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TTS/Vat7K re-write timeline

I’ve been working on this timeline/rewrite of events in TTS/Vat7K for quite awhile and I thought that I would share what I have so far :) And to anyone who spends the time to read all of this, first of all, thank you so much TvT and I hope you enjoyed! Also, if you have any feedback/questions/can't read what's in the images or would just like to talk about TTS or Vat7K, please feel free to DM me!! I’d love to see what people have to say! :D

Before continuing I’d like to note that I took inspiration from multiple other fan works to try to develop the world of TTS a bit more. This is also a WIP and is prone to change, thank you again!

To start off, I re-wrote the celestial lore for the series. I tried to keep the a similar feel to the original but lots of things were added anyways. I also slightly changed how the magic system works because I felt that the magic system was too soft in the original. (And for future reference, I will be calling the Dark Kingdom “Umbra” because I think that “The Dark Kingdom” is a dumb name for a kingdom.)

"A Long Time Ago”:

Before anything, there was a celestial being, drifting in the void, in a permanent stasis. When the primordial stasis is disrupted by the appearance of hunger, She is torn apart, unleashing chaos and, in turn, creates the cosmos. As She dies, hunger devours her, feeds and corrupts on her power; this force becomes Zhan Tiri. Other pieces of Her becomes the Sun, Moon, stars, and the molten embryo of the Earth. The Sun and the Moon create the Sundrop and the Moonstone respectively in order to restore balance. The cosmos essentially is an ecosystem growing in the carcass of a dead god.

The Sundrop and the Moonstone fall to the Earth, which at this point is a newly-formed ball of magma. The Sundrop and the Moonstone work together to cool and stabilize the Earth, effectively becoming the progenitors of life. The Moonstone's black rocks run through the outer core of the Earth, and the roots of the Sundrop encompass the Earth's crust.

The Sundrop’s magic is oriented around healing and restorative power. It can generate light and heat. The Healing Incantation heal injuries, cures illness, and pushes away death. In Rapunzel's case, she can use the Healing Incantation by releasing its power via her hair, tears, and (possibly) blood. The Aflame Incantation burns the life out of anything organic nearby the wielder. The Invocation of the Sun channels the raw power of the Sun itself through the Sundrop. Its effect is most pronounced during the daytime and strongest in the summer, when the Sun is closest. Using the Invocation consumes and burns the physical body of the user until the channeled power is released, which can be fatal.

The power of the Sundrop comes from within the pistil of the flower. The magic from the Sundrop is channeled through the (6) petals. If you were to pluck a petal, a new petal could not grow back in its place. Although some magic of the Sundrop does remain within the plucked petal.

The Moonstone’s magic is oriented around change, transformation, and stabilization. With the power of the Moonstone you are able manipulate the black opal rocks. Additionally, the wielder is given black opal armor. The Persisting Incantation grants strength to simply persevere beyond your limits. The Decay Incantation siphons life out of all nearby living things. The Invocation of the Moon channels the raw power of the Moon itself through the Moonstone. It's strongest at night and when the Moon is full. It's also less dangerous than the Invocation of the Sun because it draws on the strength of the user's will rather than body, though incautious use can shatter the user's mind.

Zhan Tiri’s magic is centered around corruptive change. Zhan Tiri’s magic manipulates strengths into weakness, and weakness into strength. It gives by taking away. Zhan Tiri's basic nature is to hunger, but her domain has expanded in search of an answer to her insatiable appetite. She is heavily associated with cyclical change, particularly the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Rot and decay are her purview, but so are recovery and renewal.

The fusion (of the Drops and Zhan Tiri) with that much power into a single being would cause a few minutes of intense disorientation and that creates a window of opportunity to break the fused power apart again; However this isn’t a “win” scenario either, because when you do that it is going to cause an explosion of power violent enough to shred the entire cosmos. The key to defeating a Zhan Tiri who wanted to acquire the Sundrop and Moonstone would be to stop her before she gets her hands on both Drops. Because the second both of them are in her possession it’s game over even if you manage to kill her. You either get an omnipotent god or you get the entire universe self-destructing.

