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CH7, PT3 THEORY // Silver as the "Knight of Dreams" who is able to wake all of the school back up with his UM, but at the cost of himself sleeping for eternity.

Bonus points if he's aware of this and sacrifices his last bit of magic to wake Lilia.

His father deserves to live the rest of his days in peace, doesn't he? He's already given Silver seventeen splendid years that Silver didn't even deserve. He ought to have died in that forest, but was gifted borrowed time from Lilia. It's only fair that he gives it back.

(Lilia has to wake him up with true love's kiss just like maleficent (2014)!!!)

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After the recent encounters with Sebek and Lilia’s tsums, Silver suspected his own tsum must be out there somewhere, waiting for its turn to make an appearance. What he was not expecting, however, was to wake up one morning and find a whole trio of his doppelgangers sitting on his bed.

But they aren’t tsums. Sitting astride on the pillow next to him are three tiny, humanoid creatures with silver hair, white skin, and eyes a curious blend of blue and purple. One creature is dressed in the Diasomnia dorm uniform, another in the school’s PE uniform, and the third in the white lab coat and green goggles that students wear for alchemy class. Each one is no bigger than the palm of his hand.

He wonders if they’re stuffed animals, or perhaps some playthings his father had left on his bed as a prank, but quickly discovers that isn’t the case when the creatures stand up and scatter as he reaches out to touch them.

Still half-asleep, Silver hastily gathers the three little oddities in his arms and calls Lilia and Sebek to the dorm lounge. He stops by Malleus’s room on the way and goes to knock on the door, but can’t bring himself to lower his raised fist onto the wood. He continues to the lounge, not wanting to disturb their young prince.  

Lilia leans over and picks up one of the creatures - the one dressed in a tiny Diasomnia uniform, hat and all - and it lets out a startled squeak as he raises it into the air.

Sebek twists his face into a grimace. “Blech! It squeaked! Not only do they physically resemble rodents, but they sound like them, too.”

“Did you just call me a ra-”

“Wait, is that a tag affixed to its back? Is there something written on it?” Sebek asks. He points to a white strip of paper peeking out from underneath the creature’s coat.

Lilia turns the creature over in his hands and brings the tag up to his face, reading aloud the miniscule text as he squints.

“It says… Nui..guru..mi? Nuigurumi? I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

Lilia looks up at Sebek and Silver, and both boys shake their heads in bewilderment.

“You guys haven’t either, huh. Hmm…” Lilia turns the creature in his hands this way and that, looking over every inch of it as though searching for some hidden clue that might unravel this mystery. “Well, for the time being, I say we just keep an eye on them. Just like we did when those tsums appeared.” Lilia sets the creature down on the floor and it toddles over to hide behind his legs, staring up at the three of them with unblinking eyes.

“I think that’s a good idea, father,” Silver says. Sebek crosses his arms and huffs, “Of course it’s a good idea, you twit! This is Sir Lilia we’re talking about! Legendary general of-“

“Anyways,” Lilia interrupts with a laugh, “We’ll need to figure out what to call these things. “Nuigurumi” is a bit of a mouthful, but I think “nui” would work just fine.”

Before Silver can open his mouth to voice his agreement, Sebek lets out a cry and starts clawing at his back.

“Augh!! Silver, unhand me at once!!!”

“I’m not touching you?”

Sebek spins on him like a panther.

“I know that!” he spits. “Clearly I was referring to the miniature Silver that’s presently crawling around on my back!!”

Silver sighs and plucks the nui off the other boy, but it quickly wriggles free from his grip and jumps down to the floor. It races over to join the other two nuis clinging to Lilia’s legs.

“Hmph! Wretched little things…” Sebek mutters.

“How about this: Just so we know who’s talking about what, w’ell call this little one “Dorm Silver”, this one “PE Silver”, and this one “Lab Silver”? Does that sound alright?” Lilia offers.

Sebek and Silver both nod, frowning.

“Why must those creatures insist on accompanying Sir Lilia everywhere he goes? It’s vile. Do they not understand he requires his personal space?”

“Yeah, it’s a real shame.”

Lilia, with the nuis in tow, had announced he’d be eating lunch with a few of his classmates so they could work last-minute on some group assignment, and Silver and Sebek agreed to wait for Malleus at their usual table. Sebek rips a massive chunk out of his turkey sandwich and chews noisily as he glares at the nuis from across the cafeteria.  

“And why are they so determined to do every little thing for him? Look, now the one in the gym uniform’s trying to pour Sir Lilia’s tomato juice for him! As though he were but an infant! Do they not realize he’s more than capable of tending to his own needs?!”

“Reminds me of a certain someone.”

