"A burdened heart sinks into the ground.."

Two years ago, Reshiram had chosen its Hero of Truth- now, a new trainer emerges from Aspertia City, with the promise of becoming a different kind of hero. Written by antihibikase. Header by mhizzberryart.

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🧶 Quick Guide to Blight / Blur

What is Pokemon Blight/Blur?

Blight/Blur is a rewrite of Pokemon BW and BW2 written by @antihibikase; Blight refers to BW (White, Upright), and Blur refers to BW2 (Black, Reversed). Blight/Blur and its arcs are named after the major and minor Arcana.

The story focuses specifically on Blur (BW2), as the events of Blight are explored through a series of flashbacks.

Where can I read Blight/Blur?

Currently, you can read the ongoing fic at ao3 or on tumblr.

ao3 : Pokemon Blight / Blur - Hero of Static

tumblr : bw2 arc

There are no differences between versions outside of spacing. The tumblr version is posted on my writing blog, @antihibikase2.

What is Blight/Blur about?

Blight/Blur follows the events of BW/BW2 with some changes- both protagonists are present, and Team Plasma's goal stretches beyond the supposed liberation of Pokemon and the eventual subjugation of the region.

There's larger emphasis on the legends; specifically, the dragon, the heroes, and the party that accompanied the heroes- as well as how these characters from the past affect the ones in the present.

Additionally, while characters from other generations/regions are specified, and may appear as major characters, Blight/Blur specifically only focuses on Unova's cast.

Currently, a masterpost is in the works; but you can find most of the things about the verse either in @antihibikase-archive (under the tag BW/BW2 Rewrite - Blur / Blight) or @antihibikase (under the tag blight/blur).

Are there any content warnings?

The main ones are death and religion- Blight/Blur has many religious themes (particularly catholicism) and symbolisms.

Additionally, certain drabbles written under the story's tags in my writing blog dabble into surreal imagery and dissociation.

Is everything in your main and/or writing blog canon to Blight/Blur?

Not necessarily! Some of them were written before Blight/Blur was changed/established, some of them are just dabbling in ideas that aren't part of canon, etc.

Additionally,

💌 I accept asks, inquiries, comments and the like, in both here and in my main!

🎨 All art in this blog is made by either @mhizzberryart or me!

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"Hey, sorry I'm late! Had to watch over Little Cheri right here."

A young Grimsley (Giima) Slater and Lil' Cheri Slater from @antihibikase's Pokemon Blight/Blur 🎲🎀

Also! Bonus ver. of Cheri without their glasses:

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Blight/Blur's Shadow Triad consists of triplets- codenamed Uno, Dos, and Tres respectively. Uno has a Banette, Dos has an Accelgor, Tres has Absol. They all have Bisharp.

Post-Relic Castle, Uno is able to abandon his identity and start a new life in the Battle Subway.

Dos remains imprisoned as he's fiercely loyal to only Ghetsis.

And Tres completely disappears post-Relic Castle, leaving his Absol with Hilbert.

Uno and Dos are twins.

They couldn't remember that there were only two of them.

Tres is a Hisuian Zoroark that inserted himself into their family in order to pay a debt to Lady Cogita.

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Though not to the extent of Cogita, who fuses and becomes Giratina, several Blight/Blur characters become bonded (or in some cases, cursed) by certain legendaries and gain attributes from them.

Hilbert and Nate both have fire and electricity respectively, but in incredibly small doses. They "grow" wings, but they can't really use them- they're mostly just for show, and in some cases, to intimidate. Hilbert's are made of smoke, while Nate's are made of static.

Cheren doesn't get any "powers"; his Relic Song is a joint effort between him, Bianca (associated with Meloetta), and Rosa (associated with the Forces of Nature); that being said, his state of perpetual coldness and not having a heart are a result of his sacrifice to Reshiram and Zekrom. In place of his heart is a shard of Kyurem.

In the cases of the scholars (Bianca and Rosa) and warriors (Hilda and Hugh), they're not physically affected to the legendaries they're bonded with, but they have their blessings- which manifest in certain ways, such as Hilda having a bit of clairvoyance.

