Posting this here because I want a reliable source to upload the art.
Created for the Snow in Summer exchange @drakenierswap on twitter, for kadamidee who asked for angst about Accord knowing about Zero’s bad end. This was a fic that turned into a comic at the LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE because I thought it would work better. I think it does, but because of the quick heel-turn, it’s very unpolished. Oh well, I still like it anyway. :) I hope you did, too!
![Zero, from Drakengard, walks with sword in hand, shadow of a dragon flying above her. The narration reads: "Zero, in her habitat as a creature in her own right, could be an interesting object of study. It is in my interest as a recorder to hope that my observations provide perspective."](https://i0.wp.com/playerprophet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draken3-1.png?w=629&ssl=1)
![A picture of Zero from above, walking across a splash page of her sister's faces. The narration reads: "Her sisters are worshiped as goddesses, and are motivated to interfere in human lives. The people bow to them in gratitude, and meet their every need and whim. They form a cooperative bond with the humans in their region, and form a symbiotic relationship. Inference tells me that Zero never had relationships like this."](https://i0.wp.com/playerprophet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draken3-2.png?w=629&ssl=1)
![Zero arrives at her home from Drakengard 3 and enters the building. Accord peeks at her through a window, but slips out of sight when Zero looks for her. The narration reads: "Our records don't go back before her sisters were born. I suspect she was seen as a part of nature. I do not believe she was a goddess of song... but a goddess of life."](https://i0.wp.com/playerprophet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draken3-3.png?w=629&ssl=1)
![Zero leaves the house, looking around for Accord. She walks away, and we see Accord watching her from the roof of the house. The narration reads: "Zero is less like a human than a flower. She grows, she lives she takes on what she needs and indulges in minor joys. It's easy to imagine her spending hours dozing under a tree, singing."](https://i0.wp.com/playerprophet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draken3-4.png?w=629&ssl=1)
![We see Accord as she follows after Zero. Zero sits down under a tree. The narration reads: "If someone were to assume I was a human, I might seem just as mysterious. Maybe my powers would come as a surprise? Maybe I'd be seen as a goddess, too? These speculations are outside the parameters of my mission. I hope you'll forgive my indulgences."](https://i0.wp.com/playerprophet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draken3-5.png?w=629&ssl=1)
![Under the tree, Zero begins to sing as Accord looks on. The narration reads: "How was she born? Was it a miracle?"](https://i0.wp.com/playerprophet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draken3-6.png?w=629&ssl=1)
![There's no text on the next panel, but a parallel image to the previous page, showing the Drakengard Queen Beast contorted and bellowing her song.](https://i0.wp.com/playerprophet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draken3-7.png?w=629&ssl=1)
![On the last page it we see that the image of the Queen Beast was a memory of Accord's, and she looks serious. She looks over Zero, and remembers what might happen. The narration reads: "It must be a cruel miracle to be born into the same world as the flower that preys on her, and thrives... and I, powerless, unable to interfere. End recording."](https://i0.wp.com/playerprophet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Draken3-8.png?w=629&ssl=1)