Example of Drops/Zhan Tiri Magic:

Let’s say Alice, Bob, and Carol all break their arms.

Alice calls on the power of the Sundrop to heal herself, and her arm is instantly and perfectly repaired.

Bob calls on the power of the Moonstone, and it transforms the broken arm into solid stone; the pain is gone and the arm is no longer broken, but it is also no longer, strictly speaking, a human arm.

Carol entreats Zhan Tiri for healing, and Zhan Tiri sets the bone but also infuses it with her own magic, so it festers/grows into a well of power for Carol.

The Great Tree grew after the Sundrop and the Moonstone formed the Earth. And after eons of growing its roots wove into the Earth's crust and upper mantle, forming the tectonic plates. The Great Tree unified all living things.

Zhan Tiri spent a millennia questioning her purpose and searching for an answer for her feelings of emptiness. She found herself drawn to an unknown growing power, where she eventually came across the Great Tree. Zhan Tiri, in an attempt to quell her hunger, began to slowly corrupt the Great Tree. The corruption of the Great Tree caused the roots to grow weak, which in turn allowed the tectonic plates to shift and split into multiple continents. Zhan Tiri turned the Great Tree into her stronghold where she resided for millennia.

Legends of how Zhan Tiri corrupted the Great Tree spread in which cults dedicated to her started to pop up. Janus Point, the Great Tree, and the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow became places of worship for Zhan Tiri. As time goes on, myths of a magical flower and gemstone spread. The Sundrop's cult, People of the Sun, founded Corona (Old Corona). Where as the Moonstone Opal's cult, People of the Moon, founded Umbra.

It is around a few decades after the founding of Umbra, the Dark Kingdom, that the people found the Moonstone's location and discovered that they could harness the power of the Moonstone Opal. The person who held this power was dubbed the leader of the People of the Moon. The People of the Moon used this power to conquer other settlements. Umbra soon grew into the first and largest Kingdom.

The kings of Umbra would take on the Moonstone's power by allowing the Moonstone to infuse itself within the wielder. By allowing the Moonstone to infuse itself with the wielder externally it was possible to remove the Moonstone from one's self. This is how the Moonstone was passed down. Many of the king's in Umbra would lose their sanity by taking on the Moonstone so a the new king of Umbra is decided by a dual between the current king and suitors.

The Brotherhood is a clan with all it's clan members taken an oath of allegiance to the Moonstone Opal. In a sense the members of the Brotherhood have a higher standing than the king himself.

“2,000 Years Ago”:

Demanitus is born a scion of minor Old Coronan nobility. As a young boy, Demanitus learned about the Legend of the Sundrop which sparked his interest in magic, science, engineering, and alchemy. As he got older, he traveled across the Seven Kingdoms to further his research/knowledge. Traveling across the kingdoms inspired him to invent the seven stages of alchemical transformation.

The Seven Kingdoms:

Bayangor - Fire Kingdom

Known for their fast-booming economy, nation-wide sport games, fireworks, and their ancient history.

Bayangor's economy is based on manufacturing services, agriculture, and mining.

Temperate Climate

Large Temperate Forest Biome; Smaller Grassland and Montane Biome

Galcrest - Water Kingdom

Known for their meat industry, textiles, and the Borealis.

Galcrest's economy is based on their meat industry (fish, large mammals), textiles, research and development, and ships/shipping. Galcrest is made up of one large polar mainland. It consists mostly of tundra plains, large ice structures, and mountains.

Polar Climate

Tundra and Montane Biome

Koto - Air Kingdom

Known for their fancy garb, literature, classical music, ballroom dancing, other arts, and following traditions based on living an honorable and noble lifestyle.

Koto's economy is based on manufacturing, construction, and tourism.