“Whoever that may be, I should hope they’d learn to cease with such unsightly behavior!! It’s truly maddening!”

Sometimes, Silver just can’t tell if Sebek is joking or not, and he doesn’t have the energy that afternoon to try and find out. But Sebek is right, the nuis havebeen hovering around his father nonstop the past few days – taking turns riding on Lilia’s head and shoulders any chance they can get, and happily fetching black licorice and other snacks for him from the dorm kitchen while he games.

And they haven’t just been doting on Lilia. Silver didn’t need to chastise his father for picking up the tv remote with his feet again that morning, for Lab Silver knocked the device out from between Lilia’s toes with an angry squeak before Silver could even say anything.

Although Silver’s been enjoying the short reprieve from having to keep an eye on his father’s antics, he’s also been perplexed by the man’s behavior the past few days. There are moments when Lilia grows so quiet and so still that Silver wonders if he’s still even there, and he’ll look over and see his father cradling the nuis in his arms and rocking them with a gentle sway.

Something tugs at Silver’s heart when he sees his father smiling down at them like that - with all the warmth and reassurance of a childhood summer. But he doesn’t know what that “something” is, can’t find a name for it as he’s plunged once more into that same broad expanse of emotions his father has pulled him down into countless times before. He gropes blindly through the water, desperate to find his answer, but his pale hands are empty each time he surfaces.

Silver blinks away the heat threatening to build in his eyes and turns his head, scanning the cafeteria for that familiar shock of brightly dyed hair.

When Malleus comes over to their table a few minutes later with his lunch tray in hand, he notices Silver looking at something in the distance, his thin lips pulled into a frown. He asks if something is the matter, but the boy doesn’t turn around as he quietly replies that everything is fine.

Malleus follows the line of Silver’s gaze and smirks. “Heh. Are you jealous of all the attention those little creatures are getting, perhaps?”

Silver whips around and stammers, “I-It’s not that! It’s just… I’m not sure, really. I’m just not used to seeing father act so… mushy? I guess.”

Malleus’s smirk melts away into a soft smile. “That’s just how he is with infants. He was like that with you, too, you know. He still is, if you ask me.”

“Ah.”

Silver feels his face grow hot. He ducks his head and pokes listlessly at his salad.

By the time Silver gets back to the dorm that evening, only the green glow of the candles lining the hallways lights his path. I bet everyone’s retired to their rooms already, he thinks to himself as he walks through the dimly lit corridors. He hadn’t meant to stay out so late - his study session at the library was going so well until that familiar pull of drowsiness began whispering its temptations into his ear. The sun had long set by the time he finally woke up.

Silver stops before his room and pushes the door open with his free arm, careful not to spill the books and papers he’s balancing in the other. He starts to reach out for the light switch, but stills his hand midway. There’s someone in here. Squinting, he tries to peer into the mass of shadows that stretch out before him, but he can’t discern one black shape from the other.

He unclips his magical pen from his belt and holds it up. Three sets of beady, auroral eyes reflect the light radiating from the pen’s gemstone.

“Ah, it’s just you guys. I apologize, I didn’t mean to startle you.”

Silver reseats his pen and flicks on the light switch. The three nuis stare back at him from where they sit on this bed.

Silver thinks back to the past few days. This must be the first time he’s seen them away from his father; they’ve been glued to his side ever since they appeared. Concerned, he sets down his school materials on his desk and pulls out his phone.

I found the nuis in my room. Is everything ok?

It doesn’t take long for Lilia to message him back.

Yes, pop music club meeting is running late. Can you look after them for me until I get back?

Silver responds that it won’t be a problem, and he can feel his lips tugging up into a smile after Lilia sends a slew of hearts and bat emojis in reply. A quiet squeak pulls his attention from his phone, and he looks down to see the three nuis gathered forlornly at his feet.

“What’s wrong… Ah, are you sad because father’s not here?”

The nuis nod.

“Don’t worry, he’ll come back eventually…” And then after a moment, he adds, “He always does.”

The nuis squeak happily, and Silver motions for them to follow as he heads to the door.

“Come, I’ll make us some coffee and we can wait for him together.”

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papa lilia with tsum silver!

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sharing many classes together, naturally, sebek and the prefect's friendship developed very quickly. book clubs, meeting during club activities, hanging out at diasomnia, study sessions together, the usual.

malleus, however is not happy about this. how could he be? the prefect skips out on midnight walks, gargoyle discussions, and is simply too busy to talk with him anymore. his knight was stealing his dearest friend away.

"child of man, would you like to go a walk today?"

