#coreflame

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ─ Not what you really wanted . . .

ㅤ⟢ summary ;; peace and strife are the opposites of eachother , but your coreflame comes from strife. It doesn't matter if you like it or not , you and mydei─the beast of strife are soulmates. While he once used to wield your coreflame , it was now yours and yours alone. But when you finally meet this “beast” you find that you both have something in common. . .

ⵌWARNINGS ⸝⸝ angst with slight comfort , mentions of a bad childhood , death , unwanted love , soulmates , mutual understanding & comfort. . .

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𖹭 Beast! Mydei × Ancient GN! reader ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

Your childhood was something you didn't like to think about , but as you patiently waited for the arrival of the beast of strife , you find yourself thinking back on it. . .

You could remember the screams , the smell of smoke and blood as you ran screaming your mother's name. Monsters had come and attacked your village , sparing no one but how were you supposed to know. Your mother was a frail women , you needed to find her and make sure she was safe! Yet when you arrived to your home , it was set ablaze. . . You stared at the burning house with wide eyes filled with shock and pain. Falling to your knees , tears streamed down your soot-covered cheek as he silently weeped. Your mother was gone , your friends were gone as well leaving only you alive. . .

That night as you weeped , the will to bring peace grew within you with each tear that rolled down your cheek. Then you saw that bright light and that's when the coreflame of peace appeared in front of you , you silently stared at it for a moment before reaching up and grasping it in your hands. Pulling it close to your heart , your will to bring peace had solidified completely

“ (name). . . I've chosen you as my holder , your will to bring peace is admirable. Never give up on this will. ” The coreflame spoke to you in a soft tone , the voice that a mother would use with her child. . . “ o-of course. . .! ” Wiping away the remnants of your tears , you stood back up on shaky legs. A fire burning in your heart fueled you to move forward , to continue onward for your mother , friends , and to bring peace so no one would suffer the horrors of war and death.

Soon after your departure you found a sword that soon became a symbol of peace , you promised that with this sword you wielded , it would be the very thing that would bring peace to the world.

You were brought out of your thoughts by the rumbling , the ground shook but you did not waver , just like when you went head to head with the beast of strife himself and not once did you falter , but when that beast had shattered your sword you did falter. This sword meant a lot to both you and your people , it became a symbol of peace and protection for your kingdom and it's people so watching it shatter made your will falter.

“ m-my sword. . .” your voice was shaky as you stared down at the broken pieces of your sword , sweat and fear creeped up on you as you gripped the handle of that broken sword tightly. Mydei couldn't help but feel a twinge of admiration for you , after all you'd put up a good fight against him without fear but he saw that fear slowly creep up back on you as you sword broke. It was a lifeline for you , something you always needed and used and with it now gone , you were practically vulnerable.

Mydei couldn't help but also think back on his past , he too lost his hometown to monsters just as you did. He was once the wielder of the coreflame of peace but after years and years of watching war , death , and those he loved die─he grew to seek out war. War was the only thing that kept him from remembering what happened to him , it kept him entertained after years and years of watching the same things happen over and over again like a cycle or loop. Mydei understood you and your will well , but it was utterly useless to him.

“ You've still got some fight in ya , don't you? Then pick up that broken sword of yours and fight me! SHOW ME YOUR WILL (NAME)! ” Mydei laughed loudly as he ran at you , who was clearly caught off guard which allowed Mydei to hit you with his Lance and send you flying into a wall. Coughing out blood , you weakly stumbled back up. You felt despair as you watched the beast walk towards you , tears began to well up in your eyes as you desperately clung to that broken sword. You felt like a helpless child , your grip on the handle was shaky but firm. How could you defeat the beast. . .?

“ (name). . . (name). . .! You must stand strong! Your people , your kingdom needs you! You are the symbol of peace , not your sword. . . But you. ” the coreflame's voice rang out in your head suddenly , breaking you out of your trance. “ c-coreflame. . .? ” you called out to that motherly voice , but the coreflame's words were true. You were the symbol of peace , not your sword but you! Your people depended on you , not for your strength or sword but because you fought for peace. You fought for a world that deserved to live in peace , not suffer from the terror of war!

Mydei watched with a wide grin as he watched you transform , your form becoming absorbed by light before you reformed as a protecter of peace. Your sword was remade into something greater and your will to bring peace was stronger then ever. Mydei laughed as your weapons clashed once more , the thrill of battle is what made Mydei fight harder but with your newfound strength you easily defeated him.

You left the beast underneath a pile of rubble , yet you didn't kill him. No. . . Just because he was your opposite didn't mean that you needed to kill him. You simply showed him your strength , that while you may waver , your will for peace never will. . .

EDIT - NO LONGER ACCURATE IMO! but i'm leaving these intact for the sake of posterity

idk much about kalpas so idk about dan heng pt/kalpas. for some reason march 7th is having a seele arc despite being elysia-adjacent. phainon's arc ended up mirroring elysia's, but cyrene's.... also? mirrored elysias? lol

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people who play both hi3 and hsr are WINNING rn

anyway. i've determined likely flamechaser parallels for a majority of the chrysos heirs. most of them do not actually look like their flamechaser counterparts, which makes me think they're not direct expies but merely parallels.

