more thaemine stuff because i am down bad for a.... man?? that barely appears in the game
this is a thaemine x summoner mc fic idea that i will get to writing one day (hopefully)
inspired by hiroeb/gogopierogi's post on thaemine :) thank you for feeding my thaemine brainrot
so some basic info first:
no one knows his exact origins, aside from him appearing out of nowhere in petrania and proceeds to conquer half of it
no one knows his purpose for doing so either, why he fights and why he even agrees to be a legion commander when kazeros offers him a position
a predominant theory kr players have about thaemine is that he is zosma's, the god of chaos and ruler of petrania before kazeros came along, chaos shard, a part of his soul
with that out of the way.. heres the thaemine x summoner mc au
summoners can summon pets, elementals, and even ancient spirits (eg jahia, ligheas) to help them
so what if thaemine, a part of zosma's soul, is an ancient spirit? (that would also mean kadan is also one but we are not about to go into that)
being a soul fragment, that would mean that half of himself is missing because he is incomplete
a void of emptiness gnawing at him from the inside ever since he came into existence and he hates it, like hes missing something but he doesnt know what it is
its why hes been fighting for so long, to fill in that void of darkness and maybe find something or someone that could patch the void
accepts kazeros' offer because he thought maybe itll fix whatever is missing in him, but nope, doesnt work
this goes on until feiton, where he meets mc the first time
feels a weird pull to them, an affinity of some sorts and for the first time in centuries he feels that void of darkness within him ebbing away and hes curious
learns that mc is a summoner, who has ancient spirits, beings similar to him, by their side and he wonders. would being their summon fill that void?
but he doesnt act immediately, rather, he watches them closely to see if theyre worth his time and power
this goes on for a while, and the more time passes, the more intriguied he is by them
mc's summons warn mc of thaemine's interest because they are similar (ancient spirits) and can somewhat tell whenever a spirit is interested in courting a summoner to be theirs
mc being hyper aware now because of it, being on guard if some unfamiliar creature appears close by because thats how spirits observe their intended, to see if they are worthy before approaching
in hindsight mc shouldve told azena about this, but doesnt because they dont want to worry the sidereals in case its nothing altogether
everything comes to a head during thaemine's raid, at the very end
thaemine thinking mc is the perfect choice after observing them for a while, a strong summoner who isnt fearful of him, who could hold on their own against him
mc having a lapse in attention and gets separated from the sidereals, gets chain bound and the two finally talk
thaemine offering mc his aid against kazeros, to not go against them and not harm anyone they see dear if they accept him as a summon
with a catch of course.
mc is used to this because summons usually would ask for something in return if they are to be their summon, like mana, food, offerings, depends on the summon
so when thaemine asks for part of their soul... well that comes as a shock.
there are many cautionary tales told to summoners, to never give up your soul, not even a sliver of it because that means the summon owns you now, changing the power dynamic from balanced to the summon owning the summoner
and having your soul owned by one of the most powerful beings in existence is never a good thing.
but what choice does mc have? thaemine has a point; kazeros is infinitely more powerful than they are, than the god who thaemine was part of milennia ago and there is no guarantee that they will find the lost ark to counter kazeros in time
and thus mc accepts his aid, selling their soul to what many call the devil
instead of all the horrible things the tales warned them of, like telling them to do things theyd never do, to harm people or their other summons, thaemine kneels in front of them and leaves his mark on them by grabbing their hand and caressing it, a tattoo then forming on the back of their hand
he sets mc free, puts them back where the sidereals are and leaves, and now mc has to deal with the aftermath of being thaemine's summoner, of all things
there might be plotholes because im still fleshing this idea out and yeah im ngl this is just one giant excuse for me to write thaemine smut (cough mana sharing ala fate stay night for example cough)
edit: more ideas related to this au in the reblogs :)
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