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Guilt

Sooo- I hadn’t planned to write anything for Halloween, but then I got this idea and I couldn’t get it out of my head. I know I’m a day late (typical me), but since it is done I might as well post it, right ? This One Shot is part of the Varitas AU (basically an evil Varian ahah), and I fear I got inspired by the rp blogs : @royal-engineer-of-corona and @v-a-r-i-t-a-s TW !! Amber, knife, death (there is no graphic description except a mention of blood)- if there is anything else that you think I should tag, don’t hesitate to yell at me in the comments. Takes place between Be very Afraid and Cassandra's revenge !

If most people had to describe Varian, they would use the word 'dangerous' because of what the kid could do, and what he had already done. Although the alchemist had saved Corona and been forgiven by the royal family, everyone still saw him as the criminal who kidnapped their queen, who attacked the kingdom with automatons and a mutant raccoon. Everyone still saw him as the threat he used to be and could still be, even Varian himself : if the alchemist couldn't forgive himself, why would others act any differently ? But Eugene saw things differently. Unlike the rest of the Coronans, the former thief spend most of his days with the young alchemist ever since the latter got out of jail; he had of course been wary of him at first, the memory of Varian attacking Rapunzel and the kingdom still painfully fresh in his memory like in everyone else's. But day after day, he had soon come to accept that the kid was very different from this idea that everyone had of him. Everything about him, whether it was his actions or his words, illustrated his regrets about his past actions; and Eugene could see how hard the kid was trying to make amends. That was why the word he associated with Varian was not 'dangerous', but 'guilt'. It was both an observation of the alchemist's behavior, his doubts and culpability, and also a protection against others' judgment. Varian had regrets. Varian had changed. Varian was no longer dangerous. He wanted nothing more than for everyone, the kid included, to see that and to be able to move on; for people to realize all the good Varian could make, and for Varian to see that as well- that it wasn't too late for him to be who he wanted to be. That he could still be happy. Such a shame that he had to be proved wrong. It had all happened really fast : the automatons, attacking the island one morning. They were numerous, and more just kept coming in an endless flow; even though they had no idea what was happening or why, Rapunzel had focused on going and protecting the Coronans first, getting answers after that. That was the plan. Pretty easy, hard to mess up- or, it should have been. Because now as the cold, metal hand of the automaton was firmly holding Eugene prisoner, the latter having no choice but to face the woman he loved encased in amber and surrounded by two other automatons, the former thief was left wondering how could things have possibly gone this wrong. "Well, it looks like Corona no longer has her beloved leader- if she could even be called that in the first place." And of course, how could he possibly forget the one whose satisfied tone was awakening in Eugene a deep hatred, one like he had never felt before. Varian was standing in front of the statue, looking absolutely triumphant, and how could he not be after taking over Corona and defeating their princess, their Sundrop ? The broken wall of the throne room, the latter being only a remnant of what it used to be, only added to his glorious victory, offering an heartbreaking view on the completely destroyed kingdom. His eyes were shining with an eerie joy, and a wide grin appeared on his lips as he admired the consequences of his actions; encased in amber, Rapunzel's painful and horrified expression was a terrible contrast with the alchemist's ominous one. "Don't worry, Eugene," the alchemist said after some time, finally looking away from the amber to the former thief, trapped in an other kind of prison, "She's not dead. She doesn't deserve such a fate." The alchemist confidently walked up to him, leaning against the metal hand. "No, she deserves a sentence far worse than that." The alchemist's voice was dangerously low as he stared at Eugene, watching his every reaction. The former thief didn't look away in return, instead glaring at the kid who had taken so much from him and went as far as to laugh about it too. He just- Eugene simply couldn't believe what he was hearing and seeing. Varian- Varian had made amends. He had apologized, and they'd forgiven him. He had been working ever since to help Corona, to fix his mistakes and stop Cassandra. Varian had changed- he had. Hadn't he ? But then, why would he go back on that ? Why did he all of a sudden attack Corona with these- these automatons, destroying the island, trapping Rapunzel in that same amber that destroyed his life once before ? Why would he do that to his friends, to Team Awesome ? Was it all just a wicked scheme to fool them ? Eugene stared at the kid in front of him. He was exactly like Varian- same outfit, same black hair with this odd blue stripe, same blue eyes. No, not the same. Varian's eyes weren't merciless, mocking and cold, so cold. Varian's eyes were warm, friendly and guilty. "Who..." Eugene hissed, glaring all the more. "Who are you ? What have you done to Varian ?" Varian wouldn't do something like that, Eugene was sure of it. The other half of Team Awesome, the kid who liked