[cherryblight]

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Independent and public roleplay blog for Conqueror Varus, written by Cosmo / Davis. Mun is 17, and uses He (primarily) / They pronouns.

Links

- Carrd - Promo Post (WIP) - Starter Call (WIP) - Muse Playlist - Verses post (For Mobile/WIP)

[cherryblight]

btw heres what ive been working on lately, right now it’s just some manga panel edits haha but maybe sometime I’ll feature them on a blog. Not Varus ofc but we’ll see!

( Pictured from left to right : Kaigaku Inadami, Muzan Kibutsuji , and Doma from demon slayer / kimetsu no yaiba. )

[asundering]

The claws wrapped around the weapon stay where they were, even as skin began to prickle and burn at the sensation. Though it would take a moment longer for the corruption to find its hold, the warrior would not budge. Not until the decision on whether a confrontation was to take place or not was made.

Kayn’s breaths were forced to stay slow and even, regaining the energy to embrace the shadows once more. They just needed to draw this stalemate out, and then a retreat could be attempted. Deciding to balance on a blade’s edge, their gaze bores into the archer’s, unblinking as they answer his insults and queries.

“Your lack of knowledge on my powers is reason enough to care, I believe.” Each word was drawn out, in no rush at all. A smile pulled their lips back, revealing an unclenched jaw. Kayn’s free hand is raised to their chest as they lean somewhat forward, the action being used to distract from the injury. “I appreciate the mutual restraint on attempting mortal blows.” Their feigned gratitude is not hidden from their tone, though their features did nothing to help. After a deep inhale and cant to their head, the warrior asks their own question, testing the waters. “Just why should I inform you? What’s wrong with a little mystery?”

[cherryblight]

“ The only reason you’re in my presence is because of the weapon you wield. You’re not special.”

   The  darkin  doubted  he  could  ever  care  about  them;  hell,  their  purpose  in  his  eyes  was  only  to  host  Rhaast’s  soul  until  he  eventually  took  over.  Just  like  how  the  only  benefit  of  Kai’s  life  was  to  provide  a  body  for  Varus.  They’d  eventually  die  like  every  other  of  their  species  after  all,  fancy  magic  or  not.

   They  scoff  to  themself  as  their  grip  tightens  on  the  bow,  talons  digging  into  the  cold  metal.  Varus  pulls  back  on  the  nonexistent  bowstring,  a  glowing  red  arrow  appearing  between  their  fingertips.  The  sound  of  crackling  filled  the  air,  the  arrow  letting  off  small  magical  sparks.  They  keep  the  bow  and  arrow  pointed  towards  the  ground  as  an  underlying  threat,  still  undecided  on  whether  or  not  to  brawl.

   His  tone  deepens  as  he  speaks,  “  Kayn,  you  do  realize  I  can  easily  change  my  plans.  Do  you  want  to  die?  What’s  another  indefinite  amount  of  time?  Rhaast  can  always  start  again  and  find  another  host.  ”  The  warning  apparent  in  his  voice  is  only  amplified  as  he  pulls  back  further  on  the  string,  shifting  his  glance  from  the  bow  to  Kayn’s  gaze  yet  again.  He  steps  back,  distance  would  hopefully  be  his  friend  if  a  fight  were  to  break  out,  after  all.

“  I’ll  find  out  sooner  or  later  what  you  did.  It’s  only  a  matter  of  time,  after all.  ”

[cherryblight]

pologizes for the quiet here! I’ve been suffering from demon slayer brainrot + personal stuff will be having some replies come out tomorrow :D

[mybloodyloveofred]

[cherryblight]

@shadowhelmed

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                       𝐓𝐇𝐄     𝐒𝐂𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐄     𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐒     𝐈𝐍     𝐓𝐇𝐄     𝐀𝐈𝐑,    suspended     in     space     by     the     invisible     force     holding     cells     together.     It’s     a     miracle     at     all     that     Kayn     maintains     control     :     with     the     obvious     power     radiating     beneath     tanned     skin,     the     void     around     him     shimmers     with     movement.     The     look     in     his     eye     says     it     all     :     he     may     be     in     control,     but     it     all     could     snap     away     at     any     moment.     There     is     an     insanity     lurking     just     beneath.

