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[akaluan]

I won't live with regret today part 3

Erich returns to speak with the unknown man.

Erich pauses at the base of the stairs leading up to the ruin and takes a deep breath, letting his bayonet fade away as he prepares to ascend; it’s only been a few days since he was last here, but even now he can tell that there still aren’t any Lost in the area. And the odd weight to the air is back, which he suspects means the man is present, perhaps even watching them from some unseen…

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[akaluan]

raise your life a new dawn chapter 2

Mission: Save Oliver begins

Erich jolts awake as a loud shout echoes through their little enclosed space, accompanied by the rhythmic clanking of a ladder dropping into place.  “That’s our cue,” Io murmurs as she slowly straightens up, hands flexing and shoulders rolling as she tries to work the stiffness out of her body. Erich grunts in agreement and forces himself upright, squinting blearily at the Red Mist just beyond…

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[akaluan]

raise your life a new dawn chapter 1

Erich lived, and learned, and fought, and did his best to forge a better future-- Only to fail at the last minute, mind overwhelmed by the strength of all the Relics and body overtaken by the power of the Queen. He has one last chance to make it right.

Pain. Pain-fear-rage-hate-hunger— “Don’t worry, I won’t let you suffer in vain—” A voice. Familiar. Known. Cared for— (Take them.) (Take them, take them, take them!) (Make them belong to us!) No— no, they wouldn’t want that, wouldn’t want to be— to be— (To be what? Ours? They’re already ours and they know it!) (And if they won’t accept it, then kill them!) (And then make them…

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[akaluan]

Not a Person Part 3

Erich wakes from a nightmare and ends up having a... very uncomfortable conversation.

Erich jolts awake, his heart hammering and a dream lurking just out of reach, and immediately rolls onto his side to curl into a ball. He can’t— he doesn’t understand, doesn’t know what he was dreaming but it still— it still— (It burned, it burned and burned and burned and his teeth ached and he wanted— he wanted—) He presses his face into his hands. Forces himself to breathe. Forces himself to…

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[akaluan]

The pulse itself remains, even if it’s destroyed Part 8

Erich wakes up in an... uncomfortable position, and then has a few uncomfortable conversations. This day is not starting out well.

Erich drifts awake, exhausted but far too hot to stay asleep, and tries to twist onto his back, tries to throw off the blanket— Only to blink, groggy and confused, at the way he can’t move. There’s an arm around his chest, pulling him tight to a broad, warm chest, and a leg slung over his, and the flutter of warm breath against the back of his neck, and— and— (What the hell?) ::Go back to…

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[akaluan]

The pulse itself remains, even if it’s destroyed Part 7

Kisuke is surprised to find Erich on his doorstep at barely four AM, but he's not about to turn the man away.

“Rerugen-san? Is something wrong?” Kisuke asks in concern, wondering why Rerugen is standing in front of the Shoten at almost four in the morning. He waits a moment, worry growing deeper, as Rerugen just stares blankly at him, mouth slightly open and eyes wide, then frowns and steps back to gesture the man inside. “Maa, come in, come in.” Rerugen’s mouth snaps closed and he ducks his head…

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[akaluan]

The pulse itself remains, even if it's destroyed Part 1

Erich makes a desperate wish for someone, ANYONE, to help in the fight against Yhwach. Erich should be careful what he wishes for.

“It’s a shame we never found you sooner. An Echt of your strength… you’d have been a credit to the Wandenreich,” Yhwach declares as he stalks closer, gaze fixed on Erich. “I wonder what sort of Schrift you would have manifested.” Erich grits his teeth and ignores Yhwach’s words, straining against the foreign presence threaded through his body. His fingers curl as he struggles to keep his limbs…

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[avistellart]

Tried to imitate the official chibi art for Code Vein and Obey Me featuring @terra-haven's characters! These kind of lineless chibis are always a challenge to do.