#raven-6-10

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

Remember that idea about Regis thinking Ardyn is his brother and derailing the peace talks? The one you definitely were not going to write?

Anyway, how's it doing?

*makes the sound of a dying engine*

It's going. Somehow. And slower than a snail. The muses dared to abandon me for a few months there and I was not happy about it. At all.

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For the first time in years - maybe even decades - Ardyn did not know what to do. The only reason he kept a grin fixed on his face was pure habit. It was the kind of grin that made both Aldercapt and Besithia grind their teeth loud enough that he could hear it. It was amusing. Regis's reaction, however, was a strange kind of bemused worry.

Ardyn wanted to be angry about it. He really did. But instead something deep within him seemed to relax. Just the tiniest bit. It made him feel like he was about to fall apart. Was this another one of Bahamut's tortures?

"Apologies, Majesty. I was too engrossed with this truly marvellous meal, to catch your gestion. May I trouble you to repeat it?"

The Lord Shield shifted in his seat like he dearly wanted to say something, but held his tongue. The King must have given his trained dog instructions on how to behave beforehand. How... cute.

"No worries, Chancellor. Our cooks have simply outdone themselves this time." Regis gave Ardyn a smile that could have been bland but somehow wasn't. Ardyn didn't know what it was. "I was simply wondering how you have come to hold the position of Chancellor. There must be quite a story there."

Ardyn did not know how, but somehow the King managed to communicate a kind of earnest curiosity that made his stomach churn. He needed to know what the King thought he knew about the situation. The question was how to go about it.

He took another bite of whatever was on his plate. It tasted like stale ash.

[charlottedabookworm]

Tell me about the Lucis Caelum who ended up reborn as a demigod. Are we talking about one of those closer to Somnus and Ardyn, from somewhere during the expansion stage of Lucis, after the Great War kicked off or somebody very close to Mors and Regis in generations?

okay so i actually did decide on which lucis caelum for this au like. a while ago and just completely forgot to mention lol

anyway i ended up picking The Fierce - aka Tonitrus Lucis Caelum - and we don't have a canon timeframe for him (outside of the fact that he's one of the guardian statues that fight in kingsglaive) so i'm assuming he's from about midkingdom, during the expansion stage heading into the height of lucis' power, and so basically everything he knows about somnus, ardyn, and noctis comes from when he was dead

ngl i mostly picked tonitrus cos i'd already decided that the lc was a son of dio (cos what is remembering your past life but madness? but also damn all the lc are mad af and also incredibly dramatic and theatrical (see ardyn and regis and somnus and also noct)) and the idea of this kid (about 18 in tlt, making him 3-ish years older than Pollux & Castor) who is built like a brick shithouse and swings a mace about like it's a feather breaking everyones ideas about dionysus kids is hilarious to me

also he used gravity magic int he game and that's purple (i'm a very basic person okay)

anyway his mum in this life is an animal conservationalist working with big cats, hence how she caught dio's attention, and everyone is like 'well dionysus is your dad, of course you have different views of the gods'

and tonitrus just stares at them 'i mean sure i see him more than i ever saw my first dad, at least father is at dinner every night even if he's not really allowed to spend time with us'

silence

'plus i mean i already got him to swear on the styx that my soul isn't going to be used as a battery this time around so he's already doing better than the divine father of my line in my last life'

[luxroyalty]

For song asks: Hoist the colours from the Pirates of Caribbean

The king and his men

Stole the queen from her bed

And bound her in her bones

[…]

Never shall we die

Female Bruce Wayne verse (which I should have a name for)

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It wasn’t that they’d underestimated her. Ra’s knew her, more than Bryce wanted him to - but he had lost his understanding of other humans when he cast his humanity into the Lazarus Pit.

Bryce had sent her grief away instead, and only rage bubbled in her veins now. Familiar, fatal, treacherous rage.

