#ignis tag

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"I wove the silk and chiffon, yes," Ardyn said with a smile. "The leather and gold pieces are gifts of friends, or things I've picked up along the way. I think it's important for their to be some real thought, on such special occasions."

He glances over Ignis' dress. Equally well appointed, not that Ardyn is surprised. The advisor was always wonderfully put together.

Taking care of Noctis most of his life this comes second nature to him

·         He will insist you get a proper diagnosis, taking you to the doctor’s office to find out exactly what’s wrong

·         Once he knows what it is he sets to work

·         He puts you in quarantine, prob wears a face mask when bringing you food or medicine

·         “It won’t do if we’re both sick.”

·         Will stay and read to you if you wish and makes sure to fluff your pillows whenever you get uncomfortable

·         Will sneak you a forehead kiss when he thinks your asleep

·         “I was just taking your temperature”

You’re probably wondering what I mean by this, but I have a perfectly sound explanation.

Look at these comparisons. 

Notice anything peculiar? Let’s look a little closer.

That's better.

For those unaware, you may notice that the Barians lack a “mouth”. A mouth is “the opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and from which speech and other sounds are emitted.”

Why is this important? Well, because a mouth is an essential piece of the body part to engage in the act of Vore. Since Barians lack the ability to vore due to their own anatomy, they are unable to vore ever. In fanart or in the show, these angels are incapable of being involved in any of that stuff. They’re completely in the safe zone, they’re untouchable as far as the show puts them because you can’t do anything with these guys in THAT specific situation.

BUT WAIT, i hear yall typin away with a rebuttal

With the the introduction of Vrains, there exist another species of creatures without mouths—the Ignises. 

Examining the images above, this other unique species also lack these crucial mouths, so you could argue that there are 2 Yu-Gi-Oh groups that are entirely sinless. And this is a fair argument without the context of what the Ignises could do.

But could that could they do exactly?

These images say it all. They could absolutely do that within the canon of yugioh.

So without a doubt, Ignises have the wholly ability to vore other creatures with ease. And this isn’t a one-off thing either, like they did it once and that was it. Ai is shown to have done this on multiple occasions within LINK VRAINS, his homeworld, presumably in a natural form. It is safe to assume that the Ignises absorb data and dismantle prey like this.

Knowing this, Barians ARE the only creatures incapable of voring.

But I hear you screaming. “But Dyzarc, you cranky dragon you, whadda bout anal vore? Cock vore? Absorption! Plus they have HUMAN forms, too. WITH MOUTHS which means the Barians are fully capable of eating! Theyre no different than any other ygo char!”

You could make those arguments, but I also have several points to refute this.

First, the human forms.

You could say that their human forms exist so that they can vore in that sense. That’s a very reasonable assumption.

And yes.

Yes, they could do that.

Yet, human form isn’t really Barian. It’s kind of off-canon, in a sense. They only took that form because Earth is hazardous to their bodies and they cannot maintain their true forms in that unnatural state. Within the closed system of their own environment (or Barian World), which is what I care about, the Barian species does not naturally have a mouth or a human body and therefore cannot partake in that act, canon or otherwise.

Furthermore, if a person wants to draw or write vore involving a Barian  as the predator, they simply cannot do it. They must turn the Barian into a human or face the simple fact that Barians cannot vore (or a third option*).

*Theoretically, you could slap a mouth onto them or imply that a mouth exists underneath their muzzle, which only reveals itself when the Barian needs it. However, this is no different than giving a snake tiddies or putting legs on a shark just to fulfill a kink.

Secondly, I’ll focus on the other vore methods by showing pictures of some raw Barian crotches.

Now I may be blind as an olm, but they are clearly naked around the groin area. They lack any visible extremities that could be considered an anus or a cock too. Unless their anatomy works similarly to reptiles as in these organs are hidden behind a thin layer of rock around their crotch and only protrude when it is needed, they lack any organs that can perform cock or anal vore. 

