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The Angel perplexes Ralsei far more than he can handle. How could he understand them? One moment, they are hugging him. The next, they choose to fight for the first time without any prior warning. Between days, they grow more tired, like something weighs them down. Ralsei's only purpose is to serve them and the Lightners, so perhaps he just does not understand how the Angel can change so rapidly. He can never truly understand them, despite trying so hard to do so. Yet, part of him keeps wondering. Curiosity gnaws at him the more time he spends in the Angel's presence.
After a frustrating three days with the Angel, Ralsei cannot make heads or tails of their behavior. They confuse him, and he confuses them. Perhaps, Ralsei was not thinking straight when he took drastic measures. Maybe, he had been too weathered down by the previous day in the church to be able to think rationally. Against his better judgement, he calls for the Angel by name.
They answer, and Ralsei finally sees the Angel for what they are.
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24 Oct 2025
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The Angel always knew that this day would come. Banishment has always been an inevitability, so there is no reason to feel bad about it happening now. After a harrowing battle against the Knight, the Angel realizes that they are unwanted within this story. They have already been taught many times that at some point, it is time to let go of a world. This is how it must be. If Kris does not want them, then it must be time. After all, if their vessel does not want them, isn't the only winning move not to play?
With the Angel disconnected, Kris and Susie descend into a Dark World without knowing what fate has just befallen the world. The light that shines the way is gone, and not a single person knows why. The world moves on anyway while Kris, Susie, and Ralsei are all caught in the aftermath of the Angel's swift decision. Even with the light no longer shining brightly, maybe something can be salvaged from the dark.
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- Part 1 of A World Written from Hope
- Part 1 of Clawing Toward What Hope Remains
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15 Oct 2025
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Ralsei returns to Castle Town after the harrowing events of the Church's Dark World, his soul heavy with secrets he's not sure he can live with. He takes a walk through the town and tries to keep his composure against its many colorful residents.
Then along comes Queen. She wants more than to take up his time with wacky antics.
She wants him to tell her the Deep Lore.
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15 Oct 2025
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The puzzle pieces judder together with horrifying clarity. Standing in the center of the room, she can see the full picture. Everything missing from the phone, the fragments of herself in the dorm, the odd inflection in Kris’ voice.
This isn’t a dream. It isn’t the Dark World. But it is, impossibly, an alternate world entirely.
Kris sighs again, muttering something to themself. “Do you need me to come over? Are you alone?”
“Kris, I think I’m in the wrong world,” she manages.
(or: two noelles trade places.)
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- Part 6 of heart/mind/soul
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14 Oct 2025
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The only reason Dess knew anything new about Asriel was because of a three year old article that she'd scrounged up for her own curiosity. She stared at it, her heart dropping further and further.
The eighteen year old in the photo felt like a stranger.
The twenty-one year old whose text she’d left on delivered for three days felt like a stranger.
For some reason, ever since returning from the Depths, Dess and Asriel simply hadn't been the same.
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14 Oct 2025