Don’t trust my attention span pls | Trying to become a better artist, still a better writer though | Creator of: “And thus I ascended” | I may have too much imagination…
This may be odd, but, whenever I read a post about people asking what would you do if you were in the world of LOTM or which path would you take...
I mean, if I didn't instantly DIE due the knowledge I technically have of that world as a reader (or get pregnant by an entity above my understanding, because that's a thing somehow) why sure, I'd give it a guess
But really, seeing all the things you have to go through as a Beyonder? Im, personally, too lazy
Besides, if the taste of the potion is bad, your best believe is that I'm not drinking that, sorry not sorry
And let's not add I don't want my future to be potentially entangled with eldritch beings, I'm just a sickly Victorian child at that point
Even if I were born a noble and had the access to those things, no, I'd rather retire and live lazily to some unsuspecting place and not die (if Klein Morietti appears, your best believe I'm moving)
So if I were to survive in that world? It would be out of pure laziness
"It is said that one of the titles of the Equilibrium is the Master of Mirrors, an identity being born from the dark night of the soul."
The Master of Mirrors is one of the titles of the Equilibrium, an identity said to be born on their path to ascension.
It is said They brought both Chaos and Order with this identity, famine and gluttony, cruelty and kindness, as if they were a mad god.
A version of Them not shy when it came to killing and bringing suffering, or even mocking the other Gods, being often viewed as an evil God themselves. Thus others referred to them in those times as "Arcana, the Mad One", deep in their delusions and fear of Ascension after trials of suffering.
Yet once They ascended, this version became a mask to enter the mortal world unseen, a way to bring true balance to entire universes. With all the knowledge they bear, forbidden or not, the night of the soul gave into serene peace, making this Identity one used to secure entire universes under mirrors that connect them with one another.
This is the cause of the title "Master of Mirrors".
When it comes to said identity, it is often represented with no lighting in the painting, the figure always pointing a finger down and another up... It is not recommended or seen as a good idea to paint the face of said identity, for the Master of Mirrors, even while being an identity of the Equilibrium... Remains to be a mystery besides few tales.
It is the reflection of Their suffering, Their chaos and Their order.
May the Equilibrium watch upon us with their ever lasting eye and may Their temperance remain ever balanced.
I am still trying to learn how to draw, but I have various problems with concentration, so I start drawing and immediately turn to do other things...
Why am I like this?
And I really don't like doing the lineart, so, I'm trying to learn rendering with it, please, have some patience for me.
In any case! Here is a random plot and art of Arcana, or one of the versions of Them! I'm so excited to add more information but is late and I need to do more things.
If you are reading this, thank you for taking interest in my OC! Wiwiwi!
I'm going to continue trying to find a theme for my bullet journal of April...
So, I was half asleep, and I didn't add much data, let me add some curious things about this version of Arcana.
In the mortal years:
When they were a mortal and using this identity, they were pretty much lawfully chaotic.
To begin with, their appearance didn't change much no matter which gender they reincarnated with.
At this point, Arcana was aware that things were going to go bad, and it did, so the mental state isn't ideal.
They pretty much brought chaos, either made entire lands die of hunger or gave them food beyond measure, no in between.
Funnily enough, they also didn't act without reason, despite their extreme measures, they always acted to bring enemies down or to change the status quo of the world they were in.
Yet to other immortals or gods, their actions would seem extremely erratic (with reason).
They would find Arcana changing emotions very rapidly, they'd be happy, then sad, then angry, like they were changing masks faster than they could.
Can't deny, I partially based their personality on German Sparrow from #LOTM , but Arcana would definelty be worse, since the effects of Ascension would likely affect them in various ways.
If I think of psychology, Arcana would most definitely be in a constant state of psychosis or delusion, pretty much facing the truth, yet refusing to accept it.
Besides, many enemies would look to make them a puppet, tarnishing the ascension, so Arcana didn't really have a support system. They didn't trust none. (Trust nobody)
This is the most intense timing of their "life", pretty much self sabotaging themselves and becoming self destructive.
When it comes to this era, their Church doesn't know much about this era, pretty much shaded in mystery, few even know this identity existed.
When Arcana pretty much came to terms with the truth of their Ascension, this identity pretty much gave way to another one: "Arcana, the Petinent".
After her ascension:
This identity is pretty much a mortal form now.
It's chaotic, but it's neutral chaotic.
They pretty much uses it to visit the mortal realms, in a rather hilarious matter, since they often tend to prank others with it.