She waited until even the assassins guarding her cell failed to pay attention, faltering from hours of boredom before she pulled the needle from under her skin of her upper arm. Red beaded up from where it was, and the sharp tip of it was stained like rust. The shackles fell open with a click, and she caught them before they landed on the ground.

Soundlessly, she pulled herself to her feet. A wound (or several) started bleeding again, and her entire body screamed with tension and pain. But she was steady, and there was blood in her greying hair, and her eyes were green now.

Bryce bared her teeth.

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

@raven-6-10

Can't really decide which LC it could have been. But I like to think it might have been a LC cousing, back when the family was still big enough to have them.

As they're half and half, it's the child's decision where on the human-fae spectrum they want to fall. Kinda Tolkien style with the half-elves.

Oh lol. That would be a fun discussion. XD

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Nope. The human got a 'gift' from the fihrie though, for their absolute balls. :D

Human: Deal.

Fey: Very well. When you return home tonight, your mother will be in pristine health again. It will be like she never fell ill at all. Even the memory of her suffering will fade…

Human: Thank you so much. She means everything to me.

Fey: I know, I know. Let’s hope the price wasn’t too much for you after all… Only time will tell.

Human: So, when do we start?

Fey: …If I may ask you to elaborate?

Human: You said you wanted my firstborn.

Fey: Yes? And you agreed?

Human: Yeah, so, when do we start?

Fey:

Fey, blushing: Ah.

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

I had an idea for a Son of Mors au which is just a Pure Crack.

Basically, what little of Eos' consciousness remains decides "I'm going to ruin this guy's entire career prophecy".

Bahamut: *preparing to announce the next king*

Eos: *body checking him so he flies off the screen*

Crystal-Eos: Hail Vitale Lucis Caelum! Hail King of Lucis!

Regis and co: *extremely alarmed wtf expressions*

I mean it's can either be a Pure Crack (because a 5yo on the throne) or a Pure Angst (because a 5yo on the throne) and in this case I think I would prefer the first. Especially since Regis would have no idea where to even start looking for Nyx and also would be expecting somebody near his age and not a flipping kindergartener.

*shoos angst bunnies back under the bed*

Okay this is funny. And dramatic. In the over the top drama way one cannot help but laugh at.

On a meta level just... Bahamut used - something - to bind Eos. And it took her many human generations to scrape together enough power to jump on the opportunity presented to her. She takes the power of the human souls nestled within her heart, and speaks.

(That is just background meta for myself, because I need to have this make some amount of sense in my head. XD)

So

Regis is about to get the blessing of the Crystal as each new King does before the coronation. It should just be a formality, as it has been for nearly 10 generations already. Since there hasn't been more then one Lucis Caelum child per generation.

But then.

The Crystal surges and announces a name no one has ever heard of.

"Vitale Lucis Caelum, the Hidden."

No one knows what to do with that.

The coronation gets put on hold. Obviously. An announcement is made. The Gods have spoken and who is Regis to deny them? (He's secretly very relieved that it's not him who has to be King. Up until he meets the new King, that is.)

It's the scandal of the century.

Mors Lucis Caelum had another son. Someone fucked Mors Lucis Caelum of their own free will. At least Regis dearly hopes that's the case.

(It was totally a hate fuck. But very much consensual.)

And then come the shenanigans of trying to find Vitale Lucis Caelum.

[charlottedabookworm]

You know how in lotr Aragorn commands an army of ghosts because they broke an Oath to his ascentor and can't rest until they fulfill it?

Nyx Ardynson doing something similar with Gilgamesh and all those ghostly warriors in Taeloar Crag. (On one hand, they won that battle and pushed the Nifs back quite a lot. On the other, now everyone has questions.)

