#AncientEchoes

[spectranoirofficial]

From the shadows, we emerge, not merely a band but a whisper of something ancient and new. Like the transformative journey of artists before us, who wore many masks and explored myriad sonic landscapes, our origin is shrouded in mystery. We are more than musicians; we are storytellers, weaving a narrative that is as spectral as it is real.

In our inception, we envision Spectra Noir as ethereal entities, our identities as fluid as the melodies we create. Each song we release is not just a track; it is a fragment of a larger epic, a piece of a narrative puzzle that, when pieced together, reveals a world of gothic beauty and dark allure. We have always been fascinated by the power of imagery and how it intertwines with sound to evoke emotions and conjure images that linger in the mind long after the music fades.

Our presence in the music world is like a shadow play, where light and darkness dance in delicate balance. We craft our tunes to resonate with the soul of the listener, tapping into the collective unconscious that bridges the gap between the digital and the divine. Each performance, set in forgotten places and lost times, is a ritual, a summoning of the arcane forces that music alone can wield.

Like those who tread the path of musical innovation before us, such as the enigmatic Concrete Boys, we embrace our role not merely as performers but as architects of experience. Thus, our history is woven from the threads of countless tales, each song a spell cast. We are but a dark thread, weaving through the weave with precision and passion. Our story is yours, a shared dream. Together, in the embrace of Spectra Noir, let us discover the music of the shadows.

[artemiovisions]

Explora la profundidad de la historia y la espiritualidad con nuestro majestuoso Xoloitzcuintli, el guardián ancestral que camina entre mitos y leyendas. Con su piel suave y sin pelo que resplandece bajo el cielo estrellado, este noble compañero representa la sabiduría y la protección a través de los tiempos. Rodeado de antiguas ruinas y símbolos místicos, el Xolo nos invita a conectar con nuestras raíces y a descubrir los secretos de civilizaciones pasadas. Deja que su mirada penetrante y su presencia imponente te guíen a través de un viaje espiritual, recordándonos el vínculo inquebrantable entre la naturaleza, los ancestros y nosotros. 🌌🐾

Get the artwork here!

[heirsofdiscord]

I don't actually have a place I'm going with these and this AU. I just sure am going because that's where my brain is. You're welcome. Jam called it the modern quiet AU and I quite like that.

I will eventually standardize the format for this aodie.

Feat @ancientechos' Saanvi. Not a Yorick AU if his associates aren't around tbh.

Time is a concept.

[windup-dragoon]

Seeing Saanvi excitedly talk about Radz-at-han, he couldn't help but reach out for that warmth of hers.

Happy early Birthday to @ancientechos !!! 

[whitherliliesbloom]

nelumbo nucifera; gift for @ancientechos

[ninitenebrae]

Happy Birthday @ancientechos

[altoecko]

Album on table! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLunol_-fHohFlrQBKrGeEUqftlE6usAsG https://open.spotify.com/album/7mhNVn7rypp66MOxDGqu82?si=T3-E9kMmQ1SnqjV--SRkhw Steven Halpern , Georgia Kelly - Ancient Echoes Url: https://www.discogs.com/Steven-Halpern-Georgia-Kelly-Ancient-Echoes/release/2538510 Shared from the Discogs App #ancientechoes #stevenhalpern #georgiakelly #ambientmusic #ambient #sheilarose #memoriesofunrecordedevents #newage #art #1975 #1978 #the70s #70s #electronicmusic #halpernsounds #soundhealth #cubesmart #sleep #sleepmusic #vinylrecords #vinyligclub #vinylgram #vinyljunkie #vinyl #licoricepizza #instawax #instavinyl #nowplaying #nowspinning (at Peachtree Corners, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8YH1LcJ5AB/?igshid=4buxguikm1ao

[starrysnowdrop]

“show me the places where the others gave you scars.”

Gently lifting the delicate, royal blue fabric of her hempen camise, Yume revealed the reddened, gnarled scar tissue that ran from her belly button to her ivory scaled right hip. A constant reminder of her past life in Hingashi, and how it all ended. She lived to tell the tale, but was forced into a life of exile and dishonor. “See? It is ghastly, is it not?”

Though she has shown Cid the scar before, when they relaxed in the Coerthan Hot Springs together before their foray into the Stone Vigil, she was still expecting him to show some sort of disgust. Instead, she was utterly surprised by his response.

