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I think its HILARIOUS sel wasn't a kingsmage/bonded to nick until after the fourth/third draft
I agree with about all of that BUT ESPECIALLY THE LAST PART. I personally HATE it when there is some kinda movie adaptation with real actors cause it's just not the same. They will NEVER look like my mental image and it completely destroys it....
an ANIMATED SERIES HOWEVER.... I desperately agree. I'll wait 20 years for an animated series of the lbc...
My Legendborn Cycle Musings & Theories
May 2023 is when I first got into this series and I've been hooked ever since. I've read Legendborn and Bloodmarked at least twice and I have some thoughts about the books and series in general. So without further ado:
Spoilers ahead!
First of all, I'm glad I waited to make this post because recently more information has been revealed about the next upcoming book (Oathbound), and that instead of the series being a trilogy of books it'll be a tetralogy (4 part book series).
Oathbound
I strongly believe that the Shadow Court is definitely going to be unleashed that was part of the bargain Bree made with the Shadow King after all.
Vera’s warning to Bree at the end of Bloodmarked: “Chaos thrives on imbalance.” In Oathbound, is Bree going to become villainous or corrupted in some form? Since she doesn’t have her ancestors to balance or influence her since she closed the ancestral stream?
Since the third book is called Oathbound I wonder if this means oaths will be broken or removed. Obviously, Natasia's Kingsmage Oath to Martin Davis had to have been removed. Could the same thing happen possibly between Nick and Sel?
At the end of Bloodmarked, the main trio: Bree, Nick, and Sel have become separated. Since this is Bree's story first and foremost I think the book will still only be from Briana's point of view. I don't think we'll be getting multiple points of view. However, I'm not quite sure.
Selwyn Emrys Kane
There’s more to Selwyn Kane than meets the eye. One of the main themes in the Legendborn Cycle is ancestry and inheritance.
Theory 1: Erebus (the Shadow King) is Selwyn’s father. Erebus is described as a father-like figure towards Sel and he has a history and a clear fondness for Natasia (He knew where she was at the end of Bloodmarked). However, we know that the Order supposedly monitored Natasia closely while they ensured she gave birth to an heir. Obviously, since both her and Sel are powerful Merlins there must be more to discover about their bloodline. Also, it is mentioned how closely Sel resembles Merlin his ancestor not only in appearance but also in mannerisms. Sel is a prodigy and has the rare ability to transform into an Owl like his ancestor Merlin. Not to mention, the skill he used to craft aether constructs to hold Bree together after her injury which isn’t easy to do and most likely would’ve killed other Merlins attempting to do it.
Theory 2: Maybe Selwyn’s bloodline has ancestral ties to someone on the Shadow Court.
Nicholas Martin Davis
He's going to be leading the faction of the Order that's still loyal to the Knights of the Round Table.
Maybe he'll continue to forge a further alliance with the Line of Morgaine. Nick will then be further exposed to how they live and maneuver outside of the Order. He is trying to find a solution to stop the Legendborn Cycle without the Scion of Arthur having to die. In Bloodmarked, he found something out but he didn't get to elaborate on it further.
In General
I think the relationship between Sel and William is underrated.
There’s still much we don’t know about Cambions and unions. So far, we know:
Full Demon + Human = Cambion
Human + Cambion = Cambion
But what about: Full Demon + Cambion = ?
Cambion + Cambion = ?
Are these unions even possible or allowed and could they produce offspring?
On the cover of Bloodmarked, I think Bree is wearing the outfit that she wore during the Rite of Kings ceremony.
Valechaz is clearly enamored and fascinated with Bree and he's such a wildcard. Valec at times can also be hard to read. Will he be a friend or foe going forward?
This may be an unpopular opinion, but in terms of a TV series adaptation of the Legendborn Cycle, I would prefer that it be an animated TV series rather than a live-action series.