ham sandwiches and often forgot to take care of himself when working was not the same as the one who encased Rapunzel in amber. The alchemist who fought his fears in order to save Corona, that kid would never do something like that. Still, he didn't expect... him, to simply smirk, that same threatening smirk he thought -he hoped- he'd never see again on this face. "You know, I never thought you were right when you said that people don't give you enough credit. You are clever, aren't you ?" "What does that mean ?" He was just done talking when the door of the throne room opened with noise. Eugene tried to look behind him to see the source of the noise, in vain : the robot's grip was keeping him from making any movement. However, he had a really good view of Varian raising his head in surprise, before cautiously taking a few steps back, furious eyes staring at... whoever just came in, Eugene guessed. Said person walked closer, as Eugene could tell from the footsteps sounds, before stopping right beside him; turning his head to the side, Eugene saw... Varian. It took his mind a minute to process the information. "Wait wait wait," Eugene narrowed his eyes, "Am I seeing 2 Varians ? Is that- is that some sort of evil twin story, or...?" Varian number 2 didn't react, but Varian number 1's smirk only widened. "I guess you could say that." He did a mocking bow in front of the other two, "I am Varitas, 'the mean one'- because someone has to take the blame, and who's better to replace Varian at it than Varian himself ? You Coronians aren't really creative, you know : get yourself someone else to blame, or even better, an actual justice system." It took all of Eugene's might not to give in and harshly tell him that he was absolutely guilty for what he had done to everyone; he barely restrained himself from doing so, realization hitting him hard. That was what that Varitas guy wanted. He had been provoking him since the beginning, trying to push him to his limits; and although Eugene wasn't really one to give in to anger, what could that kind of behavior do to someone who would, someone whose guilt would make them an easy prey ? For example, someone who definitely would be the target of his own double... Oh no. "I'm so-sorry..." Varian whispered, his voice cracking. His glassy eyes were filled with tears that streamed down his cheeks, highlighting how unusually pale he was, or how dark and big the bags under his eyes were in contrast. "It's all my fault..." "Kid-no. This is not your fault, none of it is." Eugene insisted. Varian clearly seemed exhausted, on the verge of breaking down, and with all of that accumulated guilt ready to burst free, he was basically an emotional time bomb. A really, really unstable emotional time bomb that could possibly become a problem if nothing was done to calm him down before. When did that start ? Why hadn’t he noticed before, why hadn’t he done anything to protect Varian ? Varian didn’t react, clearly not believing him; it broke Eugene’s heart to see him in such a state. Of course, that's the moment Varitas chose to speak up. "You're right, Eugene : it's not his fault nor is it mine, but it is actually yours, it has always been. I know how talented you are all in the field of lies and deceit and breaking promises, but you have to be incredibly good to make him believe that you actually care about him and are his friends without him ever questioning it. Again." Varian shivered, looking down at the ground, and Eugene could only imagine the thoughts going through his head; anger and guilt and feeling of betrayal and self-loathing, all of them feeding a dangerous hatred that was definitely what Varitas was planning to use. Oh, how much Eugene hated that Varitas kid. He hated him for taking Rapunzel away, for torturing Varian; he hated how powerless he felt. "If you know us as well as you say you do, then you should also know these are not lies." Eugene growled, but Varian once again didn’t react. Varitas only rolled his eyes, fully aware that he was in control of the situation. "Oh, you are good- but thank you for proving my point." He then turned to Varian, and Eugene tensed up. Whatever he had planned, Eugene feared the kid wasn't in a good enough state to fight against. "I'm sorry I started without you," Varitas smiled, something almost warm, outstretching his hand towards Varian, "but you can still join me and serve justice, like we wanted to." Unlike his kind words, his tone was very clear : obey, or face the consequences. Varian stared at Varitas' hand for a moment, before his glassy eyes moved to the hole in the wall and the destruction beyond, then to the amber and finally, to Eugene. Eugene's heart ached as he met Varian's eyes. The raging storm of the kid's emotions was frightening, and Varian seemed completely lost. Eugene wanted to reassure him, to tell him that these were all lies, that none of it was true, that they did care about him- but he also wasn’t stupid. “Please, kid... Don’t...” Was all Eugene said, because he saw in these eyes that Varian... Varian would not believe him, or anything else he’d say. That Varitas's poisoned words, playing with Varian's deepest fears and guilt, had already had their effect on the kid. Where was he when Varian needed him ? Why was he stuck, unable to help when the kid needed him the most ? Varitas was right- just like before, he couldn't give Varian the help he so desperately needed. Varian stared at him for a while longer, before looking back at Varitas. Extending his hand, he took the other's in his own. Then, harshly pulling Varitas