#VENTI DID NOT WANT TO SEE THEM DIE. SO THEY DIED IN THEIR STEAD

[lanternlightss]

Hi yes I was vibing and then suddenly got slapped with the thought that the only reason the course of the timeline went out of wack, the only reason Cecil was even in a position to become an archon was because of Venti sacrificing themself to protect the gang. stwbk happened because of an act of love and love is an overarching theme for better and for worse and I am going to crumble into a million pieces-

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but points at you!!!! yes!!!!!!!!

istaroth had accounted for many, many things. how the people feared decarabian, instead of adored. how the people sat in resentment. how they looked at the tower that kept them “safe” as though it were merely a target.

what she did not account for, however, was love.

she did not account for venti to develop a bond with this bard, a bond so strong it could very well shape history.

she did not account for venti to feel… sympathetic, for these humans. how they wished they could be as free as the wind itself.

she did not account for venti’s kindness, their understanding, their love that could stretch miles and miles.

she did not account for how greatly and deeply venti cared for these people.

and—most of all, she did not account for the people to love them back. to care just as much as they did.

so seeing the tower explode, seeing one of her children die, and seeing that instead of rejoining her, instead of returning to their family….

they stay with their friends. because they love each and every one of them.

(and seeing cecil visit her, with a wind spirit at their side that seems all too familiar.

and seeing that they share the same power, as faint as it is.

and having it dawn upon her.

all this time, the timeline had been changing right under her nose, and she was oblivious to every sign of it.

how interesting that is.

how strange that is.

this timeline will be held by an act of love til celestia falls, and beyond.)

[nya-vivi]

Thoughts on Focalors and Focalors only (okay maybe I lied, about Furina and Neuvillette too). Uhh spoilers for absolutely all Fontaine Archon quests because is 3 am and I don't want to search which one is each.

Not proofread.

Focalors being the archon of justice because it is only rightful to give back usurped power, even if that means losing one's own life.

Because if we look at the problem in a pragmatic way, which Focalors was (that was why she divided Divinity and Humanity) using usurped power for generations only creates resentment (Apep) and resentment will only create conflicts. And we all know how conflicts end. With innocent people perishing and the powerful not. And usurped power is not fully yours. And it has drawbacks.

And Focalors knew all of this. So she created L'Oratrice. She created L'Oratrice to be worshiped in her stead. Not because she didn't believe in Furina, the exact opposite, she believed that Furina would perfectly play her role: to watch humanity, learn about it and reach the apex of humanity's visualization of divinity.

And that made Furina famous. And with fame unfortunately comes dehumanization, but in the end it helps. Divinity = not being human. And so, she creates L'Oratrice to be the idol. And we know that Archon's powers come from worshipping (that's why like a lot of ppl think Venti is one of the most powerful archons, but I won't talk about that). Anyways. She creates the thing that would hold all of Fontaine's belief. And she will put Neuvillette just above of it.

It paints a clear picture: Neuvillette = L'Oratrice, ergo, Neuvillette = Justice, ergo, Neuvillette is to be the next head figure in case anything happened to the Hydro Archon.

Did you see what she did there? She is manipulating everyone and I think it is fantastic. Anyways.

So she knows the pieces are perfectly placed. She needs the time to collect all the belief and become powerful enough to destroy the throne. No more hydro archon. No more usurpers in power.

And she loves humans. She loves humanity, and loves Furina above all. Her idea of humanity and everything she had wanted to be.

So she decides rather quickly, truly. Because time is of the essence and her people, humanity, deserves to be allowed to live in peace and not destroyed because of her predecessor's actions, as noble as they were.

And she knows usurped power is not powerful enough to defy heavenly decrees. So she waits, she waits and waits. She makes Neuvillette like humanity (how could not he, if Fontaine's humanity before this was simply one of them?), she avoids as much conflicts as she can. She makes amends. She makes Neuvillette Iudex, the judge, the law. And she makes Neuvillette understand the concept of Justice (how could not he? He understands injustice very well. It is in his own skin, in his predecessor's. But now he has three perspectives. Now he can be called just without bias).

And she is terrified, but she decides to die. She decides to stop Celestia to protect her people. Because usurped power creates conflicts. But if the usurper is not there anymore, what conflicts can be made?

And she dies. She destoys her throne. And Neuvillette becomes the next figurehead. And Furina can finally stop faking and suffering (a necessary sacrifice, unfortunately). And everything continues without anyone being none-the-wiser. She is only remembered by the people she wanted to be remembered.

Celestia loses this one. Humanity wins this one.

Because that's how it was meant to be, too, since the very beginning.

No archonhood. No hydro usurped power.

The thing about the hydro archons, above all, is that they loved their people. One doomed their people without them knowing, because she wanted them to be happy. Another doomed herself to make sure the people she (both) loved to much would make it. Even if she had to sacrifice herself. Because that was the only rightful move to do.

Because, above all, she is the Archon of Justice who can even judge the Heavenly Principles.

And she declares them guilty.