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Happy Blurbo Blursday

They are stranded on a desert island and can only bring four items and one companion, what & who are they bringing? 

Happy Blurbo Blursday! Thank you so much for the ask, and I hope you are having a wonderful day.

I am going to answer this for Bianca Moore, the protagonist of my passion project: Fantasy Worlds Collide. Bianca is a being that can controls spatial and reality, but for this exercise, I'll tone down those powers for her.

If Bianca was stuck on an island, here are the three things that she would take. I'm going to say that this is a tropical island.

The first thing she would take is her signature weapon, Noctemaris. Noctemaris is a tachi and allow her to have some defensive capabilities. It can also be used as a backup blade for practical tasks such as cutting wood, hunting, or crafting tools.

Bianca's white ribbon is the second thing she would take. It is imbued with strong protective magic which will allow her to remain in peak conditioning while stranded. The ribbon protects against poison or fatigue, keeping both her mind and body sharp. Seeing as Bianca often goes to realms that are magical in nature, this will be invaluable in safe-guarding her health and stamina.

She would also bring a multi-tool. Since it is a combination of a knife, pliers, screwdriver, and other useful tools, she would be able to build shelter, start fires, prepare food, and make rudimentary tools. This tool is portable and has a wide range of functions that would allow her to make the most out of limited resources.

Since she is on a tropical island, it is important to have clean drinking water. She would bring a portable water purification device. This will ensure that the water she drinks is not contaminated, keeping her and her companion safe and hydrated.

Sephiroth as a companion

As for the companion, she would bring her love interest, Sephiroth. He is a master strategist and an elite SOLDIER. This would be before his descent into madness. Due to his SOLDIER training and his intellect, they would both thrive by each other's side. He would be able to easily adapt to the island's challenges, using his military experience to devise survival plans.

His combat expertise would make him invaluable against potential threats while his knowledge of survival tactics from years of missions since he was 15 ensures that he could help gather resources, build shelter, and find or hunt for food.

Finally, it has been shown that Masamune has the ability to cut through buildings. He could use it to cut down trees for building shelters and creating tools easily.

His calm and methodical approach to problem-solving would help balance out Bianca's more impulsive tendencies. His leadership and resourcefulness would make him an essential companion, complementing Bianca and enhancing their chances of survival.

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Creators' Club: Meet the Project: Fantasy Worlds Collide

For this week, I'm going to do something a little different. I'm going to be talking about the entirety of the 'Fantasy Worlds Collide' passion project. This project spans two fandoms (Final Fantasy 7 and Inuyasha), as well as original work centered on the kingdoms of the abyssal and infernal plane.

You could say that FWC was created 27 years ago when I first made Bianca. At the time, she was a human who worked at Shinra. I'm proud of how she evolved since them.

Warnings: complex plot, existential questions, temporal manipulation, dark themes, moral ambiguity, tragedy, emotional impact, assault, and violence.

More info, below the cut:

The Infernal and Celestial Planes are embroiled in eternal conflict. Azrakiel, now Asmodeus, Prince of Lust, yearns for omnipotence. Obsessed with a prophecy foretelling a being of light and dark reshaping the Omniverse, he abducts a guardian archangel, Seraphine, fathering Bianca Moore. To protect her, Seraphine sacrifices herself, sending Bianca to the future. Asmodeus relentlessly pursues her across time, dimensions, and other realms, including the Inuyasha and Final Fantasy 7 realms. Bianca, raised as human, discovers her celestial powers, faces exile from the Celestial Realm, and battles her destiny in a clash of cosmic forces.

Pairing: None

Main characters:

Bianca Moore: A Nephilim born from celestial-demonic love, she's sent through time to escape danger. Unaware of her celestial heritage, her encounters with Sesshomaru and Sephiroth shape her destiny. Facing heartbreak and darkness, her journey unfolds in a relentless pursuit of love and power.

Azrakiel: Azrakiel, a fallen Archangel, craved forbidden power, birthing Incubi and seeking cosmic supremacy. His pursuit of Bianca led to cosmic battles across dimensions.

Seraphine: Seraphine, a celestial guardian, embodies grace and wisdom in the cosmic tapestry. Her abduction by Azrakiel sets the stage for a universe-defining struggle, her influence spanning dimensions and eras.

Worldbuilding:

Pathway of Reality: The Pathway of Reality, an enigmatic and timeless location, transcends known dimensions. Its black rocky staircase leads to an ethereal nexus with swirling rifts serving as portals to diverse dimensions, including Gaia from Final Fantasy VII. The Pathway's most enigmatic aspect is its profound connection to the Edge of Creation, a mystery within the Final Fantasy 7: Remake, awaiting exploration and understanding in the grand tapestry of the multiverse.

Nephilim: A Unique Fusion of Infernal and Celestial Essence. Singular in Existence. Possesses the Potential to Unleash Unprecedented Multiversal Powers. Crafted as the Vanquisher of Deities—Gods, Celestials, and Infernals Alike. Revered as the Harbinger of Darkness and Madness Across Realms. Reverberating in Biblical Lore, the Nephilim is Symbolized by the Mighty Dragon.