They also use it to visit other gods and get information from them... About other gods.
Yes, they use it to find out the juiciest drama about the immortals they don't tend to have to monitor.
And they even have best buddies to do it, if you were to include them in a story, it would have to be with this identity and them appearing solely because there is a wise immortal that talks shit about everyone.
In general, they also use it to fight when they don't want to reveal their true identity till it's needed.
It's also close to their most human self, meanwhile Arcana would normally would be polite, this form pretty much gets to do whatever they want.
It is clear to say that they now aren't erratic, but still are seen as some sort of deity in less developed words.
And they can also be considered evil gods because now they pretty much act to keep balance, meaning that they still do certain "morally gray" things.
Funnily enough, they go to taverns or places to drink in this form when they don't enjoy drinking.
"It is said that one of the titles of the Equilibrium is the Master of Mirrors, an identity being born from the dark night of the soul."
The Master of Mirrors is one of the titles of the Equilibrium, an identity said to be born on their path to ascension.
It is said They brought both Chaos and Order with this identity, famine and gluttony, cruelty and kindness, as if they were a mad god.
A version of Them not shy when it came to killing and bringing suffering, or even mocking the other Gods, being often viewed as an evil God themselves. Thus others referred to them in those times as "Arcana, the Mad One", deep in their delusions and fear of Ascension after trials of suffering.
Yet once They ascended, this version became a mask to enter the mortal world unseen, a way to bring true balance to entire universes. With all the knowledge they bear, forbidden or not, the night of the soul gave into serene peace, making this Identity one used to secure entire universes under mirrors that connect them with one another.
This is the cause of the title "Master of Mirrors".
When it comes to said identity, it is often represented with no lighting in the painting, the figure always pointing a finger down and another up... It is not recommended or seen as a good idea to paint the face of said identity, for the Master of Mirrors, even while being an identity of the Equilibrium... Remains to be a mystery besides few tales.
It is the reflection of Their suffering, Their chaos and Their order.
May the Equilibrium watch upon us with their ever lasting eye and may Their temperance remain ever balanced.
I am still trying to learn how to draw, but I have various problems with concentration, so I start drawing and immediately turn to do other things...
Why am I like this?
And I really don't like doing the lineart, so, I'm trying to learn rendering with it, please, have some patience for me.
In any case! Here is a random plot and art of Arcana, or one of the versions of Them! I'm so excited to add more information but is late and I need to do more things.
If you are reading this, thank you for taking interest in my OC! Wiwiwi!
I'm going to continue trying to find a theme for my bullet journal of April...
"It is said that one of the titles of the Equilibrium is the Master of Mirrors, an identity being born from the dark night of the soul."
The Master of Mirrors is one of the titles of the Equilibrium, an identity said to be born on their path to ascension.
It is said They brought both Chaos and Order with this identity, famine and gluttony, cruelty and kindness, as if they were a mad god.
A version of Them not shy when it came to killing and bringing suffering, or even mocking the other Gods, being often viewed as an evil God themselves. Thus others referred to them in those times as "Arcana, the Mad One", deep in their delusions and fear of Ascension after trials of suffering.
Yet once They ascended, this version became a mask to enter the mortal world unseen, a way to bring true balance to entire universes. With all the knowledge they bear, forbidden or not, the night of the soul gave into serene peace, making this Identity one used to secure entire universes under mirrors that connect them with one another.
This is the cause of the title "Master of Mirrors".
When it comes to said identity, it is often represented with no lighting in the painting, the figure always pointing a finger down and another up... It is not recommended or seen as a good idea to paint the face of said identity, for the Master of Mirrors, even while being an identity of the Equilibrium... Remains to be a mystery besides few tales.
It is the reflection of Their suffering, Their chaos and Their order.
May the Equilibrium watch upon us with their ever lasting eye and may Their temperance remain ever balanced.
I am still trying to learn how to draw, but I have various problems with concentration, so I start drawing and immediately turn to do other things...
Why am I like this?
And I really don't like doing the lineart, so, I'm trying to learn rendering with it, please, have some patience for me.
In any case! Here is a random plot and art of Arcana, or one of the versions of Them! I'm so excited to add more information but is late and I need to do more things.
If you are reading this, thank you for taking interest in my OC! Wiwiwi!
I'm going to continue trying to find a theme for my bullet journal of April...
