#moebius: the veil

[asianwhumpgalore]

Moebius: The Veil (뫼비우스: 검은 태양) | Kdrama | Whump List

Genre: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Synopsis: The story of when Agent Seo Soo Yeon, who returns from China, gets involved in a dangerous deal with Agent Jang Chun Woo.

Length: 2 eps

Whump meter: ▲△△△△ 

�� Prequel microdrama of The Veil... Was hoping for more whump (like the parent drama) but there unfortunately wasn't a whole lot. Still, very solid watch! ✨

⚠️Trigger Content: Usual crime/thriller cws (death, violence, etc) ⚠️⚠️Some SPOILERS will be found, proceed with caution⚠️⚠️

Whumpee: Jang Chun Woo portrayed by Jung Moon Sung

Ep 1 | [16:35] Shot in the abdomen, stumbles back, nearly collapses on the ground, protected, escapes. Limping, clutching wound, labored breathing, held at gunpoint, sweaty, blood on his face, made to kneel, panting, betrayed, saved, in shock | Locked in the back of a truck.

Ep 2 | Cut in the upper back, nearly falls on the ground | [34:00] Friend dying in his arms, emotional, crying | Emotional, crying, shot in the shoulder suddenly, stumbles back and falls into the water.

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[jellisdraws]

Funky little Moebius inspired science fantasy portrait.

I’ve been struggling with art outside of commissions, and I was really keen on starting something with no idea what it was I was going for, going into a drawing with no preconceived notion of what it should look like when I finished it. Because of that I really enjoyed making this.

I really get like future wizard vibes from this guy, or like if a Thayan Necromancer joined the WH40K universe. The ornamental and ostentatious armor/suit that contrasts with his delicate veil. The way it completely masks any humanoid shape beyond his face. There’s bits that almost seem like an Egyptian pharaoh but turned around into something futuristic or strange. Might try to figure out the rest of this guys deal later. Hopefully I’ll have more original work to post soon ;)

[foremem]

Moebius Redesign 3.5: Nikki Ellidy

By all technicality, this isn't a redesign since she didn't appear outside a name on Anti-Sonic's desk. But I love Nicole too much to not play with the concept of her Moebius counterpart. Plus there was more than enough to work with conceptually, if you recognize all the things she's referencing good for you, I'd like to make a game of it. But in terms of personality, I see Nikki as a representation of Nicole's disconnect from her friends, we know she and Scourge dated at one point but she's never seen in person, leading me to imagine her computer was left in a warehouse to collect dust, either out of spite by Ally or out of apathy by Scourge. Left alone she's basically devolved in a similar way to Rosy. Think of those demonic dating sim characters that were popular 5 years ago, super friendly on the surface until the artificial veil makes itself known and she breaks down over obsession and rage.

[movinginpicturesfractructures]

Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples.[7][8] Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The film is set in a dystopian future Los Angeles of 2019, in which synthetic humans known as replicants are bio-engineered by the powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on space colonies. When a fugitive group of advanced replicants led by Roy Batty (Hauer) escapes back to Earth, burnt-out cop Rick Deckard (Ford) reluctantly agrees to hunt them down.

The film buildings clearly evoke Futurist Architect Antonio Sant’Elia and French artist Moebius’ imaginative vision of city of the future (the latter was invited by Scott to work on the film, but unfortunately he was busy working on an animated feature called The Time Masters). Key architectures include: the Ennis-Brown House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924 and here used as the house of the main character Rick Deckard, the streets unravelling around the Million Dollar Theatre, and the setting for the climactic rooftop scene (“I saw things you people wouldn’t believe…”, remember?). We are speaking of the Bradbury Building, an architectural landmark in Los Angeles originally built in 1893 by local architect Sumner Hunt on behalf of mining millionaire Lewis Bradbury: a feast of cage elevators surrounded by wrought-iron grillwork, geometric patterned staircases, and a central court with glazed brick, ornamental cast iron, marble and a skylight flooding the space with natural rather than artificial light. Also, in the case of Blade Runner, Nighthawks by Edward Hopper has played a major role in defining the atmosphere of the film, sharing with it the same oppressive haze and mist that veils every single scene. Lastly, and most surprisingly, the movie employed strictly analogical devices and techniques – like scale models, dioramas, backdrops – to recreate the Los Angeles of tomorrow, thus turning the behind-the-scenes a quite paradoxical temple of craftsmanship. — Di Alessio Gentile ELLE DECOR

[aokozaki]

Really? Because Xenoblade Chronicles 3 actually leaves fairly large parts of important information completely unstated. Like how the "ringing" that sometimes comes out of Noah's Veiled Sword/Truthsinger is also accompanied by it beginning to glow green (like the Oroborus Stone) and that this visual change is why Mio is the second person to ever notice his Blade is unusual.

