#knight of purity and healing

[calico-heart]

I know unicorns in modern media are kind of relegated to cutsie, MLP, rainbow plastic toys, or shitting rainbows, 'lets go to candy mountain' but man. I WISH more fantasy media would put them in unironically. There is so much symbolic and narrative potential in a creature that is, depending on your mythology:

A guardian of wild spaces, the embodiment of nature untouched by mankind's industry and greed. Fewer and farther between.

The ideal of "Purity" made manifest, elusive and powerful and hunted for fruitlessly by many a person. To kill. To actually kill. Living symbol of the oh-so-coveted Purity, not treated as a sacred thing to protect, or even predated for food to survive off, but a trophy for knights and lords to boast about.

So absolutely fierce and deadly that no one smart dared to fight it fairly. A gentle maiden had to betray it into resting in her lap so that a man could spear it while its guard was down.

Able to heal any wound no matter how severe - it promised miracles, if you could find one.

A creature who's magic vanished if it was captured or killed. In trying to take control of it, you destroyed it. Some things can only be given by free will, and no amount of personal desire or brute force can change that.

[403tarot]

⫬ ⫬ ⊹ . . . SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE — WHAT DO YOU NEED NOW?

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PICK A POCHACCO!

IF YOU CHOSE POCHACCO 1 ...

Your personality today is the result of a mix of unique experiences. Life hasn't always been kind to you, and that has directly influenced how you perceive the world and interact with people around you, which may have caused some important aspects of your character to retreat. Nevertheless, lately, you've been actively seeking to rediscover yourself and recover from the damages of your past.

Ah, the past. When you were going through such a delicate moment and felt your heart burdened with sadness, perhaps no one extended a hand to help you stand up. Although it was painful, you can't let those wounds keep bleeding and staining your path going forward. It's time to put a stop to that.

Your subconscious is actively working to help you find emotional balance in your life again. Problems, fears, and anxieties can't prevent the blessings destined for you from coming your way. You have a strong spiritual protection that never leaves you alone, and it calls for your success and peace.

Prioritizing yourself is essential in this new stage of your life. Know that not everyone will understand your actions — they might call you selfish, distance themselves from you, or say that you've changed. But you must stay strong; taking care of yourself is not a selfish act, but an altruistic one: by tending to your needs and reaching your goals, you become a better person and an inspiration for others to pursue their own happiness.

DIRECT MESSAGE FROM YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE:

ROSEMARY — PURITY, HEAL, REMEMBER

When rosemary comes into your reading, it's time to cleanse and purify. Don't hold onto things or people that aren't beneficial to you or your path. Let go and rid yourself of unnecessary energies. Be wise and take note of what you are purifying and why. This insight can help you continue to grow. Repeat to yourself:

" I remember, I cleanse and I heal"

cards pulled: the high priestess & the empress | ace of cups & 5 of pents | 6 of pents & knight of swords | 5 of wands, the moon & queen of swords | rosemary

IF YOU CHOSE POCHACCO 2 ...

What is draining your energy and willingness to move forward? The burden on your shoulders has always been heavy, but still, you persisted and remained strong. The stones on your path, no matter how heavy they may seem, cannot gain enough strength to prevent you from reaching what you desire. It's time to look back, see the entire journey you've already traveled, and allow yourself to be proud of things you achieved til now.

Your peace has been disturbed. It seems you can never stay stable for long, and just when you think things will improve, something appears to trap you in anxieties again. You wonder, "If there really is something or someone divine regulating all things, why does the scale of justice never seem to tip in my favor?"

I know you've been trying hard and would like an immediate return, but unfortunately, that's not how things work. Your heart needs to calm down and accept that not everything will always be rosy because life is built on ups and downs. It's necessary to see things from another angle and distance yourself from negative energies as soon as possible, as they will only drag you down further.

Everything you want and desire will be within your reach because nothing beneath the sky is impossible. You have everything to achieve happiness, even though you often forget that. Confront your negative emotions and free yourself from what troubles you. Scream into your pillow, cry, release it all. You are always so kind and understanding with other people's problems... why aren't you the same with your own problems too?

DIRECT MESSAGE FROM YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE:

SPILLED SALT — RELEASE, CONFRONT

If spilled salt shows up in your reading, it's telling you to be aware of the evils that maybe trying to creep in your life. Take time to confront this issue or person. Don't allow yourself to be held down to people or things that are not beneficial to you. Take control, confront and release these energies from your life. Make a wise wish and repeat to yourself:

"Blessed be"

cards pulled: strength, 10 of swords & knight of wands | 2 of wands, 4 of wands & justice | the hanged man, 10 of cups & 6 of wands | the devil, the magician & queen of cups | spilled salt

IF YOU CHOSE POCHACCO 3 ...

You are insatiable with your goals. Your desire to grow, evolve, and achieve shows that you have been striving to present a better version of yourself. However, excessive self-demand and perfectionism may be disturbing your mind too much and, worse, hindering your climb to the top.

You often lament, "I could have done things differently," "I didn't do enough," "I wish I could go back in time to start over and try harder," ignoring the fact that everything you've achieved today is the result of your own merit. You did exactly what you should have done and undoubtedly gave your best within what was possible at that moment. Keep moving forward. Strive to make the future better. Don't wait until next Monday... start taking action now.

Accept and understand that you are the one responsible for the good things in your life. Treat yourself and what you have with more kindness! Instead of always thinking about what you can achieve in the future, look at what you have now. Don't become obsessed with what the next days, months, or years hold for you. Live in the present. What is meant for you will never escape you and will come at the right time.

You have been dedicated to being on the right path, and that way, you have a bright future. Nevertheless, it's necessary for you to still celebrate the little things happening in your life today. They might not be as grand as what you aspire for your future, but they are still important and part of who you are. When was the last time you took some time for yourself? When was the last time you wore your favorite pajamas, ate popcorn, and watched your favorite series without worrying about the anxiety that thinking about the future brings? Reconnect with your inner child who was delighted with a simple bag of candies (even if they were mostly bad). Sometimes, all we need is a bit of simplicity.

DIRECT MESSAGE FROM YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE

EARTH ELEMENT — GROUNDING, SURVIVAL

The element of earth invites you to slow down. With earth comes bring stability and growth. Earth can also bring light to your current work and money energy. When this card shows up in a reading, ground yourself, connect with Mother Nature and take into consideration the material aspects of your life. Connect with her nurturing energy. Earth is here to support you in all that you do. It's time to grow. Repeat to yourself:

"I grow with the earth"

cards pulled: 8 of wands, 9 of cups & knight of swords | 10 of pents, 3 of swords & temperance | 4 of cups, knight of cups & the devil | king of wands, 3 of wands & page of cups | earth element

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[arioloyal]

Yayy you're taking requests now!! If I may, can you write one where Baldwin's health improves and every woman wants to try their luck with him. But he remains loyal to the one who was with him all the time.

I love it that the fandom is growing have more talented writers so thanks in advance 💕💕

Hi!. Thank you for your words♡. To be honest, the fandom activity has decreased recently, so I decided to start writing by myself. Although it doesn't get enough notice, I will try my best. I hope you like it💖

(King baldwin iv x reader oneshot)

Warning: mention of d×eath and blood, leprosy

[Persia empire- 1181]

...About 3 months had passed since my father's death and the time did not help. Millions of thoughts passed through my head every day. Did he die because of the heavy burden of my sins? Is this God's punishment?

This morning at sunrise I kissed my mother's hand and set off. I always heard from pilgrims who had returned that Jerusalem is the best place to ask for forgiveness.

I jumped on my black horse and galloped forward. My mother's tired face flashed in my mind like lightning for a moment and then went off. I knew she was worried about me, but honestly, I didn't saw any reason for her to worry. As far as I know, we should worry about those who are moving away from God and love, not those who are always moving quickly towards love and destiny.

I didn't know what was waiting for me in Jerusalem. But I was ready to embrace any destiny the holy land had for me. Even with all the difficulties and sorrows.

...the night before leaving home, I opened the windows of my room all the way. The smell of darkness filled the room. I sat under the flickering light of the candles while looking at a large mirror. I braided my hair, cleaning my skin and put the red robe and turban by my bed.

When I was done, I checked my face. It had become more tender and beautiful. I had nothing left from the past. Just for now, I was ready forever.

I went to my mother's room and asked her to pray for me. When she saw my new face, she said: "I see that your journey has changed you, even though it hasn't started yet.

I said: "Love is a journey. The traveler of this journey, whether she wants it or not, will change from head to toe. There is no one who goes this way and doesn't change."

My mother smiled faintly and called me. Then she gave me a wooden box. Inside the box were three things: a mirror with a silver frame, an embroidered silk handkerchief, and a crystal little glass.

:"These will help you on your journey. Whenever you need, use these. If you ever feel ugly and lose your self-confidence, this mirror will show you the beauty inside you. whenever You feel that have no credibility and you are alone, this silk handkerchief reminds you that the most important thing is the purity of heart and soul and that medicine inside the glass, which is very rare, can heal any wounds."

After I caressed these three things. I thanked my mother, kissed her hand and walked towards destiny...

[Jerusalem- 1183]

About two years have passed since I arrived in the Holy Land. I didn't even imagine that I would be able to stay here for so long, and that was thanks to the royal court, who let me in as an advisor and mentor. I would be lying if I said that all of them liked me. Lord Lusignan and his followers looked at me as a witch who has bewitched and trapped the king.

I talked day and night with the leper king, that wandering ghost of the palace who has not sat at the dinner table with his knights for years. He always challenged me mentally, which of course was not easy, but his peaceful nature was always behind his beautiful calming voice, which made me more fascinated by him day by day.

But I only came here to seek forgiveness from God, not anything else...

Fate took me to another place that I did not even imagine. I gave him all the contents of the box. Those three valuable things. I used that ointment in the glass for his wounds. That box was destined to have another owner.

it worked...

After weeks, the purulent wounds and infections dried up. i think he was feeling better

:"Gather all your strength. God will make better things for you," I said as I bandaged his arms.

:"God, doesn't know me." His eyes never stopped staring at me and even penetrated to my bones.

- : "Yes, but I do."...

The news of the King's recovery spread across borders and seas and reached Damascus, Syria, France and England. Almost every day, the nobles and their daughters came from far away to congratulate the king and presented him with all kinds of gifts. But they were surprisingly rejected by Baldwin iv.

