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Unbroken promises
Ancients, also referred to as The First or Guardians, are beings who’ve lived on this star before anybody else and are the reason why it has any sort of life. Every element, every living creature, every miniscule thing that makes the planet alive is thanks to the tireless efforts from the First. For centuries they had been referred to with many different names, each generation having their own set of beliefs for them. Today, they are most commonly referred to as “Angels” yet their titles have always stayed the same; watchers of the planet, the arbiters of fate. Their curiosity knew no bounds as they would constantly explore and gain knowledge of their surroundings, all which benefited their cause for further development of the star.
Yet though they were immortal, they knew that everything had to come to an end, even their own lives. At some point, people are going to become more and more capable, and so as time went on they dwelled less on the ground and spent more time in the sky - waiting and watching, guiding them whenever they could, while still ensuring that the star would never suffer. They always seeked some level of contact with humanity, seeing them as the children of the planet itself and wanting to ensure that the star was in safe hands.
I hear you, I see you
Each Angel possessed unique abilities, all of which help them in serving their roles in their own unique way - it could be anything from vision that allowed them to spot any living creature within thousands of kilometers, senses sharper than any other creature’s, to magic abilities such as creation magicks, element mastery and anything and everything in between.
Orpheus however, is a rather particular case. An Angel that possessed an extraordinary ability - to be able to sense each and every single creature’s emotions, and be able to replicate it if he so wished. He loved this star more than anyone - and it clearly showed as he had always shown great discomfort and sorrow when it came down to the execution of either their own failed experiments, or actual life on the planet that the Angels had either deemed far too dangerous or deemed it was not their fate to continue their lives. For the longest time he would argue with his kind, always asking:
“Was this truly the only way? Are we truly unable to change our course? As the First who nurtured this star and seen it grow, could we not work towards a different answer?”
Always so caring, he would never give up on any life no matter how much others tried to tell him it was futile - There is always a chance to begin anew, to continue on and live, and Orpheus understood better than anyone how imperfect the planet and its residents truly are, and he never wanted it to change.
Until the end, I pray
He would spend much of his time learning more about humanity, seeing how much more complicated things have become since they first began residing in the skies and continuing on with their silent vigil. He felt their sorrows, their aggression and their hatred, and after some time came to understand that all of their sadness only strengthened their bonds, and made their happier moments all the more powerful, however short they might have been. He felt their love and compassion, their spark for life, which only fueled his desire to protect them. Despite their conflicts and uncertainty of the future, their persistence was unlike anything Orpheus had seen before, years later becoming their representative to the Angels, spending his time teaching his kind and sharing the emotions he himself felt while living with humanity - the emotions he felt when he first fell in love, and those he felt when he too was uncertain and lost. He felt it necessary for his kind to understand what they are protecting and what they are taking away whenever a person has to meet their end.
Today, he continues to live with his partner and as the Arbiter and now Withholder of Fate, he is the one in charge of humanity’s lives and troubles, tasked to be the first to report if there was any sort of trouble to his higher-ups, while also spending his time sharing his experiences, thoughts and feelings to the Angels who were curious to learn more. Each day he aspires to learn more about humanity’s way of life while being a part of it, and rejoices in each and every new discovery, forever curious and forever continuing to yearn for more of his kind to come into acceptance and appreciation for life, to love the flightless children of the star.
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