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An Au Idea for the ascendance series (TAS)

An au idea that I wanted to share for a few months inspired by a show, where tas characters end up being stuck in an illusionary perfect world without realizing it. perfect as in here most characters don't go through the pain they did in the original books but not everything is perfect and many things looked twisted or weird. It's a very vague idea and I've no idea how it would work yet. But here it goes:

I think for Jaron he has never been sage and is with his family living happily with his parents and Darius but has no idea it's fake. (Oh the angst potential of this is huge. 😭)

It's not that Jaron doesn't know any of his friends here as I have some idea how he might know a few of them

Since it's a perfect world Roden also has a happy family and ended up becoming a soldier like he wanted to and so I think he and Jaron know each other here. But Roden's not captain of the guard here.

As I said everything isn't perfect but this world gives the characters what they desired and if not to everyone it gives some of them happiness.

I have no idea what I will do with Conner but being an illusionary world maybe he is villain but not like the one he was in the original books. Also Mott works here for him too only because I wanted some reason for Mott and Jaron to know each other here in this world. Like Mott met Jaron when he visited the castle with Conner.

Mott has Trea with him here though. Like they weren't separated like they were in the original world.

Tobias isn't an orphan too but as I wanted a few imperfect things maybe he lives with only his father and grandmother and has a job in the local library.

Here comes one imperfect thing. Sadly Amarinda and Darius are betrothed in this world and I think maybe it's perfect for Darius but not for Amarinda though they love each other here like they did in the books before.

Imogen isn't Conner's servant in this world. Which is obvious as Jaron isn't Sage. And Imogen lives happily with her parents in tithio. I have no idea what to do with her other than this as I don't include her too much in my stories.

The best part of this world, Latamer is alive!! Yes this is an illusionary world but for some reason dead people are alive in this world.

What would Fink's life be like here? as I said I want a few things to be imperfect but I want to give Fink a good life. 😭 maybe he can live with Erick who isn't a thief here but they have a normal happy life.

So the main plot of the story begins to set when Jaron realizes this is an illusionary world. The moment will be so heartbreaking!! 😭

He also sees how different this world is from the real one and how many people aren't even the people they were in the original world. They are rather different versions of themselves here.

Jaron wants his imperfect world but also he knows it might cost the happy life he has here with his parents so he is conflicted at first a lot.

So I have an OC playing a major part in this story as this is a spin off idea of a show I watched. The OC is based on a character from that show. (I have no idea when I will write this fic as I don't have the motivation to add another longfic to my wips so I will speak of my OC now. I am sure when people read the fic if it's ever written they will forget things so it might not really be a spoiler. Lol)

So my OC is Jaron’s childhood friend and meets him daily as she lives in Drylliad. Here's the twist, she is dead in the original world. Many dead characters are alive so...

Many dead characters are alive in this world and since this is an illusionary world I need an explanation as to how this happened so there is supernatural stuff or magic involved in this au.

The other twist is my OC created this illusionary world right before her death so she could be alive and live a happy life with her friends and close ones. (In real world after the pirate attack she never met him again. 🥲)

My OC knows it's wrong to do this but it gives her a happy life where she lives and can be with her friends. So in a what she is the final villain. Maybe Conner can just be an observer as he doesn't remember his real real self here anyway.

My oc argues that many are happy in this world and she is too so this world isn't bad even if it's an illusion. She is not like normal villains. She cares for people and has a nice personality but her desire to be happy is strong too.

Jaron might want to save her as you know he would do that if he knows she is dead in the real world and that's her motivation to do this. Though he has no idea how he could do that so he would try to make her change her mind when this reveal happens.

Good thing is Fink remembers the real world later and finds and joins Jaron in the quest to bring the real world back!! (Good for them!)

A few other people will remember the real world too.

Mott might not remember the original world but he would still help Jaron as he is loyal to him here too! He kind of begin to have a bond with Jaron after meeting him in the castle several times. (And besides I think mott's life here isn't much different and his original life is better.)

More plot twist, Darius remembers the real world and steps forward to help Jaron. It was hard for him to come to the decision of bringing the real world back but he wants to help Jaron and doesn't want to live in a fake world of illusions. (Darius is not adopted in the real world in this story and original world is based on the world in my main headcanon timeline post series where kerwyn and erick are alive too and Jaron is unmarried. )

Jaron and Roden will be friends in this story or the relationship might be ambiguous. (You know what shippers can ship them and non shippers don't need to as this story might be general type like the books.)

