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Hubert

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Hubert outright refuses to forgive Aston or view him as his father. Garret wasn't much of a step up, but at least the man is more of a father to him than Aston ever was. He doesn't understand why Kerri loved Aston or even stayed with him, or even allowed what happened to happen outside of just not being able to stop Aston when his mind was set. He also doesn't understand why Asbel is more inclined to forgive Aston. Safe to say, if Hubert ever does decide to forgive Aston, it will take a long time to get to that point.

Hubert's love of Beach Brigade Sunscreen Rangers stems from his childhood. He started with the comics and fell in love with the series as a whole. This was in part due to his fascination with boats and, to a degree, aquatic animals. The red Sunscreen Ranger was always his favorite. One would think it would be blue, but no. He also still retains a fair amount of knowledge about the series and isn't afraid to go back and forth with Pascal about it, even if no one else understands what they're talking about.

As a child, freshly living in Strahta, Hubert did grieve for a while over what had happened back in Barona. Garret eventually told him to get it together, as it wasn't becoming for an Oswell to dwell on such things for so long, but he never did forget. Not really, anyway. That didn't stop him from turning a lot of his anger on Asbel when they eventually did reunite, though.

It took Hubert a while to fully adapt to life in Strahta compared to when he lived in Windor. The heat was the biggest thing he struggled to adapt to. He also wound up getting sunburned more than once as a child when he tried to do what his new family wanted him to. When he did finally get used to living in Strahta, though, he started to work toward the position Garret wanted for him.

While Hubert likely won't ever be as close to Asbel as they were when they were children, he does still care about his older brother a great deal. Asbel does still find ways to annoy him, and he does still think Asbel is hopelessly optimistic and perhaps even idiotic at times, but he's still Hubert's older brother. Though Hubert does wish Asbel would think through his actions a bit more at times.

It's safe to say Hubert is just as protective of Sophie as the rest of the party. He's stepped in on more than one occasion to protect her or help with healing if she and Cheria were struggling. His healing isn't as strong as theirs, of course, but Hubert will do what he can to help Sophie as needed. He knows just as well as the others that Sophie is more than capable of protecting herself, but he cares about her as much as the rest of their found family does and doesn't want her to struggle if he can help it.

It goes without saying that Hubert has trust issues. He tends to trust his gut feeling about people or things if he gets that sort of bad feeling about them. That said, he also can be incredibly wrong about those feelings like he was in regards to Pascal and Malik. He still feels bad about it in particular when it comes to Pascal, and he's doing his best to work through those built up trust issues he's got.

A lot of Hubert's weapons have to be custom made. This is due to the nature of how his weapon works. Not just anywhere carries a dualblade that can become two blades and a pair of guns, after all. Hubert knows this can be a bit of a pain in the ass, so he always tries to make these orders in advance. The party has, of course, gotten lucky and found weapons very similar to his in treasure chests that he's perfectly capable of using. His favorite is the one he refers to as Brave Vesperia, which he says reminds him of the brightest star in the night sky.

Hubert's more of a cat person than a dog person. While he doesn't have the time to take care of a pet at present, if he ever were to get to a point where he could he'd most likely want to adopt a cat.

Truthfully? Hubert is still fascinated by boats. He isn't as vocal in his interest in them as he was when he was little, but he can appreciate them all the same. Especially if they're well made, or if there's a particular history behind the way specific ships were made.

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 15/19 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting, Child Death Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "

[the-honey-bear]

Children of Lhant

Part one of my new longfic, written for Tales of Whump Week day one: wounds, because oof, there’s going to be a lot of whump and a lot of wounds.

Summary: "I care not for his reasons. If King Richard does not put a stop to his current behavior, then I will be left with no choice but to kill him myself."

Hubert follows through on his threat, and the fate of a kingdom is left hanging in the balance.

Rating: M

Pairings: gen, some future Richard/Asbel and Hubert/Asbel

You can also read here on ao3.

