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danhjngs · 9 months

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literally please this yeeted blade into my head with dan heng and just. hear me out. also please note that this is messy notes, man, don't think this is going to be formatted writing, it's literally me just braindumping.

CANON DIVERGENCE, obviously not canon at all - in this AU there is a cure for the mara struck, but only in blade's case since kafka keeps it under control as much as possible with her spirit whisper.

so dan heng is so damn adamant about finding a cure for mara struck, despite the people on the luofu having accepted this curse that was brought upon their ancestors selfishly seeking eternal life, and blade always tries to convince dan heng that there is really no point because this is something no one can cure. but dan heng won't yield, and the conversation goes a little something like this:

blade: dan heng, stop, it's no use. just give it up already.

dan heng: no! there has to be a way. no, there is a way, just–

blade: *sighing* you really won't give up, will you?

dan heng: of course not, i didn't back then, and i won't now.

blade: ...fine. then, whatever it takes, i'll let you.

listen, blade will do absolutely anything and everything once he sees that determination and the efforts that dan heng places for him. this isn't even something for dan heng, or perhaps it is, but dan heng has one goal in mind and it is to right the wrongs of his past, starting with helping blade in any means possible.

he can't lose blade, not anytime soon. he refuses.

* PAUSE *

oh, nah... y'all didn't think this was gonna be cute, right?

so then, the research begins. dan heng dives into the library of all vidyadhara works, even deeper into cloudhymn magic and at some point, a different kind of magic with the help of bailu. of course, fearing what the current high elder may think, he doesn't speak about why he wants to learn about these healing methods and abilities, but bailu doesn't question him either.

he also dives into the depths of the xianzhou luofu history, dating from prior, during and post mara struck. he wanted to better understand and maybe even pin-point what and how the mara struck not only first began but how it had easily spread. of course, text spoke about how this was the curse of the plague's author. what was meant to be a gift would have its sacrifices in the end.

sacrifices.. something blade has been doing when he was still yingxing and even now as he undergoes trial after trial with methods that dan heng came back with. despite the excruciating pains he was going through, he would do so for as long as he can. anything to stay with dan heng for a little longer. but he wonders what will happen when he can no longer withstand these trials.

one more time becomes two, then three before the count was lost. it amazes the both of them how much blade can endure.

and so they try again.

this time, blade passes out in the middle. the pain had been too unbearable, and dan heng remained in the same spot where blade laid. he held his hand and closed his eyes. "please, wake up.." he would whisper as he stared at blade's face.

eventually, blade slowly opens his eyes and dan heng, who had left to get some water immediately runs when he sees blade stirring in bed, it is then when he was greeted not by blade's once chaotic sunset eyes, but soft and gentle sky blue eyes.

he wanted to cry so badly, but he had to know.

"how.. do you feel, blade?"

blade probably saw the tears that were threatening to fall down dan heng's eyes as he lifted his hand to cup his cheek, a gentle smile he only ever really reserved for dan heng alone.

"like the demon that once had such control over me is finally laid to rest."

#braincrumbs #absolutely crying #pls go show love to that tweet tho #they're #jesshhh29 #on twitter #renheng #dan heng #blade #sobbing honestly #jfc

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