Continental Climate

Large Grassland and Temperate Forest Biome; Smaller Desert Biome

Nesdernia - Earth Kingdom

Known for their traditional music, dance, food, and close relationships with flora and fauna.

Nesdernia's economy is based on fishing, farming, and ships. They are heavily dependent on imports of goods. Nesdernia consists of clusters of islands in which a vast majority are made up of large mangrove trees.

Tropical Climate

Rainforest Biome

Umbra - Dark Kingdom

Where the Moonstone resides. Known for their rich history and as the resting place of the Moonstone, the royal family coming from a long line of conquerors, and as of current day, being the only kingdom to have fallen.

In the past, Umbra's economy was purely based on the services provided by other nations.

Continental Climate

Temperate Forest Biome

Ingvarr - Industrial Kingdom

Known for being very technologically advanced, the strength of their standing army, and their extraordinary architecture.

Although very economically divided, Ingvarr's economy is based on oil, gas, and heavy machinery and metalwork. Ingvarr has a close relationship with Bayangor because they rely on the materials that are mined their.

Dry Climate

Large Desert Biome; Smaller Grassland Biome

Corona - Light Kingdom

Known for their rich history and legends about Zhan Tiri, Demanitus, and the Sundrop, and their large festivals and banquets. Corona is also the only kingdom without a standing army.

Corona's economy is based on agriculture and tourism.

Continental Climate

Grassland Biome

During Demanitus' travels across the kingdoms he meets Zhan Tiri in the Great Tree. Zhan Tiri takes this opportunity to learn more about, her purpose, her increasing hunger, and the Sundrop and Moonstone. Demanitus and Zhan Tiri work together and take willing pupils under their wings.

Demanitus and Zhan Tiri built the Eternal Library in his home, which is now called Demanitus' Tomb, in the mountains. The Eternal Library contains all of his research and lab equipment. Because the Eternal Library is infused with Zhan Tiri's magic, if someone were to be trapped within the Library they would be incapable of change. And if they were to step out of the Library they would revert back to the state that they would have been if they didn't spend anytime in the Library. The Eternal Library also acted as a place of study for his pupils, similar to a school. In order to access his library, his students would have to go on a rite of passage called the Seven Trials of the Seven Kingdoms. Each trial itself teaches the psychological meaning behind each of the seven stages of alchemical transformation. Whereas the "totem" you receive at the end of the trial is a graphtic containing a scroll which accounts the chemical meaning of each stage of alchemical transformation in graph form. The final trial is using the lessons you've learned so far to create a "key" to open the Eternal Library. This "key" reacts, when close enough, with the frequency of the portal in order to open it (from the inside and outside). So if you were to go into the Eternal Library without this key, you would be trapped inside.

The Seven Stages of Alchemical Transformation:

(The psychological meaning of each stage is the lesson that the students must learn from the given trial.)

CALCINATION

Chemical: Heating a substance over a flame until it turns to ashes.

Psychological: Breaking down the ego and attachment to the worldly.

DISSOLUTION

Chemical: Dissolving ashes of substances into water.

Psychological: Immersion into the unconscious. Conscious mind releases control, leading to a resurfacing of parts of ourselves that were hidden.

SEPARATION

Chemical: Isolating and filtering the products of dissolution.

Psychological: Review resurfaced material and decide what to separate or integrate. What parts of our shadows can we learn from, and what hinders us?

CONJUNCTION

Chemical: Form a new substance from the separated elements we choose to keep.

Psychological: Merging of the conscious and the unconscious aspects of the self to a single essence. The union of dualities allows for the true self to emerge.

FERMENTATION

Chemical: Induce chemical breakdown of substance with bacteria or other micro-organisms.

Psychological: Initiation of spiritual awakening through testing the strength of the solution. To first create wine, grapes must rot. Suffering breeds resilience.

DISTILLATION

Chemical: Boil and condense solution to increase purity.

Psychological: Purification of the spirit - where we make sure the ego no longer controls us, giving us ability to appreciate the beauty of the collective self.