Bianca's journey, marked by love, betrayal, and sacrifice, reaches a pivotal moment at Shinra Manor. There, she finds solace with Sephiroth amidst the chaos of the basement. Their intense, albeit brief, romance is challenged by Sephiroth's dark descent. Bianca grapples with her conflicting emotions, torn between love and fear of her powers succumbing to darkness. After Sephiroth's devastating actions, Bianca aids her newfound comrades but soon faces caputre and torture under Professor Hojo's experiments and daily infusion of Jenova cells and Shinra's control. Freed by Reeve Tuesti, she escapes, encounters a Sephiroth clone named SC X and journeys to the Northern Crater with the help of Sephiroth. There, Bianca stands as a sentinel, overpowered by her demonic heritage fueled by Jenova cells and bound to Sephiroth in love and destiny.

Pairing: Bianca Moore / Sephiroth

Main OC Characters + Canon Characters:

Bianca Moore: Fleeing from her father Azrakiel, Bianca Moore, a Nephilim born of demonic ambition, seeks refuge through another dimension and arrives at Shinra Manor. Grieving Sesshomaru's death, she unexpectedly finds solace in Sephiroth, whose dark allure and inner turmoil mirror her own. They have a bond intertwining them together, shaping their destinies.

Diana Ravenscroft: Diana Ravencroft commands Shinra's research as one of the lead scientists and assistant to Professor Hojo. She ruthlessly oversees experiments, including those on Bianca Moore, as she is driven by her need for scientific advancement. Her cold demeanor gives way to obsession as she tries to understand Bianca's celestial-angelic origins, much like Hojo's fascination with Jenova.

Sephiroth: Sephiroth, the legendary warrior of SOLDIER and son of Jenova, is both feared and revered. His silver hair and piercing green eyes mask a tormented soul. Amidst the chaos of his dark ambitions, he finds an unexpected love interest in Bianca Moore, who he has a bond with that shapes their destinies.

Worldbuilding:

Eternal Convergence: The soul-bond known as Eternal Convergence links Bianca and Sephiroth across space and time through a mystical 'red string of fate'. This connection allows them to feel each other's emotions and pains even when seperated by their alternate versions of Earth (and Gaia), which both shook off as phantom sensations. However, the ability to communicate, as well as having their emotions amplified, was awakened once Bianca was injected with S cells and Jenova cells, respectively. This bond transcends space and time, creating a twin soul link that influences their actions and decisions. It is represented by a red string tied around both of their wrists. This string appears when they are close to each other with red heart loops spaced half a centimeter apart.

Project N: Project N, an offshoot of the Jenova Project, is the code name for 'Project Nephilim" and is named after Bianca Moore's heritage and is lead by Professor Hojo and his assistant, Diana Ravenscroft. Once it is discovered that Bianca's demonic blood can slow the degradation of the Jenova and S cells, as well as her ability to regenerate completely, she is subjected to gruesome dissections and infusions that highlights the cruelty of Hojo and Ravencroft's ambitions and Bianca's own resilience, leading to a deep hatred for Hojo, Ravencroft, and Shinra.

Bianca, once loved by David and Sarah Moore, struggled with night terrors and violent episodes, leading to her institutionalization at 10. Her life was shattered by Azrakiel's cult, which murdered Sarah and burned their home, forcing Bianca and David into a life on the run. This unstable existence deprived Bianca of stability and security, casting a shadow over her formative years. At 20, Bianca, a successful author, met and married Sesshomaru, who had silently protected her throughout her young life. He sent her to the feudal era for safety, where she faced battles alongside Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken. Bianca's powers grew as she fought Naraku and Azrakiel. Despite suffering losses,Bianca's determination and mastery of her angelic and demonic heritage led her to victory.

Pairing: Bianca Moore / Sesshomaru

Main OC Characters + Canon Characters:

Azrakiel: Azrakiel, a powerful fallen angel, commands a devoted cult that wreaks havoc in pursuit of his dark ambitions. Ruthless and cunning, he seeks to control Bianca and harness her unique powers, leaving destruction in his wake. His malevolent influence shadows every step of her journey.

Bianca Moore: Bianca, a fallen angel with a unique blend of angelic and demonic heritage, journeys through the feudal era alongside Sesshomaru. Her strength and compassion make her a vital ally in their fight against Naraku and Azrakiel. Determined and resilient, she protects her friends while mastering her extraordinary powers.

Sesshomaru: Sesshomaru, the enigmatic demon lord, embodies strength and honor. Initially aloof, his connection with Bianca reveals his depth and loyalty. A fierce warrior and protector, Sesshomaru's evolving emotions and relentless determination to safeguard Bianca and their allies make him a pivotal figure in their battle against darkness.

Worldbuilding

Cult of Asmodeus: The Cult of Asmodeus is a secretive and fanatical group devoted to the dark entity Azrakiel (Asmodeus). Known for their brutal acts of violence and arson, they destroyed Bianca's family home and tragically ended her mother Sarah's life. Led by zealotry and driven by Azrakiel's malevolent influence, they pursued Bianca relentlessly, forcing her and her father David into a life of constant flight and instability. Their actions left a deep scar on Bianca's soul, shaping her journey as she sought security amidst the chaos wrought by the cult's devotion to Azrakiel's dark legacy. They have their roots in Japan's Feudal Era.

