Lan Turner's Links
[Boss] When Lan first created the monsters that would spread death, Aradaio was one of the first. Now he's let him take charge of the death that spreads, though he does keep an eye on him now and then.
[Employee] Aradaio was one of the first created by Lan, with the sole purpose of spreading the fear of mortality to all of life. Despite millennia of working together, they still maintain a formal relationship.
[Boss] When looking for someone to house one of the seven emotions he had made, Lan came across a young man void of life and emotion; a shell that would make a perfect vessel. He offered the young man Sloth's soul in return for a life of revenge.
[Employee] When Nikolai sat in the snowy battlefield to await death, he was instead approached by the strange person with the head of a lamp. The man offered him Sloth's soul, and the rest is history. Nikolai has known Lan perhaps the longest out of the other Sins. He trusts the embodiment, and sometimes even looks to him as a father figure.
[Boss] When Lan heard about the man that had sold his brother off, he was intrigued. He followed the young man around, watching him grow and allow avarice to guide his decisions. Someone like that was perfect for Greed's soul, and so Lan approached Jet with an interesting deal.
[Employee] Jet didn't know what to think when he first met Lan, but before he could react, the man's soothing voice told him of an offer he couldn't refuse. House the soul of a Sin and make more money than he could hope to imagine. It was tempting, and who was Jet to tell him no? Ever since then the CEO hasn't seen Lan, but he can't help but feel like he's being watched sometimes.
Lan knew about Kaine from the very beginning, sensing his corruption the minute he was born. It was not a corruption born from taboo love, but of Fate's own decision. Just as Kaine is setting in forth the motion to end everything, Lan has kept watch over someone capable of stopping him and fixing the corrupt light blinding the land.
Ark is absolutely interested in Darkness's unpredictable movements. He finds Lan's love and adoration for life both confusing and pitifully hilarious. He watches the embodiment, tracking his movements and whereabouts. There's something powerful Lan's hiding, and he'll find it.
Now how interested was this, that emotions could infect even his demons? Love, for that matter. Lan had never seen it before, but was dismayed to see it punished by Fate. He offered Arm a chance, let him rebuild Wrath with his powers, and in return... let's help this love survive.
Lan created him, though he didn't look like a street lamp back then, but his personality was annoyingly fatherly then too. When Arm was at his lowest, Lan offered a chance to rebuild his life. He's grateful to get rid of the title of Wroth.
From the very moment Light fell in love, Lan knew he needed a form of... insurance. He got two beings working under him to take Roy from his kingdom and help raise him for the day Ark would start attacking.
Even then, Lan's aware of his gradually depleting strength, and even with a legendary weapon Roy isn't ready to face off against Ark.
Just as Ark is a host for light, Roy too will have to become one for the embodiment soon enough.
[Heir] Roy knows Lan is incredibly powerful and all-knowing, and though he trusts the being is helping him, he can't help but feel like a frustrated pawn on a chessboard.
In the future when Lan reaches his end, Roy finds himself becoming a vessel for him, funneling darkness and serving as a somewhat host for the element since it can no longer take human form. It's an overwhelming power, but he learns to control it. He has to if he's going to fight Light.
"I love you, but as my own child, n-not like that."
"This is my dark husband."
An interesting thing happened back when Lan had granted emotion to all life. They had mixed and mingled to form new emotions, yes, but he hadn't anticipated the creation of a playfully chaotic being. Mischief and trickery was what he claimed to be, saying that he was the rush of enthusiasm and excitement that came with living. An amusing man with promise, Lan allowed him to spread his own powers through the world. He can be quite a handful at times, though...
Tori regards Lan as a higher being in every possible way, but often treats him as one would talking to their boss. He respects Lan and is grateful to be allowed to roam the earth at his leisure, but sometimes he wished even darkness could lighten up once in a while!
[AU] The people of Drakenburg are all unique in their own ways, but Lan finds himself watching Salvador most often. A life filled with both tragedy and splendor, filled to the brim with emotions well hidden. He is truly the embodiment of life in Darkness's eyes. And, in an odd way, Lan feels extra fatherly around young Salvador. Perhaps because he knows what's to come...
[TH AU]: Salvador always had a hard time accepting who he was and his curse. Lan understand him the most and for the first time in a long time, Salvador finally felt save and heard.
Though his darkness is not the same in every universe, Lan is capable of peering into them, and that's how he met Arch. He was fascinated with the divine angel, but more so by their similar goal of aiding life whether good or bad. Lan enjoys spending time with his newfound friend, and often the two exchange stories and philosophies over some of Arch's wonderful tea.
Arch Angel befriended Lan, a rather brilliantly bright entity of darkness. The both get along well and they converse between a few cups of tea. The two have been friends for eternities, and would aid Lan whenever he requires his help. However, sometimes Arch wishes he can aid him all the time, but even the angel is busy with his own predicaments - especially after the time where he had gotten hurt severely, he simply does as much as an angel could to provide aid.
[Boss?] Lan is aware of the situation of an improper host housing a Sin. He can tell very well that both souls are incompatible, and he's sure it's obvious to everyone else. Yet he has yet to step in and interfere. He feels that the best choice right now is to monitor the situation.
[Employee?] Envy tells them that Lan created it and the other Sins, and is, in a sense, a boss-- or even a father to them. The idea of the shadows and the darkness all coming from one single entity, one that's already aware of them and everything they've done, is frightening to NV, and leaves them with the constant fear that they're being watched. And judged.
[Employer] He'd seen her drop to her lowest point in her home's own lowest point. The emptiness she felt, surrounded by all the bitter emotions he'd created, seemed like the perfect vessel for insatiable Wrath. Lan believes it was a wise choice giving her that volatile Sin, and that she's done well to control it while also subtly spreading its influence.
Loretta will always be grateful to Lan. In her moment of deepest sorrow and rage, a time when she thought that she had nothing left to live for, he gave her back her power. He gave her back her dignity. When on the stage, she never gave less than 100% of herself, and she will continue to do so in her new position.
[Employer] Lan offered Ray a chance to house Pride years ago. Compared to the other hosts, he has had the shortest time with his Sin. Pride is no pushover, either. Lan is well aware of how manipulative Pride can be, just as he is aware of the Sin's feelings towards his management. He worries little about both.
[Employee] Ray doesn't think much about Lan. Pride, however, feels like he should be the head honcho of the Sins and constantly wants Ray to help him plan to overthrow him.