#neotexts

since mans basically wrote himself a constellation of “nihil dei”, i imagine he also probably takes on a name matching the original names of the archons/gods (e.g. “barbatos”, “morax”, “baal”, “beelzebul”, “decarabian”, “andrius”, etc.”

unless the names are taken in the future, i can see him asking zhongli to call him “solomon” or “goetia” in private moments! but if those names ARE taken in the future, then “vidya” will suffice.

wilbur -

the tower /// the hanged man - chaos (ANARCHY BROS) and change, “my unfinished symphony,” like a tempest of transformation to a person completely unlike how he once was; and yet the tower had always been built on a shaky foundation. possessive and powerful yet fragile. /// for the literal meaning, but it represents how wilbur has become at peace (at least visibly), surrendering to how he’s trapped in this form as a ghost and no longer affected by death. i’m not sure how many people would call wilbur a martyr, but in a sense he kind of is.

techno -

death /// the hermit - for the literal meaning, but also it represents how he’s become the initiator for quite a few characters’ new phases of life; and death doesn’t discriminate with who it takes. government or otherwise. /// the hermit represents isolation, often described in being at a snow-capped mountain, while it also represents self-assurance. technoblade is a figure most often alone, and yet he is completely confident in his viewpoints and, in a sense, his soul.

tommy -

the fool /// the sun - he’s a main protagonist. idk what to tell u-- jk. a young man off on a new adventure, reckless and a free. and naive, easily manipulated by the winds of a dream after stepping off the cliff into a strange land. /// child innit. bright and too bright, hiding his trauma behind words said too quick and words said with a bite. but the kid’s got his optimism.

phil -

the hierophant /// the chariot /// the emperor - he teaches everyone stuff on the server on a semi-regular basis and he upholds his personal beliefs. has cemented himself firmly in his loyalty to the other sleepy bois. /// phil’s got a hell of a willpower backing his determination to protect his family, and he is perfectly willing to take action for them. /// he’s basically the mentor/father figure of the sleepy bois, as well as pretty wise. i mean it’s philza minecraft. come on. he only has one life and he lives it brilliantly, and brightly, and with it has come both wisdom and incredible experience; however, at times he shows a lack of discipline, mainly towards his treatment of his sons (although this does seem to be improving). phil’s a strange one because hierophant and emperor are opposing cards. one is for change, one is for stagnance; he leans more toward stagnance as he hasn’t changed much from the days of the antarctic empire.

completely detached from each other also at 5 am in the morning. when i release his bio these aren’t going to be in them, they’re just extra lol

about “him”

“look at me now! i’ve upheld all your ideals! i’ve torn them to shreds, i’ve done everything for and against what you taught me! come on, where are my consequences?! where are the ones meant to oppose me?! ...you left me with this burden. the burden of having no consequences to bear, no true opponent. i am a consequence, and i am an opponent, but i can never have those things myself. because i... i’m not... haahh... hahahahaha! what cruelty you left me with! i can’t believe you’d do such a thing to me! even though i know this is all my fault, and yet i can’t have any fault at all! (more laughter)”

about “knowledge”

“how much do i know, traveler? ahh... that’s a difficult question. well, once you know everything, there is nothing else to know, isn’t there? so i know nothing.”

about “eternity”

“let me get one thing straight with you, traveler. nothing is eternal. don’t get me wrong, there are things that can last a long, long time, but nothing can ever last forever. of course, there is only one exception, and that is ‘nothingness’ itself. an end is but a moment, but the lack of anything that follows it, does, technically, last infinitely. these concepts are a little difficult for sentient beings to handle. so... to claim to be a god of ‘eternity’... well, i’ll tell you one more thing, too; gods are far, far more fragile than they believe themselves to be. oh, me? hahaha, well, i’m pretty much nothing, i guess you could say?”

about “self”