Nikolai is most certainly not bonded with a certain legendary- though he has had a hand in the creation of Magearna and Genesect, both of who he relates to and almost sees as his children (and certainly treats better than Yancy and Curtis). He worships and is devoted to Arceus- who he does not know considers him its favorite disciple. Perhaps that is why he lives for so long.

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The many lives of Acro Cogita Nikolai Colress 🦋 [x]

Character belongs to @antihibikase from @pokemon-blightblur!

Individual frames under the cut!

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Grimsley Slater's Character Arc playlist.

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Nikolai Colress' Character Arc playlist.

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🖤 Kuro - Hilbert Blackburn and Cheren Slater 🐉

Art by @mhizzberryart.

And again we’re flashing back To the times we had To the you I know will never come back

Kuro is a queerplatonic relationship between Hilbert Blackburn and Cheren Slater of Pokemon Blight & Blur.

Name Origin:

"Kuro" is derived from the Pokemon fandom's accepted ship name for Hilbert and Cheren, Kuroshipping; "Kuro" means black, which is associated with the legendary dragon of ideals, Zekrom. Canonically, Cheren pursues ideals, and Hilbert is often depicted associated with black.

Despite this, Hilbert Blackburn is associated with truth; the color white, and the legendary dragon Reshiram. Additionally, Cheren Slater is neutral- associated with the color gray and the legendary dragon Kyurem.

Dynamic:

Their love for each other mirrors that of The Hero of Truth and The Heart; their past selves who were separated by death once the original dragon split itself into Reshiram and Zekrom by using The Heart as a sacrifice. They did not reunite in death, as The Heart's urn was laid to rest in the Abyssal Ruins, while The Hero of Truth, as well as the rest of the legendary party, were all buried in the Relic Castle.

They later reincarnate into Hilbert Blackburn and Cheren Slater respectively. As Hilbert was the only child in Nuvema Town at the time, Cheren Slater became his first playmate as soon as they were born.

Having grown up together alongside their mutual friend Bianca Alabaster, Hilbert and Cheren were the best of friends. Throughout their journey together, they were friendly rivals that were rarely seen apart. The three of them, and eventually Hilda Weiss, shared the mantra of "Don't lose your heart", agreeing that, when things get tough, they could always come back home to each other.

Due to Hilbert's goodhearted and often clumsy nature, Cheren always came across as the more reasonable one, scolding him for his recklessness. Despite this, Hilbert is more protective of Cheren, often dropping his usual carefree smile when he senses him in danger; often around Team Plasma, especially N.

Though they were once inseparable, the end of their journey and its aftermath cause a strain in their relationship. Hilbert believes that his love for Cheren led to his "death", as it solidifies their connection to The Hero of Truth and The Heart. In an effort to ensure he doesn't endanger his loved ones further, Hilbert runs away from Unova, leaving behind a letter and his Cinccino for Cheren.

Cheren mourns him for the majority of his disappearance, and is unable to properly process what has happened to him, much less accept the truth of the legends. Because of this, he finds himself following after Nate Blake and his friends when they set out on their journey, realizing that Nate heavily resembles Hilbert.

Those who knew them could vouch for their closeness, and Bianca especially understands why Cheren holds onto the memory of Hilbert, as well as the hope he will return once more. However, even if he does return, she worries if he will be able to accept him into his heart; and if Hilbert will even return before Cheren, as foretold by the legends, dies for the sake of Zekrom's awakening.

Playlist:

I'll become the light that shines down enveloping all dark you see I'll hold you close and won't let even God above take you from me.

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I should also mention that I'm taking Blight/Blur asks here as I am with main! I'd like to keep this one for things aligned in the verse, as opposed to my main's more sillier questions. ^^

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Nate Blake's Character Arc playlist.

