#reversed ending arcana

[crabofthewoods]

im gonna go on a rant about the reversed endings because bsbdksjf theyre amazing

1. i have to start with lucios reversed ending because his route is my favorite djbdjdj. to be completely honest i feel very cool playing this route ok. like wow. mc beat the shit out of the devil. they became the devil. they have almost total control of the mortal realm without even needing to be there.

the throne room(?) shakes when they speak? wonderful. the font of the text changed? unreasonably awesome. they presumably have little goat horns and hooves and shit like devil!nadia?? fucking adorable. i love them they’re perfect

2. i love love love how it’s written. lucio being pissed at the devil for ruining everything??? lucio splitting away from the group?? the mc chasing after them???? lucio explaining that they’re going to fight the devil and mc going with them because bitch if we’re going to die we’re doing it together??!?! holy shit!!!

mc and lucio fighting the devil until they’re both on the brink of collapse, both refusing to give up, and mc pleading with the major arcana for anything to help them win and insisting that they don’t care what happens to them as long as they can win this fight!?!!

and holy SHIT the scene with mc dying is heavenly. lucio’s desperation and panic because oh god you’re dying AGAIN and he has no idea how to fix it and begging mc to come back before i guess making them into the devil?? fucking sign me up i would get wrecked by major arcana any day of the week for that scene istg

the delightfully ominous little monologue mc goes on before they wake up and lucios relief!! the implied angst of asra and nadia and the other major arcana being borderline powerless against mc!!!! hahdjdhhddjjejvvv!!!!!!!! amazing i love it i love it i love it so much

3. im just gonna say it. mc and lucio are both hot in this ending. im not going to elaborate on that either you get it or you don’t

(there is more i love about his reversed ending im just incapable of finding the words for it, but other people definitely have way better takes!! im not here to have a good helpful opinion on this im just rambling about something i really like)

im paranoid about somehow losing everything ive typed so im going to post this and start on the next one bahhsbf

[ivquatro]

Lucio reverse route, the Devil's consort.

I've finished! Wow, I'm really proud of the result!

Version without paper texture:

[soullessseraphim]

Birblian for the soul

[yellowdaffodill0]

The fallen Birbian

@thearcanagame

[yenyen-dot-jpg]

Devil Nadia 🥵🥵

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[mclmora]

dont mind me, im just dropping my favorite asra’s illustrations (hes so freaking beautiful)

[loonylupin2]

Julian Devorak core

[liusia-piu]

[blu-raes]

I can't live alone knowing I just drew this so I'm making you all see it too.

[t-toxic-waste]

Its been almost two years and I still cannot get over this

[crabofthewoods]

reversed ending rants!! asra baby it’s your time to shine

1. i love the conflicting feelings in this ending. like,, is it awesome that we get to be together seemingly forever and have no worries or troubles and just camp out in the middle of nowhere in a magic alternate universe thing? hell yeah that sounds like so much fun

but also. we’re stuck here. forever. alone. everyone we knew and loved is gone and we don’t even know it because we can’t remember any of them or anything at all of our lives before getting here

as far as we know, it’s always been like this.

that’s more than a little bit terrifying, i think

2. the implied angst that the others outside of this weird ass realm know that we’re gone and probably not coming back

maybe they’re trying in vain to find a way to pull us out, or maybe they’ve given up and lost hope

what’s happening on the other side??? what’s going on up there??? guess we’ll never know because it looks like we just obliviously sealed off the last means of contact we had with them

and the fact that faust KNOWS something is up but can’t do anything about it

anyway it’s like 10pm and my brain just died so im gonna go implode now

[ivquatro]

🔸🔶An endless dawn,🔶🔸

Training perspective and light, kind of in my head and improvising, just with reference. I confess I'm a bit lazy when it comes to studying, I'd rather rack my brains drawing than studying :)

[soullessseraphim]

AND HUG YOUR BIRD BOYFRIEND TOO ‼️👊👊‼️💥💥💥👊💥👊💥‼️

BUT ALSO THE LEAD OF YOUR TROUPES WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE AND WHO YOU ALSO SAVED FROM EVIL GOAT FURRY PATRON 💥💥👊‼️👊‼️💥💥👊‼️👊‼️👊‼️💥💥👊‼️

Or get picked up by them in this case

[greyspirehollow]

Vesuvia Weekly ; Preening Feathers

Pairings : Liam (my mc) x Julian Devorak

Fandom : The Arcana visual novel

Warnings : uuuuuh idk; kinda angsty fluffy? ; reversed ending Liam and Julian (so birblian)

Summary : Life is different now... But there are still means to find warmth and comfort in each other.

Julian’s eyes lazily fluttered open. He felt the small branches of his makeshift bed-nest poke his face through the fabrics he'd gathered to try and make it more comfortable. He slowly came back to his senses, feeling his feathers, his longer, stronger limbs, his talons and-

Ouch

His wings. They were both still sore, but the left one hurt. Not as bad as when these arrows flew through it, but it was certainly bothersome. Maybe he shouldn’t have struggled against Liam and Valdemar so much. After all, they'd just wanted to help him...

He sighed and let his eyes wander around the Hanged Raven. The cursed tavern was quiet tonight, the air eerily still. Tables and chairs were knocked over, and empty Salty Bitters scattered on the floor. He felt his heart tighten with inexplicable sadness, which was something that had happened a lot in this tavern already. He curled up on himself, taking a deep breath, seeking comfort in his own embrace. He was about to try and close his eyes again when the front door opened, making him perk up. Boots thudded against the creaking floorboards, a large sword was put on one of the tables and Death sighed heavily, pulling the hood of his bloody cape back. Julian felt his heart flutter as he saw Liam’s familiar face. He sat up in the nest, despite the way the pain in his wing made him wince.

