#surviving lucem

[lunaefall]

I really love the symbolism in Liv's Empyrea outfit with her resembling an angel sent to help humanity and provide a sense of hope.

They even put the imagery with her descending from the skies towards a church, with the setting shrouded in darkness while Liv is the embodiment of the light shining in the skies, and it looks like she's radiating it to provide a sense of hope and salvation.

But then you look into her eyes, and their pink colour is gone. And they match the white of the rest of the outfit, but in contrast, they look lifeless and like a far cry from the sense of hope the rest of the outfit brings, pretty much reflecting the hidden struggles and the consequences of Liv using this frame at her own expense.

In many traditions, eyes are said to be windows to the soul. And in Liv's soul, there's just pain, sadness and torment now.

[sinsofsinister]

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[toastthewolfie]

me with PGR:

When I first started playing: awww, this is a really cute game with a great concept! I think I’ll keep playing :33333

Me after finishing chapters 13-17: *sobbing* WHAT THE FUCK MAN-

[murasakinokuukyo]

Surviving Lucem made me cry so many times. Everyone's so desperate to survive and keep on fighting. They were all reaching their limit, Liv most of all. Yet, in the face of despair, she chooses to step up and make a sacrifice. Liv: Empyrea, an angel descending from the heavens, removing everyone's pain by taking it into herself, all because she loves them. The frame is completely white, lacking the pink her previous frames had, since it is an empty vessel meant to take in the virus. Liv, in her MIND, getting impaled by the punishing virus and still having enough strength to aid Lucia. I love those girls so much. Liv's empathy and all-loving nature is why she will forever be my favourite character.

[fake-ascension]

playing thru the surviving lucem like

[muraenide]

First impression of WuWa after being 1 hour in, spoiler-free:

Cons:

Mid-tier storyline. There are a lot of issues with their story-writing, such as MC halo being too strong, no wow elements, and info-dumping too early in the game.

Janky controls. I'm playing on mobile but as a PGR (kuro's other game) player, I think PGR and WuWa are so far in comparison it's difficult to believe knowing that they were created by the same company. Sometimes the buttons don't respond even though I've tapped them. Phone (12GB RAM) also heats up really fast. I think they might put optimization on low priority until later.

This is more of a personal preference but I don't really like games who shove a random female character in my face where she is instantly suspicious or doesn't like me for no particular reason (especially when we/the Rover) hasn't done anything yet. Unfortunately, this character is also the look-alike of one of my PGR wifeys so I'm sooo sad. Silently praying that she has more character development eventually.

WuWa gives me the feeling of another game with a dense female cast. An hour in and every single character I meet are girls? I have no preference of characters but when a game has an imbalance of males and females it's always the start of a slope.

I hate to be that person but I think they took too much from gen.shin. I do love Kuro as a company and I hope their game succeeds, but it's also my honest opinion that they needed more time to create their own brand and branch away from the "gen/shin clone" accusation.

Pros:

OST is amazing.

I always love Kuro's muted colours scheme. It's very good for my eyes.

Characters and animations are all really beautiful. I could visualize the theme of the game.

This has always been my opinion of Kuro ever since I started PGR 1.5 years ago. Kuro's strongest asset/brand has always been its battle mechanics. The gameplay/fighting mechanics are amazing for people who look for a challenge in these games. I feel gens/hin's fighting mechanics are overly simplistic and the easiest way to get strong characters is to c6 everyone. In PGR it's very easy to score high even as a F2P player if you have the skills. WuWa's battle mechanics are a bit complicated/confusing at first but it allows a lot of combination and the moves are also very satisfying and cool to watch. It has a lot of flexibility to pull off a series of moves that makes fighting really fun. But I can also see how it won't work for certain people.

I like how the world seems to be more futuristic rather than the overused medieval fantasy theme.

Conclusion:

It's a bit mundane/boring for now. However, PGR's early storyline is also very slow in the beginning but after I got to the back, I think braving through the front was very worth it. Especially since WuWa is partially written by the same writer who wrote the Surviving Lucem (the very first arc in PGR that really turned the tide for the game), I would still give WuWa a chance. For now, I'm not sure how well it'll do in the future but I genuinely wish for Kuro's success.

