊💗)