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HunterCaleb does a lil trolling

Edit: JSYK-- Caleb hacked the smart coffee maker like Connor did to the cctv in deviant path

Made this haphazardly

Meet my interpretation of the previous Golden Guard, Credence

Credence was created at age 18 and made Golden Guard at 22 where he picked up a talent for abominations and Illusions. Basically anything flashy. Rather than being isolated or directly abused by Belos, Belos put Credence on a pedestal and made sure coven members below the ranks would listen to him while also making frequent threats towards him in regards of his image. Credence was made to feel he had to be constantly making a show, proving that he’s not powerless.

Credence is a bit of a germaphobe, values personal grooming and image. He always try’s to present himself perfect but he’s a bit unprofessional. In short he’s a little shit.

To his knowledge, he has no family relation to Belos but rather a young adult who had passed the coven trails and gotten to terrible accident where wild witches attacked civilians who he heroically saved. That Belos saw his heart as pure and took him in despite his amnesia and lack in magic. (I like to think Belos raised his Golden Guards differently as tests) Where he was trained to become the Golden Guard, purest of them all.

He a bit of the “ideal” type in regards of being Golden Guard, which is where such a harsh standard was set on Hunter.

He differs from Caleb due to having a straight nose and more narrow eyes as opposed to and aquiline nose and rounder/droopy eyes. His personality also differs greatly, he acts a bit like a nicer Adrian , if Adrian was a good person. Can come off as mean or arrogant but in reality he just likes putting on a show.

Despite being Darius mentor, they are actually close in age. Credence was 23 he met Darius who was 22. Darius had been trying to climb the ranks in the Abomination coven when Credence stepped in a decided to take him under his wing. Credence was fascinated at the research Darius doing on merging flesh with abomination matter. They soon become good friends with light pining.

He revealed his face to Darius when he was 25, 3 years into their friendship.

The mentor title comes from the fact that Credence was essentially the one who advocated for Darius and taught him more combat oriented ways on abomination magic to fit in better in the Emperor’s coven. The whole mentor, student ting became a bit of a joke for them and way to fondly view each other.

Credence begins gathering data and information to go against the Emperor at age 26 due to Belos saying some stuff that contradicted the Titans will. Credence bagan questioning before finding some dirt on Belos which resulted in a confrontation.

He went “missing” when he was 30 years old and then a two year old appeared. He was one of the longer lasting Golden Guards. He would have loved Hunter. Darius was 29 and regrets never admitting his love.

I head canon within the empire’s 50 years of existence, there was a total of 9 castle Golden Guards. Credence for 8 years and Hunter for 3 years.

I definitely have an another Golden Guard planned out to make, one before Credence with some stuff involving Lilith.

Also go help the timeline make sense, Darius and Eda are 43, Lilith 44 by the time Luz shows up.

I’ve been wanting to create some Grimwalkers lately and I’m glad my ideas are coming together.

hello! out of curiosity, would it be possible for a witch with healing magic to let Hunter, i don’t know, bite a part of their hand off, and then just regenerate it with their magic? i’m not sure if that would defeat the plot of the au as Hunter would freely be able to chomp on someone, haha!

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Actually they can! However it’s incredibly limiting. This method would only allow Hunter to get surface level meat. He also need organs, deep tissue, bone, ect. Also while healing magic can do all sorts of wonders and I’m sure could regenerate limbs and flesh depending on how talented the healer is. I doubt they would find someone genuine that’s would be willing to do such a thing and at a frequent rate, especially when he starts eating more and actually developing healthy eating habits. I’m sure one of his family members would be happy to do this but Hunter would never allow it. Id imagine it also be a much longer medical procedure than him simply being able to bite chunks out since that would literally him mutilating someone alive lol, even with the help of numbing or pain relief potions.

The amount of food shown would have been perfect for Hunter a few years ago but now with lots of love and healthy habits being put upon him, it’s no longer sustainable. But what healing witches can provide is blood!

Blood is a good alternative for when he’s unable to have meat so I’d imagine he’d be pretty stocked up on it. He gets frequent refills on blood, it’s also slightly more socially acceptable to have as I’d imagine blood being a regular part of some demons and those suffering from vampirism diets. I’d think most people would assume Hunter is a vampire if they don’t know about the grimwalker situation. So he takes blood bags with him on the go as food.

