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All About MC's Evol and Aether Core Powers

For those curious about the role of MC’s powers and following terms throughout the story, this brief guide is for you! Sprinkled throughout this post, you’ll also find some of my theories on the direction of the story.

Here’s the five terms we go over:

Resonance Evol Aether Core Spatium Core Flux Nexus Flux Stabilizer

I decided to make this post, especially for myself because when I started diving into lore threads, I realized how lost and rusty I was regarding the main story. It was a given since the last time I played through the older chapters was a year ago.

However, I recently replayed the entire main story so here’s a little refresher on MC’s powers and other important terms I didn't understand immediately! It doesn't include everything but will mention examples for terms that helped me follow the story more easily.

The definitions are taken from in-game/the wiki and then are supplemented with quotes/references/trivia I selected to help me grasp them. This also means this post is chockful of spoilers across the board. If there are any discrepancies, feel free to amend them in the comments (I did my best to be accurate but I am human).

I hope this helps to shed some light and invite more people to dive into the lore!

Resonance Evol noun

1 An Evol that allows the owner to change their frequency to match another life form or object, as well as amplify or suppress another’s Evol

2 An Anhausen class Evol with an undetermined power level wielded by MC

Notes:

An Evol that allows MC to change her frequency to match another's by using the waves generated by her brain’s magnetic field

She can produce repulsive waves against certain people/things to avoid resonating with them

Rafayel explained that MC must open her heart to establish a ‘connection’ and share her power by amplifying or suppressing another's Evol at will 

Xavier stated this is the only Evol that can undo a lock on a Flux Nexus pillar and retrieve a protocore/Aether Core from within (how convenient??)

It also allows MC to resonate with evol imbued items such as Rafayel’s coral stone to draw out Wanderers, or his paintings to inspect them

As of Caleb’s Homecoming Wings story, MC’s Evol remains underdeveloped and suppressed likely due to her Aether Core’s powers being incomplete

She can also return Wanderer Protofields to their original state

MC can even resonate with other peoples dreams:

"It's as if she saw through time and space, through his dreams, to realize he's not the doctor." - Dawnbreaker Zayne

“There were times when I noticed him [Xavier] sleeping. I tried using my Evol to resonate with his dreams. But whenever I do, I get too nervous and fail.” – MC in Xavier’s anecdotes

One cannot simply force a resonance with any Evolver, the process is a two-way street:

Rafayel and Sylus were overly-eager and attempted to resonate with MC within a short time of meeting her but failed because she viewed them as strangers

Out of all the LI’s (besides Caleb), Xavier resonated with MC more easily during their initial encounter against the Luminivores, most likely because his light evol and her aether core powers are similar in form which possibly made it easier for her to match his frequency as both are described as ‘warm glowing light’

Examples of resonating successes/attempts:

Xavier

‘I sigh and place my hand over his [Xavier’s] heart. The waves caused by the resonance Evol ripple from my fingers– the fountain bursts into a shower of dazzling light, countless, tiny droplets scattering. The spectacle reminds me of fireworks as vibrant as an oil painting.’

– MC and Xavier create a distraction in Azure Square to escape the robots monitoring him

‘As chaos envelops my vision, only one warm force stays tightly connected with me. It flows steadily from my hand and gradually covers the world in a dazzling light. It overwhelms my senses…”

– MC resonates with Xavier to power the Traceback II starship together

“Weird… It feels like something is suppressing Xavier’s Evol, preventing a complete Resonance…”

– MC’s speculation on Xavier’s Evol suppressing collar preventing them from fully resonating

Zayne

MC: “I’ll help you suppress your Evol first. Tell me the area I should resonate with so you recover faster.”Zayne: “My left shoulder… A little lower…”

– MC helps Zayne recover by suppressing his Evol in his shoulder

Rafayel

“All right, I guess I was wrong. Tapping into the depths of someone’s Evol isn’t easy.”

– Rafayel after trying to resonate with MC by holding her hands and explaining the intricacies of her Evol to her (lmao)

Sylus

MC: “Even if you keep holding on to me like this, I can’t resonate with you. It’s not something I can do just on a whim!”

S: “After all that arrogance, it seems you can’t even control your own Evol.”

MC: “... At the very least it doesn’t want to be activated in front of you!”

– MC to Sylus who was attempting to force her to resonate with him by grabbing onto her 

Caleb

“Resonate with me!” Like a bullet, Caleb leaps after the plummeting Wanderer.

“Caleb!” The roaring hurts my ears as I reach out. I can only catch the wind he stirs. Warmth surges over me like a tidal wave, and I focus my energy on catching Caleb as he’s in freefall. Our resonance creates a large energy shield that manipulates gravity. It halts his descent.

– MC assisting Caleb during battle on Linkon Tower

“The only advantage I have is having part of an Aether Core in my heart. Since I can resonate with the energy… I should be able to sense its location.”

– MC on locating other Aether Cores with her Resonance Evol

Aether Core noun

1 A rare protocore fragment or crystal containing a powerful mysterious energy that can only be wielded by a select few Evolvers

2 A complete Aether Core has a stable aether barrier on its outermost layer, which utilizes the gravitational field to seal and contain all the core's energy, thus ensuring its internal balance and stability

“Their power comes from the very core of the cosmos. If fully awakened, they would spell disaster for the world. I know. You aren’t satisfied with my answer. But there are some truths you have to see and decide for yourself.”

– Xavier explaining Aether Cores to MC

“Rather than what’s already happened, I’m more afraid of what might come in the future. But right now, you terrify me the most. You used the power of the Aether Core this time. I’m worried about what you’ll do next.”

– Xavier to MC after she uses him as a conduit for her powers to feed Starfield Forest

“The Protocore energy in your heart has always been stable. It can form an invisible shield to protect your heart when you’re attacked. You also haven’t become as weak as other patients with Protocore Syndrome. In other words, it’s a power made just for you.”

– Zayne comforting MC about her Aether Core

Notes:

An Aether Core fragment like MC's can appear as a yellow protocore fragment emitting a golden glow

Its power surpasses that of a regular Protocore and attracts anyone aware of their existence

In the present timeline, it was first discovered in MC’s heart by Granny Josephine and the Gaia scientists while experimenting on her as an illegal child experiment

It’s implied that it was not welded to MC’s heart through surgery but rather appeared on its own or chose MC due to her innate strength

MC’s Aether Core power is described as “warm” and appears as a radiant golden light

It has it's own defense mechanism and can create a shield around MC's heart

It especially attracts those affected by Protocore Syndrome who want to devour it's power

When used in combination with the Resonance Evol, MC can sense the location of other Aether Cores within range

At full power, it can power an entire planet for centuries but only temporarily (Philos survived for some time on a past MC’s Aether Core)

According to Xavier, once fully awakened it can also cause mass destruction (hint hint Earth’s downfall and Philos’ 2.0 rise?)

