Line #17 Literature/ChildrenOfValentine


1	''Children of Valentine'' is a [[WebOriginalFiction web novel]] by [=VineLight=][[note]]Formerly Lightysnake[[/note]]/Scraggle, a sequel to ''Literature/{{Valentine}}'' and ''Literature/ValentineMan'' and an entry in the greater [[Literature/TheNeverkindSaga Neverkind Saga]]. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3346266/1/Children-of-Valentine here]].
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3	In 1980, a pair of immortal warriors are brought into alliance with the body-warping "Valentine Man" and his adopted son. The four of them find themselves contending with a dark plot from the past, headed the sinister Children of Valentine who seek revenge for the death of their mother, Helen Valentine, and to free their eldritch father: the Defiler. Part of the Neverkind Saga.
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7	* AntagonistTitle: The children of Valentine are a four being that serve their father the Defiler and seek vengeance for Helen Valentine.
8	* AvengingTheVillain: The children of Valentine plan to kill Henri and Bruno to avenge their mother Helen.
9	* BastardBastard: Given that Helen was "married" to Il Padre, her children with the Defiler count as illegitimate, and they are just as cruel, if not more, as her legitimate ones.
10	* BerserkButton: Implying what Helen did to Salvatore was abuse makes him lose his composure immensely.
11	* BigBad: Y'golonac, the Defiler, [[Literature/OnlyALonelyHeart once again]] takes this role in the story. The Children of Valentine are working to unleash their father and unleash him upon the world.
12	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Salvatore lacks his mother Helen's maliciousness, viewing a world without inhibitions ripe for defilement as freedom and happiness.
13	* BodyHorror: Continuing the trend set by its predecessors.
14	** Henri Barrow warps and deforms his bodies in all sorts of creative ways for combat.
15	** Exoto is a hulking six armed beast that can possess and devour others from inside out before wearing them like flesh puppets.
16	** Salvatore has his brothers, Santino and Lorenzo, fuse a floor full of people into a gigantic fleshy wall and use them as a weapon.
17	* BreakingSpeech: Bruno, of all people, delivers one to his sister Vittoria via denouncing their horrific mother and informing her how terribly Helen had ruined Vittoria's life.
18	* TheBrute: Exoto's role with the Valentines is being a savage beast who tears through whatever is in his path.
19	* CainAndAbel: Like most of Helen's children, the title children of Valentine serve Helen even after her death, as opposed to the heroic Bruno who rebelled against her.
20	* CoDragons: The Children of Valentine serve as this to Y'golonac and carry out most of the conflict directly in his and Helen's name. Most visible are Salvatore Valentine, the eldest and leader of the siblings, and his younger twin Exoto, who's a savage, barely functioning monstrosity.
21	* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: Helen Valentine is the first person to successfully pull this on the god of defilement himself.
22	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:The Valentine siblings revere and miss their mother, who was also a lover to each of them. Salvatore especially, who speaks of his mother in the most intimate manner.
23	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Salvatore may sees [[BlueAndOrangeMorality his father's depravity as an expression of freeom]], but despises the pedophiles attracted to his business. It's implied to be the reason that Andre Mays, who had a "scandal" while working as a gym teacher, was feed to Exoto.
24	* Fiction500: Hardstadt receives billion of dollars from Mammon, and donates most of it. Henri is shocked when he talks about billions of dollars in such a casual tone.
25	* HairTriggerTemper: It takes nearly ''nothing'' to set Exoto off. Exoto nearly rapes Santino to death on the spot when Santino accidentally backtalks him and Vittoria is ''constantly'' treading on broken glass in interacting with him.
26	* MoodSwinger: Exoto's temperament is a volatile thing, swinging from fits of sullen moroseness and childish, petty tantrums to nigh-uncontrollable fits of savage lust and violence. At one point, when Vittoria starts to renege, Exoto breaks down sobbing in front of a picture of his mother and begging Vita not to leave him like Helen did, before winding over a literal second later and promising to "fuck you until the only thing you will ever feel again is ''my pain!''" should Vittoria ever disobey them again.
27	* OneHitKill: Aisling's "annihilation spell" works like this; a single mental command that completely obliterates the minds of whatever it's cast upon. Aisling uses it to take out Lorenzo and Santino, though doing so takes a lot out of her.
28	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Aisling hasn't used her real name in a long time, going by 'Sinead' officially, but more commonly by the nickname 'Red' that Hardestadt gave her.
29	* PredecessorVillain: Helen Valentine is dead, but still remains a threat through her children with the Defiler.
30	* PsychopathicManchild: Exoto is a depraved predator who acts like a spoiled child. Henri even compares him to an eight-year-old and a schoolyard bully. At one point he breaks down weeping and wailing over a picture of his deceased mother.
31	* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil:
32	** The Defiler is considered an especially depraved member of the Great Old Ones for this reason, given that he represents violation.
33	** When Hardstadt wonders why he "belongs" to the Defiler, Red assures him he would never take advantage of anyone.
34	* RedOniBlueOni: 'Red' is the red to Hardestadt's blue, being vivacious, lively and energetic in contrast to his more laid back personality.
35	* RedRightHand: Unlike the monstrous Exoto, Vittoria and Salvatore look normal, but have mouths in the palms of their hands like the Defiler and Helen. This is a trend with their other siblings as well, if Santino and Lorenzo are any indication.
36	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Henri confronts a group of Defiler cultist and one of them claims that "the law can't touch us", fortunately Henri plans to take matters into his own hands.
37	* SexualKarma: After two stories where all sex is horrific, body-bending horror and abuse, Hardestadt and Aisling are given a chance to enjoy themselves in a passionately healthy way, which is very normal for them.
38	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Vittoria, Helen's only known surviving daughter, is nearly identical to her mother.
39	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Salvatore presents as a pleasant club owner who just happens to dabble in the porn industry. Not many know he's half-Old One and a cultist intent on unleashing his monstrous father.
40	* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Henri is shocked by the amount of luxury Hardestadt lives in and the things he owns, with Hardestadt having to explain he's provided money by his beloved 'Auntie' Mammon.

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