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Introduction

Welcome to my second ship manifesto, and this time I would like to re-visit an old topic I already talked about a few years ago. I’ll be talking about Cravex and Mortdred, and why I love this couple so much!

Yes, Visionaries is the cartoon that just keeps giving because I’m still finding things to talk about. And yes, I’m going to be talking Mortdred and Cravex, again. But, it’s in a more romantic angle than my last study about them. Mainly, I can’t hide my bias with these two and I feel this will allow me to explain some points further than last time.

I know some people will feel as though I’m reaching with this one. Don’t say it because I have my moments where I feel like I am. But, this is a ship manifesto so this is more for fun. It’s also mainly, due to how short this series is, a lot of it is my own interpretations and speculations on these two because they’re were one of the many characters that didn’t get it a chance. So, some of it is more covert in nature (I’m looking at you, Cravex). So please excuse me for becoming unhinged in this work. As I said before, I’m biased about them.

So, I will be retreading some areas if you haven’t read my character analyses about these two, and relationship study. Also, I wanted to talk about some new things I’ve found along with some points I’ve missed in my relationship study. Plus, an interpretation I had of Mortdred that in hindsight was completely wrong.

And without further ado, let’s get right to it.

( The Full Manifesto )

Can be read on AO3 (here) or SquidgeWorld (here).

Fandom: Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Ratings: G

Warnings: No Warnings Apply

Note(s): Finally, I'm back to writing some new material! It's been awhile, hasn't it? The job search still sucks, so I decided to take my mind off of it and write something fluffy for a change.

I think Lexor in the comic deserves to have something good happen to him for once. So, I thought about what happened in the third issue, The Star Stone, in the background with him and Virulina, and it went from from there.

I still hold the opinion that either Cravex in the cartoon or Lexor in the comic would be better boyfriends to Mortdred than Darkstorm.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by, as always.

Summary: Lexor gives Mortdred a modest bouquet as a token of his thanks -along with some hidden feelings for the steward-. But, how Mortdred will react is what worries him the most.

Word Count: 264

Pairing(s): Lexor/Mortdred

Charater(s): Lexor, Mortdred

Tags: Ficlet, Flashfiction, Fluff, Romantic Fluff, Awkward Crush, Crushes, Flowers, Gift Giving, Kissing, Cheek Kisses, Pre-Relationship, Pre-Slash

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I watched Strange Aeons' video (here) about Internet Archaeology and the website Blingee. While the video was made two months ago, I checked to see if Blingee was still around. It's a yes, but no kind of deal. You can still go there but the developers are doing major re-hauls leaving this message behind here. So, I found a couple of alternatives: Picmix (here) and Online Image Editor (here). I went with Picmix and I am having the time of my life!

I don't have an account, but It's just so fun creating these gifs and edits. I'm so glad it exist! Here are a couple of them that I posted on Pillowfort.

Current Mood: energetic

Collection Title: Beyond the Haze

Chapter Title: The Night Became Their Haven

Author's Name: OverthinkingMind

Warnings: "Choose Not to Use"

Fandom: Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Characters: Cravex, Mortdred

Ratings: Not Rated

Pairings: N/A

Word Count: 700

Collection Summary: A small collection of ficlets dedicated to the Darkling Lords. Be it character explorations, leisurely moments, or battles; these are their tales on Prysmos.

Chapter Summary: After the events of the Darkling Lords' latest scheme, Cravex tries to forget about it but has failed every night. But, a knock at his bedroom might offer him that peace of mind along with the guest.

Author's Note: Inspired by Thinking by swordznsorcery.

Missing scene to episode seven, The Overthrow of Merklynn.

Update: I decided to rewrite the fic because I wasn't happy with it turned out. I still don't understand why I rushed it at the time, but I wanted to write a fic where I can genuinely enjoy. Hopefully, you guys enjoy it, too.

Archive of Our Own

( The Night Became Their Haven )

Collection Title: Beyond the Haze

Chapter Title: Thalassophobia- The Ocean Stares Back

Author's Name: OverthinkingMind

Warnings: "Choose Not to Use"

Fandom: Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Characters: Darkstorm, Mortdred

Ratings: Not Rated

Pairings: N/A

Word Count: 643

Collection Summary: A small collection of ficlets dedicated to the Darkling Lords. Be it character explorations, leisurely moments, or battles; these are their tales on Prysmos.

Chapter Summary: The Darkling Lords go to the beach to get away from the swamp. Darkstorm, on the other hand, feels differently on the matter.

Author's Note: Inspired by Thinking by swordznsorcery

Archive of Our Own

( Chapter 9 )

Collection Title: Beyond the Haze

Chapter Title: An Envious Fool's Desires

Author's Name: OverthinkingMind

Warnings: "Choose Not to Use"

Fandom: Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Characters: Mortdred, Feryl

Ratings: Not Rated

Pairings: N/A

Word Count: 725

Collection Summary: A small collection of ficlets dedicated to the Darkling Lords. Be it character explorations, leisurely moments, or battles; these are their tales on Prysmos.

Chapter Summary: ‘Darkstorm hasn’t been himself for awhile now. He seems more upset than usual, but this battle is most fortunate for me.’

Mortdred strays away into the foggy woods, far from the battle between the Darkling Lords and Spectral Knights, but he has his sights on a wolf roaming these parts. And he will gladly slay Feryl for his master.

But was following such a whim a good idea?

Author's Note: Inspired by Thinking by swordznsorcery

Archive of Our Own

( Chapter 6 )

Collection Title: Beyond the Haze

Chapter Title: The Jealous Heart

Author's Name: OverthinkingMind

Warnings: "Choose Not to Use"

Fandom: Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Characters: Darkstorm, Mortdred, Cravex

Ratings: Not Rated

Pairings: N/A

Word Count: 448

Collection Summary: A small collection of ficlets dedicated to the Darkling Lords. Be it character explorations, leisurely moments, or battles; these are their tales on Prysmos.

