:AQW: Final Moments

Valen had once been a knight, good and noble... Everything he had done, what he had become... it had all been for her. Lynaria, his one and only love. it was for her that he had stood alongside her and Alteon when they fought against the Tyrant king and rebuilt the kingdom from the ashes of war. Even when he lost the battle for her heart, he remained loyal knight and friend to the newly crowned king and queen. For her, he had charged into battle and died... and that he gave up his body, mind, and soul to come back and save her life.
... And now, when she had tried to save him from the darkness that had consumed him, to save what little remained of the man that she had loved as much as her husband... The darkness had taken his body, used his hand to lift the sword that struck the fatal blow. Now, he could only cradle her lifeless body in his arms, tortured by guilt, anguish, and mourning.
Lynaria, the one and only light of his life was gone... because of him.

and yet, deep within the cold armor of the doomknight, the smallest remains of Valen's soul still refused to be crushed by the vile darkness that had taken the rest of his body. for the small cries of a red-haired infant, coming from another room in the dark fortress, caused Valen's soul to endure. there was still one little bit of Lynaria left, that and a promise. a promise to protect that last little spark of light.

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ITS DONE *dies*
i just fuuuu, i'm going to cut my hands off now. I'm done with everything, the universe, time, bananas, and armor.

but yeah, my final tribute to my favorite character of all time, Sepulchure (in the snippet above i refer to him by his original name, Valen) , the primary antagonist of several games by Artix Entertainment and his love Queen Lynaria.
Sepulchure especially has always been a huge inspiration for me, both in art and how i develop my characters. this magnificent bastard has been in my life for nearly 5 years now, and only a few months ago he has been 'permanently' laid to rest. emotionally crippled me when he did die, both times.
Lynaria was a newer character, but she grabbed me by the heartstrings as well when she was introduced in Sepulchure's backstory as his lover and as the mother of his daughter, Gravelyn (who is probably my second favorite character of all time). the snippet above is all cannon to the explained lore in the game, nothing made up by me.
both are now gone, gone, gone, and i'm still emotionally crushed.

it was worth the effort.

Sepulchure (Valen), Lynaria, and Gravelyn belong to Artix Entertainment