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notasiren21 · 2 years

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Avenging Villain!Luka

So idk if this is from the same anon or not-

But it’s the same WIP ask so I’ll just copy and paste it for the second ask in case it’s not. The avenging Luka WIP was the third ask request in my list after the Halloween one and Polaroid Boy which is why this one wasn’t done sooner.

Avenging!Luka (“Villain!Luka”)

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“Luka, come on, come back to the team.”

“It’s Viperion,” he corrects coldly. “Fucking mangy cat, get the hell out of my sight.”

Chat steps back, stunned by the person Luka has become. He was always a kind person and altruistic. He saw people for who they truly were and could be. He was someone Adrien always wanted to be. Now though-

“We need you! We need Viperion back, we’re nothing without your help.”

“No. You’re nothing without my ability- something I try not to use because of the shit I have to see and remember while you all forget, like it never happened. You know how many of you I’ve seen die? The ways I’ve seen all of you get murdered?” His face is void of expression, cold and analyzing. “And you think I can just solve everything. That’s pathetic. You were smarter than that, weren’t you?”

“This isn’t the same game we’ve always played though! Luka, don’t be like this.” He reaches a hand for his shoulder, only to flinch when it’s slapped away without a hint of remorse on his face.

“Quit calling me that,” he hisses, perfect teeth and its pointed companions baring in a snarl. “You fucked up. You all fucked up and fucked us over. You’re lucky I don’t just kill you now.”

It’s a threat, yeah, and he’s turning his back and walking towards a bed in this ruined hotel he’s claimed for himself. Adrien could leave it alone. He could get the hint and walk away or figure a way to fix everything but-

“We didn’t know,” which was clearly the wrong thing to say because Viperion whips back around and comes to him at a speed that he doesn’t think is fully human, ending up in his face with twisted and pained features. Adrien sucks in a breath, panic and guilt flashing across his features. “We- we didn’t know, we didn’t- Luka, we’re so-“

“Sorry? Sorry? You didn’t know? Gods, if that doesn’t make it all fucking better. I guess I should let it all go huh? Let bygones be bygones, why don’t I? Let’s fucking rejoin forces and go save Paris, yeah?”

He shoves him, hard enough that the cat ends up falling down the short set of stairs that’s still standing and his temple leaks blood from a cut under his mask.

“I fucking asked you- I fucking begged and pleaded for you guys to not do it. I promised whatever you needed of me to not remove her miraculous while she was unconscious, and guess what? You still did it! You gave your bastard of a father exactly what he wanted that the devil himself could be disgusted with you!”

He bends down, swiping up Chat’s baton and dragging it across the railing of the stairs.

“We’re sorry!”

“THAT DOESN’T FUCKING SAVE HER, DOES IT?”

He has only a second to shield his ears and heightened hearing when Luka rams the baton against the railing. He hits with enough force that it starts to bend under the curve of the baton.

“The kwamis screamed not to do it! I screamed and begged for you not to do it! They said how dangerous it was to remove a miraculous from its holder while they’re unconscious and their powers were trying to heal them, and you all went ahead and fucking did it anyways!”

Chat can only scramble away when Luka descends the stairs, a new black and teal suit glinting where the moonlight leaks in the cracks of the destroyed hotel, but he’s not fast enough as his tail is gripped and yanked back.

“You think I never noticed. You think she didn’t either. All of you believe your sins have been absolved just because you’re still trying to protect Paris and satiated your father’s power lust for another day. Like, honestly. You idiots never appreciated her sacrifices or the fact that she let you bully her until she felt like an imposter with the title of team leader. You’re literally nothing without Ladybug, without Marinette. You fucked yourselves over and her.”

“We didn’t! We would never-,”

“You practically beat her to submission!” He cries, hitting the baton close to Chat’s head purposely. “She was fucking human! She’s not invincible, she was far from it. She wanted someone to notice she was suffering. She needed you guys and you all fucking let her down.” He tosses the baton aside, turning his back. “The only reason she’s still alive is because she and I knew something like this could happen someday, that you guys would betray her eventually. It was inevitable. Why do you think she trusted me so much compared to her entire team?

