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From the depths of despair, the last harbinger arose… Its voice was fulgent destruction, and none could stand in its path.

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How does one become an onion knight?

Hi there! And that’s a good question!

It took me a moment, but I realized that being an Onion Knight is really quite simple. 

Becoming an Onion Knight takes guts, kindness, a willingness to help people, and being an overall good person, but mostly, it takes wanting to be as good a person as you can be. It’s something anyone can strive for if they really want to be the positivity they want to see in the world!  Now, it’s not always easy, but us Onion Knights are all about helping folks out and doing our best. Even if things go wrong, keep on and do what you can!

Of course, standard uniform for the Onion Knights is at least one of the Onion Helms floating around. Traditionally there’s the usual Blue one like I’ve got here, but those are hard to come by, same with the Black one (The Peregrine Helm) which is all but lost to time. The Red Onion Helm is popular, though and works well with a lot of looks, even I used it for a long while!

The title of Onion Knight isn’t one to be taken lightly, but it’s also one given to those willing to carry it well, despite how much weight that might be. So welcome to the fold if you think you’re up for the task!

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Our Slumbering Demons Awake

As a warning, there are major spoilers from Patch 5.3 involved in the following character post. 

  "Azem" he said aloud “I am, Azem...” Adio’s thoughts trailed off as he took in the sights of Amaurot, still gleaming in the depths of the Tempest.

Having recently learned his true name, he could not grasp it as his own. The word seemed so foreign to his lips and it left a somewhat sour taste in his mouth. He peered up at the capitol building and sighed. Everything Elidibus revealed about his past was indeed true, with a bit of artistic flourish, but true. With both Emet Selch and Elidibus gone, no one remained to tell the story of the original Star, save for what Adio had retained himself from the two rather unreliable sources. Had they not been hells-bent on the Rejoining, perhaps there could have been more to glean from their ageless knowledge, but that was not to be.

Adio walked to a nearby planter and sat upon one of its bench-like steps for a moment. Since coming to The First, there had been one revelation after the other; the origin of Hydaelyn and Zodiark, the original Star and its Calamity, the history of the Ascians and the Unsundered, and now his own past. For all this, there remained further mysteries left unsolved, each with its own implications, but he focused on one phrase he had heard many times during his journey throughout the realms.

“What are you?”

Even Elidibus, as removed from his memories as he was at the end, asked that question. Azem was, for all intents and purposes, an Ascian of the Convocation, memory loss or no Elidibus should have been able to see that much about Adio in that moment. How could he not have recognized a fellow Ascian? Was there something about Azem in particular that gave both previous Ascians pause? Was this something specific to Adio himself that neither had witnessed?

“What am I?” Adio rested his head in his hands.

Visions of his fight against Hades played back in his mind as he closed his eyes. They both fought for the future they wanted to achieve, but by some miracle, Adio came out on top despite being only eight times Rejoined. How had he defeated an Unsundered Ascian of ages past at their full power? Even though he was an ancient in a past life, Adio still stood as an incomplete mortal soul, and even with the help of his Scion friends, by all accounts they were the lesser.

Despite absorbing the excess Light from the Lightwardens, Adio had also consumed the never ending Darkness within Hades. There was less Light in him now than when he first journeyed to The First, and the Shadow within had grown immensely. From this spring of Dark did he draw new power well above what he had felt before, but so too had Elidibus with his summoning of heroic souls from the other shards. Each time he had fought Hades and Elidibus, a clash of Light and Darkness ensued, though in opposite order each time. In his own way, Adio brought balance to both by taking control of, or destroying, the other.

The question of how still remained.

“Even if…” he began, raising his head towards the entrance of the Capitol building, “Even if I was Azem, I am something more now than I ever was.” He stood from the bench and let out a deep breath. “I am Adio, the Warrior of Darkness.”

The title seemed a fitting change, but until his fight with Hades, held little truth to it. How could a Warrior of Darkness take in the Light, after all? How could that same Warrior also be the salvation for the star? The dichotomy of that opposing view did not pass Adio’s notice when Elidibus told him he had been drawn from Zodiark. In his own way, Elidibus was a warrior of the greatest Darkness yet known, but people considered him their Warrior of Light.  

“What a strange road we’ve all walked.” He thought. “I wonder if I really am the one to save this world. Who’s to say my old self wasn’t the cause of the Calamity in some way, maybe even the Sundering.”

He entered the Capitol building, its metal and stone accents glinting in the light, and made his way to the towering entrance that had led to Emet Selch’s version of the Final Days. He placed a hand on the cold metal door that had not opened since then, and breathed deep in reflection.

“Remember,” Emet’s voice echoed in Adio’s mind, “Remember that we once lived.”

