I Have So Much Lore For This One.

I have so much lore for this one.

• The war was started by Hypixel about ten years ago by Techno’s father and older brother

• As part of the years of planning put into the invasion, the king and crown prince of Hypixel found the information about how Hardcore does treaties, and decided that they needed a plan if the war didn’t go well

• Techno doesn’t know it, but the only reason he was born was to be that backup plan. The sacrifice of things went wrong

• That’s why Techno is ignored by his father and brother. He was a tool to them. Why would you visit a tool.

• Techno is raised with his role in mind. His duty to the crown and to his people was always emphasized

• Philza was incredibly angry that Hypixel sent a child to be sacrificed. Relations will be tense.

• Philza really hoped that Techno would say no to the sacrifice

• Philza only got angrier as he got to know Techno. How could Hypixel’s king and crown prince send this sweet, intelligent, caring child who would be ten times the king his father was to his death?

• It also made Philza so angry that his family never bothered to show up to help Techno prepare for the ritual, or for the ritual itself

• The tea that Techno drank was poisoned, though the flower was poisonous because the goddess’s sacred flowers are imbued with her power

• Philza, being favored by the goddess, has been granted some control over that power

• Techno did not feel any effects of the poison until he was on the alter because Philza waited to draw out the power until then

• Phil used the power to erase any pain that Techno would feel, to make it easier to access his heart, and also to insure that the very moment Techno completed his role in the ritual he would die and be sent to the goddess

• The goddess can tell if a sacrifice is sincere or not in their desire for peace

• Techno very much gets adopted by the goddess

• When Philza dies Techno gets to keep him as a dad

• Techno was buried in Hypixel because his family doesn’t want his body

• Philza always leaves gifts for Techno at his grave on holidays and Techno’s birthday

• Techno’s mother is dead, but she doesn’t have any desire to see him. She was resentful towards her children because she was not a consenting participant in making them

• The peace between Hardcore and Hypixel did not even last ten years because Hypixel tried to invade Hardcore again

• This time Philza doesn’t consider peace as an option, and conquers Hypixel, killing the royal family and turning it into a vassal state

Two kingdoms au (mcd, human sacrifice, a little gore)

Techno is the younger prince of the kingdom of Hypixel. The kingdom has been at war with the neighboring kingdom of Hardcore for as long as Techno can remember.

Unfortunately, this means that Techno never met his father or older brother, as they were busy with the war effort.

Techno was raised by the castle staff. He still had the best education in books and swords.

When Techno is eleven, word comes that peace has been negotiated.

There’s only one problem: the kingdom of Hardcore worships the goddess of death, and any peace treaty must be sealed with the death of a member of the ruling side’s ruling family.

And Techno is expendable.

The reasoning makes sense, Techno is neither the King nor the Crown Prince. But it still hurts.

Techno is sent with a delegation to Hardcore. He wants to run, but he knows what the consequences will be for his people if he does. So he stays.

On the journey, Techno hears the delegates talking about him. Some seem sympathetic, but the others warn them not to get too close, because Techno is destined to die on Lady Death’s alter.

None of the castle staff are part of the delegation, and Techno is alone.

They arrive at the castle of the king of Hardcore. The staff is polite. The accommodations are nice. Techno has a very nice set of rooms all to himself.

The next day a knock comes on Techno’s door.

The door is opened to reveal the ruler of Hardcore himself, Philza, politely asking to come in.

Philza has come to explain the ritual that will seal the peace treaty. It will take place on the goddess’s holy day in two weeks time. The participant MUST be willing. Is Technoblade willing? He asks, is he sure? He is not being forced?

Techno is scared, but he is willing.

For some reason, Philza looks sad at the answer.

Every afternoon following the initial visit, Philza comes to see Technoblade. They talk or walk through the palace or the gardens or spar or read in the royal library.

It makes the days bearable.

Two days before the ceremony, Techno turns twelve. Philza brings a short novel as a gift and a cake to share. Techno finishes the book the next morning.

The afternoon before the ceremony, Techno asks if his father or brother will be there. They chose not to attend.

Techno looses his grip on his emotions and sobs in Philza’s arms.

Philza promises Techno that he will be with him the whole time, and that it will not hurt. Philza promises that the goddess is kind.

The promises are the only thing keeping Techno together.

The next morning Philza offers Techno tea made with a single petal from one of the goddess’s sacred flowers.

The tea tastes… cold. Philza does not drink.

The next part is usually done with the sacrifice’s closest family and friends, but Techno’s family is not here.

It is Philza who helps Techno bathe and dress, and it is Philza who gently takes Techno’s hand and walks him down the isle of the church of Lady Death to the altar, like a father about to give away his daughter to her betrothed.