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Here you go, spiderman selwyn kane
Erebus Varelian's Real Name
Ok so we all know Erebus is not the dude's real name. Natasia gave it to him and in turn he gave her the name Nyx. So, it's likely that his real name also starts with E. Now I know I sound crazy delusional when I say this,but what if his real name is........Emrys? The implications would be wild and I love chaos.
Ohh 👀
Im also a selbree hoper (a major reason is more sel content)
But i just cant help wonder what will happen with nick if selbree is endgame? Would feel weird if he was just... Not endgame... The end... Like he'd have to do smthng bad right? Be written out of the story? Die? Like? ????
ALL MY PROOF FOR WHY SELBREE IS ENDGAME (IM KINDA REACHING I THINK)
this is all based on what I've observed of Tracy Deonn's preferences and inspirations
1. She's an enemies to lovers fan, as stated in a tweet
2. Bree is inspired by revenge! Katara from ATLA, as stated in a tweet
3. In a podcast she said Sel was like " a tiny zuko" (from ATLA)
4. She's literal zutara( zuko and Katara) trash
5. Bree is also inspired by Bonnie from vampire diaries
6. Sel is inspired by Damon from vampire diaries
7. Damon and Bonnie start off as enemies like Sel and Bree but become best friends
8. In the vampire diaries books, they even date.
9. And most importantly, tracy deonn ships bonnie and damon and even stated that she wrote them into her book
For people looking for this scene but also for everyone because honestly you probably need to reread this bc this is gold
Right!! Im not black myself and i feel like im not really the person who should be talking about this, but like, yes??? She does have some genuine relationships right, and given her situation i get why she doesn't have many, but like... Yuh... I hope that they have genuine bonds so baaaad 😩🙏
(random thought, u think valechaz will be kinda present in lb3? I think so just bc tracy rlly likes him but .... Idk how)
EXACTLYYYYYYYY, LIKE THEY GON' HAVE TO DO SMTHNG BCS IF THEY JUST SOULLESS NPC ILL BECOME A HAMSTER IN A SMALL CAGE DUDE
Edit: if i remember one of our convo's, isn't it fucking late at urs rn? Shouldn't u sleep? 😭
Opinion shadow king collecting black kids lol? You think zoëlle & elijah gonna become good guys? Character arcs or plots you think they will have or what role they will play?
good questions!! opinion; yeah, it's definitely gonna be an interesting plot point, but if it gets bree to communicate with even more black people in a way that doesnt feel transactional (you know, how she mainly only goes to them for help with her root, it'd be nice to see her form genuine bonds with them!!) hopefully, zoelle and elijah have genuine character arcs and personalities other than 'ward to the shadow king.' maybe zoelle and elijah will help bree escape from him, or they'll be against her. either way, they NEED to have personalities or i will be running around in circles
The line of eternal beings (in general not nesec. Valec) in love with mortals is so blurry dude idfk but yh valec das kinda shady dude 🤨 but hes physically stuck as a teenager so ig its fine /ns🥺 wait is he.. dude what if he's not... I forgor
Rightt i feel like rootcraft(club) has some unexplored potential.. we might see more later?
HEEEEEELP OMFG NATASIA STAN 😭😭😭😭 I JUST LEARNED AB 'THEM' TODAY 💀💀💀💀 its crazy you just said that 😭😭😭😭😭 giggling out loud omg...
Opinion shadow king collecting black kids lol? You think zoëlle & elijah gonna become good guys? Character arcs or plots you think they will have or what role they will play?