Noah's sword at the start of that encounter versus by the time Noah and Mio notice the ringing ("I know you can hear it too!") just before Moebius makes an appearance.

So, yeah, sure, Xenoblade 3 restates things a lot. But that's mainly because it's a very long open ended RPG where you can take long breaks from the main story - and even then, in classic Takahashi RPG style, it leaves a lot of stuff unstated in a way where it really can't be noticed until a second playthrough.

Persona 5, meanwhile, restates things all the time and doesn't even really have any subtext, either. Here's streamer Joseph Anderson noticing a recurring line right before the game gives a flashback to said line in case you forgot.

It's funny that you can tell exactly when a scene in Persona 3 Reload is new to the remake, because it'll have the repetitious exposition problems of Persona 5, rather than feeling like Persona 3.

[k-star-holic]

'Moebius: The Veil' Park Ha-sun, Black Agent Jung Moon-sung and Dramatic The Slap One

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[dryedmangoez]

Good Ol' Review: "Moebius: The Veil" Successfully Offers Up Enlightening Backstory, While Making the Case for More in Its Fully Established World

Good Ol’ Review: “Moebius: The Veil” Successfully Offers Up Enlightening Backstory, While Making the Case for More in Its Fully Established World

TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers. MBC’s gritty, intricate thriller The Veil established a fully developed world of conspiracy and corruption. So it’s no surprise that a prequel like Moebius: The Veil (뫼비우스 : 검은 태양) would be just as compelling and warranted. Not to mention just as exciting and action-packed. (more…)

[hey-sherry]

Sometimes I think about the fact that Jane Jensen really just said fuck it, left game development, and now lives off writing & publishing thinly veiled Johnlock fanfics.

Like, Moebius is basically just Johnlock in a videogame form, though unfortunately it stays queerbaity and the mains are very unlikable as characters.

Also, did I mention her husband's name is Robert Holmes and he's a musician? The pure insanity of it all.

[lairofsentinel]

I was tagged by @a-tear-in-the-veil, thank you very much! I want to tag someone that may enjoy this [you are free to do it or ignore it, up to you @schrodingerthings] And @matsuorka!! [sorry, I was super sleepy when I did this!]. Anyone else who wants to join in on the fun, tag me in your interviews. :) 

Fic Writer Interview

Name: Asunder Wolf

Fandoms: Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2, The Dragon Prince, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines combined with Mage: The Ascension , The Longest Journey, Moebius: Empire Rising, Ace Attorney, Sailor Moon (in Spanish only).

Where you post: Everything in AO3 

Most Popular One-shot: I don't write one-shots usually. The only one I have is the one of Technomancer, pretty old, and... you certainly can't say it's popular. Probably only 3 people read it XD.

Most Popular Multichap: The one that belong to Ace Attorney. The most monstrous fic I've ever written.

Favourite story you’ve written so far: That one of Ace Attorney. Two years of work before publishing. Also, my fic of DOS2 has a lot of love. I really wanted to fix that crappy slide-ending and I was carried away. Still I don’t feel I made the meta plot correctly... but well.

Fic you were nervous to post: The one that belongs to DOS2. It works with a char who experienced terrible things and I always tried to be careful and tactful about it. Still, I feel a bit unsure about it and the response that I may get eventually. Good thing is that I have really few readers, so I'm safe.  Lol

How do you choose your titles: They are always linked to the concept of the fic. Some metaphor (or simple fact) associated on what the fic focus the most.

Do you outline: Of course! Outline, flux maps, and many sheets where I gather all the characters’ traits, past, future, goals, even speech patterns. It's impossible for me to write in the air. Consistency is important, even though sometimes I fail despite all my efforts. I’m a person who writes without much sleep.

Complete: Everything. If it's not finished, I won't begin to publish it. The one I'm working on right now (which belongs to bg3) has been finished a month after the game released. At least its draft. All these months are only editions and proofreads and endless polishing of the text.

