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1. The Dulled Weapon by laumerisa

   Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Zenos yae Galvus/Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Zenos yae Galvus/Original Character(s)
   • Zenos yae Galvus/Original Female Character(s)
   • Warrior of Light & Thancred Waters
   • Thancred Waters/Original Female Character(s)
   • Warrior of Light/Thancred Waters
   • Thancred Waters/Original Character(s)
   • Warrior of Light & Original Parents of Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Scions of the Seventh Dawn & Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Warrior of Light & Original Family Members of Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Zenos yae Galvus & Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Zenos yae Galvus & Original Character(s)
   • Thancred Waters & Original Character(s)
   • Thancred Waters & Original Female Character(s)
   • Thancred Waters
   • Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Zenos yae Galvus
   • Y'shtola Rhul
   • Alphinaud Leveilleur
   • Alisaie Leveilleur
   • Asahi sas Brutus
   • Yotsuyu goe Brutus
   • Original Family Members of Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Named Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Roegadyn Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Angst
   • Slow Burn
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Violence
   • Identity Crisis
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Garlean experiments
   • mature rating cause of Zenos
   • Garlean-Typical Racism (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Garlemald (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Pre-Final Fantasy XIV 1.0
   • Flashbacks
   • Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Patches 4.0 - 4.5 Spoilers
   • Not Canon Compliant
   • Minor Warrior of Light/Thancred Waters
   • Adoptive family
   • Dehumanization
   • Trauma
   • Medical Trauma
   • Medical Experimentation
   • likely medical inaccuracies
   • tagged relationships are more platonic leaning
   • actually neither i nor these characters know what a healthy romantic relationship is in this fic
   • i'm serious they don't even kiss here

   Summary

   Eorzea's hero, Rionnagan, has won once again. Zenos was gone. She should feel the victory her friends did. After all Ala Mhigo won and another ghost from the past is dead. And yet only a gaping wound ached in her soul. Past memories keep resurfacing and new ghosts appearing. A single question still lingers in the mind. What now?

   This will be Part 1 of a long story I've been working on for far longer than I should. It will cover two different stories of WoL. One is rewrite of Stormblood Patches, and the other is Rionnagan's past before 1.0. Expect some canon and timeline changes, but they are made for a reason.
   Also, I warn you, English isn't my first language, and this is my first time posting anything on Ao3. I have no idea what I am doing, and it shows.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Kudos:

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