Part one: Sins of the Brother

It takes only a moment for an entire world to change.

So it had been when Hubert had decided to follow Asbel up to Lhant hill, and again, when his father told him of his adoption into the Oswell family.

That heavy weight sits on Hubert’s chest again: the knowledge that things have irrevocably changed, and can never return to how they were.

King Richard is dead, his head haloed by a pool of his own blood, the evidence of the deed on Hubert’s own blade.

There’s a silence ringing in Hubert’s ears: he told himself he must be prepared for this eventuality, but now it’s done, he can’t think. He can’t concentrate. His mouth has gone dry.

“Richard’s not moving,” Sophie says. She stares down at the body, her face blank, uncomprehending.

The Captain puts his arm around her, tries to steer her away. “You don’t need to see this, Sophie.”

She pulls away. “But why?”

“He’s…” the Captain’s voice deepens, “gone to the same place Kurt went, Sophie. He won’t be coming back.”

Cheria lets her healing light fade from her fingers and sits back. The Fendelian delegation are there too, as well as Chancellor Eigen, Pascal going to head them off. Poisson is with her, although he never noticed her arrive. But Hubert can’t think about that right now.

They’d only just managed to avert the crisis with the valkines before Richard arrived and tried to drain it of its eleth. Sophie engaged him, but it wasn’t enough. Asbel wrung his hands uselessly. For all his training, he was soft and weak, and could never hurt a friend. Hubert had no choice; he’d take the burden upon himself. Richard swung at him, wild and crazed, no trace of the boy he knew as a child left inside him. Something had overtaken Richard, and it mattered not  what , only that he was stopped.

He fought only to disable, but Richard left an opening, and Hubert took it. Even in his dying breath, collapsing to his knees, Richard found no peace against his madness. He cursed Hubert, cursed Asbel for his betrayal, spitting blood and phlemn.

“You’ll pay for this. You’ll pay!” he rasped. “Don’t think you have defeated me!”

The words left an eerie chill upon Hubert’s skin, raising goosebumps. Was King Richard so mad he thought he could best death itself?

“Hubert, how could you?” the cry is wrenched out of Asbel, his hands scooping up fistfuls of his brother’s jacket. “You didn’t have to do that. We could have still talked sense into him— we could have—”

Hubert swallows down the dry feeling. An unnatural calm overtakes him. None of this seems quite real. “Talked sense into him? Perhaps, pray tell, you could explain how. Since it worked so well in Lhant and in—”

Asbel strikes him so hard his knocks his glasses askew, the force of his fist breaking bone. Hubert feels the delicate cartilage in his nose  snap . He reaches a hand up, to stifle the flow of gushing blood.

“Enough,” calls the Captain in a roar, putting his body between the two brothers. His face is fierce, nostrils flared. “Do you think this is the time or place for this?”

“Please,” says Sophie, her voice soft, “no more fighting. I can’t stand it.”

Asbel’s face falls, hands dropping limply by his side. He steals a swift, guilty glance at his brother. Hubert doesn’t look at him. Cheria gently eases his face out of the protective cradle of his bloodied fingers.

“Oh, Hubert…” she says, and warmth flows from her fingers, muting the excruciating pain from his nose.

“Thank you,” he says, stiff, the words deep and nasal.

With the anger goes the life in Asbel’s eyes. “It’s okay, Sophie,” he says, sinking down by her side beside Richard. He reaches over to close Richard’s eyes. No touch of madness in him now. He could merely be sleeping. There’s a heaviness in Asbel’s voice that doesn’t belong in an eighteen year old boy: “Everything’s over, now.”

In the frozen heart of the glacier, the king of Windor lays dead, and silence reigns across the ice.

Black flags hang lifeless in Barona.

Kings seem in short supply these days, for the people of Windor have lost three in just one year.

Whispers abound in the city.

They say King Richard went mad and drained the valkines of its eleth, and that’s why the wind has stopped, and the flags no longer fly.

