#idv august

[narratorsandall]

He broke Crane’s fishing rod…

(though it IS just a stick and string + no hook…so it’s a bit of a wonder that August got a bite at all really)

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AUGUST?? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT AUGUST???

ARE YOU SAYING THAT MIDSUMMER MISTY MOUNTAINS HAPPENED BEFORE THE GAMES, AND ONE OF THE DELETED ENDINGS WAS THE TRUE ENDING?? OR IT WAS A NEW ENDING ENTIRELY??

AND THEN HE LEFT AND THE REASON WHY THERES A RECRUITMENT PAPER IS BECAUSE OF THAT???

AUGUST WHEN I CATCH YOU. AUGUST WHEN I CATCH YOU

[rinne4112]

Me: *rises from the dead to make art-*

"The Lady and Bebegurl"

Many thanks to @/viridew_ on instagram for introducing em!

I did not expect the lore would be really interesting- 🤌✨️

P.S.: Me is still confused how did I manage to draw this piece 🐟

[narratorsandall]

I read the midsummer misty mountain event and haven’t been able to sleep normally since…this thing is haunting my brain…

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Based on this, is it possible that the summer study trip mentioned here is the same trip August went on for the Midsummer Misty Mountains event?

If that's the case, then the Summer Athletic Games was set before August's trip to the mountains. It'll be kind of sad if this is how August joined the Paranormal Research club by seeing the flyer on the bulletin...he doesn't know that he'll be stuck in a neverending loop because of that summer trip

But there's also the more fluffy version where August was told to put up the flyer in the bulletin by his chairman, trying to find more recruits. He eventually gets distracted by the games...maybe he even helps Alice with her news segments!

Another thing I found

Probably referencing Fan Wujiu waiting for Xie Bian underneath the bridge. Made even funnier by the fact that the flyer is talking about swimming of all things

I miss midsummer misty mountains guys (literally got into idv this year)

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Hello mx Lucky guy poster can you show me the sacred texts (please explain misty mountains lore I want to know more about it /nf!)

Im so sorry im about to fuck this up because these shitheads have so many points of view of what they BELIEVE to be the truth and im too stupid

SO. Ill try to get into the important bits. Im so so sorry in advance

August was in a field trip with his other club members, Fernan and Moebius, but unfortunately got stuck in the fog

Bai Ze and Master Yin Yang have already expected his arrival due to them being in a loop, though theyre the only ones who remember anything.

Bai Ze is protecting a scroll thats passed down in her family, and she also has this altar lamp, but Master Yin Yang is conspiring with the mirror demon to get it; in return he will help the mirror demon escape the mountain. This is through the mirror demon assuming August's identity

There were three rules Bai Ze set in place to keep August safe but he was stupid/lh So he broke all of them. During this he also meets Paddle, a rosewood paddle who is now a spirit, and Crane, the embodiment of a copper crane who used to be Censer's subordinate

There was this fucking Battle of Changchuan but i dont?? Understand it?? I only know that the people included were Bai Ze, Censer, Crane and this "Three-headed one" but i have no fucking idea who thats supposed to be. There was an arrow that couldve gotten Bai Ze but Paddle took the hit, so he's very fragile now.

August meets Censer, embodiment of a Boshan Censer, who is also conspiring with Master Yin Yang but he's being manipulated. He tells August the "truth" that Bai Ze has trapped them all in the mountain and he tells him to rip off these talismans or whatever before this Ghost Festival to strengthen him (???????)

August has also been sleepwalking, taking off talismans because of Master Yin Yang's bell, I believe? It can control people with the sound

He meets Cierge, who is not of sound mind!! She has these dreams that seem to "foresee the future," but in the end its speculated that its memories from past loops which made her turn insane...she tells August to get the altar lamp so both of them can leave but Crane is like?? HEY why do you want to leave with him but not ME!! I also want to leave to see the outside!!

Anyways its almost Ghost Festival time so Censer tells August to rip off the talismans already so he does! But then stops and goes "you a fake ass mf 😭😭" and throws the boshan censer into the water. Censer cant move his vessel in his current state, so he decides "if im going down youre going down with me!!!" and grabs August's hand to tear off a talisman

What a romantic 😍 Holding hands...

August is like!?!?!? BAI ZE STOP HIDING THE TALISMANS R GOING TO GET DESTROYED!! She comes out of hiding and overpowers Censer, who PUSHES AUGUST INTO THE FUCKING WATER. While Bai Ze rushes to save him, Censer rips off the last talisman. What happens to him? "Any non-human creature which tears off a talisman by force will turn into dust."

Theres two endings to this!!

August wakes up and finds out Paddle rescued him, but the spirit unfortunately perished. He's given the altar lamp to get out but the light slowly starts to dim and he sees Master Yin Yang again

He figures out that Bai Ze and Master Yin Yang knew more than they let on and that theyre in a loop, showing that he's smarter than people give him credit for. He finds out Fernan and Moebius arent his club members and that his full name is August Fernan Moebius.

Master Yin Yang picks up the altar lamp, deems this loop another failure, and we're back to the beginning! August is fortunately alive but still stuck in the loop

Now, the mirror demon ending is what you get if you dont raise affinity with Paddle. This time Crane is the one who rescues him and Paddle is still alive, and "August" figures out that he should leave before tomorrow night's Ghost Festival

"August" meets with Master Yin Yang and gives him the altar lamp, which can disperse the fog and guide him to this mountain cave that has?? Scrolls?? OR WHATEVER?? Then the mirror demon finally leaves as "August"

There was something about a mountain god that was being sealed, which could possibly be the reason behind the fog, but im not too sure about that....

Sorry, I went haywire and Im not able to explain properly further than this...you can see the quality go downhill...im so sorry..

If anyone can better explain or correct me if i said something wrong...please do..

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Midsummer Misty Mountains but the mirror demon succeeds in impersonating August and August gets stuck in the mirror...except Bai Ze stops the mirror demon before it gets out, destroying it once and for all- and August's body with it

August is stuck as a shadow in the mirror, the others watching over him to see if he turns into a mirror demon as well. But all they hear from him is his sobs and cries, haunting Bai Ze when she tries to sleep

Master Yin Yang attempts to break in, only to be shown the shadow of his other half by August, which shocks him so bad that he ends up hiding away for a bit

The boshan censer, which was tossed into the river, was picked up by Paddle and returned to the surface. For some reason, the moment it broke through the surface of the water, Censer was hit with the sound of August's screams

Its actually the reason why Bai Ze finds out about the mirror demon earlier, because Censer accuses "August" of not being real.

Censer can't bear to look at anything that can show him his reflection, afraid that he'll find August's staring right back at him

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I bring gifts

I8M IN LOVE WITH YOU/p OH MY GOD THANK YOU