A story I've been thinking of for years

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For years I've been thinking of a story for many years, it used to be a fanfiction for something else, but in the end it turned into something more as I thought about it each day, perhaps a way I can write about some of my experiences at the same time. I've only written about 6 pages of it.

Simplest way I could put it is that it's the story of a man who has had his personality shattered as he comes crashing down from the moon, the prison of a criminal that has long since been forgotten by even those alive long enough to have been there when he was put there. With his personality shattered he finds himself in an area he only faintly remembers, meeting a girl, but finding himself to be emotionless before long he notices he is oddly drawn to various odd characters that he learns, over a long period of time, are himself.

These free personalities range from the most minute like laughter or freedom to the biggest like rage, fear, or depression. What I'm calling Facets (like one facet of who you are), or possibly Figments (like figment of imagination) are living embodiment of who the main character is, or was, and with them free what would an emotion or thought do? Would they try and live their own life, free from the shackles of someone mishandling their own life, or would they seek revenge and do whatever the hell they want? Do they have their own gender?

One idea I have is that Fear, the first big Facet, would be living its life trying to live its own life with its own significant other (in this case Fear being a guy with a girlfriend) when the fear that the protagonist will come and find him becomes too great and decides to act out of the fear that it will go back to the person that only used fear as a way to protect themselves, rather than to push forward, not wanting to be caged like that again. Fear goes to find the MC (main character) and a battle commences between the two, Fear wanting to make sure he won't go back to that hell while the MC just wants what Fear is doing to stop.

Now of course you couldn't have battle with personalities without some wacky powers and magic to go along with it, so I guess it's time to explain the world and how I think it should work. This land (not sure on entire planet or just continent/country) is that there are four main races, the humans, the halo bearing Seraphs that allow them to use magic, the winged humans known as Valkyrie, and finally the incredibly rare Archangels that bear wings and halos with them being seen as almost gods from their links to natural forces, although only females have ever been Archangels. With them they have their advantages and disadvantages.

The MC though can oddly use magic even though he is human, making him exceedingly rare even among Archangels standards, but he's terrible at normal magic that many others use on a daily basis. He's able to manipulate his body in a variety of ways including stretching his limbs, regenerating quickly, using his own blood as a projectile, and raising his body heat at will to dangerous levels (among many other ideas I have, and with their own drawbacks). While in his battle against Fear the Facet wields the shadows and fears of others as one would wield any other tool. Creating cubes of nightmares and fears (I want to call it Black Box) trapping those inside with nothing but prying eyes as the victim relives their fears, then there is pulling the fears out of people to have them fight their owners physically, or even using the shadows themselves as projectiles and blades.

Now of course not every Facet would be some big anime style battle, although that's how I see a lot of them going in my head. Others would be attempts for the MC to come to grips with his issues and these Facets in others ways besides fighting.

I'd really like this to be a way I can put into words how I have kind of felt dealing with my own emotions. The idea that each problem is something to fight or accept. Different emotions and ideas being something that each person has to fight in their own way, but what if you had to deal with them physically in some way? Can fear, regret, or pride be talked through or is it something you have to struggle against like you are actually battling it? We all have those inner thoughts, what if they became outer and you had to face them?

Yes, this is basically a way for me to put myself in the main characters place, a bit of fantasy for myself, and go through some things. Like the MC would find out his dead mother is not dead like he thought and relives what he went through with her, with the abuse, and by the other characters (yes, it's not just all about the MC) get an idea that parents are not all good. Of course there's an epic battle between the mother and the MC, but also a few side characters against others using the mother, who turns out to be an ancient demon and those controlling her are harpies (because I'm super subtle like that). For an example, the MC's girlfriend never had parents as they died really young and pushes the MC to help the mother even though he's being abused, and her idea of what a parent is isn't necessarily how it was for everyone else, the happy family.

I guess in a way I want to show how I dealt with things internally by creating a story of imagination, where magical things can happen, you deal with your emotions like a real adult would, and maybe at the end of the day go back to something that holds you together through all of the bullshit.

I know this was a little rambly, and I wish I could put it better right now, but those are just some of the ideas I have. Over the last 7 years I've thought of many different things and tried to work out smaller kinks, like making the love interest do more than just be a shoulder to go back to, and the side character have a more meaningful impact.