:"... Right now, all these gifts should be sold to the merchants, only that small fund will remain. From the cost of selling these, grains should be prepared for the people."

Tiberias asked with a surprised expression: "Is there any problem, my lord?"

:"No...by the way, where is lady y/n?"

....

Tiberias's face closed like an iron door. The question that he was afraid of was finally asked...

:"Tiberias?!

- :"Lady y/n ...honestly.. she's not here anymore. She's gone." Words tumbled out of his mouth like incoherent puzzles.

:"What do you mean she's gone?"

Baldwin's breathing became heavier and his voice more frightening. After staring at the box for a few moments, he broke the silence again.

:"Take the letter that I'm writing to her and bring y/n back to me anyway. If necessary, search this land from stone to stone. Bring her to me. I'm begging you..."

...I had reached Damascus and decided to stay in the caravanserai temporarily tonight. I shouldn't have forgotten my goal and stayed in a place where I don't belong. But I am nervous at the thought of Baldwin's concern, but I don't think that there is any need for my presence, while those beautiful and noble girls are hanging around him.

:" Please don't forget your turn y/n!"

- :" Oh, I'm sorry. Yes..." I looked at the chess board. I used to play chess there with one of my old friends. The more I looked, the more I saw that I had no choice but to get closer to Checkmate. With a bold move, I moved my queen forward.

It was at that moment that I felt a shadow above me. I recognized him.

:"it's Nice to see you again, Tiberias.

I said without looking up from the chess board. He wasn't a man who wanted to talk indirectly or make excuses, but I honestly didn't expect him to find me so soon.

:"Please come back. He makes so many excuses. He asked me to look for you everywhere. I couldn't lie to him that you were gone forever and I couldn't find you. But anyway...

He asked me to give you this letter."

I glanced at the scroll that Tiberias had pulled out from under his black cloak and handed to me. I accepted it and started reading:

"...the beauty of Jerusalem, my ruler, my padishah, my sultana, my y/n.

I wish now that instead of the smell of blood and dirt, I could smell your beautiful hair to revive this half-dead body. You are the light of my dark nights. I desperately ask you to come back to me for the last time.

I inevitably marched to the border of Kerak to prevent a w*ar. I am alone and the fear of losing Jerusalem does not leave me, but the fear of losing you is much worse than that. I still hope that you will come back and heal the wounds of my heart and soul like before."

("Baldwin iv of Jerusalem")

[finisnihil]

Hey guys so a while back I went insane and made a list of things we know about Luocha and the coffin entity that took an hour of scrounging every second of screen time and references to his person

These lists were made as of 2.1.

So what we know about the Coffin Entity TM:

•Is being delivered to the Xianzhou despite the fact nobody on the Xianzhou stores their dead the way this person is stored. Also, Lucoha hasn’t “delivered” it yet he still is carting it around despite being on the Xianzhou. It also seems whoever he’s delivering it to is of the Ten Lords Commission and he's aiming to go to the Xianzhou Xuling with it

•They met only once and it was during some sort of conflict Luocha became involved in

•The coffin is being delivered on somebody else’s behalf, possibly the deceased’s or another third party's

•The coffin entity is not considered a friend, lover, or relative

•Luocha proposed a deal of some kind that he’s still waiting to see the entity uphold

•The entity isn’t quite dead as it is temperamental and jabs Luocha with thorny vines when he upsets it. The coffin also has an emphasis on being silent as though whatever is in it can talk back and chooses not to

•Luocha considers their relationship a business one

•Luocha says he and the entity underestimated each other, particularly when Luocha proposed the deal

•He states he and the entity both wanted to use each other

And now, what we know about Luocha:

•He’s a wandering merchant who is registered with the IPC and the Xianzhou Yuque

•He seems to come from an aristocratic or wealthy background based on his clothes and speech and sword (An Épée which is used in fencing, a sport typically practiced by European royalty and the upper class since the 14th Century as that’s when the oldest fencing records seem to hail from)

•He’s considered an Abomination of the Abundance and he confirms his power stems from Yaoshi

•He has no home according to him

•He can heal both organic and inorganic life forms

•He’s looking into immortality of some kind which is interesting because he also seems to have a negative view of immortality and even notes Mara-struck being used as "sacrifices to the Abundance". He also says yearning for immortality as a short-life species is normal and to avoid doing so would be like killing an Aeon.

•He wants to kill Yaoshi

•He’s working with Jingliu to kill Yaoshi and I think Jingliu is the “other business” he had to attend to

•He isn’t the one who snuck on the Stellaron despite turning himself in for doing so. He says he delivered it without knowing its significance but once again he can can sense Stellarons so that doesn't hold much water, but who knows it's murky.

•He doesn’t know VA (Void Archives)

•He he’s wary of Jing Yuan and tries to avoid to being watched by him

•He “changes his mask” so to speak to fit in different situations which matches the fact he goes by the alias Luocha when on the Xianzhou

•His clothes are that of his home world and he wears them “to remind him of the path he must keep treading”

•On his home planet he was involved with a church/church-based society

•His city was destroyed and he was perhaps the only survivor? Possibly related to the Knight of Purity Palace set?

•Many Xianzhou natives say he works and speaks like an older Xianzhou native

•He has a very similar design as Yaoshi

•Before he arrived on the Xianzhou he had a diviner tell him “not to be concerned with the destination, but to seize [his] chances and travel with the current to reap the greatest harvest”

•Luocha is an alias, not his real name, and he only goes by Luocha on the Xianzhou and his real name is noted to be a "tongue-twister" by himself and Jing Yuan

•He’s always wanted to visit the Herta Space Station

•According to Jing Yuan, he "isn't in any hurry to conduct business" and in Jingliu's quest he says Luocha didn't conduct any trade during his stay and his departure lined up with the calamities taking place

•He doesn't like seeing flowers wither but does later note "maybe it's not so bad after all"

•Jingliu says he's "just like her" in that he has a "hole" in his heart that no matter what he does he cannot fill it and just exhausts himself in the effort to do so

•He sells "uncommon trinkets"

•He considers friendship precious

•He typically doesn't get eye bags from staying up

•He's renting a like AirBNB type residence to stay in instead of the Petrichor Inn where he normally stays. He notes it "helps him forget his identity as a traveling merchant"

•One of his hobbies is observing and experiencing the Xianzhou natives' way of life

•He considers himself not great as opening conversations

•He seems to like wine as he left us some when he departed from the Express

•The flower that is his motif is a white lily which represents rebirth

•Jing Yuan admitted he outsmarted him

•Luocha has a weird motif in his related achievements of dancing (Coffin Dancer and Wardance: Épée Trial)

•He broke into the Shackling Prison but seemingly did nothing. Luocha states that in doing so he found the Luofu didn't have what he was looking for

•Jing Yuan mentions he's infamous for being involved in matters at locations called Eternity Fortress and Shroudveil Starzone which I can't find mention of anywhere, so I don't know these locations

•Dahao tells us that upon being arrested Luocha was charged with identity fraud and smuggling dangerous bio-merchandise among other crimes, which Dahao points out is weird and vague.

•He considers the Clous Knight's devotion to Lan as making them "closed-minded". He says there's other factions other than those of Lan who want Yaoshi dead and that they must "look to the source for the solution" to severing Yaoshi's curse

•He also has an understanding of traditional medicine and will write prescriptions for people

•He likes to do little kind things for people with no expectation of being recognized or praised for it

•He constantly stresses he's a noncombatant and while he can hold his own in small-scale conflicts he seems to rely on more experienced fighters in more serious ones and this is reflected in his sword which an Épée, a kind of heavy fencing sword

•He’s interested in and holds a great deal of respect for Elias Salas which is interesting because Elias Salas is notable for not wanting to extend his lifespan despite being able to and died at 103

I probably missed some stuff but I scrounged all this from lightcones, voice lines, character stories, relic backstories, quests, messages, trailers, etc. If I missed anything let me know! Some of these are obviously more relevant than others but if I missed anything let me know and I'll add it to the list!

I wish I could add the screenshots of where I got everything but posts have picture limits so if anyone's curious where I found certain information feel free to ask and I'll reply with where I found it.

Have a great day, mwah!

[blood-orange-juice]

Ok, "solo Aventurine with March 7th" challenge attempt 1.

(to people asking questions: no, I don't know if you can currently replay that fight. I'm simply not advancing the story until I can solo with March or I get tired)

Best girl:

E3 (no heal), lvl 70, We Are Wildfire lightcone, lvl 8 traces

artifacts: 2pc Knight of Purity Palace + 2pc Hunter of Glacial Forests, Belobog of the Architects sphere and rope (all underleveled)

food: Dreamlight Mixed Sweets (hp regen) and Oak Cake Roll

A pretty pathetic build, I will probably get my ass kicked but let's see if I can get past the first phase. Wish me luck.

Current time is 1:57 CET

(and fellow Romans)

[daeva-agas]

Casually lurking in Sailor Moon fandom and when I see posts mentioning the Shitennou's knightly titles, I think the translation are off. I don't know if those are just fansubs being wonky, or if even the official ones are not entirely correct...

I've also seen some posts say that "I don't understand what these means". The knightly titles are based on the image and properties associated with each gemstone in Japanese (so, if it has different meanings internationally, it's quite beside the point).

Jadeite: Knight of Resilience 忍耐 and Harmony 調和

忍耐 is often translated as "Patience" in fanworks. 忍耐 is better translated as "resilience", "perseverance", or "endurance". Even when colloquially used to say "be patient", the connotation of it is more along the lines of "endure this". The Harmony one is correct.

"Resilience" is because jadeite jade is the harder jade. "Harmony" because of its traditional usage in spiritual matters, so jade in general has the image of "peacefulness".

Nephrite: Knight of Wisdom 知恵 and Peace 安らぎ

This one makes me kind of laugh because of what Nephrite is like as a character/person. I almost always see 知恵 translated as "Intelligence". It's not wrong per se, but this term here refers to something deeper than just brain smarts, thus "wisdom". Things like wisdom that come from age, or innate perceptiveness, and so on.

安らぎ is peace, as in "inner peace". Basically, "serenity", though it's probably not a good idea to use this word in Sailor Moon for obvious reasons.

Nephrite being the native jade of China, it has been given very sagely meaning to it that persist even in Japanese symbolism. That's why it's like this, for somewhat similar reasons to jadeite's "harmony".