Nothing could make him forget, but the time of the Ascians was at an end, and a new future was to be forged. Sundered or not, Adio had a task ahead of him that needed doing, and for good or ill, he would see it to its conclusion. Through him ran the hopes and dreams of people from eons past as well as those he was meant to save now, though he did not know just how well placed their faith in him would pay out in the end. For all their praise, he had only delved deeper into the Darkness, and with each Ascian slain, that power grew only to further his own ambitions.

“We’ll start a new future, Emet” he said turning from the door to leave the Capitol building, “but it will be by my hand, and our will. The Star is no longer yours, and I will make sure it never will be again.”

As he left, he looked back only for a moment, to catch a small glimpse of the Thirteen Convocation members before they faded into nothingness.

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From up on high did the World Lighwarden watch over his new kingdom. None would escape his radiance, none could deny his power. He would bring about his own order on this world and every other that lay before him. Anyone foolish enough to challenge his will would be turned into his pawn, a lesser Light being capable of nothing but destruction. Not even Hydaelyn could contend with him and what remains of Zodiark dissipated in his presence. 

“You called for a Warrior of Light, did you not?” He said “Is this not everything you asked for and more?” 

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From Darkness Born

He clutched his chest, his breath caught between exhaling and inhaling. He could not let this stop him. The Light had grown stronger within, and each Lightwarden’s power threatened to take control of every fiber of his soul. He had been warned, yet still continued on this ridiculous journey. Had Fray not warned him long ago? “You cannot carry all these burdens, unless you wish to die a slave”. A slave to the whims of those who he called his leaders. A slave to the supposed “good” of his comrades. A slave to The Light.

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From Darkness Born

He clutched his chest, his breath caught between exhaling and inhaling. He could not let this stop him. The Light had grown stronger within, and each Lightwarden's power threatened to take control of every fiber of his soul. He had been warned, yet still continued on this ridiculous journey. Had Fray not warned him long ago? "You cannot carry all these burdens, unless you wish to die a slave". A slave to the whims of those who he called his leaders. A slave to the supposed "good" of his comrades. A slave to The Light.

It was as Ryne said, his aether could not take the strain of so much Light. It was cracking, falling apart, causing him to become that thing he swore to destroy on this mission to The First. He had become the Lightwarden of the World. That his friends had not turned was some miracle indeed. Perhaps it was thanks to Ryne’s quick action that he had not already fallen into the endless abyss of that blinding space. He found little solace in the fact that he had survived the ordeal.

He stood now, before his would-be destroyer, the Ascian known as Hades, who he had met and nearly befriended while in The First. To say there was some kinship between them would not be far from the truth. Everyone on this journey had been through so much. Pain, happiness, suffering, apathy. Their last ditch effort to contain the sorcerer in a giant white auracite crystal disappeared the moment he shattered it into dust.

It was that moment, in the all-enveloping void that he found the power he longed for. Such an endless reservoir of darkness, so much raw aether on which to sure up his own dark defenses. Never before had so much despair flowed around him. He would make it his own and consume this blighted Light within. With Arbert’s additional rejoining, he finally had the ability to put an end to this and end it he would.

With one final gasp, he swallowed hard and drew in the dark aether emanating from Hades. Every molecule of the darkness flowed into his small frame until he had taken all he could handle and more. He would not change into the disgusting Light-drenched abomination Hades wanted. He would become that which would destroy it in his own way. He would become the darkness itself in order to control the Light.

As he raised his hand, he surrounded the Lightwarden’s aether with the newly acquired dark and hurled it at his foe, piercing the Ascian fully. It was only after Hades dissipated after the killing blow that the Light and dark within him returned to some semblance of balance. Hades’ final words ran through his mind and he would follow them. He would remember that they lived. It was not without sadness that he felled the Ascian, it was with as much empathy as any denizen of the dark for his fallen brother, and as Hades faded away the Warrior of Darkness gave a small understanding nod.

In his hour of need, it was not the Light that came to his aid, but the darkness itself.

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“Your Light will not stop me. Your strength weeps in the face of my power. The darkness has finally taken hold and I will destroy you and all you are. Perish.”

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You once called me the Warrior of Light. You clamored for my blessing, for my protection, my gifts. Bathed in that power, I grew weak, but I gave in to the darkness before and it opened many paths for me. Now that the shine has become too bright, it seems it is time to release that darkness once more. Perhaps this time I will remain a Warrior of Darkness. 

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~~Adio Tomenaki + Hairstyles~~

[Pre-Calamity, A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood]

“Within the light lies the power for Darkness. Unleash that potential to become an unstoppable force to be reckoned with”

Tagging - @everyone 

This was an interesting little thing to do, and I had to go back a long time to get some of these screens.

