It would make sense, wouldn’t it? It would be so easy, right? Aku could just find some other world, since it’s already been established that he’s capable of fast interstellar travel and dimension-hopping. And even BEFORE Jack arrived in the future, it’s clear that Aku saw and overtook many worlds in the thousand years he had carte blanche. Maybe he did consider it once or twice.
The real explanation is that Aku doesn’t WANT to leave Earth. He’s attached to his home, in a sick way. It’s the world he molded for himself.
Paraphrased:
THIS^
Aku busted his Eldritch ass trying to get unstuck from this planet and then conquering it as soon as he was free. He put a lot of time and energy into spreading fear and despair and forcing all the world’s inhabitants to bow before him. You get the sense that Earth is his headquarters and he considers it HIS to own and do with as he pleases. Noway would he give that up. It would be like leaving his throne and everything he worked for behind. No, Aku is stubborn and he clings tenaciously to what’s his.
I also sort of wonder if Aku is bound to Earth because large parts of him are still buried inside the planet from the day he impacted on it. I have a bit of a theory that throughout the show, most of Aku is under the Earth’s surface and that’s how his towers pop up in different locations all over the world at random times. Maybe the Pit of Hate is a leftover part of Aku that isn’t sentient but is like a surplus energy he can still use if and when he needs to. It could also explain how he regenerates so quickly after getting cut down so small by Jack.
I still can’t believe they killed him off–it’s not fair, I cry T^T ༼ つ ಥ╭╮ಥ ༽つ How could you kill someone that cute? How could a character like that just end? Like, he really had to die didn’t he? I mean actually go through death (not that the gorgeous basart didn’t deserve it), when previously he was secure in his immortality (although technically he was just waiting for the ax to fall the whole time, knowing that Jack would eventually come after him; at least he had some hope at the start of Jack’s return in having established a position of power in the world and could take out the Samurai more easily.) I’m happy that Jack won, just sad that Aku had to lose in order for that to happen.
Imagine if Aku had known about his daughters when they were first born. Imagine if he’d had them in his life to focus his energy on rather than constantly worrying in fear about Jack. Imagine him actually coming to care about his daughters and raising them as his own and finally knowing love. He would have been unstoppable.
No matter how many times she goes to the hospital, the mental image of this normal girl getting really quirky characters visiting her never fails to make me chuckle
I was just thinking about this. Aku will probably shapeshift into a “normal human” nurse or doctor until he gets to the hospital room. Then he’ll freak her the fuck out with his actual appearance.
Aku please paint some proper human skintone on you because if the doctors saw a green skinned person walking in, they’d get you to the emergency ward gjdkgkd
Azzy is going to think that he’s the grim reaper himself at this point with his loud booming voice, I can guarantee she’d be thinking “holy shit I’m going to DIE”
“YES HELLO FOOLISH WOMAN AT THE ‘SERVICE DESK’. I DEMAND TO SEE MY DAUGHTER.”
LOL he’ll probably walk around as this guy pretending to be a doctor like “FOOL! I AM A NORMAL HUMAN DOCTOR HERE TO SEE MY HUMAN PATIENT, AZURA.”
No matter how many times she goes to the hospital, the mental image of this normal girl getting really quirky characters visiting her never fails to make me chuckle
I was just thinking about this. Aku will probably shapeshift into a “normal human” nurse or doctor until he gets to the hospital room. Then he’ll freak her the fuck out with his actual appearance.
when someone drops a thread on me: Oh no they hate me/my writing/my character. I suck! I can never approach this person again. RIP. I mourn the loss of what could have been. Its been 7 months and I’m still mourning.
when i drop a thread on someone: oops… Let’s do a new thing!
Egyptian God Aku is still something I think about and a thing I want. I used Set’s colors for him because I think he identifies most with Set, the Egyptian god of darkness and disorder. So far I have two AU ideas I don’t know what to do with:
They’re gullible or misinformed. Example: somebody who has been told the heroes are out to hurt them.
They are desperate for interaction, validation, kindness, or attention, and the dark side gives them those things.
They want to change their allegiance, but are pressured by people close to them to stay evil.
They have an otherwise noble goal that they will do literally anything to achieve. Example: somebody who wants to protect their child, even if it means throwing other children into danger.
They’re convinced they are inherently evil because they’ve always been treated as a threat and weren’t given a chance to be anything else.
Her mind keeps on going back to Aku, was that… was she missing him? She remembers the time when he presented her with a grand bedroom of her own, specifically catered to her tastes. When he offered her advice when she needed it the most. God, she felt awful being so selfish and stupid and-
Despite being the Deliverer of Darkness, Azura knew in her heart that he would never hurt her.
The Shogun of Sorrow 