They say he was killed in Fendel, murdered.

They say it was a soldier of Strahta that did it.

They say ill tidings come in threes, so perhaps they’ll have a king now that lasts more than a single season.

Although the populace of Barona care little who sits in a gilded chair as long as there is bread on the table, there are rumblings from the city’s underbelly: its aristocracy.

Ladies and lords, pray sharpen you knives, for the game is to begin again, and the stakes are as high as you can make them.

The wind has dropped, and unease has slipped like a chill sea-mist into the heart of Barona.

With the leverage of Poisson and the Amarcian enclave, they secure passage back to Barona. Pascal and the Captain stay in Fendel, Pascal to scour the library of knowledge, and Captain Malik to bury his friend. Asbel entreats Cheria and Sophie to return to the manor at Lhant, but they follow him to Barona, anyway. Asbel expected no less.

They can find no direct boat to Strahta, so Hubert travels with them His nose bandaged and glasses set an angle, sometimes Asbel feels him stealing a glance at him. He can’t bear to look at him. He sets his teeth together so hard his jaw aches, and looks straight ahead as the ship ploughs through the waves. If he had, he’d see the bags underneath Hubert’s eyes, proof neither of them have been sleeping. Asbel’s never suffered from seasickness, but now his stomach roils. He sees Richard’s blond hair, sprawled across the ice. So much  blood  . What could they have done differently? What could  he have done? The ship rocks, and sleepless, Asbel watches the stars cartwheel across the sky through the porthole in his cabin as the night aches on.

The rumours of King Richard’s death travel fast, faster than the ferry-ship. By time time it docks in Barona port, they’re met by Duke Dalen and the knights.

“Lord Asbel,” he says, “we have heard rumours, of King Richard.”

The grim look on Asbel’s face says it all. “Richard—  the body — is on the ship. We packed it with ice to stop it from— from going off. Will you help me bring him back to the castle?”

Dalen’s face falls. For all the man has seemed to have distrusted Asbel, he truly cared for Richard. Perhaps, he was one of the few living who did. “I will need a full report.”

“And you’ll get one. But first I want to bring Richard home.”

“I understand.”

Citizens turn to look as the knights carry an unmarked wooden crate through the city towards the castle. Asbel insists on taking one corner, hefting the heavy weight up upon his shoulder. In another life, he would have been one of them, and this would have been his burden. Perhaps he still is, for even in the deepest grip of his madness Asbel had still longed to return his King’s side.

There is no heir apparent. Neither Richard nor Cedric left note of their successor, and the late King Ferdinand had left the throne to his son. If Richard was too young to rule in his own name, Lord Aston of Lhant was to rule as regent until he came of age. This is good news to the king’s retainers, until it comes to light that Aston, too, is dead.

“So what does this mean?” Asbel asks. “Will you rule as regent?”

He asked out of curiosity, but his heart already called to return to Lhant. He’d spent so many years running from the place of his birth, but now so much had been lost. He felt the need to gather together everything and everyone he had left. To grieve. To grow something, perhaps, and think of flowers and rain.

But even Lhant had been lost. Did the Strahtan military still hold power? And would the people of Lhant even  want  him back, besides?

What purpose did he have left?

“As much as I’m loathe to admit it,” Dalen says, and the manner of his speech is pained, “by process of elimination, the regency will fall to  you , young Lord. King Ferdinand never amended the frustrating little piece of law that would see your father look after the throne while Richard was unable. He trusted Lord Aston a great deal.”

The look Dalen gives him makes Asbel very sure he does  not  feel the same way about his son.

“Wait— me?” Asbel sits up straight, ram-rod in his chair. “But surely, I’m… I mean, you’ve been ruling as regent until now, surely you’re the best candidate…” he opens his palms out, helplessly. What does he know about ruling? He hadn’t even been able to hold Lhant from his own brother.

“Well, be that as it may, we must bend to King Ferdinand’s wishes.” If Dalen is disgruntled to see the regency swept out from under his feet, he shows only a trace of it.

