#godforbid

in the fic, we have it speak to him through corpses. he’s an entropy magi, right? and a hunter. he wades through death and it follows him home. with the offering of innocence upon the altar comes the guide towards the Black Diamond and a faster end to this rotten world.

it’s a mesh of everyone’s voices that he’s ever cared about for bonus psychological warfare. a familiar presence that’s followed him through every turn of the wheel and every moment of all the soul’s lives. the soul always ends up with their true master in the end, so it beckons the soul slowly over every time to savor the rush of the fall.

he cannot argue with it. it flatters him and it seems like it is raw fact- tells him how incredible a wellspring of power he is, and how they’ve all been waiting for him to come to his senses this time around. because of his high Avatar score, it is often with him, and tells him things- they have a good relationship, against Marckus’ will. it feels like an unearthly, unknowable being that loves you.

also as a note, marcks avatar is more conductive to him than you’d expect a Fallen avatar to be because it’s more opportunistic, i would say it sees that marck can get more experience and knowledge about the enemy if he continues the route he’s on prior to the Caul and thus is very, very subtle and helpful. however if he does consistently listen to it he does Fall. it knows he labors endlessly for dad’s approval and exploits this as best it can.