#We are made of stardust but stars were not created equally; canon

[milksnake-tea]

One day, after dinner, while my younger sister and I were lounging about in Mr. Gopher Wood's yard, we spotted a fledgling Charmony Dove all on its own. That baby bird was tiny, it didn't even have all of its feathers, and it couldn't sing. When we found it, it was already on its last breath, having fallen into a shrub — probably abandoned by its parents. We decided to build a nest for it right there and then. However, thinking back, that winter was unusually cold, with fierce winds at night in the yard, not to mention the many poisonous bugs and wild beasts in the vicinity… It was clear that if we left the fledgling in the yard, it stood no chance of surviving until spring. So, I suggested we take it inside, place it on the shelf by the window, and asked the adults to fashion a cage for it. We decided that when it regained its strength enough to spread its wings, we would release it back into the wild. The tragic part — something that we'd never considered — was that this bird's fate had already been determined long before this moment… Its destiny was determined by our momentary whim. Now, I pass the power of choice to you all. Faced with this situation, what choice would you make? Stick to the original plan, and build a nest with soft net where the Charmony Dove fell? Or build a cage for it, and feed it, giving it the utmost care from within the warmth of a home? I eagerly await your answer.

I'm waiting for you behind the curtain. Following the Asdana tradition, I invite you to enjoy a stage play in three acts before the Festival begins. History is a mirror reflecting the universe's true essence. Let's use this opportunity to delve into the rich history of Penacony and the Aeons. Within it, naturally, the future takes shape.

Let us commence with the dawning of the world.

After the Dusk Wars, darkness veiled the sky, and chaos consumed the earth. Ena the Order emerged, destined to restore all existence. That marked the first day.

THEY gathered nebulae and forged them into picks, thus creating a grand lyre with black and white keys. Strike the white keys, and the sun rose. Strike the black keys, and the moon rose. And so, the cycle of day and night arose. That marked the second day.

THEY transmuted streams of stars into inked nibs, creating symbols to be pronounced and counted. THEY molded stardust into flowing rivers, assigning the righteous upstream and the unjust downstream. Thus, all things were marked, and the world learned to discern between good and evil. That marked the third and fourth days.

THEY used the planetary rings to establish the law, forging a code of conduct among the masses. A grand lyre with black and white keys served as an instrument, while symbols of articulation and numerical notation took the form of musical notes. The downward-flowing river became a melody, and the canon of law dictated the form. Thus, all mortals found their unique place within this symphony. That marked the fifth and sixth days.

THEY imbued the world with meaning, perfecting all things in the heavens and on earth. Then, THEY rested from the labors of creation. Yet, all beings cried out to Ena — 'Under the banner of the Order, you have defined all things in the Cosmos... but this made us realize that we are but puppets in your hands! Thus, on that day, all beings united and cast the Aeon into the abyss of oblivion. That marked the seventh day.

Looks like we won't be able to convince each other. Now that our conflict has been destined, let's unveil our Paths and reveal to the universe the true path. However, before the prelude to the future begins, please take a moment to ponder the questions I've posed...

Is darkness equal to daylight? Are sinners equal to the righteous If you are born weak, which god should you turn to for solace?

[starlightwandering-blog1]

Abilities

A list and explanation of Mika’s abilities, due to his nature or his cybernetics. Please note: Abilities from his cybernetics do not apply within his fantasy verse.

Theoretical immortality: Because Mika’s body is barely made of organic material, as long as he maintains his cybernetics, his body can go on indefinitely. The organic parts will eventually die, but if he can fend off the issues of aging technology, he can continue to live well past his organic lifespan.

Hard to kill: While crippling Mika, and rendering him unable to move or fight, isn’t any more difficult than doing the same to a normal living thing, there remains a question of what counts as killing an android. Destroying his memories could count, but if his processing functions aren’t destroyed, he can still continue to exist, just without his memories or personality. Destroying the processing center, he would be left with no ability to move, think, or exist, but could be revived by placing him memory files into another computer and allowing the AI he lives off of to come back online. There is also the issue of finding his memory and processing center is. The only indisputable death would to be completely destroy his entire physical body, including memory bank and processing cores, until there is nothing left to salvage. 

Exponential room to improve: Mika cannot heal from injuries the way normal organic beings can. He must replace or repair any damaged parts of his body, but this also means he can upgrade himself with stronger robotics, better cybernetics, ect ect, whenever he can find the parts. For this reason, he tends to keep extra replacement parts around.

Perfect memory: Because Mika’s memory is stored within data, and not biological functioning, his memory is nearly perfect. With exception to memories he deliberately does not want to remember, and memories that become corrupted, he will recall almost anything with perfect accuracy to his own experience. However, finding the correct memories he’s looking for can often take a while for him to recall. Memory altering affects of creatures he encounters must also be able to affect electronic memory in order to delete, alter, or otherwise change his recollections. He is not immune to these things; he's just a computer rather than a biological thing.

Transformation: Mika has three individual forms he can maintain, as demonstrated in his ref sheet. The primary form will be his anthro form. The other two are rare to be seen, since feral often leads to him being treated more like an animal, and his angel form only activates when specific conditions are met. Transforming is also particularly painful for him, and between feral and anthro, always runs the risk of damaging his cybernetics.

Sonic scream: Using his voice, Mika is able to produce a sound loud enough to temporarily deafen most creatures in the vicinity. Anyone directly next to him when he screams runs the risk of getting ruptured ear drums, depending on their personal abilities. Most normal humans will be affected. This ability is much harder to use as a cyborg, and often lends to his voice modulation breaking down immediately after.

Angel: Mika’s angelic form is something natural to him as a chimera. While in this form, he has 360 vision from his three heads and multiple eyes. The only blind spots are directly under and above him, but these are easy to keep covered by moving his heads or using his hand or wing eyes. All extra limbs within this form are completely organic, grow as new organic material during the transformation, and then rot away at the end. Very often, Mika does not retain memories while in this form. He is aware that there are points of time missing from his memory, and that things happened that he was the cause of, but he does not know what happened unless informed, and tends to draw conclusions based on the aftermath. For this reason, he is very hesitant to allow this form to trigger. Angelic form is also primarily destructive, another reason Mika doesn’t like it. This is because the transformation happens when he becomes enraged or put in severe danger. It is controlled by basic instincts and not higher functioning, so reasoning with him is useless. If you manage to trigger this mode, your best bet is to leave him until he can calm down. He is known to attack even those close to him while within angel mode. The only time Mika is capable of flying is while he is an angel.