The necromancer took off his armor as quickly as he could, smiling softly as he approached the bird man. He was quick to sit in the makeshift nest and wrap his arms tightly around him, inhaling the soft, discreet scent of his feathers. Julian blushed as he also felt Liam squeeze him tighter. Hesitantly, he wrapped his own arms around the smaller man, trying not to make it too comfortable. He didn’t want to accidentally scratch him with his talons...

"Camp’s pretty boring without you around."

Liam suddenly commented, his voice tired and hoarse form yet another battle today.

"Really?" Julian replied, with a dry chuckle.

"Mh... You brighten the mood, you know?"

"..Looking like this?" He replied, skeptical.

"Yeah."

Liam looked up at the bird man’s face, a warm, tender smile stretching his lips and an adoring look in his eyes. Julian almost felt like crying again. He shook his head and chuckled.

"You're too good for me."

"Nonsense."

Liam protested, running his finger through the dark feathers of the man’s head. Julian felt a soft shiver run over his skin.

"How’s your wing?"

"It’s... Capricious, if I can say that. But it certainly isn’t as bad as yesterday." Julian replied, glancing at his still bandaged wing. Liam nodded.

"That’s good... We'll just have to check it tomorrow to make sure it’s not infected. Now hold on, I know you're not looking forward to Valdemar being near you but... They’re our only surgeon. Besides, I told you, I would never leave you alone with them, even if they’re more trustwhorthy than they were before."

Julian sighed. "You know how I feel about you two's... Arrangement, if I can call it that. Just because you 'saved' them from the Devil and his anger doesn’t mean they'll necessarily spare you... Or us."

Liam’s smile faltered a little, as his hands continued to card through the feathers. He looked aside briefly, his train of thoughts going over the events of the day. His fingers mindlessly fiddled with the feathers, gently scratching around their base, running over their length and feeling them. If Julian was honest with himself, it caused... Pleasant sensations. He felt soft shivers run down his neck, like a tingle that soothed him. He let out a hum of approval and nestles his face against Liam’s neck. The necromancer raised a curious eyebrow, but then smiled.

"You like it?"

"Mhm..."

Julian felt slightly sheepish. He tried to hide his blushing face by nuzzling further into Liam’s neck. The necromancer only smiled, and adjusted his sitting position.

"Lay back." He softly demanded. Julian’s brows furrowed in slight confusion as he sat in his nest a little straighter, careful to not press on his injured wing. He looked down at Liam, trying to guess what he had in mind...

The necromancer rolled up his sleeves znd started running the fingers of both his hands through the feathers on Julian’s head. The bird man’s eyes widened, and he felt his cheeks heat up. He cleared his throat, trying to keep himself together... But it was obvious Liam did not want him to stay composed. He gently scratched the base of the feathers, from the top of the head to the base of the nape of the neck, separating and caressing single feathers at times, as if he was cleaning them. He scooted closer, almost on his lap, making Julian almost flinch back. But a part of him wanted to give in to these gentle caresses, to...

Wait.

"Are you... Preening my feathers ?"

He suddenly asked, incredulous.

"It seems I am." Liam replied softly, with a hint of mischief. "Do you want me to stop?"

"No-" Julian paused, trying to gather his wits. "No.. I-it’s alright, I like it..." He said quietly, raising his own hand to gently caress Liam’s cheek with the back of his talon. "How do I..."

Liam quickly cut him off. "No no. I want to spoil you." He said, still smiling, as he pressed himself even closer. Julian swallowed thickly, nodding sheepishly and agreeing.

The both got comfortable in the bed-nest and enjoyed each other’s proximity. Julian slowly allowed himself to be lulled by Liam’s gentle caressing, scratching and preening of his feathers, his wild train of thoughts progressively slowing down. For the first time in a while, he found himself relaxed, not caring about what kind of monster he'd possibly turned into, while Liam’s thoughts didn’t linger on the harsh battlefields out there, as he too found himself soothed by the way his fingers felt his man’s skin and feathers. The only thing that mattered was this moment. Despite the branches of the nest, it was soft... Despite Liam’s cold hands, it was warm... Despite the hate and despair, this was love.

After what felt like hours - as if time had meaning in the realms -, they both started to drift off, and eventually, they fell asleep, wrapped up in each other’s arms.

feather dividers by @sister-lucifer

[blackered]

I was showing Nadia's route to my brother and telling him how I laughed in almost all the paid scenes (they just don't suit my personality at all and make me cringe a little)

especially the one in the masquerade where we go to her gazebo, she sits on a throne and the MC goes to kneel at her feet... same thing with her reversed ending. anyway I was yapping about it and the dialogue went like this:

🌞: "it's sort of humiliating isn't it? that and all the lavish gifts"

🪴: "you don't like being a sugar baby?"

🌞: "it's just the way she puts things. but she's hot though."

🌞: "but would you humiliate yourself for a woman like her?"

🪴: "ABSOLUTELY. she's hot AND rich, what else could I ask for?"

🪴: "I'd bark for her, idc"

and here we see how possible it is to buy someone's dignity

[yenyen-dot-jpg]

Reversed ending nadi got me feeling something (wip)

also i turned 18 woohoo