Starslayer's Links
One of my two big bros! Strategy master and magician extraordinaire, Summer is one of the only known magi who have ever been able to use Magiques (miracles). All of that makes me feel pretty small in comparison, but I still rest easily knowing that I am needed just as much as any of our trio. I'm happy for the other two and their amazing skills, but I feel kinda average going on about them, even though I do have some skills of my own!
Unlike Lyrial or Zero, Blade and I have been related throughout every timeline that has ever existed. We have a very distinct - possibly even exclusive to us - bond in this way, but that is not to say we don't have a similar (yet differing) bond with Lyrial and Zero.
Blade is our archer, whose aim is so remarkable that I doubt even I could grasp how he figures out all of his trajectories in such a short amount of time between shots. He also fulfills the role of thief/rogue quite well, with his tendency to dote on shiny objects.
My biological dad. I don't really know what else I can say on the matter. Since we saved the world, he's generally been much kinder to us than when he was possessed by Darkblade... obviously.
He's pretty mellow, like Summer, but it isn't hard to see the steely glint of determination his eyes share with Zero's.
As for me, well... Arthur is still as mischievous as an adult as he claims to have been as a child, before all of his kingly duties relating to Excalibur's pulling were forced onto him. A lot of his exploits from back then sound like some of the stupid things I've done on the way here...
Who would've thought that my most annoying genes would pass on to one of my kids? ... I jest, of course, but it is quite surprising how much Blade reminds me of my youthful self. I haven't entirely lost that spark of chaos in my soul, but he's bearing the rest of it within his still, even after all that has happened to his family.
Xero understands me better than anyone else I know, even my siblings. Maybe that's because we are each other, in a way. It feels less like looking into a mirror and more like meeting a childhood friend again, each time we talk. Since we were born at exactly the same time as each other, perhaps that isn't such an absurd idea..
The whole Antichthon-to-Earth business is unsettling to me still. Which came first? Or if they were both created at the same time, then how do the events in Antichthon happen in a similar way on Earth? What kind of magic tethers a person in Antichthon's fate to that of their doppelganger on Earth? I really don't get it, it boggles the mind...
There is nothing to say. I fought for everything I believed in, to stop the world from being sent beyond the brink and down into the infinite, silent darkness. I told Tekiya every last one of my hopes and dreams while I struck with all the strength in my body, but still... you can't force someone to change their outlook, and you can't force your vision for the world onto someone else... no matter how bad you perceive theirs as. I hope Tekiya will understand, one day, why I had to seal it away until the end of time, and maybe even come to terms with its temptation to destroy.
Optimism... is strange. Succumbing to nothingness is better than the possibility of losing everything you put your faith into... so why do humans still feel as if their lives are worth leading? I just can't understand.. why did they fight so fiercely to guard their meaningless existences, if they are only going to be let down in the end, when even they will all die...?
Summer is possibly the manifestation of the old saying that wisdom comes with age, being only a year older than me and yet possessing over double my knowledge in most subjects. Not content with that outclassing alone, Summer is also a master tactician and has the perfect ability for that - mastery over Space, meaning a reliable mapping of the area and usually detection of nearby enemies as well.
Zero is the second-oldest member of our sibling trio, and his significant advantage over either of us is that the Creator God itself gave him the ability to drive his strength and mental capacity upwards for as long as his willpower holds up, allowing him to do many tasks durably and more efficiently than we can. He is the core of our group combat-wise, both because of this ability and because he is the only one of us who is a melee combatant, allowing him to hold off enemies while we pick them off from afar. Strangely, he seems intent to be our meat-shield if it means we're safe and sound... I suppose that's proof of our bond.
I feel sorry for Lyrial, but I can't change my past... and truth be told, neither would I want to or even consider the possibility as an option. He needs to let go of that grudge of his, based on crimes that he believes I committed on purpose.
I suppose you could say that I'm jealous. I know that I have no real reason to keep thinking of Zero as my enemy after all that has transpired, but every time I see him... Just a pure seething of rage. It's difficult to keep from saying something in the heat of the moment. It will take some time to reconcile myself with this, but perhaps getting to spend time with what would have been my adoptive family at long last will help to remedy this.
I had no idea that the renowned hero of myth King Arthur would be my biological father, much less that I would be finding out that the old man's somehow still kicking after all these years. I guess it's no surprise that I'm in my element when I'm holding a sword, huh? Like father, like son.
Even though I never knew the kids that I let Merlin send into the future with his magic, my heart ached for them when I watched them depart into the unknown world ahead. I am very much surprised (but pleasantly so) to see that they accomplished the daunting task I foolishly set for them as a youth, and then some. It seems saving the world is in the Pendragon blood, along with that idiotic optimistic idealism that can lead to trouble more often than not. I hope to see Zero's ideals become something mine fell short at, but I am already proud enough.
Blade is always up to some kind of shenanigans that will likely get him into trouble -- that's where I come in! Whenever Blade screws up one of Summer's masterminded plans or tries something on the fly and it doesn't work out, I'm there to back him up. That's how we work as a duo.
Zero, the second-oldest of our little trio, strikes pretty much the perfect balance between me and Summer... including his age! He is generally dependable and honest, but not as smart or as naturally talented as Summer, or as courageous (/possibly just purely stupid as Summer likes to tell me) and unpredictable as I am!
I didn't know I had an actual brother. It doesn't matter though, we never met. The only thing I care about is spending time with my real family, the one I should have known from the beginning.
My biological brother. We do not know each other well, but I have stood my ground with him in numerous timelines in order to protect the omniverse. He is certainly conceited in some ways, though for the most part he is quite harmless to my cause.
Brooding. He seems to see far into every possible future, so it's impossible to plan ahead of him even if you wanted to. For some reason, I feel as if he knows something about me I'd rather not come to understand...
A youth whose position in the world was determined from the very beginning of all existence. I may feel a tinge of pity for him, but I will not hesitate to extinguish his drive if it threatens the world.