Philza lays Techno down on the alter, his hand brushing Techno’s hair back and out of his face before moving to be a steadying grip on Techno’s shoulder.

Philza addresses all the people Techno does not know and Techno studies the design on the ceiling.

Techno already knows the words.

The speech comes to an end.

Phil’s hands shift to rest gently on Techno’s chest. Techno closes his eyes, silent tears escaping.

It seems that Philza’s first two promises to him held true as there was no pain when Philza’s fingers dug into Techno’s chest and pried back his ribs.

It felt odd with Philza’s hands inside his chest, gently gripping his heart like a precious thing.

Now Techno was somewhere else, cradled in the arms of the woman Philza had described to him. It was over, but even now Techno could still feel Philza’s hands holding his heart.

Everytime I tried to post this one, I had to just lay down and cry for a bit. It broke my heart (in a good way). And they way you explain the dread of the inevitable sacrifice just CRUSHES MY SOUL (in a good way)

Crying again 😢😢😢😢💚💚💚💚

Thank you!

Some more:

Phil has been going to Techno’s grave because he was worried that Techno would be lonely, and often slept there.

Maybe Phil was trying to make up for leaving Techno when he asked Phil to stay.

On the night Phil died, he’d gone to bring Techno some blankets because it was cold out, but couldn’t leave Techno alone, so Phil stayed the night with him.

Phil only used one of the blankets for himself, and he froze to death.

Phil didn’t really feel it though, because unconscious, so I guess his death was kind of peaceful?

Okay, so, (mcd)

Osmp. Techno is a human who lives in the valley of hybrids. He’s living life.

Do people sometimes make comments about humans? About how selfish and cruel and terrible they are? Yeah, but they were hunted, makes sense. Can’t blame them, really. (They’re kind enough to pretend they don’t know he’s human.)

(They forget that he’s human, most of the time)

Things are mostly harmonious until the magical barrier protecting their valley is broken by hunters. Everyone evacuates to the bunker, which is actually really nice. Light is provided by glowy blue crystals in the corridors, there’s public areas like the kitchen, dining area, library, and there’s even private bedrooms.

But everyone is stuck, and there’s a LOT of hunters outside. Sooner or later, they’ll be found, and the bunker will be cracked.

So they look for a solution. In the armory, there’s a few magical tomes, and one of them seems to have the perfect solution (the book is black magic, and black magic always has a price)

Phil and Nikki look over the book as the two who know things about magic. They find the best way to mitigate the risks of the spell, which requires some careful wording about who the target is.

Philza does rounds updating everyone, and meets Techno in his room to tell him about the spell. They’ve selected the words so that it will only target humans. Nikki is setting up the spell now, and she’ll cast it as soon as it’s ready.

Phil is a little confused by Techno’s subdued reaction. But Phil is busy. He doesn’t think about it too hard.

Techno knows this kind of thing, how could he not? In the arena, so long ago, sacrifices happened every day.

Techno remembers the first time he saw Phil, thrown into his cell in the underside of the arena. He’d explained to the winged man the basics of how it worked, the fight for survival.

Only a couple months later, Techno is hurt, the wound infected, and Techno has to explain how the title of arena champion is passed down.

Techno has been champion for a few years, an unusually long time. But that starts to get boring for the audience after a while. So the arena organizers wait until the champion is, hurt, and face them off in a death match against the next best fighter.

Techno knows the next best fighter is Philza. Knows he can’t beat Phil in his current state. He’s glad that someone he knows will be the one there with him. That’s more than he thought he’d have, when the time came.

Philza refuses to accept it, and plans an escape for the championship dual.

It’s not easy, especially with Techno injured and feverish, but they escape and eventually make it to the valley.

So Techno understands sacrifice.

And he’s had a few years of freedom here. The best years of his life.

More than a human like him deserved, really.

Techno asks Phil to stay with him, just until the spell is over.

Phil says no, that as soon as Nikki finishes the spell, he’ll need to scout the area to make sure that it worked. Phil should get back as soon as possible.

Techno tells Phil that he understands, and Phil leaves to go find Nikki.

Techno collapses. He knew it was selfish to ask Phil to stay, but… he didn’t want to be alone. He knew something like this would happen eventually, and everyone had been so kind to let a cruel thing like him live among them.

Huddled in a corner of his room, Techno clutches one of Phil’s feathers close to his chest, and pretends that he’s not alone.

Soon enough, the spell settles over the valley, and Techno can’t seem to breathe. His chest burns, he fights for air, but it’s like the air doesn’t exist anymore.

Blackness encroaches on Techno’s vision. Things feel far away. He’s fallen on his side, now.

