Nov. 1, 1828

The Multiverse

...

What is it? In theory, the multiverse is a set of finite and infinite alternate universes which exist parallel to one another, and together, define the entirety of everything in existence. That is to say, the multiverse is everything that science has only just scratched the surface of; space, time, matter, energy...

The first universe was the base of all others, though we know not when the first was created. Each alternate universe thereafter is theorized to have come about from a successful occurrence in it's history, an occurrence which split it from its base (or the product of the base) and gave rise to a new universe. By the extension of that logic, we could say that a universe is created for every choice an individual makes. 

It's nonsense, of course. There are too many individuals in the world for each one's actions to have such a huge impact that it would spawn the birth of a new universe. Therefore, we have limited the theory of creation to large scale events.  

For the past five years, my colleagues and I have argued heartily for the acceptance of the theory of many-worlds, but with no solid proof, we set out to make some. The slow evolution of technology has hindered our progress exponentially, but finally, we believe we've found something.

A radar, quite revolutionary, developed by yours truly, has keenly alerted us to the presence of something beyond the thin black veil of space.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me start from the beginning. 

About three years earlier, we produced our first on earth wormhole. A swirling, gravitation-less mass, black in colouration, with a thin middle and two gaping mouths on the ends. We tossed in a friend's toaster, and waited. The mouth which swallowed it did so slowly, and we found that we had to encourage the floating toaster to be on its way. It never came out the other side.

I believe it is important to mention that there seems to be no gravity within the immediate are of the wormhole, nor a powerful sucking force. I even dared to march right up to the wormhole, only to find it was as though nothing but thin, coloured, air floated in front of me.

Whatever goes in the wormhole requires some sort of propulsion to make its way through. There, the toaster, which was quite inanimate, would have never made it to the other side (per say it could have). Rather, it would have needed limbs, such as our own, to swim through the dense, water like nothingness of the hole, or jets to push it through.

Understanding our predicament, we created a small but powerful satellite, DIVINITY, to maneuver its way through the wormhole. Paired with its own very powerful radio system, we hoped to maintain contact with it as it was absorbed into the black mass, which was somehow both airy and watery thick.

What a success! DIVINITY, that small piece of scrap metal, seemed to have found a totally other world. Blurry pictures detailed lush but dark forests and a dulled sky, with a barely visible sun. We spotted shadows of life, indiscernible creatures in DIVINITY's iffy focus, but surely creatures. 

We're going to present this proof to the Board tomorrow. Before, where on luck was on our side, now stands reality and truth!

Nov. 10, 1828

We've been given the thumbs up to continue our research by the Board! And quite a bit of funding too!

Jan. 21, 1829

I am pleased to announce (or rather, record) that FIVE more wormholes have been created, each yielding similar results to the first. Life is copious on at least three of the five new universes we've discovered. The outlook for future communication is looking positive.

March 8, 1829

Something is not right.

March 10, 1829

I'm scribbling this down rather quickly, as there is no time to be detailed. *Strawberry's note: Always so says the character who yet continues to include detail. I hope the lack of paragraphs in this entry will convince of his haste.* This morning, some black gelatinous mass seeped out of our first wormhole. It was rather shapeless when it emerged, and its thickness would have been comparable to that of the physical feel of a wormhole. Immediately, its wormhole began to degenerate, slowly fading away, and leaving us with a creature quite out of our capabilities. We observed for a while, and then finally, it spurred into action. It must have taken note of us; while it maintained its black detail-less colouration, it formed into a shape eerily similar to that of a human. And then it attacked, almost swallowing two of our researchers whole, and going after a good deal of equipment. Finally, it seemed to collapse inward on itself, and disappeared. From what I gathered, there seems to be only one conclusion.

It is a SENTIENT WORMHOLE. 

Notably, there was a toaster sticking out of it when it emerged.