He laid his hands upon each of her scaled hips, gently tugging her towards him as he sat in the edge of the bed. He leaned forward and lightly grazed his lips along on the scar, giving feather like kisses as he went. A soft moan escaped her lips as he gave one more quick peck on the scar, then he looked up and directly into her eyes.

“You know what I see? Your strength, your determination, your willingness to die for your convictions... though I would implore you not to actually die for said convictions, please,” Cid smiled with a gleam in his silver eyes. “The scar, it’s a part of you. How could I not find it beautiful?”

Her heart was about to burst from her chest, overcome with an intense mix of relief, elation, and pure desire for the man in front of her. She could not hold herself back now.

Yume climbed onto Cid’s lap, straddling him while she ran her hands through his long, white hair. She brought her lips to his, sending all of the love she held in her heart through the kiss. Their tongues danced together as the kiss grew in intensity.

Cid broke the kiss momentarily to ask, “Show me?”

Yume was so consumed with her desire that she was still planting kisses down his neck while attempting to answer him. “Hmm?”

“Show me the places where the others gave you scars.”

That broke Yume from her trance enough to stop her kisses. Her bright blue eyes looked deeply into Cid’s silver ones as she lovingly brushed her hand across his cheek. “My other scars are not physically visible. But you have already kissed those away.”

((Thank you so much @ancientechos and @themadchemist for the prompt!! 💖))

[thedudeffxiv]

👁👅💍👾🌂

Thank you for the ask @ofthesilverlining @ancientechos (wasn’t sure if you had a preference for tagging.) For now I am answering OOC but will work towards IC answers and really only answering for Amoureux currently. I want to get him a lot more developed and then will start doing some alt answers if requested. Though Amoureux is definitely my main focus for a while.

👁 : How good is their sight?  Amoureux has excellent vision and hearing. He started with a bow and training with that came pretty naturally so his aim is usually on point. It has since improved once he started using actual firearms.

👅 : What is your muse’s favorite taste?    This is a tough one currently. He is pretty much a carnivore but also has a bit of a sweet tooth. If brown sugar bacon exists in the FFXIV world that is what it would be. (I am now on a quest to see if something similar exists!)

💍 : Does your muse like to wear jewelry? He does like to wear jewelry. For the most part, he likes to coordinate his outfits and make sure each piece fits aesthetically and fashionably. He can be over the top some time and simple others. He will wear necklaces, rings, bracelets and whatever he feels looks good on him.

👾 : Does your muse play any games?   He does enjoy gambling if that counts as games. But he is not into any traditional style board games or social games really. He will play along to go with a crowd if he is subjected to it. He does enjoy doing target practice and is into events showing off his skills.

🌂 : What’s your muse’s favorite kind of weather? Cloudy and rainy days are his favorite. He just has always had a love for water, oceans, creeks, rivers, what have you. So the rain follows through with that for him. He does enjoy a nice sunny day if he is having fun at the beach!

[weir-woods]

🌸SEND THIS TO TEN OTHER PEOPLE WHO YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL, KEEP THE GAME GOING!🌸

Thank you so much for this, you’re a great person too!! I’m so sorry if this is from really long ago, tumblr has decided to stop giving me notifications for some reason

[sarenhale]

Couple sketchpage commission for @ancientechos, of Arianna and Emet Selch!! It has been a while since I drew Emet so that was fun to do again, and I really enjoyed this couple’s dynamics! Thank you again for commissioning me ❤ [Commissions are currently closed]

[nini-dirthara-lothlenanas]

She is rotting away from the inside. She will lose her body and fade away...and I am the cause. I won't be around to fish you out of the aetherial sea, but the least I can do is make sure you never set foot there. My dear Azem, I am truly sorry for the suffering I have put you through, and the pain that awaits. Allow this to be my final gift to you, my little bunny.

(text by @ancientechos)

[asphodxlos]

Happy Valentines Day!

❤ @ancientechos @avettabendrot @scholarlostintime @loldragoon-ffxiv @earthlystar @meepsthemiqo

[heirsofdiscord]

Etheirys' Warriors of Light

Friends old and new. TBF I think Ying's WoL status is indetermined actually but I still wanted to draw them with Illya so!!

Feat.

