#ons chapter 125

Sooo, hello everyone, yesterday I spent some time talking with a dear friend along complaining about Lest's sudden offscreen death, nevertheless, one of the topics that came up was the Ancient Language.

P.S: Theories and Analysis are held in a neutral view and ships are excluded

It is well known that by Ancient Language I mean mostly to the one the angels were able to read; considering that in the current time of the plot, only few characters are able to understand the message behind. Those characters are Yuu and Mikaela.

For that let's remember the very first time this was presented.

Back in Chapter 125, Yuu and Mikaela were exploring Yuu's memories of back when he was the angel Mikaela. Among this, they were prying on the stuff the First was reading which of course, Mikaela was unable to read given that it was impossible for him to read. But, one of them was able to do so, that character of course was Yuu.

Considering that Yuu has strong ties to the First given that unlike the rest of the progenitors and the endless generations of humans, he preserved deep within his heart the memories of what he used to be, he was able to understand the files the First was reading.

Mikaela of course was surprised with the new information he obtained along his surprise to see Yuu understand what the First read.

Now, back in chapter 146, a twist occurred, Mikaela was able to shift into the angel Mikaela, allowing him to read part of the First's spells yet with Yuu, he was unable to read the spell.

There are two probable answers to this:

1. The use of an avatar

On this very first scenario, it's very likely that given Mikaela is constantly consuming Yuu's desires, he has found other methods to gain access to the information. And considering Yuu has all his memories when he was the angel Mikaela, it's quite possible that Mika is borrowing that knowledge in order to understand the language he was unable to read back when they did the memory regression.

2. Merging

This second scenario is another possibility. Given that Shikama's goal back when he was alive needed the merging of Mikaela and Yuu at a gradual pace, it's very likely that due to the process of constantly exploring the First's memories, consuming desires, using their power, this is only making said process quicken.

Despite the merging attracting the trumpets, this process itself dwells a lot on the use of power.

But despite all this information, it is understandable why Yuu was able to read the information along Mikaela; they carry the seraph trait, meanwhile Mikaela carries both the seraph trait and the Michaela trait. Yet, there's just another character capable of reading this Ancient Language.

Who could it be?

Correct, Shinoa Hiiragi.

Once Shinoa engaged in a fight with Shikama/Sika Madu, Shinoa of course had a massive advantaje because he was in a weakened state along Shinoa finally gaining confidence to stand and fight since she too had power.

Once she devoured Shikama, it was clear she was going to adquire all his memories, powers and part of the spells he knew except the main 3 Yuu has.

But even if that's the case, even if she absorbed the majority of power the First had; one of the main question that I discussed with my friend is, how was she able to read the Ancient Language the First Progenitor only had access and knowledge to?

So far, it is well known that even if Shinoa's existance came due to the experiments along how different said experiments affected Mahiru's and Shinoa's mother, nevertheless, it was stated that she was human no less. So far, the only glimpse of her to quickly understand stuff related to the First was shown back in the Catastrophe at 16.

Once Shinoa reunited once again with Shikama, they had their talk along Shinoa trying to pry onto Shikama's memories and thoughts, but given that Shikama wouldn't allow such thing, it was impossible for Shinoa to even obtain any kind of information from him, but, just like he did, she quickly grasped the way he protected his heart.

Therefore, the question remains.

Thus, very independent of the author and how the events have been taking place, what do you think could lead this new question?

While it's true the manga always portrayed the characters not needing training to harness power, I do believe it's very different if they try to interpret and understand information considering back in chapter 59, the whole squad had a lot of trouble reading old files from the Hiiragi Family.

"How was Shinoa able to read the Ancient Language the First Progenitor only had access and knowledge to?"

About the chapter from April 23, I couldn’t help myself but think even more of Pandora Hearts. And so I stopped to think about some similarities between both stories, and here’s the result!

‼️ Contains spoilers for both stories! I’m exploring here ONS until the most recent chapter and PH story as a whole! If you haven’t read PH and would very much like to, I’d recommend not reading this post.‼️

⁃ Jack Vesalius x Shikama : Jack “loved” Lacie. He got obsessed with her and after she died he decided to bring the world to her. It’s when happens the Tragedy of Sablier. Instead of reviving Lacie, probably because it wasn’t near as possible, he decided to end everything. Shikama, on the other hand, as he lost his beloved won, decided to sacrifice the whole world to bring Mikaela back. So I guess both caused a tragedy in the name of the ones they loved the most. Even Jack's and Shikama's design are similar, both are devil figures, liars and destroyed lives.

