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Old Gods (FFXII, Gabranth/Drace)

Oct 17, 2007 02:11

Title: Old Gods
Author: puella_nerdii
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 4,230
Warnings: Spoilers through second visit to Mt. Bur-Omnisace.
Prompt: resurrection: killed in canon, A is brought back in fic (possibly through B's extraordinary efforts
Summary: When he was Noah, he was religious.
A/N: Cliche has been subverted. You have been warned. Big thanks to threewalls, lassarina, sheffiesharpe, and wodhaund for ( Read more... )

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Comments 6

lindenleaves October 17 2007, 06:34:14 UTC

Oh, wow. Wow. Yes, the cliche has been thoroughly subverted. Every part of this is fantastic, the first line, the last, the conversation with Zargabaath, "the proper hero of a tale..."

But I think my favorite was his attempt at the ritual, her impurities that were no such thing, his reaction to the word judged. I adored this piece. Thanks for writing it!

puella_nerdii October 18 2007, 03:50:59 UTC

Thanks! I had so much fun with this one, especially when it came to bits like designing the ritual; I love looking at the larger world and examining how aspects of it affect even the most intimate moments.

first_seventhe October 17 2007, 13:47:21 UTC

This was beautiful. I loved the mythology you've worked in here, the description of Gabranth's ritual and how he can't stop thinking of Drace throughout.

puella_nerdii October 18 2007, 03:52:26 UTC

Thank you! The mythology was my favorite part, and Drace's presence ended up echoing that really well, oddly enough: both ended up being unseen forces acting on Gabranth's mind throughout the fic.

nagaina_ryuuoh October 17 2007, 15:26:35 UTC

That was absolutely wonderful. Bravo.

puella_nerdii October 18 2007, 03:53:05 UTC

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.