Hehe, not a suspicious SLAU update at all! This is 100% legit and canon :) Trust me, im a doctor.
I wanted to expand on what their shitty hotel life is like.. yknow as someone who has quite the assortment of shitty apartment experience themselves <3 I think he misses the peace and quiet and solitude from the lab
Who h a s n ' t called their best friends a trashcan before?
No one?
WHEN I TELL YOU I HAD TO TAKE A BREAK when this tiktok came up in my suggested videos, I'm not even kidding.
Had to set the phone down, and take a moment to wonder if the app was just made by @intotheelliwoods to push 2AL content. That's the only logical explanation.
And of course, we can't forget the bestest sharp boy ever, @dianagj-art 's SLAU Leo! I'm so glad to finally doodle him up....even if it IS to make fun of him. <:3c
AU where during the monarch war Antares steals Jin-Woo’s rib in a fight ( or any other limb), and has the brilliant idea to get the Architect to create a vessel utilising Jin-Woo’s rib and his Magic. Creating a weird homunculus child that he plans to use against Jin-Woo, but before he can Jin-Woo defeats him. Because of this Jin-Woo has to deal with this random baby that looks exactly like him.
Unsure of what to do he takes the baby to the rulers.
“…”
Nowadays, Jin-Woo rarely questions the path his life is going down. Becoming a god, killing a god, and restarting the universe had desensitised him to all impossibilities.
But this…
This seemed a bit unbelievable even for him.
“What the hell are you saying…?”
The Brightest fragment of light tilted its head towards him condescendingly. “That vessel, it shows remnants of your life force.”
“How is that possible? I'd never-!”
The words died quickly in his throat, “Regardless, It's impossible. When would I even have the time to have a child?”
The rulers seemed to cackle at some kind of hidden joke- exchanging glances(?) like a group of giggling schoolgirls. When The Brightest Fragment of light spoke up, its voice seemed tinged with amusement.
“That vessel may meet your kinds requirements for offspring, but that doesn't mean it was made through conventional reproductive methods.”, It levelled a casual yet piercing finger towards the bundle in Jin-Woo’s arms, “That vessel shows the craftmanship of Kandiaru.”
‘Kandiaru? That’s the name the Architect used…’
Jin-Woo felt his grip on the cloth tighten, “But the Architect- Kandriaru shouldn't be capable of creating living beings? How did he create something like this then?!”
Jin-Woo gestured towards the bundle in his arms pulling away the cloth to properly present the ‘vessel’.
Anyone with eyes could see that it was a human child. Even humanoid monsters at least had colourful skin or pointy ears. The child in his arms had nothing of that; with its perfectly round ears, dull black hair, and pale skin. It could pass as a typical human child any day.
It blinked up at the armoured hand of the ruler with large slitted eyes that sickened Jin-Woo.
“Hmm, yes, he did do quite a good job with this one. “but the Greatest Fragment of Light just ignored him, “I see the resemblance.”
He felt what little was left of his patience begin to chip away, “Don't patronise me.”
His foreboding tone must've killed whatever joking mood the rulers had because they quickly straightened up.
“From the way I see it, Antares must have commissioned this vessel from Kandriaru.” The brightest fragment of light was speculative when it began speaking again, “As for how it retains its life-force, it most likely has you to thank for that.”
Instantly, Jin-Woo felt his body go cold. “What do you mean by that?”
“You’re right when you say that Kandriaru can't produce living beings. Such a subpar being like himself could never hope to recreate the abilities of the Absolute Being.”, The ruler paused, appearing almost melancholic” However, it’s certainly possible that a vessel created by him could be maintained if a strong enough life force was imbued into it.”
Jin-Woo felt a wave of disgust roll over him.
“Furthermore, if the materials used in its creation were fairly organic and filled with enough potent magic, then it would be a simple task for Kandriaru to create a living vessel.”
As the realisation of what the ruler was suggesting pieced itself together in Jin-Woo’s mind, he felt his composure giving way to overwhelming disgust and alarm.
“What benefit would Antares get from creating a vessel with both our life forces?”
The sentence was difficult to say, it burned his throat with a vile aftertaste.
The Brightest Fragment of light perked up slightly, “Superior beings often utilise storage methods as a way to cultivate power.” It spoke with a calm kind of condescension reminiscent of teachers, “Because we cannot grow more through conventional methods, Imbuing power into a vessel can serve as a power reserve in times of weakness. Another form of this is the consumption of offspring to nurture power without the risk of death.”
It continued, but the words seemed to blur together, “Creating offspring with a strong being is an easy way to harvest power, children can act as lucrative vessels to grow power, furthermore-”
“What am I meant to do with it then?”
Eventually, the disgusting words became too much, and Jin-Woo interrupted.
The Brightest Fragment of light paused as if affronted by the interruption before continuing undaunted. “Well assuming that Antares created the vessel in hopes of harvesting its power, there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to do the same.”
“…You want me to eat this child?”
Jin-Woo couldn't believe what was being suggested. Even with his exponentially low expectations, for some reason he expected something else. Perhaps the glamour and gold had impacted his critical thinking skill, or the years of isolation had tricked him into forming some kind of twisted attachment to his only allies.
“Are you insane…?”
Obviously not wanting to eat his-kind of but not really- son, Jin-Woo is forced to take the baby with him to earth. Because of this, everyone thinks that in the 2 years Jin-Woo ran away for he was actually with a girl who he accidentally got pregnant. And Jin-Woo is too tired to explain that: no. Actually this child was made by an insane dragon Demigod and an Eldrich statue creature who used his torn of rib to grow a humunculus baby.