...yeah

yeah i uh- totally know that definitely yeah 100% hides in never actually watched nor read lotr

but anyway literally all i can see is clarus and cor staring at nyx, at where gilgamesh has just vanish from, obviously hating being summoned, seething in his silence but unable to deny the order from the kingsglaive once he'd sworn on his blood spilled upon the ground

and one of them, cor or clarus, ask how?

nyx raises his eyes from where his father's betrayer stood and he doesn't smile. "he swore an oath to an ancestor of mine," nyx says casually, easily. "gilgamesh swore his loyalty and his protection to him and his descendants and he swore it in blood and oath and on the gods"

now, nyx smiles. it doesn't reach his eyes. "he broke that oath, sworn on the gods themselves, and this? this is his punishment."

"in perpetuity he swore and so, as long as a member of that mans bloodline still lives, he is bound. the oathbreaker forced to honour his oath."

what did he do? cor wants to ask, but the memory of that ghost standing in taelpar crag stops him

whatever it is he did, even gilgamesh believed he deserved this

[secret-engima]

Serious question: does Titus have long hair in Stand Strong verse? Since he's a Galahdian there, he should braid his hair and wear beads and you need longer hair for that than what he has in canon.

His hair is long enough to braid, in the sections needed for that, but I wouldn't call it long. The rest of it is still probably cut short.

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

@raven-6-10

That 100% reads like the Galahkari attitude for murders of crows. Don't follow, don't interact, don't walk through. Just be glad they're there because that means Galahd's magic is healthy and abundand.

Though for the bog thing: My brain has now started to cook stories about the Bog people on Galahd. I really like them, though I don't write enough of them.

[bobauthorman]

Clothes make the (Wo)Man

Okay, look here. This is how Team STRQ dressed in the past, when they were teenagers.

Now, look here. this is how Team STRQ is dressed when they first appear in the series proper.

Nothing's changed much, has it?

Now, later on, after getting a severe wake-up call in V6, Qrow changes his outfit.

And, when we meet Summer Rose and learn more about her, she's dressed like this:

Is there some kind of correlation between character development and wardrobe?

Probably. Very probably.

[percabeth4life]

In Pray to Time, did Percy go back to being a boy after leaving Kirke's island or was she a girl through the entire rest of the quest and quite possibly the summer?

Also, I absolutely believe that Percy would use that sex-change magic ability for the most banal things.

Oh, the line to that other bathroom is shorter? Let's change my gender. There's a 70% discount for couples in that bakery? Quick, Grover, pretend to be my boyfriend and also lemme change my gender real quick. Rachel needs a plus one for this rich people party? Sure, I can be a guy, though I need help getting a fancy suit.

She kinda just flipped back and forth for a bit but went back to boy just cause of expectations by the time they were with clarisse. Don't worry tho, she'll flip around more in the future as he gets used to his new gender vibes.

But yes he TOTALLY would. She's just like "I need to be a girl? Cool one sec-" totally accepting the "fish change when needed" vibes of her gender.

[kaythefloppa]

Enough time has passed to where I think we can openly admit how WK has gone through seasonal rot within its previous 2 seasons and how the hype of Season 7 along with the generally positive reception is a really green flag for the show's quality.

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

@raven-6-10

Sounds like it ^_^

Oh, let's combine it with the Blinded History AU for shits and giggles. The poor poor undergrad students overhear that conversation with their growing knowledge of Hadnissa and wonder if they got some words mixed up.

The toadstools grew in a perfect ring the width of a child’s hula hoop.

They were upside down and clinging to the ceiling like stalactites.

“I have concerns,” she said.

“So do I,” they said. “If I step under it, does it count as stepping into a fairy circle? I mean, if a plane flies over a fairy circle it doesn’t count as stepping into it, but do the same rules apply if you’re walking under a fairy circle?”

“Right.”

“Actually, what is the area of effect for a fairy circle? Is it like a sphere that has the same circumference of the circle, so if I just duck underneath it I’ll be fine? Or is it a cylinder? How far up does the cylinder go? Or down, in this case.”

“Right.”

“Some of the many mysteries of the fey we may wonder about forever.”