Of course he needs actual food and lots of it as he’s pretty malnourished and has lots of catching up to do. As well as developing healthy eating habits.

He eventually gets a pass that allows him to eat bits of bodies that aren’t being used, that where donated. So if a bunch of healer students are dissecting a cadaver, Hunter is cleanup. Or if organs are given for a transplant, Hunter could eat what wasn’t used. Obviously this disturbs Hunter but it’s better than going feral and attacking people. Of course it was a bit difficult to obtain pass but with the right strings pulled and some light threats, he was able to get it.

All these images are post canon in the Au. For the amount of pain and suffering inflected upon Hunter for the majority of this Au, I do want him to have a happy ending. While there are tragic alternatives, him having a happy ending was always my intention. While it be more difficult to reach than in canon, he gets there eventually :3

(Feel free to ask some questions but do note it may take a bit of time to answer, I already have some questions waiting rn lol)

Hello Owl House Fandom

Hunter’s going through it

CANON 💖💖💖

So you know how you need 3 for a grudgby team...

We have 2... and I think we know someone in that class with a certain competitive spirit

Plus with how he encouraged hunter to try flyer derby

All I'm saying is you can pry grudgby player darius out of my cold dead hands.

There will be art from me.

Just a sheltered boy and his father figure doing sheltered boy and father figure things!!

I’m ashamed to say this bad art took me like 30 minutes but its in that messy style on purpose. If you want TOH art on the night the episode airs you should expect nothing less of joke art. I loved Willow in this episode and Darius! My man Darius May have ruined Raine and Edas life’s BUT he is a lovely healthy(er) father figure for Hunter. Also when Raine turned around to look at Hunter I was like please be this boys parent and care for him Raine, they did not BEVAUSE OF RHAT STUPSUS DPLANT WOMAN >:((

Darius Deamonne THE tumblr sexyman

I hc him as gay (mlm) and a trans man

Also yes I ship aladarius💜💜

owo purple uwu

This is beautiful and sad

Hunter’s going through it

Tbh Raine probably plays a mean kazoo.

Say I

all in favor of eda teaming up with the coven head rebels to find hunter and both reuniting with raine and setting up a custody plan with darius say i

Hunter, climbing through Darius' window at 3am: Is four followers a lot?

Darius, locking the window and shutting his blinds: Depends on the context. On penstagram? No. In a dark alley? Kind of.

God I love it when Hunter does the little thing

Y’know, the thing?

Can you tell I like the owl house? I am putting these in one post because nine is a lot of work 

Some of my gem designs for my toh steven universe au!

These are so old but I still really like these designs. They definitely need to be updated a bit but I’m lazy and I don’t want to right now lol. Anyway, this au does not follow the plot of Steven Universe or Toh at all, but it has elements of both. It’s very self indulgent lol

If Darius doesn't end up adopting Hunter by the end of the series i'll be throwing more than hands.

Continued AU[!] Characters at Homestuck.

Moirails. platonic soulmate. friends.

｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆.・゜-: ✧ ･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

And this is the last post for this year! Art summary! I'm proud of some of the things I was able to make this year : D

Third part of The Owl House Switcharound meme with @silverd64 and @detectivedaphy . It was super nice to do this collab with them so make sure to go see and like their post too 💙

First to last slide: Full render, template with everyone, sketch and lineart I made!

Me, @field-of-hopes-and-nightmares and @detectivedaphy did a The Owl House switch around meme! The brainrot is real and it was super fun to do!

Images in order: My render, the template with all our drawings, my sketch and my line art

TOH Enneagram (+ MBTI)

Did anybody ask ? No. Does it make me happy ? Yes. THUS, I will share with you all my current/ongoing TOH typings ✨

I already mentionned this with RWBY but same applies here : I prefer enneagram to MBTI, so not all characters will have my MBTI guess because for several of them I just wasn't really interested in guessing it or nothing really striked me. Anyway, MOVING ON

Luz Noceda ♦ ENFP 7w6 4w3 9w8 so/sx

From the first few episodes of TOH I already knew that Luz was some kind of 479 (and good for her ! love that tritype & its contradictions). The only question was the order. If yourself hesitated for some time between 7 and 4 : just look at Reaching Out and come back to me. This episode is the epithome of a 7 : a race ahead, desperately busying yourself outside to avoid your internal world. Her 4 is also quite clear : Luz longs to be HERSELF, she's unabashedly authentic but also feels *wrong* in some shape or form for never managing to fit in the Human realm. Her 9 shows easily in the fact that she's simply put a pretty laid-back person overall, and rarely express anger. But most of all she's scared of being a burden and eager to accomodate others when she fears being abandonned.

Eda Clawthorne ♦ ESTP 7w8 8w9 2w3

Her 7 and 8 are both clear : Eda is a very headstrong woman, she fears feeling trapped and she's eager to experience hands-on all that the world has to offer to her. She's playful and curious, and despises the Emperor Coven for restricting others' future and their magic. Her 8 shows in that as well : Eda is concerned with fulfilling her wants & needs in life, and will grow angry when others trying to prevent her from doing so. She rejects vulnerability in most situations and doesn't like to show her cracks to others. If you type her 783 instead I won't mind either and I would get it somehow. But I feel like, even if she likes to brag about being the strongest witch on the Isles, Eda doesn't really care about being respected or admired, and she certainly doesn't base her self-worth on her ability to fulfill others' expectations in any way. She's a caretaker who struggles to let others return the favor to her (reject). If you want me to elaborate on why 2 fix, I know one ep in particular led me to this conclusion but it was probably back in S2A so I would have to look it up.

King Clawthorne ♦ 3w4 8w7 6w7

His typing is made harder by the fact that he's literally 8 years old. I'm unsure of his core, torn between 3 and 8. King's arc clearly focuses on identity & image (heart core) issues. He's grandiloquent, concerned with how he appears to people. BUT not very competency (Competency : 135 triad who tends to solve problems by rejecting emotions and trying to stay objective/detached) He lacks care for what others expect from him. BUT at the same time he isn't raised in a 3ish household, Luz & Eda don't expect much from him so that could be the reason. He starts off as someone who denies vulnerability and tends to overfocus on *his* wants and needs (8). Or at least he DID but he's certainly grown since. He tend to be very reactive to when others go against him. (Reactive : 468 triad who tend to work themselves up emotionally in the face of a problem and want others to mirror that emotional reaction to be sure that they understand the gravity of the situation) BUT AGAIN. He's literally 8 years old. What 8 years old is competent, unconcerned with how he accomplishes his wants, and not at least a bit reactive. THUS, hard to say really.

Hooty ♦ 2w3 core

Lilith Clawthorne ♦ 3w4 1w9 6w5

3w4 and 1w9 are the strongest part of her tritype, I initially typed her as a 1 to be honest but had to switch when she literally asked her mom for congratulations over her folded napkins. She's concerned with getting love & appreciation over her objective accomplishments most of all. THEN she has the rigidty and perfectionnism of a 1 + the desire to make ther world around her (including Eda) fits her vision of what is good. At least in the beginning.

Willow Park ♦ 9w8 4w3 6w5

not sure what to say to argue here, if you feel differently you can ask for why's i suppose. Willow is overall easy to get along and her integration seems to fit the 9 -> 3 line : letting go of self-imposed isolation, trying to step out of her "background character" life to show what she's capable of. Comfortable with how she's different from others and her ''misfit'' status once she's shown that she's not WRONG but simply different.

Gus Porter ♦ 5w6/6w5? 3w2 9w1

i need to rewatch the Gus-centric ep. there's some stuff that could point to a 5 really : including his absolute *need* to be the most competent in the room, the most knowledgeable, to not be rejected and how it was reflected in his presidency over the human club. but at the same time, "trust" and an inability to trust yourself is a very 6ish theme and so I remain undecided. other than that 3 and 9 are a no-brainer : Gus is a very attachment character : he tends to conform to others expectations and what they consider as good for a variety of reasons.