MC can siphon it’s energy, resulting in the crystal vessel breaking after the process of absorption

MC’s aether core provides boundless energy and immortality across time and space

Sylus’ aether core within his eye allows him to see people’s true desires and possibly grants him immortality as well

A modified wanderer wielding a spatium core was able to invade Xavier’s mind and recreate a protofield based on his memories of Starfield Forest (by Soren’s influence)

Human vessels who can control and maintain Aether Core’s power are extremely rare

MC, Sylus, and Kevi are three of them and therefore are sought after by the powers that be (i.e. Ever Group, The Farspace Fleet, Philos Backtrackers, etc)

Other possible vessels:

Xavier who is arguably one of the strongest evolvers was able to act as a conduit for the massive transfer of MC’s aether core power while they were in Starfield Forest

Caleb will soon make this list once Ever fulfills the Fountain of Atei project, since he boasts himself as a better vessel than MC

My personal theory is that only powerful Evolvers who have an indomitable spirit can house and command the ability of an Aether Core

Sylus and MC have strong personalities and are always at the heart of the action

They are known to have endured an unfair amount of suffering throughout their lifetimes that fostered this grit within them

Sylus even considers them to be ‘kindred spirits’ due to all of their similarities and encourages her lust for power regardless of the timeline

Their Aether Core's caused a physical energy link to materialize between both of them, tethering their wrists together like a handcuff

Sylus mentions she’s predestined to commit crimes in the future– my power-hungry villain MC theory is for another time lol 

Kevi, a mere child, was able to withstand the rigorous test Lucius’ forces his experiments to undergo in order to determine if their suitable for 'adoption'

Kevi was also able to easily utilize the spatium core to hide from the fleet

While we don’t know a lot about Kevi, it’s undeniable that he has an intrinsic will to live and promising powers

I don't remember his Evol being mentioned but we'll learn more about him and the experiments in the future

Caleb’s story speaks for itself tbh

Man’s survived how many near death experiences, and endless experiments, lord only knows what tragedy he experienced in his Myth... and will experience in the future

He can literally create black holes and shift the cosmos so I think his powers rival Xavier’s (though I’d like to see Xavi’s powers without his evol suppressing collar on)

A list of places Aether Cores have been found:

The flux nexus in the N109 zone on Ever’s abandoned research facility

The flux nexus in the no-hunt zone at the beginning of the main story

MC’s heart

Sylus’ eye

Tome of the Sea God unlocked by Rafayel using MC’s blood

Inside a mutated Wanderer destroyed by MC and Zayne in Chansia Hospital

Wthin a modified Wanderer destroyed by MC and Xavier outside Starfield Forest

Kevi’s possession given to him by his parents who were fleet personnel

Probably other locations I can't recall

‘I grit my teeth and forge that power into a sharp blade. Slowly but surely, it cuts through the invisible barrier along with the spaceship. Space itself is ripped open, which creates tremendous energy fluctuations and tremors. In the distance, a massive shadow looms.’

– MC and Xavier resonating on Traceback II to force their way through the Spatium Core’s illusion created by a modified Wanderer

Spatium Core noun

1 A rare type of Aether Core capable of influencing space, even creating entirely new spaces

2 Takes on the appearance of a green irregular spherical structure; the core’s shards have partially reassembled, drawn together by some gravitational pull

Notes:

A newly discovered type of Aether Core fragment that emits a faint green glow and grants the owner the power to ‘recreate a plane of existence and overlap it with reality’, essentially creating an illusion

MC describes the energy emanating from the core as gentle waves brimming with power, and a light, warm glow

Kevi was given a fragment of the Spatium Core by his parents to create a hidden pocket of space near his home to hide in from the Fleet

MC was able to sense the energy trail of this Spatium Core when she first searched the area of Kevi’s home due to owning an Aether Core 

Xavier confirmed the Spatium Core’s ability is familiar to people from Philos, such as the ex-Backtracker Soren who used it to lure Xavier into a protofield illusion to drain his powers

It’s important to note that despite being in a different plane, what happens to the victims trapped inside of this spatium-created dimension is very real

When Xavier attacked Soren its implied that Soren took damage outside of the illusion

Xavier’s energy is actually drained by Starfield Forest and Traceback II when he and MC emerge from the illusion; he’s exhausted to the point where he needs to sit down and sleep

By the end of Homecoming Wings, Caleb and by association, the Farspace Fleet, are now the current owners of the center fragment

Caleb’s mission is still to collect all fragments of a Spatium core, while MC’s mission is to retrieve the last remaining fragment from him

With the combined man power of the Farspace Fleet and the Tuum Fleet, Ever will eventually butt heads with the Hunter’s Association for the remaining fragments (or Caleb will use MC to get to the fragments once he discovers the Association is in possession of the rest)

Flux Nexus noun

1 A stone pillar device that captures Metaflux and as a side-effect can serve as a source of fluctuations that attract Wanderers

Notes:

Protocores and Aether Cores can also be stored and retrieved from within the pillar with the use of MC’s resonance evol

In the early story, Xavier and MC discovered Onychinus stored a modified protocore within a flux nexus in attempts to summon a dangerous Wanderer (this was likely a misdirect to paint Sylus as the big bad when in reality it was Ever)

Can serve as a ‘power source’ for crystal-infested human-wanderer hybrids with ‘Protocore Syndrome’

Destroying a flux nexus can result in severing the connection between it and human-wanderer hybrids, a concept similar to cutting off a power generator (Sylus destroyed one when he was chasing someone down in the N109 zone and it resulted in this effect)

Lucius' experiments (Caleb, Viper, Kevi, a mystery young girl) recycled these flux nexus in Skyhaven as a gig for Ever and the Fleet, during their clean-up of failed experiments with protocore syndrome

Flux Stabilizer 2.0 noun

1 A device the size of a bottle cap that regulates the frequency of surrounding Metaflux fluctuations thereby stabilizing the Protofield and reducing the likelihood of Wanderer materialization

2 Also functions similarly to a Spatium Core allowing the user to recreate a plane of existence and overlap it with reality (this function is obviously only available to those who are aware of how to use it such as Philosians like Xavier, Jeremiah, Soren and subsequently Ever Group)

X: “Initial tests show it has a radio frequency chip that can resonate with Metaflux fluctuations.”

MC: “So this little thing is the culprit behind the RMFMA’s malfunction and even the tool Soren used to lure in the Wanderer.”

X: “Yes.”

MC: “Can you also use that device to… recreate a plane of existence and overlap it with reality? You mentioned earlier that this is something only ‘your people’ know about.”

X: “That’s right. But you know I don’t like illusion stuff.”

