Zodiac Trails

oc side blog, Zodiac Trails is a little zodiac related series I've been working on for years, it's no where near finish but I'd like to post about it

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Blog Intro

@dawnfire-nate's zodaic oc account :3 I have been inspired by many I've seen on yt with zodiac ocs years ago so I've made my own and have been working on them for a while and slowly working up a story with them. another oc blog I have is @sleeper-bousou if you want to see my MHA ocs below is the zodiac ocs I have!

The zodiacs! some have art, some are just made in Gacha Life 2 first, art! first drawing has Pyralis (Sagittarius), Aditya (Leo), Abner (Aries), and Zilla (Ophiuchus) second drawing has Akam (Capricorn) and Oland (Taurus) third drawing has Aither (Aquarius) and Atol (Gemini) fourth drawing has Atol (but more so true form in a way), Amado (Gemini) and Saint (Cancer)

now Gacha! these are the ones I haven't drawn yet but hope to draw soon. first image is Adamina (Virgo) second image is Kaito Scorpio) third image is Ari (Pisces)

what they're the gods of

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new art, the vapor siblings (Atol, Amado, and Saint) all air signs have wings but Atol and Amado don't really like showing their wings unless they're wing people they're comfortable with.

also, yes, Saint is one of their siblings. Atol and Amado were adopted by Kaito, who is Saint's adoptive father.

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Atol's eyes in a more realistic style as well + some comparisons to the older eye drawings

scar in the middle of his head is from a roleplay and not canon

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cw // some gore under the "keep reading" new Atol art since I've been obsessed with him lately and also roleplay, been doing a lot of roleplaying lol did an art challenge and made two versions :D also Atol and Aither!

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I also forgot to post this, this is from a few days ago, Atol finally being happy

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cw // blood and open chest wound so... I might have an obsession with Atol right now but I swear I'll draw the others as well!! this is related to a roleplay I'm in :D

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Atol's lore

cw // cult, death also, it takes place in Missouri because yes >:3 (I actually like Missouri and don't see it much in media so-)

In the ghost town of Ink, Missouri hidden between the rolling hills and shadows lives a hidden cult called The Whispering Drift and a young boy named Atol Crowe. His upbringing was filled with weird rituals, fear, and control. The cult believed that long hair ward away misfortune and curses and if they were to cut it they'd bring downfall on themselves and their family so Atol was forced to keep his hair long and let it cascade down his back no matter how much he hated it and couldn't take care of it properly. The cult also believed in odd dietary rules such as eating mostly meat or else the Gods would be displeased and they'd be punished but they also believed that if you weren't to keep a certain weight that'd also displease the Gods, people had to stay thin or else they'd be punished. Atol struggled dearly with his weight, often being underweight and sick. He was tired, lonely, and angry but he couldn't do anything about it. He didn't believe a word the leader said yet he had to listen or else he risked being harmed. One day around his 10th birthday patches of milky white started littering his originally brown skin, vitiligo was showing up on him and it made his life worse because now he was being judged for a simple condition that he had no control over. he did nothing wrong yet he was viewed as different, a curse. The cult thought it was a sign that he was a curse and started to avoid him except for two kids, Aither and Ciel, who were also fed up with the whole being in a cult thing. Ciel was annoying but nice while Aither was a little goofball. They often shared ideas of escaping and finding a way out of this horrible life they were living. Atol's want to escape was stronger than the others and he was determined that one day he would be free. Yet he still felt utterly alone, the isolation he felt was suffocating, and even with the two friends that he kept close, he just couldn't shake the feeling. One night during a sermon, the Church lit ablaze and Amado was left inside amidst the chaos of the crackling fire and terrified screams. No one realized until it was too late though and the Church caved in. Amado was gone. After the fire died down everyone started pointing fingers at Atol; blaming him for the fire and branding him as a harbinger of death and doom, that he somehow conjured the fire that took the Church and his brother Atol's father, blinded by anger and hatred for his son, took Atol's life. he grabbed him by the hair and aimed a gun at the teen's neck. Atol braced himself, inhaling what would be his final breath as a loud bang and deafening silence fell over them like a blanket. The cult believed the only way for someone to be transported into the afterlife was being burned but Atol didn't get that, he was deemed unworthy due to being 'cursed' so instead the river became his final resting place, the cold water taking his body. The stars had a different plan for the young boy though; Nostre, the original God was saddened by his end and decided that he should be the Zodiac Gemini along with Amado; Atol became the God of Death and Amado the God of Life.