COAGULATION

Chemical: Transformation to a solid state.

Psychological: The union of matter and spirit that allows us to perceive the world without dualities, and to perceive life on all levels of consciousness. Similar to the state of Nirvana. The supposed end result is the famed Philosopher's Stone.

Sugracha Il Pchela, Tromus Matthias, and Calanthe Gothel all studied under Zhan Tiri and Demanitus. Zhan Tiri felt that she wasn't getting anywhere with Demanitus so she convinced and manipulated Sugracha Il Pchela, Tromus Matthias, and Calanthe Gothel, through dreams and visions, to help her find and take the Moonstone and Sundrop. Sugracha saw Zhan Tiri as something of a muse, Matthias had a more classic scholar-patron relationship with her and Calanthe wanted immortality, but she decided the price Zhan Tiri demanded was too steep, and decided that she would double-cross Zhan Tiri when she found the Sundrop. Demanitus became weary of his pupils and Zhan Tiri due to her violent nature and the corrupted nature of the Great Tree where she resided. Demanitus forged an enchanted spear to quell the Great Tree's corruption. Zhan Tiri felt threatened by Demanitus and started becoming violent and threating the things/people he cared for. Demanitus imprisoned Zhan Tiri under the Great Tree and imprisoned Sugracha on Janus Point and Matthias within the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow.

After trapping Zhan Tiri in the Great Tree, Demanitus with the help of his remaining pupil, Calanthe, continued to study the Moonstone and search for the Sundrop. They eventually found the location of the Sundrop but did not know how to use its true power. It's around this time that Corona's great blizzard occurred but Zhan tiri being responsible for the blizzard is legend. But on the contrary, Demanitus weather machine is real. Demanitus eventually retires, settles down, and starts a family. No one knows where Demanitus resides now. (Note: In this re-write, Xavier is a descendant of Demanitus.)

Over the course of the next few years, fewer and fewer people completed the Seven Trials and gained access to the Eternal Library. These people who continued to study Demanitus' research are responsible for the creation the Demanitus scroll. It's at this point that Calanthe started to use the power of the Sundrop to gain immortality and maintain her beauty. Calanthe made an effort to keep this power to herself. And eventually, the library and its knowledge was lost to legend.

“Present Time”:

For this timeline of events, I’m assuming that Rapunzel turns 18 in the year 1840.

The first ruler of Corona, Robin XI had changed the location of Corona, and had ultimately built Corona Castle. Where Corona once was, is now called Old Corona, where a farming village resides.

The oldest known of Corona's line of monarchs is King Herz Der Sonne. During his reign, Corona was in a bitter war with their rival kingdom, Saporia. Under King Der Sonne's rule, a complex tunnel system was built beneath Corona to safely move the kingdom's knights and supplies wherever King Der Sonne needed. A detailed map of the tunnels and their secrets were recorded in a journal, by Der Sonne. At one point, Corona was invaded by Der Sonne's sworn enemy, the ruthless General Shampanier. As her minions ravaged the kingdom, Shampanier made it to Corona Castle, where she battled Der Sonne personally. In the midst of their battle, Shampanier finds that the final pages of Der Sonne's journal contained a profession of his love, intended for her. The feelings were mutual, and the two declared their love. They were later married, and with their union brought peace between their two lands.

After the war between Corona and Saporia had ended in a romantic unity between its two leaders - and by extension, their lands - a small sect of Saporians and Coronans felt betrayed by the merge, and swore revenge. The Coronan Separatists want the Saporians to leave Corona while the Saporian Separatists want Saporia to be its own nation again.