In progress: The one of BG3, technically. Because I finished the whole story related to the early access game, but a second part will come up when the whole game is released. However, I'm already working in the second part, since a lot of scenes just pop up in my head and I will see how they fit or not depending on how the game and the story of bg3 continues.

Prompts?: I don't like to write one-shots, for that reason I’m not into prompts. They lack of all the details I want to explore that only multichapter format and foreshadowing allow you.

Upcoming work you’re most excited about: my Baldur’s Gate 3 fic. I’m still keep polishing every fucking day.

[nomadicism]

Now that She Ra is over, what are your thoughts on it? What about that Catradora kiss?

Hi Anon! Thank you for the Ask!

ヽ(*⌒∇⌒*)ﾉ Where to start?

I have so many thoughts on the show, and I’ve had so many thoughts since season 1. I’ve not written much of anything about She-Ra because I keep coming back to this problem of ‘where to start,’ or how to structure my thoughts beyond a +1000 item list. I can’t even pick one or two thoughts to dive into, because they all end up connecting to everything else —> honestly, that’s the mark of a tight narrative, even the big pieces that can fully stand on their own are still leading through to another piece. I fail at every attempt to write something brief.

Section I: Short answer first.

I have a very short and subjective list of media where I not only love (for different reasons) nearly every character (main, secondary, background), but where I also feel that their individual places or moments or arcs concluded in a way that felt right from start to finish. It’s a short list of media where connections and conflict between characters never felt forced, out-of-place, out-of-context, or done for shock value. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power makes that very short and subjective list.

It’s not often that a story hits all the right notes with me, and it’s much more often that a story starts off strong like that, and then turns me off ½-⅔ of the way through. I’ve quit video games during the final boss fight because the story lost me in the lead-up and I wasn’t going to waste 10-20 minutes of my time for something that turned out to be ‘meh’. It ain’t got to be deep, or anything either.

I really loved the voice acting. Everyone is great. A post for another time.

I love the aesthetics, which I wasn’t sure of at first teasers, but won me over in less than 3 minutes of the first episode (season 1) because I love bright pastels, the character designs are fun (can I still gush over variety of body types? YES), so many opportunities to explore stylish takes on the characters, and those Moebius-inspired scenery/background designs are a special interest delight. Season 5 delivered a visual ‘end game’ for the aesthetics in many ways, Section III further down will get into that a bit.

Section II: “What about that Catradora kiss?”

I gotta preface this with, shipping is not my go-to for how I enjoy creative works. It’s not a hobby for me. Sure there’s a few I dig more than others, but I’m otherwise agnostic about ships, unless there is a really bad story-fit (and that’s usually a subjective thing), or involves tropes that are a deal-breaker for me (and those typically relate a lot to the story fit).

With that said, I’m really happy to see Catradora be pulled off so brilliantly, and I think the kiss is a bold and beautiful big deal in a way that might not be obvious when considered in a vacuum. I see it as passionate and heart-felt, but also, it’s achieving(?) a relatable outcome (for me at least) that’s hard to describe. It’s an outcome yielded by a story in which two women—a hero and a villain—are divided and fight bitterly and then reconcile through love, while fighting a purity cult whose founder-prophet-god-king forces subservience through a conversion designed to strip someone of their identity (e.g. names they’ve chosen for themselves), memories-and-motivations, and love for others.

Despite these conversions, love still remains, it can’t just be baptized or therapy-ed away. Controlling puritans and authoritarians wielding religion or peace-panaceas as a weapon have been the villains in the lives of countless women and LGBTQIA people for a very long time. So yeah, I’ve got some feels about that. The last time I felt anything similarly relatable, or as strongly, was the Utena and Anthy relationship in Revolutionary Girl Utena (and really, their kiss during the surreal sequence at the end of the film adaptation).

Section III: Thoughts on Cult Aesthetics and Clones (the rough cut)

(1) In the future scenes at the end, Adora’s white dress with gold tiara and accents have this kind of goddess-like or Pallas Athena feel to it, which is a great mirror of the design choices for the god-like Horde Prime, his Purity Space Cult, mechanics/ship, and flagship interior scenery. Not saying that was the intention, but that’s how it came across to me.

