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Blood. The smell of burning beasts. The sound of screams. That’s all I know. That is all I need to know. Second by second that is my existence. My identity.
I am a hunter.
And I can’t be more than that.
The Nightmare stank of the usual blood and rot. Rows and rows of the corpses of hunters dangling like puppets from the rafters, swaying to a tune only the blood could hear. My worn-through boots left wet, sodden footprints wherever I stepped. Whose blood it was, I couldn’t say. Mine, theirs, everyone’s… it didn’t matter, at least, not in this place. This place carved from half-remembered memories of the dead, the drunk, the dreaming. It all bleeds together here, one corpse dripping into the next until no man’s death is his own.
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Or a blood-drunk hunter stumbles through the Nightmare, discovers some SECRETS, and develops and very unhealthy fixation on a certain self-hating Vileblood. Religious trauma, gore and questionable flirting found on the way. I wish the DLC had more Maria focus and I will forever head canon her as a sapphic.
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Would The Gods Answer Your Prayers? by TheUnexplainable
Fandoms: Bloodborne (Video Game), Rotgrind (Narrative Declaration), Narrative Declaration (Web Series)
22 Sep 2025
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I hope none fear gods or monsters, both will be faced in this story of old.
aka I love Bloodborne and I also love Rotgrind so here's the first chapter of the crossover for that, it's technically been done for a while but yknow!
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Atonement for the wretches, by the wrath of Mother Kos…
A mother loses her child, a child loses her father. Two Nightmares, one stacked upon another, two domains of eternal repentance. Grief and wrath swirl endlessly inside the cold waters of the sea, and within the walls of the Research Hall.
But this is not the Hunter’s Nightmare, was it?
Laurence ponders, burning with shame, as he wanders the bloodstained halls of what was once a safe haven for the sick. He rubs his temples, feeling the start of a headache creep in.
“Whatever Nightmare have I found myself in?”
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- Part 1 of On Blood and Love (Bloodborne)
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coda for tonight (of all nights) by bardic_inspirjaytion
Fandoms: Bloodborne (Video Game)
01 Oct 2024
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They find each other in the most bleary-eyed and grayest of dawns. The hunter gives a tired nod in both greeting and relief. "Where will you be headed now?"
A heavy sigh in response, the word no less firm for the bone-weary exhaustion it carries. "Away."
"Good. I'm coming with you."Or,
In the pale early dawn, Eileen the Crow prepares her new protege for whatever will come next.
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Of course, this was not a matter only one man could handle. Luckily, Laurence was not the only ambitious soul here. For in the dark of night, when the moon raised high and cast silvery ghosts upon the lake, Laurence had sought the aid of the most noble man he knew— his dear friend Ludwig, man of pure intent, who shared similar ideals in the betterment of humanity, if only to protect the folks he held dear.
In the dark of night, shrouded by the shadow, Laurence led the charge with a lantern in hand, as Ludwig trailed behind.
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Laurence and Ludwig seek secrets in the hollows of Byrgenwerth.
(Ludwig attends Byrgenwerth AU(?))
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A telling of the Holy Blade's fall from grace and how the Healing Church paves the path to hell with good intentions.
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Yoo Joonghyuk did not reply and instead unsheathed his weapon. Gone was the pain, the emptiness, the frenzy. Gone was the gait of a Hunter, replaced with something far more ancient and cruel.
His Eyes, now open, glittered brighter than stars.
[Bloodborne AU]
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Ere Babylon Was Dust, He Met His Own Image by aurillium
Fandoms: Bloodborne (Video Game)
24 Sep 2023
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In all metamorphosis, the eyes alone remain unchanged.
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Dressing for a Funeral by aurillium for tinygigas (MadameRay)
Fandoms: Bloodborne (Video Game)
06 Aug 2023
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Gehrman wonders if he hasn’t made a mistake, having Laurence watch him weave a garment destined for the Hunt as one weaves a shroud to cover the dead.
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On the colour red, and the first signs of the scourge.
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Vermin writhe within filth, and are the root of man’s impurity. Crush all vermin without hesitation. Such is the oath of The League.
An experiment in found documents and retrospectives on how the League began to fall apart.
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- Part 1 of This Bloody Oath
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I don’t really understand what I saw. Something dead, or so it seemed. I watched the scholars open it. Dismantle it. I saw them elbows-deep in it.
And I think, truth be told, that I should not have witnessed what I did.*
The Fishing Hamlet: six accounts, four survivors, and the language of disbelief.
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Maria can’t recall the last time she slept.
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“Who are you under all this attire, Eileen?”
The question is both simple and complicated. I can see the conflict without having to look at it. Acts as if she hasn't heard me, keeping her attention on the ordinary things to ignore the important ones. A defense mechanism as well as hiding.
“Why do you hide yourself behind a mask?”
“I'm not hiding,” she replies then. "I'm protecting myself."
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Maria can’t recall the last time she slept.
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Roused by rumor, the best of Byrgenwerth's scholars and Gehrman's band of hunters are invited by Master Willem himself on an expedition to a destitute seaport village, wracked by parasites and teeming with odd faith.
Against his better judgement, the former esteemed protégé of Master Willem and soon-to-graduate medical student Laurence finds himself hopelessly intrigued.or: the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and laurence begins his journey downwards
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The Clinic by Cardinal Lie de Fer of the Choir (Shiraluth)
Fandoms: Bloodborne (Video Game)
29 Jul 2021
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The bile of the dying, stench of the dead, and wails of those left behind clog the empty streets of Yharnam. The Healing Church ignored early signs of the beastly scourge, and feared its grip on Old Yharnam's citizens waning under threat of beastly attack.
They resorted to an old, once effective tactic, a plague of sorts... but the plague of ash spreads the scourge of beasts, and things have begun to spiral out of control.
The citizens are fearful, lost, and dying. The clergy are distracted, selfish, and blind. The beasts are furious, many, and hungry.
Will Iosefka, physician and defector of the School of Mensis, be able to fix her past mistakes?
Will Djura, Hunter of the Workshop and Denizen of Old Yharnam, be able to save his family?
Will Caryll, Cardinal of the Choir and Famed Runesmith, find the revelation she seeks?
This is the untold story of the burning of Old Yharnam, the split of the Healing Church, and the fate of two sick, desperate Yharnamites.
When all is melted in blood, all is reborn.
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moonlight casts obscuring shadows on his face by apotheosizing for MrsLittletall
Fandoms: Bloodborne (Video Game)
14 Feb 2021
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Three incomplete portraits of the first vicar.
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In distant dreams among countless stars, celestial Great Ones reside in prisons. Their eldritch cries for help only heard by those of humanity with the greatest of insight and acted upon by those of greatest compassion. Only one is destined to find the truth of these cries while others around her fall to a curse their forefathers brought upon them. In the streets of Yharnam, a fire starts and so does a friendship that will lead many suffering Great Ones to their freedom and lead many more to their certain death. A war will be waged by both man and god over needs and wants unknown and one child will have the will and mind to end it. But first, a citizen transforms into a terrifying beast and a poor unwitting child must run.
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Исцеление by badgertail, fandom Dark Games 2020 (Dark_Games)
Fandoms: Bloodborne, Dragon Age (Video Games)
25 Aug 2020
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Говорят, в Церкви Исцеления готовят особую кровь, способную излечить любые болезни… Беглец, который не смог стать врачом, прибыл в Ярнам, чтобы спасти своего возлюбленного.
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A Guide: How To Pick Up Fair Maidens by AngstyLlamaCrossings
Fandoms: Bloodborne (Video Game)
21 Apr 2020
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Gehrman recounts a memory of Lady Maria, before everything went to shit.