⁃ Oz x Yuu: both are the main characters, both don’t know who they are and both have their memories “locked”. Yuu is an eyeball, Oz is a plushie rabbit that came to life. They both are extremely attached to the ones that gave them a name: Alice and Mika, respectively.

⁃ Alice x Mika: gave names to something inhuman which they loved dearly. The princess figure, Alice the girl trapped in a tower and Mika the sleeping beauty.

⁃ OzAlice x Mikayuu: Alice is the sun, the light, to Oz, the same way Mika is the light to Yuu. Oz and Yuu were named by Alice and Mika. They both were separated and brought together. Based on sacrifices and deep loyalty and love.

I heard many people brush off Yuu’s feeling towards Mika as “manipulated/programmed” by Shikama Doji or “Survivor’s Guild” and after effects of Childhood Trauma (abandonment issues) but here is what actually speaks against this (I wrote a document file, with a lot of proof if you want to look it up later):

A) Yuu seems to know Mika even before he was dead. In chapter 122/123 we see Mika and Yuu still alive and kicking as angels (Seraph Mika and Cherub Yuu, it’s most definitely him), what proves this would be the to Mika seemingly familiar eye in chapter 106 and the fact Yuu “was created” out of this eyeball. That’s where we get to

B) Yuu wasn’t “created” but is a clone. As we already know from real-life, organs can be grown out of stem-cells or embryos and in Seraph of the end this “embryo” must be the original Yuu’s eye. You can’t replicate something without having the original and if Mika and Yuu were best Friends and together, even before Shikama had to make up this whole plan to revive his dead son, His current feelings and the fact (chapter 85) Yuu even went to the forbidden room, because he was drawn to Mika and didn’t even know he was in there, means they are real and Yuu isn’t programmed to feel that way. They are just remains of the feelings he had towards Mika from his original life.

C) And Yuu said those are his real feelings himself. While everyone is calling him “insane” or “manipulated” by Mikaela and the first, Yuu confirmed he was sane this entire time (Chapter 118) and isn’t doing what everyone says. (Page 34).

I also think Ashera saying “You’ve only ever had eyes for Mika” (Chapter 117) was foreshadowing to the fact, that he literally was an eye and with Mika even before humanity XD Someone also complained about Yuu’s “creepy eyes” from Chapter 113, which exactly look like the eye from Yuu’s original form. They probably weren’t meant as Yuu being a dead puppet, but probably as confirmation, that Yuu is “The Cherub” later on and only saw Mika ever since. You could also say, maybe these Cherubs were created by the first and fallen angels, as part of the Balu project (122) and Yuu was assigned to be Mika’s supervisor, but the first didn’t have his current plan in mind at that time, so of what use would be personal feelings if they could be a hindrance too (Maybe, telling Mika that his life could be in danger because of the project). Yuu’s feelings are 99% the real deal and Kagami, plus everyone involved in the ONS productions, confirmed Yuu’s feelings were romantically too what would go against “just a stupid obsession”.

Furthermore Yuu, was immediately starting to talk about himself going to die, if he can’t have Mika in his life (indirect suicide threat chapter 119) and explained how Mika always has been his reason to live, setting him apart from the rest of his family (Shinoasquad/Akane co.). When his parents abandoned him, Mika was there, when everyone died in the vampire capital, Yuu only lived on because Mika wanted him to and he wanted to get revenge for him and his dead family, when he found Mika again (1st/2nd) Reuinon he lived to protect what’s most dear to him and when losing him a second time, saving Mika was his purpose.

To this “He always lets Mika stand out from the rest of the family” we have A) The “I want to save my family, you’re family too” Mika: “You can’t have both” and Yuu suddenly saying “I don’t care for humanity” and even willing to risk the lives of the other children too, if it meant Mika would be safe. And B) The confusing translation of Chapter 119′s beginning:

“I always thought about myself and my Family” “I just had to save my family” “I just had to save you”, this sentence can be intepreted two ways 1. “I always thought I had to protect my family, but I only had to protect you” or 2. “Since I only have to protect my family, I only have to protect you” either way he is separating his feelings towards Mika from the others, meaning Mika is a special case. And remembering chapter 117/118 Ashera’s and Yuu’s fight, we learned that Yuu’s deepest desire, has not only something to with Mika, but also isn’t just wanting to save him(but this would be Shikama’s plan, so he is already acting out of order), although he only wants to save Mika if he claims, to want to save everyone.  Again there seem to be personal feelings not even Shikamadu expected. The ‘separating Mika’ can be seen as manipulation, but thinking back on that, all Shikamadu ever did, was putting Yuu into a life scarring situation, cloning him and telling Yuu his purpose was Mika, although he won’t be able to remember that at all. 