[strikehawkatyourservice]

*SPOILERS OF SURVIVING LUCEM* DO NOT READ IT IF YOU DIDNT PASS THIS CHAPTER!!!!!

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I cried SO HARD WHEN I READ THIS CHAPTER ;;-;;

Specially for this.

You know? It's good that they dedicated all a chapter for Liv's development. BUT IT WAS SO HARD ;;-;; All the way I was crying and wanted to hug her and tell her "it's okay" (like if that's gonna work....) But when THIS happened I couldn't hold myself. I know they wouldn't die here but it stills hurt. I had to make a huge stop to recompose.....

[dead-mistral-bot]

kept thinking that the lines sounded familiar . ...after all, he's already said them once in survival lucem

[devourersofgods]

To Lee: 💭 + Real Feelings on The Commandant Being Sent On Missions W/O Gray Raven

𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓬𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓷𝓼 — send 💭 + a topic to receive a headcanon about said topic.

In short? He hates it. It’s one of the few things that gives him anxiety, the not knowing and not being there to ensure that his Commandant is alright. Having to place his trust in other teams is difficult for him to do as he would much rather be there himself. 

The situation with Kurono getting their hands on the Commandant was the hardest (currently) he had felt that way. There was nothing he could do but wait.

In a way it also harms his pride and he does get jealous, not that he would admit to those emotions, not easily anyway. He feels as though he himself, and an extension the rest of Gray Raven are the only ones capable of protecting the Commandant. The events of ‘The Surviving Lucem’ made it clear that, yes, he can’t do it all alone and that he does have to rely on others to help ensure the safety of the Commandant.

To help ease the anxiety of not knowing what is happening during times like this he does have a tendency to hack into comms and reports to find out.

All in all he is unsure how to feel about how strongly he cares for the Commandant, he never would have done this for any of his previous ones. Lee never expected to care this much.

[lunaefall]

I'm just thinking about how much Liv's colour palette contrasts against so much of PGR's setting being so dark and gloomy. She basically embodies the light she tries to bring into the world, with her pink and white colours standing out like a beacon in the dark night.

Then there's this artwork of her vision of earth, which for once is in lighter colours, but Liv herself is in shadows. This reflects her vision of a better world even if it comes at the cost of losing herself, whether in terms of her M.I.N.D breaking or even her death.

I'll never be able to express just how much I love Liv and Surviving Lucem, goddamn it.

[toastthewolfie]

Cradle parade mentally wrecked me (same deal as surviving lucem tbh) so i redrew my skk oc aries (he’s not very in line with canon skk but who cares)

[murasakinokuukyo]

I wanna give the Unidentified Twins some attention. Lore-wise, I love them. Their introduction was a turning point in the story of how far the punishing virus would evolve to destroy humanity. After reading Evernight Beat's hidden story, the first things the twins say upon being born get creepier in hindsight. They were huge menaces during Surviving Lucem, though you do get a reminder of how childlike they still are when they comfort each other after sustaining damage from the omega prototype. Their boss fight is very fun in that it even incorporated their lore of them constantly learning and adapting. I swear, when they used the matrix mechanic against me, I panicked but also thought it was awesome. They're still one of my favourite boss fights, up there with Lamia and Primal Projection, because I'm always on my toes getting the timing right.

Design-wise, they are super cool. As a product of the virus, the twins look uncannily beautiful with certain features that just emphasis their inhuman nature. The male's black sclerae and larger, more muscular right arm. The organic bow on the female's left arm, the blades on her calves, and whatever is going on with her hair - it's like a manta ray(?) which fits considering a previous evolution of the virus was the Red Tide. Hetero-Humanoid: Chiko has similar hair. You can also notice a subtle development in their characters. Their initial portraits in Evernight Beat had them look very emotionless and detached; afterwards, the male twin has a smirk on his face, like his pre-fight intro, and the female twin has livelier eyes.

[orangemoonxworks]

KINGDOM HEARTS: DIVERGE, VOL. 0 MARCH OF THE FOOLS, PART I — II WRITTEN BY: Naude Lucem -------------------------------------------------

Seven months later.

