corruption au meme

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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.

Comments

[reprizesal]

[He knows about the dark. Greed, anger, vengeance, the emotions that come with such darkness. He can't pointpoint what Midare's feeling, only that he's tainted.

He hopes he's mistaken. Sayo shakes his head.]

No, it's not your skirt. I mean...inside of you.

[As if to emphasise it, he raise a hand and, after a moment, hold it over his chest.]

Don't you feel something heavy and dark inside?

[havocking]

Insiiiide of me? Huh...

[He draws out the word and then lets his voice trail off into a discordant giggle. There is most definitely something wrong here, though Midare isn't going to admit to it. Sayo, at least, will have absolute confirmation that he's right.]

I didn't know Sayo-kun gave so much thought to things that might be inside me. That's a little surprising. Do you want a closer look?

[He brings up a hand to one of the buttons of his jacket and starts to loosen it. Midare, no...]

[reprizesal]

[That's the confirmation he needs, but never wants. Each and every one of them are always at risk of being tainted, but to see the answer in front of him is just...

His hand reaches out and grasp Midare's, trying to stop him from stripping, and shake his head.]

No, I want you to be okay. [Plus, something like stripping doesn't interest him.] We should go to Master.

1/2

[havocking]

But I am okay.

[He lets Sayo take his hand, apparently preferring the feel of something solid there more than whatever was driving him to mess with his buttons in the first place. He shifts a little, so that he can hold Sayo's hand in a very tight grip.]

...what do you want Master to do to me? [A pause, and then - ]

[havocking]

[His expression becomes suddenly sharper.]

Ahh... Master will only melt me down into scrap if he sees me like this. That's what you want.

[reprizesal]

[Sayo's grip tightens. Logically, he knows that's what going to happen if there's no way of saving them. It's better dismantle the sword and reuse the materials before anything harmful can happen.

He shakes his head.]

I don't want that. I...just want you to stop hurting.