My esteemed visitors, on behalf of this blog's owner, I would like to extend our sincerest welcomes to you.
I have made myself available for questions and idle conversation in my humble study, for my mood is particularly good at the moment.
You may, at your convenience, familiarize yourself with the blog's rules here:
✧˖°. Rules ✧˖°.
I will also provide you with small libraries of past interactions, sorted by various categories. I am eager to hear and then add your own request to this collection as well.
✧˖°. Family ✧˖°. ✧˖°. Social ✧˖°. ✧˖°. Relationships ✧˖°.
✧˖°. Spiritual ✧˖°. ✧˖°. Health ✧˖°. ✧˖°. Career ✧˖°.
✧˖°. Personal ✧˖°.
Moments of my appreciation of your works are here:
✧˖°. Art Appreciation ✧˖°. ✧˖°. Theory Appreciation ✧˖°.
And should you be interested in my private thoughts about anything I have said before, then I suggest you consider the following:
✧˖°. What You Should Never Know ✧˖°.
Now. I hope you enjoy your stay.
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NOTE: Due to continued busy week schedules, Cyran will be more active on weekends.
// Continuation from here. @themiscellaneousarchive
My collection of blends is large. They are well preserved, to ensure the richness of aroma is not lost to time. And then... each one is carefully chosen for the mood I am in. And right now, I fancy something Ryeham has to offer.
Ah, but can you really fault me, an observer only, for seeing humor in someone else's tragedy? I am not unaware of the fingers pointed and the laughs hidden behind my back, either. Let me feast on my observations just as much as all of "you" do when observing my fates.
Enough of that. You are here now, and we must proceed regardless, don't we?
His Excellency, of course. Surely you have heard of Him, by now? What do you really know about me? About the Syndicate? What we aim to do?
Your form is irrelevant. We can fix that problem, if you are so concerned about it.
Your power, however, is essential. Use it openly, and people dare not disobey you. Use it covertly, and people cannot defend against you. Whichever way you choose, use it to your advantage.
Stop being a hamster in someone else's wheel, Linnie. Set the cage and wheels yourself! Come, join us and watch with us, as the world runs by our rules.
(Linnie takes another long sip of tea, swallowing thickly and biting back a rather sharp response)
"Very well."
("Gods...really? Can I not have a vulnerable moment? What an ass..." Linnie thinks as he takes another sip of tea, choosing to avert his gaze rather then rolling his eyes. He lets Cyran fill the air and monologue until Cyran mentions Him)
("Oh of course. I should have expected that... You're really not all that different." Linnie's eyes narrow, gripping the handle of his teacup tighter)
"Heard of him? Of course I have. Your counterpart was planning to use me to help free Him, part of that plan was cursing me. As for the syndicate. Freeing hypogeans? Offering dark solutions to peoples problems with a cost that could ruin them? When they're in the thralls of despair? Doesn't sound particularly noble."
(Linnie sighs)
"I will agree that the world has its problems but so far all I've seen is tragedy caused by the Syndicates hands whenever it tries to solve these flaws. Could you perhaps prove me otherwise, I wonder?"
(Linnie settle his cup on it's saucer, folding his primary hands on his lap)
"I suppose you have point. I am being rather vain about it...and both those statements are true. Fear is an effective manipulator and weapon,"
(Linnie pauses for a moment, pursing his lips at the... hmm what is that, mockery? in Cyran's metaphor. He crosses his secondary arms, tilting his head to the side at the sound of the bizarre offer before leaning over the table between them)
"Your rules more like, come now, you'd never like mine. That aside, if you are trying to convince me to join you, you're going to have to try a lot harder than that, Cyran. Go on, try and make me an offer I can't refuse. I dare you."
*Cyran scoffs gently, before it phases into a sigh.*
You have such a ... narrow-minded view of things. But, in your current condition, perhaps there is a chance that you might come to understand with a bit more ... clarifications.
You are the reason the Syndicate had to suffer from these setbacks, be it in our research or our business operations. Think about it, Linnie. Have you allowed us to operate? Let us complete our businesses, deliver to our customers and build bridges to possibilities you could never imagine? No? Then why are you so surprised to see the negative consequences of your actions?
Perhaps you should consider all the successes we have had, and what they meant to the people we serve? You would be surprised.
Our rules? No... the rules of nature and the world. Nature is eradicating life constantly and ruthlessly. Only those intelligent enough to understand these rules, or STRONG enough to defy them, can live. Your mistake is to assign any value to the life of individual pawns. With or without their happiness or longevity, Esperia exists.
