The Difference Between The Hero & The Martyr

The Difference Between the Hero & the Martyr

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Kazuha eats the divine punishment directly after shielding his partner with his body. It doesn't save Tomo from the shockwave and intense heat, but his injuries are minor compared to Kazuha's: severe burns in lightning patterns, branching from a clean gash running at an angle from his face down through his shoulder. You'd think he'd die on impact or not long after, but he doesn't even fall to his knees. Kaedehara stands firm to show he'll not be cowed by the display of power. Is it adrenaline that holds him up? Probably, but what does it matter? His mind focused solely on the survival of Tomo. When he turns to look at him, though, Kazuha's blood runs cold to see a face of betrayal glaring back at him.

"You idiot," Tomo says as he gets his own feet under him. "This is a duel, a duel with clear rules and honor riding on the opponents. Why- Why did you interfere?!"

"T-Tomo?"

"You dare dishonor me and everyone who stands against the Shogunate?!"

"No! I- I just- I wanted—"

I was being selfish, Kazuha thinks. I wanted to save your from becoming a martyr. He never finishes his sentence as the Raiden Shogun prepares to strike twice and take the life she's owed. Strong arms wrap themselves around him and haul him off to safety. Kazuha doesn't remember what happens after that.

He wakes up to find himself in a Resistance camp, being tended to by their medical team. Tomo is nowhere. General Gorou introduces himself and explains that his friend had dropped him off and left.

Gorou tells him, "He didn't explain very much—only that you survived the Almighty Shogun's wrath. Pretty impressive!" Kazuha, ofc, is only concerned about Tomo's whereabouts and wellbeing, but Gorou can't give him much information. "He never said where he was going next."

It's like the whole world shatters before him, and Kazuha tries desperately to get outta bed to hunt down his lover. "Don't- Don't leave me! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I hadn't meant—" He's silenced by pain and violent coughing. His body is weak, but Gorou still has to put strength into wrestling the hysteric patient back into bed, evidence as to what sorta person Kazuha was to survive the Musou no Hitotachi.

After winning their struggle, Gorou demands he rest, and then they will talk once he's better. "I'll see about sending ppl to find your friend." Kazuha can only slur out pleas for him to do so before succumbing to exhaustion. Whether it's from his condition or a sedative, no one needs to know.

Meanwhile, Tomo does not go back for his punishment at the Tenshukaku. He instead wanders Inazuma alone with the heaviest heart he's ever had and an even more burdened mind. He isn't just abandoning Kazuha; he's running from him. Forget about the duel, forget about the Shogun, the divine punishment, the Vision Hunt Decree! They angered him, boiled his blood, but nothing could compare to his beloved's willingness to forfeit his life for him. For him! You can't call it indignance or fury because the thought of Kazuha's grisly wounds doesn't ignite the urge to beat Shogunate soliders or curse Kazuha himself some more. It's to run.

Thanks to Tomo's reckless heroism, his partner's overwhelming love drove him to throw himself at death in his stead. Call him cruel, but he had to get away from Kazuha. He can't stomach the idea of ever having to see him in such a state again because of a thoughtless man named Tomo.

It's all his fault, and if he must separate himself from Kazuha to preserve him, then it's karma.

Person: You can't ship Kazuha with his friend when he's dead.

Me, a fanfic writer: I can fix that.

When Kazuha witnesses Tomo receive divine punishment, he tries to run to his side. There are too many guards and he can't get close enough to check on Tomo's wounds. He picks up his fallen vision before he's chased out of the castle. Kazuha doesn't realize that Tomo is on the edge of death. Baal sees Tomo's strong will/ambition as he tries to stand up again and help Kazuha escape.

He scrambles to his wounds and the light of his vision disappears. She revives him by erasing his past. "This will be your second chance at eternity". Tomo can't remember Kazuha or anything else from his past. He thinks Baal had saved his life from an unrelated thunder strike. He decides to become her personal samurai.

One day, Kazuha goes to help the Traveler face Baal. He steps into the courtyard and he's shocked to see his best friend alive. He instinctively runs to him, happy and in disbelief that his Tomo is alive. He hugs him and the vision reacts to Tomo. Flashes of that day return to Tomo but he thinks that Kazuha stole his vision.

Tomo challenges Kazuha to a fight but he refuses to hurt his friend. He desperately tries to make Tomo remembers him as he blocks his strikes.

Me, a fanfic writer who makes angst while laughing like a super villain: I fixed it by making it more sad :3

When I think of The Dragon Prince in an omegaverse, the human population is 96.4% betas. Other dynamics are more present in Xadian folk; so, when a human presents as an alpha or an omega, people assume there’s elven blood in them. This isn’t necessarily true, obviously, but the Human Kingdoms are ignorant and therefore discriminatory toward non-betas. The discrimination will actually extend to the individual’s family b/c idiots will claim that somewhere in their line, somebody bedded an elf. 

If Callum is an omega, then he’s had to live his life as a beta, and thank goodness betas of any race cannot smell as well as alphas and omegas; so, some cologne here, some oils there, and the scent of a non-beta can be well-hidden. His heats would’ve been harder to sweep under the rug, esp. w/ Viren slithering around, but he doesn’t have to worry about that. Fourteen is two years away from a typical first heat, and as things have progressed, he might not need to hide away, not if Ezran has anything to say about it.

Rayla is an alpha, and I take no criticism. Callum being an omega is just icing on the proverbial cake of their relationship. The problem lies with the Moonshadow elves, particularly Runaan. Ethari is a tolerant man and will eventually come to terms with the couple. Runaan is a mule, and he’ll be the world’s worst in-law ‘til something or other changes his mind. That could be a life-changing field trip w/ Callum, a heartbreaking confrontation w/ Rayla, who knows. 

As a closer, I’ll say Aaravos is an omega. 

Thank you; have a nice day.

This is the cutest. I could look at this all day. Absolutely perfect. 💖

in which two dummies somehow start a courtship while thinking it’s a friendship

I’m 92% sure Hashirama saw a doodle Madara thought he drew stealthily on his paperwork and said, “Yep, that’s the new symbol of the Leaf.” 

In a perfect world, I like to imagine that an omega King Noctis has three daughters by Prompto and Gladiolus, alphas; and Ignis, a beta. 

Gladio fathered the first daughter and Crown Princess of Lucis, Amaryllis;

Prompto fathered the second, Aurora;

and Ignis fathered the third, Alma. 

They were born in the same order as when the boys married their king, and as a trio, they’re affectionately called the Triple A (AAA). The rest of the kingdom knows them as the Three Stars of Lucis.