Solstice: Solstice, Bianca's celestial sword, is a masterpiece of craftsmanship forged from a rare silver alloy. Adorned with intricate engravings and Enochian inscriptions, it symbolizes her angelic heritage and connection to the divine realm. As Bianca wields Solstice, it becomes a beacon of light and hope, embodying her role as a warrior of righteousness. This Great Sword channels her inner strength and celestial powers, enabling her to unleash devastating strikes against her foes while protecting those she cares for. Solstice's radiant presence on the battlefield marks Bianca's unwavering commitment to justice and her determination to confront the darkness that threatens her world.

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Tumblr Games: FF Edition: Six Sentences

Thank you so much for the tag, @sliceoflifeshepard. I loved your response to this.

Rules: Share six sentences of your recent work.

Tagging:

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So, I have been working on short flash fictions for Whumptober. This is from the Trust Issues. This Sephiroth is the caregiver, and his future self is the whumper. This Sephiroth is a fragment attached to Bianca's soul and only exists for this event.

Content Warning: physical abuse, bruising and injury, graphic description of wounds

“Why are you doing this?” Bianca shied away from his hand, as her breath hammered in throat. Ugly marks ringed around her wrist: crimson against the delicate skin. The raw skin ached when it was touched, as small, bloody lines amalgamated with the dark purple bruises.

“I would never hurt you, Bia.” Sephiroth knelt before her. A forest green haze oscillated around him, raising up off of his shoulders like fine mist before twisting around before descending to rejoin the rest of the wispy veil that covered his body. "I'm not him."

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

If people were only allowed to know ONE thing about Bianca to understand her as a character, what would you tell them?

Hello, George. Happy Blorbo Blursday. Thank you for the ask, and I hope your day is going great.

I think the one thing that people need to understand about Bianca is that she is not just a fallen angel, like you read about in the bible or see in tv and shows: ie: Lucifer. Yes, she fell from Grace, but she would actually be classified as a cosmic horror.

Bianca's true form is a massive, corrupted dragon that has a miasma of death and shadow, while her predatory demonic nature introduces an otherworldly terror. As she is a combination of celestial (angelic) and infernal elements, this makes her not of this world and more of an unknown, unpredictable being. This is especially true after she is injected with Jenova and S-cells, which alter her genetic makeup.

Her abilities, especially her skill Umbra Ascension, can destroy and recreate the Omniverse, as well as pulling people into a nightmarish dreamscape where if a person passes on, they are gone. I believe that Umbra Ascension, coupled with the corruption (Jenova cells and the slumbering of her celestial essence) adds to the horror. Bianca has the power to destroy everything in existence, is foretold to be the destroyer of the Omniverse, and even she cannot fully grasp or control that power. This will lead to a lingering threat of potential cataclysms.

As I said, she is a celestial being destined to destroy and recreate the Omniverse to her liking, and as it stands right now, she is also a corrupted being manipulated by external forces like Sephiroth and the remnants of Jenova's influence. While her demonic blood does sometimes filter out the corruption, as that is the dominate influence in her body right now, it also positions her as a figure of existential dread. Bia's very existence challenges what we view as the boundaries of reality, time, and life, itself, making her quite the living reminder of the smallness and fragility of existence in the face of greater, cosmic beings.

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Happy Tender Tuesday:

What is one song or quote that embodies their romance: Bianca Moore. 🩷

Hello there. Happy Tender Tuesday, too! I hope you are having a wonderful day.

I'm going to answer for Bianca and Sephiroth for this.

There are many songs and quotes that remind me of Bianca and Sephiroth. Although my dear Bianca is a cross-over OC, I have been developing her for 27 years (just for the Final Fantasy portion of her character alone) and she is the protagonist of an original vampire series that features angels and demons and the fandom Inuyasha.

Their love was originally reminiscent of Harley Quinn and Joker but has since evolved to be a parallel of Hades and Persephone: with Sephiroth's love being the pomegranate seeds.

For the quote, I think I'll share Bianca's quote she told Sephiroth when he asked her how could she love a monster like him. She vehemently defends him whenever he calls himself a monster by telling him that he may be a murderer but he is no monster. The monsters of that world are Professor Hojo, Sephiroth's father, and Shinra, the company that is like a government. Humanity are the monsters.

Sephiroth, my love for you isn't something I can put into simple words. It's a connection that defies explanation, one that's grown from the depths of our shared experiences. Your strength, your complexity, your unwavering determination—all of these facets of your character resonate with me on a profound level. I see the person you are beyond the surface, beyond the darkness that has surrounded you. It's not about perfection; it's about embracing the entirety of you. You've shown me glimpses of your true self, and I believe in the potential for growth and change within you. Loving you isn't a conscious decision—it's a part of who I am, a bond that's formed as we've faced the challenges together. You've become an integral part of my journey, and my love for you is woven into the very fabric of my being.

