An easygoing Childhood certainly seemed out of the question for a born-and-raised Elite Soldier. Estranged from her peers from the get-go by the genetic mutation of the melanin within her body that lead to her eye mask's uncanny resemblance to the enemy Inklings, Era found comfort in whatever praise she could grasp and pushed herself further to catch the eyes of everybody—through awe, or through fear.

Before she even reached full control of both kid and swim forms, she was put through countless rigorous sessions that honed her capabilities within combat. As her skills soared, though, so did her temper. Becoming increasingly furious at the bare minimum of mistakes, it seemed like her instructors' answers to her issue was to simply up the ante to match her ferocious energy.

That, Unfortunately, continued on until her first deployment on patrol against a certain Agent following the first successful capture of the Great Zapfish...

...Era had attacked a fellow soldier in the midst of a badmouthed scuffle as her blind rage boiled over.

Despite her high status, Era was quickly deemed a threat. the only way to have her out on the battlefield from that point onwards was to wear a special pair of shades that muted her fiery personality—muzzling her barks and her bites. She was allowed to be the thing she risked life and tentacle for, but she was little to less than a puppet within the army now. That heavenly music seemed so far away.

Years blurred past. Era longed for something new, a chance to free herself from these restraints. Even with the... eccentric makeover of Octarian society bestowed lovingly by Callie and the recapturing of the Zapfish promising new hope for its inhabitants, the Octoling felt unsatisfied as she always had.

Then, Agent Four rolled along into Octo Valley, odd haircut and all. And, once again, the Squids threatened their hope. The missions blurred by, and nothing they were throwing at that cursed New Squidbeak Splatoon never seemed to stick... It all came to a crescendo when Four breached Cephalon HQ. Era was requested upon a giant stage, one of thousands within the crowd of cheers and caterwauling from her Octarian kin. As the fight drew on, Dj Octavio and Callie were easily overpowered, and Era had already prepared for more powerless nights as the cycle of capturing continued...

But, it wouldnt.

A faint tune arose as the battle came to a jutting halt. Era had entered a haze, unaware as to what was going on. Lightsticks of pink and green swayed all around her, as a song began to play. One she felt so familiar to despite never hearing it prior to this point... As the stage erupted into song lead by the reunited Squid Sisters, a revelation struck into Era's cold heart. It had felt like so long ago since her head felt so quiet, closing in on one persistent thought:

"I have to get out of here."

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