Sephirothslave

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- Julia, 2007

Sephirothslave (Julia Anne Szczutkowski) is an artist, writer, and occult scholar. She became well known on the early Final Fantasy fandom for her Shinra High/Soldier Fan Fiction trilogy which she started when she was 14 and worked on until she was 18. Sephirothslave is mainly known for her claim to be married to Sephiroth, antagonist of Final Fantasy Vll. An avid reader of new-age literature, she meet Sephiroth on the Astral Plane and the two married on June 14th, 2000. She later clarified that though he shared the appearance and some personality traits, Sephiroth was instead an Arch-Angel unrelated to the Final Fantasy character.Outside her fanfiction and paranormal studies, she occasionally does modeling work, drawing, and martial arts.

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**Born: February 8th, 1988 (age 34)**
**Virginia**
**Occupation: Occult Scholar, Martial Arts Instructor, Writer, Model**
**Years active: 2002-2012**

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## Early Life

The eldest of 3 Children Julia was raised in a "extremely" Catholic household. In 1997 the video game Final Fantasy 7 launched worldwide, like many children with a PlayStation at the time Julia became obsessed with the game; and infatuated with Sephiroth. Sometime around 1999 or 2000 she had begun to have crystal clear dreams of Sephiroth. She confided in her psychiatrist about them and the psychiatrist compared them to Astral Projection, which spurred Julia's interest in the occult.

Julia had frequent struggles with "insufferable depression and suicidal tendencies," which, coupled with a Thyroid disorder left her taking a variety of medications including antipsychotics. She would described her multitude of prescriptions as a "medical cocktail from hell."

When she married Sephiroth it did not go over well with her family. Her younger sister Laurel called her "crazy" and proclaimed "I want my old sister back;" and expressed distaste for Sephiroth and Final Fantasy. Her father, briefly, forbade her from attending 2004's annual Otakon because he believed she was "too unstable (psychologically) to be going out in public." Years later she would state that her and her father fought so much over the topic, believing that she was either possessed or insane. Eventually they stopped talking about it. Her sisters and mother would similarly refuse to discuss it with her. When she did get her mother to talk about it her mother told her that she was "condemning [her]self to loneliness." She came to think that none of her family believed her.

Her discovery of Sephiroth and the Astral Plane caused her to rethink her religious outlook. By her estimation she had read hundreds if not thousand of books on New Age literature by the time she was 16. She later described herself as "somewhere inbetween a devout Catholic, and a witch."

## Rise to Fame

While she had been active online since 2002 it was not until a internet user named Iscariot created a page on the website Encyclopedia Dramatica that she garnered a cult-following. Julia made multiple attempts to clarify her beliefs, rebuke her critics, and overall repair her image on the internet. Her newfound fame would eventually result in her DeviantArt receiving 20,000 hits but it also had noticeable negative consequences.

One day, Julia and her friend were in a comic book store. Her friend started a conversation with two older men who happened to realize Julia was Sephirothslave. After the revelation the conversation quickly deteriorated into an argument with the two older men. Supposedly, one of the older men "lunged" at Julia. Julia, using her martial arts training, incapacitated him by thursting her knee into his groin. She would later state it had been over her religious beliefs. The story was met with a great deal of skepticism in the comment section.

She did an interview with the defunct website Enchanted Subcultures under the pseudonym "Amanda". Enchanted Subculture labeled her as a soulbonder a label Julia would adamantly refute. She would also deny claims she was Schizophrenic.

Julia retired briefly from the internet at the end of 2009 to pursue her spiritual development before returning two years later in 2011. When she returned she was accompanied by a new Mother, Friend, and Teacher spirit guide, whom she refused to name.

Her return was brief. During this brief resurgence she purged her Fanfiction.net account of all writing. But her fanfiction continued to haunt her. She started a rivalry against sporkers Lian Hua and Iscariot. By the end of 2012 she had retired the Sephirothslave persona entirely. It is unknown if she is still married to Sephiroth.

## External Links

* Deviantart
* Livejournal
* Tumblr
* Tv Tropes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20080204135053/http://www.blurty.com/talkread.bml?journal=sephirothslave&itemid=306
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050418033036/www.fanfiction.net/~highpriestessmegami
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20060426202414/http://www.blurty.com/talkread.bml?journal=sephirothslave&itemid=11089
4. ↑ https://www.realitywanted.com/member/id/225665
5. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/sephirothslave
6. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/sephirothslave/journal/So-it-s-finally-happened-240148753
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 (July 28th, 2004)https://web.archive.org/web/20051129014719/http://www.blurty.com/users/sephirothslave/
8. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/63848986/554576266
9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110519074427/http://www.blurty.com/talkread.bml?journal=tenshioni&itemid=15391
10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081230215419/http://www.blurty.com/talkread.bml?journal=sephirothslave&itemid=3481
11. ↑ https://sephirothslave-blog.tumblr.com/post/12499037645/the-word-of-the-day-is-coexist#notes
12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050428012609/http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/13060094/
13. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/sephirothslave/journal/20-000-Hits-237275390
14. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/sephirothslave/journal/So-it-s-finally-happened-240148753
15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120228063629/http://enchant.wondershock.net/?page\_id=7
16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080404235307/http://www.blurty.com/talkread.bml?journal=sephirothslave&itemid=1801
17. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081230215153/http://www.blurty.com/talkread.bml?journal=sephirothslave&itemid=1411
18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110519100004/http://www.blurty.com/talkread.bml?journal=sephirothslave&itemid=4117
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 (February 11th, 2012)https://web.archive.org/web/20120227065311/http://www.blurty.com:80/users/sephirothslave
20. ↑ https://www.fanfiction.net/u/290551/High-Priestess-Megami
21. ↑ https://lian-hua.livejournal.com/?utm\_medium=endless\_scroll