Kunzite: Knight of Virtue 純潔 and Benevolence 慈愛

純潔 can also mean Purity or Chastity. 慈愛 is sometimes translated as Affection, which is also not entirely wrong. It's just that the standard meaning is benevolence or mercy. "Affection" tends to be used in the context of parents and children. In this context probably not the best meaning to use.

This gemstone is associated with the Holy Mother Mary, of all things, that's why it's got very saintly imagery associated with it.

Zoisite: Knight of Purification 浄化 and Healing 癒し

The most straightforward one so I've never seen any wonky translation with this one. Those who are into healing crystals might already know this, but this title is based on the healing and purification qualities that a blue zoisite/tanzanite supposedly have.

[familyabolisher]

when i'm having a good time at work: The Beauty of the Restaurant is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.

when i'm having a bad time at work: Three years of it. The other boys did not worry, for they had other things to think about – but for the ugly one it was the whole of an obscure and mystic life. He had to perfect himself for Arthur as somebody who was good at games, and he had to think about the theories of chivalry even when he was in bed at night. He had to teach himself to possess a sound opinion on hundreds of disputed points – on the proper length of weapons, or the cut of a mantling, or the articulation of a pauldron, or whether cedarwood was better than ash for spears, as Chaucer seems to have believed. [...] Three years of discipline made Lancelot not a merry heart and a capacity for singing tirra—lirra. Out of a lifetime which at his age must have seemed to stretch little more than a week ahead, he gave thirty—six months to another man’s idea because he was in love with it. He supported himself meanwhile on daydreams. He wanted to be the best knight in the world, so that Arthur would love him in return, and he wanted one other thing which was still possible in those days. He wanted, through his purity and excellence, to be able to perform some ordinary miracle – to heal a blind man or something like that, for instance.

[leastschizoxenobladefan]

collection of my random Luocha speculation

this goddamn blondeman has inhabited too much of my mind for far too long (Otto is my favorite HI3 character) My ramble under the cut. This will probably not read well, forgive me.

I hear a ton of people saying that he's far too mysterious and we don't know much about him, but his character story + a relic set and a cosmodyssey event give us quite a bit of detail on him. First up, character story links to his homeworld.

Terminology used in the Knights of Purity Palace relic set lore is the exact same, with devils and the church. His second eidolon is called Bestowal From The Pure (Bestowal From the Purity Palace in Chinese) directly links him as a former member. And in Cosmodyssey, he even makes an outfit inspired by the Church.

This is more concrete information to preface my speculation that he was part of the higher ups of the Church. His position as Archbishop of Shicksal in HI3 supports this speculation and I personally believe him to be the Archbishop given that he heals with the raw power of Catholicism. Deadass just throws out his holy symbol and heals like 3k.

And on the topic of his healing, it stems from the Abundance itself. Purity Palace was given power from beyond their skies that allowed them to hunt devils but ate away at human rationality, eventually causing them to go mad. Jing Yuan even calls him an Abomination of Yaoshi compared to the Xianzhou generally referring to Abundance blessed as Abominations of Abundance. His healing could even heal puppets (healed Xueyi in 1.0 story, which even had Dan Heng react directly to such a blatant display of Abundance power), possibly an Emanator of Abundance. The thing that can also allude to his status as an Emanator is Jing Yuan's remark of only an Emanator could conceal a Stellaron and slip aboard the Luofu undetected, and Luocha directly confessed to bringing it aboard.

Finally, his true name. Luocha is only the name he is registered to merchant guilds and the IPC with. During Jingliu's companion quest, Jing Yuan offhandedly mentions a tongue twister of a name.

In HI3, Li Sushang found Otto Apocalypse to be too hard to say, and decided to call him Raksha (CN Translation from Sanskrit is Luocha).

So yeah.

Welcome back Otto "Luocha" Apocalypse, Archbishop(?) of Church of Purity Palace, Emanator of Abundance.

[babyrubysoho-maiden]

Hello!

So, I watched the ovas, then read the manga and recently read the newly released version of the manga (I haven't read the doujinshis yet, maybe you can tell me if it was a mistake or not.) I'm torn regarding Taki and Klaus' relationship.

Do they have this game where Taki enjoys resisting, lusting over him and also along the same lines con non-con and obsession with Klaus and vice versa? The whole purity thing comes into play because of his status therefore having sex with Klaus defeats the purpose of it, yet Taki keeps doing it because is the only way the can be together now and in the aforementioned question? Also, Taki is shown to be very capable of defending himself (but with help? Like a mop, sword) The first few times Taki anf Klaus are seen to be intimate with each other, Taki had the choice to forbid Klaus to come near him but he doesn't and when Klaus takes Taki to his cabin it's explained how did they get there without nobody seeing them and in the manga of that scene Taki does say he can do whatever he wants in challenging way though he underestimates how serious Klaus takes it? Until Taki cries for Klaus to stop later on.

It would make sense for each of them to care for one another hence there are parts where Taki is shown to be concerned by Klaus' well-being, overall existence and tries very hard not to worry him despite what went down earlier and who's around them. Keeping his own bruised up and sore body a secret between him and his doctor.

Also, Klaus' hunger and demand for Taki's body and attention, ultimate time together, Klaus' disposition and usefulness and protection as a knight regardless the conditions. Klaus doesn't want to worry Taki either therefore he keeps popping pills but his new and old injuries never heal. Jumping from that point, I read somewhere in your blog I believe, that you mentioned that Klaus assaulted Taki because he was delirious; for context it was after Klaus was in the frontlines with the kid cadet. Did you mean because of those untreated injuries? Wouldn't that be too soon? And it doesn't start as an assault but it does end up like that. Taki asks for forgiveness for not fulfilling the promise or for not being properly together now? Taki later defends him from being tortured, let everybody know if Klaus did anything to offend him, he will take care of it himself and takes him away to his room. So, Taki says that he forgives him. Because maybe in his own way maybe he thought Klaus had no other choice? He thought he deserved it?

Later in the manga happens something similar where Klaus says his hunger for Taki is also filthy (Taki' status, Klaus' position, and their relationship?) and Taki slaps him, for a few panels more basically promising he wouldn't touch him again (and it's almost visible Taki' disappointment)Taki also makes sure that Klaus knows he belongs to him and he won't tolerate such behavior or disrespect (also referring to what happened earlier) But it doesn't last, I think chapters later, Klaus follows him into the showers, Taki tries to stop him but he retreats when he touches Klaus wounds then Klaus ties him up and feels him up and gives him chances for him to speak up (as Klaus has done in the past) and stop him, when Taki doesn't, he continues until Taki says 'no' and 'stop' but Klaus doesn't listen (he sees how turned on Taki is, as he had previously been but then again, the body reacts in one way but the mind/mouth does differently) Until he sees Taki's bruised body, a reminder of what he did to him, from when they were at his cabin, Taki's assault.

Maybe I answered my own question here but I also wanted to add it.

It's also curious that only then the bruises on his torso are visible but it might have been overlooked during editing and the timeline is confusing too (the manga jumps from toddler Taki, pubescent Taki, Academy Taki (18-19) to 20 year-old Taki)

Because that's how I interpreted it. Perhaps I missed something and trust me I really want to understand. If it's that way, I completely get it. I enjoy that kind of sexual chemistry/games/kinks (that can also go hand in hand with complex dynamics) in my personal life but if it's on a form of media, particularly queer media, I really would like clarification.

Then it also confirms my theory the fact that Taki goes to see Klaus, sees him tied up, banded up and unconscious, his doctor warns him not to untie him because he would be delirious and Klaus insisted it on Taki not see him for his own safety. Taki not only unties Klaus on his own free will but it seems to lock the door of the room and lays next to him fully knowing what could happen and when it does, he never shows any kind of distress, until it seems to be too much to handle and knows the doctor is outside but stops himself when Klaus asks him why. Why did he come? Why did he untie him? Then Taki fully lets go.

Later he sees all the blood and infection coming from Klaus injuries and of course he is worried and pissed because he never told him the truth and he is also mad at himself for never speaking up when he needed it. Alluding at the fact it wasn't about sex.

Can you see why I'm kinda all over the place?

So, first of all thank you for the ask! I can safely say it's the longest one I've ever had, and I don't know if I'm qualified to answer it🤣

I think a lot of your questions are entirely down to the interpretation of the reader, so any answers I give would be my personal opinion and general consensus reached in discussion with other fans.

First, I would say that the doujinshi are pretty much essential reading if you want a balanced view of their relationship. Because a lot of the doujin are stories of the two of them growing closer at Luckenwalde in a very sweet, natural and mutually respectful way. The development of their relationship that we see in the doujinshi serves two purposes: it makes their current dynamic even more painful to witness (because we know what a good relationship they're capable of having when they're outside the pressures of Taki's country), and I think precludes any idea that Taki might get pleasure in resisting. I don't think Taki gets anything from resisting but pain from guilt and remorse (because of what the two of them once were together, and because he feels he didn't try hard enough to explain what would be expected of Klaus once he became his knight). I don't think any of it is a game to Taki (although it might be a bit of a bitter and resentful game to Klaus sometimes).

As you said, Taki can defend himself perfectly well. I think maybe he doesn't because 1) Klaus is almost always injured when he attacks Taki, and Taki can't bear to hurt him, and 2) perhaps he subconsciously wants to send a message that he doesn't truly hate Klaus (just hates the circumstances that have brought them to this point). And yeah, to some extent I do think he thinks he deserves it. As Klaus comes to realise in the latest chapters chronologically, Taki is completely bound up with the idea of "sacrifice".

Klaus also feels huge amounts of guilt and remorse for what he does; problem is, it doesn't stop him doing it!

I don't have the bandwidth to answer all your questions about Klaus' mindset, but you asked:

"I read somewhere in your blog I believe, that you mentioned that Klaus assaulted Taki because he was delirious"

That is the assault we see in the more recent chapters (new Vols. 3 and 4), when Klaus has a very bad infection after being exploded in no man's land, and is also in serious withdrawal from morphine. The time he rapes Taki after the rescuing-the-cadet and getting injured in the arm (Vol.1), he wasn't delirious. He knew exactly what he was doing. Also, the bruises on Taki's body are from that more recent assault, not from the attack in the cabin. If you want a super simple timeline of these events, it goes like:

Klaus rescues cadet, gets injured in the arm

Takes Taki back to his cabin and assaults him

Takes Taki to Suguri for treatment, Suguri realises what's been happening

Klaus almost gets killed by Hasebe for being a "spy", injured arm is ripped up even more by his torture

Klaus is recovering with Taki looking after him when they get the news about the Eurotean train

Klaus and Azusa go to no man's land, Klaus is taking morphine to cope with the pain

Klaus gets blown up and drowned, which causes a bad infection

Klaus is being treated by Suguri and says he wants to give up the morphine because he knows he's reaching his limit (because Klaus has a history of drug addiction as well as Taki addiction)

Taki visits the hospital after his various other duties, sees Klaus' condition and orders Suguri to leave them

Suguri ignores Klaus' wish to keep Taki away because he can't say no to Taki, but injects Klaus with one more dose (this was a big mistake!)

