#SkekZok wanting to be Emperor already anyway I think it would push him and motivate him to do a coup no matter how SkekSo is alive

[ben-the-hyena]

I have not thought about @dracocheesecake's and mine common TDC AU, the Natives AU in which both Skeksis and Mystics are actually normal species from Thra with their own societoes and not linked there is no Dark Crystal no Darkening and no draining, and the main conflict is mostly SkekSo being an imperalist who knows he will die from a Skeksis disease with Darkening-like symptoms soon so he goes "fuck it Imma conquest the others and expand my lands and make our species the grandest on Thra to leave in a blast and be remembered as a hero for future Skeksis generations and thus immortal", in a while ! Better remedy because I recently got FRESH IDEAS AGAIN @ohfugecannada you will be happy !

And like all of us fans wyo make AUs we can't help but imagine what the canon characters would think meeting their different yet similar selves from alternate universes, I sure do when I make AUs, imagining canon and AU versions chatting casually and being shocked at the differences

And then it hit me yesterday or the day before yesterday

If the 2 universes, the canon Thra and AU Thra converged one way or another

The Skeksis and Mystics in that AU being from Thra as much as the others

They would have essence in them

So I DOUBT the canon Skeksis would just chat with their selves

They would capture them and figure that if they drink from themselves it should be the ultimate immortality potion, plus taller species more essence

And I have the vivid picture in mind I may draw one day of canon So watching with a smirk Natives!So being drained and weakly begging for mercy as a vial is being filled

And even I shudder at such a thought

#and as Draco said it would cause a civil war within the canon Skeksis too #some totally agreeing with SkekSo's theory. others being horrified to do that to other skeksis let alone 'themselves' #some even seeing again skeksis they liked who died in canon and not wanting to have them die again. Ok for Lach Zok for Var #SkekZok wanting to be Emperor already anyway I think it would push him and motivate him to do a coup no matter how SkekSo is alive #aus #oh fu- #thra #essence #the dark crystal #skeksis #urru #skekso #the emperor #draining #dracocheesecake #moi #ohfugecannada #also canon skeksil seeing natives!skekvar and having a mini heart attack thinking he is living a hamlet moment