– MC and Xavier discussing Ever Group’s newest groundbreaking invention

Notes:

The concept of a flux stabilizer first makes an appearance at Akso Hospital early on when MC visited Zayne's office and questions if the device is broken when a Wanderer appears

However, as of the end of Prologue To Tomorrow, a new 2.0 version of the flux stabilizer has been revealed to the public

When Ever broadcasts this new device on television, MC doubts there would be any need for Hunters if they implemented his small device all over the city

MC and her teammates are skeptical of this groundbreaking device that is advertised to help humanity against the Wanderers, of course

Similar to a Flux Nexus, this device can also be used for nefarious means such as to lure Wanderers

I wonder if this device along with the existing flux nexus' are how Ever will summon and revive the moist dangerous Wanderers and cause the fall of Linkon City to push their Philos (2.0?) agenda

[eversecretary]

Sixth LI Theory?

it took me five days to research and write this. if you have anything to add or want to correct something, please, feel free to do so! i'm not only talking about the sixth li but also about mc and her aether core which means; a lot of spoilers ahead! skip this post if you don't want to be spoiled!

will start by analyzing the theme song 'cosmic encounter'. my theory, drawn from the song, is that the sixth li may be mc's 'first' lover. he also was probably the one who caused her reincarnation cycle (don't think it was his intention!) stick with me.

there's only one star reaching lonely mc at the bridge which then transforms into five; (xavier, zayne, rafayel, sylus, caleb):

the text is also telling us, "in this river of stars once more the star will have a destined encounter." the destined encounter could be the sixth li because he doesn't appear as a small star with the other five lis. the lyrics then talk about the cycle of reincarnation and 'samsara' which means 'reborn after death'. the buddhists believe in samsara. and the most desirable goal is to escape samsara, just explaining. this could be some kind of foreshadowing.

they are representing the cycle of rebirth with the moon. and now to my favorite part of my research! the sixth li. he's the last one they're showing, facing mc on the bridge. this part was a little tricky. i had to replay the video because i noticed something very strange. compared to the pictures of the other lis, he is not there from the beginning but materializes in front of her. let me show you!

people keep saying he has to be some kind of god and maybe they are right? let us all pretend he is some kind of god, what exactly is happening on the bridge? let me drop a bomb on you... our sixth li is offering mc the aether core (a part of him). not sure if it is a part of him but i'm positive it's the aether core in mc's heart. at first, i thought mc and sixth li met on that bridge to exchange their energies (for whatever reason...) but after i rewatched this part over and over again, i noticed that he was the one opening his arms, 'creating' this energy and offering it to mc! (could also be that he 'separated' a part of himself to give it to her.)

why would he do that? no idea. but according to the lyrics, i would say that maybe he wanted to live with her for eternity since he could be a god. or even better; he wanted to live with her forever. don't know what role ever plays but i have an idea... but first, how can i possibly believe it's her aether core? wasn't it surgically implanted into mc's heart? there is no clear answer to that. in all of her timelines mc is already born with 'that' heart, always having problems with it or people trying to steal it from her. it was kind of difficult to put the pieces together. particularly because so many things in the story contradict each other. however, some characters are telling mc that this 'power' was 'made' just for her and is her 'innate strength'. maybe i'm reading too much into it and this energy the sixth li is 'creating' is just that, energy. that part was as i said very difficult. it's still not clear.

what i know is that someone is observing mc. i'm talking about the big, red eye. could that be the sixth li? the eye isn't really harming her. it's just there, watching. it appears multiple times and in various forms; robot eye, the moon, massive, artificial eye. what is it? and why is mc's heart responding to it?

some addition: could the sixth love interest really be a god? there are a lot of 'eyes' in the game and i noticed one very interesting looking eye;

this is a so called 'helix nebula', also known as 'eye of god nebula'. if the sixth li is really some kind of god who gave mc a part of him (energy??) then it would explain why her heart is reacting to (t)his eye.

okay, but what would the sixth li be like? well, people are saying he is the counterpart of rafayel. so, he might be 'evil'. was looking into frogs and their mythology and found out that, "studies on indo-european mythology and its language see 'a link between frogs and the underworld, and – by extension – sickness and death'". if infold wants to continue to torture us then maybe the sick guy from the last chapter is our sixth li, but i don't really think he's in the mood to play kitty cards with us... but this is my own theory. i'm just trying to put the pieces together. some people are also saying the sick guy and the ceo of ever are the same person but i don't know... ever is actually trying to "obtain all the consciousness energy belonging to a person in each cycle of rebirth so they become omniscient and omnipotent god". let me say something really crazy; what if our sixth li is the one behind 'ever'? what if he wants to figure out how to keep all the consciousness energy belonging to mc in each cycle of rebirth so they can be together forever?

[ncillary]

Just a speculation : MC and other Aether Core(s)

Note :

For better understanding, the post regarding Main Story will mention the following as such...

Example : In 2-1-7 was the first time MC battled with Sylus as our companion

The meaning of the numbers :

Book 2 : Long-Awaited Revelry

Chapter 1 : Ambiguous Chaos

Scene 7 : Story 7

SO = Special Operation

This is my way of remembering the Main Story to avoid my confusion. Hope it helps.

In 2-2-12 , she merged with an Aether Core. It's more like "consuming" it since it doesn't light up anymore + the crack.

Also notice that the colour of the Aether Core is yellow; Amber is the name used by the Developer to categorize each core.

In 3-1-1, after MC went back to Linkon, she thought of the Aether Core as second heart for her by the way it pulsing next to her heart.

The Amber Aether Core is acting like a connector or stabilizer for MC (maybe)

Next one is the Spatium Aether Core which is depicted as green; Emerald. MC held it as Xavier showed it to her in 3-1-SO-12 but it doesn't automatically resonate or merge with her. Probably because it's in an incomplete form since they said it was missing a piece.

Other Core(s) named by Developer :

1. Blue (Sapphire)

2. Purple (Violet)

3. Pink (Pearl)

4. Red (Ruby)

*Ruby is hinted on many times to be in Sylus's right eye. It also mentioned that the vision MC saw and heard told her to "devour" the eye.

The next 3.0 update is probably going to mention/show the missing piece of the Emerald Aether Core and its complete form. Maybe for MC to merge with it just like the Amber one. Or maybe there's more to the story.

[yes-no-maybe-soo]

Okay so listing the shit Sylus has gone through from memory...

He is heavily implied to have been rejected or outright abandoned by his parents as a very young dragon

He was always an outcast. Not human enough. Not dragon enough.

He cut off his scales and his horns because he hated them so much. But they grew back no matter what he did (again as a child)

The only kin he had got slaughtered right in front of him. Leaving him as the last dragon alive.