March 11, 1829

The lab is in RUINS. That beast sucked up everything it could, but more than anything, we know it was trying to take a bite out of us. What's more, one of our satellites has observed its doings in (very luckily) a universe of one of our other wormholes.

The creature attacks and conquers and gains. It seems to be building intelligence whilst attempting to dominate those worlds in which it visits. What's more, once done, it leaves a wormhole behind. The thing can create wormhole!

We're not quite sure what, or how many, other worlds it has moved on to, as we only got lucky...

This our fault. If we hadn't been so rearing to discover new worlds...

March 20, 1829

Ok, well its taken us a small while, but we've come up with a solution. We didn't really come up with it, not on our own at least. 

The wormholes are going haywire, spitting creatures of all manner into the lab, some sentient, others more beastly. We, with the help of the government that we've inevitably had to involve, have captured a few of these creatures and held them prisoner. We will hold them till we can stabilize the wormholes and return them to their native universes. 

Our interests lie with the sentient creatures. We'll gather "heroes," call upon sentient beings from other universes. Surely if the entire world is threatened, good or bad, these people/kind-of-people, will help us.

Right?

• No godmoding, powerplaying, the like.

• Be respectful to your fellow rpers.

• Idk, I've never been good with rules.

• Especially since I just threw this together.

• Like 2 seconds ago.

• And I'm tired.

• You know what, I'll work on rules tom tom. Let's move on.

-Upper Body:
Потеря Небес (Poterya Nebes) - Heaven's Loss. The upper half of a set of daemon possessed medical armour, Poterya Nebes is Nataliya's main source of protection. The pain daemon within the armour absorbs most damage sustained and converts it into healing and shielding. The absorbed damage can also be kept as is and then distilled into syringes that are created by the armour for use in the syringe gun on the left bracer. These pain syringes contain a single dose of pure pain, and when injected into a subject, cause five seconds of intolerable agony

Also, he is able to directly affect the visuals of any fired projectile by simply making them vanish, or appear to have been fired from another direction, complete with the requisite sounds and sights. This power of misdirection serves to confuse and distract Nataliya's opponents, and is part of his skillset as a whole.

Plague Carrier - And of course, since she's made of disease, it means she is also very dangerous up close. A single touch from a finger infects a target with so many deadly toxins and pathogens that death is often confirmed, if not instantaneous.

The Wild Kitsune

• Normal Appearance:
  
  Hadyn's physical appearance doesn't seem like much, outside of his obvious physical appeal. Like most Kitsune he is tall and skinny, standing about 6 feet tall and weighing about 145 pounds. He is extremely lithe but suffers from a somewhat feeble body, because of this. Even in full attire, they stay light-weighted due to hallow but strong bone structure. His skin is a dark complected, smooth and supple, with narrow shoulders and lanky arms, with a dark black hair color and bright green eyes.
  
  Hadyn's left arm is adorned in various Tattoo-like body art, a dragon in particular. This is called a Kitsune's Okori. Some races translate this as 'Origins'. (More to be explained below) However, it acts as more as an impression on the body and not like traditional Tattooing, and can change as the Kitsune does.
  
  His clothing is more meek and conventional. Hadyn's clothing are light and billowy, held together by various straps and buckles. Adorning his clothes are various metal trinkets, bracelets and necklaces. Though decorative the clothing as a whole is conventional and allows for physical labor and work, while at the same time providing formal attire.
• Avatar Appearance:
  
  As Hadyn begins to take on the Power of his Fox Spirit (In battle situations), Koan, the spirit begins to infuse itself into Hadyn's physical appearance in a variety of ways. Hadyn's natural hair becomes slightly longer and more coarse. His left eye displays a noticeable change in becoming a bright red. Though the rest of his face becomes covered in a strange white fox-like mask, with red markings. These markings become noticeably similar to his Okori, which expands across the rest of his body, changing into a ruby red color. His skin becomes slightly noticeably more thicker, while his finger nails, teeth, and other body extremities become noticeably longer and sharper.
  