Donella was born in the busy city within Ingvarr's walls in 1791. She had a quiet upbringing; Her parents weren't around, busy with their work. They had limited time and saw that she was very self-sufficient so they thought it was alright to leave her alone. Due to this, she had all her physical needs, a large house, room, clothing, food, but not much of the emotional needs. She realized that the only time she’d get more attention was when she excelled in her studies of engineering and logistics. She spent so much time making detailed notes it was easy to recreate them. Her notes were quantitative with charts and the occasional diagram. This resulted in her pushing herself academically but also developing the idea that all of her worth was tied to her work. It also started this idea that there was something fundamentally wrong with her. She was an outcast, but she didn't mind it. She didn't understand people and they didn't bother to understand her.

Ulla and her twin brother, Ulf, were born in the outskirts of Ingvarr in 1794. Their parents were bakers and raised animals. Ulla was a loud and messy kid who was unafraid to call people out for being stupid, for picking on her brother, etc. She tended to talk very fast and jump from one tangent to the next. She always had a bitterness towards people who didn't believe she was capable and always made an effort to prove them wrong. She has the ability to trust her gut and make quick decisions but struggled to manage her strong emotions. Many people chose to only see Ulla's good traits and ignore the bad, which made her feel like she had parts of herself that were undesirable. This made Ulla hyper-aware of her own flaws but instead of confronting the issue she ran away and swept them under the rug like others did to her in general. Ulla first discovered chemistry, alchemy, and legends of Demanitus in the library within Ingvarr's large city. Ulla grew fond of the messy nature of potions, seeing reactions taking place and putting together all the parts and pieces, actually mixing things and measuring them out. Her notes were fairly messy and often had pictures and diagrams.

Ulla saw Donella in the Ingvarrian library and made an effort to become friends with Donella. Donella was taken back by this, she didn't understand why Ulla wanted to be friends with her. They eventually became friends after Ulla continued to make an effort to get to know Donella. They bonded over engineering, chemistry, and the legends of Demanitus. Donella made Ulla feel heard because Donella is honest and direct. And Donella was captivated by Ulla's optimism; Ulla was Donella's first friend so she became very attached to her. Donella developed feelings for Ulla over time but because she struggles with emotional vulnerability, she never gave Ulla a reason to believe that she felt that way. They spent most of their childhood together and eventually became co-workers. They balanced each other out through their work. Donella would make sure that they had a plan and Ulla would make sure that the work got done. As young adults, they decided that they would travel across the Seven Kingdoms together to continue their research. Before this journey, Donella gifted Ulla a green almanac. This almanac is the same one that will eventually detail their research on the Seven Trials and the Eternal Library.

Eugene is Born in the Dark Kingdom, Umbra in 1817.

Cassandra is born to Calanthe Gothel in 1818.

Quirin was born in Umbra, the Dark Kingdom. As a young adult, he joins the Brotherhood alongside Adira and Hector.

In 1821, Donella and Ulla arrive at the Dark Kingdom, Umbra to study the Moonstone. This is where they meet Quirin, who falls in love with Ulla. Ulla eventually falls for Quirin, too. Quirin never really understood Ulla but they were both happy. Quirin saw her light and joy but could never follow her when it came to her interests in chemistry and alchemy. Ulla felt pressured to be perfect so she took the 'fake it til you make it' approach and started to act cocky to hide her insecurities. Donella called her out on this. Donella and Ulla were only supposed to be in Umbra for about a month but Ulla kept dragging; Donella didn't fight her on it since the Moonstone was really interesting. Donella pushed Ulla towards Quirin because he seemed like her best option. All she wanted was for Ulla to be happy even if it was without her.

(1822) Frederic became King and married Arianna who became Queen. During her pregnancy, Arianna became gravely ill, forcing the citizens of the kingdom to search for a fabled magic, golden flower with healing abilities. Once it was retrieved, the flower was given to Arianna, and its power saved both the queen and her daughter, named Rapunzel. Due to the flower's powers, Rapunzel was born with golden hair that also had the ability to heal the sick and injured. Because of this, a woman named Mother Gothel - who had previously hoarded the flower's power for hundreds of years to keep herself young - broke into the castle, stole Rapunzel, and hid her deep within the forest outside of Corona's reach. Rapunzel was then raised as Gothel's daughter, and her power to heal was hoarded by the witch once more. To ensure she never lost the flower's magic again, Gothel forbade Rapunzel from ever leaving the tower.

