#but really it was Magnificus because the data was in his eye and he took it when he moved games

[emile-hides]

I said this as like a joke a ha ha funny goof like two weeks ago in the tags of a post on my side-blog and as the Autistic brain do when presented with a ha ha funny goof in a fandom I started thinking on it too much and now here I am with absolutely zero actual evidence for this but like

I think Magnificus is Leshy from the Beta version of Inscryption; Sacrifices Must Be Made.

They’re both trees which really isn’t that weird but in a game with like 4 central main characters it’s weird two of them are straight up plants

Leshy is a Leshy like that makes sense as a being that lives in the woods is the Scrybe of beasts like it makes sense we been knew

But why is a wizard a tree?? As Drawfee says wizards can be anything but Magnificus really has no wizard energy to him. I would not guess that his roll if I’d just seen him on his own

He doesn't even have the wizard hat like his pupils or his cards bro at least try to look the part

According to game files the green shit covering Magnificus is his beard which is both hysterical to learn and also maybe helps my case because Leshy also has a beard of green brush but whatever it’s not the biggest deal just hold on

His entire thing is his eye that tells him the future a future he cannot change

The future of his game and the world outside it and possibly even the world past Luke Carder to you, you the player

Which is interesting and very vaguely hinted at but like

During the ARG you the player, not Luke Carter, discover one of the secret codes by going back to Sacrifices must be made and adding a file into the game

What this file actually is is blank of course but it does something Leshy at the end of the beta

It gives him awareness

Awareness he did not have before. Awarness he is in a game, an unfinished game, a game that is literally about to end you are at the end of the Beta, his world is about to end but more importantly

“What have you done to me?”

“This new knowledge flooding into my head...”

“I cannot... I cannot unlearn....”

“WHTL!ESAHEAD”

“what lies ahead” implies more than just the beta’s end

This was obviously added after the full Inscryption came out, implying you just have him information that not only is his game incomplete but there is a full version and this is what will happen there as well

A future he cannot change

Leshy’s entire presence is just his eyes in Sacrifices Must Be Made we never see what he looks like

It’s not really like. Unheard of for Daniel Mullens characters to jump games. Like not at all.

So the idea that Leshy in Beta would make the jump to the completed game to save himself from the ending of an incomplete game isn’t super unheard of

Not that it matters as even the completed game will be deleted

And he knows that. He cannot unsee what lies ahead

Side tangent but Magnificus’ system feels super incomplete and in need of a rework

I know in game/out game world building Inscryption was a real card game first and the video game is based on that so it’s not really his fault magic decks suck

And his final battle’s incomplete feeling can be blamed on the game being more than half deleted at that point but at the same time

His little. Mind place. Where he unsubtly tells you to use the knife or get the damn film roll from the clock if you’re like me and choose to ignore it is super barren already. Like it just looks like that

A tile floor, collapsed columns, and a single easel. Not much else really to it.

Supposedly the version Luke is playing is incomplete in terms of like. The actual original game is concerned so like. Actually maybe???

And I mean Magnificus’ Uber-Bot stand in is the Unfinished boss, implying he isn’t a fully finished part of the game?? Right??

Okay so like obviously the game had to have a Scrybe of Magicks when it was being coded because Magic cards existed in the real card game so it’s not like he could just put himself in there

But also the entire ACTUAL game’s story is about over throwing one of the Scrybes and taking their place so like. Maybe.

Maybe not quiet like that maybe he just like. Put his own files in place of theirs. Like King Candy from Wreck it Ralph.

