Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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dpara
slightly confused ascendant
So Linqin gives me rather strong Meizhen's dad but "wife" colored vibes.
"Linqin was the proud imperial wife, but the Truth showed her she was but a beaten dog and with the first dead Hui, her husband, she began her metamorphosis. With every the death she grew."
We now know what kind of Monster Shenhua is. Under the burning light of Truth, what manner of monster is Linqin?
[X] A Killer (Isolation +1 XP)
(not that I think wife isn't equally valid, but it already has such a lead and being a wife feels like what she was in the past and can't change due to cultivation inertia )
"Linqin was the proud imperial wife, but the Truth showed her she was but a beaten dog and with the first dead Hui, her husband, she began her metamorphosis. With every the death she grew."
We now know what kind of Monster Shenhua is. Under the burning light of Truth, what manner of monster is Linqin?
[X] A Killer (Isolation +1 XP)
(not that I think wife isn't equally valid, but it already has such a lead and being a wife feels like what she was in the past and can't change due to cultivation inertia )
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[X] A Wife (Want +1 XP)
This is my interpretation of what she seems to be. Although she has no doubt killed people, I didn't really get a killer vibe from what Ling Qi saw, and she doesn't seem to value her role as a matriarch more than her role as a wife.
I do really like dpara's interpretation though.
This is my interpretation of what she seems to be. Although she has no doubt killed people, I didn't really get a killer vibe from what Ling Qi saw, and she doesn't seem to value her role as a matriarch more than her role as a wife.
I do really like dpara's interpretation though.
could be wrong but in IMO the question here is not about how the narrative has buildup Linqin . in-universe it is not about how LQ sees Linqin due to past interaction. it is about what she sees when she observes the soul/domain of a woman who has cut out parts she doesn't need. even in an information void about Linqin, a green who knows nothing about Linqin will see a variation of these answers if linqin opens up the domain to them. and in a Doylist perspective yrsillar isn't asking us to choose an answer that represents what we have seen in the narrative on Linqin . he is asking us what part of linqin do we want to focus on the narrative next .no matter our choice we would get an impression and info about a part of Linqin's character and this, in turn, would trigger our own insights and solidify our soul a little bit more
I want to vote Killer because it's edgy and cool, but Wife makes so much more sense. Shenhua is literally sits at the center of her existence. If she isn't the archetypical yandere wife, then I don't know who is.
[X] A Wife (Want +1 XP)
On a side note, it's neat how this leader-follower pattern repeats throughout history. Emperor An and Elder Whats-his-face, Shenhua and Linqin, and now CRX and LQ. I wonder if this is due to someone ascending in the distant past.
[X] A Wife (Want +1 XP)
On a side note, it's neat how this leader-follower pattern repeats throughout history. Emperor An and Elder Whats-his-face, Shenhua and Linqin, and now CRX and LQ. I wonder if this is due to someone ascending in the distant past.
EternalObserver
eYe Gaze baCk
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ngl I didn't think Killer would have more than Matriarch, even if it's only for a little bit
BagFullOfLizards
Some bag, mostly lizards
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[X] A Wife (Want +1 XP)
This bit's interesting. I may be reading too much into it, but there's room for this transition to be a certain implication.
Ling Qi being defensive about Renxiang fits for the comparison, but it's funnier and more interesting if it's the "holding together a broken doll until it could begin to become a woman again" thing. Imagine what Shenhua must have been like freshly broken through to White. This is pretty undisciplined speculation, though.
[X] A Killer (Isolation +1 XP)
I just feel like this one.
[X] A Wife (Want +1 XP)
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- U.S.A.
[X] A Wife (Want +1 XP)
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- Space between realms
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- He
[X] A Wife (Want +1 XP)