When the Sundrop was pulled from the ground, it was separated from (most) of its roots and the Earth. This put the Earth in a state if unbalance which made the backs rocks run rampant. And because the Sundrop was separated from its roots, the roots that hold the crust of the Earth together would start to die. When Queen Ariana consumed the magic of the Sundrop her unborn baby, Rapunzel, obtained the power of the Sundrop. Which by extension made Rapunzel the new Sundrop (her hair is the equivalent to the Sundrop's petals).

King Edmund grew tired of the lives lost to the inheritance of the Moonstone but his views became warped due to his decreasing sanity. Thinking that the Moonstone was a source of evil and corruption he attempts to remove and destroy it. The Brotherhood, being the protectors of the Moonstone, attempt to prevent the King from doing this. However, a fight breaks out and Umbra is nearly destroyed by the King. There were multiple citizen casualties in addition to the death of the Queen. It is in this event that Eugene was orphaned and was later sent to the Coronan orphanage. In this event, the members of the Brotherhood and more importantly, Quirin, took on some of the after glow of the Moonstone. Riddled with guilt Edmund assigned The Brotherhood to evacuate the surviving subjects and to prevent anyone from entering the Kingdom.

In late 1822, Quirin, Ulla, and Donella arrive and settle down in Old Corona within Corona's walls. And In early 1824, Ulla and Quirin get married.

Hugo is born in Ingvarr in 1825. Hugo lived in the orphanage, which resided in the slums of Ingvarr, for the first years of his life. He was fostered a few times but was brought back to the orphanage each time. His last foster parents left him in the streets and had to fend for himself (~1830). He promised himself that he would refuse to live off scraps and get back at the nobility that wronged him.

Hugo grew up an orphan. Ingvarr has a very highly divided class system and Hugo was determined to find a way not to live on scraps. And not just that, but to get back at and take advantage of as many rich idiots as possible. He’s Robin Hood robbing the rich to feed himself. He develops technologies and other things for the rich people who invest in him. Although, he just withheld the best stuff for himself (ie. his motorized bike) and do what he needed to stay in his patrons’ good graces. He’d steal whatever they didn’t give him and never get caught. Donella and her gang offered protection more than anything so most of his work goes to her first. Including his sneakier services. That’s how he ends up being the one to go after Varian. All of this is also why he’d switch alliances on Donella. Hugo has a wild compass but he follows it in service of himself pretty much always. Becoming close to Varian changes that streak in him. Living with Donella would keep him off the streets and provide protection but being with Varian and his new friends makes him happy.

Leading up to Varian's birth, and just after, Ulla had this insecurity building. She was terrified she'd be a bad mother. She was also worried about her career and not being able to work as heavily on it once Varian got older. Quirin tried to comfort her regarding her worries, whereas Donella was a nervous mess.

Varian is born in Old Corona to Ulla and Quirin in 1826. Because Quirin took on some of the afterglow of the Moonstone, similar to how Queen Arianna passed down the full strength of the Sundrop to Rapunzel, Quirin passed down that afterglow to Varian. Because of this, Varian has a resistance to the Moonstone's power, represented by the teal streak in his hair. After Varian was born, Donella helped take care of and babysit him. Donella was considered to be Varian's aunt. Varian called Donella, 'Don-Don. Donella, at this time, was feeling like an extra piece now that Ulla, Quirin, and Varian were a picture perfect family.