You ... were... not immortal. Your stance among the pawns would make no difference, do not delude yourself. The moment you are gone, the world will run by the rules it has set for itself once more. You cannot change it. So why bother? Truly, a lost effort.
Oh, an offer? Beyond whatever you can imagine? Ah yes, still Merlin at heart, after all. You have been wronged and yet you dare hold on to the world that has forsaken you.
What more do you want, other than a system where such betrayal is no longer possible? The liability of blind trust won't even exist anymore. It is nothing but business, fair or unfair, whatever you prefer, and its inevitable consequences.
But, of course, you are free to return to your world and wallow in that self-pity and the agony of having become the victim of these ... rules.
He won't tho, that would be a fatal blow to his ego if Merlin died like this by him
Sometime between the first weeks of Crown of Ashes probably, I dunno man they had time to meet at the fucking street theater everything is possible now
Hey Cyran, what's up with the heart-shaped ring you're wearing in your brand new outfit? Anything you want to share with the court? 👀
Ah, this? You give it too much thought. It is hardly worth mentioning, except that all jewelry for this ensemble has been carefully matched with my ceremonial staff. You may notice how the gem has a similar shape, no?
I'm gonna... ramble about it as simple as possible... I know... there are lots of information to add... however... as I said above... it's a basic information about them...
Note : Proceed with caution... Contains some Major Spoilers... ... My apologies... For the lenghty post... It's just my thoughts from understanding it... A tiny bit... Of course there are more that I missed...
I'm rambling the basics of it... not too deep...
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It's kinda... interesting to take note about this... I have to admit, I'm not an expert in this field, (Hypogean and Hypofiend), so... It's just a tiny bit of my... train of thoughts about it...
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1. What is the difference between Hypogeans and Hypofiends..?
- In short, both of them were borned from The Abyss (The Darkness)...
- In my simplest imagination... Hypogeans are the Bosses (Demons) while... Hypofiends are the Hypogean minions (Underlings)... n of course, "The Great Will" (TGW) is, as if... ... The Final Boss (Demon Lord)... ;D
(I hope we met "TGW" BEFORE... ... "EOS"... HEH! ;D)
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Note : That's the brief Lore of Hypogean from AFK Journey Wiki...
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Note : That's the brief Lore of Hypofiend which was obtained in the Log in screen, TOM Season...
- In addition... ... do take note that... those who are corrupted (Mortals) by the Hypofiend//Hypogean//Abyssal Magic... were classified as Hypofiend.
(Notable Recent Examples : Cyran n Gervan)
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2. ... Do we classify those mortals who become corrupted as Hypogean or Hypofiend..?
- Like I said above... ... They're classified as Hypofiend, since they (mortal) were NOT born from The Abyss...
-They either corrupted by the Abyssal Magic or... ... used those Magic to obtain additional power... letting it surge within them... ... That is from my understanding...
- To make it short, I liked to prefer them as... Hypo!(name)...
Proof as below...
Note : From this Story Recap, it's noted that... They (Gervan n Cyran)... were known as "Hypofiends"... NOT "Hypogean" after the transformation... Mhmm...
*Question: Is there a difference between "Hypofiend" and "Abyssal Hypofiend"..?
>> Idk... I think... it's the "quantity of Abyssal Magic" that they used... which differs both of them... Gervan just "transforms without the presence of the abyss"... probably only using a tiny amount of Dark//Abyssal Magic...
>> ... Meanwhile, Cyran "transform by sacrificing himself and with the presence of the abyss", as if increasing the amount of Abyssal Magic surging within Him... Hrm...
>> I could be wrong though... Hrm...
Their Appearance in Hypofiend form...
> Of course... There's more Mortal-to-Hypofiend Transformation in the past seasons... I'm only... Grabbing the recent ones...
A) Hypo!Gervan (From Tower of Memory Season)
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B) Hypo!Cyran (From Crown of Ashes Season)
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C) The others...
>> Imo... They're classified as Hypofiends since... They were also... corrupted by the Ominous Purple Magic... Hrm...
>> Hypo!Eomir (Starter Story)
>> Hypo!Orson (SOS Season)
>> Hypo!Sigmund n Hypo!Novik (COE Season)
>> The victims of that Magic... N... Probably more... I forgor... T-T
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- From my observation... They became taller and enormous... and their appearence were based on the things that close to them...