Amity Blight ♦ 3w4 6w5 1w9 sp/so

Amity is constantly 3ing, just in different fonts. From "best student in the abomination track" to "i'm gonna be the best girlfriend ever". As she acurately explained herself, she was raised under the assumption that "everything is an opportunity to justify existing". In other words, you need to prove that you are worth something, and in her case through concrete and objective measures of success to earn love. ie she's a 3 core.

Hunter ♦ ISTP 6w5 3w2 8w9

i nearly typed him 3w2 but had to switch after Any sport in a Storm and Hollow Mind. The 3 and 6 are both very strong in Hunter, but in the end it's clear that seeing Belos as good and trustworthy played a big part in him feeling safe and secure in his place in the world. And having that certainty shattered really shook him. His 3 is clear as well in the way he is constantly trying to prove himself useful. Some might type him as a Te user because Hunter appreciates rules and authority as he says, but I do believe that this is his 6 speaking more than anything : 6s feel secure when the rules and expectations are clear-cut and out there, they appreciate authority they can rely on. But Hunter's way of fulfilling this when it comes to Belos certainly seemed more Ti-ish. Even while trying to deny the truth, he still had to try and make things logical and rational *to himself*. He doesn't deny the evidence, but tries to make it fit in a framework that fits his understanding of reality.

Belos ♦ IxTJ 1w2 5w 2w1

Hollow Mind clearly showed that Belos is a 1 and not an 8. Belos has so far always been a controlled & cold villain. He has outbursts but they are directed at others' incompetence or (in Elsewhere and Elsewhen) at witches and what he considers *wrong* : these are 1 reasons for anger, not really 8ish in essence. 1s care about whether the world around them fits their standarts and might enforce them on people. They're the one who will rise to the top to try & make the world fit their idea of what is ''correct'' and will berate people for their incompetence. 8s, on average, will more often be anti-authoritarian because rules are an obstacle to them having free reign over their actions & accomplishing their wants/will. And being the one to establish the rules isn't the 8 go-to solution to avoid being controlled quite as much as people pretend it is. They care about being able to do whatever they want, and do not (on average) get along well with overly rigid structure. As for the 5 : if Belos had a 6 fix, it would have been easy to throw in some 6ish reasonning into his whole cleansing plan : him fearing witches or the unknown or anything of the kind (fitting of his time period). But there's none of that aspect with this character. (although to be fair he does use 6 tactics, but mostly on others) I think 5 is more likely since he does have this tendency to keep all the knowledge & plans to himself, and it's one of his go to way to control others. He has an independant streak but not for 8-related issues (no problem delegating, no problem with rigid structure, no problem weaponizing weakness) rather in a 5ish way (only one to know what is going on, shares the strict minimum, leaves other in the dark to avoid being challenged, emotionally distant & unavailable) As for the 2, the part that would most probably surprise people : The Emperor Coven is an environment that breeds 3 like tomorrow but I do not think Belos himself is one surprisingly. If you look at it more carefully, over the course of the show we have never seen Belos actually SHOW his competency or talents to anyone to garner their appreciation. And he never does really. Instead his tactis always rely on being kind, complimenting others and he downrights sees himself as a savior. He expects gratitude, not respect, and presents himself as good-natured and helpful which brings me to type him as a 2 over a 3.

Kikimora ♦ 6w? 3w4 8w

she acts the way she does because of fear, for her life or her position. she's also driven by her desire for recognition through objective measure of success. As most people in the Emperor Coven.

Darius ♦ 3w4 7w8 8w9/9w8?

another 3 again, the Emperor Coven is annoying like that. that said, I do not think Darius has a 6. He distinguishes himself from characters like Kikimora or Hunter so far in the sense that he respects people with individuality, who thinks for themselves and make their own call in situations. As opposed to mindless obediance, that he seems to disapprove of. He doesn't understand people who lack self-respect (like Hunter) and himself shows a willingness to skirt rules & arbitrary orders in favor of getting some "him-time" or having fun. All of this said, I think he could be either 379 or 378 : he's focused on his wants and willing to fight for them to some extent, and doesn't respect people who fail to do the same and don't respect themselves. At the same time he's a very laidback guy, who doesn't mind just up-and-leaving conversation and brushing off others. And seem keen on preserving his time & energy.

