#zsakuva Earis

[hinasxvii]

guys r we cooked..?

(yes this is how im coping)

[thehorrors-archive432]

Concept art of what I think the Earis looks like

Will probably make a full drawing when school isn’t filling my week with tests

[15lungs]

Hi, one heated, intense, angry confession from Zaros with a voice crack as he screams it out, thanks.

[memesthatonlycatertome]

My brain coming up with ideas / theories / scenarios after the new Zaros audio:

What if... (Sorry for my english, i hope this makes sense...)

The Earis didn't steal Zaros idea and the corrupt judge changes their answer, so the Earis had to improvise.

Didn't Zaros say in one of the audios, that Earis was dreaming of doing something else (Part 3?). The Earis wanted to travel/see the world, maybe study science, be a painter or dancer, etc.... What if the Earis had originally - once they grew up - accepted their responsibilities, sacrificed their life to learn and live up to the expectations. But now they see a tiny chance to break out of their "golden cage". They see that Zaros really wants to help the people and that he would do what is best for the dominion. That he would be a good enough eminence. But the Earis can't tell anyone that deep down they wanted to leave their life at court behind because they don't want to disappoint their mother or anyone else. They also feel bad for dreaming of a life outside the palace and being "irresponsible" to what is expected of them. They know some nobles / judges try to manipulate the trials in their favor and wouldn't want Zaros as the new eminence. So the Earis plays the game. They try to upset Zaros, so he pettily puts in more effort to win in the trials. The Earis is intelligent and actually likes Zaros. They think Zaros likes them back but the Earis wants their freedom, so they try to make Zaros dislike them in order for him to try to be better at everything and to get him to win the Contention. The Earis knows he will win, that is their way out. They have their bags packed and after it is announced that Zaros is the new eminence, they quietly leave without anyone noticing. They are finally free to do what they want for the first time in their life as an adult. In the end Zaros sees the Earis happy to leave quietly with all their things already packed and realizes:

Rereading this, i realize i may have watched the old Barbie movies one too many times as a child:

Anyway... me waiting for the next part of the noble trials:

[odasantiago]

The Ocean at 21:00

After Zaros was crowned and became king, Earis was shunned away. Never to be seen again, after a couple years, the King of Serulla gets an update.

M!Earis, Post-Noble Trials, Semi-Angst(???)

The Noble trials were finished years ago, Zaros has been the king for 6 and a half years. It felt like yesterday that the crown was placed on his blond head, while Earis smiled at him for the last time.

He’s fought battles, went through the hardships of being the new royal family, regretted many of his decisions, had beautiful banquets inviting the common folk and royalty to eat together, all the sorts.

Something he didn’t think about though, is how painful ruling is. The public would yell and shout, and the work would build up until there was sleep-less weeks, with no one there to help him, hell, even listen to him. The only days he’s enjoyed being king, is going on missons.

These missions let him get some fresh air from the responsibilities waiting for him on his desk.

This time, his mission was to go to the kingdom of Lsmena, to provide insight of trading matters..transportation stuff…blah blah blah.

This kingdom was known for its rich history with music and the arts, mostly performance arts near the water. Since the whole kingdom is surrounded by water, having lovely townsfolk, perfect weather, and a amazing range of rare flowery. It somehow felt like a vacation for Zaros, all things considered.

Stepping onto the dock, with 2 guards behind him, his red and black coat flowing behind him akin to a blaze. Walking pridefully, seeing the view of the beachside town.

The kids where playing games, girls in pretty, Greek-style outfits we’re practicing their dances next to the water, the houses were a light brown, and Zaros smiled. Today was going to be a small break, finally.

He walked up the hill, gliding towards the urban area of Lsmena.

Everything was going fine, until he saw a flash of man with long black hair and two large scars on his face standing next to a building, talking to a brown-haired woman with porcelain like skin.

Could.. could that’ve been Earis?

And.. who was that woman?

WHO was that woman?

He zips his head backward, with a bit of a fumbled expression.

No, it couldn’t have been him, they haven’t seen each other in almost 7 years! Maybe, Zaros was just being delusional and missed Earis a bit too much. It was just a couple striding along the Oceanside. Nothing to see there.

They treaded on. It was only a while until him and his guards get on the Carriage they had transport them to the castle.