good questions!! opinion; yeah, it's definitely gonna be an interesting plot point, but if it gets bree to communicate with even more black people in a way that doesnt feel transactional (you know, how she mainly only goes to them for help with her root, it'd be nice to see her form genuine bonds with them!!) hopefully, zoelle and elijah have genuine character arcs and personalities other than 'ward to the shadow king.' maybe zoelle and elijah will help bree escape from him, or they'll be against her. either way, they NEED to have personalities or i will be running around in circles
Noo ur right that would feel kinda lame imo idk
ALL MY PROOF FOR WHY SELBREE IS ENDGAME (IM KINDA REACHING I THINK)
this is all based on what I've observed of Tracy Deonn's preferences and inspirations
1. She's an enemies to lovers fan, as stated in a tweet
2. Bree is inspired by revenge! Katara from ATLA, as stated in a tweet
3. In a podcast she said Sel was like " a tiny zuko" (from ATLA)
4. She's literal zutara( zuko and Katara) trash
5. Bree is also inspired by Bonnie from vampire diaries
6. Sel is inspired by Damon from vampire diaries
7. Damon and Bonnie start off as enemies like Sel and Bree but become best friends
8. In the vampire diaries books, they even date.
9. And most importantly, tracy deonn ships bonnie and damon and even stated that she wrote them into her book
Yeahh i can't believe the dragon scene didn't win, what... But okayyy im curious which scene will end up 🔛🔝
So surprised that the ballroom scene won over her turning into a DRAGON but I am happy nonetheless because I’ve read that scene like 20 times
What are you most looking forward to in Oathbound?
You seem to be asking everyone so wanted your opinion lmao
-@BrianaKane 💕
haha i've got so much i wanna see in oathbound so this probably will be long af
-bree finally manifesting her best version. like ik our king was running here and there for her life but finally she's gonna have some time to train herself and finally control her powers without arthur dicking in or her ancestors warning her at every waking and sleeping moments. and also, the dragonnnn do I need to say anything more??
-ruthless nick. i neeeed to see that side of him, because a reason I did not like him very much in legendborn as a whole was because he was actively suppressing his emotions trynna be the calm kid but he really really needs to rage now. we saw sel's soft side now I wanna see nick's ruthless side.
-we might not get much sel content but please for the love of everything that is holy I need need neeeeed natasia in oathbound or I'm gonna die seriously I need to know her I need her to adopt me and bree and sel and alice and william and everyone because she's totally mommy vibes I mean she's our only hope in this adult world
-alice as the fierce regent or maybe the unofficial regent or unofficial william's squire both work perfectly and will be so cool, and also teamed up with William with her terrific ideas and willpower, she's gonna go crazyyyyy and also I think she and sar might have something start in oathbound?? like idk I just have this feeling but yeah
-did i mention i wanna see the dragon again?? because I wanna see the dragon again and oooh maybe the dragonn is gonna kill the shadow king but let's see haha that might be in the fourth book
-and yeah i need sarah griffiths to takeover the southern chapter demolishing victoria because as William is probably not gonna be here I feel like she's gonna be in charge because obviously everyone kicked out tor. sar and the morgaines would make a terrific group and I'm living for it.
-i wanna see zoelle and eljiah slowly but surely siding with bree because they just seem power hungry demons and bree could give them so much more, like what if they meet valec and then find out that oh you could get these things and deals with humans all at the same place how cool is that?? and if they are shadow king's kids, which doesn't seem much unlikely this old man has a lot of kids scattered around, this forced family of valec, sel, zoelle, eljiah and maybe some more would finally throw up their parental trauma on the shadow king and maybe, just maybe break his ego or bruise his anger whichever works.
-a small part of me believes that a bree vs shadow king battle is probably in the fourth book butttttt a nick vs shadow king, or sel vs shadow king is possible depending on who reaches there first. i do feel like nick would somehow find out that erebus is not erebus by maybe his newly found abilities and knowledge, so maybe nick vs shadow king is inevitable.