“I lost my sister and mother to them having to flee to the states. Her parents were told to go to London. It’s been her and I from the start. We’re the only ones to care for each other. You all saw me as a lovesick puppy, I fucking knew that. But you all didn’t notice it was just her and I being the only ones to trust and rely on the other because we didn’t think our lives surmounted to anything with the team we had.”

“Luka…”

“Luka isn’t conscious until Marinette is, until you earn them back and help them. Don’t pretend we’re friends just to try and convince me to help you. You’re on your own.”

“Luka!”

“Get the fuck out of here. I’m not responsible for your father and his doings.”

“I’m sorry! Okay!? I’m sorry! We need you!”

“I don’t give a shit about what you need. Why should I when you didn’t care about Marinette? Go tell your team that if you have to, drill it into their thick skulls, I don’t care. They risked Marinette’s life, I’m not inclined to help them. I’d rather kill them than be their savior. Leave before I change my mind and decide to kill you.”

Chat can only glance at Luka as he walks away, watching him walk up the stairs to the bed with her still body lying on top of it. Witness him sit quietly at the edge of the bed and brush hair out of her face with reverence that makes him hope his old self is still there in him, alive and waiting.

“If that bitch Alya threatens to come here because of my refusal, well let her. She’s the one who did this to Marinette, I wouldn’t mind killing her. Eye for an eye, I suppose.” He looks over his shoulder to meet the blond’s stare, the guitarist’s once smiling face that always cheered Marinette up, tear streaked and helpless. “Now, get out of here you bastard child.”

#miraculous ladybug #luka couffaine #luka x marinette #marinette dupain cheng #lukanette #marinette dupain cheng x luka couffaine #miraculous lb #mlb luka #miraculous luka #Alya salt #pro lukanette #lukamari #pro lukamari #Lukamari #villain au #villain!Luka #Lukanette wip

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bigfatbreak · 3 months

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Hey, I know it’s impossible but what would be the first meeting of Marinette and Alya in Dad Villain?

Alya, like most, was instantly charmed~

Rose is usually the mastermind for who meets with her, though. lol. lmao, even

#dad villain au #alya cesaire #marinette dupain cheng #my art #marinette rlly does run the social media too on top of everything #mostly to show off cute pics of the food and advertise new products and sales #and sometimes to post pics of cool looking customers #luka made it on there once bc he wore a cool hoodie and he rode that high for weeks

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anarkhangel · 2 months

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Can't believe the Couffaine family and the Sancoeur family (Adrien has been forcefully adopted) are going to war for the Dupain-Cheng family. @bigfatbreak really wants to see the world burn

#dad villain au #luka couffaine #jagged stone

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miabrown007 · 11 months

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Félix: kidnapping is a love language Kagami: you have no social skills, idiot

*two weeks later*

Félix: okay, so when Marinette's at her most vulnerable, I'll gaslight her into thinking I'm her boyfriend, so she'll follow me into an abandoned building where we can put her in an altered mental state and present to her my family's life story in the imaginable most cryptic play of theater she has ever seen, which will reveal to her our horrible secret and the fact that her abusive father-in-law is also her arch-nemesis Kagami: you're so big brained, bae 🥰

#I LOVE THEM BUT GOD THAT WAS THE LEAST SELF-EXPLANATORY WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS #fucking theater kids /lh #miraculous ladybug #ml spoilers #ml representation #ml representation spoilers #maybe they do team up nicely with Marinette because can ever be simple sfdgdfhgjfhg #I'm so pumped for the final ohmygodddd #also did you know I wrote a story in highschool where the son of the villain revealed his family's true nature to the MC #in a cryptic fairy tale. where he assigned his father as the evil prince who moved into the king's family and married the pricess #who ended up comatose and waiting for revival?#the moral of the story is we're all insane here and I cannot believe I literally wrote 30k about this #and not have the gall to diss on feligami they are the MVPs fgdhjdfhgfjgk #also props for being so much more useful going about this whole thing than Luka <3

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waty-art · 1 year

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Queen & King

Akumatized lukanette!

