WILL SETHOS JOIN THE LOVE HEXAGON??? (heptagon???)

IM SO EXCITED FOR A NEW SUMERU BOYYY, honestly missed Sumeru sm, so glad to see my babies again (+ new friend!!! or foe? idk can't wait for Cyno's SQ :ppp)

Ohh, I have been thinking, thinking and thinking about this matter ever since he was introduced. But I waited till Cyno's story quest to reach a conclusion.

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Based on my observation, Sethos is well-spoken, quite charismatic and even though he may appear to be suspicious at first, he's actually a good person. A very promising leader who's determined to not be bound by the past, but, he's still on the path of understanding himself. There are many things he isn't certain of and I'm sure there are insecurities that plague him because of the divergence between him and Cyno. He does have the potential to be part of this chaos as a love interest, but I'm more interested in introducing himself as a red-herring.

[ Spoilers for Cyno's Story Quest Under the Cut ]

We do know that Sethos visited the tavern within Sumeru city and stayed for a while. In this case, him meeting you and having a casual conversation isn't that difficult. Perhaps you noticed that beneath the easy-going veneer, he's inherently troubled. Sethos will not share everything about his life on the first chat, yes, but he does seem like the perceptive kind. So, just you asking him would linger in his mind.

Now the problem starts with Wanderer noticing this transaction and if he was still thinking from the perspective of the past, he would've just ignored this. But seeing as how things with Kaveh turned out, he was determined to not have a repeat. So, he threw his fists the moment Sethos ventured out from watchful eyes.

Not the most elegant solution but it appealed to him the most at that moment. Unfortunately, as Sethos is in possession of one of the Ba Fragments, he managed to put up quite the fight and also discovered that the sweet-child behavior Wanderer dons in front of you is a facade. Wanderer wasn't panicked though, you don't even believe Cyno's accusations against him, Sethos convincing you is a far away dream.

Speaking of Cyno, Cyrus's case had to be the talk of the Akademiya by then, which our dear Wanderer caught on to. Luck does shine upon everyone and it didn't take long for Wanderer to devise a new plan. While Alhaitham and Kaveh were figuring the case out by themselves, Wanderer snuck in a picture of Sethos within the act, you, the unfortunate student and Sethos himself caught in one frame. How he got the picture is unimportant. As per Wanderer's expectations, Cyno assumed that the perpetrator of the scheme (Sethos) was planning on harming you as well and he immediately set off towards the desert. Seeds of further conflict successfully sown.

And the rest happened in the same sequence, except Sethos and Cyno's fight might've been more intense. While Wanderer may have made a good move this time, he still left himself bare to another eye. Sethos's arc is far from completion, so the chances of him cooperating with Cyno to expose Wanderer have been raised.

In conclusion, Sethos will not be an immediate love interest but he definitely will work in your interest in the future. The reason why his status is still uncertain is because of his unfinished arc. Hm. Maybe he might just manage to overthrow everyone else and win you in the end? Anything is possible :>

I enjoyed every second of this quest

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What if I celebrated Sethos' birthday (31.05) and release (05.06) with a graphics revamp and him as the new poster boy for the month of June...

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I enjoyed every second of this quest This art has platonic intention, please don't tag ship

THIS QUEST WAS SO GOOD OMG Cyrus being the type of father who carries his child baby photos around and shows it without shame is something I always want to know cnyonari share tent they share tent I also like Sethos there's so many good things here AAAAAAHHHHH

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ERHM again. I do not SHIP cyn*ri and it makes UNCOMFORTABLE PLZ😭 i am getting overwhelmed since days because of that

I usually block when someone mention it but,, you look kind anon, maybe you just didn't know </3 (and i want to yapp abt cyno's quest.)

(Spoiler plz dont look)

YES WE SHOULD THANK LISA FOR ALL GOOD PICTURZ WAAAH 😭😭

Oh I believe this quest is definitively a Cyno AND Tighnari's quest ! (We learnt more abt tighnari'ancestor and this is so GOOD) and all interaction we got wAAAAH they are all so lovely 😭😭😭😭

Sethos is so likable. I love him so much and I hope Cyno will take his arms and show him around Sumeru's city (even if he already saw it,, but now it is with company), drinking coffee with friends, and show what friendship is. I hope Sethos will finally find his answer as Cyno did !

I am sure Sethos knew Cyno's existence, and he believes only him would understand him. But when he saw him bringing friends, he was wondering if they live in the same world. Akademiya changed after all, it became more peaceful ! But what if he is curious about Cyno's world ? How someone similar of him could be so different ?? What if Sethos always felt lonely ? (Man is enthousiastic and extrovert, but I believe people tend more to worship him, and his grandpa had expectation.. so he doesn't know what is a genuine friendship is)

That's why when Cyno Tighnari and Traveler stayed w Sethos after his grandpa passed, he slowly started understand what friendship looks like (TY CYNO)

I need to see more interaction between them I AM SO HYPE TO HAVE SETHOS AND LEARN MORE ABOUt HIM !!!

