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130bladeworks2015-04-29 02:09 pm
kbcctv) wrote in 130bladeworks2015-04-29 02:09 pm
corruption au meme
 The Sword Army pursues the Retrograding Army through history, encountering familiar settings and reliving old memories. Though strong, with every change in time and setting, the swords dread the old memories. As they fight to preserve history as it is meant to be, the Sword Army must steel their hearts and resist temptation lest they come to fight themselves…  |
| A popular fan theory is that the enemy swords you fight are actually your swords from an alternate universe who wished to change history. For this meme, feel free to make up your own starters or use one of the prompts below. Remember to state if your character is corrupted, not, or if you have no preference. |
PROMPT IDEAS 1. How could you let this happen? They wanted to be left alone, their mood was poor, and maybe you should have noticed the signs but now that you have, it’s too late. They can’t stop these thoughts in their head and something in their soul has turned dark and ugly. Is it too late? Maybe you can get through to them… if not, are you ready to draw your sword? 2. Possession. Even the smallest trace of doubt can attract them— evil spirits. Once the dark spirit has latched on to your soul, it takes over and consumes you. Maybe the possession is gradual or maybe it happens suddenly. All you know is that everyone has regrets and anyone can doubt… this could happen to anyone. 3. Cry Wolf. We fought the same battles and shared the same meals together so it was only natural that we would be considered allies and friends. The fateful moment approaches and suddenly it is revealed: One of you is not a true friend. There is a traitor among you. 4. Becoming your own enemy. Your mission is to go back in time and let things happen as they were meant to be but their fall into despair was never supposed to happen, right? And so you went back in time to prevent their misfortunes but you keep failing again and again until, this time, you think you’ve got it. This time, you’ll be able to save your friend - but will you be able to save yourself too? 5. Reborn again. When destroyed in battle, the sword disappears only to return again anew. You can’t choose the fate you’re born with though and this time, someone has returned… from the wrong side. |
INSPIRATIONS There are some corruption fanart floating around Pixiv, as well as a FST made by Aki ( fletrir). Other canons with similar themes to this meme are first and foremost Puella Magi Madoka Magica, as well as Shin Megami Tensei and other demonic-theme heavy series. |
Original premise and coding was done by
eskimo, image taken from here.
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["A nice surprise" doesn't mean he liked it, but Midare sounds breathlessly giddy nonetheless. He almost raises his blade again right then and there, but his block is too good and he isn't sure he'll be able to stab him. He wants to sink his blade into his flesh and watch the cracks form on his steel...]
Ahh, but it wouldn't be a surprise if I did it to their leader now.
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Like I said, give that to the enemy! Is your head screwed on the wrong way round?
[Does he have to reattach it?]
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[He smiles. There's something sharp and cruel in it, even as he feigns gentleness.] If I give it to you, I am giving it to the enemy.
[Because Tsurumaru is his enemy. Because Midare is the Sword Army's enemy. Because somewhere, somehow, something went utterly wrong, and he's been among them for months now, watching and waiting and learning.] But that's a se~cret~ Just between you and me, mmkay?
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Firstly! Nice try, but you still have a long way to go when it comes to surprises. Let me teach you...!
[Like a bird, he is graceful in the air with his agile movements. His next strikes will attempt to knock the tanto out of his hands.]
Secondly, what made you change your mind?
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Ahh, is this what they mean when they say you've got me right where you want me...?
[He giggles, despite being at an obvious disadvantage.]
My mind isn't changed. It's just the same as it was from the beginning.
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So you wanted to go against us from the moment you were forged?
[If that was the case, it would be the first, and a very surprising first. Was the saniwa's magic flawed...?]
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[His eyes light up with a sort of crazed zeal, and he gestures a little with his hands.] History is full of things that shouldn't have happened. If you think for just a minute, can't you think of a lot of them?
I'm trying to help you. Not everything happens for a reason... Master is wrong. ["I was always like this," he says, and yet he still refers to their saniwa as master.] Trying to stop me and all the others from changing things for the better... isn't that what a cruel person would do?
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Or when the young man brazenly dragged him out of the cold, comforting earth and claimed him as his own. Away from Sadayasu. Who would keep him company while he slept in his grave?
Why did he go so young...]
So what? Everyone has different opinions what should and shouldn't happen. Because of this everyone's fighting and people are dropping like flies.
Even if the world isn't falling apart, other people are going to see the worlds they love vanish because of the past is going to be changed. Would a cruel person let that happen?
[These surprises, he wouldn't let befall on anyone else.
So, he lunges for the blade.]
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He should have expected the unexpected, but he didn't. His fault. He'll have to do better next time, if there is a next time.]
No—!
[Midare isn't able to stop him.]
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Is this what you're really going to commit to doing? Do you really want to become a monster?
[His golden eyes give a stern glare, quite the opposite of his usual mischievous glint.]
Is this what you really want for your brothers?
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[There is a part of him that knows he should stop talking before Tsurumaru decides he's so far gone that the only course of action is to shatter his vessel. In spite of that, or perhaps because of that - for how else can the last remnants of who Midare once was convince the other sword to put an end to him before he really does hurt his brothers? - he keeps talking.]
If it's to free them from being caught in the saniwa's games, I'll do anything...! Because I love them. I love all of them so much... I can't let them stay in the hands of someone like that, can I? No...
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You think our master really is playing us for fools? Even if you become one of them, it's you who's going to be hurting them.
When they have to fight you, do you think about how they feel?
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[He says it vehemently, but the words are accompanied by nothing more than a soft smile. It's at odds with the tone of his voice, which is harsh.]
If they escape the master, they won't have to fight me. We'll be on the same side, together again... just like we should be...!