After hours spent looking at the scenery, they made it to the officials, and they had a meeting. And even more hours were wasted from there.

Tired, Zaros told his guards to get them a decent inn to stay at, and he’ll explore more of the city. The guards obligee, and off he went. For some reason, he felt a nervousness in his heart.

For the most part, he DID just wanna explore and see the flowers, but he was tugged by the nervousness of chance, what if that was Earis?

Shaking his head, he decided to entertain himself by seeing the gardens that the city had to offer.

Walking down yet another hill, the lights were beautiful, highlighting the cool breeze that went along with it, colored in hues of red, yellow, and pink. Some of the residents bowing down to him, realizing who he was, or offering him a drink. He was too tired to care.

Although, his eyes drifted to a couple holding hands, the same man with long black hair, all let down, with that woman again. A rush of alertness rushed into him.

There was a decision that ruler Zaros had to make.

Reveal himself to his old friend, or have him notice Zaros?

His feelings skyrocketed, and he tapped the man on the shoulder.

“I apologize for the hinderance, but you look like someone I knew..”

Before he could finish, the old friend turned to Zaro’s direction. It was him. His scars, pretty lips, dark eyes, and beautiful skin. His hair was down, flowing with the Lsmena air. The woman next to him gave Zaros a puzzled expression.

Earis started to speak, “…Ruler Zaros of Serulla?” With wide eyes and a puzzled expression.

Zaros felt a weight on his heart, he took off his crown to be one to one with his old friend.

“Earis! It has definitely been the wait worthwhile since I’ve last saw you.”

The other man smiled, that didn’t use to happen before.

“Zaros, it is definitely humbling after seeing you, the years do go by, I admit.” Earis calmly said.

Zaros felt lighter, “Alas, what have you been dabbling in? A new place, rich villages?”

For some reason, he forgot all the reasons why the man standing infront of him brought him so much pain, which is the reason being they didn’t banter like they used to.

Earis responded. “None of the sort.” He chuckled. “Here, allow me to introduce you, Ruler of Serulla, my wife. Apollonia!”

Zaros heart dropped.

He felt a unruly feeling in his soul, seeing Earis with someone else. It’s instinct, at this point. He must’ve gotten with her because of her looks.

Apollonia was a woman of great beauty, her gorgeous wavy brown hair with big eyes. Freckles spiked on her face, smooth skin and happy demeanor. What people known her for though, was her personality, her personality was accepting—loving, and always wanted to help someone out. Married to Earis for 4 years now. She used to live in Serulla in her childhood, and she knew Earis on a deep level before moving to her home kingdom.

Zaros thought, as their introductions and conversation grew on, Earis is a coward. That man told him that one day, he’ll come back and they could rule together, that he found himself within Zaros and “there just couldn’t be another,” it was a lie. All of it. Blasphemy.

Being Ruler usually swayed what he says, which is happening right now, but he let a simple sentence slip while staring at Earis.

“Was all of it a lie, my friend..?!”

They all went silent. Zaros realized what he said, and realized the people watching him, his heart started to pound and world felt like it wasn’t any different than it was 7 seven years ago.

It felt automatic, like all the years of sleepless weeks finally caught up to his feelings.

“You run off to this.. island.. and find a lady like HER? You left me alone. Alone to rule! You know that everyone knows that you humiliated yourself by not winning the games, but I have you mercy.. just for one time.. and I am left alone standing. Looking at this!” The blond adult.. adult child, spat. He felt pensive, aggravated, and envious in the worst ways.

Earis stopped. Gripped his wife’s hand harder, and said, very quietly. Very calmly. Like a ballerina on a the stage, or.. akin to the lowest key of the piano.

“Don’t ever talk about my wife. Ever again. She is the love of my life, the woman I’ve known since I could play piano, the woman that helped me through everything, my whole life…

“She’s better than you could’ve ever been. Goodbye, my eminence.”

Apollonia looked at him with worry and they lock arms, looking at him with such a love and affection that it caused Earis to smile. Earis sighed, looked at her and they walked off. His wedding ring blinged in the lights of the city.

It was tense. Awkward.

Dreamy, and the taste of selfishness in the air.