They continued to stare up at the ring of toadstools. Thoughtful seconds ticked by.

“See, my concerns are mostly about how much moisture you have in your room.”

“Sorry?”

“You have mushrooms growing out of your ceiling.”

“Oh.”

She patted their back with sympathetic pity. “I appreciate that you live in a world of whimsy and delight, and I don’t want to squash that because I love you, but I also really don’t want you to die of black mold.”

“She’s right, you know,” said the goblin sitting upside down in the circle.

[lyricthecat-12]

My RWBY Fights Tier List:

[rwbyuser24]

What if… third faction in RWBY?

I'm back! Well, I say that so often it's not funny anymore. Whatever.

Ever since I saw Star Wars: The Clone Wars, I've wanted to do this. I found the Shadow Collective interesting, and how a group of Outlaws managed to form a third power in the conflict between the Republic and the Separatists.

So, why not apply it to RWBY?

The Red Fang.

After the defeat at Haven, Adam lost almost all of the White Fang's support. Killing some members only made things worse. However, before Adam went to try to get revenge on Blake, five people he knew arrived in the throne room.

Banesaw (The Lieutenant), Trifa (The Spider Faunus), Yuma (The Bat Faunus), Deery (The one who asked Roman "What's a human doing here?!"), Perry (The one who spoke to Roman in Mountain Glenn).

They, despite everything, were Adam's fanatics. They were fanatics. They were willing to support him even though Adam abandoned his comrades in Haven and forced them to shoot their families.

If you're wondering, how is it possible that there are those who follow Adam? It's simple, they are just a minority. A small group of less than 1%, that most fanatical portion.

They believed that any sacrifice was necessary to achieve the liberation of the Faunus and revenge on humanity. Furthermore, they considered Adam justified in escaping because he was necessary for the White Fang to survive.

They believed in Adam's Messiahship. (Not a religious one, of course).

Adam then reflected. He thought that if he attacked Blake now, her friends would kill him. So he needed something stronger to kill Blake and everything she loved. Besides, he saw this as an opportunity to regain his power. He still had the Dust the White Fang had stolen, as well as the money and Bullheads they had acquired over the years.

He said that from now on, they would no longer be the White Fang; they would now be the Red Fang.

2.-Spider

After the Battle of Haven and Leonardo's death, Mistral was in chaos, especially the capital. It was then that multiple Grimm and bandits arrived to raid the slums. This infuriated Miss Malachite, because if you stole from the citizens, you stole from her. And the Grimm made economic development difficult.

However, after a couple of weeks, things calmed down a bit. What had happened?

It was then that six hooded figures with backpacks arrived at Miss Malachite's lair. There were not only members of Spider, but also members of the Xiong family (Junior's group), but they were there in a peaceful mood. Miss Malachite was angry. It was then that the six figures removed their hoods, revealing it was the Red Fang led by Adam.

The Red Fang then presented what they had in their backpacks. The heads of the bandit leaders who had been raiding Mistral.

Miss Malachite was surprised. But what shocked her most was when Adam knelt before her and said:

"Lady Malachite, I humbly kneel before you. Please accept these offerings from us. We only wish to peacefully join your organization."

Concerned, Miss Malachite decided not to hand Adam over to the authorities, at least not for the time being.

And, just at that moment, the leaders of other criminal organizations appeared: Black Sheep, The Hearth, and The Wave. All of them had been summoned by Adam, receiving payment from the White Fang. Lemon and Abigail Pyre survived in this AU.

3.-Xiong Family

Days later, Adam was handed over by Spider and taken to a maximum-security prison while he awaited trial. (Preventive prison)

What happened? It was all part of the plan.

After the fall of Beacon, Junior, the Xiong Family and the Malachite twins fled to Mistral, escaping the chaos in Vale. However, Junior and the Malachite twins were arrested for their crimes and taken to the maximum-security prison.