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avatorofthelonely · 11 months

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Classism, Privilege, & TMA (synopsis)

Here’s a little content analysis for ya’ll because I think ya’ll missed some of the bigger points of tma.

It is absolutely a commentary on privilege and classism. Point blank.

There’s a reason all the major families that play a role in trying to bring about an apocalypse or have otherwise dedicated their entire blood lines to a specific entity are implicitly white and explicitly aristocratic and extremely privileged.

That includes Jonah, Peter, Simon, etc.

This is also made apparent with Leitner who — although wasn’t evil — did try to contain and control the books related to the entities. This is clear commentary on his old money and privilege and how that translated to his over inflated sense of importance and ability.

Mary Kaey is explicitly attempting to glorify her GERMAN heritage in order to hoist her own bloodline up in the esoteric community — other than saying it directly, JS cannot get more explicit about what that is about.

Just about every other avatar simply did not choose to become an avatar and often become one because of either the mistakes or desires of the aristocratic avatars (the most prominent case of this being Jonah with Jon).

JS even says that the changed world was meant to explore the horrors of our reality.

Both Selesa and Annabelle (canonically poc) fuck off on their own because of what can be summarized as “fucking with the entities too hard is rich white people shit”

This is also why I like the interpretation of Jon being Indian (which this post is getting long so I’ll summarize this) because it creates a much more fascinating interpretation on the intersection of race and classism in modern England that dates back to colonialism.

#leave any further in my inbox I will not respond on this post #I like the villains but if you respond with a defense of any of them in this context simply don’t #jonathan sims #tma jon #jon sims #tma elias #elias bouchard #tma jonah magnus #tma #the magnus archives #jonah magnus #jurgen leitner #simon fairchild #annabelle cane #peter lukas #tma meta

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natimiles · 2 months

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The :o troupe

Bonus: Vincent (he is trying to :o)

And then Seth trying too hard...

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raindear-a · 1 year

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I drew all the character I root for in the series!

Root for the villains? The antagonists?

Um.. yea

I know they will end up losing just like every other predictable plot out there but at least it’s feels better than rooting for the protagonist in this series somehow 😔🤷‍♀️

Personally tho

And I love how the three (Chloe, Luka, Kagami) is the only three who got more than one akumatized form.

Especially Chloe (my queen👑🐝)

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soullessjack · 1 month

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so im on s5 of miraculous and i keep thinking about cat noirs whole “kept at a distance” arc bc it’s genuinely really interesting but gets so wasted by always winding up with him basically validating ladybugs nonsensical decisions and treatment—the same treatment that we were already shown upset him enough to destroy public properly about it. the most consistent reason LB ever gives cat about why he can’t be fully trusted or relied on is that he’s too much of a liability for their partnership to work—either because he’s too reckless, too in love with her, or his cataclysm would be too dangerous to use.

whatever it is, the baseline is that she thinks he’s a liability, and obviously that’s like salt in the wound for cat since he genuinely loves her and enjoys being partners with her, but it’s also just sad to see him continue to respect her decision and act like it isn’t a problem for him when he’s literally upset enough to physically lash out and use his powers to do so. and I know a lot of it can probably be explained by ladybug’s experience in the cat blanc timeline, but 1) she starts holding him at a distance way before that even happens, 2) she’s actively making it worse by not telling cat noir about cat blanc and why she thinks she has to exclude him for his own safety, and 3) SHE SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIM ABOUT CAT BLANC TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE IT’S LITERALLY A WORLD ENDING SITUATION INVOLVING HIM DIRECTLY‼️‼️‼️‼️