Zaros felt, for the first time, that maybe his Earis was right. Maybe, all he does is ruin things for himself. For everyone. That train of events that just unfolded before that street was selfish and unproper. All because his little heart was broken by the boy he doesn’t know anymore.

It’s almost like, he’s become the thing he swore he would never become.

Thanks for reading! Idk if many ppl will read it because Earis is usually gender-neutral, and he’s male in this story, but whatever y’all wanna imagine hehe

[des2dream]

What's Noble About Sabotage?!

After five episodes of ZSakuVA's audio series, The Noble Trials was released, it gave us quite a few characters to remember. We have Earis (the Listener and supposed heir to the throne), Zaros (Earis's old friend or flame now turned rival), Roena Dysan Ilves (Earis's mother and former ruler), Nira Tolandi Atha'lin (Zaros's mother), and the Serullan council. These characters are all messy! Not a single one is doing alright! That definitely contributes to the story and what we're dealing with here.

So to recap, Roena is now relieving her duties as ruler of the kingdom, Serulla and Earis is next in line for the throne. However, before Earis can take over, they'll need the approval of all seven noble families/royal bloodlines and if any of them contest, there will have to be a series of trials that test these nobles to see who is worthy of the throne. Surprise! Surprise! Nira contests for her son, Zaros to go up against Earis for the throne and Earis couldn't be any more infuriated. They must be so mad that not even the strongest drink at the party would make them forget the night entirely and even if they did, they'd get a quick recap and get angry all over again. Now, The Noble Trials is supposed to be fair game, right? Ha, ha, ha! Don't be gullible, now! Of course it wasn't!

Roena had ruled Serulla seemingly in peace for many years and there were probably more members of the Ilves bloodline who ruled beforehand. Everyone was in favor of her! Everyone had no problems with Earis as heir! Everyone is sure that the kingdoms' in good hands especially since they'd assume that Earis was taught by Roena and anyone who Roena picked to teach them how to be a ruler. Remember during the first episode where six out of seven noble families allowed for Earis to rule? Obviously, there is some bias present here! Surprisingly, the Atha'lin family is here to shut all of that down. They are through with the Ilves family getting all the love and respect! It's time to make some changes whether the other nobles like it or not!

The second half of the first episode sees Earis and Zaros having to accept the fact that they're going to be seeing more of each other whether they like or not. Or well, Earis is going to have to accept the fact that they're going to have to see more of Zaros (Their rival! The person they despise the most! The person they pushed away for years!) whether they like it or not. Newsflash! THEY DON'T!!! Zaros is just along for the ride whether he likes or not. Keep in mind that he had no idea his mother was going to contest at all! The relationship between Earis and Zaros is quite the trip. Even after years of not seeing each other, Zaros's presence makes their blood boil. It's gone to the point where Roena takes note of this and suggest they go see their therapist who they haven't seen in two years which is sad, but relatable.

Earis has issues! They have been behind their palace walls for so many years unless if they were to attend school, participate in noble/royal gatherings, see the royal garden, visit the civilians in the kingdom (if necessary), and attend important outings. They've spent more time reading about the issues that are going on in the kingdom rather than seeing them up close and checking in with the citizens. I feel like deep down, they know they're not doing so healthy and they're likely not to success their mother, but having Zaros constantly remind them of their faults isn't helping them feel any better. His own mother even called Earis out on their ignorance when pointing out that a section of the garden hadn't been taken care of and Earis's first action was to get their mother involved. Nira mocks Earis for not acknowledging the help around the palace which gives the argument of, "How can you be a great ruler and look over your subjects when you barely even acknowledge your palace staff?" sort of thing. They actually, didn't plan on wanting to rule at first. They wanted to travel and see the world. However, with no other heir and their mother stepping down from the throne, that dream had to be put down.

Zaros also has issues! When he was first introduced, he engages in a nice, friendly, heartwarming conversation with Earis after not seeing them for quite some time........yeah, who am I kidding?! Nothing about that conversation was heartwarming, friendly, or nice! To the public, it looked like "friendly conversation", but Earis wasn't in the mood to deal with Zaros or anyone seeing as how they weren't very happy during the celebration even before Zaros came up to them. He honestly wanted to see what kind of person Earis had become after not seeing them for so long because the last time they were together, Earis called him a leech who was out against them and pushed him away for years. That memory does hit Zaros kinda hard, but he doesn't show it as he presents himself as someone who is doing very well for himself without needing Earis. It isn't until after the celebration where Roena forces Earis to spend time with him in the future, that he's downing himself in alcohol. Turns out he wasn't doing very good for himself after all. After they're argument, you can hear the bottle of alcohol shatter likely indicating that Zaros threw the bottle as Earis leaves the room. He even had a pretty noticeable cut from this that he hides with, "I dropped the glass."