If you made it through all of this, and understood a quarter of it, then I thank you. I'm sure when I have a night of sleep I can better present these ideas and maybe you have thoughts on it or want to know more.

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Thanks for sharing, that sounds very interesting.

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One of the things I really want to be good is the characters. I love series like One Piece with their vast characters with their personalities and how they work off of each other, villains that you remember for long periods of times because of not only their personalities but powers (I mean one of the most memorable villains is an assassin that is basically a were-giraffe). I want the characters to leave an impression, or at the very least be identifiable by their silhouette.

Main Character - He's the main character of course. Trying to collect the Facets while trying to live whatever life he can with all of the craziness of collecting himself, staying below the radar as long as possible, and all of the other things life normally throws at him.
--Looks - A normal looking guy. I think being as average looking as possible allows him to blend in while standing out the most when he can do what he can do. No one would give him another look or suspect him to be able to do what he can do.
--Abilities - The ability to manipulate himself. I'd like to call this "Image of Self", but that seems too much. Really he uses his imagination to find out new ways he can use his body in new ways. The list of things one can do with their body isn't great, but turn those things up to 11 and with a vivid imagination suddenly the main character can stretch (although still being flesh and blood rather than changing any physical properties), regeneration (as long as his brain is in tact), using his blood as a projectile (using regeneration at the same time to make sure he doesn't drain himself completely of all his blood), using the electric signals in his brain to create electric shocks, and the most weird thing I can think of is him separating himself into his bones, muscles, skin, and shadow, basically cloning himself and having four of him. Of course there are deeper things there that I'd play with but those are the ideas.
----Drawbacks - Now a main character is usually overly powerful in these kinds of settings, and that's natural, but one issue I have had is making sure he doesn't become a god in this world and too overpowered early. With that I think I've come up with a solution to that. I think he'll only have a set amount of time or uses for his abilities. A symbol on the back of his hand showing how much more "energy" he has left to use them else he's left with nothing and must use his wits or more to beat the Facets. When defeating more Facets the symbol grows and allows him to use more and even combine abilities to do more or more with the singular abilities. Of course on top of that he can't just spend his blood or stretch without making sure there is no pain involved while forcing his body to do things it shouldn't do, but at the same time making himself numb to everything may mean not knowing he's hurt until it's too late.

Phy (Phee) R. Works (Yes, her name is PhyR.Works....Fireworks) - The love interest.
--Backstory - Of course that's not to say she doesn't do things of her own accord. She happens upon the main character as she's out on a cliff testing her hobby and job of pyrotechnics....or more exactly fireworks (yes, I know). They don't get much time to meet as the MC takes off being horribly confused, but with that her life really takes off. The town she lives in, along with her brother, treats her as an outcast as when her halo appeared her magic ignited, literally, and she almost burnt down a chunk of the town, as she has an affinity for fire. Her parents are no longer around, dying long ago from an accident. Barely knowing them she has been raised by her much older brother. Through the MC she experiences a world that she knew existed, magical battles and even meeting royalty and others, but never expected to be a part of and finally finding someone willing to accept her that isn't her brother. Due to how her name sounds like "fire" she always wants others to call her Phee, rather than Phy. In time the MC and Phee find each other and hit it off fairly well at the start until she starts learning that he's not sure who he is nor what these "people" coming after him are, perhaps even experiencing her own Facets (not 100% sure on that one yet).
--Looks - A bit more rough as a girl "usually" would. Being around fire and small explosives she has residue covering her, burnt uneven hair (usually in braids) from being caught on fire so often, and isn't unused to getting dirty and handling herself in a scrap if need be, but she tries to shy from them trying not to hurt her reputation even further.
--Abilities - Being a Seraph she is allowed to use magic and as stated before her affinity is for fire, although not necessarily "burn everything to the ground" style of fire. Simple blinding flashes and sparks are within her wheelhouse, even if far more should be. She should be far further along with her magic in the beginning, but with her backstory she doesn't like her magic. She has chosen instead to learn basic magic that won't cause more destruction. One idea I'd like to run with is her fire being colored to her mood at first before she controls it fully, like mood rings.
----Drawbacks - As stated she hates her magic only using it for very small things rather than doing more with it. Almost burning down the town has left her hating what fire can do and why she tries her best to create the spectacles with physical concoctions and manipulating them after an explosion occurs than creating fiery shows on her own. With her hating her own magic she is weaker than even some children in that way focusing more on utility magic, like making objects float. Later on to fix this I'd love to have her learn to love that fire is more than destruction and can be beautiful, ultimately learning, what I like to call, "Pyro Topiary", animals of living flame that only last a short period of time, and with it handling her own in actual combat, if need be.