“I— I didn’t know King Ferdinand trusted my father so much.”

“Indeed. They were very close, for a time. I’m surprised you’re unaware, considering the sword you carry.”

Asbel wilts into his seat. What  had he known about his father?

“I really don’t know the slightest thing about running a country.”

“I am aware,” Dalen says, rather dryly. “You needn’t concern yourself, Lord Asbel. This is just a temporary formality while the next true successor is chosen— which may admittedly take some time. I shall be here to advise you.”

“Oh… right,” says Asbel, unhappily.

“We will hold a short ceremony tomorrow, then, if that’s acceptable to you. We’ll need to think of a suitable title. Lord Protectorate of the realm, perhaps.”

“Right. Yeah, of course,” Asbel says, a sick sinking feeling in his stomach.

“There’s much we must discuss tomorrow, but it’s been a long day. I believe the maids will have finished preparing your chambers by now.”

With that, Asbel is dismissed.

Asbel has never visited Richard’s chambers, but it doesn’t take too long to realise whose room he now finds himself in. Richard’s old practice swords hang on the wall, the leather on the handles worn down by hour of sparring. His old shirts still hang in the closet. Richard is everywhere, and he’s nowhere at all. The realisation hits Asbel hard in the chest: he’ll never see his friend again.

Alone, Asbel lets his knees buckle, grabbing fistfuls of the King’s coverlets. Even then, he can’t escape Richard, for his scent has crept into the bedsheets. Even: into his own skin.

Rat-atat-tat. There’s a knock at the door.

“Asbel, can I come in?”

It’s Sophie.

Quickly as he can, Asbel puts himself back together. Even if all the pieces don’t quite fit. By the time she’d poked her head around the door, Asbel is sat up on the bed, managing a weak smile.

“Hey.”

“Asbel.” She stands in the doorway in her nightdress, peering about. “Is this Richard’s room?”

Asbel nods, throat tight. “Yeah.”

She takes a few steps in. “Does that mean you’re the new king now, Asbel?”

He chuckles. He has no choice: the situation is too absurd to do anything  but .

Lord Protectorate. What a joke. He hadn’t been able to protect anything.

“No, I’m just going to be looking after Barona while they choose the next king. It’s kinda complicated.”

Sophie perches up next to him on the bed. “Couldn’t you just draw straws? Like you and Hubert and the Captain did?”

“That was about a jam tart though, Sophie. Not a kingdom.”

She stares at him.

“I’ll, uh, put it to them.”

She nods, satisfied. “Cheria is staying in my room, but I couldn’t find Hubert. Where is he?”

“Who knows?” Asbel says. “High tailed it back to Strahta, probably.” Anger twists his words into something ugly, and he regrets it as soon as they leave his lips.

“Asbel…”

He can’t think of Hubert now, not about what he’d done, and the sickening crunch of bones as Asbel had struck him. He’d wanted never to exchange blows with his brother again. It was all too raw to think of: the blood hadn’t yet dried. He wanted to sleep.

“Was there anything you needed, Sophie?” he asks, a strain in his voice. “Couldn’t sleep? These rooms are kinda crazy big, huh?”

“I had a dream. But it wasn’t a nice one,” she says.

“Your first nightmare, huh?”

“The Captain told me dreams aren’t real. Is that the same for nightmares?” Something fearful flickers on Sophie’s face, and for her, Asbel pushes his own nightmares aside.

“That’s right.” He puts a hand on her head. “They’re just your brain, trying to keep itself busy while it’s asleep. They don’t mean anything. So don’t worry, okay?”

Sophie nods, but she doesn’t look entirely convinced.

“Did you want to stay here with me tonight?” Asbel asks instead.

“I can?”

“I mean, I could probably fit half a dozen people in this bed, so.”

She leans into his touch. “Thanks, Asbel.”