-and ohhhh alice vs tor where tor dies please please please please I wanna see that I wanna see alice absolutely destroy that piece of shit yk just pure fury unleashed upon tor. it's gonna be so epic and if it happens in the ogof-y-drraig oooooh even better because that's where tor defied our king officially and that's where she should crumble to dust
-regent cestra either having a redemption arc, there is a slight possibility of that like a cobwed's strand amount of chances but it's there for me personally, or else she should die. bree vs cestra would obviously be amazing but it could also be by the hands of one of the shadowborn or maybe shadow king would kill her too either for the drama or because she figures out that he has bree or something
-dragonnn dragonnn dragonnn dragonnn
now imma just stfu okay bbyeeee
what song do you think fits sel, bree, and nick?? doesnt have to be a romantic song either, can literally be any genre
I WAS GONE FOR CAMP AND I COME BACK AND I MISSED THIS WHOLE ASKS PERIOD? NAH... im catching up with the posts, forgive me babes 🙏
Alright so, i think mary on a cross by ghost fits them. Why? Just the vibes. But no actually when you read the lyrics you can like, link some of it to them? If you wanna? Yh. But also the song just has like the same vibe/color as their relationship imo.
Thanks for the ask, i know i've a lil been inactive but!!! Im back!! And i also like asks 😔 thank you for the ask massiveladycat 🫶
Do you guys realize when lb4 is over and cycle has been broken and all is well, that all of our pookies are going to live... Normal lives? The action will be over. They deserve it! But it always just makes me sad to think about. Bree will also probably get rid of her bloodmark and root bargain thingy, and become a 'normal' legendborn (as normal as they get)... That's weird to think about. I don't like to think about endings of stories. Bree, nick, sel, will, alice, all of them will live normal lives. ☹️
I mean good for yall cause u need the peace, but ☹️
Lmao my sis n i had this idea so i wrote this drabble
Sel & nick r both like 12/13 rn
Nick is doing his homework on the dinner table. Math is hard. Sipping from some water he looks at problem 3: find x. God he hates these math problems. Selwyn is at violin practice for another hour or so. Groaning, Nick stands up and sits in the backyard, to get his mind off of his homework for a while, it's starting to get exhausting. He finds a sunny spot and lays down. His father told him to finish his homework before selwyn got back. He can definetely finish it in time, so a little break seems in place.
50 minutes later
Nick blinks awake and realizes he fell asleep! He feels all hot from laying in the sun and quickly rushes inside to look for the time. 50 minutes have passed! Oh no. He shouldn't have stayed awake so long last night researching about mesmer if he now slept for almost an hour. He pours himself over his exercises to finish it in time, and just as he scribbles down his last answer, he hears the car stop in front of the house. Smugly, he leans back into his chair as he closes his book. Selwyn comes inside and throws a strange look at Nick.
"What have you been doing?"
"heh. Your mom."
Selwyn stares with blank face at him for a few moments before turning around and leaving when Nick remembers that HIS mom is gone as well.
"wait wait im sorry it slipped out..! Why did you ask me what i was doing anyway? You know i was finishing my homework."
Selwyn returns to peek out of the doorway and deadpans. "because you're as red as a lobster." Then he disappeares up the stairs with a speed only he can manage, and softly closes the door to his bedroom. Ah. So he was not 'just' feeling hot from the sun. Nick stands up to look in a mirror and indeed sees his whole face, neck, arms and anything that was facing the sun, red. Damn.
So this came from a headcanon that nick used your mom jokes at some point 💀 but yh both their moms are.. erm... And then it became this lmao
Ermmm it was better in my head but here's an unhinged nick sel bree comic
Do think going more demon bars or clubs like valec oathbound
I think erebus will take her to some interesting places, including some demony spaces like the crossroads lounge, as much is to discover about warlocks and other type of demon deals. Sel and Nick might also end up in something similar.
Do think William or lark have scenes together
Im actually sure they will! Tracy confirmed that there would be more willark in oathbound.
And actually now that i think about it, if everything is from Bree's POV and she stays with the shadow king for at least the majority if not the whole book, then it will be hard to incorporate much willark, which is why i think we will get a nick & bree pov, but also possibly sel as well... He might just get the nick bloodmarked treatment though, idk.
Hey you nick lovers! Yes you! What will you do if nick gets bloodmarked treatment in oathbound?
I think Nick going pov based on synopsis
I think there is going to be a nick pov in oathbound as well, maybe for the whole book but also maybe not.