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i woulda cleaned this up more but yuh boy lost all the files when his external hard drive exploded so this is all thats left :(
Made with Clip Studio Paint and Vegas Pro 14
The music used is an edited version of Homecoming from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
If anyone is curious about the story, this video depicts two servants of the Raven Queen, a goddess that presides over fate and death. Mavros, the man with a scythe, is one of her strongest martial warriors. Aion, the man wielding magic, is one of her strongest magicians. Aion at some point was tasked with watching over and working with Mavros, as his reckless behavior has gotten him killed over and over, leading to him essentially being on his 'last life'. The two of them didn't get along at first, but over time would grow to trust each other, then become... Something more, though neither of them would ever say it in words.
Eventually, the two of them would be faced with a great battle, and would fine themselves in dire straits. Aion, as a divination wizard with the talent to see the threads of fate, glimpsed into the future to find a way out. Instead of a solution, he saw an impossible absolution. He could only guarantee the safety of one of them. The rest was up to luck, and he knows all too well that his own luck is abysmal.
Nevertheless, Aion makes his choice, both out of duty and love. His life for Mavros'. Like predicted, luck would not smile upon him, and a stray enemy deals a fatal blow on him. Unlike other Raven Queen Agents, he has no interest in spreading his soul thin and coming back, so he lets his life fade, with the peace of knowing the person he loves can live on. A choice he will later come to regret.
Bereft of his partner, Mavros spends the rest of his days guarding Aion's grave, only to die brutally at the hands of those who would seek to try and steal Aion's body. With the last of his soul spent, what is left of Mavros becomes a sentinel raven, fated to eternally save the Raven Queen until the end of time.
The story would usually end here, but in a twist of fate, Aion finds himself alive in the present day, where a current agent of the Raven Queen once again needs his aid and protection. To his shock, the raven that serves his new charge bears the name of his partner from centuries ago. It would turn out that this is no coincidence- because the fondness in which the corvid regards Aion is the exact same as Mavros', and the visions that he receives upon confronting this fact confirm that the two are one and the same.
The man Aion loved died in anguish and grief, and to him, it is his fault.
29 сен 2024