Edric Blight ♦ 6w7 3w2 9w?

reaching out made him sound like a 2 somewhat but i think it's a trap because if you think about it, edric has never seemed concerned with being a caretaker or feeling needed in a 2ish way. his issue in Reaching out is more about feeling like the brunt of a joke and also incompetent aka 3 issues. like hunter, he says "i can help" but actually means "I'm capable/competent/reliable enough to help." which comes back to more 3ish struggles. I think 3 fix in general is more coherent with the persona Edric presents to the world the rest of the time. Pretending to be more put together, charming & confident than he actually feels deep down aligns more with the 3 tendency for Deceit than the 2 desire to make themselves indispensable through answering others' needs. Also 3s, despite being a competency type and usually seen as confident, are very much dependant on others' opinions & expectations since they're an Attachment type : they define their worth through answering others' expectations, and not fulfilling this aspect f/cks with them.

Emira Blight ♦ 278

this tritype in some order is my best guess but we don't know a lot about her yet. countrary to amity & edric she seems completely unbothered by what others think of her when it comes to her talents or her accomplishments. at the same time, she's clearly the caretaker of the family (healing edric & giving advice to amity while dying her hair). she's confident in her personal worth but still ties herself to her siblings until being almost resentful of how much her life revolves around her twin. she's clearly the more headstrong of the two, seems pretty willful and handles edric with ease. but sorely lacks the rigidity of 1s, she seems (like Eda) more concerned with having her fun and doing what she wants instead. she's also bothered by the fact that her & edric are always together. This is why I think she might be a 7, who dislikes feeling trapped and currently is because her and edric aren't on the same page on the subject. but as the show progress they distinguish themselves more & more so it should be okay for these two.

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If you're thinking : but where is Raine ?? THEY'RE NOWHERE I'm so sorry I genuinely like them but I have 0 strong opinion about their enneagram so far ?? I need another Raine ep I think before giving my take on it. It's pretty clear that they don't have a 8, and I also doubt they'd have a 3. But other than that ? I'd rather not be hasty and just admit that I have no clue for now.

Don't hesitate to disagree in asks, reblogs or notes as long as you stay respectful. And if you want me to elaborate more on 1 character or another, feel free to ask as well ! Or if you want to ask about background characters I didn't put here.

Good day everyone !

I jinxed it guys I'm so sorry. Hunter needs therapy & hugs more than ever.

I WILL KEEP HOPING. DARIUS WASN'T TOO FAR AWAY MAYBE HE CAN FIND HUNTER & KEEP HIM SAFE.

PLEASE HELP MY BOY

My conclusion after seeing TOH ep13 : Hunter is my son and I am ready to throw hands with Belos Darius I'm watching you Willow you're a gift to witchkind sweetheart

SO In light of recent episodes I think you might have a point OP really

So congratulations on that & also on collecting this proof when you are yourself not even convinced by Darius's nice guy act.

AND IF I MAY ADD UPON IT, considering now that it is VERY likely Darius is working with Raine based on this cute little abomination (particularly with the little bun at the top. Darius is so extra in how he molds his abominations, I love it)

I THUS went back to Eda's Requiem to check for a few things

Raine wasn't restrained BUT we've just learned that they can do some bard magic simply by whistling : meaning, as long as their mouth is free. So do we hear some whistling when they escape ? ANSWER : apparently no. HOWEVER this made me notice a few other things & pay closer attention.

