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I mostly drew Lok yesterday. Ironic that it was St. Patrick’s day, honestly. I didn’t set out to draw him, but that’s what ended up happening.

I honestly miss him. Lok was a rock for me. He brought me back down from the high place I had put myself on when we first met. He supported me through the hell that was the battle with the Blood Spiral and the eventual fight with the Nullifiers.

I hope he’s well, wherever he is.

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We were strangers, starting out on a journey Never dreaming, what we'd have to go through Now here we are, I'm suddenly standing At the beginning with you

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My name is Sophie Casterwill. And I am not alone.

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Right, I wanted to talk about being the leader of the Casterwills. It wasn’t just a political position that is the voice of making alliances, lending aid, and leading the family toward the future. The House of Nobles was the main house with the others being branches.

And since the members of this were supposed to continue the legacy of Lord Casterwill, those in the position of leadership (ie me, Sophie Casterwill) were supposed to learn pretty much every last thing the entire Casterwill family had to offer. I studied to learn every spell at the family’s disposal; every strategy we had ever implemented and how they were used, how they could be modified to the situation, how best to formulate new ones; the process of forging and enchanting weapons; all the lore and family history, every last secret.

I had to become incredibly versatile, knowledgeable, and powerful in order to be a respected head of the family. If all of the Casterwills who were still in hiding were to accept me, then I needed to prove that I could handle my new position and show them that they were in good hands.

Doing missions and passing tests wasn’t everything, as I’d learned before that first major battle with the Blood Spirals. It was also making sure that my family was safe from those who dared to hunt them. I strengthened defenses mainly, or I’d create some new ones for them. I encouraged them to unite with me, but I wouldn’t judge them if they chose not to fight.

We didn’t need every last Casterwill, after all. There were still young children who needed to be taken care of. I don’t blame any member of the family who didn’t come to that final battle. They had their reasons and I saw all the reasons they’d have had between earning my place as leader of the family and the winter solstice.

So, yeah, I’m still pissed off that I wasn’t as powerful in show canon as I was in my own. I had so much at my disposal and they chose not to show any of it.

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I want to talk about the Casterwilll family and how much hell I had to go through after becoming the leader of the House of Nobles and therefore the entire family. And also it's bs that I wasn't depicted as powerful as I actually was.

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I might draw Lok. I’m missing him so much lately that maybe drawing him would help. This is probably because I’m in such a Sophie shift, if I’ll be honest.

I wish I could talk to him again, though.

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Today’s Cute Character of the Day is: Lok Lambert from Huntik: Secrets and Seekers

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Willblade activating itself to protect Sophie 

2x04 & 2x24 

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May I point out that my effectiveness as a Seeker seemed to have dropped considerably between Season 1 and 2?

I can at least mention that, in my canon, I was just as capable as the others even without Sabriel, though I did severely doubt myself before our Powerbond manifested itself. And those doubts did put severe mental blocks onto my abilities. But once I got her back, I was just as strong as ever and only became more so!

It really didn’t feel like that happened in show canon, though. It didn’t feel like I was watching myself as an equal part of the team or grow any stronger. The only thing I can say I’m proud of my show canon counterpart is that she was able to put the trauma of her past behind her completely and master a titan of the element that struck such petrifying terror in us.

She’s honestly a good example of a character with anxiety when a huge destiny lands on her shoulders. The fears and stresses that come with landing a huge position out of nowhere. But, that side was hardly shown. We saw her become the leader of the Casterwills, but we didn’t see her deal with what that meant. The effort and work she needed to put into that position wasn’t even really touched upon outside of one conversation with Lok.

We didn’t get to see her grow and learn more of her family’s secrets. We didn’t get to see her deal with all of the politics involved in leading the Casterwill family. I understand why they didn’t show it, but it’s still important pieces of development we lost out on.