As for the song, it would have to be 'Him & I' by G-Eazy and Halsey. This song represents how obsessed the two are for each other. Sephiroth knows that Bianca will always be there with him. No matter what. And Bianca is very, very loyal to him.

I have a playlist that is over 6 hours filled with 95 songs for Sephiroth and Biana. It gets added to every time I hear something that makes me think of them: Spotify playlist.

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Happy Six Sentences Sunday everyone. This is my submission for today’s Creator Club’s challenge. The Creator Club aims to bring artists / writers together so we can celebrate our work. If interested, you can see the post entitled Creator’s Club. We are open for original and fandom creators.

Prompt: Post (approximately) six sentences from something you’re working on. If you aren’t ready to do that, add six sentences to your WIP.

I am currently working on a smut and a drabble. I shared a snippet from the smut yesterday, so today I think I will share my drabble. Swordsplay is such an important part of Sephiroth's character. However, Bianca is really only in the beginning stages of harnessing her abilities with Noctemaris and as a celestial, since she thought she was human from a child until she was 20 and sent back to feudal Japan. A lot of demonic shenanigans later and she found herself on Gaia.

This is more than 6 sentences, but I'm a rebel.

Bianca shifted her stance and looked down at his hands trying to place her feet into a fighting stance. As she squared her feet with his help, she slowly slid her hand from the silver, runic tsuba and called her tachi's blade from the dimension between time and space. Noctemaris glimmered as it was enveloped in an aura of starlight and darkness.

Gripping her hand around the black leather tsuka, she felt the diamond, bamboo studs bit into her hand. She remembered the mantra: to hold Noctemaris is to command fear. "I can never get this right, Sephiroth."

Sephiroth chuckled. Stepping behind her, his chest pressed against her back. His boots crunched on the dried leaf litter scattering around the forest floor. He leaned over her, taking on the same stance as Bianca, as if he were an extension of herself. He placed his hands over hers, enveloping her hands with his. His hair draped over both of them and lay over her waist-length brown locks: combining light and darkness, as Bianca's tachi did.

"I will teach you the right way to wield it, Bianca," Sephiroth murmured into her ear as he gently guided and directed her arms.

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Happy Six Sentences Sunday everyone. This is my submission for today's Creator Club's challenge. The Creator Club aims to bring artists / writers together so we can celebrate our work. If interested, you can see the post entitled Creator's Club. We are open for original and fandom creators.

Prompt: Post (approximately) six sentences from something you’re working on. If you aren’t ready to do that, add six sentences to your WIP.

I have been working hard on the prompts for Whumptober, so this is where that is from. For Whumptober, I have split Sephiroth down the middle, taking key parts of his personality as the 1st Class SOLDIER and the One-Winged Angel and applied it to two different versions of him. This features the One-Winged Angel as the whumper and Bianca Moore, the Whumpee. It's more than 6 I know, but I am a rebel.

Content Warnings: emotional manipulation, physical violence, non-consensual control, possessive behavior, choking, implied abuse, intimidation, coercion.

Bianca swallowed back the quaint dinner of potatoes and steak she had made for herself and stared into his emotionless cyan eyes, watching the feline pupils constrict in the candlelight. The rest of her steak sat upon the white china. The bloody juice spread across the plate’s surface and beneath her mash potatoes, tinging it pink.

“I warned you what would happen if you tried to escape, Angel.” The One-Winged Angel loomed over her. Silver hair flowed down his back and gently swung against his rump, shimmering like a waterfall reflecting moonlight as he slammed her against wall directly behind them. His hand curled around her black choker, grasping the heart charm that denoted ownership: his ownership over her, the warning showing that she belonged to none other than the One-Winged Angel’s, not even that alternate version of him could claim ownership. There would be no doubt about his claim.

“I—” She couldn’t speak. It was as if the words were stuck in her throat and she had just swallowed thick, black molasses. Bianca had to escape and flee, but this was all her fault, right? He did warn her.

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Creators' Club: Tender Tuesday: Issue 1

How do your character show love in small ways that their partner finds meaningful?

Bianca shows her love for Sephiroth in small yet meaningful ways that reflect her intense emotional nature and their deeply complex bond. Despite her growing emotional instability and dramatic ways she will often express her affection in very subtle acts that resonate with Sephiroth’s need for connection: both familiar and romantic.

Though Bianca can no longer use healing spells due to her corruptive nature, Bia still finds ways of comforting him. She will actively protect him in battle, as well as his reforming body in the Northern Caves in North Crater. She tends to his emotional wounds through quiet moments of vulnerability. When she is in battle, she will defend him with all of the willpower of her demonic nature, which is enhanced and more aggressive from the Jenova cells.

Despite her histrionic tendencies, Bianca understands that Sephiroth values moments of peace. She will often listen to his thoughts or concerns without interruption, including his plans on draining planets, timelines, and the Promised Land.

As a demonic entity, Bianca is heavily scent based. She boasts that she can smell Sephiroth up to 100 miles away by his scent alone, as well as he can smell her post-Nibelheim Incident. She uses this awareness to often create a calming environment for him by altering her scent through careful control of her demonic blood, offering him a sense of familiarity and grounding in their solitude.

