Walk Beside Me
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Erik has a crisis of faith, until the Luminary comes to his rescue. Retelling of the events of Gondolia, from Erik's point of view. Spoilers for Gondolia, obviously, with vague allusions to things that happen later on in the game. If you haven't yet gotten past, say, Dundrasil, tread with care.
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- Part 1 of Walk Beside Me
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Everybody is thrilled by Vince and the Luminary's resounding win in the MMA semifinals. Everybody, that is, except Erik.
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- Part 2 of Walk Beside Me
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Since Octagonia, things have been different between you and The Luminary. You're not stupid. You know he's pulling away from you. That he's... replacing you. But what else can you do, except let him?
Erik is feeling a little insecure about where he stands. Then: Sex pollen happens.
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- Part 3 of Walk Beside Me
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"No, silly." You reach over and flick the end of his nose—or try to, anyway. Your finger lands somewhere on his cheek before sliding down and it's kind of awkward, maybe, but you're feeling too good about your great idea to really worry about that right now. "Let's draw 'em another lady. Big hair, big dress. Big…everything."
After the events of Phnom Nonh, Erik and the Luminary get drunk and decide to unleash their... creative sides. Shenanigans ensue.
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- Part 4 of Walk Beside Me
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"You flip it open. It is a book, sort of. There are lots of pictures, which appear to be hand-drawn, and text bubbles scrawled along every available white space and margin. Maybe one of the students here made it? And actually, some of the pictures are really good.
You turn the page.
Suddenly, the library becomes as hot as the belly of Mt. Huji."
While at L'Academie, Erik stumbles upon a book he was never meant to see. Rab decides it's time to offer him some grandfatherly advice.
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- Part 5 of Walk Beside Me
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"I warned him." Your voice is taut with anger. "'Don't fall asleep in the Snaerfelt.' That's what I told him. You heard me tell him that." Serena nods. "But did he listen? No. Of course not. Now look at him. He fell asleep and now he—now he might—"
When Terran collapses in the Hekswood, it's up to Erik to carry him to safety. Takes place during Act 1, with significant Act 2 spoilers.
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- Part 6 of Walk Beside Me
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"Hey, I've got an idea," you say. "How about a night at the casino?"
A surprising revelation leads to a birthday celebration at the casino in Puerto Valor. But just how far can Erik press his luck? m/m, spoilers for Act 1.
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- Part 7 of Walk Beside Me
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"Now that you're almost to Yggdrasil, you can sense something is about to happen, something big; the foreboding of it roils around in your gut like one of Rab's dreaded sandwiches. You want to be excited about what happens next—it's the World Tree, after all; how many people on Erdrea can say they've seen it up close?—but you're so mixed up right now, not just about Terran, but about everything; and you just can't shake the feeling that it's all about to go to hell; that you're going to lose everything all over again; that you've waited too long to—
—To what, exactly?"
In Arboria and the First Forest, Erik confronts his destiny, and his choices, and his feelings, and Terran.
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- Part 8 of Walk Beside Me