tbh i know i make them look like that, but i dont wanna people to think kivasha is just a chill domestic couple (specially on my post canon events universe) because there is a big power imbalance and some fucked up feelings involved
i never intended godslayer to just fall for hunter bc he loves her, but because he doubles down on that possessive-obsessive trait of his that is very present in the game - if he cant find the answers he seeks in the one true path, if he cant go back to build the one true path, hunter might know something. and he will commit to find it out wherever it takes him. he got his ass beaten, his plans crumbled into dust, but he has to keep on digging.
does hunter really have a answer or a saying on the matter? obviously not but godslayer is betting on her, he has nothing to lose.
so hunter has a demi (corrupted) god on her tracks that she doesnt really knows what to do about it - does she flee? does she try to kill it again? ....does she stay? she's terrified of him deep inside cause he also has beaten her to (almost) death and she's not in the condition to fight him
and the first post conflict encounters are definitely violent, but godslayer soon realizes he wont get anything out of hunter if she's dead. so a wary game starts.
hunter cant kill him. godslayer wont kill her unless he gets an answer (what is he after? good question). hunter lies. everyone lives until godslayer gets unsatisfied. however for some reason hunter is very effective at keeping him engaged. is he willing to believe her? is she convincing enough? she doesnt know and she's terrified to ask.
in a way hunter satiates a twisted psychological need of godslayer, born out of obsessive thoughts and wishes, and so he gets possessive of her, like a drug addiction
then time passes and this turns into a weird codependency relationship where godslayer needs hunter to quench his desires and in return he puts her in a pedestal, a goddess that listens to his prayers and blesses him...... hunter can keep on living as long as she fulfills her role but she's definitely not there out of free will. she can try to weaken, stop or even kill him but there's always the chance it backfires and she worries about what he will do to her but specially to others.
so both navigate a silent agreement. in this scenario, hunter also keeps on being the sacrificial lamb, in name of a fallen god. this power imbalance never goes away.
maybe this could be called love,maybe it could develop into love. it's hard to tell, they cant tell. anyway this is what trying to kill each other does to a relationship
i promise to make something more fucked up and angst for them in the future i prommy 🙏🙏🙏🙏 pls bear with me