                        The     Ordinal     seems     pleased     that     Varus     agrees     with     him.     He     hums     in     response,     at     first,     seeming     to     be     preoccupied     with     his     own     hair     &    weaponry     for     a     moment     until     the     other     questions     him     again     .     .     .     to     which     he     responds     with     a     sharp     crack     of     laughter.                        ❛    𝑶𝒉,     𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆     𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔    !    𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆     𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓     𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕     𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒔     .     .     .     ❜                         A     pause     for     dramatic     effect,     teeth     bared     in     a     wolfish,     predatory     grin     as     wild     eyes     focus     in     on     Varus     once     more.                        ❛    𝑰     𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅.     ❜

“ 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗜, 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹? ”

He rolls his non-existant eyes. It was hard to believe such a small and insignificant being could be capable of even laying a scratch on a beast such as Rhaast. Surely, he must be joking or lying right? Even then, he could not be sure of the exact truth since the Ordinal’s answer was so vague. Trying to pry for details would likely be a waste of time. Varus taps his lower jaw, mumbling, “ Regardless of what happened to him, my superiors will not be pleased if I were to return to them empty handed... ”

The titan tilts his head to the side and sighs. “ Would you like a chance for THE DARK STAR to...ahem.” He clears his voice before doing an echoey impression of Kayns voice, “ Catch wind of your excellence? ”

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“ AND TELL ME, WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY DO TO GARNER THE ATTENTION OF SUCH BRILLIANCE ALONE? ”

     The follower of the Dark Star’s head turns in the direction Kayn walks, doing a quick 180 in order to watch him. The absolute arrogance he had annoyed them. Calling their extremely generous offer ‘precious’ was insulting at best, and completely condescending at worst. He had half the mind to simply obliterate him where he stood, leave nothing but the scythe as a trophy.

    The cosmic energy flowing out of their back seems to flare up as he digs his metallic claws into his flawless palm, producing a loud scraping sound. The rest of his body turns and they tramp towards the ordinal, practically barking, “ YOU ARE ONE OUT OF AN INFINITE SUPPLY OF PEOPLE, YOU MUST REALIZE. ” 

“ THE ONLY REASON YOU ARE SPEAKING TO EVEN ONE OF IT’S WORSHIPPERS IS BECAUSE OF YOUR TIES TO RHAAST. ONE WHO IS AN INFINITELY MORE POWERFUL, PERSPICACIOUS, AND PREDOMINANT BEING IN EVERY. SINGLE. WAY. THAT’S ALL YOU’RE GOOD FOR. ” 

[still-mesarthim]

[cherryblight]

Tiny mun update!

I’ve had to distance myself from stuff because of personal issues recently, and I cannot guarantee responses ooc for now. I’m sorry for that in advance! But I am hard at work on replies and I hope this all breezes over soon. 

[regalentempire-a]

{ Continued from here @hedonisticheartbreaker }

His little curiosity always brought him somewhere to the ones that catch his interest. The little death and destruction of expendable Noxian soldiers didn’t bother him. After all, they didn’t really work under him and they weren’t so....deadly as him and the ones who followed him. Some that were recruited were often cowards or were too weak to survive. 

The noble’s hands were clasped behind his back as he stared at the other who landed before him. Already noting how.....he wasn’t so very graceful or have class about him.

“I don’t believe in bright places. Only the darkness is my one true place to be.”

A dark chuckle left the other’s lips at the little insult that sought to offend him. How often he had heard the same thing over and over on the streets of Noxus? How often had those individuals who had spoken ill of him killed by him or either by his cabal or by his lovely and talented students?

“Oh let’s call it a hunch, my dear.” Vladimir mused. “Or the fact that this air about you simply.......boils my blood.”

The noble had experienced the time of the Darkin wars. One he was so very unlucky to be in. The memory of the blasted and pathetic Darkin still left wounds that couldn’t heal. No matter how many centuries that passed. 

“I am called Vladimir.....But I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to tell you a little bit of how I know.”

Without another word, a hand rose gracefully, each digit having a metal claw. Slowly, bloody tendrils appeared, swirling around his arm toward his palm. A crimson orb forming while more tendrils went about. Surely this magic would speak more than words. The magic that was given to him by the Darkin he had slain long ago.

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The archer felt a sense of triumph from the chain of corruption landing.