Even if he’d failed at everything else, he still had Sophie. She needed him, even if no one else did. He vowed to protect her, even from nightmares.

[rootsof-promise]

ANOTHER ROP CHARACTER INTRODUCTION!!!

Blaise Oswell, 15 years old, only child of Pascal and Hubert Oswell! She keeps a tidy and clean appearance, until she opens her mouth. Still, she’s always looking for ways to use her smarts to help others, even when it’s just plain meddling. 

She fights with a unique eleth powered weapon of her design, but she’s still working out the kinks. Her greatest motivation in life? Chocolate.

That’s our main trio!! Look forward to more art and updates!

[beyondmistland]

Westerosi Worldbuilding Wednesday: Hidden History of the Vale: Lost Lore (Part IV)

 Letter #33: When Raventree Hall was on the cusp of reuniting the Riverlands after House Justman fell, Prince Hugo made his own bid for the crown "in defense of the Holy Faith" only to be defeated by Torrence Teague and his sellswords at the Battle of Seagard. (In order to forget this failure the prince then began to drown himself in wine and flesh. As a result, he is known in the histories as Hugo (II) the Horrible. When his son, Jon (VI) the Righteous, donned the Falcon Crown after him his first edict was to outlaw prostitution in the Vale.)

 Letter #34: Whenever the Teagues fell from power House Arryn was always the first to invade the Riverlands in the name of "restoring the Seven's Peace". Indeed, no less than fourteen Falcon Kings have died on the banks of the Trident, including Rodrik I, Jon XII, Oswin IX, Mathos X, Ronnel VIII, Oswell III, Hubert VI, and Alester V.

 Letter #35: Hugh II was the first Westerosi king to take a loan from the Iron Bank of Braavos, which he put to use rebuilding the royal fleet after it was decimated by winter storms.

 Letter #36: Robin VIII lost ten thousand men trying to conquer Crackclaw Point in the aftermath of the Forgotten War.

 Letter #37: When Arlan III passed away House Arryn began to secretly sponsor rebels in the Riverlands until its attention was turned inward by the outbreak of the War of the Five Falcons, the most destructive conflict in the history of the Vale, whose origins can be traced back to the reign of Denys (III) the Bright Falcon. (Denys II perished alongside his Riverlander allies at the Battle of Maidenpool when Robert V's twenty thousand archers seized the high ground to devastating effect.)

 Letter #38: The most beloved of the Falcon Kings, Denys III had devoted most of his thirty years on the throne to increasing trade with Braavos and Lorath, a time known in the Vale till now as the Good Peace despite the succession crisis that then plagued the crown for though Denys III had been wed no less than six times none of his queens had ever conceived an heir, leaving much of the royal court quite nervous for the king had not been young when he took his father's place. As a result, when his seventh (and last) wife, Jeyne Corbray, was revealed to be with child, the Vale's relief was palpable. Indeed, to hear the tales, so overwhelmed was the old king by the news that he died on the spot. Regardless of the specific details however it is known for a certainty that Denys did not live to witness the birth of his only child, which was upon his death immediately crowned despite still being in its mother's womb. Consequently, when the dowager queen gave birth not to a boy but a girl there was much disappointment and grumbling though out of respect for the late king she was named his successor, with Lord Emmett Royce, Lady Teora Tollett, and Septon Barth serving as her regents. (This Barth should not be confused with the latter Hand of the King to Jaehaerys I Targaryen, who lived over a century later.)

 Letter #39: Thus began the reign of Jeyne (I) Godsgift, who continued the peace begun under her father but sowed the seeds for war as well when she made the disastrous decision to take an exiled Stark prince for her consort, leading no less than four supernumerary lines of House Arryn to reject the ascension of her son, Artys XII, who they declared had no right to rule the Vale on account of his northern blood. (To make matters worse for Artys XII his father had been both a fervent follower of the Old Gods and the result of a polygamous marriage.) 

