#v; Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus

[wilygryphon]

Some ML fans are hoping that Season 6 will make everything from the season 5 finale clearer, that the finale is supposed to set up the next season. Respectfully, I disagree. Setting up the next season should be a secondary purpose of the finale. The primary purpose should be resolving at least some of the previously-built-up plotlines. Especially when the finale is supposed to resolve a multi-season arc, particularly in defeating the overarching villain and dealing with all of the plot points that were directly tied to them, particularly when one of the main protagonists (the villain's son) is left out of the whole thing and never told the truth about both his father (who he's finally started to stand against) and the villain he's been fighting for five seasons. Doing a poor job of wrapping up those plot points should not mean that the next season is left to deal with what should have already been tidied up. Sequel baiting should not override finishing the story that was already being told. There is a reason why Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 were criticized for putting too much focus on setting up sequels.

Compare this season finale to Kingdom Hearts III, another "end of an era" installment and the resolution to the Xehanort Saga. That game put a lot of focus on setting up the next saga, but it never forgot what its purpose was. Everyone who was lost and left to a bad fate in previous installments was rescued and made whole. Each villain was given a proper sendoff, even the ones who we would expect to see again. Everyone got to face their particular nemeses again and in some cases vanquish them personally. (Roxas, Axel and Xion fought Xemnas and made peace with Saïx; Aqua and Ventus faced Terranort and Vanitas again, and Terra reclaimed his body and eliminated that incarnation of Xehanort for good; Riku AND Riku Replica overcame the physical manifestation of their dark past selves and mistakes; Sora and Riku (as well as Mickey) defeated Ansem and Xemnas once and for all, and they also defeated Young Xehanort even though the earliest version of the villain was unconcerned; and Sora, Donald and Goofy fought and defeated Master Xehanort. Re:Mind even gave Kairi the chance to fight by Sora's side and defeat another incarnation/Replica of Xehanort.) Now let's talk about the final battle. Sora, Donald and Goofy, with all of their friends helping keep Kingdom Hearts stable, fought and defeated Master Xehanort. Despite being barely able to stand, Xehanort did not want to give up, before Sora and the heart ghost of Master Eraqus convinced him to let go. What did Xehanort do then? He entrusted the light to Sora and gave him the χ-blade, then faded away to enter the afterlife with his old friend. Then Sora fixed everything, and went off to recover Kairi while sacrificing himself.

Would you look at that? Kingdom Hearts III resolved all of its major plot points while still setting up future conflicts. No one kept secrets from their friends, everyone had their moments of catharsis, the villain was not vindicated even if the game turned around to try to make his goals sympathetic at the last minute, and the heroes. Actually. Won.

Oh, and while there are still mysteries and things left to interpretation, the game still made a point to clarify what was going on in front of us.

A later episode in a season can make earlier episodes make sense, but it shouldn't be left to the next season to explain things that the season finale refuses to resolve. If the next season is necessary to make this season good, this season was not and never will be good.

#ml rant #ml recreation #ml season finale #kingdom hearts #kingdom hearts iii #there are a lot of works that one could compare to this show and have them rank higher than this #ml writing salt #ml writing critical #ml fandom critical

[masterxsquare-blog]

“I...may have bought more of these candies than I probably should have. Who wants a bag of candy hearts? I’m pretty much handing them out.”

#v; Would you care for a game? - Child/Young Eraqus #v; Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus #open

[masterxsquare-blog]

“I was looking through Master’s books on games of chance. No real way to determine the outcome, it all comes down to luck. I always did say a game’s no fun if you know where it’s going.”

“Ever heard of ‘Poker’?”

#open #v; Would you care for a game? - Child/Young Eraqus #v; Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus #could be either eraqus if you want

[masterxsquare-blog]

He stood before the other, in what used to be an empty space. His face is not visible, head covered by the hood of a long flowing white jacket. He has his back to them, yet, he is aware of the other’s presence.

“The stars are beautiful tonight... are they not?”

#open #v;Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus

[masterxsquare-blog]

@fxllenmxster cont. (x)

“I am..or.. rather... I am what’s left, I suppose that is a more apt description of what I am.” The spirit smiled at his old student, why the Light chose to present him to her in this child form was beyond his understanding but...

He was grateful to even be able to see one of his students, one of his children, once more.

“I’m sorry our reunion is under such... circumstances.”

#fxllenmxster #v; Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus #meant to respond to this sooner I'm sorry ^^

[masterxsquare-blog]

@vanities-redemption

First, there was nothing, and then, there was a light, a light taking the form of a young boy, dark hair, and a long flowing white coat. He gazes at the other, but makes no move against him, only simply gazing upon him through blue hues.

“You’re an odd one.” He simply states, looking at him inquisitively.

#vanities-redemption #pls go easy on me I'm new xD #v;Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus

[masterxsquare-blog]

Starter - @twilighttwin

“You remind me of a boy I once knew... the resemblance is rather uncanny.”The hooded boy comments on the one in black, while he sits on the ledge of the building with a popsicle in hand.

#twilighttwin #v; Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus

[masterxsquare-blog]

@fleshheir

“And why, pray tell, do you consider yourself an abomination? Because of the circumstances of your ‘birth’? Because you claim to not have a heart? In a way, I am a ‘heart’ without a body, one could easily argue the same about me.”

“You are an individual, one, who does resemble an apprentice of mine whom I considered my own son.”

“Since we both seem to have nothing but time, I will do my best to answer your questions, out of respect for that son. In the thirteen years I’ve been a disembodied specter, I’ve had time to learn from my mistakes, and gain more wisdom.”

#Sorry xD I was trying to think of a way for them to start interacting but I kept drawing a blanke #fleshheir #v; Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus

[masterxsquare-blog]

Starter - @erubos-cle

“You’re an...odd one.” In more ways that one, though he could sense a darkness, there was also a resounding light emanating from the young man, as well as... numerous hearts.

It wasn’t every day that the ghost found something more interesting than himself.

#v; Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus #erubos-cle

[masterxsquare-blog]

@lafemmedefoudre

He appears before her, an apparition, a phantom, what appears to be a small boy in a white coat with a hood over his head and a simple stick of sea salt ice cream in his hand. He looks down at the woman from his perch in the tree.

“You shouldn’t be here.” The voice of a boy simply says.

#lafemmedefoudre #v;Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus

[masterxsquare-blog]

@erubos-cle

“You’re an...odd one.” In more ways that one, though he could sense a darkness, there was also a resounding light emanating from the young man, as well as... numerous hearts.

It wasn’t every day that the ghost found something more interesting than himself.

#v;Light of the Father - Ghost!Eraqus #erubos-cho