Zaros's issues also involve his mother. He doesn't seem like he wants to rule the kingdom either even though he wants to do right for Serulla, but his mother is looming over his shoulder. Nira is determined to make sure her son wins The Trials. Not just for him, but for her sake and the Atha'lin family name as a whole. The Atha'lin noble bloodline hasn't exactly been highly respected on among the other nobles. There's also a chance that a handful of citizens don't respect them either. It's definitely something that weighs on Nira as she wants to prove that there is so much that she (and Zaros) can for Serulla that Roena couldn't or wasn't able to do. She doesn't exactly seem to have any motherly affection towards Zaros compared to Roena's love for Earis. In Episode 4 before the written portion of The Trials, Nira constantly reminds Zaros of what he should remember without so much as a "Good luck!" or "I'm so proud of you!" while Roena wishes the best for Earis. Zaros isn't thrilled about how his family's name is treated either, as he discusses that more with Earis during Episode 3 in the library. He makes a pact with Earis that the two would have to work together without any funny business, but things kind of fell backward in Episode 5. During the debate installment of The Trials, Earis completely steals Zaros's idea leaving the poor man to engage in improvising. While things didn't end well for both nobles, it did open up something for later on in the episode. What was it?.....The implication of sabotage!

There seems to be some sabotage within The Trials that is trying to ensure Earis wins. Neither Zaros or Earis are causing this, so there's a few people who could. Audiences would immediately assume Nira is behind this, but I feel like that would be too obvious. I know she's not everyone's favorite character, but just because someone is unlikable doesn't automatically mean they're behind something wicked.....well, not all the time. Most times, but not all. There's also the assumption that Roena is behind this. People could think that Roena is doing all they can to comfort Earis all while pulling strings to ensure they win. There's also the relationship she has between the Atha'lin family. She's not thrilled that they contested, but she has no choice but to let The Trials commence. You can also sense the tension as both mothers speak to each other. There's also this history with Zaros's grandmother that Roena immediately shoots down from talking about as it also involves her first-born child who passed away before Earis was born. I don't fully believe Roena is behind this, but I can see that there's something she's determined to hide. There's also the council who is running The Trials. They are the only ones who have access to look over Earis and Zaros's progress because the two are not allowed to see their results at all and the council can do whatever they want with their answers. There's also this unsettling feeling I get with how the debate turned out. It almost felt too abrupt with how the debate ended and maybe there could've been more time to talk. There was also this weird moment when the debate went to a slight halt because someone insisted to have Earis present their idea first. The council seems a little sketchy. Then again, there could also be a certain higher-up who paying a ton of money to pull strings for Earis to win.

Why are people so insisted on having Earis win? Remember that bias I stated earlier? In Episode 1, every noble family wanted Earis to rule except for The Atha'lin family. A.K.A., the noble family that is least respected. Why would they want a noble from a disrespected family bloodline to rule over the whole kingdom? Zaros has said that people were not ready for change and if Zaros were to be crowned, he would insight change for Serulla. Someone is determined to let Earis rule for the sake of keeping everything the same and not allowing Serulla to change for better or for worse.

This was a lot to write about, folks! I tired myself out with this! Why did I spend hours upon hours investigating this? Because.......I wanted to......and this is only up to five episodes......we've got a lot more to go......Thank you for reading!

[mmauve08]

"...All etched onto an alluring face, that aspect of you only enhanced in my opinion."

[vionnette]

Title of the Past

Zaros Atha'lin x Earis

The rays of the sun lit the library cool and warm, two people breathing steadily, and the sound of pages getting flipped and writing sounds were the only things that could be heard inside the room, both Zaros and the Earis are content with each other's presence not minding the lingering silence

"Should I just give up the Throne?" the Earis asked, breaking the comforting silence between the two. Zaros' eyes widened clearly taken back by the sudden question though he quickly recomposed himself before answering "I'll probably tease you for giving up the Throne but I know you won't do that my Earis"

the title sounded so bitter as it comes with a horrible past, Earis almost wanted to give up the title, maybe then they'll feel somewhat happy and full of life again. The Earis was bound to the throne, and the invisible chains that pulled Earis back to the Throne when they got a little bit of freedom reminded them why they were alive in the first place.