After Malachite collected the bounty, she and the other criminal leaders began planning how to free Adam, Junior, the Malachite twins, and several imprisoned members of The Hearth, Black Sheep, and The Wave.

Finally, the day arrived. From within, Adam provoked an internal uprising with the support of the prisoners, who quickly began a mutiny against the guards. This, while the Bullheads of the various criminal organizations appeared to free the criminals.

Everything had gone just as planned. Adam would turn himself in so Miss Malachite could collect the bounty. Adam would infiltrate the prison to recruit its members for the plan. And after 10 days, Spider, the Xiong Family, Black Sheep, The Hearth, and The Wave would appear to rescue them all.

Adam recruited the faunus who had been freed into the Red Fang. And the other criminals returned to their respective organizations.

Adam reunited with the Banesaw. Junior rejoined his boys.

Miss Malachite greeted her daughters.

They triumphantly arrived at Spider's lair.

And then, two figures appeared that few expected:

"Well, well, well. Who do we have here? The cowman himself."

4.-Roman and Neo

In this AU, Roman survived the fall of Beacon, surviving being devoured by the Grimm. The Grimm that ate him survived and continued flying until Roman managed to free himself by killing him from within.

Roman, however, lost his legs and had to use robotic ones.

Adam didn't expect to encounter Cinder's lackeys.

However, he quickly realized that they were no longer under her command.

Miss Malachite quickly introduced everyone.

This was something new and affected Adam's plans, but not necessarily in a bad way.

In the middle of the welcoming party (for the freed criminals), Adam spoke a few words:

"We are gathered here to celebrate our triumph. We have managed to outwit the kingdom's forces and reclaim our freedom and that of our allies. However, that is not enough. There is a war approaching. Those who abandoned me, and those who defeated me, will soon face each other in conflict, and our way of life could be affected, whichever side wins. That is why I have a plan that can give us the advantage…"

Everyone listened attentively to the Taurus's plan. And when he finished, Roman also had a few words.

"I love it. I love it. However, I believe that for you to succeed… you will need this…" Roman said, holding up a necklace with a blue gem. "We are willing to unite… But we want a piece of the pie."

"And us… too." Sil, leader of Team SMMK, said as his team entered the building.

5.-Mistral Police Force

The plan began. A small fleet of Red Fang Bullheads stormed Haven Academy, while Team SMMK fought police forces in the streets to distract them. All while Roman supported Adam with an army of Grimm controlled by him.

Once inside Haven, Red Fang took control of the CCT Tower. They downloaded a Scroll into the tower.

Soon, information was released around the kingdom. Two things:

The first was data on all of Mistral's corrupt authorities. Police officers, politicians, and even businessmen.

And the second was a message from Adam calling on the faunus to take up arms and rebel against the decadent system of government.

The citizens expect and know that criminal organizations are evil, but for the kingdom's authorities to be corrupt… that is unacceptable.

It was then that many citizens took to the streets to protest.

For the next few days, the streets were filled with protesters who exchanged blows with the police.

The citizens demanded that the council resign and new elections be held. And then… it happened.

6.- Mistral Council

The reason the criminal organizations knew about the authorities' corruption was because the authorities worked with them. That's why, afterward, the corrupt police officers and politicians received messages from the criminal organizations.

Shortly after, the Mistral politicians resigned simultaneously, leaving the kingdom headless. After that, the corrupt police officers stormed the prisons and freed the prisoners.

The politicians were promised fortune if they resigned. And the corrupt police officers were promised that they would be part of a new Mistral.

However, in the end, when the politicians went to collect their fortunes, they were murdered by Adam.

Amidst the chaos, the corrupt police officers left their uniforms behind and started wearing new ones, those of criminal organizations. Spider's purple ones, for example.

And so, the Red Fang, Spider, Xiong Family, The Hearth, The Wave, and Black Sheep staged a coup d'état, proclaiming a council.