We see that Darius & Eberwold overall get along well. I think some people were of the complete opposite opinion but I don't really get that ? They just have the vibe of "ugh i can't believe i hang out with you" which is still very much some kind of friendship, especially considering Darius' overall personnality. They hang out together even when there is no need (ie. Any Sport in a Storm)

CONSIDERING THIS : would or could Eberwolf be in on this whole "rebellion" thing ? Here are some points :

Eberwolf turning higher the sound of their Scroll. For a first time watching, it makes perfect sense as simply them annoying Darius, who also plays into this idea. HOWEVER, the scroll after that is very loud honestly. So loud that it could easily mask... say a whistling sound ? Or even just some noise of goop moving around as Raine struggles to free itself ? Of course, it isn't enough to completely mask it, and Eberwold wouldn't have to hide from Darius if they are both in this rebellion thing together. IT COULD however be a good argument in the "plausible deniability" case, if Raine had indeed managed to escape for why Darius & Eberwold didn't hear them as soon as they tried. I think it's a possibility worth considering

Now this alone isn't what made me consider the idea, but rather Eberwolf's face when it seems that Raine has escaped. They seem... utterly unbothered or even maybe a tad... satisfied ? It's hard to tell because their character emotes differently from others, I don't know if Eberwolf does show strong emotions (haven't seen enough of him). But still... it's peculiar.

Darius as well, seems surprised at the sound but only that. Neither of them seem to be in a hurry to catch up to Raine either. And even resent Kikimora's involvement.

Conclusion : I'm super excited to learn more ! Things keep getting better & more enjoyable for fans who wonder, dig a bit & ask themselves questions and that is SO. COOL.

Okay look, I don’t trust Darius

and I don’t necessarily buy his nice-guy act at the end of ASiaS, but.

Assuming that

a) he’s being genuine, and

b) some of y’all’s predictions about him defecting later in the season are right,

I do just want to point something out from the end of Eda’s Requiem.

(ID: Screenshot from The Owl House, Eda’s Requiem. Raine Whispers is hanging upside down, suspended in abomination goo, with their broken viola on the ground below them. /end ID)

So here’s Raine at the end of the episode, yeah? All nice and immobilized by Darius’ goop. Their hands are restrained, their viola is broken - best we can tell, they have no way to use magic at this moment, or to otherwise escape.

(ID: Screenshot from Eda’s Requiem. Darius glares up at Eberwolf, who is sitting on a bridge and watching Eda’s Penstagram stream. /end ID)

The scene shifts to Darius complaining about Eber loudly watching the Owl fam’s stream. While the camera is turned away from Raine, there’s a sudden splooshy noise and…

(ID: Screenshot from Eda’s Requiem. Raine runs through the forest after somehow breaking free of their restraints. /end ID)

… Raine has somehow, miraculously extricated themself from what seemed like very secure bonds, and is now running away.

They are then, of course, immediately recaptured by Kikimora, but Darius at least complains about her presence, insisting he and Eber ‘didn’t need help’.

In summary, I’m not saying that Darius 100% tried to let Raine escape after they were captured - but, I’m also not 100% saying he didn’t.

Them's the Breaks, Kid Appreciation Post

Me watching "Them's the Breaks, Kid" with my sister

*Eda & Lilith studying on screen* : LOOK LOOK THEY'RE SO CUTE

*Bump defending the students & being all shy/awkward* : LOOK AT HIM HE'S SO SWEET

*Alador, Odalia & Darius trio laughing together* : THEY'RE SO CUTE

*Eda & Raine meeting and getting into shenanigans together* : THEY ARE ADORABLE I LOVE THEM

Basically : HOW DOES TOH CREW MAKE EVERYONE SO ADORABLE & ENJOYABLE I CAN'T. This episode was genuinely so sweet, it was like eating a bunch of marshmallow. I love them so much. I spent the whole ep squealing & sobbing because they are so cute

And the fact that we get this whole episode for the sole reason that Luz is feeling down and so Eda shares with her some good memories because she knows Luz love this kind of stories... ;;

I was saying that I wanted Luz to have a break after Reaching Out, some sweet time to recover with cute Raeda memories and that's EXACLTY WHAT HAPPENED don't touch me I'm feeling so soft

And OMFG Darius is in league with Raine ?? THIS IS SO FREAKING AMAZING. Actually I think someone had made theories about that, even based on Eda's Requiem. Need to find that post & reblog to applaud their brains.

I love everyone. SO. MUCH.

Except Terra, fuck Terra. She looks cool but fuck her.

My conclusion after seeing TOH ep13 : Hunter is my son and I am ready to throw hands with Belos Darius I'm watching you Willow you're a gift to witchkind sweetheart

Ok so my theory for "Darius is also a rebel" is he was one before Raine joined and Raine didn't know until after they got caught.