I keep forgetting to post art on here funnily enough. I'll just be yapping half the time. God, dude. Drawing this actually made me feel a pit in my stomach...
Hello to whoever is reading this, I bet nobody remembers me, but I recall beginning my journey on writing in Tumblr with the SAGAU experience, making a thousand stories that I, sadly, deleted.
I was a teenager and I just cringed at what I wrote later on, ngl, it's the true. I didn't even spell correctly most of the time.
But I was pretty much there the years SAGAU was pretty transited, pretty popular, so, to honour those years, here is my OC, Arcana, in the SAGAU, cuz I might not be making a comeback, but at least we have this.
Quick context about Arcana: Their title is "The Equilibrium", so you can guess they are like HooH from HSR, yet they wouldn't be attached to any law of that universe, meaning that, they'd be an existence above the Imaginary Tree itself (like certain entities in Honkai Gakuen, I think "the Writer" would count as an example, if I recall correctly)
Arcana, The Equilibrium (Beginnings)
The Traveler and the Archons are the only ones aware of Their existence at first, besides Celestia and the Harbingers via the Tsaritsa and Pierro, so, They aren't prayed to at first.
That's until the Traveler is seen reciting to them daily, saying they are a Divinity from their land and that they grant strength and wisdom through a very specific prayer, then, it's like the information... Leaks.
Soon, the moment it gives results, you have the nations joining the trend and praying and making offerings (some darker than others).
Celestia can't do much, mostly because it's in shambles and because Arcana could simply erase them and risking that isn't nice.
Not to add Phanes is definelty overly devoted to them (Arcana down right doesn't care, wouldn't be her first acolyte that is like that)
Does it creep them out? Kind of, I mean, Arcana still has humanity remaining in them, but they think it's like a parasocial relationship to cope (it's much worse, but let them cope).
The Archons already worshipped as well, even Harbingers (Pierro, even Dottore!), so, they don't really care about this influx either.
And Arcana is simply neutral about it, since it simply happens to be a Universe in which they turned to pray to them and maybe even worship them (do they have to send one of their acolytes to arise the Obsidian Spires there? Questions)
Arcana simply takes the offers and gives them help, unless it's something too material or a mere passing thing, then they ignore them.
Arcana, the Equilibrium (Beginning of actual worship)
But then, the people begins to turn more serious once the Traveler tells them there are rites that grant an 'Eye of Balance'.
Because Traveler is an avid follower and their homeland actively worshipped the Equilibrium, meaning they passed an initiation ritual (baptism, basically, surprise baptism?)
So people actually perform those rituals, especially after hearing that the Equilibrium is also seen as a Benefactor of the Young (A patron/matron Saint of Children), meaning poor families begin to do such things in hopes to aid their children.
Even the House of the Hearth (did I write it well? I don't know how it's said in English) had it's members do it because, it's divine protection
So things get serious and Arcana is like "Okay, this situation is changing very rapidly, and I'm both bored and curious, so I'm going to see what's up".
And the Observer (a being even above them, so, imagine that, it's practically the grandfather they have) is like: "These people are weird, u sure?"
And Arcana is like: "Seen worse, I'm sure."
And so, they visits Teyvat in incognito...
Arcana, the Equilibrium (The visit)
Arcana's visit is pretty simple, actually,
They only reveals their true form to the Archons and Columbina because they thought it as fair due their status.
They tried to reach Celestia, but saw the situation and pretty much turned around. Wouldn't deal with that.
I mean, you have one shade gone, another merged with a sinner, another bored and only one that seems to do their job, plus the obsessed Phanes... Yeah, pass.
They did visit Furina incognito, god forbid they give the girl a heart attack.
But the rest of the Archons, Columbina included, They went as they were, God form and all.
The Tsaritsa, Shogun, Venti and Zhongli were the most formal and reverent ones, not even daring to call Arcana by their name, just the title.
Nahida was the most calm one, being very curious and asking things, which made Arcana very pleased with her.
Mavuika was pretty much friendly, though Arcana could tell she was tense as hell, couldn't blame her though. (Mavuika almost had a breakdown when she gave Arcana alcohol and Arcana made a face, since they aren't used to alcohol).
Columbina also seemed tense but eased up when she realised the similarities she had with Arcana, even singing together. Columbina definelty liked Arcana a lot.
Arcana did visit the other characters in incognito, like the Traveler (who leaked most of the information), doing a casual chat.
Same goes with most characters, it wouldn't be remarkable.