Each of the criminal leaders took positions on the new council, except for Adam. He didn't want to push his luck and preferred to wait.

Roman was assigned as governor of Wind Path, his hometown.

The Red Fang was filled with recruits. Faunus were released from prison.

The corrupt businessmen were executed by the Red Fang, and their companies were taken over by criminal organizations.

The new council of criminals approved an end to faunus segregation and discrimination. In addition, it reopened Haven Academy, with the teachers now corrupt Huntsmen. (For example, Team SMMK). In addition to other populist measures such as raising taxes on the rich and giving charity.

And they began recruiting soldiers for the new army that would keep Mistral powerful and safe from the Grimm. (Also, they could expand and take over more territory later.)

Quickly, some people decided not to oppose the council of criminals.

7.-The White fang

And the remnants of the White Fang began to consider returning to Adam's rule now that he was powerful.

The measure that surprised everyone the most was the expropriation of the SDC (Mistral's branch). Adam influenced the council to become the new director of the state-owned company. And, in compensation for his merits, his request was granted. Under his command, the faunus were no longer enslaved; instead, they took over guard and administrative positions. The miners now were the old SDC guards and political prisoners of the regime. (In addition to the police officers who opposed the criminal regime.) Obviously, the new miners were enslaved.

Faced with these measures, Coroline Cordovine decided to take control of Argus. This was to prevent the city from falling under the control of criminal organizations. She was an authoritarian leader over the city, imposing curfews and prohibiting assembly.

8.-Branwen Tribe

Preparing for war, the council of criminals approached Raven, obtaining her whereabouts through Spider's spies.

And they promised her complete control over the villages outside the kingdoms in exchange for her making a treaty of alliance with them.

They didn't ask her to serve them, but if one of them was attacked, the other would come to its defense.

Spider revealed the corruption in the Anima village governments, and when the Grimm approached due to the negative emotions of the villagers… Raven appeared. She, using her maiden powers and her portals, was able to save most of the villages. (With the help of her tribe, obviously.) Each of her members was in the villages so she could create portals to each one. She then proclaimed herself queen of the Anima villages, and everyone was forced to obey their savior.

9.-Atlas military in Argus

Due to Cordovin's decision to take control of Argus, the criminal leaders gave speeches against Cordovin.

They pointed out that Atlas had gone too far. First with the embargo and then the border closure.

They encouraged citizens to join the newly created armed forces.

Everyone was preparing for war. But just when things were about to get out of hand, a message arrived to everyone: A message, from Ruby Rose.

There was panic, and the army had to fight the Grimm. And on Argus, a Leviathan appeared and weakened the Colossus. Amity Tower remained in the sky, and global communications were maintained. (Unlike canon.)

Taking advantage of the chaos, the council of criminals prepared their attack on Argus. And everything was set when the video of Ironwood threatening Mantle was leaked. Again, there was panic, and a second Leviathan appeared, which destroyed the weakened Colossus.

In that scenario, the council of criminals' forces only had to arrive and protect the civilians of Argus from the Grimm. Roman appeared, controlling the Grimm to attack other Grimm and thus protect civilians.

The remaining Grimm attacked the Argus forces, decimating them.

It was then, once Argus was conquered. The council of criminals and Raven prepared for battle with Salem.

10.-Explanation and Conclusions

Okay, there's a lot to cover. Adam seems incredibly intelligent here. But Blake herself said his power comes from controlling people. He's being manipulative toward those more powerful than him.

In this scenario, Roman survived. I already explained how.