Donella’s unrest grew until one day she re-discovered legends about the Seven Trials and the Eternal Library. She looked into the legends on her own and came across Demanitus' tomb in the Coronan mountains. Donella brought up her findings with Ulla, saying that they could complete the Trials together while Varian was still very young and wouldn't remember; And that she could both, a career cementing her legacy and a family. Ulla happily and eagerly agreed. They both agreed that would aim to be back within a year and a half. Quirin felt hesitant about their trip at first but Ulla insisted that this is what she wanted and she reassured him that she would come back to him and Varian. Ulla had promised that she would send letters. During their trip, Donella had been going easier on Ulla and not holding her back as much as she did before. This is due to the growing guilt she felt for taking her away from her new family.

Princess Nuru is born in the Air Kingdom, Koto in 1828.

This next part is about the events that happen in the Eternal Library with Ulla and Donella. I’m a bit embarrassed to share this part because I am not confident in my abilities as a writer BUT I’ll share it anyways cus I’m desperate for Vat7K content TvT

(Early 1828) Once they entered the Eternal Library, they both immediately started exploring. While Donella was drawn to the many books and journals, Ulla started observing the lab equipment that was spread across the Library. Donella stubbled upon a journal which was encoded in mysterious text. She brings this book to Ulla who was tampering with old vials of miscellaneous chemical compounds. Donella and Ulla discuss how fascinating the Library is and how its amazing that it even existed in the first place considering it was only a legend. Ulla continues to say that if the Eternal Library turned out to be real, think of all the other legends that could be real.

The two women continue to explore the Library and Demanitus' tomb itself for a few weeks. When either one of them would exit the Library after a long study session they would be notably fatigued. This made Donella worried and more cautious of the Library; Whereas Ulla would not think too much of it and continue her research. Ulla began to send letters back to Quirin less and less which Donella took notice of. Donella would remind her to send letters to him which Ulla happily complied to, saying thank you to Donella.

Ulla studied the encoded journals which led her down a rabbit hole about the nature of Zhan Tiri. Ulla became enamored by the Eternal Library, possessive almost. Donella brought this up to Ulla, who became defensive about it, saying that Donella didn't understand and that she felt that she was so close to a breakthrough. Donella then stepped in, saying that she's been sending less letters to Quirin, that she's losing herself, and that it was time for her to go back home to Quirin and Varian. Ulla told Donella not to bring them into this and that it was Donella's idea to do this in the first place. She went on to say that Donella was trying to destroy all their hard work and that she didn't care anymore.

Ulla throws her almanac at Donella. They continue to argue and yell at one another until Donella goes to grab Ulla and in response she grab a random vial from her belt and hit Donella in the face with it. This leaves Donella with an acid burn on the left side of her face. Donella bellows in pain. Ulla rushes to Donella's side and profusely apologizes and tries to help. This is when Ulla realizes that the "key" is being dissolved by the acid that was thrown at Donella. Ulla reacts by helping Donella up and quickly picking up the dissolving "key" as she rushes to the portal's exit. As the portal closes Ulla makes a split second decision to push Donella through the portal to save her. When Donella hits the ground on the other side of the portal, she hazily calls out to Ulla as the portal closes and she is trapped inside.

Donella weakly attempts to get up as she continues to cry out for Ulla. All that remains of Ulla is her almanac, that records her research on the Seven Trials and the Eternal Library. When she finally is able to stand up she attempts make a new "key" just can't bring herself to do it. She spends about 6 days alone within Demanitus' tomb.

Eventually, Donella makes her back to Old Corona with Ulla's almanac to inform Quirin about her.

I was thinking of an interaction like this when Donella tells Quirin about Ulla. Omg this is also embarrassing to share wAH TvT

Donella appears at the entrance to Quirin's home, almanac in hand. Quirin opens the door

Quirin

"Donella!....*look down to see the almanac* Where's- Where's Ulla?"

Moment of silence

Donella

*Shakily* "She's- she's gone..."

Quirin

*Grabs Donella's shoulders* Donella, where's Ulla?*

Donella

*Begins to cry* "I'm sorry..."