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Blight/Blur : Character Songs (Main Cast)

Hilbert Blackburn : mikito-p - Shojo Rei (Forte Cover)

Cheren Slater : nulut - lower (Trickle English Cover)

Bianca Alabaster : YOASOBI - RGB

Hilda Weiss : Yorushika - That's Why I Gave Up On Music (Rachie English Cover)

Nate Blake : YOASOBI - The Blessing (English Ver.)

Hugh Obsidian : Eve - Outsider (Umikun Cover)

Rosa Whitefield : P.I.N.A - Rats Died (Oktavia English Cover)

Natural Harmonia Gropius : sasakure.uk - AMARA The Great Intelligence

Nikolai Colress : ¿? - Lucifer (Trickle English Cover)

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Hilbert Blackburn's Character Arc Playlist.

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Cheren Slater's Character Arc Playlist.

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Blight/Blur : All Characters

🐉 The Legend of The Dragons :

Hero of Truth, Hilbert Blackburn Hero of Ideals, Nate Blake The Heart, Cheren Slater Warrior of Truth, Hilda Weiss Warrior of Ideals, Hugh Obsidian Scholar of Truth, Bianca Alabaster Scholar of Ideals, Rosa Whitefield The Priest, N Harmonia Gropius The Doctor, Nikolai Colress / Acro Cogita

👑 Unova's League :

The Woodcutter's Apprentice, Cilan Clockworker The Angler's Apprentice, Cress Clockworker The Blacksmith's Apprentice, Cress Clockworker The Archivist, Lenora Magnolia The Artist, Burgh Barlowe The Seamstress, Elesa Starling The Prospector, Clay Tamagawa The Adventurer, Skyla Vale The Phantom, Brycen Ryder The Captain, Drayden Dragul The Musician, Roxie Fenton The Seafarer, Marlon Salvador The Enchantress, Shauntal Del Rosario The Gambler, Grimsley Slater The Princess, Caitlin Bloomingdale The Successor, Marshal Redwood The Heir, Benga Redwood The Heiress, Iris Chibana The Lorekeeper, Alder Redwood The Moon's Chronicler, Ingo Graystone The Sun's Chronicler, Emmet Graystone ✖️ Team Plasma + Order of The Heart :

The False Prophet, Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius The Eye of Love, Anthea Harmonia Gropius The Eye of Peace, Concordia Harmonia Gropius The Agent, Zinzolin Ryder The Agent, Godfrey Rood The Eye of Love, Yancy Rosewood The Eye of Peace, Curtis Greenville The Shadow, Uno The Shadow, Dos The Shadow, Tres 🔖 Gym Guides :

Waitress Tia of Striaton Scientist Satomi of Nacrene Harlequin Jack of Castelia Lady Colette of Nimbasa Clerk Katie of Driftveil Pilot Chase of Mistralton Black Belt Thomas of Icirrus Veterans Kim and Ron of Opelucid Gentleman Clyde of Aspertia Guitarist Billy Jo of Virbank Ace Trainer Santino of Humilau

🧪 Scientists :

The Counselor, Audrea Juniper The Wiseman, Cedric Juniper The Analyst, Fennel Dreamer The Prodigy, Amanita Dreamer

🩸 Family :

Harper Blackburn Lillith Slater Noland Slater Blanche Alabaster Silas Alabaster Marianne Blake Hitoshi Obsidian Giselle Obsidian Aya Obsidian Sabrina Starling Roxas Fenton Kuroba Amano Norman Slater Cynthia Cogita The Witch, Nikola Cogita

🌏 Friends and Allies of Other Regions :

The Hero of Life and Death, Calem Laflamme The Heroine of Life and Death, Serena Cendrine The Gravekeeper, Augustine Sycamore The Philantropist, Lysandre Donnadieu The King of Kalos, Azriel Donnadieu

