#lichtrikov

[mushroomnoodles]

so i was talking w some folks and i ended up making my own au lich simon. the lich is just using simon's body as a vessel. affectionately named lichtrikov. this simon just happened to be the human that the lich possessed when his essence was released in the mushroom war

of course it devolved into "but what if he was pregnant" so we've been talking about GOLBetty getting him pregnant as a sort of punishment for taking simon's body, y'know, forcing him to do the very opposite of his task.. give life. the simon vessel is.. loosely revived? it's capable of supporting a developing fetus and adapting to it.. it's a non multiversal canon au. lichtrikov can still exist though.

cw/tw for sfw and non kink mpreg

[mushroomnoodles]

janitor ai shegnanigans

lichtrikov is rendered powerless by selaphiel's ribbons and is seeking the things necessary to set up a ritual to summon GOLB again to try and convince them to punish him literally any other way.

he comes across a small town of humans and targets marceline to talk to since she's a child... little does he know her mama (played by yours truly) is the shopkeep and she does Not Trust The Horned Man

[mushroomnoodles]

hes going to turn you to dust dont be fooled

[mushroomnoodles]

What does Selaphiel do? Like, does it still act like a baby? What do other people think about them?

selaphiel sort of acts like a baby!

she's hardly ever seen by others, just a head above a bunch of golden ribbons tying her to lichtrikov. unlike morrigan, she was concieved (and born) with an order from GOLBetty, which is her primary goal and purpose. she is to prevent lichtrikov from causing harm.

she's more intelligent and cognizant than a normal baby, though she has little interest in socializing or playing much. lichtrikov feels a paternal pull towards her due to his and simon petrikov's personalities merging, and dutifully feeds and cares for selaphiel, not that he has much of a choice. he's attached to her and doesn't want anything bad to befall her, though he wouldn't say he loves her. "accustomed to her company," he would say.

most people find lichtrikov (and by extension, the baby strapped around his waist) unnerving, so they tend to stay away from them. when selaphiel gets older, she decides to become a protector of humanity, keeping her universe's human city safe and watching over them.

usually, selaphiel is covered up in their five pairs of wings, but here's a pic of baby selaphiel without most of their wings!

[mushroomnoodles]

So what happened when Selaphiel was born?? Were they born normally or did they like teleport out coz different kind of Golbaby to Morrigan??

tw for a small amount of blood coming from the mouth

selaphiel was born differently, but more in the sense of they used her own ribbons to perform a c section for herself.

lichtrikov did not realize what labor was, or that he was in it- not that it mattered much, because selaphiel was quick to grow impatient, and it was not much later that he had a baby strapped securely to his torso that was still throbbing with white-hot pain.

[mushroomnoodles]

imagine a situation like.... there's humans on Lichtrikov's world right? well imagine somehow the citizens take away selaphiel from Lichtrikov. Bitch gonna get mad asf.

selaphiel can't be taken away unless she willingly lets go of lichtrikov, but i am imagining this sort of panic rise up in lichtrikov the moment she's not with him, being taken. this obstacle, this thing preventing him from using his powers, fulfilling his goal... and yet he panics. he wants it back.

better yet, without selaphiel's ribbons on him, lichtrikov CAN actually use his abilities again. so. uh. rip the human(s). little selaphiel would be pissed at her dad and of course bind him again, so it'd be a short-lived endeavor all around. in hindsight, lichtrikov would definitely kick himself for reacting so.. poorly. he probably could have gotten away from her ribbons for a good while, but he blew it himself. damn you, petrikov.

[mushroomnoodles]

I don't know if it's me but..... we need more Simon Lich pregnant with Golb-Betty, I really like the drawings you created hehe.....

I have this for ya!

selaphiel has... a lotta limbs.

[mushroomnoodles]

Does selaphiel get raised by both the simon and (reluctantly) the litch?

simon and the lich are, mentally and physically, one entity, but yes! lichtrikov has paternal feelings for the little creature and dutifully takes care of her needs, even if he refuses to admit he loves her. he uses the knowledge of human children he had as simon to make sure she is enriched and developing well, but selaphiel prefers to remain strapped to her father and sleep- she has a lot of growing to do, and a lot of power to amass.

lichtrikov feeds her the liquid from his well of power and is rather intrigued to see how enthusiastic she is to drink from her bottle. he clothes her when she isn't wrapped in her ribbons and thinks she looks nice in her onesie. she is an obstacle, a punishment, and he feels the restriction, but lichtrikov also feels a distinct... lack of hatred when she snuggles her tiny head into his chest.