Royalty #1 (don't have a name for her yet) A.K.A Princess of Magic and future Queen - Currently the #2 in the chain of command in the kingdom/country/continent, and an Archangel (although not born that way), of where the story primarily takes place she is ruling her people the best she can.
--Looks - Long flowing dark purple hair flows from the head of this almost MILF like woman. She may be in her 60's but looks like she's twenty years younger. Preferring more casual clothing to royal garb she wants to be as comfortable as possible, especially with how she spends most of her day. She has an air of confidence surrounding her at all times, a kind face that tries to hide her deep troubles at all times. Stress has gotten to her a little with a few wrinkles and a couple of grey hairs, but who wouldn't hit on someone like that? (Only a little weird with that description.)
--Backstory - Unfortunately, 40 years ago her mentor, and the previous queen (no name yet on that one either), died when a one lone attacker was able to assassinate her out of insanity from finding texts of an old long lost Archangel that many have forgotten. Seeing her teacher and a motherly like person in her life killed before her, thinking of her as infallible and never thinking she could be killed or died from old age, shatters what she believed in and causing her to go to a life of drinking. She still rules with the kindness that she was taught, but she is constantly haunted by the idea that she could have stopped it, blaming herself and even growing resentment to her queen's sister, the current queen (and again no name for that one either) (both queens born Archangel), and even her teacher on the worst of nights. She struggles constantly, at the tipping point of functioning alcoholic and useless drunk ready to break down at a moments notice trying to hard to fight back the emotions and rule like her mentor would have wanted, and trying not to end things.
--Backstory Continued - Having not been born an Archangel she was first a skilled Seraph under the teachings of the previous queen she was often tasked with handling kingdom or even world ending threats with her team of other skilled women (no name yet that isn't simple or lame pun yet), of all "normal" races. The five women grew to be very close friends over the years, but over time two have passed away due to an accident and one with sickness. These two were considered the physical strong ones and with their presence gone, and with the Princesses troubled emotional state and alcoholism they have grown far apart. That doesn't mean they are truly gone though.
----She is there at the MC's crash site to which her nor her guards find nothing, but as time passes and reports come in of weird activity and even that a non Seraph/Archangel is using magic soon she takes notice, making sure to protect the people that she has sworn to protect, thinking that the MC is more a threat. Not being entirely wrong as the MC's fights with his Facets have been causing various amounts of destruction or being easily noticed she sees him as a problem more than someone trying to live his life. Through him though she sees someone just as damaged as her and in time comes to grips with what happened, with one particular arc of the story being driven for this very thing, accepting her great losses and even mending the old relationships which she used to hold so dear to her.
--Abilities - Being a previous Seraph, with the rare affinity for all magic, and now Archangel she boasts considerable knowledge of all magic, at least those that haven't been lost to time, which makes the MC so incredibly interesting to her and yet makes her just as cautious and uncertain about him. There isn't much she doesn't know about magic, having studied it solely for many years, and with more "people" sprouting up with strange abilities, and no halos, makes her want to protect her people more. With her being an Archangel now her lifespan and affinity for magic has only increased, making her a walking library made for war if need be, but she tries her best and prefers to solve everything through diplomacy, relying on the thoughts, morals, and messages of her long lost motherly mentor.
----Drawbacks - Having spent a good four decades in a drunken stupor has left her a little rusty, although on the rare sober occasion almost like she has not skipped a beat with her training or knowledge. Basically she's supposed to be strong.



If you've made it through that these are the main characters and my ideas with them. Sure there is more, but I tried to summarize it enough. On my next post I think I'll either go through my ideas of major side characters or with some of my ideas for arcs.

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Been a while since I put more of this out there, it's great to have a place to put it and maybe get an opinion or two, if possible.

So I thought It'd be good to talk about the major minor characters.

