#ghost king

Nico likes listening to music while training, I just know it (he told me) 🖤🎧

While such a position does exist, Phantom doesn't hold that station. His position is much greater. He's the Realms' Protector, he serves the Realms herself. He has his own set of rules and laws he must follow, sorn by him to the Realms Herself, and those laws and rules are the only ones he must follow. He doesn't have to heed the King, nor the Ancients, or even the Observants, much to their dismay, Phantom follows the Realms and her alone. He will act to keep her laws, and the Realms safe, and hes one of the few that could dethrone the King should they prove themselves a tyrant or an otherwise poor ruler.

Its been nearly 200 Millennium since a Protector has been chosen, its such a rare title to be bestowed, that Phantom is respected very highly.

But, that is a source of its own problems.

There is many a denizen that think that, because Phantom was picked by the Realms herself, that he should be the King instead.

Those that support the King, however, see the need for a Potector as treasonous. The King won their rightful place, they should be respected, and the Phantom needing to be Protector, to have the right to strip that title, is blasphemous.

The only reason a civil war hasn't broken out is because Phantom's Faction knows Phantom can't act without good reason, and the King's Faction won't act without the King's order. Everything is at a tense, political standstill, and everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Clockwork decides the most efficient way for Danny to defeat Pariah Dark… is to have Pariah raise him.

no warning. no context. no explanation.

just toddler Danny, bundled up, dropped at the gates of Pariah’s fortress centuries before canon with a single note:

'' He’s o̶u̶r̶ your baby. – CW.''

and Pariah is standing there like.

'' When did I fuck with the embodiment of time itself?''

'' WHEN did this happen! ''

meanwhile Danny is just blinking up at him with big glowing eyes and reaching up like “uppies.”

and now Pariah —ancient tyrant, nightmare of the Infinite Realms — is stuck pacing his throne room at 3am with a ghost toddler who refuses to sleep unless he’s holding onto his cape.

but here’s the thing.

Pariah is prideful. He is royal. He is not raising a weak heir.

so Danny is trained.

battle strategy taught at bedtime.

sword forms before he can properly read.

history of the Realms instead of fairy tales.

because if this is his child (apparently???) then he will be a prince. and he will be formidable.

and somewhere in the background

Clockwork is watching like :)

Art trade with @ep-10 :D

I drew their Amnesiac Ghost King and their Clockwork’s Apprentice!

It was so much fun! ♡

He immediately, as soon as he's aware he has it, asks what all it entails.

Sure, there's stuff like politics, but more importantly; it comes with a castle. It comes with servants. Observants/secretaries to handle the big Political decisions that Danny won't know what to do with until he has enough education to know. It comes with a support system, and education and money and doctors on call.

Danny already has a support system and education and access to money and the ability to go to the doctor whenever. But he knows someone who doesn't.

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Meet Little Baby Ghoul! (Or “Lil’ Ghoul” for short.)

And Here’s Normal form.

Here’s vote names you choose are done 👈🏼

Look familiar…?👇🏼