Excluding their physical appearance, Barians are canonically born from a circumstance other than, say, laying eggs or live birth or asexual reproduction. Meaning if they DO have those body parts, it’ll be a vestigial structure with no other purpose than to sit there and look stalactitey, probably kinda gross-looking considering what they are. 

Of course a “cock” could function like the giant claw of a fiddler crab, where it’s mainly just for show to prove who has the biggest one (and so deserving of their territory, which is why Nasch is the leader. I’ll get into this later on why this could be the case) as well as to help them fight, find a mate, or exert their dominance.

Also, although I do not believe this image represent the entirety of Barian physiology

It is most likely that their insides consist mainly of veins and a... heart?? A star fragment, ball of spike? Whatever the case, I don’t see a stomach pouch nor do the Barians have a reason to have such a thing. The lack of a mouth and stomch makes sense in the “overarching picture” of how a Barian functions. Think about it from a human perspective. Why do we eat? Humans require food in order to produce energy to survive, grow, and reproduce, plain and simple. 

Barians, on the other hand, live in a toxic environment void of life other than themselves. They do not need to eat for there is nothing to eat.

My personal theory is that they don’t require energy through consumption of food items like humans do. They either get it from photosynthesizing since their sun appears to be very close to their planet

Or maybe the "heart” is some sort of radioactive material that supplies them with an ample amount of energy. This powerful energy surges through the body through the help of the “roots” and essentially fuels them with life without the need for the consumption of food. My assumption is that the Barian itself is the roots and hearts, while everything else is just a rocky mass separate from the actual thing (im not gonna go super in-depth into the mind-body dualism thing btw. Just think about as a hermit crab with a shell with the “shell” being made of minerals)

And if we bounce off the idea that the shell is composed of minerals, or a rock, thus being very susceptible to erosion and damage as seen in how Vector broke pieces of his body during one of the duels

They most likely naturally regenerate their body parts by burying themselves deep into the ground so that the Rock Cycle 

can repair and grow their forms. See, this process does not require food (which fits into their biology very well) and instead mandates that the Barian digs deep enough to begin the process of melting down its old, damaged body. The heart and roots will remain above the metling point of course; in fact, they play a crucial role in getting the Barian back into its proper shape. After reforming a new shell, the Barian emerges from the ground like a bunch of baby sea turtles, completely healed as long as the “molt” wasn’t disturbed. 

Furthermore, this molting cycle could explain the presence of any “cocks” found within the Barian. Molting is extremely energy-consuming and time-consuming; rushing a molt will result in an imperfect shell or other impurities, or death if the impurity is life-threatening. The hardness, body structure, addition of any extra parts, and safe resurfacing, or preventing their new bodies from being damaged as they emerge from the ground, also depends on how well the Barian could alter the temperature and pressure of its surroundings magma (molten rock) to result in the best possible shell. This means that the Barians with poor molts are young and inexperienced while Barians with the best molt are old and experienced. 

(hey can u find a better pic, this one isnt a good example)

This also works with how a big “cock” (in an abstract sense) could show their dominance over the other Barians. Or, in this case, the cock is actually extra formations to show off what they are capable of. Regular and large racks, for example, showcase a Barian’s skill at creating a new shell, with the larger and more angular the rack, the more powerful or experienced they are. This is especially difficult to do at a consistence rate, so the Barians capable of carrying it off tend to be on top of the pecking area. Nasch’s abilities to create so many horns means he’s deserving of his spot as the leader. 

The Barian pecking order probably goes down the list on how complex—in that they managed to form a perfect, angular rack—their composition is. 

Obviously, the chart simplifies what makes a great Barian. The Barian pecking order is much more complex than this.

For example, Mizael, despite the complexity in parts of the body like the face “mask”, is lower in the hierarchy than expected. Why? There is a lot to dissect about Barian physiology, but a peculiar detail is their carapaces. Unlike the rest of the body, which consist of a rocky formation, Mizael’s mask is a carapace. This could be easily seen when Nasch was briefly seen without these carapaces in this scene.

As seen on bodies of these Barians, they appear to have many carapaces which are separate from their main bodies, such as: 

These carapace could be involved in the pecking order. The fineness and sharpness of the carapaces gives the illusion of strength (notice that Nasch is covered in carapaces while Durbe practically has none) as well as adding to their maximum size.