My; Hibernia bas Vergilus, Yorick Faust, Laury kyr Nivalis, Montresor Molyneux

@whitherliliesbloom's Kaye, Ying, Illya Skawi

@ancientechos' Saanvi Arundhati, Arianna Rowen, Ueno Hibiki, Brigid Nystrom

[windup-dragoon]

Greetings from Radz-at-han! 

From future queen consort Kiri and @ancientechos Saanvi! 

[whitherliliesbloom]

💌 🍼 🌸 🎂 🕊️ for all!!!

Sweet and Pure asks [Accepting!]

YOU SPOIL ME IFNSIODF THANK YOU SO MUCH.

💌- diary or journal?

Answered here!

🍼- what is your favorite memory?

“Ah.. I can’t really pick one.. I um.. reminisce too much.. and I cherish all the memories I make, both the good and bad.

But... If I r-really had to choose.. Thinking back on how far everyone has come.. The very first meal we had after we defeated Emet-Selch... Not just our party, but with the scions too! There are many points in my life where I believed we were going to die... But with every battle, every step we take forward.. it just makes me more grateful that we’re still alive.. still here to fight the better fight.”

 🌸- what is your favorite flower?

Answered here!

🎂- if you had 3 wishes, what would they be?

“O-Oh.. W-well assuming that I can’t ask for more wishes...I would wish for an end to Garlean occupation in nations they’ve invaded.

My second wish.. I-I’d wish for any remaining ascians to stop their attempts at a rejoining! T-that may be selfish of me.. especially after... after I’ve learned much about their motives.. and why they would seek to destroy our star in order to restore their own.. B-but.. I-It is as Alphinaud said! Our lives... the memories we have of our homes.. It’s not any less important than the lives of the past that were lost!

O-Oh.. that got a little serious there.. but.. um.. I’d use my third wish.. to become stronger! Strong enough.. to be able to better protect others.. and be more useful. As I am now.. I’m just..n-n-not good enough.”

🕊️- 3 habits you have?

“A-ah.. Habits.. Um.. Well.. L-let’s see.. I tend to.. avoid crowds..? I-I have a habit of writing in my journal whenever I get a new task and... Um.. I-I visit the twin adders barracks a lot.”

// Illya’s never gonna tell you her actual body language / habits she uses to cover up her feelings.. so I have to. She avoids eye contact when she’s hiding something, typically by turning her head away or tilting her head down so her eyes are covered by the shadow cast by her bangs. Another bad habit she has is skipping meals, especially if she feels like she doesn’t have enough time in the day. Thirdly, she clenches her fist a lot when she’s angry or upset, bonus if she clenches a part of her clothing or holds her fist against her chest.

💌- diary or journal?

“I don’t really have either.. though maybe I should keep a journal after everyone’s tellin’ me how forgetful I am. Just seems like a pain in the ass havin’ to write every little detail in some grimy book wherever ya go.

A diary may be fun though. I just gotta write what I’m feelin’ into it and stuff, right? ‘Dear diary, slayed another primal today, wish I had some ale right now’. Hmm.. sounds kinda boring.”

🍼- what is your favorite memory?

“Our fight with Gaius made me realize there’s an adventurer in me that I never thought was there before. Before then, I was just doin’ this adventurin’ thing for the money.. and not really cause there was any other option either. Hunt or be hunted.. that sorta thing. Never considered myself the heroic type either..

But beatin’ the livin’ crap outta Gaius and that stinkin’ Ultima toy of his, and gettin’ to have Thancred’s thanks for freeing him from ascian control.. heh, it felt... fulfilling. Bein’ called a hero is fulfillin’. But I knew I’d have died if it weren’t for the others bein’ there with me as a team. I realized then that I liked em, and that I wanted to continue fightin’ by their side.”

🌸- what is your favorite flower?

“I’m not the sort that pays a ton of attention to flowers. You askin’ for Illya or somethin’? If I had to pick.. maybe somethin’ like Chrysanthemums? They’re the best for brewin’ tea after all, right?”

🎂- if you had 3 wishes, what would they be?

“Oh man! What wouldn’t I wish for?? Lots of money? Lotsa cute girls surroundin’ me? Gettin’ Laurelis to always make her dance partner for that sweet damage boost...? Actually forget that last one, I ain’t stingy. I share my buffs with my bro with the big magic damage too, he deserves it.

