#manuself.

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐔 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓

Among the sand waves so warm they melt carnelian into ale, found the nadītu priestess the prophecy through one’s blood sacrifice and wishful thinking. Reborn as the Sun’s messenger, one of the divine lights, she’s now destined to witness the evil King of Heroes’ journey towards immortality and become a protector of his golden fate.

it was just an excuse to play around some procreate brushes on my ipad but i miss my fate self insert so much… so enjoy yet another sexualised version of fictional manu on the dash asdfghjkl

“Have you heard about the Sacrificial Javelin?”

“A royal spear infused with divine power that could split the sky. Apparently able to wipe entire cities from the annals of history.”

“Did you know that King Agrysius had sought to end this tradition by replacing it with competitive sport?”

“I did not, actually.”

“I think you two have some things in common. Except that Ptolemy thought King Agrysius’ brother had fabricated this story.”

“Ptolemy? How did you get to know this name?”

“Oh, he wrote the scroll titled ‘Kings of Kremnos,’ the one we brought back from the Gibranipar Library.”

“…Why are you talking about history all of a sudden?”

“Why not?”

“I’m in the middle of changing my clothes after training…”

yup, that’s me.

you’re probably wondering how i ended up in this situation…

no bath… but… uhmm… hear me out. octomanu as a mythical creature finding a drowning sailor at the lukewarm shores………

I CANNOT EVEN THINK OF ANY QUOTE. THERE ARE NO QUOTES, WE ARE JUST STARING AT EACH OTHER PEACEFULLY AND BEING IN LOVE 🤍 our eternal page, perhaps ✨ ₊ ˙ ⊹ . i cried so hard because it was gifted to me by riv and i’m eternally grateful for a friendship with someone so thoughtful and passionate! and a standing ovation to @/anneskribbles on instagram for drawing manudei so so dreamy! i’m genuinely moved beyond reason, i want to break down in tears again just from staring at mydei in their style!!! and they made me so beautiful! it’s so stunning… and it’s all thanks to riv’s request and the artist’s skill! 🥺🩷

a barely decipherable quote left under a smudged sketch on a torn scroll somewhere among the rubble, “To your eternity, I will always remember the version of you when you first wore the dress made for you by Lady Aglaea. And may this drawing keep you alive even in chaos…”