[h1][color=black]The Child & The Ancients[/color][/h1][hr][hider][table][row][cell][h2][b]The[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Child[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/vlXoEYA.jpg[/img]

[b]Old as Reality Itself | N/A |  They/Them[/b][hr][i]"Oh dear, it seems you found the source of it all."[/i][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]The unseen hand. The guide. The being above it all.

[i]The Child.[/i]

The Child is an enigmatic and omnipotent being, the successor to the primordial Artisans known as Father and Mother. Unlike their predecessors, The Child embodies a unique blend of innocence and boundless power, a being that wields the authority to oversee the entirety of the All-Verse. As reality's sole architect and guardian, The Child maintains the delicate balance between creation and destruction. Inheriting the responsibilities left by the Father and Mother, The Child possesses a profound understanding of Luminescence. This essence intertwines with the fabric of reality and all sentient life. 

This understanding allows The Child to manipulate the fundamental aspects of existence, ensuring the continuous cycle of life, death, and rebirth within the All-Verse. They can grant or revoke access to Luminescence, deciding who may glimpse its mysteries and who must remain in the shadows. Despite their immense power, The Child is not a detached overseer. They are deeply connected to the All-Verse and the beings within it, feeling their emotions, thoughts, and struggles. This connection imbues The Child with a sense of responsibility, driving their actions to preserve the balance and ensure the continued evolution of the All-Verse. The Child's presence is a comforting yet awe-inspiring force, a reminder of the intricate web of existence and the delicate harmony that sustains it.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B]
Artisan - [i]The One Above All.[/i]
[indent]As expected, The Child's Abstraction embodies reality-warping. With this power, The Child can reshape the very fabric of existence, bending the laws of physics, time, and space, with a mere flick of their wrist or blink. This limitless reality manipulation allows The Child to create or erase entire universes, alter events across timelines, and mold reality to fit any desired outcome. The Child's control over reality is absolute, rendering it an omnipotent force within the All-Verse.

In addition to its unparalleled reality-warping abilities, The Child can also manipulate the Abstractions of other Paranormals. This means The Child can enhance, diminish, or entirely alter the skills of any Paranormal-Being, shaping their powers to serve greater cosmic purposes or to maintain balance within the All-Verse. This manipulation extends to granting or revoking Abstractions. The Child can weaponize Luminescence into devastating beams of pure energy; these beams are not only mighty but also multifaceted in their effects. When unleashed, these beams can fundamentally disintegrate matter, erasing targets from existence. No barrier or magic can protect against these beams. Additionally, the beams can create localized reality distortions around their impact radius, causing unpredictable and chaotic environmental changes.[/indent]
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[b]Old as creation itself | The Hound | He/Him [/b][hr][i]"Death comes for everyone, even me."[/i][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]The Black Hound of Apathy, the Agent of Death, The Black Shuck... this being has many names but is the most well-known and feared being of all. The Hound is an Ancient, one of the ten beings that bestowed Lux upon humanity, being the one that gave humanity its power of Black Lux. Much like the rest of the Ancients, the Hound is a being of insurmountable [i]power[/i], and no Paranormal can even come [i]close[/i] to him. However, the Hound plays a vital role in the grander All-Verse as he's a psychopomp; he leads souls to the other side. 

Some may call him the devil or a satanic figure... ultimately the Hound wants to preserve the balance of life and death above all else. The Hound will be there whenever a death occurs, and [i]nothing[/i] can stop him from claiming a soul. The Hound is mysterious; sometimes he shows up to people who seek him, willing to make a deal... however, these deals are usually [i]incredibly[/i] one-sided in his favor and will almost [i]always[/i] end with the Hound taking their soul. There are few instances where he won't, but these deals interest him - which is hard to tell because the Hound is enigmatic and unpredictable in how he thinks - much like the rest of the Ancients.

The Hound has the appearance of a wolf made out of darkness... however, this body behaves in ways that are [i]strange.[/i] He often changes size, from the size of an average German Shepard to being [i]colossal[/i] in the blink of an eye. He alters his body in ways that are [i]wrong[/i] and speaks in a deep, inhuman, grave voice.[/indent]

[b]Abstraction:[/B]
Ancient - [i]The Black Fog of Apathy.[/i]
[indent]The Hound is a being of God-like power that only specific abilities can interact with (he sometimes feigns damage to toy with mortals). The Hound's Abstraction is known as the Black Fog of Apathy, smoky black darkness with a unique ability in the setting: it can [i]nullify[/i] another Abstraction. It's the [i]only[/i] Abstraction in the All-Verse capable of this. As long as a Paranormal being is in contact with the fog, they will have all emotion and sensation negated and unable to use their Abstraction. After they break contact with the Fog, both will return to them moments later.

The Fog bypasses Emotional-Fields entirely and most Paranormal defenses (a few can block the Fog, but they are scarce). The Fog has several other sub-abilities, such as opening portals, advanced telekinesis, [i]advanced[/i] necromancy, and reality warping. The Hound is a [i]God[/i] and impervious to everything short of extraordinary abstractions that interact with magic itself.[/indent]
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