Sooo I saw that @lesbian-thesbian666 had made a crossover au for two of my favorite things and I proceeded to go insane for a hot second. Have some mons (moth Jons)
Seeing other people talking about their thoughts and interpretations made me want to talk too. May I talk? Ok, I will do my best to speak in English.
I think the following.
[a] Soul Master is the priest who appears in the song “bury the ~” sung by Myla.
Soul Sanctum is like a church. The soul is the core of the living being. Resting Grounds is a place to save the dead, and Soul Sanctum is a place to save the living. Since it is said to be a sanctuary, it must have been a venerable place in the past.
His death triggers Myla’s condition to deteriorate. His death a meaningful death.
[b] ([a] is a prerequisite,but )He was a vassal of the Pale King and one of those who had a close relationship with the Pale King.
The King is the God of Hallownest. If he was a priest who listened to God’s Word and taught people, I think the ideas of Soul Master and the Pale King were very close. It’s no wonder Radiance wants to kill the priest who spreads Wyrm’s will.
In a conversation we could hear after after defeating Soul Tyrant, he said that everything he did was denied by the King. He probably began his research at the request of the King to deal with the plague. However, the King noticed that Soul Master was infected and stopped researching soul. (This is related to [c].)
[c] His answer to the plague was immortality.
“In my dreams I could see it. The Kingdom’s salvation, the cure for the plague… the answer was in the soul that animates our bodies.” “His jealousy… his madness… by standing against me he robbed me of my immortality!”
From now on, my guess is
The plague spreads to the Kingdom
the King orders the Soul Master to start researching soul
Soul Master claims that giving light to the soul is a countermeasure against the plague, and that immortality is hope
Immortality = the plague. The King realized that his measures were counterproductive and denied his opinion
However, Soul Master cannot give up his dream and continues his quest for immortality (I will explain in [d] why he couldn’t give up on getting eternal life.)
Soul Master gathered souls to reach immortality. Soul contains personal information. Also, each soul has its own hope (light). Collecting souls = Collecting light = Reaching stronger light = Approaching immortality (Of course, hope = light = Radiance’s light) (This is a bit related to [e] and [f].)
Radiance’s light = instinct = desire, hope = hope for longevity Those who have hope can live longer. (Human also wants to live if there is hope, and die if there is no hope.) The plague gives hope and immortality to insects. Insects affected by Radiance’s light move instinctively = indicate that the original insect is phototaxis.
Radiance’s light = Light required by phototaxis insects → Moves as an instinct Wyrm’s light = The light of wisdom that bestows the will of the individual → There is a reason When the amount of light contained in the bug is Radiance’s light> Wyrm’s light, the mental pollution is complete.
[d] Soul Master’s dream was the kingdom, the bug and his own immortality. (This is also largely premised on [a].)
When thinking about why he didn’t want to die, the compelling answer was, he wanted to live with the King, the bugs of the Kingdom, and his Kingdom forever. If Soul Master was the priest who respected the teachings of God, I think he would have loved the thoughts of the Pale King and everything he ruled. The King then begins an attempt to give the insects eternal life using Radiance’s light. I think Soul Master was delighted to hear that he could live forever with his beloved God, the King. In the end, the King’s attempt failed and the bugs of Hallownest were unable to obtain a convenient eternal life.
So when Soul Master knew how to immortalize the bugs, he didn’t give up. He was denied when he provided the King with a way to immortalize them. And he was terribly resentful that he was betrayed by the god he worshiped. The King who once loved insects is dead. (In fact, the story that Radiance designed to isolate the Pale King.) (Radiance buries the bugs around him to bury the Pale King.)
Soul Master was disappointed that the King did not allow the bugs to be immortal because he had a stronger desire to reach immortality than anyone else. And as his pollution progressed further, his research escalated and became murder.
[e] It was after his death that Soul Master realized that the eternal life he was looking for was the same as the plague.
“Did their souls bring me closer to the light?” This is related to [c].
“You promised I would live forever!” He is very angry when he learns that his immortal promise with someone was a lie. From this, it can be seen that the immortality caused by the plague is different from the immortality he was seeking. “You” may be the Radiance whispering him to the path of ruin, but I also thought it was a cry to the King who was once trying to give eternal life to the bugs.
[f] Researching void conducted by the King has a part that inherits the Researching soul.
Researching soul performed by the Soul Master and researching void performed by the Pale King are similar.
━ Record Aba ━ The mind still limits us so. How to break past its constraints? To attain a pure focus, is it even possible?
Pure focus = focus that Ghost are doing Pure focus is a focus that has no disadvantages on the absorption side. This was essential for the perfect vessel the King was looking for. It is a technique that is impossible for anyone other than those with a nihilistic mind, and I thought that the result of the Soul Sanctum bugs challenging this was the current state of Soul Sanctum.
The only difference between them is whether the research has paid off. The King will not blame the number of victims. “…No cost too great…” “… ”
This is the manga drawn including these contents. ┗→Bury the priest who seeks light The lines in this manga are delicate and I’m not confident in English, so I gave up the translation, but I think those who read the above interpretation can somehow understand it a little.
My thoughts and interpretations (and guesses) are like this. VERYYYYYYYY long. thank you for reading!
I love this stupid bug that is too straight and distorted.
