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1. Une Vie à Brûler by Zendicar_Reborn

   Fandoms: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game), Dark Souls III, Dark Souls II, Dark Souls (Video Games)  

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

   27 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Gustave & Painter lady (Dark Souls)
   • Gustave (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
   • Painter Lady (Dark Souls)
   • Slave Knight Gael (Dark Souls)
   • Ashen One (Dark Souls)
   • Darkstalker Kaathe (Dark Souls)
   • Velka Goddess of Sin (Dark Souls)
   • Caitha Goddess of Tears (Dark Souls)
   • Liliane (Dark Souls)
   • Yuria of Londor (Dark Souls)
   • The Bearer of the Curse (Dark Souls)
   • Aldia Scholar of the First Sin (Dark Souls)
   • Post-Canon Fix-It
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Isekai and Transmigration
   • Verso Ending | A Life to Live (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
   • Action/Adventure
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Major Character Injury
   • Major Character Undeath
   • indomitable human spirit
   • Blood and Violence
   • Blood and Gore
   • takes place after ringed city dlc
   • Usurpation of Fire Ending
   • heavy spoilers
   • Gustave is out of the pan and into the fire
   • Painful yet Hopeful
   • no beta we die like gustave
   • Tags May Change

   Summary

   A world painted, through fire, is cleansed.

   As she applied the Blood of the Dark Soul of mankind to her canvas, she saw a pigment unknown even to her; A refraction of light upon iridescent tears.
   A soul forlorn, already mourned and discarded, what place would it have left if not right here by her side?

   And perhaps the strange man filled with unyielding hope could help paint a world better than any being here could imagine...

   Or

   What if painted worlds could connect when engulfed in flames?
   What if burning Verso's canvas allowed for a soul to slip out of its frame. The soul of a man who wanted nothing but happiness for all.

   Gustave wakes up in the painted world of Ariandel, plucked out by the painter lady.
   How much will he endure for the sake of saving his world?

   Language:

   English

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