Klaus does indeed reach his limit and attacks Taki while delirious

Suguri obviously realises what happened, and Taki tells him not to say anything to Klaus

A few days later (while Taki is still bruised), the Western Alliance attacks and they go out to intercept them

Klaus notices Taki has an injury on his wrist, follows him to the shower stalls, and forcibly strips him

Sees the injuries, and realises that the vague memories he has of the attack weren't a dream, he actually did it

Drugs Taki and takes him to Suguri, demands to know why Suguri broke his promise

Klaus and Suguri have a fight about sacrifice and how Taki is treated by his people

All the above happens in maximum a couple of weeks, probably less!

By the way don't try to figure out the chronology all in one go, you'd have to read the manga and doujins multiple times over to get it, cos she is deliberately all over the place🤣. It does actually all make sense, it just feels like it doesn't unless you reread. (One of the fans might have made a full timeline, though! I'll give you the Discord link and you can ask. The Discord is essential to me, haha.)

"Taki not only unties Klaus on his own free will but it seems to lock the door of the room and lays next to him fully knowing what could happen and when it does, he never shows any kind of distress, until it seems to be too much to handle and knows the doctor is outside but stops himself when Klaus asks him why. Why did he come? Why did he untie him?"

This is a very major point in the development of both Taki and Suguri (his doctor). I believe Taki came because he simply couldn't help himself. He loves Klaus and feels a huge amount of responsibility and guilt for the state Klaus has ended up in. Seeing him was both his wish and (what he perceives as) his duty as Klaus' master. Untying him was a foolish, emotional act, and then he refuses to call Suguri because he knows Klaus would be killed if he made a public scene about being attacked.

From this episode, in the (chronologically) following chapters we finally see Taki break down, then get his ass together and vow to actually do something to protect Klaus (we don't really know what he's planning to sacrifice yet, though). I think that's why Taki wouldn't tell Klaus what he had done while he was delirious: he was trying to protect Klaus from that knowledge.

From this episode, Suguri learns that obeying his master (as he has Taki's entire life) might not actually be what's best for Taki, because Taki can't be trusted to act in his own best interests. That's why in new Ch10 (it hasn't been published in a volume yet), Klaus rants at Suguri about Taki acting as a sacrifice for everybody, and says that if things get worse he'll take Taki far away from all of them. Then Suguri orders Klaus to do just that and keep him alive at all costs, even if Taki doesn't want him to, because he now knows Taki won't be able to take the steps to save his own life.

So in conclusion, I don't think the current dynamic these two have is really mean to be enjoyed as non-con kink (although obviously it can be!). I think it's meant to be shown as aesthetically beautiful (cos everything she draws is) but painful and bitter, to be contrasted with their past relationship in Luckenwalde (although this becomes much clearer when you read the doujinshi, including the nekomimi ones set in Luckenwalde). And as readers we're hoping like hell that they can get back to that loving and respectful relationship someday!

Anyway, feel free to join our MR Discord, it's much easier to ask questions there as they come, and there are a lot of knowledgeable fans on there!

[clouds-by-me]

𝓡𝓮𝓭 𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽

Request; All I can think of is when Scaramouch becomes wanderer and remembers who he was and how he would react. I can just imagine him being absolutely horrified and better yet what would have happened to the winged reader?

Yan!Genshin x winged! Reader

Character; Wanderer, Xiao

Gene; Angst, Yandere

Au; Winged!reader, also implied black reader

Synopsis; being A winged creature of such purity, you'd expected to gain someones interest, but not like this, not in this horrific way.

An: I hope that you don't mind that I added some more ppl...

@owl-witch-prompts

Wanderer

•Scaramouche was obsessed with reaching God hood, it was all he really talked about. After so much time he just left...

•Not that you were complaining

•He went months without coming back, and in that time, you managed to escape. And once again you were free, as free as a bird

•Paranoia still was engraved in your bones, but you managed, living in a large tree, isolated from the world and you didn't even mind

•That was until you saw him

•And things got worse when he saw you

•Behind his eyes you could see something change, and that look so you deeply stained in your mind that instantly you ran. Your right wing was far from Healed, so that was all you could do

•And he chased you, calling out to you. Yelling something like an apology

•He tired convincing you that he'd change

•From that day he stayed close to you much to your oppose

•There wasn't a time when he wasn't around

•He stayed around, protecting you, buying things for you. He did his best you respect your boundaries, but he couldn't help it! he had to stay near you at all times! what if you got hurt? he has to be there to keep you safe

•soon you had no choice but to accept him, it's not like he would've given you that option anyway

•there were times where some of your friends just suddenly went missing however

•he claimed to have nothing to do with it but you know that hes hiding something

•he has helped you a lot, and with the help of Nahida, he healed your wing

•him being so nice to you was a hard concept to grasp but once you got used to it. that's just what it became

•it would still be best to stay cautious though

"i'm glad that you've grown to trust me, i don't know what i would've done if you didn't"

Xiao

•this man has been around for a long time, and he has met a lot of people, so when he saw you for the first time, he was surprised to find that he felt drawn to you

•whatever it was that you made him feel, he wanted more, he needed more

•you didn't meet him until after him knowing you for close to a year when you were attacked by a group of treasure hoarders

•and like the knight in shining amour he is, he came to your rescue

•he had known you for close to a year by then, but it was your first-time meeting or even acknowledging his existence

•it was like cupid had hit him with an arrow all over again. sure, he had seen you, but touching you? that was something else

•it didn't take long for the start of your relationship to start

•he'd protect you, while you provided him with your company

•when it came to you, there wasn't one foe he wouldn't kill, and to him everyone was a foe

•things between you both were great, and hiding things from you wasn't hard

•he had already kept his existence from you for about a year, so it wasn't hard to keep anything else from you

•the two of you became close, so close that you even trusted him to touch your wings, and once that happened his feeling for you could only grow

•whenever you gave him attention of any kind, he loved it

•he was so happy when you went crying to him about your friend dying after falling off one of the many cliffs of Liyue

•he helped you take care of your wings, and got you everything that you needed to keep them healthy

"i'm always going to provide for you and love you, no matter what"

[en-geneisaxx]

Dark Moon: The Princess' of Oztenxia

ℐ 𝒻𝑒𝑒𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓌𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝑒𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒...

𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐓7 𝐱 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐱 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧, 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐱 𝐈𝐬𝐚, 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐡 𝐱 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧, 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝐱 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐡𝐚.

Ｗａｒｎｉｎｇｓ: ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ (lmk if I missed smth!)

ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ:

- ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 1

Word count: 3k

𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅/𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅! ♡

Chapter 2: New acquiantances

𝑭𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔, 𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒎𝒆. 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒆. 𝑩𝒖𝒕, 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆…𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌. 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏’𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒅𝒐 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒕, 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒏𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆, 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝑰 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅..

That day, that fateful evening, I was at a pond, the one I would always go to when I would train my healing abilities - my mind wafting saved for another day. I would usually go out in the sunshine to the pond, but I was preoccupied by my royal duties, the ones my older sister, Prin, passed down to me.

Being here gave me a sense of relaxation and tranquillity with the music the frogs gave, the gentle ripping of the waters, and the pond lilies that soaked up the moonlight. I liked the pond lilies best, for I felt connected with them. They symbolise innocence, purity, peace, wellness and hope. 

I start off my training with meditation, trying to become one with my soul. Taking deep breaths and closing my eyes, I begin to focus on my intentions. I tried my best to connect with my surroundings, to embrace the spirit of Mother Nature and her healing blessings. All was going well, until I heard distant cries coming from the palace. That stirred all the possible scenarios that could happen any minute in my creative mind that was whizzing with images, leaving me forgetting to breathe, and that fear choking me, as if I were to die. Only when I felt dizzy did I snap my eyes open, gasping for air after, unintentionally, holding my breath. Though feeling light-headed, I stumbled my way through the green forest to the palace, and there I saw the massacre of my people. Those purple clothed figures using their dark magic to slain them all, it was heart-clenching, and all I did was just stand there, petrified, not saving anything that regarded my kingdom, whether it be the people or the palace. 

But who’s the figure helplessly on the ground, crystal tears rolling down her red cheeks? When I squinted my eyes, I only knew one person who looked just like her: my mother. As if the universe wanted to silence me, my knights and advisors took a grip on me, one of them clamping my mouth shut with their hand. That didn’t stop all my muffled screaming, causing the people to notice me. The Queen mouths a ‘I love you’ to me, before launching herself between the witches’ curses and me. 

I didn’t know what was worse: seeing my mother die right before my eyes, or not knowing what would’ve happened to her. As for Prin and Father, I still don’t know what their ending shall be, and I never will. I was dragged off by the remaining knights and advisors, who told me to comply as it was an order from the, now, late queen. I wanted to stay, I really did, but thinking that my mother arranged this, that she died for 𝐦𝐞 in hope that this would happen encouraged me to keep her wish fulfilled. Though I was rushed away into a carriage, I twisted my neck painfully, unsure of the upcoming moments. Just as we rode away, Prin came into view, slowly walking into the palace, our home, with her sword raised, and rocks flying in the air as a result of her gravity powers. 

And that was all I knew, all I knew about the destruction of Oztenxia, the destruction of a great kingdom. 

“Hey, are you the new girl?”

You stir in your cursed sleep, half awake, half indulged in the strange nightmare. Droplets stain the pillows again as you fall back into your nightmare.

“Geez, she’s crying!”

“And she’s in her uniform…that’s weird.”

Noticing the extra company, you force yourself into waking up, rubbing your eyes that were flooded with such emotion. There, you were greeted by two figures, both very beautiful, as a reflection of their wealth. They’re, too, in their uniform, earning your confusion as you look outside. It’s night, moon halfway through its cycle, a black canvas with sparkles overlooking the academy. You came in at an orange sunset, with the moon following not too far behind. You mustn’t have been knocked out that long, according to your calculations.