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Let's be honest here, I never had a true crush on Dante. Not even saying from my memories, but it's pretty obvious it wasn't meant to be shown as an actual crush. I looked at him like he would be an ideal person to have at my side in that kind of relationship because of his status in the Seeker world. I knew the importance of being a Casterwill even when I knew practically nothing about my family and I knew having Dante at my side in that capacity would make people take notice of me. I'd have been that Casterwill who has Dante Vale as a partner. His name alone brought reputation. And that was all I cared about back then regarding matters related to romance. The fact I thought he was good looking was just a bonus. It was a very political interest, really. There were no actual romantic feelings motivating me. In that sense, I was very cold in my early days as an active Seeker. I'm so glad that changed. I'm so glad I let people in. I'm so glad I let myself drop those parts of me to let Lok in. I'm so glad I stopped being so focused on the politics of my position as heir to the Casterwills.

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Although I do want to write up this memory: Umbra, the Shadow Jaguar didn’t bond with Dante. The first time he invoked Umbra was the only time he was able to do it since the Titan realized a Casterwill was in danger. Much like the Willblade’s power was more active for Lok when I was in peril. No matter what Dante did, he couldn’t bond with the titan.

Umbra, instead, bonded fully with Lucas.

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I have so many memories from this life, to be honest. I know I’d need to rewatch season one to get a refresher (something I do need to do in this life. Keywords, images, etc are a godsend when it comes to my horrendous memory) on some events, but otherwise, I have so much.

I don’t even know how I’d write them all. Mainly because a lot of it blends together. After all, I spent a lot of time working with my family. I was suddenly the head of the Casterwills, after all. There’s so much work to do reuniting the family!

I might find a way at some point, though.

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The ending of the series with it showing the Blood Spiral Mark having been activated and pulsing its beacon across the universe sparked my possible memories that, while we did defeat the Betrayer, he was successful in activating the mark.

We all believed the Nullifiers would be instantly summoned to Earth upon its activation, but that was not the case. We only stopped the one that was already on route to Earth when the Red Comet first appeared. We didn’t realize that the mark could still be active as a signal to the other Nullifiers after the Betrayer was defeated.

We weren’t prepared. We thought the threat had passed us by. We only delayed the Betrayer’s plans.

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Well, I suppose I wasn’t entirely wrong about Rassimov getting possessed in the end.

While I’m fairly sure it was more of a permanent thing in my canon and the Betrayer literally used his body as host, but he did get briefly possessed.

I feel more validated in my memories.

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I just finished watching The Phoenix’s Ashes and while a lot was familiar, of course it was. Nothing really surprised me, just really felt like a reminder of things I’d once forgotten. It’s a feeling I get a lot in this life.

But there was an entire scene that just didn’t make sense and it’s because the context was removed. It was jarring because of the omission, where I tell Lok there’s too much to do and we won’t be able to spend as much time together alone anymore.

They didn’t show me inviting him to the rooftop. They didn’t show the small conversation that was full of nerves and awkwardness. There was hardly any buildup of my saying it to him. I can remember the emotions twisting inside me as I wrung my hands and mulled over exactly how I would say it. He took it a bit more solemnly than the voice actor gave him credit for.

They also didn’t choose to animate him leaning over to me, brushing back my hair as he said those words to me, “I understand. Family comes first.” The small crack forming in our hearts as we understood we had to push ourselves aside for this ordeal. We couldn’t afford to be together.

It was in that moment we silently agreed that we could wait until it all passed.

I can remember his hand on my cheek. I can remember his sad smile. I can remember the tears that formed the moment I walked away from him, voicing what we had already known between the two of us.

And his final words to me gave me the necessary boost that all of our efforts would be worth in the end since he believed in me.

There were so many little moments missing in a lot of this season. It’s nice to know what little memories I’ve got can fill in some of the pieces.

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Hello, I'm Sophie Casterwill and I wish there was a community for Huntik kin. But as far as I can tell I'm the only one.

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I hate that I’m thinking of writing a legitimate au where Sophie ended up as a Blood Spiral. How they would go about it. How they would use her, as a member of the House of Nobles, against her family. How they would get her to betray her family, too, is also very strong in my mind. The entire story of the series would be drastically altered as a result, to be honest.

Sure, the idea is strong in my head, but it’s not a memory. Otherwise the canon stuff wouldn’t feel so right, you know?

This is just a (not so) fun little au that I was musing over after seeing a piece of fanart on google.

Still, the Blood Spirals would love to have a Casterwill killing the Casterwills, imho. It would be the greatest irony to them.