"oh, sorry tsunotaro! i promised the first years we'd have a slumber party tonight! i thought sebek told you about it?"

sebek, in fact, did not.

one of his knights was monopolizing all of the prefect's time.

correction: sebek was monopolizing all of the prefect's time that they should've been spending with malleus.

malleus cannot bring himself to share his knight's enthusiasm as sebek rambles on about the latest book him and the prefect were reading together. once upon a time, he would've approved, encouraged him, even. but now, he bites back a bitter laugh.

it is when malleus sees the first-year returning from club activities with you that he snaps.

"human, do you remember what kieron told the duke of dewer as he wielded his sword?" sebek asked you, presumably about a book character. you seemed to think for a few moments before brightening up. lilia grins at the two, but malleus is incapable of even a polite smile.

"this metal shall kiss your cloven hooves ere you harm even a hair of my kin!" you declared, brandishing an imaginary sword. a few months ago, sebek would've ridiculed this kind of behaviour. now, he smiled at you with fondness, and maybe even something more.

malleus kept a barely concealed sneer as he spoke, "sebek, do you ever talk about anything but those delusional stories?"

sebek smile wavered and his expression turned into one of hurt and confusion, and it made your heart clench. he looked like a kicked puppy, hearing his master speak so coldly.

"tsunotaro!" you scolded. "how could you say that to sebek? you know how much he loves reading!" you stormed off, evidently angry. malleus' eyes widened.

you…yelled at him?

…sebek.

malleus couldn't take it anymore. in a burst of rage and jealousy, he levelled a blast of lightning at the half-fae knight. you had only taken a few steps when you felt the air change behind you, and before the lightning could hit sebek, you ran back and pushed him out of the way.

only to get hit by several thousands of volts of electricity.

"prefect?!" sebek shouted, scrambling towards your unconscious form.

malleus' heart dropped. no.

no, no, no.

what had he done?

lilia's expression morphs into shock and then something more austere as the fae general holds out an arm to prevent malleus from approaching you and sebek. some of the other first-years are running over, having heard a loud noise from across the campus. they stop when they see you lying on the ground with a frantic sebek, and immediately spring into action.

malleus can only watch sebek's retreating figure as the knight carries you to the infirmary.

after the incident, things go back to how they were.

well, with a few glaringly obvious differences.

one, sebek is uncharacteristically quiet these days. he does not speak up, even when a couple of savannaclaw students are making fun of 'wakasama'. lilia frowns as he notices the subdued way the knight stands in the hall, as if the fight in him had left. malleus feels guilt drown him as sebek silently stands at his side, no praise, no loud exclamations about the greatness of his liege; he was no longer there to support him, only serve and do his job.

two, whenever you seem to be in the vicinity of diasomnia or rather, malleus, sebek is always there, gently guiding you away from him.

as if he was trying to protect you from malleus, the prince notes painfully.

all this time, sebek thinks to himself. you had put yourself in danger's way for him. you had let yourself become collateral damage to a spell that was meant to hit…

him.

the fae prince he had been praising and worshipping all this time, his mentor, role model, idol...

not only had his wakasama hurt you, his dearest friend, and arguably, sebek's dearest friend, he had also meant to hurt sebek.

was this the grand fae he had tried to tell all his human friends about? the exemplary greatness of malleus draconia, 5th most powerful mage in all of twisted wonderland, prince of briar valley, and…

potential murderer.

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Cerberus gear looks strong

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OMG IMAGINE IF THIS WAS TRRRUUUEEE??!?! Ahhhhhh you know what diasomnia titles are?? King of the abyss, seeker of cradles, knight of lightning, knight of dreams

THAT WOULD BE SO COOL KENDKDKDK

and the titles for the dorm leaders are based on overblots titles/book titles so a friend (Lala 🌺💕 @/mobagehelllocal ) mentioned what If the groovies was their OB design Omg that would be awesome

You KNOW WHAT ELSE HAS ME FERAL?!?

THIS OMG I WILL LITERALLY GO FERAL AND TURN INTO DUST CAN YOU IMAGINE PLEASE I HAVE A NEED GIMME GIMME

the rest of the titles can be read here

Credit: @/moonlightequin1 @/yaoyaobae @/mysteryshoptls

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H-HUH… Doge??? 🤡

THE TOKYO TRAIN STATION ADS DROPPED SOMETHING SUPER COOL 😭

is that... Is that you, Ortho?????? 🤡 A-As a cybernetic... dog boy?????? He really can be anything he wants to be, huh... An android, a real boy, a Phantom, a high school student, a flower fairy, now a furry/j