Bruce R. Works (Yes, Bruce R.....Bruiser) - Older brother to Phy. Incredibly protective of his litter sister.
--Looks - The big looking farmer that looks like he could bruise you with just a stare. Rough looking is an apt description with him working as hard as he could to become the lead farm hand at a nearby farm. Plenty of random scars with aches and pains from the daily grind and protecting his little sister, but he tries not to let others see he is in constant slight pain. Unlike his sister he wasn't born a Seraph and therefore is human.
--Backstory - A young boy that loved painting as he grew up in a simple life. At the age of 16 he become an older brother to Phy, but three years later his parents pass away after an accident takes their life. (I'm thinking a mudslide as they are coming back during a storm, but not sure on that.) At the age of 19 he promises his parents that he'll do anything can for his sister and make sure they don't have to worry. He gives up his painting to make sure he gets a job to provide for the two of them and make his parents proud. It's rare he gets the time to pain, but when he does it's like all the troubles wash away, but he does this in secret, trying not to show the other farm hands that he's some kind of "hoity toity sofisticated type" (how they'd spell it). When painting it's like he becomes someone else, seeing something that others can't, imagining things and able to paint masterpieces that no one knows about.
--During the story he is so protective of his sister that he can't stand anyone trying to date her, not wanting them to break her heart or turn into someone that's just trying to hurt her because of what she did long ago. With that he pretty much hates the MC just because he's another potential heart break for her or may not be good enough. Over time he accepts the MC as the MC eventually gets a job on the same farm. Finding out who the MC, in that what he does randomly and disappearing, is he tries his best to keep them apart, not wanting Phy to get hurt.
--Abilities - Being human he has no magical abilities, but you wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of him during a bar fight or any back alley brawl. Can easily chug a beer before many others.
----I think I'd like a story moment where he's the first human in the series to ignite magic for a brief moment during a battle against one of the MC's Facets. Using magic that is very similar to the MC's. Using his imagination to try and fight

Royalty #2 (No name for this one still), current Queen, and Lunar Embodiment - Queen of the nation/country/continent and Archangel. She leads in place of her sister who had died 40 years ago.
-- Looks - Far more regal than any other queen in some time she prefers the royal garbs, trying to maintain a look of royalty, but not because of trying to be superior, but that is the way royals should conduct themselves. Jet black hair flows from her head and going down her incredibly pale skin, only recently starting to gain the slightest of color. With her next to ivory skin she finds many attracted to her as the moonlight makes her glow like some other worldly figure. Her startling blue eyes pierce into every person, as if they are looking right into them and she knows more about them they know about themselves, and she does.
--Backstory - Living for well over 1,000 years with her sister she has tried to lead in her now deceased sisters place. Her passing sudden as she was thrust into a life that she had always known, but didn't feel ready for after events in the past that put both sisters at each other throats, literally. Hundreds of years ago she was corrupted by a being from the stars, a being of pure evil, that turned her over to see that her sister was more loved than her. Turning the Lunar Embodiment into something far more obsesses with power and envy to gain the love of every being she could to best her sister and eventually take the thrown. What first started as simple spats turned into a battle that would shake the very planet as the previous Queen tried to save her sister's soul and break the evil's hold over her. While the Lunar Embodiment was defeated, along with the evil, the previous Queen could not loosen the grip the evil had on her sister and banished her to the planets moon, serving as both a prison and also a warden to a prisoner the Lunar Embodiment was forced to forget. The previous queen wiping her memory of the prisoner inside the celestial body, not wanting her to break out the prisoner inside, while she lay unconscious before casting her dear sister away, tearing at her heart that she must do such a thing and that she could not save her.
----Backstory Continued - Hundreds of years pass until finally the Lunar Embodiment breaks free of her prison, interrupting the yearly parade in the previous Queen's honor, proclaiming that she'd kill the Queen and cast away the moon, bringing upon chaos and the True Eclipse that would come as the evil spread across the land. She is thankfully stopped by the previous queen's student (Princess of Magic) and her team, and able to break the hold the evil has over her, giving the previous queen not only her sister back, but the balance of the kingdom back as well.
----Backstory Cont. - After her sisters murder she barely finds time to grieve as she is thrust into the role of ruler and must decide the fate of her subjects, trying her best to rule fairly like her sister would, but she finds it hard no longer being in her element of the night nor able to help guide her subjects in their dreams and nightmares. The people not only lost their light with the death of the previous queen, but their nightlight to help drive fears away in their darkest hours. The unease of the townsfolk is still there after she tried to take over the world, bringing with it a fear that she might do the same thing again and maybe that evil isn't fully gone, a growing anxiety that one day she might need to be stopped, and a fear that she also has as the strain of ruling takes a toll over the years. What was once a devout rule follower now has some cracks as she makes sure to have spies always keeping track of possible distant threats, ranging from the Dragon Matriarch or other far away countries, making sure that what her sister built will never be destroyed.
--The MC makes her incredibly uneasy, like she's constantly forgetting something by looking at him. The nagging feeling of deja vu or that she should be remembering something incredibly important. When she finds out what he can do she tries to keep his every movement investigated, along with these "Facets" of his that could be a danger to the kingdom and its people. She never learns anything from him to be a better person (at least I haven't planned that) but she accepts him as a non threat and a close ally in times the kingdom may need, if he will accept.
----I think this is one of the characters I'd like to have be gay, with an attraction to one in the Magic Princesses group, Victoria. They share a similar experience with this evil and sort of spend more time with each other as the current queen supports her through her recovery over time.
--Abilities - Being the Lunar Embodiment she is greatly attuned with all things related to it, including the moon and being able to move it if she saw fit. Basic magic is known by her among many other spells long forgotten and some she has created thanks to help of the "evil" that took her, increasing her abilities. Walking into others dreams is as easy for her as walking across the street is for almost all people, helping to guide those in their nightmares to gain a better understanding as to why they are struggling with something or accidentally wondering into a dream that's more lewd and staying a bit longer than she probably should.
----Drawbacks - Being an archangel she has few drawbacks to her abilities, but needing to be awake during the day where most events, meetings, and duties take place she longs for the silent nights she used to wonder in, and wanting to experience the night life that has taken place after the centuries she was away.

