BLAME YOUR FATE! (ap)

independent and selective blog for Kratos Aurion from the Tales of Series. this blog is heavily canon divergent and will feature triggering topics on death, torture, PTSD, etc. written by kay. READ MY RULES.

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❛❛                                                      OH          ,          I SEE     .          ❜❜                    she was left with far more questions than answers at this point     .          chin plops into the silken palm of her hand          ,          round sets of eyes blinking          ,                    ❛❛          i merely wish to help you   .   .   .          will you explain to me what it is you mean by   ‘   MY WAY OUT   ‘          ?          you speak as though you’re     not     even of this planet     .          ❜❜                    but that’s a rather silly thing to even imagine     .

❛  i suppose you could say that.  ❜      she wasn’t wrong, not in the least. his current ‘home’ orbited around this one, close enough to be contacted through the use of magi-technology, but far enough away as not to cause another manastorm that could rip this world in two.        

kratos settles himself in a guarded manner, arms crossed over his chest. he pondered on the best way to explain this to one who may not yet have the capacity to understand. 

❛   i am from a place called derris kharlan. it and its people linger in the atmosphere above your world even as we speak. the reason for its proximity is that our sensors have detected that one of our mass-produced hi-exspheres, called cruxis crystals, has landed on the surface of this planet. it is likely volatile even after its journey here and would be quite dangerous to whomever attaches it to their skin.   ❜                                 too much information at once? perhaps.      

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          ❝ Whatever I’ve seen is not my problem.      I have my own business. ❞      forked tongue has spoken, venom dripping thru each word.      amber shades don’t leave their prey,   as steady frame has stopped its movements too.       & this altercation will not prevent her from crossing the alleyway.

he is as much stone as he is man. deep red hues settle on the sternness of her expression, his fingers tightening around the hilt of an iron blade. he would prefer not to use it, would prefer not to dirty it with blood once again. not here, not now.   ❛    then, i think it best for you to be about it.    ❜

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ndeavor‌.

   “Glad you don’t find it so nuts.” He seems to speak from a branch of knowledge, Cloud comes to that conclusion when the older-looking man begins to compare elements. Something called mana. “Yeah” Cloud goes on to say when the subject of the planet’s life force comes into mention “but that’s not my problem.” He shrugs. Of course it’s not. When is that at any time his problem? Every man and woman for themselves.

the attitude was reflective, like a mirror. several decades ago, he might’ve said the same thing. no. he was certain that he had.     ❛   if an abrupt end to the lives of those you care for is ...nothing for you to fret over, then by all means. continue on with your life. but know that there was a way to prevent it and hope that you are able to live with your regrets..   ❜  

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ToS characters || Kratos Aurion: The "Mercenary"

“That’s why war is so tragic. To win means to make victims of your opponents and give birth to hatred.”

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Kratos get ahold of yourself.

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STARTER CALL. verse dependent. 

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❛   i’ll be frank: i didn’t come here to exchange pleasantries. every second that i am away is a moment that sends my way out further away from this world.    ❜     

the last time he’d properly sat down and been offered any form of hospitality had been back on aselia. the people of welgaia had no need for expensive saucers or decorated kettles.   ❛   if it could be up to me? i’d rather not be stranded in a place so unfamiliar to me.    ❜

                                                 @rosacrown​

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PSD CHANGE.

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❛   power born from the planet and gifted to those who would seek to use it... it sounds like an alternate definition of mana. if you were to deprive a thriving ecosystem of it, i assume that it would quickly die out, is this not so?    ❜               

                                                @ndeavor

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genis sage‌.

“Of course I’d study it.” the half elf smiled, it may be hard to read and pronounce but he figured the knowledge would be useful later on. 

❛    considering the fate of the two worlds, i doubt it will be useful going into the future.    ❜  it had been strange from the beginning; being surrounded by children and those with youthful minds. those who had yet to be jaded and corrupted by the unfairness of life.  

❛    do you regret not staying at the academy in palmacosta?.    ❜

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STARTER CALL. verse dependent. 

