Reconciliation (an old comic)
found this in my files while looking through some old art, decided to finish the last page and just post it haha
Ok so twinduo. Fantastic start. But royalty. Even better. But VAMPIRES. INCREDIBLE!! Thats the AU that’s basically it SO
Techno is born into a vampire royal coven, his father, ruthless king, has just taken control over a proper kingdom of vampires (vampires in the world have historically been scattered for some time bc they always fought amongst themselves which let humans get the best of them bc humans outnumber vampires like a thousand to one but blah blah conquer power big strong coven and now there's a new small kingdom with the covens swearing their allegiance to one family name in return for protection against extinction. Cool? Cool.) so Techno is a prince!
He’s basically the prince of the vampires. Swag. He’s got his family, his mother, father, older sister, and a twin brother. He ages slowly (vampire genes) into a young teen, being very close to his brother all the while, the two of them nearly inseparable. The kingdom flourishes under actual rule and order and is able to attack other kingdoms and win for blood, thus feeding the citizens and boosting morale. Techno is taught with his brother about the ways of war, of how to fight against human kingdoms for the sake of their people. Techno is very good at these lessons. His brother? Eh not so much but thats ok they’re both the heirs, Techno can have it with his brother at his side.
Peace goes on (in the kingdom of vampires, at least) with war constantly being declared and neighboring kingdoms always being ransacked for blood. Then, unrest happens. One of the covens seeks greater power, and stages a coup. It fails, and they are killed for their efforts, but not without some loss.
Techno’s entire family is killed. He never sees his father, his sister, or his mother get murdered by the traitors, but he does witness his brother’s death. They both fight off attackers and manage to run, but Techno’s brother, still being young, still developing powers, cannot recover from his wounds. Technoblade is lucky, he gets away without, and he tries his best to save his brother, carrying his body down the bloody halls, to no avail. He becomes the last survivor of his coven, the only heir to the throne. People are half hesitant on following him, but also wanting to see what would happen in his rule, because his father was brilliant at war, and surely his fledgling would be the same?
They are right. When the mourning is over, the bodies are buried and Techno is crowned, he declares war, and vows to grow his kingdom and protect them like how he failed to protect his own.
Fast forward. Many years. Maybe a few decades or somethin i dunno. Techno has grown into looking like a young adult now. (Again, vampire genes) He is a merciless conqueror who is taking the world in his palm, kingdom after kingdom, ruler after ruler. He travels with his army, strong loyal vampires willing to kill and take what should be theirs.
Wilbur’s kingdom is next on the chopping block. Phil, the king, sees the threat coming and has known it would come for some time. He and his Queen, Kristin, prepare accordingly. However, Wilbur, often called a pacifist prince, insists there has to be a way to avoid war. He doesn’t want his kingdom to fall into ruin, but doesn’t want to go pissing off those vampires either. He assumes (wrongly, the idiot) that surely the vampire king has reason, and that surely they can make a deal with him. Phil doesnt agree with that plan at all. Wilbur our lovable Idiot doesnt care and sneaks off to try it anyway.
Wilbur somehow manages an audience with the king, Techno. He comes with his identity hidden at first, pleading for humanity, but Techno never had humanity in the first place so that’s a bust. Then he reveals himself, and begins bargaining, arguing that war cannot forever sustain a kingdom that survives off blood, and surely, a trade can be made between kingdoms, so that blood is supplied and peace is secured.
Technoblade doesnt listen to Wilbur’s words. Not for a lack of caring, or a lack of empathy, but because upon seeing Wilbur’s face, he sees the same face that repeats in his dreams every night, the same face he sees in the reflection of water, the same face that has haunted him.
Wilbur, through a sheer fucking stroke of fate, was born with the same face as Techno. He looks exactly like his twin.
Techno agrees to the deal. He agrees to peace in return for a trade, he agrees to it all. But he changes the terms. He will spare Wilbur’s kingdom, on the condition— that Wilbur goes with him. He stays here, within vampire territory, in Techno’s sight. (In his reach, so that he won’t need to lose his brother again.) Wilbur thinks this is a power play, and so agrees (altho cant really say no now can you) and decides to figure out a way to both survive and gain the favor of the king while he’s at it, because while he is known as the Naive Prince, he is also well known for his persuasion.
War efforts halt. Wilbur’s kingdom waits in dread, having gotten a letter from Wil of his situation. They know they can’t provoke the king, because then Wil is in danger, and Wilbur cannot leave, because he is surrounded.