Of course, those colors would be used because She-Ra already wears white and gold with a bit of red accent, which complement how the princesses are bright and colorful (pastels and jewel tones). The bold and bright colors helps signify that Etheria is full of life. Etheria is verdant and magical, and that sets up a contrast to the Fright Zone and the darker colors found in Horde characters (Hordak, Shadow Weaver, Scorpia, Catra, Entrapta, etc).

So the first kind of contrast was with the Fright Zone standing out as a poisoned/toxic against the bright, lively colors of Etheria and the princesses. Season 5 introduces another take on that contrast as Horde Prime is the opposite, or antithesis of Etheria’s colorful life. He’s like anti-life with his shades of light-and-dark grays on white, and only glow-green as an accent. In some cultures and religious traditions, white is associated with purity, and in others it is associated with death.

When Horde Prime ‘purifies’ Hordak for the sins of individuality and emotion (emotion for others, for his own sake), Hordak is drained of the colors he chose for himself during exile. In addition to being a contrast to Horde Prime (and informed by the 80s cartoon design), Hordak’s dark blue (or blue-black) and red color palette reflects the traditional use of red as a color for evil (especially vampirism) from back when diabolism was a stand-in for ‘the Devil’ in many forms of visual media (comics, live-action, animation, etc). In place of diabolic red, Horde Prime has toxic glow-green.

I absolutely love the use of the glow-green accents. Color trends for villains and significations of evil come and go, and I’m glad to see the color green be used again, and used so well. The last time I saw that shade of glow-green used so well was in Sleeping Beauty (re: Maleficent’s magic and the orb on her staff) and as the Loc-Nar in Heavy Metal. In both films, there are connotations of evil as a poisonous and corrupting influence. Green, in the context of evil, almost always signifies poison (and sometimes envy). I also like that the glow-green color is used in ways that aren’t immediately saying ‘this is evil’, such as the green baptismal waters and flames from the purification scene, or the green amniotic protein fluid. The language of piety and trappings of the sacred can cloak a sinister purpose.

I don’t know if any of that was intentional, but Horde Prime feels like the perfect synergy of purity and death (which has additional connotations, but that’s a very personal interpretation).

(2) Horde Prime immediately gave me subtle cult vibes in his first cameo (Season 3), and the follow-through on that was perfect and exactly what I was hoping to see. The background music throughout the scenes aboard the flagship fits well (love the soundtrack), and has the quality of Ecstatic Experience without pulling directly from any specific religion. Horde Prime’s dialogue is a delightful bit of narcissism veiled with the language of piety.

A purity cult comprised of clone-brother-worshippers of the cult’s founder-prophet-god-king reinforces that narcissism and has all the fun-dark feels of shiny-techno-future-dystopias. It is also an interesting use of clones, especially in a story format that usually never has the time to really dive into the complexities of cloning. This is the sort of thing that you’d be more likely to see in a one-off episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, rather than the basis for a greater scope villain, or multi-season nemesis. (and yes, Star Trek: TNG had an interesting clone episode)

Clones in science-fiction tend to fall into just a few tropes, and I generally dislike seeing clones show up in a story because the execution nearly always feels sloppy (in small ways or big ways). I did not get that feeling from She-Ra, where, the clones occupy the “cog in the machine” trope, but it is not their existence as clones that make them that way, it is the Will of Horde Prime that does. They are simultaneously expendable and sacred in their unity. It’s a nice flip on “stronger by working together” that Adora and the others have to learn (and struggle) to do.

It seems like, despite their religious programming, the clones have a little bit of their own personalities until Horde Prime ‘inhabits’ them to exert his Will. I’m trying not to read too much into it, b/c what comes across as ‘inhabits’ to me (especially with the religious/cult context), was probably meant more literal like described in the dialogue as a hive-mind control kind of thing. The first time it happens—to post-wipe/death Hordak—felt to me like a possession scene from The Exorcist, but without the kind of horror visuals that would scare both adults and children. The quick-and-subtle amount of body contortion and sound is still gross and creepy (because it should be), but it also reminds me of Ecstatic Experience in the form of speaking in tongues, or snake handling, or being a medium for a spirit. Again, I’m not saying any of that is intentional, but that’s how I see it.