instead she just allows him think he’s unwanted and unnecessary, calls the shots on how he should feel about “having more free time” and ironically makes him even more susceptible to being Akumatized because of it. ladybug might not be aware that cat is adrien and has a terrible home life he actively uses his miraculous to escape from, but she’s playing right into all the key aspects that adrien resents from his father; she decides what he wants without considering or asking him, she trusts him conditionally and still distances herself enough for him to just not know certain things. it’s done with good intentions, but it still clearly affects adrien very poorly, and it’s just such a frustrating glass-chewing miscommunication that only needlessly complicates the situation

don’t even get me started on Kuro Neko where ladybug falls head over heels for the changed version of her partner and narrowly avoiding her having to actually screw up and learn a lesson about accepting cat for who he actually is because catwalker is just “too perfect” for her to function—instead of being an obedient idealized version of her best friend who lets her be in control of everything (WHEN ADRIEN LITERALLY USES HIS DOUBLE LIFE TO HAVE THE CONTROL HE DOESN’T GET AT HOME).

theres so much potential for the base concept of the miraculous of destruction and its Kwami/holder being distrusted outliers among the rest of the Kwami/holders, but the magic system sucks and it kind of loses any chance when the other Kwamis are established to be catastrophic if they use their powers without a holder. and it gets even more confusing if you consider that Fu specifically chose adrien to hold that miraculous, but then encourages Marinette to keep her distance from him and barely acknowledges him as a hero in general. Like why did you even bother testing adrien for his worthiness or whatever if you obviously don’t think he’s worthy of knowing anything about you or the rest of the miraculous OR his best friend’s identity??? but you’re totally okay with her just giving them out to anyone in Paris who’s conveniently around and having her know their identity???? master fu when I catch you master fu

auugghhhfgg I don’t know the magic system thing could be its own separate post but likeeeeee I just think the miraculous of destruction whos constantly mistrusted for no reason and goes Kamehameha Krazy in another timeline is very special and could be treated so much better if the writers were good at their job and didn’t make every character’s sole purpose be validating ladybug/marinette even when she’s in the wrong

#honestly he deserves to be a villain #at the very least an antihero. gotta push my antihero propaganda into everything I enjoy #like the same way Luka got Akumatized over his frustration with people keeping secrets #that should 100% happen to cat noir im so deadass #because like imagine if you found out your best friend saw an alternate timeline where you lost control and destroyed the city #and spent months completely isolated by what you did and slowly goinf crazy with grief and guilt and just wanting to fix it all #and she just doesnt tell you about it but she clearly sees you differently than she used to because of it #that is literally such juicy material for him to get Akumatized and yet.#Thomas Astruc you and I are public enemies now #cal.txt #miraculous ladybug #cat noir #adrien agreste #cat blanc #ladybug and chat noir #marinette dupain cheng #master fu #I need to fix this show I need to or I will also blow up Paris #I LOVE BEING AUTISTIC 🗣️🗣️‼️‼️

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its-to-the-death · 4 months

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Villain Song Showdown Preliminary Round #14

Top two will make it into the bracket

The Evillious Chronicles only has one spot left though.

Mod comment: Thinking back on it, I should have grouped the Return of the King song with the Ring motif but it's a little late for that.

Songs below the cut

There Ain't Nothin' But Bad Days Ahead - Villain: Zelda

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Where There's a Whip, There's a Way - Villain: The Orcs

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Mobile Suit Battle - Villain: The Titans (picture is the link)

Gallant Char - Villain: Char Aznable (picture is the link)

The Cask of Amontillado - Villain: Montresor

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Hell's Vengeance Boils in My Heart - Villain: The Queen of the Night

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The Tale of Enbizaka - Villain: Kayo Sudou (portrayed and performed by Megurine Luka)

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The Madness of Duke Venomania - Villain: Duke Sateriasis Venomania (portrayed and performed by Gackpo)

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Judgment of Corruption - Villain: Gallerian Marlon (portrayed and performed by KAITO)