That's all for now! The idea is still vague but I wanted to share as far as I have thought. I think this is a good idea. I am still wondering how to fix this illusionary world though. The ending might be bittersweet. Bittersweet in the sense as we know the characters' lives weren't really good in the original world and they need to leave many of the good things behind in this world when the story ends.😭

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Erick @ Devlin - "You may not know this just yet, but you will very soon see that we are nothing but trustworthy and clever allies that you can rely on completely."

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Erick, putting two slices of bread around Jaron's head after he fights w Agor: WHAT ARE YOU?

Jaron: an idiot sandwich

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speaking of writing about missing scenes I did start writing a post trk missing scenes fic last month. I want to do one for tst and tfp too.

about tst, there are many post tst missing scene fics though but I want to write my own version. again jarogen will be there in post tst in background if I write it but I won't mention it at all probably. I want to write roden and harlowe relationship revelation scene but from jaron's pov like he overhears a part of it perhaps. And want to write jaron's post war thoughts looling at his kingdom immediately after kippenger surrenders. sobs.

also fink and jaron scene immediately after the war because i remember how much scared he was when jaron chose to sacrifice himself for mott. I am sure he hugged jaron because jaron made it sound like he would die last time they talked and he did so. 😭

i will definitely have jaron meet mott too immediately after the war though they cannot talk I guess as it's immediate ending scene chapter. (This fic will have more than one chapter like my post trk wip because I want that harlowe and roden scene too) There might be erick becoming pirate king part like he was in tck. and what else should I do.

also i need a scene of people hailing jaron and cheering for him as he just achieved victory in the war. 😭

imogen might be low here too but I will have amarinda hug imogen post war scene because we know she would do that after book 3 when they meet.

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I think this might be their favorite colors maybe... I have no idea why I made this.

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Shattered Compass - Short Ascendance Trilogy fic

And here's a second fanfiction I've written, for the iconic Ascendance Trilogy of course. A story that I'll probably never finish because I get distracted and I procrastinate so yeah. Brief context is that Gelyn is beginning its long rumored assault on other countries for territory expansion, and has shockingly attacked the city of Isel, where Tobias happened to be working as a doctor {I won't explain why he's in Isel because that'll take far too long}. From within the carnage, Tobias wasn't found, and Jaron is desperately searching for him with the hope that he's still alive. Of course credit to my girl @ascendance-clubhouse for the Gelynian plotline is hers.

So here it is:

The sea was restless at this seemingly cursed witching hour, her billows pummeling the oaken hull of a lone ship, as if a warning. Alabaster sails were looming upon the masts, weaving with the mist like a phantom, searching, undeterred. 

The Ashen Hymn thrust onwards despite the rushing swells, their foaming rage lurching onto the bow and showering the helm where the captain bitterly stood. 

Captain Erick Loman's countenance appeared forevermore plastered in a grimace, muted curses dripping from his mouth with each strained creak of the vessel. 

His ship. His beloved Ashen Hymn. And King Jaron Eckbert was trying to pulverize it. 

Despite all that he'd witnessed, Erick was convinced Jaron possessed nothing more than spasmodic luck, and if said serendipity was exhausted on this day, Captain Loman wouldn't hesitate to perform a mutiny. 

Jaron could read all such thoughts from Erick's expression as if it were an open book. 

If not clashing with the dismal circumstances, Jaron might've even been amused.

On the contrary, a harsh scowl engraved itself in the young king's countenance as he scoured the murky horizon; the fog was undeterred, though, and Jaron squinted to distinguish the ghostly silhouettes tricking his vision. 

Isel lay in ashes several leagues to the south of them now, attempting to gather from the rubble what remained of their lives. Jaron was certain the wretched scar etched into the land by King Edward's advocates would not soon be healed. 

Yet another war waged within Jaron's mind, for the captain of his guard entreated him to remain and regroup with the others, but here he stood upon deck, traveling further and further from Avenia's coastline.

Guilt's canons were far more powerful it appears than reason's voice, for he was pursuing a dead man. 

"On starboard tack, adjust the sails, stay towards the east!" Jaron barked above the gale, the wind whistling passed his ears, and tousling his disarray of bronze curls. 

"King Jaron, may I have a word." Erick entreated placidly then, although his teeth were clearly gritted. 