  Those that can see spiritual things, will notice a wolf like shape covering Hadyn's body, which acts much like an armor. In certain situations, this can even manifest more physically, to be noticeable by all.

• Hadyn:
  
  In true Kitsune fashion, Hadyn has an innate love for Trickery and art, in which he grew up with. Hadyn is much more timid than most, but easily amused. He generally follows his own ethical code, but will usually adapt to the morals of those around him, mostly for the sake of being accepted than anything else. As a Kitsune though, he has strong primal senses and reactions toward certain behaviors. Offending what a kitsune believes is 'correct' can make them evil, malicious, and disruptive. Behaving according to what they think is right, however, is rewarded with politeness, kindness, and helpfulness. Hadyn delights in finding a weakness in someone, and aggravating said weakness until others notice it. Immoral people find their weakness exploited so as to become more immoral, heading down the path of destruction. Moral ones may still be tricked or teased, in order to show them humility. Hadyn always keeps his promises. If he does end up breaking one, he can become self-destructive in behavior, and if someone breaks their promise to a him, they become deadly enemies. Hadyn can be very emotional, and his emotions can be a way to their undoing. Sorrow or guilt can distract or harm them, or even kill them outright. Hadyn won't accept help from those who are unwilling. If one wishes to aid him, they must do it of their own free will. He doesn't like asking for help to begin with, so the offerer usually must initiate. Aside from being emotional, he can also be very vengeful. He can lose his tempers in a snap. Once someone has the hatred of a kitsune, the spirit will begin enacting a revenge that can get quite extreme. Those who have earned the kitsune's trust, however, will have a friendship that can last many trials. Freedom is very important to kitsune. They don't like being bound or trapped, and will not accept being forced into something that they don't wish. Trapping the kitsune weakens it.
• Koan:
  
  Koan acts very similar to Hadyn in most senses, though it tends to act more morally 'good', than normal Kitsune Spirits. For this fact, many who notice Hadyn's Spirit might assume that it is a Myobu. A fox spirit loyal to the Goddess, Inari. A rarity, specially amongst Hadyn's clan of Kitsune who Worship 'The Lady'. Although Koan and Hadyn are one, they don't communicate as much as other Kitsune of his clan speak with their spirits. One could assume there is some level of distrust between the two, though they work in harmony when facing a foe.

Deep in the country side of Avelyn, human villages were paved across the land. Hadyn was born in the Village of Minit, amongst his fellow Kitsune Kin. Though, they remained hidden from the humans that lived around them. The Kitsune were not shy creatures at all. They mingled with the Humans on almost every basis. However, Kin related things stayed within the walls of their own homes. The Humans of Avelyn were never fond of magic, and specially not those of creatures outside of themselves. If a Kitsune were discovered, it would mean the death of them and their families.

Luckily, as great illusionist as many of them were, hiding themselves was relatively easy. When the humans began to show signs of aging, where the kitsune did not as much, they'd travel to another village and blend in once again.

Hadyn was born with 3 identical brothers; Pau, Kuzu, and Jing. His clan was known for it's many male Kitsune, which would be extremely rare in other clans. Pau was a very kind-hearted child. Kuzu and Jing were mischievous and often in trouble for going too far. Hadyn was somewhere in between. He loved good practical jokes, as was common for Kitsune, however, he knew the extent at which it should go, to not be caught by Humans.

Because Pau was the Kind-hearted one, he would often be a target of his two mischievous brothers. Elders of the Kin learned in quick time, that Pau had not developed the Spirit of the Fox, and thus was marked as Human. Regardless, Hadyn had a deep love for his brother and spent much time with him were others would not. Humans born of Kitsune were often overlooked.

Kitsune were taught at a young age to begin developing their abilities. The three primary abilities were Communicating with their spirits, Minor Illusions, and Fox Fire. Hadyn developed the last two excellently, however, he found it difficult to speak with his Fox spirit. Being one of the easiest abilities to master, his elders found it quite concerning, though they could never figure out the reasoning. The only obvious answer was that his Fox spirit did not want to speak to him for some reason.