But they could also play another vital role...  Defense Mechanism

It may sound strange, but I believe that Barians are built solely for defense.... 

Let’s take a look at a creature whose behavior and structural patterns mimics the Barians, the noble Hermit Crab.

I like to compare these two species due to their essentially parallelism in terms of “form follows function” such as:

(Marine Hermit Crab adding extra defenses to its shell using a venomous sea anemone; similar to a Barian adding sharp carapaces to its already tough, rocky exterior)

Comparing the likeness of the two, it could be assumed that the carapaces provide extra protection over the Barians’ main defense (rocky shell). The carapaces aren’t involved in the molting cycle, of course, due to their complicated build. It’ll be a massive waste to destroy them. Since a Barian could remove them at will, they most likely store the pieces above ground (or above melting point) and molt without them. After they finish molting, they retreive the carapaces. Again, very similar to the molting process of a hermit crab.

It may feel like I am going on a tangent of Barian anatomy rather than focus on their ability, or thereby lack of, to vore, but these details can be used to explain why Barians cannot vore from a historical standpoint.

They cannot vore because they are built like a prey. 

Like hermit crabs, they are “bottom-feeders” with no prey of their own—mostly in part due to the absence of food on their home planet. Instead of being designed like a predator with the capability to vore, a mouth, they are the exact opposite in that they have only the defensive capabilities to defend themselves against a predator.

So following this, if there is a strong need for defensive pressure, who is the offensive pressure? A creature cannot be so defensively driven (thick shell, regeneration, armor, etc.) without the presence of a harmful force.

If it isn’t obvious, their predator are the aqueous Astral Beings. 

Astral Beings are the perfect Barian predator (perhaps co-evolution played a part in this, or y’kno eliphas just said fuck those guys, lets kill em). 

Moving along, not only are they armed with mouths, water is one of the natural forces that could heavily erode rocks, as seen along beaches, rivers, and cliff-sides, into a pile of sand and mud. Barians, with their outermost covering consisting of rock, are especially vulnerable to being broken down by the Astral Beings, exposing their sensitive cores to a likely death. 

Their main defense against this is either: 

(1) Regeneration, they can drop limbs and endure damage to their shell without fear of death, then repair any injuries during their molt

(2) Armor, the sharp carapaces (made of metals that can withstand water) can ward off potential attackers

A third defense that follows the how Astral Beings vore Barians in a predator/prey relationship could also be seen in the habitat of the Barians, or the presence of the Sea of Ill Intent. 

Instead of being made of water, the sea is made of a very strong acid. Why is this important? For any of you that took a chemistry course, the proper technique of mixing acid and water (i.e the Astral Being), you must add acid into the water in that order. The flow of acid into water mixes the two better, preventing a reaction to occur. Adding water into acid, on the other hand, causes the water to react with the acid due to poor initial mixing, causing it to boil and potentially explode.

For this case, the rocky exterior of the Barian allows them to be submerged into the acid without risk of immediate death. Unless the Astral Being wants to harm itself by going into the acid to pursue its prey, they most likely will abandon the prey. If the acid starts to dissolve Barian’s shell (say, the Astral Being attempting to stakeout the Barian) they could regenerate the broken pieces during their next molt.

So not only Barians cannot vore, but they are hapless prey at that! 

They are far from helpless prey—in the same way a Rhinoceros is considered a prey animal—but there is plenty of evidence that lead up to the fact they are indeed a prey species. 

And the fact that they are the bottom of the barrel scavenger, harmless, unable to be a fearsome predator, only a potential prey at best...

They’re just innocent.

Now you say “Kay Dyzarc, ya made me read a longass analysis on the biology of a bunch of space rocks to prove some sickass vore fantasy of yours. Now what. What was the point.” 

The queen rubbed the back of her neck as she looked around. “Fashionably late, I suppose.”

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Ardyn grinned when he saw Ignis sitting in the reading room of the Citadel. It had been too long since they'd been together. He snuck up behind him and pull the other man in close, pressing a kiss to Ignis' cheek.