Since Neo didn't accompany Cinder, she had to find a way to get to Atlas. She traveled with a Bullhead (piloted by her) to Solitas, and when she got close enough, she let it crash while she flew (with her maiden powers) to Mantle. She stayed informed about what was happening in Atlas by watching the news and by Amoncio Glass's spies, whom she paid with money she stole from her victims. During the Atlas arc, she still placed her crystal chess piece on Ironwood's table. She then went to claim the maiden power, but as in canon, Penny gained that power. Without Neo's help, she didn't try to go to where Penny was (yet), so Amity Tower remained intact. Just like in canon, she helped Watts escape. And she also participated in the battle in the portal dimension. Without Neo, she was unable to defeat everyone, but she was able to escape with the Staff of Creation and the Relic of Knowledge. Team RWBY and Jaune didn't fall into Ever After. Team RWBY kept their hands on the Relic of Knowledge this whole time.

Roman has the magical amulet capable of controlling Grimm from RWBY: Grimm Campaign.

Lemon and Abigail Pyre also survived in this AU.

I didn't know how to introduce Vermillion Raddock, so I didn't add him.

If it seems like the council of criminals care about the citizens, they don't; they're trying to gain favor of the civilians to prevent rebellions.

In this scenario, Raven hasn't redeemed herself. She allied herself with the criminals, believing that she and her tribe alone are incapable of stopping Salem. So she thinks her chances of survival increase slightly if she has a powerful army behind her.

As I mentioned, only the most fanatical follow Adam. His new recruits are criminals desperate for power and freedom who care nothing for honor.

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

The thing is, Nyx and Crowe are going to have very different reactions to learning that Mors is their bio-father.

Because Nyx was raised by his mother and by Ilias Ulric before the man died, had a loving family and happy childhood. He always thought he was his real father and learning that they aren't actually related was very shocking for him. He's not a happy camper at all.

But Crowe has no particular attachment to Kraja who abandoned her so young. I think one post even mentioned she's not entire sure if Kraja is her bio-mother because nobody who knew actually confirmed it to her. And Aerugo was terrible person and I wouldn't be surprised if Crowe hated him for all the shit he did. So learning they aren't actually related, that her father was a different man who actually wanted her, that she has a brother. Well, Crowe is probably more willing to give Regis a chance that Nyx would be.

That is a very accurate assessment.

Though there's also the fact to consider that parenthood is treated a bit different in Galahkari culture. You can very easily have more than one pair of parents. There have been people who have called four of five people their parents and they were all alive. So.

Galahkari culture has fine distinctions in parenthood. This post describes what I mean for the most part.

So for Nyx it's not necessarily the fact that he has another parent that hits him over the head so hard, it's more the fact that the new parent in the equation is his blood-father. It takes some time (and more than one emotional breakdown) but he starts to call Ilias Ulric 'mocri'. Which is 'father-of-choice'. Though for Nyx to acknowledge Mors as his blood-father, that would take a long, long time. He does eventually call Regis 'fatrun' though, his blood-brother.

(Regis is highly bemused by Galahkari family dynamics. He does his best to understand the intricacies of it, but it's a work in progress.)

When it comes to Crowe, she very gleefully throws Aerugo from the position of 'thuir', of the blood-father. (Not that she ever actully called him that.) Though she is equally histant as Nyx to call Mors that. Through this she also learns for sure that Kraja is her mother. She very easily starts to call Regis her brother. It makes Regis stupidly happy and Crowe doesn't have the heart to tell him that at the start she mostly did it to scandalise the Lucian Court.

The more time Crowe spends with Regis and subsequently Noctis, the more she comes to like them as people and family. And she could take the Lucis Caelum name. She could have a Name. She could be Crowe Lucis Caelum. Not Ceryx. She's not touching that emotional complication with a 10 metre stick. Thank you very much.

Though Regis somehow manages to wrangle the promise/compromise out of her that should she become King, she would take Ceryx as her regnal name. (Crowe agrees for the sole reason that she doesn't think it'll ever be relevant. Because Lucis Caelum inheritance is from parent to child, right? Right??)

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

@raven-6-10

This actually comes pretty close to what I was imagining. The tea cup I was looking at while writing this I found here:

Though I imagine the ones used in the chapter to be wholly black with a golden rim and a golden geometrical pattern.