As Sephiroth has created a dream-scape that mirrors the Celestial Realm with its Eternal Moonlight, Bianca will often reach out to him here, offering gentle reminders of their connection, as she tries to ease his loneliness. They often spend time in this dream-scape, sharing their thoughts, as well as physical intimacy.

And finally, through their soul-bind, Bianca can send Sephiroth comforting thoughts and emotions, especially during thoughts of inner conflict. Unfortunately, this also works the opposite way. He often sends his madness, anger, and vengeance through the link, tainting Bianca’s already fragile emotional state due to her status as a fallen one.

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Creators' Club: Trivia Tuesday

Originally, Bianca was created to be a human character, working as an assistant under Professor Hojo. In the earliest version of her backstory, she was a scientist specializing in biological research and her relationship with Sephiroth developed in the lab. She was meant to be a sympathetic figure and a duality to Hojo's cruelty, as she always tried to comfort Sephiroth throughout his cruel experiments. Bianca's human origins placed her directly in Shinra's scientific world. She also had a more grounded, intellectual approach to understanding Sephiroth's suffering.

However, as I began to develop her character more around the time of Crisis Core's PSP release to fit that lore in, I realized I wanted her to have a more deeper and powerful connection to Sephiroth and the supernatural elements of the world. It was at this time that the concept of Timeless Souls (an original gothic erotica novel) had began to form: Bianca as a succubus and the love interest of the vampire, Vincent Delecriox. This led me to make a significant change to her backstory: changing her from a simple scientist to a celestial and infernal being, a hybrid. This shift allowed me to explore the internal conflict and complex heritage while intensifying a bond with Sephiroth: an idea of a soul-bond that I had conceived for Timeless Souls and decided to apply it to her relationship with Sephiroth. I feel this change elevated her from a more passive role in the background to someone who could be the main character of her own story and stand on equal footing with Sephiroth in both terms of power and destiny.

When I made this change, I decided to repurpose Bianca's original human backstory for a new character, Diana Ravenscroft. Diana now embodies the role that Bianca once held, but not of one of love and affection towards Sephiroth. Diana embodies the scientist role that Bianca once held but in name only. Diana is cold, calculating, and entirely focused on scientific advancement, making her an antagonist in Fantasy Worlds Collide. She's one of the key figures behind Project N: the project that lead to the exploitation of Bianca Moore. I feel that by allowing Bianca to grow into a complex character, it strengthened her character.

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Happy Tender Tuesday! For Sephiroth and Bianca, how did they first meet?

Happy Tender Tuesday. I hope you are having a wonderful day and thank you so much for the ask.

I'm going to say that this is going to dip into my original world arc and there will be a slight canon divergence for the Nibelheim Incident.

After Bianca is severely injured by her father, Azrakiel (Asmodeus), and her former mate used the sword that had injured her to open the Etheral Nexus, which is a liminal space between dimensions. Before the portal closed, she watched her father murder her former mate. Bianca then walked up the Pathway of Reality and onto a platform that holds a portal to every realm (fandom). She fell backwards and unconscious into the first portal to her right, which was connected to Gaia. If you seen Nightmare Before Christmas, think of these portals like the trees, but instead of holidays, they are to different fandoms. It is the celestial angels' job to see that things run smoothly through the different dimensions. However, the previous civil war in Heaven lowered their numbers, so beings like Jenova was able to run wild since they didn't have the bodies to watch over the realms and the Etheral Nexus.

At the time, Sephiroth had just found out that he wasn't a human and had locked himself in the underground library of Shinra Manor. He had just sent Cloud (😂) away and was reaching for a journal on the top shelf of a bookcases. He was standing on a ladder when the cosmic portal opened above his head. She ended up falling on top of him unconscious and pinned him beneath her with her heavy wings. The ladder beneath them broke. He did manage to get her off of him and carry her to a side room in the basement where he could examine her wounds. Noctemaris tends to act as a poison and cuts off the demonic regeneration. This is actually seen on a person skin as black veins will fan out from the wound.

Sephiroth went on to cast curaga, but it wasn't effective since the poison was blocking healing abilities. He would go on to use esuna on her and followed by curaga. Seeing that she was going to live, Sephiroth then carried her to a chaise that was pushed up against one of the bookcases. She would remain unconscious until the next day. They ended up talking to each other as they played a game that had them ask one question each. That night is when their bond, which is represented by a red string of fate tied to each other wrists, materialized visually but it was always there. This bond allows them to experience each other's feelings. So, she could feel his descent into madness; he, her grief. They would end up trauma bonding over this period, and in some of his lucid moments over 7 days, he showed genuine care about Bia, as she can relate to finding out about not being human, being conceived as a weapon, and being used to help people who shouldn't be in power (such as Asmodeus and Shinra). She is a demisexual demiromantic, so the talks were extremely important.

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Good morning. I thought this Trivia Tuesday I would talk about Akihiro Hiroki. Akihiro is my Sephiroth Clone OC, and he has played a bigger part in Fantasy Worlds Collide than he originally did. As such, I will be sharing several development decisions that went into his character.

First off, his character needed to be expanded as this is the clone that helps Bianca Moore get from Nibel Region to the Icicle Region. This means that they had to cross the Mideel Sea to the Icicle Area.