Last thing I actually wanted to say but forgot (sorry I have issues to concentrate, especially if I love the topic) was Yuu’s reaction to Mika and Shinoa’s confession. When he found out Shinoa loved him, he just rejected her, no further comments or reaction. But when Ashera told him, Mika was in love with him, he cried and suffered harder than before. He was already panicking  and in despair because Mika died a 2nd time, but having to hear “he was in love with you”, made it even worse. If it was just fake, an obsession or he was just a brother to him, he wouldn’t have reacted as if he just lost the opportunity to get together with the one he loved since forever or even harder than he already did. (You know what I’m saying? If not just tell me). And after hearing he could save him as demon, he even was all that “what are you doing to *my* Mika?” and randomly calling Mika pretty: “There was an angel that looked like you”, “They look like you, but even prettier”, “See? That’s you”. It almost looks like he’s flirting with him (and I can tell you, I was like that when realizing I was in love with my BFF and she was in love with me, before we got for 3 years separated from eachother and met again XD).

I also think there’s something weird anyways in everyone being scared of Mika’s life and thinking Mika must be sacrificed if humanity has to be restored, but that’s another thing I’ll talk about next time. I was just mentioning it because, that would defy first: Mika being turned into a vampire, as part of emotional manipulation and second: Turning Mika into a demon, if it means him having to perish, although Shika’s plan is reviving Mika.--->https://www.tumblr.com/shiningthundert/711601715786481664/owari-no-seraph-the-weird-thing-of-mika-having-to?source=share

Edit/Addition: I forgot to say that yes, there is emotional Trauma which can shape a child and that also, there's a certain emotional dependency if the last member of the family survived and you always thought they were dead, to the point you also wanted to die, but this same emotional trauma, is what gave them the ability to grow closer and develop a relationship in the first place. Sympathy and trying to be the other's emotional support is what love needs as well and Mika is the only one Yuu has this with. So of course will a shared trauma strengthen their bond, but that doesn't necessarily mean that romantic love needs to develop. However what we know is, Yuu is attracted to Mika (source: Shippingwiki Trivia/Manga/Game/Interviews) and also the feeling he's the only one who understands you, on your side and will do everything to make you happy, that's what most people look in potential partners for and who is more fit for this role, than the one that always gave you a reason to live and you feel attracted to even before humanity and their death itself?

CHAPTER 125 SPOILERS

Edit: Called it, Yuu is the Homunculus and Mika was the one who gave him name and heart. See his hyperfixation doesn't come from nowhere and also isn't manipulated emotions as he was never intended to feel love until Mika gave him his name😆♥️♥️

Well, as much as I'd love to say it's something new, I suspected it'd be the case...the familiarity of such topic 🫠

Well, perhaps in terms of anime and manga some might know about said title, perhaps not but it's alright actually.

There's certain anime that well, it aired looong ago and it did touch something which is really similar to what it was mentioned in the chapter. Bringing back Alicia back to life...but in the end, fate was cruel.

Along this, certain anime/manga did focus on bringing back the beloved child. Oh Alice...Alice, the beloved daughter.

The resurrection of the dead. A forbidden art of course, when it comes to anime; it could be possible thanks to magic/alchemy/angels 😮‍💨

In that regard, the issue is the same, a doting parent aiming to bring deceased child back to life; the only difference once they succeeded was that one pretty much didn't recognize that child as theirs and well, said parent was right; the new life brought forward was a new person after all. Buuut we talk too about harsh topics such as domestic violence and the sort.

The other anime/manga; a famous alchemist, he tried to bring his beloved Alice, but once he made 7 shards from his heart, Alice couldn't be found and so the cruel game began; at the end, once the 7 shards were reunited, Alice never appeared, because no matter how, the girl that was left never ceased to be her.

When it comes OnS, the concept applies as well. Shikama is trying to go a length further because it's not just bringing the body back, it is bringing the soul.

Though, as I recall, once an anon and their friend sent me a question; they were right in the regard that the memories taking place there were about Yu. Not Mika's.

Yuu was an homunculus all along, but just like Shikama, said homunculus is trying so hard to bring back Michaela...but will Michaela come back...around and around all for the sake of Michaela, changing the world to the point everything was destroyed.

As much as I'd love to sympathize with Shikama I can't. After all, the result will likely be the same

How will Owari end? I wonder. Perhaps at the end the long craved freedom will be achieved, perhaps the dream will come to fructition at a cost.

Though, the chapter itself just gave information about Yu and how the angel Michaela eventually died.