There were three bell towers that stood in Union Cross’s campus and upon the arrival of noon they’d rang out simultaneously. Even though they weren’t particularly loud they could still be heard throughout the vast campus that was the Seventh District. Union Cross was a haven for the students – many who aspired to become Guardians. As such, it was always busy. The Fountain of Knowledge, a large circular stone fountain surrounded by buildings, food stalls, and shops was a central hub of respite. Aside from being a symbol for the academy, the fountain was little more than a bench for the students.

“Finally! We’re done!” said Amica, a tomboyish girl with messy dark scarlet hair and eyes to match. She laid flat along the fountain rim, stretching long enough for her joints to crack, then groaned in relief. “My brain is so drained right now. I could pass out.”

“Hmm. Our lectures did run a bit long today.” This was Nos, the person sitting beside her. They were slightly taller, caramel colored hair, and eyes as blue as a clear sky.

“A bit? Today was a huge slog! Sitting through one long boring lecture after the other made me want to gouge my ears out.” She yawned, letting her arm dangle lifelessly off the edge. “My eye lids feel like dumbbells. I just wanna sleep.”

“You think hearing you whine all day was music to my ears?”

“That’s funny coming from you, ‘O silent one.” Amica said mockingly. “I’m probably the only person here who’s ever heard you speak. People think you’re a mute, you know.”

“That’s not true. And I’m not a mute.”

“Right, right. You’re just being cautious or whatever. Pfft! I think you’re afraid of people. Doesn’t matter to me though. I like being the only one who gets to hear your sweet, majestic voice.” Amica teased again, though they didn’t respond this time. She lifted her head to see them then grinned. “Oh ho-ho, is that red I see? Go on, say something. My ears are ready for pleasure.”

Nos sighed. “Cut it out.”

“Anyway, it feels good to be outside. Cool breeze, the sky’s blue, and the sun’s shining. I could close my eyes, spread my arms, and drift into the wind. Let it take me wherever.”

“Like a leaf, huh.” Nos replied.

“Yep. Light as can be and one with the wind. Free from the crappy burdens of life.”

The thought of such an experience intrigued Nos. Unfortunately, as soon as they began to imagine, reality crashed down and spoiled it all. They let out a sigh of disappointment. “If only it was that simple. I wouldn’t mind being carried by the wind. Probably feels nice.”

As the two carried on, a group of Guardians dressed in white uniforms began patrolling the area. It wasn’t unusual to see them walking around but these Guardians were from the Lux Unitas, a special force under direct order of the Grandmasters. Given the jagged fox symbol imprinted on the backs of their jackets, they were from the Vulpes Union. Nos watched as they strolled around the fountain. A few of them had their keyblades at their side, and one with it sitting over their shoulder.

“I wonder why the Lux Unitas have been patrolling the campus lately.”

“Probably because of the shadow scourges.” Amica replied, now lying on her side, face resting on her stretched arm. “They’ve been popping up more and more lately. Remember the one that totally destroyed the Second district? Everything fell to ruin, and nobody survived. I heard it’s still being quarantined until the Lux Unitas can get rid of the darkness there.”

“There’s still darkness after all this time? Do you think they can get rid of it all?”

“Doubt it. Even if they could somehow get rid of it all, that district is too far gone. It’d take years, hell, even decades to rebuild. Besides, they’re more likely worried about the next scourge.”

“Next one, huh.” Nos’s eyes followed the two Guardians who passed them. As they thought about the inevitable coming of another scourge, a sense of dread and worry crept onto them. “I wonder what’s going on. Everything was fine up until a year ago. What changed?”

“Beats me.” Amica replied.

“We’re still working towards becoming Guardians, but we have no real experience with darkness. There’s a huge difference between fighting shadows in a simulation and fighting them for real. Most of us would choke if we ever came face to face with the real thing. It’s hard to think about being in that situation.”

“Nothing we can do but try to survive.” Amica said. “No use in crying at that point. Whoever wants to fight will fight, and whoever doesn’t will run away. Honestly, I’d probably be one of the people running for their lives. Fighting sucks.”

“You wouldn’t do that.”