At the time, Bianca was severely injured from Diana and Hojo's experiments. I had her able to free herself from the lab, but I didn't quite understand how to get her from the Nibel Area to the Icicle Area on her own. In the original backstory of Bia, she was invincible: or, at least, it felt like it to me. I have since softened her.

As for Akihiro, he became my answer to how to get her across. This later part of his character development was inspired somewhat by Roche and in the FF 7 timeline I read that Shinra was kidnapping people to place them in the SOLDIER program: to fill the ranks that was hurt by Genesis' defection. With that Akihiro turned into a Sephiroth Clone and not the scientist that he originally was.

When Bianca is in trouble, it is Akihiro that Sephiroth uses to help her: and to keep her on the path towards the Reunion. I also used Akihiro as a means to solve another problem. As Bianca is severely injured from Diana's vivisections and her regeneration is slowly healing her, he becomes someone who she relies on to see to her basic needs. His mental capacities have dimmed from being a Sephiroth but he still serves an invaluable role for Fantasy Worlds Collide.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

Have any of your characters come from a position of privilege that they’ve never had to examine?

Happy Blorbo Blursday, Mara. Thank you for the ask. I hope you are having a wonderful day. I have one character that fits this question. So, I'm going to talk about the big bad of Fantasy Worlds Collide, Azrakiel (Asmodeus).

Content Warnings: Abuse of Power, Manipulation, Entitlement, Superiority Complex, Parental Exploitation, Lack of Consent, Themes of Lust and Desire, Familial Conflict, Betrayal, Morally Ambiguous Relationships, Existential Struggle, Internal Conflict, Cosmic Horror, Loss of Identity, Ambition, Violence, Civil War, Societal Hierarchy, Emotional Trauma, and Descent into Darkness.

Azrakiel's origins as a revered angelic watcher grants him a unique perspective on privilege. He was among the first angels to be created by the Creator Deity and was granted the motif of a 'holy dragon', which is Azrakiel's true form. He was once a celestial being of unmatched grace and considered himself the celestial race of angels' as superior to the race of man. His elevated position once provided immense respect among his peers, but it also came with a sense of entitlement that shaped his worldview. He also believed that a celestial being can do what they want with the mortals: including mating and marrying them. This was one of the reasons he sided with Lucifer in the civil war that rocked the Celestial Realm and lead to him being kicked out of the Celestial Realm with the other rebels and securing him the title of the Prince of Lust as Amodeus.

Despite his fall from Grace, his ambitions remain deeply intertwined with the remnants of his celestial origins. Rather than addressing the moral complexities that came with his previous position and power, he chooses to exploit his understanding of cosmic forces for manipulation and control. This lack of introspection leads him to see himself as a master of destiny and an aspiring demon who lusts for omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence. He really is unconcerned about the impact he has on others, believing in the reason justifies the means. His refusal to confront the implications of his privilege creates a stark contrast between the angel he was and the primordial demon he became.

Azrakiel's privilege is reflected in his relationship with others, especially his daughter Bianca Moore. He views her as a pawn in his grand schemes, and he will often overlook her own autonomy and experiences. His ambitions blind him to the reality that Bianca, as a being of light and dark, possesses her own identity and power and is much more than the Harbinger of Chaos, Lady Amara, and the Duchess of Lust. Rather than nurturing their family bond, he would rather exploit her divinity to achieve his goals. I feel this dynamic emphasizes how his lack of self-examination not only continues a cycle of control but also creates a chasm in his familial relationships. By focusing on his relentless quest for supremacy and refusing to recognize the privilege that he once enjoyed as a Watcher Angel, he risks losing the very connection that could ground him, redeem him, and give him a true purpose besides getting back at his father, the Creator Deity.

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9.18.2024: HCW: Issue #3: Symbolism: Bianca Moore

Good morning, everyone. It's 11 am here. Can it still be considered morning? This is for the Creator's Club's event today.

For today's Headcanon Wednesday, I decided upon talking about the parallels between Bianca and Sephiroth and Hades and Persephone, as the current iteration of their relationship is supposed to have that in it. It's so important to their relationship, so they don't end up resembling a relationship like Harley Quinn and Joker. Most of Sephiroth's reactions are inspired by how he viewed Jenova initially.

I'm going to tag you @megandaisy9 since we were kind of talking about symbolism and parallels of characters and historical figures, etc.

Content Warnings: Emotional distress, themes of entrapment, exile, loss, dark fantasy elements, psychological struggle, and references to mythology.

In the dreamscape Sephiroth crafted for Bianca, the two often share private moments dancing under the eternal moonlight. Despite his usually stoic nature, Sephiroth takes her hand, and they float together gracefully beneath the stars. It's their way of celebrating their love, away from the chaos of Gaia and destiny, as if time itself pauses for them.

Knowing how much Bianca misses being able to retire to the Celestial Realm when she grew weary of the world, Sephiroth fills the dreamscape with celestial flowers that glow in the moonlight. Each time they visit, he surprises her with new blossoms that mirror her emotions, from glowing white lilies for peace to deep purple roses when she feels melancholy. These flowers never wither, symbolizing the permanence of their bond.