forward, he threw in the latter's face a green ball that exploded in a flash of blinding light. Varitas immediately shoved Varian away, rubbing his eyes with his hands; his hiss of pain morphed into a low chuckle. "Alright, looks like you've made your choice..." Eugene felt his heart drop as the two other automatons -the ones not currently holding Eugene- walked toward the alchemist, responding to Varitas's order. He knew his friend hardly stood a chance; above all, he knew Varian was fighting a losing battle, because he himself didn’t even know what he was fighting for, or if he wanted to. It was clear as day that Varian was fighting back like a wounded animal, with the energy of despair, and that this would end very badly. Eugene tried once again to free himself, even if he knew there was no way he could get out. Varian acted quickly, trapping the first automaton's feet in goo, effectively stopping him. Varitas threw at him a green ball that Varian barely managed to avoid; not fast enough to recover, the alchemist couldn't dodge a hit from the second automaton that made him fall to the ground. Not wasting any time, Varian sent a pink ball on the second automaton, trapping him the same way; he however didn't see the third ennemy attacking him from behind. "Watch out !!" Eugene stopped struggling a moment to yell in alarm. Varian startled and turned around just in time to catch Varitas's wrists, keeping him from using his knife- because yes, he had a knife, a real one. "Why are you fighting for them ?!" Varitas shouted, furious. "They are responsible for Dad being encased, for all of our woes- you should want to serve justice ! You used to want that, so why would you believe their lies again ?!" Varian didn't answer, simply staring at the knife held right between the two of them. "It was the price to pay to become their friend again, wasn't it ? Ha- you're pathetic. They will betray you just like they already did, and the worst of all is that they'll be right : you'll have no one to blame but yourself, for being stupid enough to trust them again." Varitas's eyes were filled with disgust, sadness. No answer. Varian's grip loosened a bit, his face reflecting some hesitation. “Varian, no- don’t listen to him ! He’s trying to get in your head !!” The alchemist no longer seemed to be able to hear him, his attention entirely focused on Varitas. Eugene’s voice was only a quiet noise, drowned out by Varitas’s own voice and Varian’s thoughts. "I hope you're happy. I hope you'll believe their lies that make you think that this is what's best for you, this is what you have always wanted. You won : enjoy your golden cage, Varian." "Kid !!" Eugene shouted, alarmed, and that finally snapped Varian out of it. Kicking his opponent, the alchemist made Varitas fall backwards; the latter harshly hit the ground, his grip loosening on the knife. Eugene watched with horror as the alchemist quickly took the knife from Varitas and held it at the other's throat. "Don’t do that Varian ! You are angry- we all are kid, but killing him isn't the solution !" "He's right," Varitas added, "You can go ahead and kill me, but that won't change anything. You know that I'm right, and getting rid of me won't change the truth." Varian gritted his teeth, his grip getting just the tiniest bit firmer on the knife, and Varitas let a vicious smile appear on his lips. "You and me, we're just good for destruction, hurting others, taking the blame. I know it, they know it : that's why they let you down, and will let you down again. There's no denying it anymore, Varian. If you don't kill me, I will just keep destroying everything, and you'll be to blame for not stopping me when you had the chance : but if you do stop me, that you dare kill me if you’re even able to, then you will become the villain, the murderer, the mean one, because neither of us are part of the people whose faults are all forgiven. No matter what you choose, you will lose, just like I kept telling you." Varian stared at Varitas as he was talking, unable to stop listening to him. He knew he shouldn't listen or even consider his words, but something in them struck a chord within him, reaching doubts he tried to muffle, thoughts he tried to get rid of and amplifying them to the point that he could no longer ignore them or bury them again; and even though he thought he could hear Eugene's voice, he couldn't actually hear his words. Varitas smirked, knowing that despite the appearances, he had the upper hand. Reaching in his pocket, he got out a purple ball. "It's over, Varian." The alchemist's eyes widened in realization as the ball hit the ground, exploding and covering the whole room in a cloud of purple smoke. Eugene felt his blood froze in his veins as he heard fighting noises, the sound of metal clashing against skin and a cry of pain, then a body hitting the ground; and after that, nothing. In the heavy silence that followed, the cloud slowly escaped the room through the hole in the wall, joining its peers in the sky. Eugene then saw with horror a body lying on the ground in a puddle of blood. Standing next to him, its double was panting, holding without trembling the knife stained with blood. At that single moment, a terrible truth dawned on Eugene who felt his heart come to a stop. Even if it was impossible to distinguish the twins, one thing remained certain : one of them was now dead, killed by the other. And therefore, it didn't matter which one came out a winner in this battle, because the result was the same either way. Varitas had won, and their Varian was gone.