OKAY OKAY NOW MY NEURONS ARE ACTIVATED

This image seems to be associated with episode 7 of the main story (see the text on the left)--and where we last left off in it, Malleus had put everyone to sleep using his unique magic, Fae of Maleficence. My previous theory was that since Idia had skipped the party in favor of staying in Ignihyde, he would be the only person untouched by the sleeping spell and thus the one forced to be the "hero" to save everyone else. However, I did think (and still think) it was weird that it would be left up only to Idia; Ortho is also a returning character from the last episode, so I expected him to also play a big role in 7. I also thought it was strange that a robot could be forced to sleep via a spell; I thought for sure Ortho would resist Malleus's magic. With the new artwork, I think I have some ideas about Ortho's role for the rest of episode 7!! In episode 6 of the main story, we were introduced to Styx, a secret organization that researches blot, headed by the Shroud family. Styx's security program is explicitly named "Cerberus", sharing the name of the legendary three-headed dog that guards the Underworld. It's also implied that Ortho is integrated with, and has significant control over said security systems. There are some commands that can only be executed with approval from a member of the Shroud family (so either Idia or Ortho). AND WHAT DO WE SEE IN THE NEW AD?????? THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S THREE DOGS (one of them being Ortho). IT'S LITERALLY CERBERUS, COME TO PROTECT AND DEFEND??? What does that mean for us????? Well, what if Ortho being forced to sleep by Malleus somehow remotely activated Cerberus or an emergency protocol related to it? Alternatively, Idia could trigger this emergency protocol, seeing as he is the only one that may be awake and has the authority to issue it.

It looks like they're bringing out the big guns to deal with OB Malleus... Shit's really about to GO DOWN 🤡

P.S. please Please PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEEASE LET THIS ARTWORK BE A NEW ORTHO SSR I NeeDN jdl IT IN sNJSDMajy mY LIFE NSADBH,ADFHVIFVILYdviylfvu

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I'm holding on to the hope that Lilia wouldn't actually die...but we're nearing the end of the main story.

Yuu's gotta leave Twst soon, and Malleus' reasoning for ob is mainly a fear of being forgotten/left behind because 2 of the people closest to him are starting to exit his life so he's desperately grasping the straws to keep everything together.

I hypothesize but also hope this isn't going to be a "Peter Pan" ending where there's a meaningful message about learning to let go/accepting and working through grief and maturing right before the game ends.

But it's too fitting...too disney.

i genuinely don’t want lilia to basically die in/after chapter 7, but i also don’t want this to be some sort of ‘lilia LIED to his friends and family for FUN’ situation.

it would be so much more meaningful if chapter 7 ends with an actual message about accepting and working through your grief instead of letting it fester.

i truly cannot see lilia knowingly making his family distraught over a joke. there can be a fun little deus ex machina that brings him back in chapter 8 or something, but let this actually happen and let the characters learn and grow from it.

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Malleus: Lilia, I think you should let me teach Silver.

Lilia: I didn’t teach him that though!

Alternate: Cute Version

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Mattle just dropped new Maleficent doll and her new dress resembles Malleus' overblot design

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A guide for your mini eepy boy...

Hopping on the Twitter bandwagon bc this is so mcfucking CUTE.

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💕💕💕The family💕💕💕

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I sometimes think about “unhappy diasomnia college years”

Malleus is never invited anywhere. Prefect isn’t his friend

Everyone knows Lilia’s age from the beginning. Many keep their distance from him

Silver attends RSA

Lilia often wants to sneak out to spend time with Silver but he doesn’t want to leave Malleus alone for too long so he has to choose between Silver and Malleus

And Sebek got sorted into another dorm :’(

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Sorry but I'm feral about the fact that at their core, Diasomnia is a story about a family going beyond blood ties and navigating love and loss??? A story about the very human and frightening realization that the loss of a loved one is inevitable, and how to prepare for something like that?? A story about how the choice to love and be loved can be equally as terrifying, about how love inherently comes with the requirement to be vulnerable and realize that bonds are not chains but anchors allowing one to always find their way back home???

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Can’t wait for them to discover each other’s gamer identities and become THE pals ever.

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Twst shower thought (pt. 3)

 Idia actually builds ortho a new body with matured features every few years. If we compare young! ortho's sprite before he died with his robotic! form, the latter seems older because Idia builds him to look older to simulate how living ortho might've looked if he lived on and aged along side Idia.

 (Bonus: But because Idia can't really tell (maybe hypothesize using whatever technology) how ortho would have looked like aged, his robotic form looks way younger than any of our first years.)

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If Silver crying was the last straw for Malleus's overblot, what if it's also what saves the day?

Malleus starts asking us why do we want to escape the dream he weaved for everyone and then Silver just BREAKS DOWN (again), yelling that this dreamscape is killing his brother and he doesn't want to lose his family, please come back Malleus!!