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[beerdraws]

If Garu’s laying eggs, then who is the father?

Good question!

I think out of all clan members, the ones most likely to cause eggs are probably Yakumo and Rei. But... all things considered I don't think Rei could bring himself to top Garu, so these eggs probably contain snuppies (snake puppies) and not buppies (bird puppies).

[phaerlax]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

My advent calendar piece is out at last~ It's also part of Yakaru Month!

[celestial-opposition]

The Crimson Lightning Rises, pt1

((Happens right after Epilogue: Into the Blue, Forever)) ((feature Len by @azure-et-aurum )) ((Soundtrack, maybe: Xandria - Sacrificium ))

Our house is...destroyed...

It was echoing in my head all time since we managed to get out of that room where Kannitha, or that “Mister Wise” dragged us. The last time I saw something that I loved being in a state like that I was in the Steppe and Misaki had flee to here. I was with Len, Jonah and Anni in Limsa’s dock having our farewells to Shintaro and Misaki when they depart.

((Azim Steppe, some years ago))

Steppe... I remember when I shelter Misaki within my tribe when she fled from Yanxia, she was like a little lost lamb, afraid of almost everything that could remember her the Garlean Empire. She barely remembered her own name, for a strike of coincidence the only name she remembered was from her grandmother that was the same name as one of my young sisters, Lunya.

Me and my sisters helped her to adapt in her new life here with us, I taught here about archery, while Kaesa tried to teach about cooking. For my little sister being not a good one I can imagine what Misaki’s food would be like. Since she didn’t remember her real name we had to make something to differ between her and my other sister, so after some discussion we ended agreeing that we would call Misaki by the name she gave to us, and my sister as Lun.

The days in the Steppe with her was great until suddenly we heard about some iron machines coming from the south, we thought that some people were lying so we went to sleep. Only for the next day I wake up and see that Misaki fled. When did she run? And why did she run? I didn’t know by the time that the sound of those Iron Machines would trigger something on her, and knowing that she had lost her memories made me worry about her. The only thing that she talked about was going to a western continent called “Eorzea”, even tho she didn’t know how to get there. So I thought she ran to that place and I needed to seek her out, it was a promise that I made.

Lun, my mid sister decided to come with me, she’s one of the greatest archers that we have in our tribe. So we went into this new place for us, Kaesa remained with our parents, I feel that they couldn’t bare the thought of having their three children going in an unexplored place, so we set our trip there.

When I arrived in Eorzea, I was greet by an adorable... how they’re called, ah Miqo’te! That is! Her name is Yakaru, she was somewhat sensitive and knew that I had something special and that I would like to use on my search for Misaki. I didn’t know what it was but I accepted her guidance, she had knowledge to use Red Magicks and this combined with my good eyesight and hearing would be enough to protect others and find my little step-sister.

While I was working on find the trail of Misaki’s whereabouts, I somewhat had this talent inside me since the day I was born, this kind makes sense after thinking in some things that happened in the past, like being able to purify a sheep that we had, set fire in a leaf while I was waiting for the perfect time to shot my arrow. Yakaru said that I was inherit with a type of magick that she only saw in her land, Gyr Abania. She told me that her father was a member of a group called “Crimson Duelists” that fought in Gyr Abania for a long time, as she stated that I had the talent of those duelists and wanted to sharp my training on it. If it was to help me to protect my dearest family and find where Misaki is, I would accept without even thinking and I did it.

Months passed while I balance between the training and the searching, only to have the surprise that Yakaru gifted me with one of her rapiers. Saying that I was fast like a lightning while getting in close combat, that a crimson spark was seeing on my eyes when I was focused on my arts, she end giving me the alias of “Crimson Lightning”. At first I though that was due my red limbal ring, but after she explained what she saw, I understood and accept the new alias.

The time Yakaru passed with me, teaching and guiding me through the red magicks was enough for me be able to hear about an Orphanage in Ul’dah that just hired a Raen woman, after some pondering I ended going there and for my relief I found her. The house, my inner house, was slowly building up on its feet.

((Mist Residential District, La Noscea, present))

I looked into Len’s eyes as she comforts me after we got back from Limsa’s docks as we stood in front of the Forever Blue’s house, or what survived from that fiend, my mind went back from the days I had thought that I lost my house, Misaki, my little lost lamb that grew up so beautiful that makes me proud like I was her blood-related old brother. She went with Shintaro in a trip to Yanxia to visit his State, from what she told me while in the Steppe if her State wasn’t destroyed she would like to take everyone she loves and cares there to see where she was born and raised for a while.

I shook my head lightly as I noticed Len looking me like if I was in another star, I leaned down to hug her while thanking for being there with me, I can feel that she blushed when I did it. I made a promise for her that both of us would be stronger when they come back and we will surprise them with the new house.

“We will rebuild our house. When they come back, it will be on its feet and ready to welcome everyone. It’s our job to take care of the Forever Blue now. The Crimson Lightning and... his... Jade Lotus”