"How are you so sure about that?" The Earis asked looking at Zaros with a deep curiosity in their eyes. "You said it yourself when we had a debate in the garden that your greatest strength is being tenacious, that you would do anything to claim the Throne, or are you saying you're really not?" he asked clearly teasing the Earis.

The Earis scoffed annoyed by Zaros' teasing "I am. I..know when I need to soften my grip on something I'm not capable of handling it. Zaros' lips curled into a smirk "Are you implying that you can't handle being an Eminence?"

The Earis rolled their eyes at his comment "That's not what I meant. I have my reasons why I can't handle being in this kind of status with you-" The Earis quickly pressed their hands in their mouth to cut themself. Zaros on the other hand noticed the tense cut, Zaros immediately knew what the Earis wanted to say.

"Oh? Did you mean that you can't go against me anymore? are you scared? or did you somehow thought that I'll overpower you at some sort and win? and that you decided to just accept it?.

The Earis let out a big sigh "I didn't mean to say that.", Zaros chuckled clearly not believing the excuse "But it sounds like it? I can't imagine the Royal Earis of the long service Ilves Bloodline are scared of a leech that came from a new noble family line that is hated by other noble families." His voice became louder as he pushed the Earis to their limit.

"It wasn't that Zaros! I was scared because we have a past, a past that still haunts me to this day! every time I see you I think about what we have before and I can't help but miss it! I didn't want this! I never wanted us to be in this kind of relationship where we constantly throw hateful comments at each other but all I can do now is feel guilty for what I did in the past and blame myself for my stupidity and that I didn't believe the person who actually understand and know me more than my mother! I don't want us to be rivals anymore Zaros! I can't take it anymore!

Earis' heavy breaths are the only thing that can be heard after the confession, little sniffle came from the Earis, hinting that they were about to cry, a pool of water in the corner of their eyes threatening to fall down any second

Zaros tried to speak but nothing came out of his mouth when he opened it, he was too stunned at what the Earis just did, confessing everything to him was what he didn't expect.

"If giving up the Throne is the only way to end this then I'll gladly give it up to you."

The Earis said before exiting the library, leaving Zaros alone in a painful silence.

Some of the scenes here I find cringe but yeah..it's messy and bad it's my first time writing actual fanfic so I'll take some tips because I had a fun time writing this at school earlier lol

[boiledmang0s]

Guys it’s Earis over😔 (card edit of mizover)

POV: your enemy (totally no feelings for him at all) contends for the throne after not seeing him for 8 years

[tanksbigtiddiedgf]

Listened to the last 11 minutes after expressing my agony. It was cute lowkey at the end😭

[passionclocksblog]

Thoughts on the recent Noble Trials audio? :}

(Omg this is looong but I really like zaros💓)

FUUUU!!! OK OK kkk um I love zaros and the last episode really solidified my opinion. Love that he's kinda socialist but also royalty? Commoner? I'd vote him to be president

Multifaceted characters are my fave 💓

(Though the very existence of royalty/party systems implies exploit soo uh?)

I only want to change the story to my liking so that I can have an "earis" to beat up ＼(｀0´)／

Earis hater here lol

[penelopesbaby]

Guys what if the noble trials is actually a book darling wrote I love the idea that every saku series is connected 🙏🙏

[thehorrors-archive432]

Finally a full drawing I hate how pixelated it is but meh

So I’m not the only one that gets moon/night vibes from the Earis right

[zsakuva]

Hi saku! I know you answered a question about which character knows their attractive so how about the listeners? Which ones know they're just so attractive?

Thanks!

The Earis, Darling, Luca's listener, and SB.

[memesthatonlycatertome]

What i want to happen during the duel in the noble trials:

[15lungs]

Both Zaros and Earis know just how good looking they are but there's a key difference. Zaros has experience, Earis does not. Do you know what that means? He could teach them. Wink wink.