Ardyn stays still when he feels the Ignis’s breath slow and the young man’s body melts into his side. His first thought is to try moving him to a more comfortable spot, but he doesn’t want to risk waking Ignis when he’s clearly so tired. One never knows when he’ll let himself rest again, after all. 

Instead he carefully removes the man’s glasses and moves them onto the end table, before delicately brushing a strand of hair from his face. 

 a  right  delight,  stumbling  upon  this  sugary  gift  ‘pon  his  return  from  an  errand.  most  would  not  think  to  gift  him  a  CAKE,  figuring  he  was  well  enough  to  prepare  his  own,  but  it  was  NICE  not  to  have  to  concern  himself  with  such  a  task  when  his  sweet  tooth  was  in  a  state  of  malnourishment.  unlikely  that  he  would  finish  it  all  on  his  own,  however---  said  sweet  tooth  may  have  been  begging  to  be  satiated  right  now,  but  a  slice  or  two  would  more  than  amply  calm  it  down  ;;  only  right  that  he  share  the  sweet  confection  with  another,  if  time  allowed.

[ ✉️ ;; Ardyn ] : Thank you for the wonderful cake, Ardyn.

[ ✉️ ;; Ardyn ] : It was unexpected, but very much appreciated. You’ve satisfied my sweet tooth for the coming days. 

[ ✉️ ;; Ardyn ] : If you are free, would you be interested in sharing it with me? Perhaps over a spot of tea? I would not want such a beautiful gift to go to any level of waste.

Ardyn had been expecting to have a full day, possibly even several full days, before he could visit Ignis again. But fortunately for him, it seemed his errands took much less time than he supposed, so when he received the texts, he was perfectly free to reply.

[ ✉ ;; Ignis] : You’re very welcome Ignis! 😊

Who said “I love you” first They both knew, but were dancing around it for awhile. Then Ardyn had one of his bad days, and made a drunken, mumbled confession into Ignis neck that night in bed. He repeated it the next morning to make sure the younger man knew he was sincere.

Who would have the other’s picture as their phone background

Ardyn has an embarrassing picture of Ignis on his phone. He’s sleeping in a camper chair with his mouth open. It annoys Ignis but Ardyn maintains that he’s adorable.

Who leaves notes written in fog on the bathroom mirror

Ardyn, Ignis whines about having to clean up the streaks, but not so secretly enjoys it.

Who buys the other cheesy gifts

They both do. Ignis especially likes to buy pun based things that remind him of Ardyn’s personality.

Who initiated the first kiss

Ardyn, it was a case of him goofing around before they officially started dating.

Who kisses the other awake in the morning

Ardyn, gentle kisses up Ignis’ shoulder and to his neck. (Ignis is an early riser, but Ardyn rarely sleeps, and when he does it isn’t for long.Also because of this Ignis doesn’t usually wake Ardyn when he sees him asleep. The advisor knows he needs the rest.)

Who starts tickle fights Ardyn, but he always loses. That pinpoint accuracy appears in any fight Ignis takes part in.

Who asks who if they can join the other in the shower Ardyn asks at first, But Ignis surprises him one day with a shoulder massage before slipping into the bath behind him. After that they get into a rhythm where they can sort of figure out when slipping in is best.

Who surprises the other in the middle of the day at work with lunch

Ardyn, being a thief means he has a lot of leisure time that Ignis doesn’t. It’s usually brought from one of the Ignis’ favored restaurants. But occasionally it’s something homey and so old the recipe is only known to Ardyn, these are the ones Iggy loves the most. Both for the sentimentality and the opportunity to try a recipe lost to time. 

Who was nervous and shy on the first date

Ardyn, he hasn’t been on a date or had a serious relationship in a very long time. It sort of hits him all at once when he meets Ignis for their night out.

Who kills/takes out the spiders Ardyn swoops in to take them out cause Ignis will just kill them. He says it’s “out of respect for my fellow weaver” (Ignis starts taking the time to remove them rather than kill them afterwards.)