“Woah, you’re pretty.” Says one of the girls, interrupting your train of thought. The other one nods, too busy taking note of all your features.

“You’re Isabelle, right? I checked your ID card.” She holds up the rectangular plastic that has a picture of yourself, this school confusing your mind once again.

𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 You ruled out, accepting that this is your life, but you have to find out as to why.

“Isabelle Kim, 16, Sophomore, Night classes…Ok! Got the important details about you. Now, us!” 

They shuffle into an elegant posture, smoothing down their hair, clearing their throat to present themselves in a modest manner, “I’m Kim Chaewon,” The girl with black, neck-length hair starts, “And I’m Hong Eunchae.” The one with, also, black yet medium-length hair, cat-like features and a gentle smile ends. 

You smile back, not needing to introduce yourself since they’ve already read the main information from your ID card. You thought this was a silly question to ask, but you wanted to know how high their statuses were. “Are you guys rich?”

This catches them off-guard, “I see our names haven’t been reached as far as our parents would’ve liked us too…” The cat-like girl says slyly, 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒆-𝒆𝒖𝒏, 𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝒖𝒏-𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆? -It was hard, for you, to remember which one was which, since they both had ‘Chae’. “Say, where do you come from?” She asks, suspicious on how such a beautiful girl could not have known such a highly-respected name. 

You panic, unusure on where you did come from, since you’ve never really heard the name of your birthplace. Without any other option, you decided to rely on that strange nightmare, and hoping it exists.

“I come from Oztenxia.” You say smoothly, since what you know of that place was that it was a kingdom, so best act like you’re from one, despite already showing your true self before you even gained consciousness.

This, however, gives the girls a shock, “OZTENXIA? THE KINGDOM OF OZTENXIA!?” Chae-won bellows.

This further creates more anxiety for you, 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆…

The two move about, walking up and down at a fast pace, trying to process the information you just gave. “You’re joking, right?” Eun-chae asks in disbelief, hands on either side of her hips. Chae-won taps her toe in expectation.

“Um…no?” You said questioningly, fueling their bewilderment once again.

“So…you’re telling me…that you’re from a kingdom…that was destroyed? How could you have survived there, in a forgotten piece of land? There’s nothing there! Well, apart from the castle and all that, but no one goes there! They say it’s far too dangerous! How did you survive, live? Is what they say, what we have learnt all a lie?” Chae-won is crazy at that moment, looking possessed and hair messed up after running her shaky hands through it many times.

𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌, 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒆? 𝑶𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏? Being logical and choosing the only option available, you chose to lie, trying to create yourself and them a convincing story.

“Well, I never really lived near the castle, of course I wouldn’t. It seemed far too dangerous. I mean, the castle’s ruined anyway. Instead, I lived in the woods, in Oztenxia.”

“What about the black hole? Apparently there was one that sucked in the castle!”

“Hey, c’mon, how could people have magical powers? No one in our era does. So, that black hole thing must be fake. And plus, it was a legend to begin with.” Eun-chae reasoned.

“Hey, it was only 300 years ago!” 

“Dumbass, that’s three centuries, enough time has passed for us to change. Like, we don’t even have a royal family! You’ve got the mind of a child right now, and that’s kinda embarrassing since you’re the oldest.” That was all for Chae-won to start acting like her age and social rank.

“Tsk, think you’re so smart, eh?” But young Eun-chae didn’t hear that.

 “Oh right, I’m also 16. Chae-won’s a Junior though, 17. All of us take night classes as well! But we’re all starting tomorrow.”

Chae-won tilts her head, “Is there anything wrong, Isabelle?” She asks, seeing the way you look zoned-out. 

“O-Oh, no, it’s just…what do you guys do? Are you really famous, really rich?” 

“Eh, since we’re quite a topic, we’ll leave that for whoever wants to show their knowledge about people like us with you.” Chae-won replies, plopping on her bed, which was on the other side.

“Have you done the tour yet? If so, who did it? I presume the Headmaster would’ve given it to someone highly respected and responsible.” Eun-chae asks, starting to change into her pyjamas. Thankfully, that question was easy to ask. 

“Oh, Heli toured me. He even helped me in the nurse’s office with my leg.” You stick out your right leg, “In fact, he’s brought me to the places I wanted to go to, even here. I didn’t want the tour-”

“Hang on, Heli toured you?” Chae-won emphasises on his name. 

“Uh, yeah,” You laugh it off, “he did. He helped a lot.”

Eun-chae, who was busy doing her skincare stopped to look at you, “Isabelle, I know you’re new so I’ll tell you this now: Heli’s Chae-won’s crush.”

𝑶𝒉, 𝒔𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒋𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆?

“And I don’t fuck around when it comes to someone I like.” She glares at you, eyes darkening as she gives her subtle threat of ‘Don’t even try bitch’, “But of course, since you just found out,” She stands, coming your way and putting her hands on your shoulders, “I’ll forgive you, just this once.” She smiles, as if she hadn’t wanted to kill you right there and then, just because you came in contact with Heli.

“Cut it out, Chae.” Eun-chae commands, “You’re scaring her for something that wasn’t her fault.” She brushes her silky hair, almost ready for bed, “And, to be honest, do you really think you have a chance? At this point, you’re just being delusional, even just a glance from him makes you think he likes you.” She states, brutally slapping the truth into Chae-won’s mind. It hurt her, for she does understand how pathetic it was for falling for someone who probably doesn’t acknowledge her existence, but she just couldn’t help but love someone, especially since he was perfect. “But, let’s save that for another day. Both of you should change, busy day tomorrow. Isn’t that right, Isabelle?” 

“Yeah, first timer, new student, it’ll be busy.” You say, heading over to your massive built-in closet, fetching your navy pyjamas. 

“Eun-chae, you make me feel so irresponsible.” She pouts, also preparing for bed too.

“Well, you are-”

Chae-won spins around, “I DIDN’T ASK FOR YOUR OPINION.”

A lovely morning it was, and many first times you’ve experienced. A first time to wake up in snug clothes, on a comfy bed, in a place where you felt safe and secure, with the sun blooming on the horizon, and a peaceful quiet that made you feel relaxed. It was different, a contrast from your previous life, but let’s forget about that. Focus on the present, for you cannot change what had happened in the past.

You look around for a clock, seeing how the girls are asleep, and how vivid the orange rays are. Squinting in the lightly lit room, you see one on Chae-won’s desk, displaying ‘05:30’. 

𝑾𝒂𝒉, 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝑰 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒖𝒑 𝒔𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚…

Unable to fall back asleep and feeling bored, you end up reading the timetable for your day:

Monday

• Art | 18:00 | Michelangelo Block | Room 24

• Maths | 20:00 | Pythagoras Centre | Room 7

• Cooking | 21:00 | Joël Robuchon Kitchen | Room 10

• Renaissance Learning (RL) | 22:00 | Library

• Nightball | 23:00 | Outdoor Nightball Fields

 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒕, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆? 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔! 𝑰𝒇 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔! 𝑼𝒈𝒉, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈…𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏, 𝑰𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆! 𝑮𝒐 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑!

After many attempts at falling into a deep slumber, you lost your consciousness, lying in your bed once again for goodness knows how many hours. 

“Is she sick?” Chae-won asks, wondering how long you’ve blacked out for. It was nearly 2pm, meaning you’ve skipped breakfast, and possibly lunch if you don’t wake and change.

“I dunno, we should wake her up instead. I mean, it’s getting late to grab food right now.” 

The pair shake you gently at first, not wanting to be too aggressive on you. However, after a few minutes of no response from such a gentle touch, they decided to act like children, jumping up and down on your bed. 

“Wake up, it’s almost class time, wake up!”

You groan, feeling too energetic from that lengthy snooze. Though feeling refreshed, you couldn’t help but groan and stretch, yawning from a good sleep. “What time is it?”

“14:07, hurry up! Lunch has already started.” Chae-won replies, walking over to her bed to prepare her necessities. “We’ll only give you 20 minutes!” 

Hearing that, you sprinted out of your bed, grabbing the prepared uniform that was hanging in the closet before heading on over to the pristine toilet. 

“One more minute!” Chae-won warns, banging on the toilet door to gain your attention. Lucky for you, you were only making sure you looked nicely put together, opening the door to present to them a fresh look of yourself. You assumed you did a great job, for the two attractive women themselves clapped their hands, Chae-won adding a ‘Daebak!’ in her applause. 

But boy, did you expect these many people to be eyeing your way. Some of the boys gave whistles in your direction, and the girls muttered their judgments under their breath or hiding what they had to say with their hands. Either way, you felt pressured and nervous, for you knew many of these people were from well-off families. While walking in the Decelis Square, you gather almost the whole school’s attention when Heli and his friends go to you.

“OH.MY.GOSH. EUN-CHAE, DO YOU SEE THIS?” She shakes Eun-chae vigorously, “HE’S COMING THIS WAY.” 

She thought that maybe, for once, he’ll actually talk to her. She squirmed internally, waiting for those romantic moments to play, until,

“Hey, Isabelle.” Heli waves, a charming smile effortlessly forming on his face. This creates an audible chatter about the two, people already forming opinions about you. Not only that, it insanely pissed Chae-won off, for she Heli for herself, to experience everything with him. You took that away, and she mentally cursed you for it. Of course, to keep her delusions going and to not lose her sanity in front of the crowd, she puts on her people pleasing mask.

“Isabelle, I didn’t know you and Heli were so close! I’m so happy you’ve made a friend.” 

You knew that it was fake, that she was just putting on an act. It intimidated you, and the wild imaginations of what could happen once the two of you meet in the dorms again scared you. Curiously, Heli took a look into your thoughts, for he felt suspicious as to why you looked so stiff. He knew it was wrong of him to do that, yet he couldn’t help but worry about you. 

“Come on, Isabelle, let’s go eat.” Heli ignores Chae-won, only seeing her as a student of Decelis he and the rest need to protect. 

Leading you out of the Decelis Square, Heli and his friends, that you have yet to know the names of, accompany you to the cafeteria. You still felt pressured, yes, but being with these people made you loosen up a bit, that feeling of prying eyes getting weaker by the minutes, except for one pair. One of the boys behind you, a tall frame with blue hair that grew past his shoulders, eyes blue and amber stared at your figure intensely. Something was bothering him, so bad yet he just didn’t know what. What are you doing to him, why is he feeling this way. This should be the first time you two met for he had, at that moment, no recollection of you. His heart says otherwise, for he feels drawn to you, as if he’s fallen for you. He was different from his friends in something, which he would never tell to anyone, for he was scared at the thought of his friends thinking of him as an enemy. What he partially was was an old foe to what his brothers were. He didn’t want to be like those animals, he wanted to, and will, stay on his friends’ side. But, since being half and half, the boy had the fate of having a mate as part of the wolf pack. That being said, with the strong foreign emotion he was feeling, could he have possibly found his mate? 