The binding was tangled to Vladimir, it’s red tendrils completely and utterly debilitating him. It only solidified that Varus had an edge in this fight to them; that even if they were injured, he was still stronger than a glorified senior citizen a very powerful human, one that had even killed another darkin. He was filled with such confidence that, surely, he would win. This small act of revenge will come to pass, it was inevitable.

“ So I’m the one considered a fool, when you’re the one who’s caught in my trap. Cute. ” They hissed, loosening their deathgrip on their bow. It was endearing to him that he had such high self worth.

Varus strode forward, a wicked smirk sprawling across their face. They spoke through gritted teeth, mocking the hemomancer, “ Are you even aware of how ridiculous you sound right now? ” He draws another arrow from their bow.

Their smile fades as he aims for Vladimir’s knee, the tendrils of corruption surrounding him begining to crumble and wither away as the arrow looses from the bow, barreling through the air.

[cherryblight]

May 16th, 2021 Update

-Updated Varus’s pronouns in about. They now use He/Him and They/Them pronouns.

I don’t agree with Project Varus using They/Them for having ‘multiple minds’! I already aired my thoughts about it in a previous post, so I won’t be repeating myself on the matter, nor was it confirmed by anyone from riot that Varus uses they or them outside of Project, in his base canon. But I do like the thought of my Varus muse using He/They pronouns. In the future, please refer to them as either, or both sets of pronouns!

-Added Cosmic and Dark Star verses to my blog page for desktop users.

Feel free to check them out if you can :D Will add them to my Carrd later on as well, and am planning to add Ascended, Noxus and another verse in the future.

[cherryblight]

Help I just realized I forgot to include links to the pages. so here you go

dark star 

cosmic

[cherryblight]

May 16th, 2021 Update

-Updated Varus’s pronouns in about. They now use He/Him and They/Them pronouns.

I don’t agree with Project Varus using They/Them for having ‘multiple minds’! I already aired my thoughts about it in a previous post, so I won’t be repeating myself on the matter, nor was it confirmed by anyone from riot that Varus uses they or them outside of Project, in his base canon. But I do like the thought of my Varus muse using He/They pronouns. In the future, please refer to them as either, or both sets of pronouns!

-Added Cosmic and Dark Star verses to my blog page for desktop users.

Feel free to check them out if you can :D Will add them to my Carrd later on as well, and am planning to add Ascended, Noxus and another verse in the future.

[cherryblight]

apologizes for not getting anything out today -u- had some finals to do + was occupied with school. Will hopefully do more tomorrow to make up for it!

[cherryblight]

:|

ranting below read more

I’m not a fan of them being a replacement. Again- because in cosmic they’re a clone/replacement of dark star. I didn’t mind it the first time! But I stg, if their next skin with lore features them being a replacement I’m going to lose my shits, it feels really insulting for riot to basically label them as a replacement lol especially when they treat them and their character so poorly

And I’m not a fan of Varus using they/them pronouns only in this universe- because Spideraxe on twitter, one of the game designers, stated that the “reason” Varus uses they/them pronouns in this universe, is because they have “multiple minds”. 

Which, just saying, Varus has multiple minds in some other of his skins with lore. So why doesn’t Varus use they/them outside of that universe? 

Idk it’s just a small nitpick, it feels like they’re trying to be progressive with this but. It really isn’t considering Varus doesn’t seem to use they/them anywhere else, and because the “reason” they use they/them pronouns is because they’re technically multiple people and not nonbinary/just. use those pronouns. Hell they shouldn’t give a reason at all for why Varus uses they/them pronouns in project.

Idk I’m asking Spideraxe whether or not Varus using they/them pronouns is now a universal case, or if it’s just universe specific. if he replies, ill rb this with his answer.

[rubyxroses]

💣Cherry bomb 💣

[umbane]

@hedonisticheartbreaker  liked!

Patrol ... It seems like a pitiful waste of his talent, really, but Zed is a big believer in everyone pulling their weight. Kayn rather thinks he pulls his own weight as well as much of the Order’s, but when he mentioned that to Zed, the Master had just gone silent until Kayn had left WITH YOUR TAIL BETWEEN YOUR LEGS, I MIGHT ADD. CAN YOU STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS? I’M SICK OF LISTENING TO IT. “Imagine, then, what it’s like to have you in my head all the time.”