(3) Finally, there is Entrapta, Hordak, and Wrong Hordak. Clones rarely get to be ‘humanized’ through friendship or romance arcs. I can think of a dozen or more robots that get to be humanized in that way, but can’t recall any clones that have (excluding doomed clones whose friendship/romance only existed for the sake of selling the tragedy of their death). Hordak gets death, renewal, and romance in a way that worked really well, and the totality of it is unique. I was a bit surprised that they could work in another clone—and I love Wrong Hordak—who pulls triple-duty as (1) comedy; (2) relevant to moving various pieces of the story along; and (3) more humanizing of the clones, which, again rarely happens as most stories take the easy low road when it comes to clones.

For Entrapta’s part, she’s never put in the position of giving up who she is (‘weird’ by many standards) for a romance. Her passion for technology is both an amusing double entendre at times, and integral to who she is. A romance for Entrapta does not replace her passion for technology, she can have both. Dating myself but, I came up in a time where most media (for children or adults) would rob a woman of her agency or passions during the resolution of a romance arc. Maybe times have changed, but it’s still nice to see none of that nonsense happening here.

[fallenusurper]

vixvitali said:

if there's one thing scourge hated, it was blankets. what caused fiona to feel snug & safe locked HIM down in a nightmare. though she tossed & turned in the night, the fact he still willingly shared a bed with the vixen always made her heart melt. this morning came with a special surprise ; once she stirred from her own night musings, the drowsy queen wore her blanket like a veil, nosing in as hands grazed down his stomached scars. light kisses pepper his chin ; ❛ - rise & shine, my liege. ~ - ❜

      It was an equal tradeoff, if you asked him -- && if nothing else, at least they’d never have to worry about “stealing blankets” from each other. He was more than willing to give them all up to her, &&he knew they’d both be more comfortable, that way. It had taken him some time to get used to having any amount of movement on the other side of the bed, but a part of him felt better knowing that if someone was there, it was her. On the plus side, this meant that he had more time to get used to it, && eventually he wouldn’t think twice about any sort of movement he felt from her side of the bed during nights when he’d sleep especially lightly.

      Paired with how easily the sun could wake him up, just barely glinting over the horizon && through the windows, cracking open his eyes had left him with a special treat. She was still sleeping soundly, at that time, blankets draping so gracefully over her. She was gorgeous, && each && every time he saw her only further highlighted that truth -- as well as the fact that she was still there with him. He didn’t care what anyone tried to call him, now -- behind these closed doors, && every waking moment he spends with her, he knows he’s the luckiest hedgehog in the multiverse.

      He’d relaxed again after a moment, just going back to closing his eyes, the perk of his ears leaving him alert enough to catch when she finally stirs awake. He had to be glad for his light sleeping schedule -- he knew that if he hadn’t already woken up, even with it just being her in this room with him, her touch probably would have startled him. As for now, though, at her touch && the kisses that tickle at his chin, he only grins && tilts his head just slightly -- enough to give her a little better access. His eyes crack open again to glance at her -- Fi, his queen, his sun && stars.

      He turns on his side, now, knowing he wouldn’t disturb her, pressing a gentle kiss to her lips. “ Heh, I knew that was a beautiful beam shinin’ on me -- mornin’, Sunshine. ” Perhaps he would be a little cheesy, as a treat. “ How’d th’Queen’a Moebius sleep, last night? ”

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Download Drama Korea Moebius: The Veil Subtitle Indonesia Sinopsis Drama Moebius: The Veil (2021): Drama ini ditetapkan 4 tahun sebelum serial drama “The Veil,” Seo Soo-Yeon (Park Ha-Sun), Chang Chun-Woo (Jung Moon-Sung) dan Do Jin-Sook (Jang Young-Nam) terlibat dalam sebuah kasus. DetailDrama: Moebius: The Veil/ 뫼비우스: 검은 태양Also Known As: Moebius: Black Sun , Moebiuseu: Geomeun TaeyangGenres:…

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[k-star-holic]

The Veil' Namgoong Min, NIS Supreme Agents Day Last Battle

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[truthinmysecrets]