“You don’t know me well then.” She rolled over on her back again. “Believe it or not, I’m the world’s biggest coward. Any sign of danger and I’m heading straight for the hills and not looking back. Better to live than die trying, right?”

“Be serious for once.”

“I am. Becoming a Guardian isn’t what I want – it’s just all there is. We’re taught from the moment we’re born that being a Guardian is the end-all-be-all. And for most people, it is. Almost everyone dreams about being a hero so they can live out fantasies or protect whatever they love. But for the people who just want to live, all we can do is chase other people’s dreams. What we want doesn’t matter.”

She continued, a pitied smile on her face. “Sounds messed up, doesn’t it? Nothing to be sad about though. We all have our roles to play in this parade. Some people just get the shorter end of the stick.”

“I…didn’t know you felt the way.”

“Eh. Guardian or not,” she sat upright then pivoted herself so her legs could hang off the fountain’s edge. “I’m going to live my life the way I want. You should too. Life would totally suck if you just go with the flow and not try to be whoever you want to be.”

“Sure, but I don’t know who I’d want to be? Almost everyone in the Lux Unitas is special. They all have something that sets them apart. As for me, I can’t say that I’m special in any shape or form, so being myself is out of the question.”

“You’re selling yourself short as always. You don’t have to be special to be somebody, you goober. Just be true to yourself. Besides I like you just the way you are.” Amica grinned then poked her finger into the side of their cheek. “And don’t go getting all strawberry faced. You know what I mean.”

“Yeah, I know. Now stop poking me! The edge of your nail feels like a razor blade!”

“Anyway,” she said, having stopped. She pushed herself off the fountain then raised both her arms up as if she were cheering, letting out a relieved grunt. “Enough of the gloomy talk. We’ve got the rest of the afternoon to ourselves, no? Let’s hit up some of the food stalls for some grub. And maybe we can cop a treat or two on the side.”

Nos smirked. “Uh huh. You just want an excuse to go to the shop that sells the star-shaped fruit.”

“Yeah, yeah, whatever. Let’s go!”

Amica snatched Nos’s arm, yanking them up from the fountain and almost causing them to trip over themselves, then pulled Nos along with her. -------------------------------------------------

[muraenide]

Name/Alias: Joan/Light/Dust Bunny Bonus Fun fact: I used Light for a really long time since 2019, but at that time there was another Light mun who was from the KnB (?) fandom and who was quite popular. I got a horde of people following me and mistaking me for that other mun until I had to change my alias to Joan.

Age group: 25+

Pronouns: She/her

Favorite color: wine red, deep purple/velvet, silky black.

Favorite food: Bread. Cheese. Zucchini. Mushrooms.

Tattoos/piercings?: Two earlobe piercings and one helix.

Current song stuck in your head?: The Survival Lucem No one will understand why I'm crying over this song except for one person.

Pets?: One hamster!

Favorite book?: The Silmarillion forever. The Guardians of Ga'Hoole where most of my random knowledge of birds, especially owls, came from. About to read Good Omens soon.

Do you have a 'prized possession'?: This might be a bit odd, but my late grandma's birth certificate. She's a citizen of Old Thailand, Siam. It's something I don't usually tell anyone since I don't know how to read or speak Thai, but I appreciate my mom for preserving the bit of family history and passing it to me for safekeeping.

Dream job: Honestly I have no preference for jobs as long as it pays the bills, I can/will do anything.

Tea or coffee?: Both!

Hobbies: Working. Uh... working on it. Writing. Crying about blorbos. Watching tv series and movies. I enjoy camping and swimming and diving, but those hobbies are less flexible.

How long have you been role-playing?: Since I was 18, so around 8 years by now? If you don't count the time I wasn't on Tumblr, maybe 4 or 5.

Who is your most active muse: Jade.

