#yepperoni

Luke (or Ring) is somewhat more mature than canon Luke. He’s still a snobby brat at the beginning but he has a more “silent aloofness” about him. Instead of being loud & ignorant, he held himself more “i’m better than you, i know more than you think i do” / “i can solve this myself”

He also picks up more on things like social cues and other behavioral patterns bc he’s mostly forced to observe anyway (if he’s not moving his hands at the speed of light when he talks to Guy)

So he was kind of sus of Van after he caught Van and Guy talking in the gardens before Luke was whisked away by Tear, but the thing is he doesnt know what he’s sus about either???? It just gives him a bad feeling that he brushes under the carpet until Van is arrested for treason

So when he goes to the cell Van is held in before Akzeriuth, Van gives the normal spiel of “I kidnapped you yadda yadda”

He also made a BS excuse that Malkuth was the ones who took his voice away (which Luke honestly only half-listens to this bc he’s still hung up over WHAT. THE FRICK. DO U MEAN U KIDNAPPED ME. ykno)

Anyway, the entire time toward Akzeriuth, he withdraws from the group bc Van is just. Continuously giving him a sick feeling in his stomach and he doesn’t really know what to do about it? But decides that he’s gonna stop whatever Van plans on doing by himself, so he never talks to anyone about it and is just. He acts weird on their way there

They get down there to the sigil? I forgot what its called, anyway they get there, and Luke refuses to do what Van wants him to

”I don’t trust you,” Luke had said to Van, his hands coming to rest near his sword after saying what he had to. 

 Van stared, apparently perplexed—he didn’t react for a moment. Words were then exchanged, the General attempting to persuade Luke to “listen to reason” and then, things got violent. It was all a blur. Sword clashed against sword, then Luke was pushed to the ground—then the words that were stained into his mind — 

 “Foolish Replica Luke.” 

 Everything vanished to him.

So during that fight, Van basically cut a hole in his stomach and he was barely saved by Tear when they found him after Azkeriuth fell 

AND IT GETS WORSE

BC WHEN LUKE WAKES UP AGAIN AFTER BEING HEALED

HE BASICALLY HAS A MENTAL BREAKDOWN IN FRONT OF EVERYONE AND EXPLAINS ABSOLUTELY N O T H I N G THAT HAPPENED IN AKZERIUTH