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#villain song showdown #preliminary round #return of the king #return of the king 1980 #the swan princess #the swan princess mystery of the enchanted treasure #mobile suit zeta gundam #mobile suit gundam #tales of imagination #the alan parsons project #the magic flute #the evillious chronicles #kaito vocaloid #megurine luka #gackpo #tournament poll

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notasiren21 · 2 years

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I am in need of villain!luka

so please do avenging villain!luka

Because this was requested twice:

Avenging!Luka WIP leak

#miraculous ladybug #luka couffaine #luka x marinette #marinette dupain cheng #lukanette #marinette dupain cheng x luka couffaine #miraculous lb #mlb luka #miraculous luka #Lukanette #lukamari #pro lukamari #pro Lukanette #villain!Luka #villian au #Alya salt #Adrien salt #Lukanette wip leak

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bigfatbreak · 5 months

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unrelated scene that definitely happens

#dad villain au #marinette dupain cheng #luka couffaine #adrien agreste #my art

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howdidiendupshippingthispoll · 10 months

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Round 1, Bracket 1, Side D, Second poll

Shang Qinghua and Original Shen Qingqiu (Shen Jiu) [Scumplane], The Scum Villain’s Self-Salving System vs Jonah Magnus (Elias Bouchard) and Peter Lukas [LonelyEyes], The Magnus Archives

Story of Scumplane:

I was reading a 300k no-ship fic with Shang Qinghua as the main character and there were a few scenes where some of his disciples assume he and Shen Qingqiu are a thing because Shen Qingqiu actually talks to Shang Qinghua and is civil about it (unheard of), and that put the thought into my head and now I’ve been working on and off on a fic where they DO get together. Tossawary ao3 if you're reading this—

Story of LonelyEyes:

I was reading fics about my favorite ship of the fandom and this one kept appearing as a background joke so I was like sure I don't care about the characters I might as well ship them together. Then, because I was running out of fics, I was willing to read a fic where they were a main ship and my favorite one was in the background and God damn why do I enjoy it so much. Why this stupid joke ship has such great dynamics? Anyway, now they are my favorite ship.

#round 1 #bracket 2 #side D #second poll #tumblr polls #shipping polls #shang qinghua #original shen qingqiu #scumplane #the scum villain's self saving system #shen jiu #elias bouchard #peter lukas #jonah magnus #lonely eyes #the magnus archives #how did I end up shipping this poll

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celestiall0tus · 4 months

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Amaranthine - Chapter 17 - All on You

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“You have everything?” Luka asked.

Marinette finished gathering her supplies and headed to the back alley with Luka. She nodded and pulled the tarp off her motorcycle.

“You’ll be careful, right?” Luka asked.

“I will. I have Longg watching my back. If Adrien is our mad butterfly, we have an opportunity to bring him down.”

“I know, I’m just worried. It’s still Adrien and his eyes are set on you.”

“I know. It terrifies me doing this, but I’d prefer my house to be free of fairies. Unless you’re one of those that likes being watched,” Marinette added teasingly.

Luka laughed dryly. “That’s to assume your dragon isn’t already doing that.”

‘Oh, I see how it is. You two think you’re special? You know how many creatures of all species I’ve seen do that same shit? Nonetheless, expect some pointers once all this bullshit is over with,’ Longg’s voice echoed in Marinette’s head.

Marinette shook her head. “I’m not even going to go there, Longg. Also, keep your snide remarks to a minimum please. I don’t need to be distracted.”

Longg laughed. ‘Good luck with that today.’

Marinette sighed and got on the bike. “Alright, I need to get going. Zoe should be there by now, so I’ll be a tad more comfortable there.”

‘Oh, what am I? Chopped liver?’

Marinette groaned. She gave Luka a quick kiss, started her bike, and headed out. She arrived before long, pulling up into the driveway. She parked beside a sleek red car before she headed up the stairs. She went to knock when the doors opened. Shock washed over her seeing a tall, lean man dressed in a suit with dark purple hair and a gentle face with droopy eyes.

Longg snarled. ‘Nooroo!’