Quirin pulls Donella into a one-sided hug as they both cry

Donella

"I'm...I'm so sorry, Quirin. I'm sorry"

In the corner of Donella's eye she sees a small Varian. Not understanding the situation but seeing his dad and aunt in distress he goes to hug Donella's leg. This causes her to completely break down.

After a tender moment between the three, Quirin helps Donella with her injuries and Donella gives Quirin Ulla's almanac.

I’m gonna out a slight trigger warning here for this next section for mental illness and self-harm. If that something you don’t want to read please skip this part.

No one knows what happened to Ulla exactly except for Donella. Rumors start to be spread around that Donella herself killed Ulla. Donella simply let everyone think that she killed Ulla to preserve her image and avoid killing her memory. Due to the rumors and her scars, it gave her this reputation as someone to be feared, which she embraced because she thought she deserved to be seen as a monster. Eventually she leaned into that idea and lost her morals, she didn't care if she lived or died, she didn't strive to be a good person because she truly believed she wasn't capable of it. She returned to her and Ulla's lab back in Ingvarr to make a new "key" but every time she tried failed or couldn't go through with it due to her having breakdowns. She was very much not like her usual put together self. Her wounds were healing but she would stare at herself in the mirror with this overwhelming anxiety in her chest like she had to it off her face. She would rub and scratch at her face; anything to get that feeling away.

Trigger warning is over :)

Kiera and Catalina are born in 1829.

Donella eventually was able to pour herself back into her work and started to make weapons for the criminals that lurked in the underbelly of Ingvarr. She met Cyrus and the two got along. They had mutual respect where they didn't understand one another but enjoyed each other's company. Cyrus stared working for her and became her advisor and muscle. Cyrus was the person who helped her start her crime ring because Donella doesn’t understand social cues well enough to do it herself. He was able to frame her awkward tendencies as something scary. If she was being quiet he made people think she was judging them or brooding, etc.

(1831) Donella was out one day when a young boy, Hugo (8), pickpockets her on the streets. Donella takes notice of this and she approaches him once they were away from the crowd. Seeing that he had created a primitive robotic mouse and that he was almost able to get away from her, Donella offers to take Hugo in if he worked for her. She felt sympathy for him, but decided she couldn't form a connection with someone so she did her best to frame it as a working relationship. Hugo is reluctant to go with her because of his fear and anger of being left behind but he sees Donella's offer as an opportunity to get off the streets. Hugo reminded Donella of Varian and when ever that would happen she'd wall herself off and push him away. She didn't want him to be attached to her and vice versa. Hugo would run away a lot, which would make Donella worry but she forced herself to be distant from him. When this would happen, Donella would send one of her men to go find him and bring him back. Because of this, Hugo learned that people would only want him around if he was useful and otherwise they would leave him. This also enforced the idea that he should leave the people he cares about before they leave him.

Yong is born in the Fire Kingdom, Bayangor in 1832.

Yong has a large loving family who all love Yong very much but they are all very tired of his antics. His family attempts to find a way for Yong to express himself and learn new things so they hire scholars who are willing to teach him. Yong goes though many mentorships due to the mentors giving up on him because of his explosive nature. When Varian finally comes along, Yong and his family are very grateful that he is willing to take Tony under his wing.

(1840) Seventeen years after her kidnapping—on the eve of her eighteenth birthday—Rapunzel met a notorious thief named Flynn Rider. With his help, she managed to escape Mother Gothel, return to Corona, and reunite with her biological parents. Rapunzel then resumes her rightful place as princess and heir to Corona's throne.

TTS Storyline:

I have basically nothing written down for this section. I have the basic idea on what I’d like to change about TTS I just don’t have anything written down.

I have some misc. notes on this part, so if you’d like to see my random thought process/ideas let me know! :)

Vat7K Storyline:

Once again I don’t have much so far and what I do have is basic knowledge among the fans so I’ll skip over this for now.

Ok!! I’m finally done WAhh that took quite awhile TvT If you read this far, thank you so so much!! I hope you have a wonderful day/night! Thank you, again <3

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