Happy Halloween! Yes I know this is late, shut up---
I wanted to showcase a little more lore in the Flickers AU, such as other kinds of supernatural beings aside from the simple ghost! There's quite a few, and although the Hamatos may not see them, Leo certainly can.
Some of them are friendly, like that little group of phantoms that help him keep an eye out! Others, not so much. He does his best to make sure the more ill intentioned beings don't stay for long. It's a full time job, unfortunately. His family attracted quite a bit of unwanted attention in their mission to (dis)prove Leo's ghostly existence...
Some general info below the cut:
PHANTOMS: A subcategory of ghosts, phantoms are shy, lost souls that don't know what to do after their death and can't let go. However, they don't wish to be seen or interact with the living. They'd rather watch from a distance, often causing cold spots, minor electronic disruptions, sometimes appearing in dreams, and can only be seen (with no mystical assistance) in reflections. If spotted, the phantom may panic and cause migraines, or even throw/knock over items in their attempt to get away. Too much exposure can lead to them becoming poltergeists. Unfortunately, they are often children.
SHADOWS: Though harmless, shadows are the bare remnants of strong, ill intending souls, or even previously expelled demons. They are hard for the living to see on their own, but their mere presence tends to cause paranoia, dread, and a sense of being watched. Though not entirely sentient, they tend to still follow those that wronged them, or just negatively impact anyone in the area.
she's a sonic and blaze kid (but not necessarily a sonaze kid) and also the result of an accidental fusion of the chaos and sol emeralds (hence the inhibitors so she doesn't burn up and die badly)
more info to come in future posts as well as some notes under the cut
she specifically was created as blaze and sonic powered down from their super states while fighting eggman nega (who was up to shenanigans with the emeralds) so she was formed from their imprints/energy signatures
she has blaze's pyrokinesis, somewhere between blaze and sonic's speed, and chaos control/sol freeze that allows her to move between and within dimensions
that said she can't spend too long in either dimension at a time because the other one will be drawn to its emeralds eventually.........
the jacket is her comfort item she wears it whenever possible or at least has it on her person
she does have a gem on her forehead like blaze but it's usually covered by her bangs
quick math she has 14 bangles total (3 on each wrist and ankle + 2 around her neck) (though idk how many of those functionally count as bangles)
ironically her two parents show less parental affection towards her than various others in sonic's friend group (more on that in the future 👀)
She was given the medic role! Though for the round her goal is to keep it secret until she found it safe to tell, not wanting people to force her to save someone if it was revealed
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She goes by Azuri in this Au! Instead of being banished -like in her canon lore- she was sent to study people, how they behave and react to certain things, which is how she found the cabin of flicker
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Before is when the round was starting, and after is near the end before she’s killed by the murderer ^^ her outfit is also based off colleen in the roblox flicker charcacters!
Shes one of the top 3 finalists, so she wasn’t an easy target
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Silly doodle of her eating with @/lightfallsss son! This is just a joke not canon..!!
Some facts about Azuri in this Au-
• She’s very flexible and is constant in her stretching snd training, having tough but smooth skin
• She’s pretty cautious of her surroundings, after the incident with her eye she constantly glances behind and beside her, especially to her left since that eye is covered by her hair, shes not blind in her left eye just a bit nearsighted
• The confidence she has in her skills is dangerous, for her and others, having too much confidence can lead her to misinterpret her enemies move, but it also means she throws each punch with full force
• Music helps her relax if she’s upset which is why for the first half of the round she has them on, though during the middle of the round when things become more tense she hangs them around her neck; realizing she’ll have to pay attention from now on, this is also why she switches to bandaged hands
My first major post to a new fandom and I brutally kill a main character. Shouldn’t have expected much else from myself, honestly. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Anyway, context if my subtle background hints weren’t enough (or ya just want a little bit more info):
Post movie, Leo couldn’t be saved, and everyone went home mostly expecting him to be dead. There was very little hope for his survival, really, and they all had injuries to care for themselves. While they did plan on trying to check later on, (at least to get a body), with Donnie building a portal and Mikey trying to unlock his powers, in the end, they didn’t have to.
Within a few days, things started happening gradually around the lair (moving objects, closing doors, flickering lights, etc), until eventually they were getting texts from Leo’s number. No one really wanted to believe it, whether out of fear of what his presence implied or straight up not thinking ghosts were real, but eventually, as Leo texted things only he’d know (and the general acknowledgment of Hamato spirits being a thing), they came to be… open to the idea.
Draxum confirmed that ghosts were fairly common amongst yokai, separate from spirits, and with that Donnie dived head first into researching it, determined to see the ghost and get solid proof that it was, in fact, his twin.
In that research, he came across information on a ghost’s appearance. He didn’t pay much attention to it, or the dread that settled in his stomach. He didn’t care. He didn’t.
But Leo does. Leo really, really does. And that’s two reallys.
There isn’t a Rat King in ROTTMNT, so I dug into the past iterations of him to get a general vibe. Eventually settled on this creepy bastard, but I say that lightly cuz I will gladly take suggestions ovo
Lore and original concept sketch below~
SO my thinking is, he was a bird yokai of the 17th century, during the era of the bubonic plague. Cloaking brooches at the time were mostly for the wealthy, so many yokai who couldn’t afford them or make them had to just disguise themselves if they wanted to leave hidden cities.
One particular yokai during this age realized his profession would do much better in the human world, since he knew much on practical medicine and not as much in the mystic sense. His only mystical talent was with small animals, like rats and birds. So if he wanted to be a doctor, he’d be much more helpful up top.
When the plague hit, Dr Falco, as he went by with humans, was becoming much more busy and thus, more profitable. Cities were paying him well to work on the sick, including those that could not afford it. He was happy to help those less fortunate in life… until his help started to become too effective.
So, he started having animals spread the diseased fleas much quicker than before. To keep his income. Obviously, he felt guilty to doom so many like this, but hey, a bird’s gotta eat too. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Then, Yokai started to also get sick, and were quick to blame rodent based yokai for bringing the human disease into the hidden cities. Many of them were getting attacked and even killed for things they had nothing to do with. There was no proof of their involvement, just a raising paranoia — for rats, in particular.
When Dr Falco was found out by his own kind, the family and friends of those rodent yokai attacked him out of revenge, leading to the tears on his mask and cloak. He managed to get away (with the help of whatever small critters he could make swoop into the fight), thinking he may just never return to the Hidden Cities again… only to be spotted by the very humans he was treating. Him, in a tattered cloak, ruffled feathers, and many rats and mice still surrounding him…
They believed him to be a demon disguised as a doctor to curse them with this sickness, and thus had him hung and his body burnt.
In his moment of death, Victor Falco was fearful, enraged, vengeful, but most of all, guilty. All of that emotion as he died created the Demon known as the Rat King. Forever wandering the living world with a crick in his neck, rats at his side, and tangled in the “tails” of lies that he crafted for his own selfish gain.
Initial concept doodle for him a few days ago:
He’s been contained multiple times by exorcists of both yokai and human descent, but manages to escape every time, if only for a while. Now, his sights are set on New York, as there’s a strange peak in mystical energy within those sewers, and a lot of supernatural items being used in the same area all at once…
Basically, the Hamatos made themselves a bright beacon for a power-hungry, guilt-stricken demon. ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
