#arverna

don't mind me, just me praying we'll get to see arverna come back soon 🙏

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the very first frame of TDLC. the dark lord shrouded in darkness. is it me or the way the cloak falls at the bottom looks very much like her hair? when I reread I immediately saw the earrings and went "!!! OH MY GOD" Deitasterra you were haunting the narrative from the FIRST frame. Icon.

more importantly though notice the giant sun behind her, the way smaller sparks are breaking off from it. just as how she gifted people with her light.

now look at Arverna. obviously, we see her calm eyes and smirk; she's clearly satisfied. she's lifting her sword upwards, standing victoriously.

look at the symbol behind arverna. the signs in the surrounding rings are all pointing towards her, almost as if she's receiving power from the countless signs; as if the white light haloing her head is being fed.

then we have Calla. her downturned eyes gazing at her chained hands. she knows she's helpless, but there's nothing she's able to do about it. and, of course, the chains go upwards.... as the person responsible for her trappings is none other than the holy saint, positioned above everyone else.

look at the symbol behind her. Long ribbons streak off outwards, almost as if power is being given out. Calla's head isn't in the circle of white, so she's not being haloed. Perhaps because she's only the second Dark Lord, not the first.

look at the symbol on Arverna's chest plate. It's almost identical to the one behind Calla's. Except Arverna's chest symbol has a swollen centre. Calla's one is hollow.

Edit: upon rereading I think there's more to the symbols behind Calla and Arverna. I think they're associated with both "Divine Power" and "Dark Power".

2nd Edit: I was wrong, upon further inspection I think its more complex than that.