Significance behind your url?: It's the scientific name for moray eel because I am lame. u_u

[xaracosmia]

ꕥ — WELCOME TO EXO COSMIA, NANAMI. 🌑

ꕥ  — OOC INFORMATION;

name / alias: Valkyrie age: 23 pronouns: she/her ooc contact: @Eins_wing on Twitter/ @annoyingflyinthing on Tumblr triggers:  other characters in xc: N/A

ꕥ  — IC INFORMATION;

name: “Nanami” age: Unclear, approximately 22ish pronouns: she/her series: Punishing Gray Raven canon point: Post “The Surviving Lucem” app triggers: Death of Self, Apocalyptic setting, Viruses, Religious undertones

personality: If Chaos was ever given a succinct definition it would be Nanami. An intensely curious sort, Nanami will stop at nothing to learn every little thing she can about humans and their culture. She also has very little understanding of those human social norms, owing to her isolation from human settlements for the better part of a decade. She’s also liable to make friends with nearly everything and anyone who can deal with her antics, sometimes unwillingly worming into their good graces.

something your muse struggles with: Knowing when to stop being a chaotic gremlin.

your muse’s greatest strength: The will to face life and many many futures and choose to keep going until her favorite creatures and her fellow Awakened machines can live in harmony.

history / background:

Before the Punishing Virus, Nanami was an experiment in AI research, a mechanoid with close to human level intelligence was inserted into a “normal” life. Given the tools to slowly gain her own consciousness and awareness and left to develop. For years, she didn’t even know she was an AI, believing her parents utterly.until she was wounded by an attack by corrupted. Wandering the streets with exposed circuitry, she was mistaken for a corrupted herself, even as she desperately tried to protect her evacuating family.

  When the dust settled, Nanami found herself alone on Earth. Promising her adoptive family she’d remain safe, she began wandering the desolate wasteland that was once humanity’s home with a new perspective on life. Not as a machine, nor a human… Something else entirely. From here, she gained an appreciation for human culture, often “borrowing” leftover media that wasn’t taken in the great evacuation. Finding many strange mechanoids much like herself in the ruins of the Golden Age.

She began occasionally meeting Babylonian squads in her travels, mostly interfering to save these other strange machines, unintentionally managing to get a name for herself amongst them all “Sagemachina.” Messiah of the Church of Machina or the Fool, depending on who you ask. She wandered the globe, awakening more and more machines to their own minds, amassing a religion she’s utterly unaware of beyond having so many “friends”.

  She’s even lucky enough to be able to call the Gray Raven squad friends, intervening when the Red Tide grew too much for Babylonia to handle. She wasn’t much help on the grand scheme of things, but Nanami and her various mechanoid friends managed to save a surprisingly large number of humans from the approaching Punishing Virus and Red Tide.

powers / abilities:

Sagemachina - As the Sagemachina, the first awakened mechanoid, Nanami has the ability to awaken other machines via murals and direct interfacing. This will grant the machine intelligence and outright sentience if they’ve got a powerful enough CPU, these Awakened Machines tend to follow Nanami, rapidly organizing as her “friends” or the Church of Machina.

inherent abilities: 

Construct - Nanami is a construct, a humanoid machine built from Tanteum-125. This grants her the basic abilities of increased strength, reflexes and durability when compared to a human as well as an entirely mechanical body. MAking healing more a matter of repairing her various parts.

Mechanical Savant - She’s also the only character in the setting who was able to create her own Construct frame from scratch, even working with the very little supplies left on earth’s surface. If it was needed, Nanami could easily build herself more frames or even frames for other people. Though actually moving someone into a construct body would require someone medically trained as a surgeon. In addition, she’s interested in various mecha ideas and has been working on a plan for a mini mecha of her own named “Power.”

items / weapons:

Frame “Pulse” - The Construct frame “Pulse”, is an improvement on her original frame, now with wheels at her heels and the ability to overclock herself to use the heat she generates as a weapon. As with most construct frames, it’s much stronger and more durable than the average human, with extra attention paid to the durability, as repairing this frame would take away time to find more friends. Also to play even more games at once, but Nanami won’t tell anyone else that.

Chainsaw - Nanami’s weapon of choice is a chainsaw. Specifically, a hydraulic saw with various accelerating chains. Various special chemicals and reagents along the blade aid in her use of fire by easing it’s spread. Also, it can explode. Because Nanami thought it would be cool to have an exploding chainsaw.

starting ability: Sagemachina

starting item: Frame “Pulse”

discord id: .sagemachina

[innonurse]

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