Over time, Hadyn developed an unbreakable connection with Pau. While Hadyn learned to use his abilities, Pau often watched, and as soon as he was excused, the two would wonder off into the village. Partially to enjoy the scenery of the village in the evening, but also to escape the torments of his brothers.

It was during one of these times that disaster struck. Kuzu and Jing had managed to find Pau alone, and began messing with him, playing with his mind through illusions. Pau found himself frightened and scared, attempting to flee, impaled himself on a broken fence line. Moments later, Hadyn found him and his two now frightened brothers surrounded by a group of strangers who were confused and appalled at what they had just seen.

Feeling himself overwhelmed with anger, Hadyn lashed out at his brothers, tossing punches. Several grown humans attempted to step in as Hadyn found himself immediately tossed back, no match for both of them. However, this only angered him further, causing a sudden surge of power in himself. Suddenly, and without warning, the skies above the village were full of fire. His Kin found the kids mere moments later, knocking each of them unconscious.

However, the damage had been done. The surge of energy caused every illusion and protection the Kitsune had in place to suddenly fall. It didn't take long for the Humans to realize what had happen and begin to retaliate. In one swoop, hundreds of Kitsune and even many humans would succumb to the raw power of fear from the humans. They were wiped out.

Hadyn woke days later just beyond the village. There was an unmistakable smell of burnt flesh. As he attempted to run and find out what had happened, a man reached out his hand to stop the boy. The man sorrowfully grabbed Hadyn's shoulder and in an instant, his entire life changed. Hadyn mourned for years after the fact, but his spirit somehow survived.

The man that had saved Hadyn, he'd only know as "Arsto". Hadyn would stay with the man for years, but he never learned much about the man personally. He just knew he was trustworthy. He knew that Arsto was a scientist of sorts, though the things he studied were often very strange. He had only ended up saving Hadyn's life by mere coincidence that Hadyn's Kitsune clan was one of few that produced boys. That was, alone, enough for Arsto to want to study them. Arsto immediately recognized Hadyn's abilities when he discovered the bloody boys in the streets of Minit. It was he who would then knock the boys out swiftly in attempts to quell the situation and save the rare Kitsune Clan. However, even he did not expect what would happen. He managed to sneak Hadyn out of the village before the slaughter began.

Suddenly, Hadyn found himself in the city known as Judicah. An ancient city built an maintained by an assortment of races, many of which Hadyn had never seen or even heard of. The technology was so advanced compared to the small world he had come from, he was unsure of how to take it all in. He wasn't sure how Arsto did it, but he was in a whole new world.

Hadyn would work for many years underneath the scientist, helping with his studies and learning quite a bit about the world in which he now lived, and others that he was able to explore. Hadyn's cleverness became quite an asset for the scientist. Though, the studies he found most interesting were ones of ancient empires that once ruled. The intricateness of their magic was fascinating to him. The most notable to him, was an Empire that ruled under the command of 'The Red Sage'. Hadyn found it's magic to be extremely notable among others, and spent much of his time studying them.

However, even the studies couldn't keep a Kitsune for long. Hadyn developed a sense of adventure, and outside of his new found work, he'd spend much of his day with many friends doing nearly insane things. Though, what he would seek more than any of that would be to find out more about his own species and what exactly happened.

Arsto was much help in training Hadyn in as much Kitsune culture as he knew. Hadyn found that not only was Arsto very intelligent, but quite combatant. He never knew how Arsto knew all the things he did, but he didn't ask either. The man was very secretive about his past, and preferred it that way.

After many years though, there wasn't anything Arsto could do for Hadyn anymore. His Kitsune abilities were developing in strange ways that neither could explain. He began having strange dreams. Dreams of other worlds. Dreams of strange creatures. Dreams of a masked man with strange music. Dreams of The Red Sage. He needed to follow them. Follow the Signs.