 Letter #40: How many died over the nineteen years of death and destruction that then followed cannot possibly be estimated. The coastal defenses were left to rot and the manning of the Bloody Gate neglected, allowing mountain clansmen as well as recalcitrant Sistermen to raid the Vale with impunity. Worse, the Pentoshi seized upon the chaos to take control of more than a dozen islands, including the Paps, Pebble, and Witch Isle. In the end the violence stopped only when Artys XII abdicated in favor of his son, Elbert V, who was betrothed to a Grafton as part of the terms for peace.

 Letter #41: Over the course of his twenty-six year reign Elbert V worked tirelessly to heal the wounds left behind by the War of the Five Falcons, with his son, Elbert VI, finishing the job by expelling the Pentoshi from his shores once and for all with the help of a Braavosi fleet hired using monies lent by the Iron Bank.

 Letter #42: Throughout history the kings of House Arryn have looked west to the Trident for gold and glory but Osgood IX was a very different sort of man compared to his forebears for he dreamed of conquest in the east. As long as Valyria stood tall and proud upon its peninsula, however, such ambitions were unattainable, particularly given the fiery lesson taught to the Vale when it had attempted to conquer Pentos under Donnel II in response to the depredations of its slavers. As a result, when the Doom came to Valyria late in his reign the old king did not take long to make his move, sending riders to all the major towns and castles of Westeros calling for a Holy War. The objective? Nothing less than the reconquest of Andalos, where the Seven had walked among mortal men in human form. Unfortunately for the Grey Falcon, his call to arms went unanswered, not least because the High Septon refused to endorse him. Despite this setback Osgood IX did not waver in his designs and to that end forged an alliance with Braavos as well as Lorath based on their mutual hatred of slavery, which, in turn, led the Pentoshi to run afoul of the Titan's wrath when they attempted to take the Bastard Daughter of Valyria out of the fighting before Osgood IX's ships could cross the Narrow Sea. The rest of the Grey Falcon's reign as well as those of his son and grandson (Hugo III and Jonos X) were times of constant war as men journeyed east to die for the Seven in droves...until the aggression of Halleck Hoare forced the Falcon Kings to turn their gaze homeward but even then the Grey Falcon's dream lingered amongst his people. Thus, Roland VIII's famous decision to allow Maesters into the Vale for the first time since the reign of Artys I fooled no one with regards to its intention...including the High Septon. (As an aside I should mention that Braavos once had three Titans but by the time of Lomas Longstrider two had been destroyed repelling attacks by Sarnor and Ibben, both of which were allies of Pentos.)

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[talesofourworlds]

Loose notes on the Graces AU my rewatch of RotK inspired.

So in this AU, Asbel doesn’t try to become a knight. He doesn’t like the idea of becoming lord any more than he does in canon but Aston *really* favors Asbel over Hubert and eventually Asbel just decides to begrudgingly go along with what his dad wants. He hates that Aston doesn’t treat Hubert well and tries to get their dad to ease up, but even agreeing to accept his birthright doesn’t do Asbel any favors in buttering up their dad. He becomes a skilled fighter, his style influenced by his old desire to become a knight, and the people of Lhant really love him.

Hubert, because Asbel accepts his birthright, doesn’t end up being adopted out to the Oswells. He knows it isn’t what Asbel wanted deep down, but fully supports his big brother as Aston trains him to take over as lord one day. He becomes all the more interested in sailing and also longs to fight alongside Asbel. He develops his own fighting style influenced by a comic he loved as a child and grows into a skilled fighter too. But nothing Hubert does ever pleases Aston. And he knows it. But the people of Lhant love Hubert and his accomplishments.

Hubert often accompanies Asbel on trips and helps him in battles they face with the Fendel forces. However, when they reach their respective ages in Graces canon Asbel gets sent alone to Windor to seek aid from the king as Fendel attacks on Lhant get worse. Hubert remains and takes a group to try and reclaim territory further out that was lost. When he does make it back home, though, Hubert is met with tragedy.