One of Sephiroth’s favorite moments with Bianca is when they lie in the soft grass of the dreamscape, staring up at the stars together. He doesn’t speak much during these times, but he secretly loves when she tells him stories about the constellations from stories that her mother told her. It’s a peaceful escape for both of them, allowing Sephiroth to glimpse the world through her eyes.

In a rare display of tenderness, Sephiroth created a small garden within the dreamscape that only Bianca can tend to. It’s her sanctuary, where she can grow whatever she desires, and each plant reflects a memory or feeling they’ve shared. Whenever Bianca feels overwhelmed, she returns to the garden and finds comfort in nurturing their love in a space where it can flourish undisturbed. Also, in this garden, Bianca has filled it with flowers that represent her love for Sephiroth. Each bloom signifies a moment they’ve shared, and they often tend to this garden together, cultivating it as a symbol of their love flourishing even in darkness.

Though Sephiroth trapped Bianca on Gaia, he constantly reassures her in small, meaningful ways that she will never be alone. On rare nights, beneath the eternal moonlight, he reaffirms his vows to her, promising that while she may never return to the Celestial Realm, she will always have a home in his heart. It’s in these moments that his walls crumble, and he reveals his deepest fears of losing her, making their bond even stronger.

In the dreamscape Sephiroth created, he often places celestial flowers in Bianca’s hair, adorning her with a crown of eternal blossoms. The act, though simple, is symbolic of how he sees her as his queen, his counterpart in both power and beauty.

While Sephiroth will never let Bianca return to the Celestial Realm, he tries to recreate elements of it for her. In their dreamscape, he has seasons shift in subtle ways, bringing elements of spring—her angelic connection to life and rebirth—into their otherwise dark, moonlit world.

Sephiroth doesn’t sing often, but there are times when Bianca feels overwhelmed or lost in her thoughts. In these rare moments, he hums an ancient melody from Gaia that echoes through their dreamscape, a tune he learned during his time in the Lifestream. It always calms her.

Like the myth of Persephone and Hades, their relationship is filled with contrasts. When Bianca walks through the shadows, her wings glow with a faint celestial gold, while Sephiroth’s silver hair shimmers in the darkness. Together, they are a vision of light and shadow intertwined. Since the dreamscape tends to slightly awaken her celestial blood.

Bianca has a fondness for pomegranates, a subtle nod to the myth of Persephone’s bond to the Underworld. Sephiroth occasionally brings her these fruits, their seeds glowing like tiny stars. Sharing them has become a quiet ritual, their way of acknowledging the inescapable bond they share.

Sephiroth often gifts Bianca ethereal tokens in their dreamscape, like flowers made of moonlight or shadowy crystals. Each offering symbolizes his promise to always cherish her, much like how Hades offers Persephone pomegranate seeds to ensure her return.

Though separated by distance and physical barriers, their dreamscape serves as a sacred space for them to explore their love. In this realm, they can share their fears, dreams, and desires, giving Bianca a sense of agency and connection she lacks in the waking world.

Bianca sees her situation as a reflection of Persephone's choice to stay in the Underworld. While she feels trapped in the North Crater, she understands that her love for Sephiroth requires sacrifices. This understanding deepens their bond, as both carry the weight of their choices and destinies.

They have moonlit picnics in their dreamscape, where Bianca prepares ethereal food that Sephiroth enjoys. They sit together, sharing laughter and stories as they eat, reminiscent of Persephone and Hades’ quiet moments in the Underworld, enjoying the simple joys of each other’s company.

In the dreamscape, Bianca often playfully teases Sephiroth, which brings out his rarely seen lighter side. He responds with a smirk or a subtle chuckle, showing that even in the depths of despair, they can find lightheartedness together, much like the gentle playfulness between Persephone and Hades.

At the end of each dreamscape meeting, they share a heartfelt embrace, a moment where time stands still. This embrace symbolizes the eternal connection they share, mirroring the bond between Persephone and Hades, where their love transcends the boundaries of the realms.

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9.18.2024: HCW: Issue #2: Daily Life: Bianca Moore

Good morning everyone. I am still filling out my tag system for the Final Fantasy 7 side of Fantasy Worlds Collide, so this blog will be filled with lots of headcanons.

As a member and founder of the Creator's Club, I decided to combine my personal HCW with the Creator's Club's HCW event. This is still exploring Bianca Moore's character, Sephiroth, and her downfall. At this point, I have no plans on redeeming Bianca. She is a baddie: through and through.

Someone, please shake Bianca and wake her up. That man isn't good for her. lol.

Content Warnings: blood offerings, body possession, cannibalism (soul siphoning), dark magic, death, emotional manipulation, graphic violence, infernal magic, manipulation, mind control, obsessive behavior, physical intimacy, religious imagery, rituals, self-harm, soul consumption, spiritual manipulation, toxic relationship.

Bianca’s morning and evening routines at the North Crater are deeply interconnected with her role as Sephiroth’s protector / lover and her own self-imposed duty as a ‘Priestess to Jenova’. In the mornings, Bianca rises before dawn. She will go over to the exposed Lifestream and siphon spirit energy from it. Once her celestial and infernal blood was awaken, she doesn’t need human food to survive. Her meals are the souls and life force she extracts from the Lifestream.