The lack of oxygen causes a hallucination. And for a time, Techno’s not there in the bunker. He’s in a bed after he and Phil escaped the arena, Phil is tending to the infected wound, promises of care and safety makes the room cozy, Phil’s gentle touch soothing.

And then Techno is gone.

Phil’s back from scouting, with amazing news. All the hunters are dead.

Now Phil makes his way to Techno’s room, knocks on the door, calling out to let Techno know that he’s back.

No answer. Weird.

Phil gets a bad feeling.

The door’s unlocked, though, so Phil lets himself in. Techno’s kerosene lantern is burning on low, and Phil turns it up to get a good view of the room. Freezes.

Alarm bells go off inside Phil’s head.

Techno is laying in the corner, and his face looks kind of blue, and this isn’t right.

Phil runs over to check on him, but Techno is stiff and cold. It’s too late.

And then it hits Phil. Techno looks the same as those hunters, with the blue tinge of magical asphyxiation. The spell targeted humans. Techno was human. How could Phil have been so stupid? Why didn’t Techno say anything?

The funeral is a couple days later, in a beautiful clearing framed by old oak and willow trees.

Phil remembered when he first brought Techno to this community. He had sworn to Techno that he would be safe here.

Phil was a liar.

Phil never seemed quite right after Techno died. He seemed to forget, sometimes, that Techno was gone.

Often, community members would look for him in the morning only to be unable to find him until later, dirty as though he had been lying on the ground.

One day after a particularly cold night with snow on the ground, Phil didn’t show up.

They found him later that day, Phil had fallen asleep on Techno’s grave, and never woke up.

Wow, friend. I give you permission to send me AU's and you send me something HEARTBREAKING AND BEAUTIFUL..Holy SHIT. That hurts so much. They think of him so much as "one of them" that they don't even realize they have chosen to hurt and abandon him. Holy shit. Damn.

So good, but OW.

Chayanne and Tallulah try to organize a surprise baby shower for Phil and their new sibling (nonexistent)

The kids telling Bad that their dad is pregnant, or worse, they tell Missa

You know that ain’t staying secret and soon literally everyone except Phil thinks that Phil is pregnant and pretending (very badly) that they don’t know about it

Suddenly people are extra nice to Phil and keep giving him things?

Weird but Phil’s not going to object.

The concerning thing is that whenever a hostile mob is around it gets jumped by like six people before it can ever get close to Phil.

Phil apparently has bodyguards now that he can’t get rid of and no one will tell him what’s happening. They’ve all been sworn to secrecy.

i wished i could find the og image but.... is this anything

A new Technoblade video and an unseen video with him in it. I miss him so fucking much.

Also if the food in your microwave catches on fire, do not open the microwave.

Turn it off and unplug it.

This will likely smother the fire.

If it doesn’t, you’re going to need a class c fire extinguisher (electrical fire) like carbon dioxide.

Fire extinguishers come with instructions and they say what class of fire they’re used for.

This one is an ABC fire extinguisher.

Good for flammable solids, flammable liquids (like oil!) and electrical fire.

It is not suitable for class D fires (the metal is on fire, and is what’s actually burning)

I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the fire extinguisher you’re around the most.

When using a fire extinguisher, your instinct will be to aim at the fire.

It’s important to remember to aim for the base of the fire.

Why aim for the base if the oxygen is in the air?

Good question.

Fires are made of three components: fuel, oxygen, and heat causing a chain reaction.

To put out a fire, you need to separate two of these things.

The fuel is at the base of the fire, and the oxygen is in the air.

So to separate the oxygen from the fire, you need to aim at the base of the fire where the fuel is.

Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fire

On my way to work, I pass a rock Quarry. Sometimes, you can hear them blasting dynamite and it shakes the ground. They have torn up around 1/4 of the mountain, a massive chunk of the cliff just gone. And I see it every morning.

This morning, as I drove by, I looked up at the very top at this one bald spot. There were still trees on the right and trees on the left, but in the middle, there was a bald spot with one tree still left. It had no branches or leaves, just a glorified log sticking straight up in the air.

I had never noticed it before, but it looked so desolate. I mentioned it to my coworker and he said he thought it wasn't a tree. It must be some kind of equipment like a crane or a back hoe because it wasn’t always there. Sometimes it was. Sometimes it wasn't.

It was the first time I noticed it, so I can't really say. It looks like a tree to me.

And I can feel an AU bubbling up from the sight of it. I think something horror related. Something very Junji Ito. I can almost feel the idea catching me.

Because there is a tree on a bald mountain top.

But maybe, tomorrow there won't be.

And maybe, yesterday there wasn't.