Wilbur tries to settle. He tries to make political connections and tries to not let anyone intimidate him, and he’s a little startled at how easy it is. The servants smile upon him kindly, the soldiers are stern but polite, and Techno is…distant. (But how could you blame him that vampire has got Trauma)
With vampires, magic is also widely believed. With that, comes the idea of reincarnation. Techno wholeheartedly believes that Wilbur is his brother, and for all the efforts he’s made, all the work he’s done to protect his own, the gods have decided to reunite him with his twin. Everyone believes this as well, and so they treat Wilbur like their own prince, albeit this one is human and a little unknowing, but that could always be fixed, with time.
Eventually, Wilbur finds out about this. Techno confronts him, awkward but honest, and Wilbur is fucking terrified. Here is a vampire who thinks he’s his brother, a part of his coven, and that he’s just been reborn to return to him.
He wants out because he knows he’ll be turned into a vampire if he doesn’t act quickly.
However. Techno favors him. Technoblade, the fearsome vampire king, the most dangerous evil in the lands, is favorable towards him. Whatever Wil wants, he gets it. He wants a full course meal made from his home kingdom? The supplies are gathered and dinner is ready by sunset. He wants gold, silver, jewels of any kind? Techno has plenty, all those kingdoms have given great reward and he’ll happily hand them over.
Even someone’s bloody head, Wilbur can ask for it. A vampire noble bothered him, scaring him and telling him he’s a conniving human just trying to gain the throne? He tells Techno of it once, and that noble is never seen again, his head presented to others as an example.
Wilbur, while certainly a glorified prisoner, has power. He has proximity, and maybe with some work, he can even gain trust from his “brother.” With enough acting, with pretending to believe he is Techno’s brother, he can lure this monster into his death and gain victory for mankind.
But here’s the question: Can Wilbur take all the benefits, all the power, and the throne, and manage to return home still human? Or will he fall, choked by his own lies, tempted by a life of absolute power, and become a monster himself?
I wanna put all fanfic authors in one room and just shower them in flower petals and chocolates and a mandatory spa day.
I love you creative little people on the Internet, forehead kisses for you all, shoulder rubs and free hugs.
You're amazing, your work is amazing, your creativity is indescribable otherworldly, I am on my KNEES for you lot, may the gods bless you fellow fan boys, fangirls, and fan jarls for giving us our daily intake of our faves.
sometimes i forget that not everyone has been around for the dsmp as long as i have.
like i Vividly remember watching the stream of wilbur gathering tommy and tubbo to start a drug empire. i will never forget wilbur letting fundy join the crew on the condition that he yells “Fuck 12” in sapnap’s face (as sapnap had taken it upon himself to be the server police).
people talk about how niki or jack were at the revolution and i’m like *lights cigarette* “nah, those wippersnappers didn’t show up ‘til after our independence. niki’s citizenship was discussed as the walls were being constructed but she didn’t actually join until after the dust had settled and the war was done. they were fine citizens,” *chokes on smoke* “but they weren’t there for the fightin’,”
or someone will say that c!wilbur was a terrible president and i’m like
*slams caprisun* “aye, soot was a right bastard sometimes but he was our bastard. cowardly and brave that one, tongue like a silver viper. he wasn’t perfect but he got us our camarvan, our freedom, our walls. sapnap used to bust down the camarvan doors before we built up ‘em black and yellow beauties.” *obnoxious straw sipping noise as the caprisun is clearly empty but i’m stubborn* “the smp was a blazing furnace, but president soot made somewhere we could rest in the walls’ shade,”
Pink, Purple and Royal Blue
Chapter Eight
tag list (ik i haven’t updated in forever, so if you’ve lost interest and want to be removed from this, that’s completely fine! you can dm me and i’ll take u off, no offence taken <3)
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“You’re so quiet, what’s wrong?” I’m creating my own fantasy world to escape from reality so shut up.
something about phil’s tribute to techno being a silent minecraft build on his hardcore world. something about tommy’s tribute to techno being making people laugh. something about wilbur’s tribute to techno being storytelling. ya know
I miss beeduo
TAYLOR SWIFT AND GIRL IN RED?!?!?! EMPTYING MY PARENTS BANK ACCOUNT AS WE SPEAK!!!!
Dick Grayson and I are the same people but in different universes.
The only difference between us is that if the Joker killed my brother, I would kill him and then just not allow him to get back up again.
Batman revived him? Guess I just have to kill him again. And again. And again.
Idk about him but I'm built different.