Asbel was unable to get aid from the king of Windor (undecided on if Richard takes the throne in this AU or if it’s Cedric in the throne.) Not only that, but Asbel was able to get home much sooner and was present for a battle that took place not far from Lhant Hill. He was slain in the battle while trying to protect some of their allies. (Sophie? Cheria? Undecided as of now) Hubert of course is devastated by the loss of his older brother, but still tries to be there for Aston. Aston, however, does not receive Hubert well. Hubert was only partly successful in reclaiming land, and of course he isn’t Asbel. He isn’t his father’s perfect son.

And as attacks from Fendel get worse, Hubert continues to do what he can for his homeland. But it still isn’t good enough for Aston. And Hubert even speaks with Aston on this point at some point. Asking if Aston wishes Hubert had died instead of Asbel.

And Aston says yes. He does wish this.

Hubert throws himself into doing all he can for Lhant after this. Risking life and limb for a father that will never see him as anything more than the lesser of his two sons. Because he loves his country, even if his father doesn’t love him.

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 10/14 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting, Child Death Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 9/14 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting, Child Death Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 7/14 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting, Child Death Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 5/14 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting, Child Death Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 4/14 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 3/14 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn’t been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she’s Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she’s allowed to negotiate her release. It’s an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant’s resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

“Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland’s war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can’t help but feel the war claw at their doors again. ”

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 6/14 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting, Child Death Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 8/14 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting, Child Death Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "

[doctorcanon]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Cheria Barnes/Asbel Lhant, Alisha Diphda/Rose, Yuri Lowell/Flynn Scifo, Jude Mathis/Milla Maxwell, Various Ambiguous Pairings, Such as: - Relationship, Mikleo/Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Asbel Lhant/Richard Windor, Jade Curtiss/Peony Upala Malkuth IX, Asch the Bloody/Natalia Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Characters: Velvet Crowe, Sorey (Tales of Zestiria), Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Ludger Will Kresnik, Asbel Lhant, Luke fon Fabre, Yuri Lowell, Cheria Barnes, Hubert Oswell, Sophie (Tales of Graces), Richard Windor, Pascal (Tales of Graces), Rowen J. Ilbert, Elize Lutus, Rose (Tales of Zestiria), Alisha Diphda, Teresa Linares, Oscar Dragonia, Dezel, Lambda (Tales of Graces), Little Queen (Tales of Graces), Emeraude (Tales of Graces), Bailey (Tales of Graces), Various Mentioned Characters from the Listed Titles, Most Minor Characters are Random Names From the Listed Games Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Blood and Gore, Violence, War Crimes, Graphic Description of Corpses, Murder, Vomiting, Monsters, Animated Corpses, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Issues, Selectively Mute Character, Abuse of a Non Human Child, mentions of torture, Terminal Illnesses, Fainting Series: Part 1 of Tales of Mash Up: Tales of Alharis Summary:

Known as the Tales of Mash Up on Tumblr.

There hasn't been a murder in Lhant in over ten years. So when former Major Victoria is slaughtered in the street, the whole town is terrified. Determined to protect his expecting wife, brother and adopted daughter, Lord Asbel Lhant will do anything to guarantee Lhant stays peaceful even as the war rages outside of Hyland Kingdom. As he struggles to keep his composure, his province sits on the cusp of pandemonium. The killer, a mysterious woman from Gand, claims she's Sister Velvet Crowe. Moreover, she refuses to answer any questions until she's allowed to negotiate her release. It's an unbelievable claim. Everyone knows Velvet Crowe has been dead for the last decade. However, when Lhant's resident priest Sorey finds evidence to back up all of her claims, all hell breaks loose.

"Asbel swore that as long as he is Lord of Lhant, blood would never darken the streets of his province again. Hyland's war is over. Leave the battle with Elympios to the rest of the world. They did their part. Yet as viscera zigzags through the cobblestones of Lhant Port, Asbel can't help but feel the war claw at their doors again. "