ok i should go work on dean’s garden fic aka the REAL post canon dean<3
ok i should go work on dean’s garden fic aka the REAL post canon dean<3
Alright! It's time for the long awaited Ruka/Vita theory!
If you want something a little more in depth then there's an extremely amazing and well-made theory HERE by Lordarash1, who actually also did some rune translations! Their theory helped me understand a few things, so thanks :) There's also another extremely lovely theory I will be referencing by the user Pisolero2314 on YouTube, you frequently comments their theories on the Color Series songs!
Without further ado, let's get on with it.
Warnings for: mentions of death
Ruka's name, 月香, has a meaning. 月 means moon, and 香 means fragrance or pleasant smell or scent. (thank you wooma discord for this one you're very cool)
The meaning behind Ruka's name is really reflected in her design. Her dress has a lot of symbolism, such as the phases of the moon along the bottom of her dress, and a pulse along her sleeve that represent her desire to die (Lordarashi1)
Ruka's hands are Christian hand signs for [left] "I am speaking" and [right] "be silent and listen" (Pistolero2314)
Her demon is bat-like, with only one eye in motion and the other blacked out. Pistolero2314 mentioned that this could mean Ruka has a prosthetic eye, which would explain why ink only comes out of one of her eyes.
Bats can represent rebirth, but they can also see in the dark (echolocation, really, but we're theorizing here ok) Ruka seems to be surrounded by darkness, yet still makes it through to a degree. This is the more likely reason for a bat being her demon. (Pistero2314)
In the lyrics if the song, a repeating line is "Dear my Diablo" Diablo means Demon in Spanish.
Another line is "with an extreme, reem, reeem diminuendo" A diminuendo is "A directive to a performer to smoothly decrease the volume of the specific passage of a composition." Otherwise known as a decresendo (I was in music like half my life trust me ok) This likely represents her desire to fade away and die.
"I don't want to be possessed by a demon." Despite this line, she seems to be conversing with a demon. At one point, the screen even flashes red. Perhaps Sinfan is involved?
"Steps to a hidden life, a dry and parched anima." Anima, according to Google Dictionary, means "The soul, especially the irrational part of the soul as distinguished from the rational mind."
"Recognizing myself as wrong is a sign that the devil has controlled me."
"I can't stop even with my silly melecholy." According to Google Dictionary, melancholy means "a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause." Ruka seems to find her sadness is worth nothing, and seems to be berating herself for feeling it.
"I'm just living so deceptively, so, please..." Perhaps Ruka falsley presents herself as a happy person?
"I'm just so sick of everything! I want someone to replace me, and after that, I don't know, so please-!" She wants to be replaced, yet she doesn't want to die, proven by the line "Find the time to die, find it. But I don't want to be dead." and doesn't want to be possessed by a demon.
Lets move onto the runes.
There are three sets of runes that appear, along with Roman numerals. While I won't be going into the Roman numerals, the person who translate the runes has.
The runes translate to "God didn’t save me |Until this curse breakers | Never wake up"
The runes in front translate to "Darkness is warping powerand "
And the ones in the back translate to "Atone for people’s sins"
The runes were translate by Lordarash1. They did an amazing job on it!
While I personally am not all too sure what the runes mean, I can make a vague guess to maybe Ruka takes responsibility for the others sins?
I'm not sure how Vita and the other songs are related, and when I do more research, I'll be sure to expand on this theory more.
Thabk you for reading, I know this one was a lot shorter than my others. I'll update it as I collect more research and link the songs.
Thank you for reading, and I'll see you next time!
Sources/references:
Pistolero2314
Lordarash1
Google Dictionary
Ms. K/Tackmyn Y
:000 MY TAG FOR FLOWERS IS THE SAME AS YOURS
YES !!! I SAW THAT TOO WHEN I REBLOGGED A POST FROM YOU AND I WAS LIKE.YOU AND ME SHARE A TAG ?!
i actually put many things with “my beloved” ,sowwy that we have the sAmE tag lmao <333
HIII YUE !!! i hope rei comes home and also hope you've been eating and drinking !! im so excited 2 play enstars >□<) !!
hello~ tyty i hope he comes home too, he needs to!! <3
and yes i have been dw, i hope you have been doing the same too >:3
and haha have funnn, just a heads up engstars' translations can be a little funky in a funny little way
what if they invent a surgery that can give u smelling ability if you’re anosmic 😳 i would prob get it. but also i love smelling nothing in bathrooms, crowds, in the proximity of trash cans etc. 😌
some funky, fancy little designs for some funky, fancy little guys. i probably won't use these a lot (if at all) but they were certainly fun to draw!! (please click image for better quality!!)
(Basically what I was implying was "I can tell that these idiots are THIS close to actually doing that at some point, if you know what I mean")
OH sorry i didnt get it
and.. i mean.. i think piko's morals are a weeee bit too high for that (plus miki would kill him) but the tension is There.
...I meant something a bit more "topic from the jokes" than that NGL by "point of no return"
...oh.
it's not that deep, flower just thinks sex jokes are funny. (their sense of humor is lowkey broken.)
Slight bit of lore stuff: Was I right on my guess on a potential situation?
ok so flower (along w their siblings) can see the future thanks to meiji's witch blood. flower once had a bad vision where them and piko were dating, but then when they were on a date piko got hit by a truck and died. for like a month after they had similar visions, so now theyre scared of dating piko. piko doessnt rlly Know-know but hes picked up on flos anxiety abt the situation.
(Floko Anon) ...Of COURSE their banter is too strong for me to get through.
flower: you know what else is too strong for you to get through?
piko: please stop-
flower: [CENSORED]
(Floko Anon) (you know who this is to) FFS YOU TWO, JUST STOP DODGING IT ALREADY WE ALL KNOW YOU TWO ARE *THIS* CLOSE TO "THE POINT OF NO RETURN" ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP (OOC: just making a guess to see if I get a reaction)
flower: kinky
piko: fLOWER I SWEAR I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS-
flower: kinky