- It's quite... intriguing of this Research Notes of Merlin in regards to Human-to-Hypofiend Transformation... Obtained in the Stellar Spire, Merlin's Magical Tower at The Serene Lyceum... (TOM Season)
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Note : Merlin theorised that... Human-to-Hypofiend Transformation could be undo if there are more testing...
What if... ... Merlin could conducted Their experiment upon Hypo!Gervan..? That would be VERRRY fascinating... since I dare say... he's the sole survival of Human-Hypofiend Transformation which was now... bounded by that "Magic-suppresion Shackle"...
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Note : This screenshots were obtained at the end of Starlit Verdict, TOM Season...
The said "Magic-suppression shackles"... used upon Hypo!Gervan... ... I wonder... who forged this..? Higher chance the Dwarf forge it then... a Formidable Mage enchanted it... Hrm... ... Morgan or Mordred, probably..?
... I don't think it's Gawain, since... she's proficient in Divination Spells n probably not the Hypofiend n Hypogean stuffs... hrm... ... Well... She did knew a bit about... Dark Magic... So... Hrm...
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Tiny note : ... Yeah... I didn't include Prince Orion here... Since I don't think he's classified as a Hypofiend... Since he could reverted back as his usual form... with ease...
>> Tiny ramble : I know, some would not understand this... but... I would like to slip it here... for safekeeping... I'm rambling about this matter... heh...
>> ... In Magister Kafka's realm... This... is why Hypo!Cyran is in Merlin's "possesion"... To continue his research upon this... Human-Hypofiend Transformation... within the Dream Realm... Since Hypo!Gervan was out of reach at the moment... ... probably in his Manor...
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4. NOT ALL HYPOFIENDS AND HYPOGEANS ARE MALICE!
> Imo... the statement above could be notified within EOD and TOM Season...
Harmless Hypofiends...
>> TOM Season ; From Hidden Easter Egg
Note : This clip and some record scrap of docile Hypofiend were obtained from... The Hidden Easter Egg at the Solstice Hall... In TOM Season...
>> In an Epilogue of TOM Season (Phase 2), Silent Drama...
Another Note : We noted, yet again... where a Docile Hypofiend obtained from Merlin's Memory Star was stolen and used in Blooming Atelier...
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Harmless Hypogean...
-- The notable Harmless Hypogeans, thus far... were Contess n Kulu...
>> TOM Season (Contess - Rulebook of The Serene Lyceum)
Note : This... were from an Epilogue of TOM Season (Phase 3), Welcome to the Club...
It makes me... upset when going through this Epilogue... where we unravelled Contess past... She hid away... As she grief for the lost of her twin sister... T-T
... Our Precious Contess... Now... enforcing the rules of The Serene Lyceum... n only a few knew about it...
>> EOD Season (Kulu - Bomb Expert of Ironhold Bay)
Note : In the Epilogue of EOD Season, Boom! A Happy Life!
This... Hypogean named Kulu... Ended up working as the Bomb Expert alongside The Dwarves... under the supervision of Zannie of Ironhold Bay...
Yeah... You would said, "She would cause destruction at one point!" ... However, she's under the monitor of Zannie and The Celestial Twins... n they would try their best not to make her revert back to her usual self...
... Since she's an amnesiac, lost her full power... Mhmm...
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5. What about... "The Sinned Ones in Sal'thorin" and "The Corrupted Creatures back in Ancient Times"..? Are they considered as Hypofiend..?
- Not really..? ... Idk... Since those two groups were also classified as... "corrupted creatures"... However... They were more due to The Curse(s)... Hrm... ... If my memories served me right...
- In EOD Season, The Sinned Ones in Sal'thorin were due to the effect the curse of The Primordial Dragon, upon those who NOT consumed the Divine Dew when necessary...
- The Essail called the corrupted Essails as... "The Sinned Ones"...
- ... Tbh... The Essail did have double cursed on Them... (From Misarte n The Primordial Dragon - around First Divine War, two thousands years ago)... Do refer back to the another Epilogue of EOD Season for more information...
- Meanwhile... In TOD Season, For The Corrupted Creatures (The Beasts, Locust, Worshippers, etc) in Ancient Times... Ten Thousand years ago...
- ... the mortal of Ancient Times... called the corrupted creatures as "The Curse from The Fallen Gods//Goddess", back then... Hrm...
- The current Merlin did take note that... They have a similar Corruption in present times, despite 'twas a Curse from the Fallen God//Goddess... and could be temporarily suppress the corruption with Their Purification Spell of Them...
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Okie... That's all... I... I rambling... a lot... yet again... Heh... I hope it makes sense...