Because he speaks like he knows how many dialogue boxes he has before his boss battle has to start as if he doesn’t really have a choice in how much he can say before you MUST progress

He even gets kind of deleted mid-sentence while trying to warn you AFTER his fight which idk imagine a more eccentric wizard doing one of those poof gone kind of animations after giving you a cryptic clue

The only bit of actually in character, as in as the Scrybe of Magicks a boss in the video game Inscryption, dialogue Magnificus gives us is during his boss battle in which he explains how his battle mechanic actually works and talks about how your cards need more color

But in his end end fight the painting he makes for Luke to try and make him feel guilt for letting the world get deleted is black and white

And he whited out Goobert’s painting??? Like at least when he bleached are cards it was to add more color to them this he just whited out which feels like these are two different character motives

It’s a lot of maybe’s and taking leaps but this is a game with Hitler’s Satan card game as it’s central plot point so I feel like I’m allowed a little leeway here.

The irony of Leshy tearing out Magnificus’ eye with his knife and keeping it so the player can progress onward and eventually return to Beta to give Leshy that same eye all over again is not lost on me

A loop is a loop and I’m kind of obsessed with it

[healerelowen]

Hello hello! I wanted to write more Second stoat card Au, but I also need to work on the ask prompts. Second stoat card won. So now I have some fluff for you all. Anyways, I hope you enjoy and have a good rest of your day/night!

Being a stoat wasn’t exactly as bad as you had originally thought. Although there were things that were inconvenient such as random jumps, flips, and spins. Along with the almost constant need to hunt. 

P03, or the stoat as he is now called, wasn’t enjoying its time as a stoat at all. He never really was too fond of organics, with you being an exception. Although you would never admit it, he was actually rather adorable as a stoat. 

“Damn it!” the stoat screeched after it had done another unexpected jump as you approached. “What do you want?!” You let out a small huff, “You seem uptight. Do you-” The stoat cut you off, “Hell yeah I’m uptight! We’re both stoats! And it’s all because of that stupid beast that we call a Scrybe.” 

You hummed, then padded up next to the stoat and sat down next to him,”Is there any way I can help you right now?” The stoat’s expression softened, then he rested its head on top of yours,”Just stay here with me.” 

You gave him a small smile before leaning into his soft, white chest fur, “Sure, I can do that.” You both stay like that for a while, simply enjoying each other’s company. 

Crickets chirped outside as the pale sky darkened, casting the forest into a husky darkness. “How long do you think it’s going to be until the next challenger arrives?” You asked softly, hoping not to set your partner off into another tantrum. 

The stoat huffed, “It’s probably going to be forever for them to get here. Let alone free all four of us.” You nodded slightly,”I wouldn’t expect anything less.” You murmured. 

During your time at the cabin, you had learned that the other two Scrybes, Grimora and Magnificus, were also turned into talking cards along with you and P03. Grimora had been turned into the Stinkbug and Magnificus had been turned into the Stunted Wolf. 

Although all of you had your own views as to why this was happening, you had no idea why Leshy was doing all of this in the first place. ‘Maybe it has something to do with that “Old Data” he mentioned?’ You thought to yourself as the stoat wrapped his tail on top of your own. 

“But hey, at least we have each other. And that’s all we need, right?” You tried reassuring your love, you always hated seeing him this upset and seemingly powerless. “Right.” The stoat murmured, although he didn’t seem convinced. 

He pulled away, “You should probably rest. If the challengers are going to take forever to get here, you may as well get as much sleep as you can.” The stoat started to pad away but you scampered in front him, stopping it in its tracks. “Oh no you don’t! You’re going to rest with me.” 

The stoat smirked and sighed dramatically, “Do I have to participate in your organic activities?” You chuckled before speaking, “Yes, in fact you do.” The stoat playfully huffed, “Fine.” He said before scampering off and hopping onto a tabletop on the further side of the cabin. 

You followed him and struggled to get onto the table, before the stoat pulled you up and let go once you found your footing. You took a few steps closer to the other side before, laying down, the stoat shortly laying down next to you, your fur brushing his. 

The stoat rested his head on its paws, while you rested yours on the back of its neck. “I love you.” You murmured, you heard a muffled, ‘Love you too.’ from the stoat. You smiled before you closed your eyes, letting sleep drag you away in comfortable darkness.