Hm? Oh, yeah I guess and world peace, or whatever.. As if this kinda three wishes thing will ever come true, though.”

🕊️- 3 habits you have?

“The pals say I have a bad habit of talkin’ in my sleep but I don’t know if that’s true. Do I look like the sorta guy who’d do that? Ahh.. Also non-bards out there probably can’t relate.. but I flex my fingers a lot durin’ down times. Hey, grippin’ a bowstring for hours on the field ain’t a joke. Takes a lot of strength outta your arms, and especially cramps up your fingers, even for a pro like me!

Oh right! I was told I laugh too loudly too! But ain’t my fault that my voice’s just trained to be bold like that! I’m a goddamn bard!”

💌- diary or journal?

“I keep a journal of my daily routines and tabs on scores I have left to settle.”

🍼- what is your favorite memory?

“Favorite memory? That’d be.. when I saw the old man smiling so warmly up at me for the first time in twelve summers, I suppose. And I owe that smile to Illya. This debt’s the only reason why I joined them, and I’d rather not elaborate much else on that.”

// To elaborate: his clan got into a heap of trouble. Illya and Laurelis meet him for the first time after hearing that the elder of the clan, Sigfred’s grandfather needed help to fight off a rival father. The elder is caught and nearly dies, but Illya saves him and even risks her own life to supply enough aether to sustain him. Before then, Sigfred was a bit of a jerk towards her. Since then however, he feels indebted to her and thus agreed to join the two and the scions after they learn he possesses the echo too. Of all the members of the Warriors of Light squad, he has the softest spot for Illya and never yells at her.

🌸- what is your favorite flower?

“Don’t have any. Do succulents count? They’re low maintenance.”

🎂- if you had 3 wishes, what would they be?

“Sounds too good to be true. What’s the catch?”

// Hardass will never tell you that he’d just need one wish, which is for everyone he loves and cares about to be safe and never be in sort of danger ever again. He wouldn’t bother with the other two wishes. Even if it means he has to be the sole person left to fight.

🕊️- 3 habits you have?

“....Tch. I guess I’m as they say - too ill-tempered and brash. Think I accidentally swore in front of a bunch of kids too, but it wasn’t on purpose. I’m not afraid to admit I’m a little too reliant on caffeine.”

💌- diary or journal?

“GUAHAHA! Foolish mortal.. you aim to peer into the mind of a tyrant lord?? The chaos that rages in my mind.. is not one any weak minds can hope to comprehend or understand! That one would think I’d be naive enough to pen my thoughts down into physical letters... HAH!”

🍼- what is your favorite memory?

“Twas many millenias ago that the almighty god of chaos before you conquered the very depths of hell and all of the underworld’s secret magicks! Hellfire rained, tundras roared! Not even the ruins of carteneau could hope to match the anarchy I left in the wake of my conquest!!”

// Real answer: When the squad finally drove the garleans out of doma. It was at that time he felt for the first time in years that he finally got closure on his painful past and moved on to a new family. It was also the first time he’s ever shown his true personality in front of them.

🌸- what is your favorite flower?

“Why, nothing symbolizes death and darkness better than the spider lily does it not?! I dare say the hues of its petals burn as red as the wrath I hold in my heart.”

🎂- if you had 3 wishes, what would they be?

“DEATH TO THE WORLD! THAT RUINATION BEFALL THIS WRETCHED EARTH! FOR ARMAGEDDON!”

// He’d wish for his family to be brought back to life, for the damage done to doma to be undone and for zenos’ death. Of all my OCs, Heisuke has the biggest personal grudge against the garleans, and it’s all funneled to zenos for being an extra big pain in the ass especially of all people. There’s also the fact that he genuinely believes Zenos dying would make the world a much better place.

🕊️- 3 habits you have?

“NONE! Ask not such impudent questions to the lord of tyrants ever again, mortal!”

// Heisuke’s biggest habit is being the biggest liar of any of my OCs, even more than Illya. He’s a natural at acting, even for roles he doesn’t necessarily want to do. Other things he does is hide his face behind a hood, partly for the same reason as Illya in which to hide his emotions, but partly also because it looks cool. Third habit’s that he sometimes bites his lips so hard when he’s angry that it starts to bleed.