In Eda's Requiem, Raine was so determined to take out Darius & Eberwolf that they were willing to literally die for the cause until they realized Eda had a family she would've been leaving behind. If Raine had any inkling that Darius was either swayable to the cause or was already a part of it, Raine would've been upfront with Eda about that, so it's far more likely they didn't know.

It's also only after the exact moment when the two of them stopped playing that Darius finally found them. He & Eber figured out the "boots walking by themselves" bit several minutes before the Death Melody started, so I find it hard to believe that he wouldn't have found them sooner but also only found them immediately after the "almost dying" stopped. He must've known the area they were in beforehand and was purposely avoiding it, but after suffering from that type of magic realized he needed to "catch" Raine like Right Now before whatever that was started again and got him killed. He also conveniently only captured Raine despite knowing they weren't alone, leaving Eda behind to escape (the walking boots would've been a good tip off cuz they def weren't Raine's boots, but also when he caught Raine's crew he said quote: "Looks like we missed a few" so he knew there were multiple other witches lose).

He was able to capture Raine's crew and transport them like hundreds of miles away in a snap of his fingers, but while having both Raine & Eda in his goo somehow loses grip on Eda? Feels intentional.

When we factor this together with how Raine was unharmed when captured, how easily they were able to escape, AND how defensive Darius got when he saw Kikimora appear out of nowhere to recapture Raine herself, it all builds up to a convincing enough situation that he was trying to let Raine escape.

Also this line becomes significantly funnier if he was a rebel all along too

In Follies of the Coven Day Parade, Raine seems super chill but also unaware of what has happened a few weeks earlier. Kikimora even comments on how relaxed Raine seems

We were under the impression Raine did forget, but as revealed in the most recent ep they were just acting. Raine famously has stage fright, and while that may not affect acting abilities (especially in the life or death situation they're in), I think a genuine boon to keeping up the facade would be knowing there's someone else on their side, i.e. Darius.

Darius has also been working with the other coven heads for way longer than Raine, and while I have no doubt Raine would be suspicious of Terra under normal circumstances, when Raine was captured they were completely indisposed. Someone had to have helped keep Raine safe from Terra's magic, or at the least warn them of it.

In Any Sport In Any Storm, we see a drastically different side to Darius than before. He not only willingly lets the captured kids go, he was going to personally deliver them back to their school. That's a kind of generosity and flexibility we haven't see in like, any other Coven Head. Even Lilith was more cutthroat towards Willow, Gus, and Luz during 'Agony Of A Witch'. Yeah, he threatened to attack them, but very easily backed down when Hunter asked him to.

He also expressed the importance of Hunter forming bonds outside the coven, gave him a phone to do so, and said he wouldn't tell Belos about this experience nor Hunter's palisman (which is a MASSIVE cover for Hunter's sake seeing as how illegal they are)

Seeing as Raine was the only Coven Head to even acknowledge Hunter when they all left the meeting, and the sympathetic/worried expression on their face, it's possible Raine holds the same concerns for Hunter not having anything outside the coven. I'm sure Hunter is necessary for the Day Of Unity in some really fucked up way, and it's possible Darius and/or Raine know how or at least have suspicions, which goes further with them both showing concern that he's so isolated.

Then finally in Them's The Breaks, Kid, we see this!

It feels redundant to point out how this has to be Darius but.

1. Abomination magic 2. Everyone in covens have been sealed to only their specific magic, so chances of other abomination users aside Darius being around are slim 3. It's got his hair like all of his creations do

Another bit that lends credence to both this being Darius and my earlier theory he intentionally let Eda go is the mini abomination immediately suggests asking Eda for help. If Darius and Raine are working together now, Raine probably told Darius how they did that Death Melody, which is probably why Darius is suggesting getting her involved again.

Anyway, Darius' design fucks and his use of magic is really cool, so I for one am very excited to see the potential full 180 from antagonist to secret good guy. If he stays an antagonist tho I'll still like him.

Luz doing this to Darius’ hair when he’s asleep, and when he wakes up no one tells him the entire day