Mate. He finally remembered. When he was a child, he had felt this very way towards a girl. 

He had found his mate long ago, yet she disappeared, no trace of her to exist. There’s no way you would be her, right?

‘𝐾𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛’

There was only one way to find out: see if she has his necklace given to his childhood lover.

𝑇𝑎𝑔𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔: @pockettwinzz @diorsyun @dollywons @dollyyun @heeslomll @raeofsnshne @rinbowaman @treasar @jaylaxies @cyb3r-lov3 @velvetkisscs @potatohoon @sungvrhs @emi-en @dr0wnme0ut

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Any ludwig/logarious hcs? 👀👀 (if it's fine for you ofc)

I'D LOVE TO TELL!! But in order to make the headcanons sound clear, I'll need to explain Logarius. I'll try not to write too much and rather get to the headcanons themselves, because Logarius's interpretation is a separate essay xd

They met at Logarius's "Communion" to the Church, which was conducted by Laurence. Ludwig had not received the title of First Hunter of the Healing Church yet. Willem was still there and knew Logarius himself. Yharnam met the Church's new knight, Logarius, a former knight from Cainhurst (with distinctive Pthumerian blood reflected in his appearance - pale, white-haired, under 2 meters tall, hot). Laurence created a beautiful story for him for people to pick up on - that he had rejected his Cainhurst heretic heritage, denied the unholy rituals practiced by his tribesmen, and decided to give himself to the service of the Church, fighting for the purity of the Blood and the purity of the Faith.

When Logarius first joined the Church, his only support was Laurence. They had an agreement, and only Vicar knew the final purpose of Executioners. The Vicar gave Logarius every opportunity to assimilate in return for a full castle plan and the secrets of Cainhurst, as well as loyal service. The first impression Ludwig built up very quickly was that Logarius was a sycophant and sucking up to Laurence to get ahead, and the fact that he was, in fact, a traitor to his people seared into his mind.

Ludwig trained future "black" and "white" church hunters. He was the one who taught the Healing Church how to handle weapons and made it the norm as monster sightings in Yharnam increased. But his main responsibility at first were Tomb Prospectors. Funnily enough, Tomb Prospectors were despised by the people of Yharnam because it was an unholy business, digging up graves, which was considered a terrible sin in the days before the Healing Church. Superstitions! The Executioners, on the contrary, were loved. Because Logarius knew how to show himself, because they fought for the "just cause", and also, because Logarius has a huge charisma and the ability to persuade.

Both the Tomb Prospectors and the Executioners were selected by their leaders, and originally gathered from only those who were willing to follow the Church. Logarius gathered like-minded men partly from the nobles and Cainhurst's servants, and partly from the poor who believed his sermons, partly from the heretics of Hemwick - from the world at large. And Ludwig found young ragamuffins on the street, taking them under his tutelage and stern training. Both men were excellent mentors.

For some time Logarius wore the Cainhurst armor as a kind of brand("my impure heretic armour stays on during sex"). In the heat, in the cold - he kept it on, and under it he had a coat of cloth, and right on top of the armor - a gray cloak of Executioners, for whom the Church had created the first models of uniforms, to bring Logarius's gang of murderers, robbers and bandits, very deeply believing in Blood and Insight, into proper shape. He himself called it his form of "repentance" - he CONFESSED his origins by belittling himself and calling his roots "wicked".

Ludwig found it all ostentatious and was not too ready to understand it. They were both knights to the core, but Ludwig was an idealist - someone who believed in the spirit of noble chivalry, the ideals of honor and friendship, while Logarius was more crude and a fanatic

Logarius, though he had spent half his life with the ideals of Cainhurst, was well educated and knew etiquette, but he is a rather rude man in his own right. He does not hesitate to say what he thinks (only exception is Laurence), does not hesitate to seek all sorts of amusements with men and women in Yharnam, to give money wherever he sees fit, whether it be to help a random poor man on the street or a bottle of expensive wine for his personal pleasure. He knows he was going to die, and so he enjoys every day like it's the last one, while continuing to follow his own faith.

This is exactly the kind of Logarius Ludwig met in the Church!

And finally the headcanons!

When they became sort of "rivals" (Tomb Prospectors vs Executioners) Ludwig was already tormented by the visions and dreams that preceded the discovery of the Chalice of Isz and the subsequent acquisition of the Holy Moonlight Sword. Ludwig did not appreciate Logarius's savagery and fanaticism for blood purity, nor did he appreciate the morals of the Executioners, who didn't really care about Yharnam and it's people. If it were up to them, they would have profited from many Yharnamites, but Logarius kept them in line. And Logarius had grown to sympathize with Ludwig. Naive, pure, loyal and giving all of himself knight from foreign country - Ludwig looked like a child for him. Logarius felt even a little envy, but quickly stopped himself. He liked to tease the impulsive Ludwig, watching the anger on his face and his fervent reaction to any rebuke.

The acrimonious relationship between captain Ludwig and knight Logarius quickly became common knowledge. And Laurence tried to reconcile them by dinner at a Yharnam diner for the two squads (the Tomb Prospectors had 7 men and the Executioners had 13 at the time). Ludwig was very drunk, which led him to lay out to Logarius all his hardships and problems - the perpetual nightmares where he dies, the strained relationship with the vicar, life at his own job, the endless monsters and the despair he was sinking into. And Logarius treated his problems reverently, listening to them all and not even telling anyone that Ludwig had shed many tears during that night of the talk.

Logarius revealed his name to him, creating the first trust - Roger! (Yes, I really like that he's Rogeriusz in the original!!!). From that moment on, Ludwig called him only like that, though his Tomb Prospector guys looked askew at their captain when he suddenly started speaking well of Logarius, as if he hadn't nagged him every day before.

Logarius tasted Ludwig's blood. He simply tasted it right from his body (from the wound cut by the weapon), and determined from the taste of the blood that it was mixed with something extraneous (Laurence did nothing at all for this, no). Logarius couldn't understand what had happened to Ludwig, and neither could Ludwig himself, but he realized that the source of all his nightmares was his own blood. So he gave him a vial of his own, which he was able to decant with the tools of the Church. The Pthumerian's blood gave a minus for minus with the blood of the Great Ones, and Ludwig's dreams stopped for a while, making him EVEN MORE receptive to the the eldritch truth and giving him some insight lol

They liked to have verbal duels. Both of them were well-read aristocrats - they threw words from various poems or tried to compose their own subtle insults hidden in metaphors and epithets. They did it only in public, because calling a colleague an "asshole" in the middle of the Grand Cathedral is strange, but saying the same thing in verse and with beautiful words is fine xd

After the drunken night, they began to communicate much more, and Ludwig found that Roger was somehow trying to show his softer side with him - he gave him advice, comforted him, sometimes treating him too reverently, in a way that made Ludwig feel weak. Ludwig thought they were building a strong friendship, while Logarius was attracted to him and very much.

Logarius is very tactile - he needs to touch, feel, slap the other's ass, stroke his head, in every way to indicate that he has all rights to his lover. Ludwig found it pleasant, though embarrassing, especially when it happened in public. I don't think Ludwig realized right away that Logarius wanted him, I think it came gradually xd

Often during official services in the Church, Logarius would catch Ludwig's hand unnoticed by everyone and squeeze it in his own. He tried to do it so that no one could see, and watched the changing expressions on the other's face :^) It was a need for closeness, for tactile sensations, a joke and an attempt to be supportive. Logarius was sometimes very hard to understand exactly what he meant xd

Actually, my Ludwig is married :/ And I'm still undecided whether or not to combine a headcanon about his wife with headcanons about Logarius. On the one hand, my OC Elise would pay a solid sum to see a hand-to-hand training fight between her spouse and Logarius sweaty, oiled, and half-naked. She's a lady of character and desires XD And not to go into detail about the OC now, I will say that she would have taken it calmly if Ludwig had told her how he felt towards another man. It wouldn't have destroyed their family, I think it would have been Ludwig who would have been shocked, distressed and depressed, not her, because she's very cynical and rational to the core. On the other hand I think it's better not to have a controversy and just separate the two beautiful stories - in one version Ludwig will be married and in the other version Ludwig will have feelings for Logarius. BUT I don't want to throw out my OC because of the pairing, I hate it when female characters get tossed aside "oh, you're the third wheel for my yaoi, sorry, you'll be gone <3"!!!! So I dare to keep both. I just won't say that there was exactly love between Ludwig and Logarius. Logarius experienced attraction, admiration, interest, and a desire for protection, and Ludwig found solace and comfort around him and then they fucked hard. I'm still undecided on what to do :( But I'm leaning towards combining Logarius and Elise. Elise is a wonderful woman, by the way :^)

When Ludwig and Logarius became close, Logarius realized that he wanted children with him, that he had found a successor for his Order after his own death. He dreamed and planned to give the Executioners to Ludwig, for he had never met a better and nobler man. At the same time strict and tender, warrior and father - the best mentor. In fact, when the news came that the attack on Cainhurst had been completed and Logarius had been captured, Ludwig took the Executioners under his command. But the news of his friend's "death" shattered him, causing him to fall out of life for a couple weeks.

After that, Ludwig's life went further downhill. Most of the Tomb Prospectors died, with only Olek and Gremia remaining from the first generation, and Damian leaving the ranks. The new Tomb Prospectors were recruited from the Church Hunters, and Ludwig realized he could no longer take command of them. He gave the title of captain to Gremia, designating him "Sir". Later, his wife and daughter turned into monsters because of Blood. He killed them himself. And while his wife became an unconscious monster, when he drew his sword over his daughter, he knew that her consciousness was still intact… Ludwig lost himself. And his world collapsed too. Then tragedy of Old Yharnam happened, and he turned into a giant horse guy that we know... And from the sword, he continued to hear the voices of those he had lost - his Elise, his daughter, Roger, and his former "sons" - the dead Tomb Prospectors.