Here me out... Or don't idc

I like this little crackship

Had an owl house/tangled crossover idea!(originally posted in community but I wanted to post it on my page as well)

So it is gonna be a replace owl house characters with tangled ones but there are gonna be some twists. But before we get into that let's talk about everyone's roles. Buckle up this is long so sorry in advance!

First up we got everyone's favorite boy, Varian!

Varian is obviously gonna take the place of luz and be getting into trouble at school with his alchemy. Varian ends up in the demo realm aka, Demani(sorry sounds better for an island than Demanitus bits he's taking place of the Titan) after following a tiny horse(max) stealing his Flynn rider book. Varian's still gonna keep his normal personality and denial of magic but will study to try and learn the science behind it. Bros gonna be in all tracks but learns he has a talent for potions, aka alchemy. His appearance is mostly the same but he has slightly pointed ears, eyes that are a little too blue, and his hair stripe is a lot bigger. Meaning he might not be as human as he thinks. Varian also gets his palisman ruddiger earlier than cannon (he had him in the human realm and never realized what ruddiger actually was till they met Eugene).

Eugene Fitzherbert, aka Flynn Rider, aka the Raven Man. Master thief and one of the most powerful witches in the island. He steals from everyone even the castle itself, the only thing keeping him down is his curse. Slowly growing stronger by the day and making loose little more of his mind. His appearance is the same but with witches ears and fangs, as well as blue hair streaks. Personality is still the same but his arrogance severs as a shield to his how terrified he is of himself. His palisman max serves almost as a conscience for him and is there to keep him grounded with the curse getting stronger. His curse form is a lot like Lilith but way bigger and with electric blue feathers mixed with black. Lives in an old cottage that belonged to the family called the raven house. Wild witch but specializes in illusion and abomination or bard haven't decided between the two.