🌚🌝🌴 Twilight Two-Lights Two Timelines ➰ Do u cross the portal,do u try to stay en el crepúsculo as long as u can or r u ready for #transformation 🦂 Doubting yourself and stopping your expression and creation only prolongs your wait to see your manifestations become realized⚡️ If you entertain two timelines,your energy splits up, u end up exhausted,getting psychically bombarded while u lay in ambiguity missing the magic of dawn or dusk. Remember that if your desires are coming from an integrated ego and true self then the YOUniverse wants that for u too🔮 Courageously Decide,Trust,Flow through the portal and enjoy the Sun Set🌄 Don’t miss it by trying to stay in two timelines at the same time⏳ 🌚🌝🌴 . . . 📸 -Anon. -@smalyon & -@rachaeldayart -Moebius -El Crepúsculo by Ricardo Celma -Dimitry Kochanovich -(Veil between worlds) -@the.library.of.thomas -Rip-Steven DaLuz (at The Veil Between Worlds) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDptTDn8VT/?igshid=hs6xikrqxaby

[asktranquilrahab]

The Third Turn

The gasps of life and soft hacks of mucus-thick phlegm rolled from Rahab’s throat, causing his clawed hand to clasped and spit it out onto the floor. Body heaving and pulling air to black lungs long reinforced for the pressure of the glorious sea. Even now, the rush of resurrection was a sensation that Rahab felt oh so partly.

“I...live.” He muttered, he found his legs - yes, legs once more instead of a powerful finned tail - to be wobbly and weak. A step forward and his knees gave out, only to be caught by a stern and careful arm.

His cold skin was feeling a vivid reminder of undead life. For a brief moment, he felt...warm. Dark lips curled into a faint smile and a cool laugh choked from recovering windpipe.

“You have done, my Lord.” Rahab choked out, eyes still haven’t adjusted but his hand kept a supportive hold on a stone...desk or slab as he forced himself to stand. “Yes.” That voice oh so familiar answered, stony and distant. 

The Fourth Son recognized that tone, perhaps better than most. His back tickled from the loose strands of restored hair. The numb tips of his clawed fingers and toes moved, slowly circulating to the limbs long unused with but a vampire’s long-term muscle memory to aid him. 

Muscles were still toned and fit. Surprising but not unwelcome, but it was just the resurrection from what he was to this...human form. Yet, he still felt the Serpent’s visage in his skin.

“Father.” He finally spoke. “Why would you still call me that when Zephon made its venomous clear?” The voice of Kain questioned, a tensed clench of his talon on Rahab’s bicep warned him. The Fourth’s stoic mask twitched with a soft patient chuckle, head angling in direction of his sire. 

“A millennia as one of your generals and confidant, why would I rebuke what I already expected...and what you already told me?” Rahab questioned with a particular movement of his thin arched brows. “I have seen my death. How valiant and noble I was once. As a human. I can remember...but my death was of Moebius’ little game. What is I have to blame for you? Vampirism? Another life forgotten for another age...it would have been...”

Rushes of emotion came and pass Rahab. He couldn’t feel It no more. The Beast - the blight of the Pillars - was simply...gone. That brokered another chuckle. “Distracting. After what I have seen through Raziel’s eyes, I would rather be here. Then ignorant food of that Abomination.”

There was silence. Rahab could feel his eyes healing now. Vision piercing a murking veil but he felt a shudder. A hand reached up and grasped on Kain’s arm. 

“Even Gods have faults, I have seen it and I know it. We have to move through the past for now...”

Through blindness, the face of the white-maned Emperor was a sight to enjoy.

“It pleases me that your toss worked.” Rahab said, slowly standing in full height and bowed his head. He wasn’t a Sarafan priest no longer. He was a vampire of this empire and as a spirit bound with Raziel, he have seen the sins and beauties and truths. Nothing have changed the Fourth’s allegiance. Kain had the right direction...but their execution shall be more refined.

They both knew.

“Recover, Rahab.” Kain infirms, “And check on your clan. We will speak when it is time.”

“As you wish.”

Another sigh passes Kain’s lips. A sense of some relief and started to pull away, gesturing to the couple Aquarii who were completely bowed to the floor under their drapping robes and mask, to hide from the majesty of the returned Gods. One holding a great chalice full of slowly wavering blood that he dared not spill in fear of punishment.

“Thank you.” The Emperor whispered, melting away into mist and pulled by the wind like a ghost. Rahab still holding out a moment before looking into his own hand, slowly clasping into a tight fist.

The past life is gone. The Sarafan Brotherhood and its ignorant bliss a memory. Now...he lived of revelations and upon seeing his ivory skin touched by a peering sunlight, Rahab grinned. 

“All hail the new age.”