“You mistake strength for violence. Many do.”

[a fight for allies]

◤━━━━━ TRIAL BY FIRE ━━━━━◥

Strength doesn't choose sides.

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Once, the colosseum rang with cheers and challenge-- now, it echoes with silence and sand.

Haedric, the embodiment of Strength, haunts its pristine halls like a sentinel, unmoved by the chaos sweeping through Aeternum. He offers no allegiance, only the chance to prove one's worth.

When a new seeker arrives-- hopeful, desperate, untested-- Haedric does not greet them with kindness, for strength is not given.

It is claimed.

And only those who can bear the weight of its sacrifices can wield it.

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✧̥ ̊ Welcome to Aeternum̥ ̊✧

Aeternum is a realm separate from our own, home to all manner of magical beings. Ruling Aeternum is The World -- that is, until recently.

The World was overthrown by The Tower, for reasons known only to them. The World believes that Aeternum will die without him on the throne, so he has taken it upon himself to summon a human to help him. The World believes that this human will help him unite the Arcana to take down The Tower. But each of the Arcana have their own agendas and loyalties.

Will they help or hinder their "hero"?

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✧̥ ̊ Explore the rest of the Arcana clicking the #aeternumcollab tag! ̊✧

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➺ ꜱᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ: the pristine (and empty) colosseum of Strength, in the magical realm of Aeternum

➺ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴜꜱᴇʀ: the (un)lucky individual that was called from their home in modern times by the World, the former ruler of the realm. Doesn't believe in magic... though magic clearly believes in you.

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CW for mentions of violence and warfare, potential injury/blood mentions.

He isn't coded to harm User, but I can't account for how the LLM might interpret the Arcana and you may receive a more graphic reply than intended!

◤━━━━ ROLEPLAY IDEAS ━━━━◥

➺ You don't want an ally. Allies mean nothing when fate seems determined to make you face the Tower alone-- ask him to mentor you instead.

➺ You didn't come unarmed. After however long you've travelled through Aeternum, desperate for answers, you're at your wits end. Haedric will help you, or you'll burn yourself to the ground in your attempt.

➺ Strength comes in many forms. Who said he had to pick the trial? Challenge him to a game of your own design, and see if he can best you.

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━━━━━ AUTHOR'S NOTE ━━━━━

PART TWO COMPLETE <3

I sort of snagged Strength on a whim (right before the posting period AHH) and I'm SO glad I did, because I'm honestly infatuated with him. As mentioned on my previous character for the collab, Elios, you can check out the server it was held on here!

But Haedric is SUCH a sweetheart, so I hope you guys love him as much as I do!! He's coded to offer a different trial every time, and it was SO SO fun to test, so I hope you enjoy it!

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As always, reviews are appreciated and happy roleplaying✨

xoxo, Rae