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Blight/Blur : Dynamics List

Hilbert Blackburn + Cheren Slater = Kuro*

Hilbert Blackburn + Bianca Alabaster = Calm Mind

Hilbert Blackburn + Hilda Weiss = Heat Wave

Cheren Slater + Bianca Alabaster = Double Team

Cheren Slater + Hilda Weiss = Sucker Punch

Bianca Alabaster + Hilda Weiss = Shiro*

Cheren Slater + Nate Blake = Hyper Voice

Cheren Slater + Hugh Obsidian = Disarming Voice

Cheren Slater + Rosa Whitefield = Echoed Voice

Nate Blake + Hugh Obsidian = Wyrmwind

Nate Blake + Rosa Whitefield = Resonance**

Hugh Obsidian + Rosa Whitefield = Airstream

Hilbert Blackburn + Nate Blake = Heroes

Hilda Weiss + Hugh Obsidian = Warriors

Bianca Alabaster + Rosa Whitefield = Scholars

Natural Harmonia Gropius + Nikolai Colress = Imprison

Cheren Slater + Grimsley Slater = Trump Card ***

Nikolai Colress + Grimsley Slater = False Pretenses*

Nikolai Colress + Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius = Anti Gravity*

Cheren Slater + Calem LaFlamme = Adjustment*

Nikolai Colress + Lysandre Donnadieu = Inferno

Most of the dynamics are named after moves, but some are named after their shared titles.

* - These dynamics have their names carried over from the fandom-accepted ship names.

** - Nate and Rosa's names in both English and Japanese come from the word "resonate".

*** -Familial.

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"and so, i wait." / The Witch, Lady Nikola Cogita 👒🩸👿

A lady in black in a state of perpetual mourning, for the life and love she could have had. Though her heart is broken, she loves no one but her child.

Playlist.

Don't Lose Your Way: Nikola Cogita was the middle child of her sisters. Like many in the hidden village south of Snowbelle City, she worshipped Arceus. She desired a family of her own- but the man she loved did not reciprocate her feelings, instead, favoring her favorite sister; the youngest.

Hanamekanai: Many of her sisters and their spouses would leave the village for greener pastures, something she felt bitter towards; she convinced herself she was upset at them for abandoning their village, rather than acknowledging she was jealous of their happiness. On the night of her youngest sister's wedding, she left the village to pursue an education in medicine, as she was the village doctor's apprentice.

Witch Hunt: At some point, her unique practice in medicine and her peculiar attitude towards Arceus had labelled her a witch in Kalos- and she was eventually captured and scheduled to be executed. In the midst of the fire, however, her body did not turn to ashes; a black hole formed from under her feet, where she fell into the Distortion World, tearing her body into pieces.

One Off Mind: However, she later finds herself awake, just outside the village she left behind. The voice of the devil rings in the back of her head, claiming that Arceus has decided to reward her for her patience and her faith.

Despite her fears, her village welcomes her back with open arms, and tells her that her youngest sister and her spouse had left the village to assist the king in the growing Kalos war, leaving behind their only son, the last child of the village.

Lucifer: With the aid of the village, she names the child Acro, and takes him in as her own son, lovingly referring to him as her little dove. Claiming that she still desires to travel to further her knowledge, she would become the village's unofficial mayoress and healer, as well as Acro's teacher in the ways of Arceus.

El Tango Egoista: Though she desired to, she did not enact revenge against the Kalos king or those who executed her, believing in Arceus' words and plan for her and her family. She forms a bitter rivalry with the king of Kalos, Azriel, who she blames for the death of Acro's parents- and who she mocks, as he seeks her help in aiding the war.

Devil: Throughout the years, Lady Cogita would spread fear throughout Kalos from the shadows, many who claimed she was seeking revenge for those who wrongfully accused her of being a witch. Other rumors surfaced that, with each person she had influenced beforehand to believe in the power of Arceus, the stronger she became.

Good Child and The Fox Spirit: When a grown-up Acro is forced to flee the village for his own safety at the cusp of the war, she could only watch from the shadows as the same crimes against her happens to him; and he, like her, is inflicted with the curse of immortality. Following Arceus' and Giratina's words, she does not show herself to Acro, who takes on many names and identities throughout the years in his efforts to enact revenge on The False Prophet, his killer.

Queen: In the present day, she has successfully orchestrated many events that directly affect the heroes of the regions of the world. Despite her growing power and eventually embodying Giratina herself, she does not desire to be beyond a messenger of Arceus.