Marinette fought to hide her shock when Nooroo addressed her.

“Greetings! You must be the florist. Marinette Dupain-Cheng, yes?”

“Yes.”

“Wonderful. Mistress Kagami and Zoe are already here. They’re in the sitting room indulging in our finest delicacies while they wait for you. Come, follow me.”

Marinette followed Nooroo to the sitting room. Zoe and Kagami sat opposite each other while they feasted on tiny cakes and other sweet treats. Zoe waved enthusiastically while Kagami shot Marinette a side eye, then took a sip of her tea. Marinette sucked in a breath before she took a seat across from Kagami.

“Pleasure to meet you. I’m Marinette Dupain-Cheng.”

“I see. I’m Kagami Tsurugi, but you’re to refer to me as Tsurugi-sama, got it?”

Zoe scoffed. “Oh, c’mon, Ice Queen, ease up. Your competition is me.”

“For you to be my competition, you would need to be my rival, and you are not worthy of being more than a mere nuisance. Unlike Marinette.”

“Uh, what do you mean?” Marinette asked.

“You’re the girl that was with Adrien. The one that was launched into the sky by Midnight. The one that has Adrien’s heart.”

Marinette sighed. “I beg your pardon, Tsurugi-sama. Adrien may have feelings for me, but my heart will never be his. Rather it belongs to my boyfriend.”

Kagami blinked while Zoe jumped up and sat beside Marinette.

“Is it Luka? Please tell me it is. I haven’t seen you two together too often, you know, since we just met, but you just see the longing in his eyes when he looked at you. Is it? Actually, hold up.”

Zoe leaned in and sniffed Marinette, then squealed. Marinette raised a brow and looked down. The once silver ring on Zoe’s index finger was black with a green pawprint on it.

“I smell his cologne on you. It has to be him. Unless there’s another man that wears the same brand.”

“He actually doesn’t wear cologne. That’s likely his natural musk you’re smelling.”

“Really? Meow, it’s nice. Far better than all that cologne that Adrien wears. I mean, don’t get me wrong, he’s sexy and all, but he doesn’t need that much. It’s like the damn idiot men I knew back in the states that loved to bathe in their abhorrent body spray.”

“Oh, don’t I know. It was like setting off an air freshener bomb, but worse. At least those usually smelled like pumpkin or cotton, not whatever the body spray was,” Marinette added.

“Exactly! I hate men sometimes. Well, more than sometimes.”

Marinette raised a brow. “Then why are you pursuing Adrien?”

Zoe looked away as she played with her hair. “Well, I just don’t feel like I’ll be worth anything to my half family, except towards Chloe. She’s always been in my corner, unlike our mother. I know Audrey’s words are meant to hurt me and I shouldn’t take them to heart, but I do. I don’t see a worth in myself for the family, and don’t get me started on my father. So, I figured I’d do this. Maybe marrying an influential man and being his baby machine would finally give me value to my family.”

Marinette winced as Longg hissed.

‘Such vile people. Where’s the mother? I’m suddenly hungry,’ Longg snarled.

“Zoe, you shouldn’t do this for that reason,” Marinette said.

Zoe opened her mouth but was cut off by Kagami.

“I suppose you and I are more similar than I first gave us credit for. Granted your inferiority is different than the expectations placed on my shoulders,” Kagami muttered.

“How so, Tsurugi-sama?”

“I agreed to this because of my mother. She expects nothing short of perfection and when Adrien gained the influence and power he did, she had her heart set on marrying me off to him. I’m simply expected to win his hand and produce a suitable heir to both our companies. Love is not a factor in the equation but is a very dangerous variable. Hence my aggression towards you and how you’ve snatched away Adrien’s heart.”

“I’m sorry, but your mothers are absolutely nuts,” Marinette remarked.

Kagami sneered. “Watch what you say about my mother. She made countless sacrifices for me and to ensure I had a secure future. The very least I can do is this.”