With the dark dragon, she will exit the Northern Caves and begin to patrol the crater, ensuring that the barrier that Sephiroth had placed over it remains intact. Her routine is methodical and focused. It is a reflection upon her determination to preserve the crater as a place of power that will serve for Sephiroth’s rebirth. She takes great care to monitor any disturbances or threats, using her infernal magic to eliminate any intruders that may pass through. If the barrier is weakened, she alerts Sephiroth right away through their soul-bond. This devotion to this task shows her unwavering loyalty to Sephiroth, and to a lesser extent, Jenova, as well as her rejection of wanting to return to her former life.

As the day progresses, Bianca’s routine shifts from patrolling to preforming rituals meant to strengthen her bond with Jenova and Sephiroth. These rituals that she conducts in solitude often involves blood offerings — her blood — and energy drawn from the Lifestream. She will often train with Noctemaris, as Solstice has rejected her after her fall from Grace, in the chamber where Sephiroth’s body is rejuvenating. When alone, she will often compose dark poetry and prose, using her words to express her emotions, her devotion to Sephiroth, and her new fascination with power and destruction. As she traveled from Nibelheim to the North Crater with SC X, Bianca collected Sephiroth’s black feathers when he possessed SC X to protect her. She treasures each feather, wearing them under her spaulders, using them as quills and during dark rituals. She uses the feathers as both a focus for channeling energy and a symbol of her unwavering connection to him.

Her connection to Sephiroth is both emotional and spiritual. All of her actions in the crater reflect this. Though she will often act like his lover, there is a sense of reverence in her actions — and his own — as she sees Sephiroth as the god he wants to be.

In the evenings, Bianca’s routine is more about introspection. She will retreat to a secluded part of the crater where she meditates, drawing upon the chaotic energy of the place to center herself and maintain her strength. Her evening prayers are not for salvation but rather power, pleading for Sephiroth’s return to full strength. Bianca finds solace amidst the icy atmosphere of the crater, where she feels most aligned with Sephiroth’s vision.

As night falls, Bianca sleeps very little as her mind is too preoccupied with Sephiroth’s revival and their shared future. When she does rest, it is is brief and punctuated by dark dreams or visits to the dream-scape that Sephiroth has erected in her mind to resemble the Celestial Realm as Bianca is exiled from Heaven.

On several occasions, Sephiroth will take control of one of the Sephiroth Clones (SC X) to initiate physical intimacy with Bianca: sort of like how he messes with Cloud’s mind with the clones. Through these moments, he asserts his presence and deepens their bond, reminding Bianca of their connection, even if his true form is laying dormant and regenerating. She will engage Sephiroth in philosophical discussions, exploring their views on power, destiny, and their shared ambition. Every aspect of her routine, from meditation and collecting his feathers to patrolling the barrier and making sure his true form is ready for his ascension, reflects her dedication to darkness and her desire to remain bound to him.

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Also, tagging a few of my mutuals who seemed interested in Bia. Please feel free to tag me in your work, too.

@sliceoflifeshepard @serenofroses @megandaisy9 @watermeezer @nightingaleflowlibrary

@prehistoric-creatures @creativechaosqueen

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Happy Blorbo Blursday!

What are the ways Bianca says ‘I love you’ without actually saying it?

Happy Blorbo Blursday, Mara. Thank you for the ask. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Bianca often expresses love through action than words, as she is deeply protective and has a fear of losing those she cares about. Her love often shows in subtle ways. She will go great lengths to ensure the well-being and safety of those she cares about. This involves standing between them and danger. An example of this is how she watches over Sephiroth's body that is reforming in the Northern Cave of North Crater.

Physical touch plays an important role in how Bianca expresses love, especially with Sephiroth. She is deeply touch-starved, and despite her guarded nature around most people, physical touch is one of her love languages: although it's something she shares only with Sephiroth and very few others. She will reach out to him with gentle touches, letting her fingers brush against his hand. Her wings often reflect this, as they wrap around him in tender movements, offering warmth and protection. Touch is a very rare gift for Bianca, making it the most intimate way she says 'I love you' without using words.

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Happy Blorbo Blursday.

If your character found a magic lamp with a genie in it.. How would they use their three wishes?

Happy Blorbo Blursday. Thanks for the ask. I hope you are having a wonderful day.

Bianca's wishes reflect her deeply-rooted desire for control over her life. She is a character very steeped in destiny and prophecy.

She would want to eliminate Asmodeus' influence from her and those she cares for. Her father has been a constant source of trauma and fear in her life. She would wish to sever his power and any hold he has over her destiny.

Next she would want to protect and restore teh lives of those she has lost or loves deeply. She endured the loss of so many close to her, including her first husband Mordecai. Her second wish would to be to restore their lives and ensure the lives of all those still alive, like Sephiroth.

Bianca often struggles with the instability of her celestial and divine heritage and her powers due to the alien cells that were injected into her. Her final wish would be for control: over her powers, fate, and even her sense of self.