Arcana would also prank the Sinners remaining in Teyvat or the Hexenzirkle, purposely messing with Barbeloths divinations before appearing to her.
Yes, Arcana assisted to a tea party of the Hexenzirkle after revealing themselves (Alice said it was a MUST)
And they also went to Vedrfolnir and show him a false glimpse of the future before revealing it was them and leaving without giving any answers.
Vedrfolnir definelty cried, seeing it as a blessing (a weird one, but eh)
And Arcana also played pranks with the Abyss, which also made the Abyss Sibling make ritualistic offerings because maybe the Mighty Equilibrium has something for them in their fight against Celestia? (They delulu).
And that would resume the visit of Arcana, they wouldn't stay, but they would answer prayers and maybe, just maybe, help the Traveler.
"After all, Balance was off in Teyvat... And Traveler was just the Champion needed to maintain the scales ever neutral."
(Later on, when Teyvat opens more, the Obsidian Spire would suddenly appear, eager to recive more followers of the Equilibrium)
So that's it! For me, this felt like going down memory lake, ngl.
Bear in mind, Arcana is my OC and I don't plan to use her as a character for SAGAU (I don't know yet if I'll return to writing in here), so, this was just like a way for me to celebrate that I got back on Tumblr and pretty much honour my times as a teenager with zero English language and writing skills.
And that's pretty much all, if you like the character, well, my Tumblr is going to be very centered about my OC's and their stories, so, there is the self promotion out of the way.
Thank you for reading, and if you somehow recall me or the stories I once shared here about SAGAU...
“A being as the Equilibrium couldn’t have human origins, such nonsense!” (Kid from the Obsidian Spire, domain of the followers of Arcana, the Equilibrium)
Aaaaaah, back in Tumblr and exposing my OC’s, I’m nervous. Sadly, I’m more like a writer, so, till my drawing abilities get better, I’ll simply write about my OC’s till I can draw them properly (though my attention for drawing comes and goes…)
And this is my baby, their name is Arcana (you can call them by any pronouns tbh, they couldn’t care less) and they are pretty much a being that is above the concept of divinity. Think of them like Madoka or Sailor Moon, but they pretty much surpasses every law in every possible universe, they are only attached to the fact that they cannot exist before a being called “The Observer” (but can still exist beyond time itself, predating creation).
The funny thing about this character is their origin, because I really took inspiration on the stories of Reincarnated villainess and then novels like LOTM for them, so, the lore is pretty much torture before ascending to something beyond godhood itself.
As a Higher Being, because calling them God would be wrong, Concept would suit them better… anyways, they are referred to as “Their Mighty” or “The Mighty Equlibrium”, not even other gods call Them by Their name unless they are very close. They are pretty much the bearer of the balance across entire Universes, meaning that yes, this character would exist even beyond the multiverse itself (they exist in the whole infinity, theoretically), and the only thing They do is observe and answer prayers related to the spirit or to give aid, never really acting unless it’s very needed (did I take inspiration of the Hindu gods for their role? I can’t deny it).
Their followers reside all on a tower with “obsidian as black as the primordial void” and “marble as pure as the first explosion (big-bang)”, where they all study both the soul and ego and other more scientifically or magical things. It also connects followers and believers across entire universes.
Many acolytes of the Equilibrium are also aware, well, the adults at least, that the Equilibrium was once human.
The funny thing is that, their story as I have it so far, begins when They reincarnate as the typical villain (mind you, the body being possessed before hand by another entity with an agenda) and pretty much realizing that the clock for their ascension is ticking and that they have to say goodbye to every soul they knew before ascending, because it’s very likely a final farewell. Because their ascension was pretty much a: “I fucked around and found out” by finding forbidden knowledge pretty much by chance (bro was a girl failure)
Their whole story is pretty much pain and angst before having a somewhat happy ending, not to add, that it’s pretty much a Sakura Card Captor thing (kind off???) in which I made this character to connect many Universes I made into a whole aaa multiverse, save a few I have dangling somewhere.
So yeah, I might write short stories about Them and other beings related to them, maybe share drawings if I feel they deserve to be posted (I’m too self critical and don’t have much time to draw, but we can dream)
Aaaaaa, can’t believe I’m back, every post related to this character or related to her Multiverse will have the tag “And thus I ascended”, and if I also write about other characters of the Multiverse that are normal mortals, they’ll have like a secondary tag(? I’ll see, let’s take small steps first.
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