“I… see. Forgive me, Tsurugi-sama.”

“You are forgiven this time. Don’t let it happen again.”

Marinette sucked in a breath as she got out her notepad and pen. She looked up as she saw Nooroo enter the room, holding a silver tray. He placed down a new platter of colorful pastries, refilled the teacups, and placed one down for Marinette. Her stomach turned uneasily at the sickeningly sweet scent of everything.

“Is there anything in particular you’d like, Miss Marinette?” Nooroo asked.

Marinette smiled and shook her hands. “Oh, no. I ate before I came here.”

“Are you sure?”

“Oh, yeah. Even so, I have my own snacks. I didn’t want to impose after all.”

“And yet you’re still here,” Kagami remarked.

“Mistress Kagami, she’s here to get ideas for the commission Master Adrien ordered,” Nooroo reminded.

“Actually, I think I have all I need to make it now,” Marinette interjected.

“Oh? Then allow me to get Master Adrien. He’ll want to discuss that with you.”

Marinette slowly nodded. She folded her hands in her lap and bowed her head while Nooroo left. Zoe attempted a conversation with her, but she blocked out Zoe and closed her eyes. The light behind her eyes faded to red. She didn’t see a dragon but felt Longg’s essence around her. She made her unease known at having to face Adrien.

‘I wish I could say everything will be fine, but we’ll need to expect the absolute worst. This will be when he puts all his cards on the table. This is the moment we keep our cards close.’

Marinette hummed. She played through the memories that Longg shared with her from her previous life. When she was captured, imprisoned, and burned at the stake. She waited in silence before Longg spoke.

‘If it comes to that, I will carry out the deed. I won’t see you live as an abomination of nature.’

Fear shot through Marinette.

‘I’m sorry, but, if he takes you, there’s no telling what he’ll do to you. The butterfly is that of transformation. Should he will it, he could forever warp you, twist you to his desires. I… - don’t breathe!’

Marinette startled as the red essence faded to a mesmerizing purple. Her eyes shot open to see herself in a thick fog. She listened to Longg’s words and held her breath, thankful Longg refreshed the air in her lungs. She used the power of wind to clear away the fog. Her blood ran cold seeing Atropa, Carmine, Rena, Zoe, and Kagami all knocked out around her.

“Have a lovely chat?” Adrien asked.

Marinette’s eyes snapped to Adrien, who sat across from her. Bile caught in her throat seeing him transformed. He was topless with his toned, large muscular body shining in all its glory. Long blue ombre gloves covered his arms up to his bulging biceps. A long deep turquoise ombre skirt covered his lower half with a white sash in the middle. His beach blonde hair was slicked back with a trio of blue butterflies in it. To complete the ensemble was a pair of large blue fairy wings.

Marinette paled as terror consumed her that mingled with Longg’s rage. She fought to look in his eyes, but couldn’t shake the feeling as if she were face-to-face with the king of the fairy court. She cleared her throat, finally finding her voice.

“What have you done to them?”

“Don’t worry, they’re alive. For the moment.”

Marinette snarled. “Then begin with your demands already.”

Adonis’s wings quivered. “Your anger is enrapturing. But not as much as your fear.”

“Is this payback for the past few days?”

“Never against you, my dear. No, I’m just taking back what always should have always been mine.”

Marinette’s eyes widened as she felt her and Longg’s shock. “I was never yours.”

“Not in this life, but you were supposed to be once so long ago. Our love was perfect. No one could come between us. We were once set to be married, until he came along. The wretched snake. Fitting miraculous for him,” Adonis sneered.

“Get on with it.”

“Well, let’s just say once he was in the picture, your heart changed. You loved him as well, but you were willing to give your life for him and not me. And so you did. No matter how hard I try, I always lost you to him. He’d enter your life and no matter what I did to drive you two apart, it always ended in you dying for him. But no more.”

“And what are you going to do this time?”