Stan and Pete, ya both boys are sharing hootys role. There a little different because couldn't figure out how to make them bird tubes but they're like living gargoyles but there's statues of them inside and outside the house so they're able to transfer their minds to any body in or out of the house. Yes they're still as terrifying as hooty and yess they are not supposed to be able uproot their bodies so we will have the porta hooty moment with them. Personalities are the same as cannon, just way more chaotic.

Next up we got Lance. Lance is kinda in a king role kinda his own thing. Lance lives in and out of the raven house and has been Eugene's best friend since they were kids and the Fitzherbert's adopted him when he was a teen after he finally told them he was an orphan. So yay! The two are brothers!. Lance is Eugene's partner in crime and has been the main person helping keeping Eugene's curse at bay, whether that be getting the elixirs or nocking him out when he gets to crazy. Still wild but specializes in illusion and beast. Only reason he doesn't live full time in the raven house is too take care of his daughters. He also has a red squirrel palisman named nutty(he gets chased by Catalina a lot. It’s become a game at this point).

Kiera and Catalina, the real king roles. Lances daughters and Eugene's nieces. Both are thieves but Lance is trying to make them go straight.

Kiera keeps her normal appearance(but with witch ears and the red marks are part of her skin).

But Catalina is the wolf 24/7 only smaller, with red fur and Catalina's normal eyes(up girlie is a demon). Both use illusion but Kiera is showing talent in construction and Catalina beast keeping.

Up next is Cassandra. Cass is taking the role of Lilith and her main mission is to capture Eugene. I haven't decided if the two are going to be siblings or just former friends but the cursing stays the same. Both were competing to be the next head of the empresses coven (and rapunzels love because I understand and like the ship, I just like new dream better) and Cass got so desperate she cursed Eugene. She regrets it and wants to make it right but hides her guilt under constant insults and mockery, leaving Eugene bitter towards her. Palisman is owl and she's a part of the empresses coven. Same appearance but with witches ears and silver eyes. Before you ask, yes the two have the iconic battle where Cass screams how Eugene got everything and how he acts like he's better than her when he's a criminal. Eugene says he is better than her and she shouts the iconic line "Than why were you so easy to curse!"

Next up we got Rapunzel herself. Takes the place of Rain Whispers. Was trained to be part of the healing coven her whole life by her governess but has always secretly wanted to be a part of the bard coven. Practiced in secret till she got her sigil. Palisman is Pascal and he serves as her chaotic side. Still an artist and paints all her gowns. She tried for a long time to heal Eugene but he pushed her away out of fear of hurting her. Still is trying to this day find something that will work. Acts all innocent but reality doesn't trust a damn word out of the empresses mouth. Has started going by the alias the sun drop while forming a resistance against the covens. Appearance is the same only with the ears and her hair is always glowing gold. Also her hair is the same bob she has in the series, cut her hair as one last act of rebellion before joining the coven system.

Hugo is up next. He's gonna take the place of amity(obviously). The son of crime boss Donela, he's been trained his whole life to get into the empresses coven but to take it down on the inside. Arrogant and prideful Hugo tends to be an ass and has his rivalry with Varian before falling in love. He's top student in either abomination or potions(haven't decided which) and Olivia is his

alisman.‹

she also spies on people for Huao t

gain black mail. Appearance is the same only he has metal naturally coating his hands, silver streaks in his hair, witches ears, and green and grey eyes. Was best friends with Nuru but had to cut ties due to his mother and for her safety.

Up next we got Nuru and Yong who are taking the place of willow and Gus. Both of them are outcasts at school but become best friends with Varian. Nuru is a part of the oracle track(originally plant but was horrible at it) and Yong is a member of the potions track. I don't know much about their personalities so I can't say much but will say they both will gain palismans. Yong's being that of a salamander named Nitro and Nuru's being a black dog with constellations named Cana.