The same humans who slaughtered his kin but spared him because of his appearance turn on him the moment they see he is not in fact human and try to kill him. Again, this all happens when he is young.

He is then persecuted by humans until at some point, he ends up sealed in the Abyss, a greatsword lodged in his chest, preventing him from moving freely even down there. He stays like that for 1,600 years, surviving on Wanderer Protocores

He meets MC, who frees him. They fall in love, split half their souls with each other, and are happy. But due to the dragon's curse, Sylus is destined to kill her one day because she is his beloved... or she him, because she is his destined archnemesis.

MC is taken from him. Sylus goes berserk and loses his mind, his dragon instincts taking over fully.

He sacrifices himself for MC last second before he can kill her. Breaking their curse. Giving her a chance at a life free from being used and abused, and himself eternal rest

Only, MC has other plans and curses him to eternal life, essentially. Only she can kill him.

At some point in time, Sylus is reincarnated together with MC in the nebula. There they are both locked up in a gladiatorial cage as mere children, forced to kill for public entertainment. Think Hunger Games.

They successfully escape together, but at a later point in time they are separated by the Deepspace Tunnel or as Sylus says "You were quietly moved to another garden in a foreign land".

Sylus ends up in space-time prison. We don't know how long he spent there or what was done to him, but I doubt it was in any way pleasant or easy.

He escapes and space pirates through the cosmos for MC, who he can probably sense is still out there. He eventually pinpoints her location, but is unable to properly reunite with her... because she has regressed to a young child. He frees her, but walks off... effectively losing her a third time. He also learns of the horrific torture that Gaia put her through. He watches over her from a distance, but never approaches her, valuing her autonomy too much to insert himself. But he waits for her. Hopes – no, knows – that she will find her way to him, if only to seek answers about her past.

The next 12 years – as most of his existence – are spent almost entirely alone, with no one except Mephie for companionship. He has no friends. No family. No close associates. Things do improve with Luke and Kieran's arrival.

14 years after he left her, he meets MC again. But she doesn't remember him, and worse, actively hates him and blames him for the death of her family, of which he had no part.

He is told straight to his face that MC – his soulmate and prime reason for living – rejects him, fears him, and is disgusted by him. Which very visibly hurts him.

Sees the Deepspace Tunnel again and with it, memories of losing MC. Again, the pain on his face is very visible.

In Death and Rebirth, he gets a hurtful reminder that he still doesn't have MC's full trust. And – yet again – the distress is apparent. Because their trust in each other is everything to him.

So... in summary: Sylus has been used, abused, isolated, and locked away for most of his life. He is so unused to kindness and to being treated like a human being that he doesn't know how to react when people wish him happy birthday.

Any care he was shown for the first millennia of his life came exclusively from MC, the one person to actually see him as something other than a Monster. Said soulmate is taken from him twice, tortured and repeatedly killed, her memories of him erased. When they meet again in current timeline, she hates him, and it takes a long time for Sylus to undo the damage of their first meeting.

The man has not had it easy, nor has he gotten to feel much joy.

So it'd be understandable to become bitter. Cruel. Cold.

But he doesn't

Hell, he never even crashes out (as far as we know).

Instead he's compassionate, an animal and nature lover, attends and donates at charity events, takes in the two orphans that tried to kill him, is the King of Consent, very emotionally mature etc.

Sylus is so strong, man... he never lost himself. He never lost his innate kindness despite a life (or lives ig) where nearly none was ever shown him.

[semipreciousgemstonejade]

Tying a few loose ends.

Just wanted to close the gap with the central fragment being missing, though I'm not sure if that is specifically what is being referred to by Captain Jenna. That is just my own speculation. Could it be the fragment MC is holding in Ch 11 of Zayne's Branch Story?

I reach out but stop once I realise I'm holding something. I open my hand to see a Protocore fragment. It emits a faint green glow.

Are the Branch Stories connected in some way and not in order?

Thought it'd be a good idea to begin going through the other chapters as well.

Prologue to Tomorrow - Eye of The Storm - Ch 01 - 03 / Story - Onward Again

I wonder if there will be an Aether Core for each Stellactrum colour...

Anyway...

I also came across something yesterday whilst revisiting the Main Story and it made me think of Xavier's collar.

A group of fully geared hunters rushes past us. The Evol railguns in their hands are glowing blue. They're clearly charged. - Under Deepspace - Ch 05 - Eternal Aurora - 02 / Story - Snow-Kissed Coffee

The Protocore energy in MC's heart is currently stable as confirmed by Dr. Zayne and Philip of The Odd Workshop.

Under Deepspace - Ch 05 - Eternal Aurora - 07 / Story - Aether Core

Dr. Noah mentions that the power of her Aether Core is reduced and speculates it is after an accident in the final experiment.

Meeting Philip, whom Dr. Noah mentioned had run away.

Long-Awaited Revelry - Ch 01 - Ambiguous Chaos - 06 / Story - Resonance and Shackles

MC says in Under Deepspace - Ch 01 - Eternal Aurora - 02 / Story - Deepspace Hunter, of the Main Story, that she was attacked by a Wanderer and since then her Evol hasn't been stable.

In World Underneath, 06 Sealed in Dust, the following is recorded on Day 75 & Day 134 (I have only included excerpts below):

Ch 04 | Post Catastrophe Journal - 02/03 - 03/03

Day 75, Post-Chronorift Catastrophe, Sunny

Our lives have calmed down, yet still she forgets things from time to time. Her memory is like a faint signal, intermittent and sometimes wavering.

Ch 05 | Journal Entry 4 - 01/02 - 02/02

Day 134, Post-Chronorift Catastrophe, Sunny

Her condition has improved a lot recently. She's less likely to forget things. Perhaps it's because her condition is stabilizing... The data after the checkup shows the energy peak in her heart is only half of what it used to be... What happened to this child when she faced the Chronorift Catastrophe alone?

We know MC can:

- Control others' Evol - Xavier's Branch Story

- Control Zayne's Evol backlash - Zayne's 5-Star Memoria, Snowy Serenity

- Surpress other's Evol - Zayne's Branch Story

- Absorb power as stated in World Underneath, 06 Sealed in Dust, Ch 06 | Dust - 02/03 - 03/03.

Her powers also get stronger.

Xavier's Branch Story, Voyage of the Outcast, 09 / Story, Starfall Forest.

(His power is fading... Is this space trying to consume him?)

*MC attempts to Resonate with Xavier*

"What's going on? Why can't I control your Evol?" - MC

Sidenote:

This trap was set specifically for Xavier and was only devouring his power. Other traps had been set for him, potentially by other Backtrackers as we've learned some of them defected and began working with Ever.

