#kakawasha

[cwnreader]

for aventio zine (2024)

[kawaiipienerdfreak]

Reverse AU Dr. Ratio and Aventurine p.1

Honkai: Star Rail

Kakawasha is a Synogian slave who became a scholar in the Guild of Erudites after a successful deal with Yashma. You could say his past remained largely unchanged, except for one key difference: he chose to study his own luck "under a microscope" and proposed the idea that luck is not merely a series of fortunate coincidences but something far more substantial.

Dr. Kakawasha hasn't achieved the same level of success as Ratio in the canon, but he is still respected within certain niche circles. His focus lies in abstract sciences, which, due to their specific nature, are in little demand. Nevertheless, Yashma believes that this "child" of hers will one day bring her personal good fortune. As such, she is fiercely protective of him, just as she is with all her "children."

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[cwnreader]

the way through the looking glass

[kawaiipienerdfreak]

Reverse AU Dr. Ratio and Aventurine p.4

Boss Form of Ratio

Kakawasha understandably considers him a peacock, just like many of you probably do. But in truth, he’s much closer to owls, as he is in the canon.

His stone transforms his body far more dramatically than Aventurine’s did. Amethyst stretches into a humanoid bird form (slightly smaller than the Sunday!boss), like something from ancient mythical epics. He wears lavish feathered sleeves, a cloak of golden wings, and shoulder armor reminiscent of an owl’s plumage. Around his neck, feathers form a majestic collar, framing his head-marble-bust. His body is gray-blue, like marble, or like skin in the rigor mortis stage. Then there is the clothing meant to cover that which couldn’t be shown in the game...

Clawed hands. Elongated legs with twisted feet.

my pride

His abilities during the boss fight:

Talons of Fate – Sweeping, eager strikes with his clawed hands. Deals blood loss damage.

Vertigo of Knowledge – Causes dizziness for the team, making them forget how to use their basic attack, enhanced abilities, or ultimates. Alternatively, they may simply skip a turn.

The Tower of Aether – A group attack where he collapses a towering structure onto his enemies.

Skyward Stalemate – He can "place" a tower on a single character, as though putting them in checkmate on a chessboard.

His special attack:

He unnaturally curves his body. Just as owls flare their feathers when threatened, he spreads all his bird-like elements into a threatening pose. The countdown begins until his head twists 180 degrees downward.

He then declares:

"Ignorance......it is darkness."

And the battlefield is plunged into impenetrable darkness. There’s a 30% chance that an attack will hit Amethyst with +20% attack power; all other attacks miss (either hitting an ally or striking nothing).

Amethyst then surges from the darkness with his burning, fiery eyes and an unnerving smile, swinging his claws wildly.