"You may." 

Hands clasped at his spine, Jaron gradually marched towards the helm, during which time Erick had begun to scowl. 

"You are aware of what lunacy this is, Jaron, and I speak that as a statement rather than a question. The closer we draw towards the coastline the more likely Gelynian scouts will catch sight of us. Can you imagine Edward's glee upon learning the King of Carthya has been delivered to him on a silver platter? Are you even listening to me?" 

Despite Erick's attempts to get Jaron to look in his direction, the young king stared passively into the mist, a bold flash of determination glossing over his eyes. 

Jaron had already made up his mind, and a mountain couldn't so easily be moved. 

An exasperated huff was expelled from Erick's mouth, and regardless of Jaron's unyielding stance, the captain continued, 

"It's one thing to go waltzing through death's door on your own, but it's an entirely other matter if you're dragging a whole crew with you." 

Erick's voice melded into the background as Jaron's gaze shifted to the deck, a flaxen haired boy wielding a shortsword coming into his line of sight. 

Fink whirled the blade through the air, striking the wind with unexpected fluidity. Roden's guidance had clearly been helpful, for not too long ago Fink bumbled about with a sword as if he wielded a flopping snake. 

Erick wasn't wrong, there was much to lose if the tables were turned. 

"What offer was granted all crew upon this ship?" Jaron articulated, salty spray trickling from his chin. 

Captain Loman muttered incoherently beneath his breath, no doubt something not fit to be shared, before answering, "I'm aware that we all had the option to defect from your- from your follies, but we didn't realize you'd planned on storming Gelyn's coast like a madman." 

"You're wrong again, we're circling around Gelyn, not charging up the beaches. The idea is still being tossed around, though, I appreciate the reminder." 

"Jaron." The name dripped from Erick's tongue like poison, "Your guilt is blinding you. Not a single soul in Isel was distinguished from the other; men, women, children, all of them were insignificant obstacles that Gelyn crushed beneath their soles. Why would they have looked at Tobias any differently?" 

"Because he was one of Carthya's regents. And he was my friend." 

Erick raked his sodden, auburn hair from in front of his eyes, yet spoke not another word. 

Jaron gratefully accepted the silence, and he dismissed himself from the helm and the cloud of tension as if parting a curtain. 

Gripping the braided cords of rope, he descended the swaying ladder and dropped onto the deck. 

Jaron tilted his head as he analyzed each stroke of the sword held in hands once trembling and unsure, now sturdy and dauntless as they flowed as one with the blade. 

It had taken this long for him to realize that Fink wasn't that garrulous rat boy from the Avenian slums anymore. The boy was paving his own way now, be it with the royals of Carthya, or the daring pirates, Jaron was uncertain. Despite his growth, though, Fink still had much to learn. 

Metal hissed against leather as Jaron slipped his longsword from its engraved scabbard, and the vigilant twins of steel whistled in unison a familiar chorus before they clashed against one another as Fink turned. 

Startled at first, Fink soon displayed a toothy grin and lowered his sword. 

"I've gotten much better, don't you think Jaron? Roden and I were training almost every dawn throughout the summer." Fink babbled, mopping the salty beads from his forehead with his frayed sleeve.

"I can tell, and your balance is excellent given the circumstances, although you need to watch your footwork. You always take a step forward before you swing, your opponent can take advantage of that." 

"Roden warned me of that too, I am working on it." His eyes flickering to his left then, Fink murmured, "Was she watching?" 

Jaron's gaze accompanied Fink's, settling on a young lady with an austere crook chiseled into her brow. She was reclining against an anchored barrel, fighting her sepia mane that blew into her face, while methodically weaving a stiff knot into her bowstring against its notch. 

Laera tended to fade into the background as a glint of steel concealed within a sheath, a dagger patiently yearning to be wielded in battle. 

She was one of the very few women that had weaseled her way into the ranks of pirates, and to preserve her position she needed to maintain her inconspicuous air. 

Jaron assumed this was the reason he'd failed to notice her when he'd interacted with the pirates; she, too, would've been only a child the last time he was with them. 

A pair of squinted eyes bored into them then; they evaded the daggers shooting from Laera's glare as they innocently peered in the opposite direction. 

"It does appear she's watching." Jaron masked a snicker beneath a cough, noting the brilliant roses blossoming across Fink's cheeks. "Keep practicing."