Atol wanted revenge though and so he got it; he descended down to Earth and wiped out every member of the cult except for Ciel and Aither, the only two he saw as worthy of life. This however angered Nostre so they took away his ability to kill so now he can only take souls.

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cw // blood, showing ribs, and death Atol's death but as a cat because I couldn't figure out a natural pose to draw him in lol I'm really proud of how it turned out though and later I'll be posting his loreeeeeeeeeeee!

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guys look, I drew Atol's hand with a necklace that may or may not be an actual eyeball. this isn't really related to the actual lore I have for Atol, it's just for a roleplay I have him in but I'm really proud of it!

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CW // Blood and violence!! drawing is kinda how Atol got his scar but I was too tired to draw people so I drew cats instead.

Zilla was angry at Atol because of his bad behavior and as punishment they attacked him, scratching his eye and ended up blinding him in one eye.

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Atol got a small redesign and he has a ref now! decided to give him fox legs because yes I totally didn't make this because of a roleplay group I'm in (totally didn't)

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he go boom (totally didn't forget that I asked what I should draw, totally not c: )

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WHAT SHOULD I DRAW

I NEED IDEAS, PLEASE, I WANNA DRAW THE SILLY ZODIACS BUT IDK WHAT TO DRAW THEM DOING TODAY no nsfw though, I'm uncomfortable with that (and I'm also a minor so...)

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zodiacs + Nostre: sexuality and gender

Aither Aquarius - Asexual quoiromantic panromantic, trans demi-boy Atol Gemini - bisexual, cis male Amado Gemini - cupiosexual omnisexual, cis male Ciel Libra - asexual panromantic, Libragirl Akam Capricorn - straight, trans male Adamina Virgo - straight, cis female Oland Taurus - lesbian, trans female Ari Pisces - unlabelled (likes all), cis female Kaito Scorpio - unlabelled, cis male Saint Cancer - aroace, gender, non-binary Pyralis Sagittarius - gay, demi-boy Abner Aries - pansexual, genderfluid Aditya Leo - bisexual cupioromantic, cis female Zilla Ophiuchus - unknown, agender Belial Cetus - unknown, questioning Nostre the Creator - unknown, agender

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new characters! Belial (pale red) and Nostre (purple)!! haven't gotten the chance to draw them yet but I made them in Gacha Life 2. (I also made these two weeks ago but forgot to post) Nostre is the Creator, the being who made the stars, planets, and the 'sign caretakers' aka Zilla (Ophiuchus) and Belial (Cetus) who were created with stars and a part of Nostre's soul. Zilla does their job fine, maybe a bit harsh but still fine and liked by a lot of the signs that have come and go. Belial hates being a caretaker though and spends most of their time away, mainly on Earth to learn about humans and actually live among them. sometimes they're "killed" but they just come back with a new disguise. Nostre doesn't approve of Belial's behavior but refuses to do anything about it due to their child being happy, sure it wasn't what Belial was made for but they're happy. they do wish Belial was more like Zilla though and actually took care of the signs.

little thing: they all go by they/them it/its! I know they present fem but they don't go by she/her (I keep having an issue on discord where folks refer to them as she/her ToT) Belial is questioning but they like they/them it/its

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new drawing featuring Atol, tried a different way of drawing faces and also first time drawing a snake and second time drawing a deer :3 also, Atol got a small design change.

cw || blood below!

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Leo's human eyes drawn in different styles, first three are my usual styles and the last is my attempt at realistic eyes! it was quite fun and I finally drew eye shines

the zodiacs have a few different forms, zodiac, human, and god! some also have animal forms like Aries, Leo, Cancer, Capricorn, Scorpio, Pisces, and Taurus (the solar eclipse art isn't the Leo and Cancer's animal forms) Leo chose to keep the bright orange eyes for her human form despite it not really looking all that natural, the other zodiacs prefer to have natural eyes in their human forms but Leo is just too good for that and she will stare right into your soul with those eyes.