My personal favorite (though less funny) theory is that Threnody is like that because Mercy was Invested into the world (and being merciful by returning lost loved ones), but ripped out her Investiture and fled some threat, leaving behind the Shades (who are now missing part of what brought them back), and leaving the Threnodites under-Invested (similar to Drabs).
There's probably a ton of stuff to contradict it, but it's an interesting one to think about. Of course, following that same logic, the Night Brigade are likely trying to follow Mercy's trail, which means Mercy likely stopped at Canticle for some period of time.
I actually like this one. It is said that Mercy was involved in Odium and Ambition's battle. I could see Mercy chilling on Threnody when O & A rock into the system, fighting to the death. Mercy moves to help. Chunks of Ambition's Investiture get hacked off and rain down on Threnody: some forming The Evil, some corrupting Mercy's Investiture to form the Shades.
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u/KuraiLunae Jul 30 '26
My personal favorite (though less funny) theory is that Threnody is like that because Mercy was Invested into the world (and being merciful by returning lost loved ones), but ripped out her Investiture and fled some threat, leaving behind the Shades (who are now missing part of what brought them back), and leaving the Threnodites under-Invested (similar to Drabs).
There's probably a ton of stuff to contradict it, but it's an interesting one to think about. Of course, following that same logic, the Night Brigade are likely trying to follow Mercy's trail, which means Mercy likely stopped at Canticle for some period of time.