Tales from the depths of Thabes

Featured Pieces

Excerpt from Chapter Fifty-Seven of the Treatise on the Necromantic Arts

Fire Emblem Awakening/Echoes, Horror

Let us learn of thanatophages, Forneus' folly, and, of course, the magical beauty of parasitic wasps.

Written for Calamity's Advent Vol. 3

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Giffca oddities in Path of Radiance


And how they point towards him having replaced Caineghis as a playable character

Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, Nonfiction

Giffca's models in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance aren't all accurate to his design. Are these simple mistakes, or a sign of something else?

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On Matters of Gallian Succession and Cat Powerlevels

Fire Emblem Tellius, Meta

Gallia has the strongest become king, but there’s probably more to it than that.

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Kishuna

Fire Emblem 7, Meta

Kishuna gets very little characterization by virtue of being completely mute. Let's see if we can fill in the blanks we've been given.

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Retainer

Fire Emblem Tellius, Teen, Giffghis

Before calling him his shadow, Caineghis used to call Giffca his retainer.

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Photon Belt Scenic Route

Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon/New Mystery, Teen, Frey/Ymir

In truth, it so very lonely
Though if this is the beginning of a new dawn
Perhaps I can believe

Frey returns to Altea, though not without having to leave some things behind.

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Drang

Fire Emblem Blazing Blade, Mature, Horror

Renault finds a reason to leave Caelin behind.

Or perhaps more accurately, a reason to leave Caelin finds him.

Written for Calamity's Advent

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Conjunction of Regulus and Algieba

Fire Emblem Tellius/Heroes, Teen, Heavy Discussion of Death and Grief, Greilghis

A conjunction is an apparent closeness created by the limitations of our own perspective, a lie we tell ourselves because we can only understand, because we can only believe in what we see before us.

Reunited in the Order of Heroes, Caineghis and Greil must come to terms with the ways things have changed and the ways they have not.

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Ride the Wind

Fire Emblem Blazing Blade, Teen, Heath/Legault, Angst/Hurt/Comfort

Heath has just started to settle in with yet another new mercenary group that he’ll have to leave behind in due time when he receives an unexpected visit from an entirely expected guest.

Follows Heath/Legault A, Heath/Vaida B, Legault/Jaffar B

Written for Nagamas 2019 for kidlightnings

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Memories Drawn in the Sand

Fire Emblem Blazing Blade, Teen, Light Gore

Kishuna's return to Nabata awakens memories from long ago, memories of the first question he was asked, and memories of the first time he was betrayed.

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