Adonis smirked. “Simple. You have a choice. Your pet seems to have warned you as you haven’t taken a single breath. I feared I wouldn’t be able to get you once you put Longg on, until I found your friends. See, they’ve inhaled the faerie fog and, for Kagami and Zoe, eaten faerie food. Unlike most fog and food, these have been altered. Should I snap my fingers, they will all transform into horrific monsters, ravage the Earth, and be stuck like that until they die.”

Marinette’s eyes widened. “Why? Why do this?”

“Oh, darling, how stupid do you think I’d be? You’d think I share everything with your lizard around?”

“Fine. So, what? I refuse and you turn them into monsters, but if I stay with you, you’ll let them go?”

“Almost. I have a few expectations. You’ll choose me and be my mate, giving me your body and soul. You’ll renounce that dreadful lizard, and that lizard will stay far away from you. Lastly, you’ll partake in the faerie food to seal this covenant. Agree to these, and I’ll ensure that they at least die.”

Marinette’s stomach dropped. The entire deal terrified her while Longg raged. She looked down at her comrades and assessed the situation. Adonis is alone, so that means he was able to bring down four holders without so much as an injury. If four could fall so easily, what could one do? Furthermore, he wanted her to eat the faerie food. Did he seek to change her? If he did, what would he do to her?

“Clock’s ticking, my dearest.”

Marinette snarled. She looked down at herself, at Longg on her. An idea crossed her mind. She snapped her head up and glared at Adonis.

“I will agree, but they live. If they die or are transformed, then I die at the hands of nature.”

“She wouldn’t-,” Adonis started.

“She has and will again. It was her that lit my pyre. Remember the pyre?”

Adonis frowned. “I do. I tried to stop it, but the flames lit before I could get a word out.”

“Then I’ll agree to your terms so long as you allow everyone here to leave with Longg. And should they transform, she will kill me, and you’ll get to watch me die. However, you’ll have the satisfaction knowing I died because of you instead of Luka.”

Adonis glared at Marinette as he weighed his options.

“Clock’s ticking, Adonis.”

Adonis tsked. “Very well. They’ll go free, but she’s to leave with them immediately. Anyone she leaves behind will die.”

Longg huffed. ‘I agree to this. But, Marinette, before you renounce me, I want to say something to just you. I will save you. No matter what he makes you into, I will find a way to restore you. You will live a long life with your soulmate. I promise that.’

A tear slid down Marinette’s face. “And so it shall be. Longg, I renounce you.”

Longg emerged from the choker necklace as the necklace disappeared. She wasted no time gathering up the Atropa, Carmine, Rena, Zoe, and Kagami and then left. She glanced back at Marinette, the hope and promise burning bright in her eyes.

“See you soon,” Longg said.

“See you soon,” Marinette whispered.

Longg transformed into Guenevere, crashed through a nearby window, and took off.

Adonis smiled and stood. He scooped up one of the pastries and transformed it into a pomegranate. He split it in two and handed one half to Marinette. She gulped as she stood and took it. She took a deep breath and looked up at him. His features had softened, but the fear remained.

“Marinette, my flower, with this fruit, our covenant shall be sealed. I will be your husband. I will keep you safe from anything untoward and fill your life and yourself with the upmost bliss. With our bond, we’ll usher in something new and wonderful with our love to give it form. Together, the world will be ours as we fill it with our love. So shall it be.”

Fear ate away at Marinette. Words that should be sweet and loving dripped with a sickly-sweet poison. What did Adonis have planned? What was her role in it? What would he change her into? She swallowed hard as she pushed down the thoughts. She raised the pomegranate to her lips, closed her eyes, and uttered a silent prayer:

To the personification of nature, hear my prayer. Send your elements unto to give me strength and protect me. Send your wind to keep my spirit at ease and free. Send the earth to keep my center grounded so I never forget myself. Send your water to fill me and pull me under. Send your fire to keep my soul alit and burn anything untoward.

A warm, invisible embrace surrounded Marinette that put her at ease. She shed one final tear before she and Adonis ate their pomegranates.

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