#i mean... they both dislike qlipoth probably

[xystonantzintla]

The Propagation assimilated the Voracity

Perhaps my craziest theory yet, but hear me out-

So there's no way this is a coincidence. The silhouette of the Giant Sting (argenti storyquest) and Voracity (from fables abt the stars) are literally the same. And it's way too big of a thing for it just being devs cutting corners.

There's the 3 points of suspicion that Herta raised about the Swarm Disaster, one being just "why Ena and Oroboros disappear" - we know what happened to Ena (Xipe assimilation), but could it be possible that Tayzzyronth assimilated Oroboros too?

Some peeps a bit smarter than me on the HSR discord pointed out that mortals would know if an Aeon assimilated another, but maybe we really missed this one? Or maybe Mythus messed with us a lil bit again?

From a Paths-ey standpoint, though, it does make sense. Propagation and Voracity are probably some of the closest related ones, despite being mortal enemies

^^irl swarms of desert locusts (sand king anyone?) are driven by signals to: 1) gather into groups (propagate) and 2) eat (voracity)

They will turn to eating each other when too close, too, so irl swarms move a lot to both find new crops to consume and to avoid eating each other.

Despite the Swarm not being locusts (beetles are cooler anyways), there's smaller Stings inside the Express, which is... inside the big boi Sting. Yeah. They eat each other, checks out.

Now what i'm saying here is that it's not *entirely impossible* for the Propagation and Voracity to have merged. It'd also explain the incredible strength of the Propagation that took what, 4 Aeons to take down? (not counting Aha because they probably did it for the craps and giggles)

The Propagation as we know it isn't even a full path. It's "part" of the Permanence that was split off, which is pretty unheard of in the history of what Paths do - if Tayzzyronth can defy what we think Paths are limited to doing, what's stopping it from happening again? And maybe the merger was an incomplete one, too - half Permanence, half Voracity - forms the full Propagation?

Also another maybe-coincidental parallel, both Tayzzyronth and Oroboros are "the last of their kind" (last of the Leviathans and last of the Coleoptera). Does this mean anything? Only time will tell

okay rant over

see you next month (?) for the next dumb Propagation theory-post TED Talk