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❛   honorable intentions or not, you cannot deny the similarity between your methods and the villains of our past. although much time has passed, can you truly say that what you are doing and what Mithos did are truly different? ...these sins cannot be suffered by the subjects of the two continents any longer.   ❜      

                                                  @kharlani

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i actually really need to make a meta/headcanon eventually about the choice between Mithos and Lloyd. Remember that Mithos is still seen ( especially in the last fight ) as the same age he was when he became an angel. 13, maybe 14, and Kratos’ relationship with Mithos is nearly identical to his own with Lloyd prior to the creation of Human Ranches. He trained Mithos, acted as a confidant and partially probably raised him after the death of Martel. The choice between Mithos and Lloyd isn’t just ‘that guy that used to be my friend and my son’, its ‘my adopted son vs my blood son’. i always assumed that the ‘best friend’ role probably fell to Yuan prior to everyone just getting so worn out and sick of each other toward the ends of things. but Mithos had that special place in Kratos’ heart as the idealist he was. he was kind, bright and -- as we see referenced throughout the game -- very similar to Lloyd. save for how the two went about achieving their goals. 

the establishment of this parallel is also very important when kratos flees to iselia with anna. according to novel canon, he was not going to live out his life peacefully there. He was bringing Anna and Lloyd to safety so that he could do two things:

strike against cruxis with yuan and kill mithos. there is no translation error here. he was flat-out going to kill mithos. i imagine that yuan was going to be the hammer of sense here in the ‘don’t flake out’ sort of way. 

allow yuan to kill him in the torrent forest so that he could release origin’s seal. yuan would then wield the eternal sword and reunite the two worlds. 

this was 18 years before the events of the original game, granted. but it’s important to note that it is still a part of its history. it wasn’t until after anna was killed by kvar that kratos lost all meaning in his life and became easily-manipulated once again. 

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❛   crime is feeling complacent in your ignorance and feeling no shame.   ❜     words touched upon a traitor’s tongue, solemn and heavy with lead weights.   ❛   but blame is rarely made relevant without self ramification.   ❜  

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❛   i started counting the stars so long ago that i created a map of them in my head.   ❜      

a bit melancholy for conversation, but such was life. the very thing that she had nearly been prevented from experiencing.   ❛   Chosen, now that the key crest is in tact & the sickness has stopped spreading... do you not feel joy?   ❜  

                                               @iseliangel

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HEADCANON 001. The Beginning of the Journey

Kratos has visited the village of Iselia on several occasions. This visit marks two of several traumatic moments throughout his life. Both involving the eventual death of a friend or loved one. 

Being assigned to guard Martel’s Vessel through the Sylvaranti Seals for more than two-thousand years, Kratos has seen Iselia through its birth and eventual destruction. This includes the Brunel family. One of Colette’s ancestors is one that sticks firmly in Kratos’ mind: This Chosen was named Aithra and was Colette’s Great Aunt. 

Her death before it could be completed, however, was not from fighting monsters or opening the seals.At the third trial, Aithra's bond with her Cruxis Crystal failed and she lost her mind. The priests had to tie her up and drag her to the remaining seals. At the final seal, he watches a half-elf that Aithra had saved rebel against Remiel. Aithra regained her sanity and took a fatal blow for him-- after dying however, Remiel killed all remaining people. Kratos realized he could no longer put up with Mithos' antics at this moment, shocked by how similar her death was to Martel's own. It was at this point that Kratos left Cruxis.

The other instance being when Anna and Lloyd were presumably killed, of course. 

Shock and despair were likely directly felt once Kratos discovered Anna’s grave at Lloyd’s house. He was absolutely sure at that point of Lloyd’s identity. As well as the desire to keep him out of the impending journey. 

Here we see him walking back into Iselia, ready to take the next Chosen (Collette) on the Journey of World Regeneration. He is jaded and broken after Anna’s death and willing to do anything to sate Mithos’ desire for Martel’s rebirth just to get his tyranny to end. But both past events are challenging him here by the odd friendship he grows with Colette and the fact that his own son is both alive and on the journey with them. He faces the fact in the back of his mind that Remiel will likely kill Lloyd once Colette has become an angel. What’s more, he can see the feelings blossoming between the two on the journey and will ultimately be responsible for one or more of their deaths. We can see his agreed attempt to shield Lloyd from this blow in Hima when he takes Colette on ahead to die without any of the others knowing. 

When it came between right and wrong though, Kratos ultimately fought against Lloyd and the rest of the party and was nearly prepared to bring his sword down on him. Were it not for Yuan’s troops invading the Tower of Salvation, Kratos likely would’ve been silent as Yggdrasil slaughtered the remaining party members. Just like Remiel had done to Aithra’s friends.