When we first met at the abandoned research base with the Luminivores, and the robots watching us at Azure Square- he sent them? - MC

Maybe. - Xavier

This forest... It's clearly a trap designed for me. This can only be his doing. - Xavier

Luminivores - Under Deepspace - Ch 01 - To Begin - 02 / Story - Mysterious Light

(I would argue the attack on the train could also be them/ Ever since a) MC speculates about it being connected to the Flux Nexus i.e., being able to reanimate Wanderers, b) Lumiere slayed the only one ever seen, and c) we learn in Lumiere's Myth that they're behind the increase in Wanderer attacks) Tezcatlipoca - Under Deepspace - Ch 06 - Endless Night - 04 / Story - Loop of Mirrors

Robots in Azure Square - Under Deepspace - Ch 08 - Galactic Sunset - 03 / Story - Luminous Veil

MC speculates the Wanderer that Soren is using to trap them in its Protofield can "invade and read memories" or has a special connection to the Spatium Core. Xavier speculates it could have been modified by Soren.

In Zayne's Branch Story, 04 / Story, Chansia City Hospital, MC speculates to herself during a conversation with Captain Willow that maybe the Aether Core made the Myst Wanderer mutate (dispelled by Zayne in Ch 05 of his Branch) "or something" because of its ability to hide. We also learn here that MC can surpress the accumulating Metaflux with her Evol.

We also learn Evol's can potentially be hidden as Xavier says,

"He changed his appearance and hid his Evol." - Xavier

The man in a raincoat and the hat-wearing man (a Backtracker. Possibly Soren?) are hoping Xavier's presence will allow MC (Unicorn) to absorb some of his power.

World Underneath | 06 Sealed in Dust

Ch 06 | Dust - 01/06 - 03/06.

"Why should we rush? Her powers aren't complete yet." - The man in a raincoat, 01/06

"Don't say I didn't warn you. It's not just Ever who wants her. Strike first to gain an advantage." - Hat-wearing man, 02/06

"If you can get rid of Xavier in the process, you'd be doing us a big favour. Isn't internal struggle your specialty? Kill Xavier and let Ever crown you as Prince. Haha-". - The man in a raincoat, 03/06

World Underneath | 06 Sealed in Dust

Ch 06 | Dust - 04/06 - 05/06.

"Tell your masters they better get their hands on her fast. Based on my experience, her existence isn't as simple as the observation records suggests." The man lowers his hat and turns to leave. "If you keep stalling, Ever will end up losing more than they bargained for once she develops." Hat-wearing man, 04/06

Fortunately, the substance mixed in the drug hasn't been discovered yet. According to Ever's plan, if they can control that Backtracker with that drug, Xavier shouldn't be far off. He will soon beat other "Raincoats" and join the real plan. Ever has always valued talent such as a useful lightblade. They can't let it break so easily. Since Unicorn's power isn't complete yet, it's perfectly fine to let her absorb some power- Xavier's specifically. Letting his lightblade serve her and becoming the strongest weapon in her hands is something the Resonance Evol can easily achieve. Xavier will surely give her every bit of himself. - The man in a Raincoat, 05/06

MC finds 2 syringes in the cabin of Xavier's Spaceship, Traceback II Philos 1101 PLS, that showed "signs of recent use". Is this linked to the substance mixed with the drug in World Underneath?

Long-Awaited Revelry - Ch 01 - Ambiguous Chaos - 08 / Story - Hesitation

Philip - the owner of The Odd Workshop analyses MC and discovers she has the Resonance Evol and recognises her Aether Core's Protocurve.

A red/ beta-Protocurve indicates a Protocore is an Aether Core as confirmed by Xavier in the Main Story, Under Deepspace - Ch 06 - Endless Night - 11 / Story - Highest Level Access and Captain Jenna in Zayne's Branch Story, Thorns Under the Moon, 02 / Story, Hunter's Association.

The Hunter's Association doesn't have the means to analyse Aether Core Protocurves until the Branch Stories.

In Zayne's Branch Story, Ch 05, Zayne confirms that an ordinary Wanderer cannot generate such a Metaflux that occurred during the surgery he performed. But he quashes MC's speculation that Aether Core's are causing mutations since she has one successfully integrated with her heart. He may be alluding to the experiments conducted by Xander Sciences as he doesn't elaborate. It interferes with her heart unlike the Wanderer in Xavier's Branch which devours only his power. MC senses faint Aether Core fluctuations and speculates the Myst's Protocore has Aether Core energy. Protocore Clusters keep them trapped in Zayne's nightmare. MC can detect them with her Evol.

Simone tells MC that after Raymond passed, Xander Sciences was acquired by Ever.

I need to revisit again, but we don't know what the Aether Core looks like in Rafayel's Branch Story. All we know is it comes from the Tome of the Sea God.

Under Deepspace - Ch 05 - Eternal Aurora - 09 / Story - Snowy Mountain

Relating to the Protocore found in No Hunt Zone No.7 with Xavier. MC further confirming that its energy value in comparison to the Aether Core in her heart means that the one they found was modified.

That's all for today. It's easy to see all kinds of patterns as there's lots of information that seems insignificant at the time or it's not clear how it pieces together until more information is released.

MC's Anhaunsen Class Evol Ponderings...

In Xavier's anecdote, When Shooting Stars Fall (Ch 01 | Distant Stars, pg 06), MC wishes to know more about him and even tries to use her Evol to resonate with his dreams.

"There were times when i noticed him sleeping. I tried using my Evol to resonate with his dreams. But whenever i do, i get too nervous and fail." - MC

Can MC see people's dreams when she resonates with them while they're asleep?

In Long-Awaited Revelry, Ch 2, she absorbs the power from the Aether Core she obtains from the Flux Nexus and has the infamous vision.

"But before i started resonating with you, i saw a strange vision..." - MC

Sylus can use the Aether Core in his eye to invade and take over consciousness...

Does MC have the capability or potential to do this as well since she can acquire new abilities?

"You have a lot of potential for growth and might even acquire new abilities." - President, Badge Ceremony

In that case, what would MC see if Sylus was dreaming or fantasising about her? Now that, i would like to see. Wouldn't that be grand?

[xruiiii-blog]

And just like that, still married. ☕️

[abyssconqueror]

i’m gonna crash tf out he always does this shit JUST SAY YOU WANT ME TO STAY 🥹

[aztecbrujeria]

I felt my heart shatter…I held onto him as long as I could and the smile upon his face and the left over dying datura…it whispered away from me like sand…

“I CURSE YOU…I CURSE YOU…MY DRAGON HE’S GONE!!!”

I don’t know how long I’d been sitting up in his bed asleep screaming as hot tears coated my cheeks. I was still in my dream watching the vision of losing him…

Sylus watched for just a moment as I sat up sleepily but was muttering. Placing the laptop and phone beside him he carefully began to reach out when he saw my lip quivering. He was dumbstruck and then rushed for me embracing me from behind as he watched the unbridled grief wash over me.