I also sprinkled some minor analysis of what little lore we have on these guys. Amphoreus is massively inspired by greek mythology.

watch this before reading!

Aglaea = Eden (both associated with gold)

Eden owned the Elysian Realm previously, but at that time it was called the Golden Courtyard

Eden is also called the Bearer of the Gold Signet

Aglaea is called the Goldweaver

You're not going to believe this-- Aglaea is named after the Charis called Aglaea.

The mythological Aglaea basically runs errands for Aphrodite, which would explain why HSR Aglaea bears the Coreflame of Romance.

HSR Aglaea is from the city of Okhema. In greek thought (plato I think?), Okhema is an intermediary between the body and the soul. I did as much research as I could and the best I could figure out is "it carries the soul through rebirth". SORRY IF THAT'S WRONG-

HSR Aglaea has the "divine authority of mnestia". After lots of research, I think mnestia can be loosely translated to Remembrance, so perhaps that's the Amphorean way of saying she's a pathstrider of Remembrance?

Aglaea's drip marketing references the myth of Prometheus, where Prometheus stole fire from the gods and returned/gave it to humanity.

Tribbie = Vill-V (multiple 'selves') [edit: i now think it's mobius]

Tribbie is called the "three-faced messenger"

We see Tribbie adopt multiple personas in the video. She can even take multiple forms at once

Vill-V has partitioned her personality into 8 different segments

EDIT, it's probably mobius. mobius has the signet of infinity; tribbie's divine authority is the gate of infinity

tribbie is from Janusopolis and her divine authority is also called Janus, which is absolutely perfect for someone connected to messengers/passage. Janus is the roman god of beginnings, endings, transitions, doorways, etc.

Anaxa = Su (both associated with knowledge/enlightenment)

Anaxa is said to have "enough knowledge to refute faith, and to stir up a torrent capable of slaying gods."

Su is called the Enlightened of Bodhi, Enlightened One, and other similar titles.

These two have lots of physical similarity

Anaxa's namesake has some interesting connections with Nous actually

Hyacine = Griseo (both Asleep)

In the video, when Hyacine is on-screen it says "let the sky become the slumbering cot from which she wakes".

Due to the 8th Honkai Eruption, Griseo fell into a deep sleep.

Could be named after Hyacinthus

Mydei = Kalpas (fire in battle)

In the video, Mydei is seen in a post-battle poise surrounded by fire.

Kalpas is constantly surrounded by fire during battle.

Both characters constantly seek out fighting/strife.

Mydei is likely related to the greek god Deimos

He is from the city Castrum Kremnos. Castrum = a fortified military base; Kremnos = a steep place or precipice. so picture a fort on a cliff ig

His divine authority is "Lance of Fury, Nikador". My thought is Nikador is related to Nike, goddess of victory?

One of the unnamed people has a mask too though, but these guys are too similar in aesthetic and personality

Cipher = Pardofelis (...come on.)

Cat girls.

Same eye and hair color

Castorice = Aponia? (butterfly theming)

Castorice is pictured with butterflies both in the video and in the twitter art. These butterflies look highly similar to the butterfly motif in Aponia's design

Aponia is very strongly associated with butterflies. Her dress is patterned like one and she has butterfly wings in her ult

Both seem to have devastating levels of power

IDK about the greek origins for this one. Castor? Kratos (who is actually a child of the Styx)?

Phainon = Kevin (deliverance)

Yeah they're both related to deliverance. They literally outright said deliverance in the video, and Kevin bears the Deliverance Signet.

Also they look EXACTLY THE SAME

Also both seem to be the 'leader'

In mythology, Phainon is the star of Cronus/Saturn (cuz they thought saturn was a star)

Cyrene = Elysia (...COME ON.)

They look identical and have almost the exact same personality

i have yet to figure out the two unnamed ones, Hysilens, and Cerydra. nor can i find their name origins... the closest i found, after ages of digging, is this for Hysilens

the remaining flame-chasers are Kosma, Sakura, Fu Hua, and Mobius. only one of the unknown people seems to be male ("unknown 2"), so that one's probably Kosma.

And yeah that's the culmination of me losing my mind for the past 6 hours. lucky you, you didn't have to watch me try and fail to decipher what the 12 titans might be connected to. (greek titans, 12 olympians, and HSR aeons all didn't line up easily waaaaaa)

here's the failed attempt to figure out the aeons if anyone else gets ideas from this

OK thanks for reading. normally I post my loredumps in discord servers with my friends. this is my first time posting it anywhere abfiushdliueh

EDIT: after recent drip marketing, it's clear that tribbie is actually connected to mobius. as mobius has the signet of infinity, and tribbie's divine authority is called "janus, gate of infinity".