She only desires to find peace for her little dove, Nikolai Colress, and to reunite him with the spirits of their village.

Red: In the shadows, Arceus' plans for the world come to fruition. She is an observer to the events of the world, from the fateful battle at Unova that reunited the fabled princes with their shared heart, from the divine punishment sent down by Arceus towards her rival, the immortal wanderer AZ, once known as King Azriel of Kalos.

Her beloved child Nikolai, outliving those who had inadvertently helped him find peace, finally passes after centuries of waiting, his skin cracking and his body becoming one with the garden he crafted, based from his memories of his childhood with her. Successfully reuniting his spirit with the villagers with the use of the Odd Keystone, Cogita continues to carry out Arceus' will, accompanied by the spirits of her loved ones for all of eternity.

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Blight / Blur Major Arcana Symbolisms

Blight / Ace of Wands / Knight of Swords (BW Arc, Dreamworld Arc, Floccesy Arc) :

0 - The Fool : The False King, Natural Harmonia Gropius

I - The Magician : The Archivist, Lenora Magnolia

II - The High Priestess : The Scholar of Truth, Bianca Alabaster

III - The Empress : The Analyst, Fennel Dreamer

IV - The Emperor : The Doctor, Nikolai Colress

V - The Hierophant : The Agent, Zinzolin Ryder

VI - The Lovers : The Eyes, Anthea and Concordia Harmonia Gropius

VII - The Chariot : The Warrior of Truth, Hilda Weiss

VIII - Strength : The Chroniclers, Ingo and Emmet Graystone

IX - The Hermit : The Lorekeeper, Alder Redwood

X - The Wheel of Fortune : Guidance, The Soldiers ( Drayden / Clay / Skyla / Brycen )

XI - Justice : Liberation, Team Plasma

XII - The Hanged Man : The Heart, Cheren Slater

XIII - Death : Idealized Truth, The Party of Truth

XIV - Temperance : The Prodigy, Amanita Dreamer

XV - The Devil : The False Prophet, Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius

XVI - The Tower : Fort of Ash, The Relic Castle

XVII - The Star : The Successor, Marshal Redwood

XVIII - The Moon : The Princess, Caitlin Bloomingdale

XIX - The Sun : The Heiress, Iris Chibana

XX - Judgement : Dragon of Flame, Reshiram

XXI - The World : The Hero of Truth, Hilbert Blackburn

Blur / Page of Cups / King of Pentacles (BW2 Arc, Abyssal Ruins Arc, Relic Castle Arc)

0 - The Fool : The Wavering Truth, Hilbert Blackburn

I - The Magician : The Counselor, Audrea Juniper

II - The High Priestess : The Scholar of Ideals, Rosa Whitefield

III - The Empress : The Heroine of Life and Death, Serena Cendrine

IV - The Emperor : The Hero of Life and Death, Calem Laflamme

V - The Hierophant : The Agent, Godfrey Rood

VI - The Lovers : The Eyes, Yancy Rosewood and Curtis Greenville

VII - The Chariot : The Warrior of Ideals, Hugh Obsidian

VIII - Strength : The Apprentices, The Striaton Triplets

IX - The Hermit : The Priest, Natural Harmonia Gropius

X - The Wheel of Fortune : Guidance, The Poets ( Burgh / Elesa / Roxie / Marlon )

XI - Justice : Subjugation, NEO Team Plasma

XII - The Hanged Man : The Revered Vessel, Cheren Slater

XIII - Death : Realized Ideals, The Party of Ideals

XIV - Temperance : The Idealist, Diana Obsidian

XV - The Devil : The Doctor, Acro

XVI - The Tower : Ruins of Time, The Abyssal Ruins

XVII - The Star : The Enchantress, Shauntal Del Rosario

XVIII - The Moon : The Gambler, Grimsley Slater

XIX - The Sun : The Heir, Benga Redwood

XX - Judgement : Dragon of Thunder, Zekrom

XXI - The World : The Hero of Ideals, Nathaniel Blake