Chapter Summary: The Darkling Lords enjoy a warm dinner, but Darkstorm's mind is distracted with something else.

Author's Note: Inspired by Thinking by swordznsorcery

Archive of Our Own

( Chapter 5 )

Collection Title: Beyond the Haze

Chapter Title: The Anxiety of Flight

Author's Name: OverthinkingMind

Warnings: "Choose Not to Use"

Fandom: Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Characters: Mortdred

Ratings: Not Rated

Pairings: N/A

Word Count: 463

Collection Summary: A small collection of ficlets dedicated to the Darkling Lords. Be it character explorations, leisurely moments, or battles; these are their tales on Prysmos.

Chapter Summary: Mortdred's thoughts were filled with uneasy "what-if's" and flight tonight.

He wants to try to fly. But was it really a good idea?

Author's Note: Inspired by Thinking by swordznsorcery

Archive of Our Own

( Chapter 3 )

Title: A Menagerie of Desperation

Author's Name: OverthinkingMind

Warnings: N/A

Fandom: Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Characters: Cravex, Mortdred

Ratings: Teen & Up

Pairings: Cravex & Mortdred; Cravex/Mortdred

Word Count: 596

Summary: "When I woke up, I was a Phylot."

Cravex finds himself trapped in an abandoned zoo that leads to the Lost Shrine. Unable to transform back into his human form, he sees that the other knights and lords have met the same fate. Infuriated, he develops an idea. As he attempts to make his escape, he can't help but wonder to himself; why does it feel like he might be forgetting someone?

Author's Note: I want to give a huge thank you to The-06 on Tumblr for beta reading the story. Without her, I don't think I would ever finish it.

This ficlet takes place during the "The Trail of the Three Wizards" episode, somewhere about halfway through the second act.

Without further ado, enjoy!

Archive of Our Own

( A Menagerie of Desperation )

Title: Confinement with One's Self

Author's Name: OverthinkingMind

Warnings: N/A

Fandom: Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Characters: Mortdred

Ratings: General Audiences

Pairings: N/A

Word Count: 100

Summary: 'The moss has seen hundreds of prisoners come and gone. I wonder, how many times has it seen me here?'

Mortdred sits alone in the deepest dungeon of Darkstorm's castle. His thoughts are his only detestable companion.

Author's Note: This takes place at the end of issue two, The Balance of Power.

Archive of Our Own

( Confinement with One's Self )

This piece of fanart was posted back in 2021 on Pillowfort, and I wanted an excuse to use that new white gel pen I bought. Surprisingly, I still like it! :D

Current Mood: cheerful

So in Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, there are moments where Mortdred shows impressive feats of strength. Seriously, he's pretty damn strong from these two episodes here and here. I like to headcanon that the other strong guys keep freaking out a little whenever Mortdred does the same thing that they can do, if not the task itself has more weight to it. Also, Mortdred can totally carry Cravex bridal style -full armor, no less- and it's like carrying a watermelon around for him.

I got to re-draw this piece one of these days.

Mortdred is one of those characters where the character gag should have been used sparingly or kicked to the curb never to be seen again. I wrote an essay discussing how much of a hindrance the "lol, he's a sycophant!" gag becomes in the cartoon. When in the comics, there's a glimpse of it being more than a joke; where it's more of an examination of his character and why he does the things that he does. Sadly, in the comics were cancelled and so that idea will never be expanded upon.

Well, here's the AO3 link, here, or you can read it down below, too.

( My Mortdred Character Study )

Current Mood: sick

Ah, the very first piece of meta I've posted on AO3 and the path for the Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light getting some tags wrangled up. Personally, some of it felt like I was stretching at times but I genuinely thought there was a potential in their dynamic/relationship. I'm a fan odd-ball pairings in general; two vastly different personalities somehow making it work is a classic.

I do have a piece of meta about another odd-ball pair, but that's mainly a ship manifesto for a different cartoon and I don't want to spam my journal.

Anyway, you can read it on AO3, here, or down below if you like.

( My Cravex & Mortdred essay. )

I posted this back in June 18th, 2020 for the March Meta Matters Challenge along with Meta Manifesto 2020 Fest. I'm still proud of it and I find myself re-reading it to this day.

I wanted to write about my favorite Darkling Lord, Cravex, because he has many (potential) layers to his character than most fans will ever talk about or even explore in fanfiction. In essences, I wanted to share what I thought of him and maybe someone felt the same way that I do.

You can read it on AO3, here, or down below.

( My Cravex character study. )

Current Mood: energetic
Current Music: Nightcore- Angel with a Shotgun

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Talking About the Mundane, Headcanons, and Meta

Love Can Exist Even in the Darkest of Hearts- A Cravex/Mortdred Ship Manifesto

Thank You (And I Love You) [Completed]

The Discovery of Picmix and Going Ham With It

Beyond the Haze- Chapter 10: The Night Became Their Haven (Completed)

Beyond the Haze- Chapter 9: Thalassophobia- The Ocean Stares Back

Beyond the Haze- Chapter 6: An Envious Fool's Desires

Beyond teh Haze- Chapter 5: The Jealous Heart

Beyond the Haze- Chapter 3: The Anxiety of Flight (Completed)

A Menagerie of Desperation (Completed)

Confinement with One's Self (Completed)

Mortdred/Cravex

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Mortdred: Chasing Approval and Happiness, but the Gag Gets in the Way- A Visionaries Study

The Seedling of an Interesting Relationship- A Visionaries Analysis

Cravex and the Case of Fanon being Worse- A Visionaries Essay

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