Up next we got the brotherhood. Hector and Adira serve the places of Eber Wolf and Darius respectively but with are there from very early in the story. Both are coven heads(sharing the same tracks as their roles) but have always been suspicious of the empress and have secretly joined the informer known as the Sundrop to find out what's been going on. Both know what Eugene and Lance have been up too and do not approve. They've tried to get them to stop and make them come home but fail every time. Both are starting to get desperate and are slightly afraid their nephews curse after what happened before Eugene ran away. Both suspect Cass did it but can't prove anything, doesn't stop them from being hostile and petty AF to her though. Cannon appearances but with witch ears and Hectors more beastly with golden eyes, black fur and fangs. Adira has a lynx palisman named big foot, while Hector has his rhino jasper his bearcats are just beasts he keeps around, not palisman)(Hector also created a spell to turn palisman huge for a temporary time period that he uses on jasper a lot. Refuses to teach Adira but did teach Eugene after he got max).

Edmunds up next. Edmund was once head of the empresses coven but retired after Eugene's curse attacked him. Leaving him without his arm and damaged his palisman Hamuel. He doesn't blame Eugene in the slightest and like Gwendolyn is trying to find Eugene a cure. He is less trick-able though and more likely to resort to violence. He tries to visit his son but Eugene avoids him like the plague, too guilty to even look at his father after what he did. He does talk to Lance in secret a lot though and visits his granddaughters. He understands that Eugene needs Lance and both keep it a secret that they're in contact.(will cause issues when revealed). Same appearance but with fangs, witches ears m, and blue streaks in his hair(though they've started to turn gray from stress and old age). If you're wondering, yes he still talks out loud. Bros just been doing that his whole life though. He also became more determined to bring his son home after his brother, the former head of the plant coven disappeared.

Up next is Quirin. Father of Varian and over worked farmer, he is constantly exhausted. He doesn't like Varian messing with alchemy or things that are considered unnatural. His ears are scared and a little misshapen. Is an extremely talented farmer(so much so you would swear it's magic). Has a hare that always hangs around him.

Looks extremely similar to the silhouette of the missing plant coven head Varian saw once, almost two similar. Maybe Quirin isn't quite as human as people think. But if that's true, why did he leave and what is he hiding from?

Finally the moment you possibly have been waiting for Zhan Tiri As Belos! Empress of the demon realm and considered the strongest witch ever she rules with an iron fist and no mercy.

Secretly was once a powerful creature of darkness and hellbent on destroying the realm as a whole before Demanitus trapped her in a mortals vessel. Without her true power, she used knowledge of science to create fake magic and manipulated the realm for years. As empress secretly plans to drain all the isle of their magic to regain her true self and destroy both this world and the human world. (Also Matthews and Nigel I are her Kiki's, sorry not sorry.

haven't figured out who'd take hunters role.

Might be Varian and he's share the role as Luz and Hunter. Could be Andrew or the Stabingtons(though I like those two better as basilisks). Maybe Vex or someone original, I don't know yet.

Edit: a user named kayzedrawz suggested I use the character Amber as Hunter. I can’t find really any info on her but she looks a lot like Ulla. So I’m thinking they might be related. Maybe if amber does take Hunter’s role she’s a grimwalker of Ulla who was helping Zhan Tiri build a way to access the human realm once the daring spell was complete. So once Ulla died(maybe Quirin killed her to protect baby Var and the island before fleeing) Zhan created a grimwalker to be a smart as Ulla.

Anyway if you've stuck around long enough to read this I want to say thank you and I wish you an amazing day.

Edit: if anyone is interested in using this crossover idea whether for art or fanfic of their own, feel free to do so! The only thing I ask is that you send me a link to the product!

Doing the Crossword

(Or is it a word search? I messed up on the cover of the book. :P )