His breath hitched slightly at the inquiry.

"... There was a time once... Where my heart would have bursted with joy at such a notion. But now, knowing what I meant to him..."

He wrapped his arms around himself, his eye tightly shut.

"... What's worse is... Is... I want there to be a place for me. Even now... But not as a vessel... I want love. I want to love, and be loved in return... But how can I...? I can't... I can't trust anyone... I can't trust myself..."

"... Do the gods love their creations...?"

... And really, like... If ever he did come back after all that, depending on certain circumstances -- like, the honest-to-god best scenario for Mohg to come back to would be, like, ultimately, Morgott being the one to have gone out of his way to stop Miquella, with that extra bonus of the Bloody Fingers having been there for that same purpose.

Even so, Mohg's going to have, like... A really long time to recover from that -- like that's a wound that's probably never going to heal. But at the very least he knows that, at least, Morgott fought for him. Ansbach fought for him. Varré fought for him. He was worth fighting for. Hell, even the Tarnished fought for him.

He'll give Thiollier an appreciative pat on the head, even though Thiollier was fighting for Trina, he still fought as a companion.

Like, that's the best scenario for Mohg to come back to.

Now... Like... Picturing him coming back -- with Morgott dead, and the rest of the Bloody Fingers dead. And there's Ansbach's body resting by the archway. Miquella's gone.

He's... Going to feel incredibly, incredibly empty.

Man, so I had this one thought about Miquella actually removing that one horn that's grown into Mohg's eye, and filling in that empty socket with a bewitched glass eye for when Radahn's set in.

So now you get, like... Revival!Mohg going around with Radahn's red hair, and an exposed empty eye-socket and a broken horn.

❇ life philosophy headcanons.

"... My body was used by someone who I loved - who I thought loved me in return - to house a soul other than my own; and while I am returned, that very same soul is still trapped within me... And as far as I can tell, all that I have worked toward -- all those of whom I held close to my heart -- are gone... I cannot say that I am leading a particularly good life right now."

"... I think... What makes it harder is... If it were anyone else. If it were anyone else, it would not have been quite so hard. But that it was Miquella - Kind, compassionate Miquella - who did that..."

Mohg sighed, running his hand along the top of his head, reaching back and trailing his fingers through the locks of red hair that grew between horns.

"I was a fool... Bewitched though I was, there was still some small hope within my heart. I know it was mine, for why else is the pain as great as it is? I had hoped that I was not exempt from his compassion, bloodied as my hands were... Such a fool I was."

Revival Verse Headcanon

Mohg sports a red patch on the plumage of his chest resembling the red patch of a Bleeding Heart Dove.

Man, had this thought of Mohg taking Thiollier around on shenanigans, and calling him "little kitten."

'Cause that's exactly what he is to Mohg!

Ahh, delicious food!

It's dependent... Those early days in the revival were absolute hell, from Radahn recalling those tumultuous days in the Shunning-Grounds from Mohg's childhood, to Mohg recalling the agony of the rot eating Radahn from the inside. It took time before they finally constructed a mental barrier to keep the memories seperate. But still, every now and again, something is bound to slip through the cracks, whether by accident, or curiosity getting the better of one of them.

And yeah, there is definitely bound to be some comedic shenanigans. But not without its share of angst.

Between Mohg seeing how happy Radahn was in his childhood, being raised by a family that actually loved him and his siblings... And Radahn being privy to the uglier aspects of Mohg's youth.

Mohg seeing how Radahn idolized both Radagon and Godfrey - Godfrey especially, which unveils a sort of jealous side from Mohg. And with the way Miquella treated Mohg's body, it's like... Trying to erase HIM, and present Radahn as a replacement son. And it's just one of MANY things that really hurts.

Radahn... Hot-headed Radahn is somewhat humbled by what memories he picked up from Mohg. Seeing as Mohg was, himself, a son of Godfrey, Radahn finds some room to at least respect Mohg.

Buuut there's still some moment between the two.

Also Radahn finding out that Mohg is the brother of that old furry bastard with the tail.

And yeah, you'll be seeing a mixture of the two fighting styles. Imagine having a hail of meteors coated in bloodflame flung your way. A shockwave of purple spreading across the battlefield, ending with an explosion of red.

Not only are you fighting Mohg and Radahn. Your fighting Artorias and the Demon of Hatred.

... Did have this thought of Mohg taking up Euporia(Since Miquella lost the twinblade privilege), but I'm not sure about the fighting style.

... Maybe he starts utilizing some of Morgott's tricks. Conjuring forth spectral versions of Radahn's greatswords and his own trident. Summoning a rain of golden swords as he performs his bloodboon ritual.

As for the quest? Yeah it STARTS off with Mohg wanting to get Radahn's soul out of his body. The only problem is that Radahn has enough consciousness to where he isn't ready to go...

... That's where I'm stumped. Who knew Radahn better? Jerren? Or Freyja? Did Radahn want eternal war? Would he want control of Mohg's body, now that that's all that's left?

Regardless, I don't think Radahn would be contented to merely fade away. If he is to die, he will die fighting.

There's rivalry and conflict between the two. Resentment burns hot from Mohg, and Radahn's not having any of Mohg's sass. But there's a certain respect that Radahn holds, and Mohg, in time, might find Radahn as a companion of sorts.

... What then?

What is the detriment, beyond keeping these two identities from bleeding into one another?

Aw man, that AU! That AU of mine! I really need to build up on that, but I don't know where to start! So I'm'a set my foot down! Gonna be questions and answers time!

Anything you'd like to ask about the Revival Verse? It'd also help me when it comes to building it up! 😅

The short of it is that Mohg's soul is reunited with his body. For the most part, he's back as he was before with the exception that he now has long red hair, and red-tipped wings. Radahn's soul is another thing that he has to contend with.

So! Questions! Questions! Questions!

Also open toward ideas and suggestions -- It'd be interesting to play around with Mohg having this internal feud with Radahn, only... I have no idea what Radahn is like as a character, so... 😅