                                                                                                                      Being alone with his thoughts is obviously a thing of the past, too. AW, YOU DO CARE. NOW STOP SPINNING ME, IT’S MAKING ME DIZZY. The scythe turns absently in Kayn’s hand as he stalks through the woods at the base of the Thanjuul mountain range. “An ancient being of war and bloodlust cannot handle a bit of momentum...?” No, Kayn has no intention of stopping — or at least, not until he spots a lone figure far closer to the temple than he (or, more importantly, Zed) would like. Kayn’s pace quickens, bringing him with in earshot of the stranger in the span of a few heartbeats.” 

                                                                                                                      “State your business,” Kayn calls, voice low with threat. “The Order of Shadow does not take well to trespassers, and I have not seen your ilk before.” He holds Rhaast in one hand, off to the side but at the ready, prepared to retaliate at the slightest provocation. 

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Varus bursts out in laughter. 

“ Oh this is too rich! ” He jests, holding his side with his free hand as he chuckles. His reaction was just laughable, at least to Varus. Clearly Kayn was strong, both physically and mentally. Yet he was still skittish when there was no reason to be! It was absolutely precious in his eyes.

 “ You wield one of my kind…” The archer takes a deep breath as he strides a few steps closer, brushing his greying hair back before letting his free hand fall to his side. His other kept a loose grip on his bow, clearly not taking the other’s actions as any significant threat. “...Yet are too ignorant to recognize another? I’m almost insulted. Almost. ” 

Surely whoever he held knew him; it’s pretty hard not to know your own kind when you saw them. Had his host just really never seen another darkin before? Had the darkin he held neglected to tell him there were others out there? Oh, he had so many questions.

“ So tell me, Noxian, which darkin are you holding? ”

[cherryblight]

Will have a reply or two coming out today! Until then here’s my thoughts on PROJECT: Varus, under the read more because I recognize people like the skin and I don’t wish to rain on anyone’s parade!

First of all, the splash.

I LOVE what’s going on here with the pose, the lighting, EVERYTHING. I’m not a big fan of how vibrant the scarf is nor it’s color; but it’s just a nitpick over everything else. it’s a very gorgeous splash and made me extremely hyped for the skin! His hair also looks great; I couldn’t tell that he had a middle part though and I feel kinda ripped off at that

The Icon

I like the concept for this icon; however I feel the top part of the visor is...too tall. shrink it down a little bit, and we’re good. But the middle part? Really feels ugly to me. I hate most characters with a middle part, it looks like he has a symmetry filter on and he most certainly doesn’t pull it off. Please riot, never give him a middle part again. I do like the color of the scarf here though, it doesn’t feel too dull nor too bright. I still don’t like that it’s cyan but it’s just a nitpick.

In Game

What. Am I looking at. No seriously, this just looks like a revamp of the blight crystal skin for me; mostly due to the bright orange/cyan coloring, the glowing orange up one of his arms, etc. And if you know me, you know I hate blight crystal with a passion. Orange or Cyan could be good colors on Varus, but not here. His hair out of a ponytail + this long looks very weird and unnatural on the model but I recognize that’s because his base model’s so outdated.

At first glance It’s a tolerable skin, it feels like the most mediocre epic Varus could have gotten; I honestly wish they hadn’t released this one and had given it to Kayn or waited to give Varus a new skin. He got one a few months ago and Cosmic was godly compared to this.

We still have no idea what his lore is when it comes to his skin, nor have we been able to see the animated trailer that is supposed to come with this skinline for this year. Which I’m hoping to god they give him lore outside ‘ooo hes multiple boys in one body’, AGAIN which is what it sounds like from Mordekaiser’s voicelines. 

At this point it really feels like riot’s just feeding Varus skins in an effort to get his fans and players to forget how much of an update he needs. And it’s frankily sad because he’s ‘uwu the only canon gay man representation we have uwu’ which isn’t even really canon either, Valmar and Kai are gay and in a relationship yes but Varus himself’s sexuality remains uncomfirmed by riot.

I could rant on and on but I’m just sick and tired of how riot treats it’s characters and lgbt rep especially, they preach inclusion, representation, and equality until it comes time to have us in the actual game and lore. But I’ll leave that for another day, I’m pissed just thinking about it.

[lucylied]