Well, in the conclusion - Ludwig was a rare excpetion from the rule when Logarius really tried to be nice and felt interest without agression or a desire to take control over the one he loves. The could be great together, but bloody duty would always more important for Logarius than anything esle. And also Logarius was not really a best person to love. He just didn't want Ludwig to know what crime he will commit, what sins he has behind his back. Logarius was a sly guy, lacking empathy and moral principles, but devoted to his own ideal and aim. Maybe he saw in Ludwig the best version of himself, what attracted him later.

+ Funny pics from pinterest that actually suit that pairing

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Divine Warriors and Relics Overhaul.

The last major post I made was about the regions in my MCD rewrite but this time around it's going to be the Divine Warriors because they scratch my brain. Also this post is probably going to be LONG.

The Divine Warriors are characters we have heard before such as Irene, Shad, Esmund, Enki, Menphia, but I added two more as well, that being Drorit and Fionn.

I did rework some of the titles given to the Divine Warriors as I just didn't like them. Shad the Destroyer specifically felt too on the nose.

So, we have

Irene the Matron

Shad the Vandal

Esmund the Guardian

Enki the Astrophile

Menphia the Fury

Drorit the Defiant

Fionn the Traveler

I will explain some of the changes

Shad the Vandal

As I stated earlier, "Destroyer" felt too on the nose. While Vandal isn't a positive trait, it doesn't imply that Shad has always been a bad individual and was just know for delinquent tendencies, a loose screw in the guard. This allows Shad to be seen as more than someone who was always evil, although I would like to keep "Shad the Destroyer" as another title for him after the betrayal and uprising of Shadow Knights.

Esmund the Guardian

I just didn't like "Protector." That's just it. Nothing deeper.

Enki the Astrophile

Enki was known as "the Keeper" which felt too vague to me. In my version, Enki was an archivist so he was keeper of archives, keeper of knowledge. Although that doesn't explain the "Astrophile" part since that means lover of stars. I can't explain it any further than Enki has a relationship with nature thus the stars and the stars have always been symbols of knowledge in my mind. So that's what I'm doing here.

And then explaining the two NEW characters, Drorit and Fionn.

Drorit the Defiant

Her title is self-explanatory along with Fionn's. Drorit tends to create riots for a cause and doesn't follow the rules, she hates having to follow strict order and wants people to have the ability to have freedom in their choices instead of walking on a tight rope.

Fionn the Traveler

Self-explanatory BUT Fionn is a traveler by sea and is a water spirit. At first, he's a scammy merchant who tries to trick the Divine Warriors into a pitiful deal and only ended up joining for selfish reasons but ends up becoming very valuable to the group, actually being the most well-versed in magick.

Now let's talk about the changes to the Divine Warriors themself.

Irene

Irene in the rewrite is a Swan Maiden. If you don't know what swan maidens are, they are shapeshifting women who can transform from a swan to a woman but they tend to still have their feathers in their human form. They're usually married off to higher up power, like kings, and have their feathers plucked so they cannot fly away.

The cause for the up rising / the final straw was Irene herself being taken away and forced to have her feathers plucked so she could be married off to the King of Ru'aun. She soon runs away with two guards of the king and begins to study magick with the rest of her group. Along the way, she makes allies and builds of bonds with others.

Once the King is overthrown, Irene declares that no one person should rule an entire region, and then settles down as lord and founder of Scaleswind, where the rest of the group followed her. At this point, she had perfected her magick of light and healing. Healing was a lost magick even then, but with a witch's help, she was able to bring that art back to life. Since she is a swan maiden, a sign of purity and hope, it was easier for her to learn.

When one of the guards was overcome with darkness, that left the Divine Warriors as the only ones who could take him down as there was no need to bring innocent parties into this. Before the final battle, Irene asked one of the group to put a magick seal onto gems where, if they were to die, their magick would automatically go to that gem. Each member wrote an encryption onto the gem and went into battle by Irene's command, who held back as a final answer to the problem.

As she felt her friends die, Irene felt herself begin to fade. She didn't head to the battle ground for months as she became a recluse and her villagers and knights began to worry. And one day, there was a big, flaming light that walked down the road, and Irene the Matron was gone.

Phoenix Drop was named after this event as many people believe the light was a Phoenix signifying the end of an era.

Esmund and Shad

Esmund and Shad are put together here as they were both Royal Guards of the King of Ru'uan, Kieran. Esmund was the head guard of the kingdom, while Shad was still but a trainee despite being there for so long due to his rebellious actions. He tended to disobey the king for fun rather than to make a statement, which made Esmund very annoyed with him. The two bumped heads a lot.

When Irene was transferred to the kingdom as Kieran's fiancé, the two were assigned to guard her. They obeyed this command, Esmund because he would always obey the king and Shad because he just wanted to see who on Earth (Known as Terra because MCD is special) would marry him. When they saw a swan maiden without her feathers, both were horrified.

Even though both had sworn their loyalty to the king, more or less, they both realized how cruel this was and how they couldn't let an unwilling party be stripped of anymore rights. They hatched a plan and later escaped to meet with the archivist of Yggdrasil. They continued to run, going to Tu'La, Ivorian, Umbre'en, Aerania, and Rigguard. All places being of worth as Umbre'en and Rigguard were Shad and Esmund's home regions, respectively, which they had seen how Ru'aun's monarchy was slowly taking over the other regions and the protests surrounding this. This sped up the process over overthrowing the king.

Esmund became head guard of Scaleswind, but Shad became Irene's right hand man. They had also become skilled in their magick sets which complimented the other; ice and protection (shielding) and shadow and imprisonment.

Both loved Irene and they both knew she could only love one of them or even neither of them. Esmund felt peace with that, while Shad felt a pain in his chest whenever he thought about the possibility.

Although Irene showed feelings towards Shad, he became more and more bottled up with disgust and despair towards those around him, feeling as though he is still looked down upon as some sort of rebel because of his previous actions and not with all of the good he has done. The darkness in his magick was dangerous to learn, as dangerous as Irene's light magick, and it began to physically and mentally consume him as he lost more control of his thoughts and anger. Esmund, Irene and the others desperately tried to get Shad out of this state, but it failed.

Shad later escaped to the Nether/Underworld (It's Both) trying to attempt to build a kingdom of his own, which previously was just a place of darkness. Esmund felt defeated, and made sure to inscribe his relic to go to someone who was loyal and protected, and did not strive for power.

Esmund was the last person to fall to Shad, he was hoping and praying that maybe if he still stood up and fought, Shad would eventually be reminded of their training days, but that never happened. Shad lost his heart.

Irene had put a seal on Shad's relic, after she defeated his, at least, physical form which put the magic in his relic. The seal being it can only go to someone who had a kind, intelligent soul.

Enki and Zoey

Enki and Zoey are siblings in my rewrite. Zoey was roughly around 10 when Irene was around even in MCD and I thought it would be nice for her to be related to one of them somehow. Enki is a well known archivist in Yggdrasil, near the kingdom in Ru'aun as they get most of their resources from there. Actually, Enki is THE royal archivist, holding all files and letters the king has received and sent, along with anyone else in connection with him. He was a trusted figure. His magick was not seen as a threat during this time as he was more so of a support type rather than an offensive type.

Enki kept a book of myths and read them to Zoey every night as well.

When Esmund, Shad and Irene came to him, asking for help about getting away from the king, relaying all of this information, he was hesitant. But since Esmund was head guard and Irene was the queen-to-be, he felt obligated to show them the files they wanted to see. After a lot of convincing, Enki eventually joins them, not before giving Zoey the book of myths.

After the kingdom fell, he joined Irene and the others in Scaleswind as the archivist there, still visiting Zoey every so often. Similarly to everyone else, Enki had mastered his magick of plants and stars (the stars part is with support -- typically asking for support spells from the galaxy. Isn't as OP as it sounds, it's like Wendy's support magick from Fairy Tail where they either feel lighter or move faster.)

When Shad strayed from the path and the relics were made, Enki went to a remote island (later where the Enki Warrior Tribe is located) and left all of his archives there, out of the weather and where they would be safe, and handed his relic over to Zoey. The encryption was simple, only one of his relatives of the next generation can inherent his power. Enki did not have any kids as much as he hoped he would.

Despite knowing that they would statistically fail against Shad, Enki still went all in when fighting, hoping he wasn't wrong even in the slightest.

Menphia and Drorit

Menphia and Drorit have a lot of overlap between their goals and morals and were also married! Canonical wives in my rewrite.

Menphia comes from Tu'La, a very chaotic region where magick beings and demons roam freely, Menphia being a cat yokai (like KC/Nana). Due her upbringing, she's hotheaded and quick to join fights, she bites. But she is a very supportive person, puts her entire being into everything she does, and loves hard. Most of the chaos as caused by the king as he actually turned Tu'La into just an extension of Ru'aun, so of course she would jump at the chance to overthrow him.

Drorit is from Ivorian and is a big protestor. Ivorian is known for it's precious gems and materials, and her being a person of the public, was scared what might happen if the king of Ru'aun, a tyrant, were to get their hands on these gems. Drorit is a ride or die sort of person, she is willing to do anything for anyone for the cause she believes in. Every action she did was not void of purpose, so she easily joined the Divine Warriors.

We know the drill, kingdom fell, Scaleswind was made, they joined, and they mastered their magick. Menphia's being fire (including explosions and lava) and ground, and Drorit's being wind and flight.

When Shad betrayed then and attempted to make a kingdom, Menphia felt betrayed and Drorit was sickened. Menphia viewed Shad as a brother figure and the two were very close, seeing her... Brother, basically, being taken over by the magick he chose to learn hurt her. Drorit wasn't all that close with Shad but knew him as a honest and passionate man, which is why she was sickened to see the outcome. Drorit did the most damage out of them all during the battle while Menphia was one of the last people standing with Esmund.

Drorit's relic was meant to go to someone who stuck to their beliefs, much like Drorit. Menphia's relic is to go to someone who knows the ins and outs of every battle.

Fionn

Finally, Fionn.

A traveling merchant from Aerania, a region KNOWN for trade, and him being a water spirit. Water spirits can be a little devious and Fionn was just that, always being able to swindle people into giving him ever so slightly more money than intended. That's also what he wanted to do with the Divine Warriors as they caught him on one of their off days, until he say the gems they had in their possession with Drorit had taken from home. He soon warmed up to them, agreeing with them, and faking the passion. Like Flynn Rider/Eugene from Rapunzel.

Along the way, he realized how interesting they all were and how adventure was truly something he liked more than selling stuff for outrageous prices. He enjoyed being with them and learning about their lives.

