This post has content warnings for: implied injury, implied possession, mentions of scars, extreme hurt, rambling entirely in tags, character death, cataclysmic events.
#flawa's art#taranza#magolor#marx kirby#this piece was from a long while ago#but i was proud of it so#its going on cohost too!#ok so this came from a what-if scenario where taranza and marx had to fight crowned mags#no other context rly#it was just a fun angst idea#exploring their relationships with one another#(taranza insisting that marx stay out of the fight because his recklessness could jeapordize the whole mission)#(marx does not know how ancient artifacts work and in his desperation to save his closest friend may end up destroying his soul instead. taranza on the other hand has more knowledge and control with strength to match)#(marx interprets this as taranza looking down on him)#(he thinks taranza is leaving him out of the fight because he is incapable of fighting for himself)#(even though marx DESPERATELY wants to save magolor and popstar. but according to taranza he cant even do that. because hes not good enough)#(so theres a lot of conflict between them as the battle rages.)#(taranza is concerned about the fate of popstar and the universe at large. he thinks that keeping the emotional and temperamental marx out of this fight is for the best. so in his eyes marx refusing to retreat is incredibly selfish.)#(marx would rather throw himself into a fight he does not know how to win than do the logical thing and let taranza handle everything until backup arrives)#(even with the stakes of this battle marx would rather just do what he wants instead of what is objectively better for quite literally everyone)#(meanwhile marx thinks that taranza is babying him)#(that in his mind he cant even save his friend. that he is too immature and cant hold his own ground)#(their infighting leads to taranza getting severely injured)#(marx is left to take over the fight and he is forced to come to terms with the fact that taranza was correct - he is NOT ready for this)#(right then he realizes just how much is at stake)#(the destruction of Planet Popstar. the entire universe being put at risk)#(the master crown has unlimited power. everyone and everything would be at its mercy. and the crown is everything BUT merciful)#(since they arrived at the fight time has been running out. that is only made worse by the time he and taranza spent fighting eachother instead of the crown)#(and even during their infighting taranza was able to attack the crown as well. he managed to maintain control over the situation while marx was actively bringing him down)#(and now here he is. forced to fight a battle that he does not know how to win. one that he most likely CANNOT win)#so yeah#uh#i wasnt fully sure how to end it#but i like good endings with crushing angst so#in the end marx is barely able to scrape a victory (hes forced to use those really creepy moves from ssbu and just rip off the crown with sheer force)#(and by barely i mean Magolor made it through Another Dimension and was IN gamble galaxy)#(he was facing Planet Popstar when marx managed to get the crown off)#kirby and co had arrived in another dimension some time before but they didnt catch up to the fight nor did they get to see it happen#taranza either died immediately or survived by healing himself until help arrived#and magolor most likely died when the crown was ripped off with his soul inside.#that or he made it too#but it would likely be the former because of how the crown was removed#marx survives with half of his face permanently scarred#and his wings lost#the wings regrow after a few months but they are never the same#thanks for listening to my ted talk#marx (kirby)