[mushroomnoodles]

lichtrikov's golbaby, selaphiel! she/they/it. not a morrigan. a guardian born of spite

[mushroomnoodles]

Has BETADET been successful in meeting a Simon? Even if doing so destroyed his universe? Also who’s the other parent of her offspring? Or did she create them herself? (Sorry for all the questions, this au grabbed my attention, I think it’s really neat)

she has not! most simons tend to ignore her dreams out of fear or just plain being like "yeah, that's a bad idea." even the simons that have actually begun to research her back out. the simons that had began to research her before backing out are given a "gift," a seed through the small connection they had while studying her, in the hopes it will change their mind or their subsequent offspring will convince their simon otherwise.

a little loredrop on the selaphiel of this alt multiverse: she was born to a darker, more morally-grey simon (in reference to lichtrikov). her universe has very gothic, victorian-era vibes. her simon died in childbirth and she was taken to an orphanage, where she was very ostracized due to her mannerisms. (the golbkids appear normal to mortals physically) but their behaviors are a different story. discovering the reason behind her birth when morrigan found her is the first sense of purpose she's ever really had and she clings to it, unwaveringly loyal to her cause.

[mushroomnoodles]

what are simon's (any simon) thoughts on tummy rubs? Is he uncomfortable or does he not mind if it's someone he's close with? (Like Marceline or Betty)

tw/cw for sfw and non kink mpreg

hmm, i thinks most simons are only really comfortable with betty or marcy contact. but most of them are too polite and will tolerate belly touches uncomfortably from other people.

there are three exceptions. one is candy simon. his brain is empty. he has no personal space.

second is lichtrikov, since he sort of counts. he will not tolerate any touching at all

the last is vanilla simon (tbh pretty much any simon carrying a golbaby). doesn't mind it from marcy (or fionna if she wanted to say hi quickly) but he will not let anyone else touch for more than a second. he's too protective of his little god baby miracle.

bonus: THE LOVERS art

[mushroomnoodles]

How different would Selaphiel act/look if she were a normal vanilla Simon Golbaby? Since she's the only one with a predetermined purpose,(which is to monitor Lichtrikov as you've mentioned) if she didn't have it, would she be less serious/scary?

(16 year form)

both! she loses her command/control ability, since that came from lichtrikov. she speaks more, but is generally still rather quiet and thoughtful, a natural leader who speaks when its important. she has her mother's ribbons still, and she can shape and use them however she pleases. she wouldn't be named selaphiel, either, i don't think the angel name fits her so much.. sydney or stevie (after stevie nicks), i think.

she retains a strong sense of duty to protect those she loves and would seek to become an adventurer, protecting the innocent and weak. she has a strong idea of justice, and is easily blinded by her beliefs.

[mushroomnoodles]

I'm sorry if I've missed/misunderstood something, but why does Relle and Oberon look so different from all the other Golbabies? Selaphiel gets a pass for her "Be Not Afraidness" since she's a lichtrikov Golbaby, so she doesn't really count in this.

But if we're going off Morri as the 'Template' for Golbabies so to speak, then Melinoe and Melopia are pretty normal, though we haven't seen Axom so maybe being more other worldly is the norm with them.

morri is not like the other golbabies in one key way: they are a fragment of GOLBetty's power. A piece of her in a very literal sense.

semi long post so im cutting it

"I was nothing, first. Well, I think I was kinda everything."

"I know mom sifted me from the vastness of her power. I was just a few strands of her."

if the other golbchildren had been conceived the same, with a fully human simon, they would look a lot more like morrigan, but in the sense that they would take more after simon physically. i'm assuming the main part of the question is probably, "why is oberon a centaur? why is relle a fish? why are relle and melinoe BLUE?" now while the kids past oberon do not have 100% finalized designs, there are three reasons for why they do look so different.

1.) as morrigan has demonstrated, they could in a way control how they developed in the womb. morri actively changed their development pattern to resemble simon's human form as a child- this isn't just them turning from a bean into a person. bringing back this pic

oberon is also white, purple and red because she has albinism.

2.) simon, when he conceives oberon (and perhaps the others) is not a human. it wasn't intentional, but when simon was revived he was not brought back the same. the human body is more like a shell, an exterior that he was put into. it is his actual human body! but there is more going on beneath the surface, his entity form can only come out as a projection (leaving his physical body behind, asleep). also he's blue.

thus, they're conceived between two entities rather than GOLBetty and human simon. simon is kinda weird also, where he is sort of able to pass on both his deity set and human body set of genes to a degree.

3.) the energies conceiving relle and oberon were particularly extremely positive, and relle and oberon are almost strictly benevolent deities where the other kids are neutral. its design choice sorta.

oberon is a lesser deity of memory, wisdom (not intelligence) and mental well being, and relle is a lesser deity of tranquility and healing. GOLBetty's bright reds don't exactly evoke those vibes to me, especially for relle. but i still wanted them to look distinctly nonhuman and ethereal.