Once the king was overthrown and Scaleswind was made, he.... Get this... Mastered his magick, being water and storms.

Fionn was the one who created the relics, he was the one who enchanted them and inscribed them with the seal. He had an old book he bought off another merchant that had the ability to take away magick and let it back out depending on how you write it out. He was the only Divine Warrior not to die in that battle as he was the one to hide the relics. Fionn's relic is meant to go to someone who understands the meaning of trust.

After Irene's disappearance, Fionn died from heartbreak.

This was just one big word dump and I am very sorry, but just a little more of you're time and I will talk about

The Relics.

Irene's Relic

Similar to the one that is in the original MCD, where it looks like a bunch of flames but instead it had light purple on the outside but a deep violet as the center. The relic is still in Irene's Dimension in the rewrite.

Shad's Relic

Somewhat the same as Irene's relic with the looks of flames, although they are more scattered and wide. It's also a light pink relic with a red diamond in the center. This relic is also in Irene's Dimension, so she can forever protect it.

Esmund's Relic

A square relic with rounded edges and carved like a diamond, it has varying hues of blue. The relic was in the possession of O'Khasis until Garroth faked his death in help with his mother, who handed him the relic to both protect him and the relic itself.

Enki's Relic

The relic resembles a bug with a pale green center and a dark forest green on the outside, some of it stemming off to look like "legs." The relic is in Zoey's possession BUT the Enki Warrior Tribe says that they have it to bring comfort to everyone else.

Menphia's Relic

A cross shaped relic with a vibrant orange hue that leads to a borderline red. The relic was found in the Nether when Aphmau was saving the werewolf pup from there. Shad had stolen Menphia's relic which caused the Nether to turn into a firey pit of hell.

Drorit's Relic

Two sharp, skinny diamond shaped relics with a piercing teal color. The relics were previously in the palace in Ivorian before the kingdom fell and was reborn with a tyrant, it is now in a treasure hunting guild known for criminal activities.

Fionn's Relic

A water droplet shape relic with a deep, blood red color. The relic was placed in a underwater temple, which Fionn had flooded.

If you have ANY questions regarding my rewrite, please ask. I am currently working on getting a stable rewrite on the characters right now so by all means, THINGS WILL CHANGE and have been changing.

Thanks for reading :3

[scrollsfromarebornrealm]

on our fates alight--request

"Give him what he wants."

The statement had the effect of a bomb going off in Count Edmont's study. Shocked silence met Haurchefant's words, and then the hush was broken by Artoirel.

"What did you just say?!"

"Give the brother of Halone's Dominant what he wants." Haurchefant repeated. "Let them shelter with us, and draw a line with the other High Houses and the Church."

"Steady on, old boy!" Emmanellain protested. "Do you ever hear what you're saying?!"

"One of the most dangerous men in Ishgard was chosen by the Fury to be her flesh incarnate amongst us." Haurchefant fixed his gaze on his older brother. They didn't have a relationship, but he knew that Artoirel was every inch a solider much like the men and women that he commanded.

"He has scandal attached to his name." Artoirel replied. The look on his face was thoughtful, and Haurchefant seized the opening.

"Would you call it scandal or cleverness? So yes, he left the city for Ul'dah. Yes, he fought on the bloodsands. But he left as one of their most acclaimed champions--and wasn't even after the glory! He wanted only to better his skills in combat and to have the money needed to free himself from the vultures that call themselves his kin!"

"Haurchefant." Count Edmont warned, but it was without heat. He watched as his middle child spun on an armored heel to face him.

"Am I wrong? Of all the vipers in the pit that is Dzemael and their vassal Houses, House Seymour is the worst! How Ser Augustine was able to come out of it with the purity of heart and spirit that he bears has been remarked upon by many!"

"It's said Ser Vellguine was torn between him and Zephirin for the position of Archimandrite." Emmanellain crossed his arms, musing. "And he was in the running for at least second-in-command of the Temple Knights. If he hadn't gone to Ul'dah, he might have at least been able to obtain the latter."

"He's kind-hearted." He could see what his...brother was getting at. And if Artoirel was honest with himself, he'd thought upon it too. Kindness had no place on the battlefield with the dragons. Yet Augustine Seymour--now Bishop-- was praised for his gentle heart...but also feared for his utter ruthlessness and skill in battle. From healing fallen comrades to turning around and completely decimating his area of the field in a dance of blood and steel without so much as a blink... Artoirel looked at his-no, their father, who had leaned back in the chair. The older Fortemps' eyes were closed, and his arms crossed.

"This is not a light thing you are asking for, Haurchefant. His own deeds aside, there is still the matter of the Church and just how Halone came to choose him instead of the Archbishop." He said, opening his eyes. Not to mention there was an elephant in the room that everyone was steadfastly ignoring...Augustine's own bastardy.

"We declare ourselves neutral." His son countered. "We draw the lines, father! We are neutral due to offering sanctuary to Halone's Dominant and his kin! Anyone who tries anything would be violating the law of hospitality!"

"It could work?" Emmanellian held up his hands as all eyes focused on him. "We might have to withdraw on some matters--or ask for impartial judges--but I doubt that anyone would want to dare raise a sword against the Fury herself, let alone Her Chosen! If anything, it could possibly elevate our standing!"

"The other Houses." Edmont began.

"Nothing ever pleases Dzemael, and we know Durendaire will complain! Hallienarte would come around--in fact, they have no choice! They don't have the means to support or protect them!" Haurchefant urged. He watched as Edmont looked at Artoirel. His older brother nodded.

"We would have to be careful for a while. No mistakes, no scandals--" Artoirel glared at Emmanellian, who pouted and crossed his arms. "And we have to stay out of any business involving the Church. We have to be perfect until everything...settles."

"We can do it!" Haurchefant declared. "We don't even have to house them in the city. I can prepare quarters for them at Camp Dragonhead--in fact, that's what he wanted."

"His brother asked specifically for that?" Edmont repeated, his brows furrowing. Haurchefant nodded.

"He did. It was a request not only from him, but from Ser Augustine himself." The silver-haired elezen gestured. He watched as Edmont absorbed those words.

"...The business with the Fury aside...I cannot blame them for wanting out of the city. It could be that they are safer here than there." Edmont uncrossed his arms. "Very well. Extend the offer of our House's hospitality to them both."

[jigsawfcrged]

if i did a verse where john did something like sell his soul so he could come back to continue his work .... would anyone be interested? i don't think i'd go for him having any supernatural healing or anything just - he comes back, healthy, after his death, picking and choosing who to reveal himself to among his apprentices to continue his work. maybe some slight kind of second sight when it comes to the purity of a soul, something like the guy in moon knight had, to weigh a soul to know if they should be tested ?? idk.

also, if so, would anyone be interested in playing the part of the demon or god or whatever that he makes the pact with bc that could be interesting

[daceystvrk]

tarot card pull

the past - the king of swords, reversed

appearance and symbolism

a king sits on his throne while holding a double-edged sword that points upwards in his right hand

the blue tunic that the king wears is a symbol of his spiritual understanding

the butterflies on the back of his throne are indicative of transformation

the king of swords radiates intellectual power, clear thinking, truth, and authority

card meaning

in reverse, the king of swords can show shows tyrannical, abusive and manipulative habits

it may indicate the misuse of one’s mental power, drive, and authority

if the king of swords appears reversed, he is encouraging you to challenge your assumptions and beliefs

the butterflies on his throne now appears at the base of the card, signifying the process of discarding outdated, self-limiting thinking

this card can also suggest that intelligence and discernment is not being used to their fullest potential and important information that could help overcome obstacles or move forward is missing

he challenges you to resist the temptation to fall back into old, rigid ways of thinking that limit growth and possibilities

the present - the knight of cups

appearance and symbolism

the card which depicts a young knight who is gloriously riding a white horse while at the same time holding a cup as if he is a messenger of a certain sort

he is moving slowly forward which provides the entire setting an overall impression of peace and calmness

the horse is known to represent one's drive, energy, and power

the horse's colour is white, which is a well-known symbol of spirituality, light, and purity

he wears the wings of hermes, the messenger god, on his helm and his feet, and fish decorate his tunic, symbolising his ability to communicate clearly about deep unconscious feelings that can be difficult for others to put into words.

card meaning

the knight of cups is the most feminine amongst all the knight cards in the tarot, but it's important to note though, that this doesn’t even slightly suggest that he is any less of a worthy knight, but implies that he is in proper touch with his emotions and his intuition, and that he uses them for his own well-being and during his romantic quests

when faced with a decision, the knight of cups is going to listen to his heart, regardless of whether this is actually a logical choice or not

he appears as a messenger – and with him, he carries an invitation or an arrival of something or someone which is going to have a certain emotional benefit

as a knight, he is also charged with taking the gifts of his suit, and bringing it outward into the world - therefore can also represent the undertaking of some project with significant emotional or creative value

the knight of cups is the tarot’s brave messenger of love, who can communicate his deepest feelings without fear or embarrassment

he represents all forms of love: romantic, passionate, platonic and familial, and reminds those who believe they are alone that they are connected, valuable, loved, and accepted

the knight of cups appears when it’s time to be emotionally courageous

he teaches that communication about feelings heals isolation and confusion - the more difficult the subject, the more healing to be gained from talking about it

the knight of cups is eternally optimistic that the future will be brighter than times before, and knows that the heart is not as fragile as it pretends to be

the future - the sun, reversed

appearance and symbolism

the sun is the source of all the life on our planet, and it represents life energy itself

there is a child depicted in the card, playing joyfully in the foreground - a symbol of our innocence, it represents the happiness that occurs when there is alignment with the true self

the child is naked, meaning that he has absolutely nothing to hide

the card also depicts the childhood innocence and absolute purity - emphasised through the white horse upon which the child is riding

the horse here is also a symbol of strength and nobility

the Sun is the most powerful card in the deck, representing triumph, positivity, and things generally falling into place as they should

card meaning

in the reversed position, the sun indicate significant difficulties finding positive aspects to certain situations, with clouds blocking out the warmth and light needed to progress

it may also indicated an unrealistic outlook, or overly optimistic perception of certain situations

however, it could possibly show that despite setbacks, things may be beginning to brighten

the horse on the card is a reminder that any assistance required to get to the next place in life is out there, and will arrive just when it is needed

even when the sun is hidden behind clouds, it always reappears, and even when darkness engulfs the world every night, the sun promises to return with the dawn - it is a universal truth that light will always resurface, even after the darkest moments