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It’s so gloomy here...

Dear Mother and Father,

I’ve been sent to help with patrols in Castrum Centri in Mor Dhona, but it is always so disheartingly droll here. The sky has this strange sheen and purple color as if the very aerther is drawing out your life force. That being said, it seems I am unable to have the soldiers stationed here to give me the time of day, despite my rank...

No one listens to me!

No only that, but it is impossible for me to reach anything here. They really did not build this place with Lalafell in mind. I do not mean to complain, but it is a sore spot of sorts, I suppose. 

I do hope you are both doing well at home. To be honest, I have missed you over these many months and wish to return if only for a small moment to see you and have a bowl of mother’s salted chicken stew. 

You both are in my thoughts,

Adio

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Moving up the ranks!

Dear Mother and Father,

After my excellent service at Castrum Occidens, I have been moved to Cape Westwind in order to better serve the Empire. There are rumblings of some sort of rebellion brewing in the realm, and my commanders thought it best to have their more skilled combatants to the area. I’ve been told that the great general  Rhitahtyn Sas Arvina will be overseeing our defenses as well. It’s all rather exciting, and I hope to bring you good news. I hope this may lead to even more opportunities to excel and show my prowess in our forces. Perhaps one day I will join the elite ranks serving directly under Ser Baelsar himself, maybe the royal guard! I should not get too ahead of myself, for there is much preparation to be done in the meantime. I hope you are well.

I will watch over my post with as much strength as I can muster in the name of the Empire, forever may it reign!

Adio

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Interview the Muse

- What is your Full name? Include any maiden names, aliases, or nicknames.

- When is your birthday? Do you know where you were born and at what time?

- What is your star sign? Do you know your Chinese Zodiac too?

- What is your earliest memory that you can remember?

- Where was your childhood home? Was it more urban or rural?

- How was your childhood in general? Did your parents treat you well? Did you have a lot of friends?

- How was/is school? What is your favorite and least favorite subjects? What were your grades on average?

- Did you have a best friend growing up? What was their name? Are you still in touch?

- Were you in any cliques?

- Best childhood memory you can recall?

- Worst childhood memory you can recall?

- Name an event in your childhood that has shaped you into the person you are today

- What is the dumbest thing you have ever done to impress someone? Were they impressed or was it all for naught?

- Did you ever have any sweethearts or lovers? Do you have a boy/girlfriend?

- Are you a virgin?

- Do you ever plan on getting married in your life? Do you want kids?

- Would you rather have your own kids or adopt? How many kids would you want?

- Do you think you'd be a protective parent or a relaxed parent?

- How would you prefer to pass away? Surrounded by loved ones and at peace, or while doing something heroic?

- Generally, how healthy are you? Do you get sick or injured easily or are you fit?

- Have you ever been badly injured before?

- What is the worst injury you have ever gotten? What was it and how did it happen? Were you ever close to death?

- How many times have you been to the hospital/doctor's?

- Have you ever had a concussion or brain injury? Have you ever had amnesia?

- What was the worst illness you ever contacted? Do you know what it was? How long were you sick?

- Ever had any extended hospital stays? What for?

- Have you ever had to give yourself or someone else emergency first aid? What happened?

- Are you employed? Where do you work and who do you work for? What do you do?

- Are you happy with your current job?

- Did you have any previous jobs? What were they and what did you do?

- Most dangerous thing you have ever done?

- Do you consider yourself a more active person or a more relaxed person?

- What is your dream come true? How about your worst nightmare?

- What is the biggest and most important goal you have set for yourself?

- How persistent would you say you are? How much does it take to get you to give up on a task?

- Would you surrender yourself to your enemies or fight to the very end?

- When do you usually do your shopping? What is currently on your shopping list?

- Top three things on your wishlist?

- Currently, what is something you want but do not need?

- Do you like shopping? What is your favorite thing to shop for?

- What is the most expensive thing you have purchased? Was it worth it?

- What would you do if you were suddenly given one billion dollars out of the blue?

- What would you describe your style of clothing as?

- Do you have any hobbies? Name all of them if you can.

- Do you like and appreciate art? What is your favorite piece of artwork?

- Do you like music? What is your favorite style of music?

- Have you ever seen any musicals? What is your favorite?

- What are your top three favorite animals? What would you say your "Patronus" or "Spirit Animal" is?

- What are your top three favorite colors?

- What is your favorite season? Do you prefer hotter or colder weather? Do you like snow at all?

- What kind of flavors do you prefer: Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Spicy, Dry, or Umami (savory meat taste)?

- Can you cook at all?

- What is your favorite dish? Can you prepare it? Do you have the recipe handy?