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@apricyties asked: "Has your body gotten used to the change yet?" Is there anything I can do to help you feel better again? Despite the lack of words, Cyno knows that the man understands what he is truly asking: for both of them had undergone yet another change with the fragments completion. As he is the one to have absorbed Hermanubis' full powers, Cyno's reaction wasn't quite like what he had gone through during his childhood, as the separation from his other half was akin to severing ones own limbs.

"I am rather fortunate that my training in the past decade has prepared me well to serve as Hermanubis' host. I doubt that I could claim the same if that were to happen during our younger years." That is not said as an underestimation of Sethos' prowess - both mentally and physically, the man has proved how strong he is. Yet now that Cyno has both fragments inside of him, he understands the magnitude it truly hosts and he shuns the image of a child being forced to accept it.

A deflectory joke awaits on his tongue, a dishonesty in the making laying in wait for whoever wishes to attempt to encroach on Sethos' personal troubles (it's not fitting for the Temple members to know of their leader's ailing, not now, after they've already anguished over their former head's dire condition for months on end before ultimately watching him die, nor is his suffering something to make a spectacle of in front of the nosy third parties) yet the jaunty facade he steadfast maintains almost shatters when a familiar voice abruptly reaches his ears. Turning his head towards the voice's direction, Sethos' eyes rapidly scan for the locations of his nearest people, as if checking whether it's safe to speak his mind over here or not, before returning to stare into Cyno's pair.

He considers passing this suspicious movement off as surveying for whoever has given the General a tip about where to find him inside the multitude of rooms, and further considers responding to the question through a harmless act of omission, but Sethos halts these thoughts before they can take any more of a proper shape. It isn't wise for anyone to lie to the General Mahamatra's face and expect success to emerge out of that foolishness, but worse still is thinking of lying to the one he can consider his matching second half, who understands what even the slightest of shifts in Sethos' heartbeats mean. And besides... should he opt to lie to Cyno now, wouldn't it dismiss their hard won trust? Should he opt to lie to Cyno here, and by doing so establish a certain barrier between the two of them, then who else would he ever be able to confide in? It has been decades since he's last allowed himself the relief of having his burdens shared by another... and never in this world nor the next will there appear a person more fitting for Sethos to open his heart to than the man currently standing in front of him.

The hesitation previously building up slowly starts to dissipate, as does the brief tension in his muscles, and Sethos' voice comes out as soft, in part out of fondness for his friend's concern, and partly as proof of his roaring headache. Although he has valiantly done his duties thus far without faltering nor giving his people much reason for distress, if given the opportunity to... he would much rather speak on and hear a gentle tone, one not thunderous enough to irk him into an even worse state than he's already battling against. ❛ While I'd love to be able to say yes to that... no, it's not quite there yet. It's fine though, I just need to give it some more time. I'm sure it'll adjust soon enough. ❜

He could inquire about the reason why Cyno is here when the place he ought to be at is several miles away, but there is no need to ask what the heart already knows the answer to. If Sethos' condition has been flaring up as it once had upon their fragments' prior separation from one another, and if Cyno's next words are any evidence that it isn't only the loss of a Ba Fragment at fault, but the gain of its complementary half as well, then it's safe to assume both of the hosts' bodies have been undergoing changes ever since their fated duel. And from there on out... well, Cyno has always been the sweeter of the two, despite what appearances might lead people to believe.

❛ Oh, yeah. I've been thinking about that, too. You remember how my grandfather mentioned that the Ba Fragments suddenly started shining when he was considering whether to put one in each of us, or both in one of us, right? I'm sure His Glory directly intervened with his decision at that time, which leads me to believe that whichever one of us would have received both of the fragments back then would have probably.... ❜ Not survived the experiment, is how the statement would have continued, if Sethos hadn't purposefully omitted the rest. After all, with or without words, Cyno should be more than capable of piecing together what Sethos had been hinting.

Instead of stressing over the less savory parts of their discussion, the Temple leader's hues widen in curiosity and he decides to switch the tone of the conversation and ask for a confirmation for his guess, and thus return Cyno's concern in kind. If only he is suffering as a result of their bout, then there truly couldn't have been a better outcome for it, as far as he's aware. ❛ But with the way you're phrasing things now, should I take it that there haven't been many debilitating side effects to absorbing the second Ba Fragment? ❜