Bird Sanctuary

It was really good. QnQ

Took 150 sq but it was worth it.

Also got my first kaleidoscope on the same pull which was heckin nice.

We know the Archiviste Clan exists. Or rather, existed. But the question is, were they wiped out before or after Noé was adopted?

We know baby Noé was found by his adoptive human grandparents in the human world one day when it was snowing, and he doesn’t seem to have any recollection of anything before this. What if Noé was abandoned and his memories of the Archiviste clan erased because he was born under the Blue Moon?

It would probably be awfully hard for a small vampire like Noé to find his way all the way to the human world all by himself, with no recollection of how he got there. So what if he was left there on purpose?

Noé has always been shown to have a fascination with the Blue Moon, something established right from Chapter 1.

Right here, he says that the Blue Moon seems quite beautiful to him. Even in the present day, he is shown to be fascinated by it, and not show any fear.

While one can argue that was due to his upbringing in the human world, even when he was receiving lessons from Teacher, he still held on to the belief that it wasn’t something scary.

There’s also this, also from Chapter 1.

That looks like one heck of a thick hole. Vanitas is right: normally, they shouldn’t have survived such a long fall with a very thick ceiling at the end. As a vampire specialist that’s dealt with many curse-bearers, and has also been on the receiving end of many murder attempts, he would probably know what would kill him. During this scene, there was a Blue Moon up. We don’t see the Blue Moon’s effects on Amelia, but we are told multiple times that it is said the Blue Moon saps the strength of vampires, leaving them vulnerable. And yet, here, Vanitas says quite clearly that it makes no sense that they survived. If the Blue Moon saps vampires’s strength, both Noé and Vanitas would probably be dead here.

However, in Chapter 41, when Vanitas is calling upon the power of his Mark, he says this:

“Lend me your strength. Luna, Blue Moon.

This is followed up on by a statement in Chapter 42:

It’s imbued with my [Original Vanitas’] power - the power of the blue moon. The more you use it, the more you yourself will be rewritten.

This indicates that the Blue Moon has power of it’s own, despite the legends saying it saps the powers of vampires. Theoretically, anyone that’s part of the Blue Moon Clan, or is a Blue Moon vampire, can draw strength from it instead of it draining their strength.

However, here it’s also stated that the more Vanitas uses it, the more he is rewritten. Maybe that’s what’s happening to the vampires of the Crimson Moon, they are being rewritten by the Blue Moon’s effects. That could manifest as their strength being sapped away, possibly to combat the effects of the Blue Moon attempting to rewrite them.

Going back to Chapter 1, what if the reason Noé and Vanitas survived was because Noé drew upon the power of the Blue Moon in some way? If the Blue Moon has the power to rewrite things and is strong enough a vampire needs to use all of its strength to combat against that effect, the Blue Moon’s power could logically “rewrite” that thick ceiling into something that would be easier for them to break through, and survive.

So what if Noé unconsciously tapped into this power in Chapter 1 in order to select the right formula to ensure they survived? If he did, he probably had no clue. Which would make sense, considering he appears to have no memory of his time before his human grandparents found him, and all his conscious knowledge of formulas comes from Teacher.

Another example of Noé being in awe of the Blue Moon, specifically its power, can be found in Chapter 41, when Vanitas calls upon the power of his Mark. When this happens Noé looks directly at Vanitas, and he appears to be awe.

I’m not quite sure what those fragmented pieces that appear to be coming out of his right eye mean, but the chances of it being irrelevant are very close to 0.

This is fairly notable considering that asdie from Chloé and Vanitas, everyone else is either covering their eyes or looking away from the energy the Mark released. 

This actually reminds me of say, if you looked into the sun. You would look away because it’s too bright and you know that looking into it for too long would harm you. If you look at the composition of the panel, it does appear to be similar to the sun, reinforcing that visual metaphor.

But Noé? He’s in awe of it. He seems like he can’t get enough of it. Like how the others are instinctively afraid of the Blue Moon’s power, Noé appears to be instinctively drawn to it, even comparing it to a scene like the night sky. Like he describes the Blue Moon as “beautiful,” he’s describing this effect of the Mark as beautiful, but not as directly. To Noé, the energy from the Mark doesn’t seem to be bright nor harmful, instead being shown as the calmness of night.

Even when Noé is not in awe of the Blue Moon, he doesn’t seem to react negatively to it at all. When Vanitas reveals his Mark of Possession to all the vampires gathered at the Bal Masque, the reaction he gets is immediate outrage. The gathered partygoers immedately start calling for his head.

In contrast, while Noé is shocked at the sudden reveal, he’s not amongst those demanding Vanitas’ head on a platter. In fact, the revelation that Vanitas says he’s doing all of this for revenge, makes the pieces click into Noé’s mind a bit more. However, it must also be noted that the other vampires Vanitas is acquainted with at this point of time also do not react in fear at his declaration, so this is not a reaction limited solely to Noé.

It’s indicated that Misha and Vanitas, two confirmed members of the Blue Moon Clan, have the same blue eyes. However, Noé does not have these eyes. So, he wouldn’t be part of the Blue Moon Clan, right? Not necessarily.

Both Vanitas and Misha are humans, claimed by the orignal Vanitas of the Blue Moon. At this time, we do not know what color eyes the original Vanitas had(has? is the original Vanitas still alive?). It’s possible that the unusual blue eye color is a side effect of either being adopted into the Blue Moon Clan, or being Marked. It was mentioned that Vanitas’ eyes used to be a different color before his ‘adoption’. Essentially, the fact that Noé does not share an eye color with Vanitas doesn’t automatically discount him from being a Blue Moon Vampire. For all we know, the original Vanitas could share an eye color with Noé instead of her confirmed kin.

Fenrir was said to fill half of the world with fire, and he killed the god Odin, who was associated with royalty, amongst other things.

Loki is a member of the Oriflamme family. The name itself indicates that they have affinity with fire, something Lucas has shown when Vanitas kissed Jeanne when they first met. It depends on what sort of powers Loki has. Does he have fire, like his younger brother? Or does he have water, or something else, and he was looked down upon for not having fire powers?

Another candidate for Loki’s true name could be Surtr, the jötunn who led others from Muspelheim to Ragnarök, and killed the god Freyr, who was associated with sacral kingship, peace, and prosperity, amongst other things.

I think Surtr being his malnomen is less likely due to a couple of reasons. The primary reason among them being that Surtr is not directly related to Loki in any way. Another reason why I think that his true name is less likely to be Surtr is that Surtr was the leader of the fire giants. Loki is a member of the Beastias, those who serve Faustina. He also doesn’t lead the Oriflamme family, as he is bound and confined.