- What is your favorite fruit and vegetable?

- What is your favorite dessert? What is your favorite type of candy/treat?

- What is the best thing you have ever had the opportunity to eat? What is the worst?

- Do you like to drink tea or coffee? Any favorite flavors?

- Describe your sense of humor.

- What is one thing you are justly proud of?

- Do you have any religious beliefs? If not, have you ever been to a church service?

- What would you say is the worst thing someone has done to you? What is the meanest thing someone has ever said to you?

- What is the worst thing you have done to someone? What is the meanest thing you have said to anyone?

- Share the latest entry in your diary/journal.

- What is the most precious thing you own? Is it valuable at all?

- Talk about someone you know. It can be someone you either like or dislike.

- FREE QUESTION

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Dear Mother and Father

I hope this missive finds you well. I’ve gotten a promotion recently and am at my first post on Castrum Occidens! Needless to say, it’s taken some getting used to, there’s so much to see around here, but I’m happy with my post.

I must say, however, I worry about the news of this so-called ‘Warrior of Light’. My senior officers claim that the Warrior of Light has slain several Eikons, which I find to be the most ridiculous notion. No mere savage could defeat such a foe, even if they are ‘blessed’ by their supposed Mother Crystal. No magicks are strong enough to do such a thing, only Garlemald’s might. My subordinates fear this hero of the barbarians, but I assure them there is no need to worry, we will prevail.

May the Empire live on forever, and you be well, Adio

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OTP Questions!

In honor of us hitting a thousand followers, here are some OTP questions!

1: Who spends almost all their money on the other?

2: Who sleeps in the other’s lap?

3: Who walks around the house half-naked and who yells at them to put on some clothes?

4: Which one tells the other not to stay up all night and which one stays up all night anyway?

5: Which one tries to make food for the other but burns it all by accident and which one tells them that it’s okay and makes them both cookies?

6: Which one reads OTP prompts and says “Oh that’s us!” and which one goes “Eh, not really”?

7: Which one constantly wears the other’s clothes?

8: Which one spends all day running errands and which one says “You remembered [thing], right?”

9: Which one drives the car and which one gives them directions?

10: Which one does the posing while the other one draws?

11: If they were about to rob a museum, which one does backflips through lasers and which one is strolling behind with a bag of chips?

12: Which one of your OTP overdoes it on the alcohol and which one makes the other stop drinking?

13: Which one likes to surprise the other with a lot of small random gifts?

14: Which one keeps accidentally using the other’s last name instead of their own?

15: Which one screams about the spider and which one brings the spider outside?

16: Which one gives the other their jacket?

17: Who keeps getting threatened by the other’s overprotective older sibling?

18: Who’s the first one to admit they have feelings for the other?

19: How good would your OTP be at parenting?

20: Which one types with perfect grammar and which one types using numbers as letters?

21: Who gets attacked by a bully and who protects them?

22: Who makes the bad puns and who makes a pained smile every time the other makes a pun?

23: Who comes home from work to see that the other one bought a puppy?

24: Which one gives the other a piggyback ride when they’re tired?

25: Which one competes in some sort of activity and which one does the overzealous cheering?

26: Who takes a selfie when the other one falls asleep on their shoulder?

27: Which one would give the other a makeover if they asked?

28: Which one owns a pet that the other is absolutely terrified of?

29: Which one holds the umbrella over both of them when it rains?

30: If your OTP went on vacation, where would they go and what would they do? Who would take the pictures?

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Lord of Levin, master of the Wood, I have given my heart to thee so that we may save this place from the untouched ones defilement. Make me one of your thrall, that I may strike down all those who wish to harm the Twelveswood.

Bonus:

Ramuh: You passed.

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What I remember of The Calamity is a bit fuzzy, given I had not realized I was blessed with the power of the echo. I do remember the cries in the streets, the monsters, the empire. All of the terror thanks to the machinations of a single soul, Nael van Darnus. To say the Garleans had a terrible idea would do them a great injustice; we all would like to end the cycle of Primals draining the land, being conquered, only to rise again and continue their hungry consumption of aether, but their methods and ideals are far from my own.

I would love nothing better than a world free from the Primal’s ever-present danger, but I am not willing to give up my own freedom for the type of “security” the Garleans offer. I will do what I can to end this cycle. Bahamut has been slain for good, and given what we learned from Tiamat, the Ascians tend to play either side of any great struggle.

We must stop the Garleans and Ascians alike, but it’s a daunting task. I sometimes wish for the days before the Calamity, before we had the Empire breaching our lands, before all this craziness.

Maybe one day... one day soon, I hope.

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In order to destroy the Dragons, we became Dragons ourselves.