I thrashed against him reaching out to the empty space of his room while shrieking like a banshee. Crying for him, my dragon, it was his deep voice and strong embrace that slowly woke me up. My hand let go of the sheet I held, probably ruined, and my other fell beside his leg. He rocked me back and forth my curls falling and sticking into my face.

I turned around slowly becoming more aware and saw his lovely vermillion eyes alarmed.

“Sweetie…you were dreaming…”

Fresh tears pricked as I turned and raised up to my knees reaching for his face.

“It was you…it’s always been you…you promised…”

Sylus’s eyes were so sorrowful before they flashed with love.

“I’m sorry sweetie I’m not going anywhere now…”

Still cupping his face I reached up and pushed his hair from his face stopping where the horns should be.

“I know you…Stayrus…my dragon…I know you…”

I kissed him and he held me tighter against him. The kiss holding the truth…I felt it then our souls resonating…humming and making the melody only we could hear…

[heartswithinreach]

if infold doesn't drop the sylus myths soon i'm gonna start going crazy

[moonsavior]

That part where he doesn't want mc to listen to the Starry Sound Captain's Logs juuuust got me

[rinsko]

dilly post-main update (sylus arc) thoughts: wah… i am in love. the way infold writers create such a unique depiction of the n109 zone and a rollercoaster of a story for mc! i adore the entrance and departure of dimitri’s character, having first met him as your shielding protector to later, your very own killer… how maniacal he sounded as he began to reveal his true nature and intentions! (extremely vivid voice acting btw.. it was insanely good for everyone during this new update) i have absolutely no idea how mc processes these revelations, how harsh and cruel it must be to hear you don’t belong in the world you’ve made into a home, the only world you remember. that’s why the connection between sylusmc is insanely special to me (as is zaynemc!) because of how much they always remind you of your own strength and relieve that unease inside you, how often they will have you know your presence and the essence of your being belongs in their world, if nowhere else. it moves me every time mc is given such gentle love and care despite protesting to be capable on their own, when mc is reminded to be more self aware of their own life and limits— to be less self sacrificial and to be more selfish (cue sylus saying “i don’t mind being used by you.” playing in a loop) it comes instinctual to him to watch over you… whether as a child, the gladiator who took you away from constant terror and battle, or as the man who’s settled himself nearby and watched you grow up from afar, he’s always been there to pull you out, and he will always be there to save you.

[yinyuedijun]

mr caleb 夏以昼 "summer in the daytime*" having a june birthday ok that makes sense

[neros-w]

when you journey for long enough that home becomes just as foreign as the new places you venture through

inspired by a marginally more evil edit of the same song by alina we've passed around in our dms

[cashandprizes]

Last Night I Found You (Wet)

Aether's Kinktober 2024 Day One | Angel/David | Knotting

CWs: NOT SAFE FOR TUMBLR/MINORS; Older! David who teaches at DAMN and runs the business side of Shaw Security x Transmasc!Angel; age gap (David is mid-to-late 40s and Angel is 19); chastity; pet play; safe-word usage; knotting; squirting; my best attempts at aftercare; Angel is fat and that matters to ME; Mexican David and Angel as told by @angelicaether and their propoganda

Credit to @/cafekitsune for the banner

Cross-posted to AO3.

There is a certain clarity that one can achieve seven days into chastity that opens the mind to connections not previously pieced together. Having spent so much time thinking about how badly he wants to orgasm and can't, Angel is completely aware of how he ended up here. 

"You make that constipated face every time I call you Davey," Angel pointed out, biting into an apple with a grin. David, who had paused lacing his shoes in the doorway, pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed heavily.

"Because my name isn't 'Davey', Angel; it's David." David finished tying his shoes and stood, fixing Angel with an exasperated yet undeniably fond look.

"Well, I need some kind of nickname for you," Angel reasoned, turning on the couch to face David. "And with you calling me Angel and all, it only feels fair that I have a special name for you too." Angel cocked their head to the side and tapped their chin as if in thought. "Snuggle bug?"

"No."

"Schnookums?"

"Absolutely not."

"Pooh Bear?"

"Angel."

"Daddy?" Angel paused, lips starting to form another ridiculous pet name but halting at the clear silence. David stood stock still, a red flush creeping up his neck and onto his face.

"Wait- really? Daddy?" Angel laughed quietly, mostly out of shock. "The big bad alpha wolf has a daddy kink?"

"Angel, you- stop saying that." David covered his face, groaning into his hands. Angel laughed again, charmed by his genuine reaction - especially the one tenting his gym shorts.

"How can I stop when you clearly like it, Daddy?" Angel sang, dropping their apple onto the coffee table and popping off the couch to reach David. "Especially when I can see how much… Daddy." Angel gripped David through his shorts, lightly pumping his thick cock through the fabric.

"You're never going to let this go, are you?" David sounded completely defeated, muttering into his hands and thrusting into Angel's fist.

"Nope," Angel replied cheekily. "Guess you'll just have to do a home workout today, huh?" Angel screeched as David hoisted him over his shoulder, kicking off his shoes and charging through the house. "You can grumble all you want, but you and I both know fucking me is your favorite workout, Daddy~!"

Once again, Angel had come face to face with a monster of their own making - his insatiable, bratty libido.

Angel shifted in his seat, feeling the cool metal of the chastity belt grinding unsatisfyingly against his pubic bone. Here he was, thinking about the orgasms he couldn't have because he'd foolishly referred to David as Daddy and sent their relationship down a high protocol vein that ended with him in the current moment desperate but unable to come.

Angel grinds against David’s shin, wriggling  for relief that doesn’t arrive. “Daddy, you have to let me out.” His face is screwed into his cutest pout, complete with teary eyes - not hard to produce when your body feels like it’s on fire with the sheer need to orgasm so hard your brain leaks out of your ears. 

“Angel, you wanted to do Locktober and prove how good you could be for Daddy,” David chides, voice mild  as if unaffected by Angel’s suffering. “We’re only seven days in, kitten. How are you going to make it through the rest of the month like this?”

Angel groans at the thought, three and a half more weeks of torture. Already, Angel feels like he’s climbing the walls out of sheer horniness. Angel had blown him that morning to the point of making David pop a knot in hopes that watching David come would take the edge off; instead he’d only been able to remember how delicious that knot felt when stuffed inside him and felt like he was descending further into madness. “Daddy, I can’t stop thinking about coming,” Angel whines, burying his face between David’s thighs and making eye contact with David’s growing cock through his slacks. “I can’t focus on anything m, and I tried to deepthroat my banana at lunch today and cried when my friend noticed. I’m delirious, I need to come, please, Daddy.”

“Oh, you beg so pretty Angel,” David praises, scratching his nails across Angel’s scalp. “But we agreed to 31 days. You’ll just have to be patient.” Angel whines louder, grinding his face against David’s denim-covered cock and salivating at the smell. “You can be patient for Daddy, can’t you?”

Angel whimpers, grinding the metal of the chastity belt against David’s leg faster with no relief. “Daddy, I can’t- I can’t keep going. I’m going crazy, I can’t do any work like this.” David soothingly cards his fingers through Angel’s hair, driving Angel more desperately against his shin.

“What is Daddy going to do with you, kitten? I’m starting to wonder if you’re part incubus, unable to do anything but think about sex all day.” David loosely fists his hand in Angel’s hair and tugs until Angel’s hazy eyes meet his own. “You can’t go an hour without thinking about me stuffing your cute little holes full of cum, can you?” 

Angel sticks his tongue out, letting drool pool on his tongue to drip onto David’s jeans beneath him. “More than once an hour , Daddy,” Angel slurs, looking up at David with half-lidded eyes. “Every five minutes, I think about how badly I want Daddy to hold me down and fuck me until my brain shorts out.”

David breathes hard through his nose, tightening his grip on Angel’s scalp. “Open wide, Angel,” David commands, tilting Angel’s head back further. Angel follows his directions with no issue, a marvel in and of itself, stretching his lips into a glossy, lewd O. David spits into his mouth, watching Angel shudder but otherwise remain still as David lets the saliva pooling on his tongue drip into their mouth. “Swallow, good boy,” David growls, watching Angel’s throat work and his pink tongue pop back out. “God, my slutty little kitten can’t go five minutes without thinking about Daddy breeding his needy pussy, can he? You were made to be brainless on my cock, weren’t you?”

“Made for it,” Angel echoes, fisting his hands in the fabric of David’s pants. “Please let me have it, Daddy. Please let me out; I don’t know if I can keep going.” David looks thoughtful, releasing Angel’s hair and cupping his face softly.

“Do you need to safeword, Angel? I’m not going to be disappointed if you’re at your limit kitten. You’ve already done so well for me.” Angel feels tears prick in his eyes, nodding and pressing into David’s hand. “Say the word, Angel, and I’ll take it off with no consequences.”

“Truck, please,” Angel whimpers, tears spilling over when David easily hauls him up into his lap and presses their foreheads together. “I want it off, please, Davey.” David rips the chain holding the key from his neck and shoves Angel’s boxers down in a quick move. He whispers mindless praise into Angel’s ears as he carefully unlocks the device, sliding it off of Angel’s hips and tossing it carelessly to the floor.

“Good boy, Angel, such a good boy telling me your limit,” David whispers, wrestling his own shirt off so he can press their bare chests together. “You’ve been so obedient for me, Angel. You make me so fuckin’ proud, and I’m so damn lucky to have you in my life, beautiful boy.” Angel stifles a sob in David’s chest, equal parts relief, validation, and anticipation. “You made it seven whole days for me. You did amazing. You endured so much and told me when you had enough; you’re so good for me, Angel.”

Angel sniffles, settling as David wraps his arms around him and squeezes with just the right amount of pressure. “You’re not mad at me for using my safeword,” Angel asks nervously, playing with the waist of David’s pants.

“Never, Angel. I will never be upset with you for setting boundaries with me like this,” David murmurs into his hair, tilting Angel’s head up to make soft eye contact. “You did the right thing, and I’m so proud of you Angel. Thank you for trusting me with your body.”

Angel giggles a bit, knocking their foreheads together lightly. “Well, I like it when Daddy’s in control of my body, but I think I like it more when that means multiple orgasms as opposed to none.” David chuckles, gliding his nose down Angel’s cheek until their lips meet.

“Of course you do, you absolute menace. If you had it your way, we’d spend all day in bed fucking just to do it all over again the next day.” Angel grins, blinking away the last of the tears and kisses him again.

“That could be us if it weren’t for late-stage capitalism, Davey.” Angel swipes his hands across his cheeks, looking rosy, flushed, and most importantly, up to no good as per usual. “My ancestors would want me to be well fucked every day, you know. You should make that happen.”

David nips at Angel’s mouth, failing to suppress the growl that builds in his chest. The thought of keeping Angel plugged on his knot for hours, wrapped up in his arms with a swollen t-dick - Angel knows exactly how wild it drives his wolf. “I see you’re feeling more like yourself,” he breathes against Angel’s soft lips. Angel spreads his thighs, straddling David properly so he can grind himself across David’s re-hardening cock. “I’m assuming you’d like to start making up for lost time, if the wet spot on my pants is any indication, hm?” Angel nods vigorously, already leaving wet kisses across David’s jaw and down his neck.

David reaches down where Angel is hot and leaking, sliding his fingers through the slickness and circling his t-dick with light strokes. Angel whimpers immediately, curling in on himself at the immediately oversensitivity. "Daddy, I'm gonna come so fast," Angel moans, catching his fingers in David's hair and tugging. "Please don't stop, god; don't stop Daddy."

“You’ve been so good for Daddy, haven’t you kitten?” Angel mewls in response, sinking his teeth into David’s pectorals and rocking his hips into long fingers framing his t-dick. “I need to spoil you for being so good, don’t I? How many orgasms do you think you’ve earned Angel?” David grazes sharp canines over Angel’s ear and places a soft kiss at his temple.

“So many, Daddy. I was so- so good- oh right there-” Angel moans, working his hips in a frenzy as his stomach flutters and tenses. “‘M gonna come already, Daddy - please let me come!” Angel shudders hard, nails dragging down David’s scalp to leave raised lines down his shoulders. “I can’t- can’t hold it, please let me come I wanna be good please-” Angel is cut off by David removing his fingers, a high and instinctive whine leaving his throat.

David grabs Angel’s hips with both hands, digging his fingers into the soft flesh and pulling until Angel has to fall back on his elbows to catch himself. David arranges Angel’s legs over his shoulders and buries his face in David’s slick-soaked pussy as Angel struggles for balance and nearly brains himself on David’s knee. “David, what the- oh fuck, Daddy-” Angel starts but never finishes as David licks a slow, wet line from the top of his t-dick to his leaking hole. David lets out a low growl that reverberates down his tongue and right into Angel’s cunt, forcing a messy gush of slick to smear across his full lips.

“Fuck, I missed the way you taste right here, Angel,” David groans, burying the length of his tongue inside Angel and bumping his nose against Angel’s throbbing and swollen t-dick. He spears his tongue and slurps, making lewd sounds as he eats Angel right up to the edge of a long-awaited orgasm. “Love how messy you get just for me, kitten.” David sighs like he’s coming home and drags his tongue over Angel’s t-dick with slow, hard flicks. “Love when you soak my beard so I can’t stop smelling my sweet little pussy cat.”

Angel whimpers, digging their fingers into the comforter beneath them and arching into David’s mouth. David grabs two fistfuls of Angel’s ass and uses it to keep him stable as he fastens his mouth around Angel’s engorged t-dick and sucks hard. Angel has a split second’s worth of air to yelp before his impending orgasm locks him into place. “Come for me, Angel,” David murmurs right on time as Angel clenches so hard his body goes rigid in a deep arch and he comes into David’s waiting mouth.

“Jesus- fuck-” Angel whispers, eyes rolling back. David doesn’t let up, continuing to suck hard and flick the underside of his t-dick until Angel isn’t sure if he’s coming again or if the first one never ended. “Daddy, Daddy,” Angel slurs as his shoulders slump back onto the bed, “Need it inside, in me- please?”

“You beg so fucking pretty, Angel,” David groans, manhandling Angel until he’s bent over the arm of the sofa  with his ass in the air. David manages to get his belt open and his pants down mid-thigh before he decides dry cleaning exists for a reason and slides his cock through Angel’s mess. “Like I can deny how badly I want to be buried in this pussy, kitten.” David brings a big hand down on the inside of Angel’s thigh, swatting until Angel arches his back and spreads his legs wider. “Let Daddy see, kitten. I’ll make it all better.”

Angel wiggles his ass enticingly, prompting David to leave a nice red handprint on the fattest part just because he can. He lines his cock up with Angel’s pussy, barely nudging into the tight squeeze. “Please daddy, please stretch me out,” Angel begs, trying to rock backwards until David grabs his hips in a firm grip to hold them still. David’s fingers dig into heated flesh that spills between his fingers hard enough to bruise as he savors the view after a week of blowjobs and quick thigh fucking while Angel was in chastity. 

Angel starts to complain at the slow pressure, but then David drags Angel’s hips back as he pushes in until he sinks to the hilt in one long thrust. “Fuck- yes-” Angel squeaks, clinging to the couch as David sets a brutal pace of nailing his g-spot on every thrust until all Angel can do is scream. “Yes, yes, yesyesyesy-” Angel gasps and flails, the clear sign of the kind of orgasm that David can’t help but like the most out of his small, squealing mate. David  hunches over so he can plaster his sweaty chest to Angel’s back and squeeze a hand under Angel to stroke his t-dick hard and fast. “Daddy- ‘s gonna come out, ‘m gonna squirt- oh- C-hrist-!”

David strokes in time with his thrusts, grinding down with his fingers and up with his hips until Angel wails. Angel claws at the couch, caught between David’s fingers and his cock and overwhelmed with so much sensation. “That’s it, make a mess on my fingers Angel.” Angel chokes out a faint “Daddy-” and flails again, so hard David has to wrap an arm around his waist to keep him from throwing them both off the couch. “Good boy, come for me,” David growls, grinding his fingers against Angel’s t-dick until Angel squirts in several short bursts.

Angel sobs, eyes rolling back in his head as he gushes onto David’s hand and the comforter beneath them. “Just like that,” David growls, fitting his teeth into the junction of Angel’s neck and shoulder. “One more, Angel, give me- one- more-” David gasps, feeling his knot starting to inflate as Angel holds his cock in a chokehold. “You want this knot, don’t you kitten?”

Angel whines, too strung out on pleasure to do anything but fuck back onto David’s cock as an answer. David keeps the pressure of his fingers constant, pinching and pulling at Angel’s t-dick as he takes his own pleasure with his still spasming pussy. “You gonna be a good boy and take it for me?” Angel whimpers, reaching down to lace his fingers with David’s over his belly where he can feel David hitting his cervix with every thrust.

Teeth buried in Angel’s shoulder, David feels the growl start in the center of his chest and rumble out into their skin as his knot starts to catch on Angel’s puffy and abused rim. He shifts from thrusting to grinding, feeling his knot expand until he can hardly move. “Daddy- Alpha-” Angel whines, knowing just how to push him over the edge. David bites down hard enough to draw blood, canines lengthening and nails sharpening into claws as his balls finally draw up and the first jet of cum leaves his cock. They howl together, Angel from the overstimulation and one last orgasm and David from the sheer pleasure of his mate milking his knot.

Time blurs, as it often does when David knots his mate doggy style with his face buried in the nearest surface. David comes back to himself licking the wound he left on Angel’s shoulder with healing magic on his tongue as his balls give a few valiant, last twitches. Angel’s breathing is soft, his mate clearly dozing lightly in his arms. At some point he must have flipped them onto their sides and pulled his mate close, the instinctual urge to protect his mate from his hindbrain taking over.

“Angel,” David brushes his lips across Angel’s ear, drawing a soft noise from his mate. He rubs their entangled hands across Angel’s stomach, feeling Angel squeeze his fingers and reach his other hand back to scratch across David’s scalp. “How are you feeling, Angel? Was that- too much?” Angel hums dreamily, dragging his hand down to cup  David’s cheek and patting it a few times.

“Fucked stupid,” Angel hums, dropping his arm and sighing contently. “I don’t think I can feel my legs,” he slurs, cuddling back into David’s warmth. 

“Good kind of can’t feel them?” Angel hums in agreement, tilting his head to the side to receive soft kisses down the column of his throat. “Good, so good for me Angel,” he whispers, peppering kisses across his jaw and his temples. “I’m so fucking lucky to have you in my life, Angel. You did so well, using your safeword and being good for me, kitten.” Angel preens and stretches, allowing David’s soft cock to slip out followed by a slow trickle of cum.

“I guess I’m not opposed to doing this again,” Angel admits, twisting at the waist to kiss David squarely on the mouth. David holds Angel’s chin to deepen the kiss, soft and intimate with the taste of Angel’s cum still on David’s tongue.

“So, does that mean you’re ready to put this back on tomorrow morning, Angel?” David teases, helping Angel turn so their chests are pressed together. David gently traces the scars across Angel’s chest as Angel hums thoughtfully.

“Only if Daddy leaves work early on Friday, and we go to your cabin so you can hunt me,” Angel decides, the cheeky smile on their face betraying that he doesn’t think David will agree.

“I’ll text Ash tomorrow and have the cleaning crew come through this week then,” David responds with a wolfish grin, grabbing Angel’s thighs so he can hoist him off the couch and over his shoulder as he makes for the stairs. “Guess you’ll have to get all those orgasms out of your system tonight, kitten. It’s gonna be a long week.”

[one-hell-of-otaku-is-here]

Zayne after I switched him to Sylus today

[astracora]

Everytime I listen to The Line, I get a vivid mental image of MC sacrificing themselves to save the boys from their fate, and turning into a wanderer, then fading into nothing.