Chloe Hitchko - Valkyrie and part of the team that the Princess led.
--Looks - Nowadays she's far more unkempt from her time living solely in the woods and becoming a part of it. Her blonde hair long and quite dirty. Her clothes are of hides of various animals. If she cleaned up she would definitely be a knockout with her larger breasts and moles in just the right spots on her face. Long before she was quite clean girl/woman.
--Backstory - Being part of the team of women that protected the land she saw battle, but her place was of a supporting role. Not used to combat and being quite shy and timid she'd do what she could to heal others and bring knowledge of the flora and fauna. Having a way with animals she seemed to always be able to calm the most aggressive of beasts.
--Backstory Continued - After the deaths of two of her comrades she swore to help the Queen and Princess, but she could not seem to grasp combat at all. During a camping trip to train and hone whatever skills she could she stumbled down into a hole and a long forgotten pit. Waking up hours later she finds a strange medallion on a pedestal. Picking it up it latches around her neck, the medallion fusing to her skin just on her collar bone. Passing out yet again she awakes to hear the sound of every animal and feel the very planet itself and all things nature. At first she finds an even greater affinity with animals, able to communicate with them perfectly, understanding every plant and even when they may need, like she can speak to them on some level. As time goes on though she changes as she feels how the planet is being treated, turning hateful towards anything that may do nature or the planet harm. Early on takes the form of stopping others from taking too many trees or hunting too much, but it soon becomes attacking those that may even step into the woods that she may live in at any given time. Through her anger she finds the ability to shapeshift into various animals, ranging from your basic bird or canine to the various mythical creatures that inhabit the darker places of the world, like hydras or chimeras, or even dragons. (I'm thinking later she could turn into two or three things at once giving more possibilities).
--I'd like one small story with her to come across the MC's father living on top of a mountain that she currently resides. The two battle it out briefly before she sense something greater in the MC's father that makes her oddly okay with him being around and using trees to build a small cabin on top of the nearby mountain.
--Abilities - With her being a Valkyrie she has the ability to fly, although even in her adult years she isn't a great flyer until she starts to train and become quite skilled at it. As stated before she has a great sense for the earth, plant life, and animals with being able to speak to all of them on some levels. In addition shapeshifting into various beasts allow her the ability to transform into what she may need at a moments notice. Taking increased flying speeds of certain birds, the increased sense of smell of canine, or ability to swim from various aquatic lifeforms. All of these give her a great way to be useful in any given moment, or to protect the forests from those that would do it harm.
----Drawbacks - With the medallion having warped her mind a bit the timid shy Chloe doesn't exist but now only the....well....bitch currently resides. She far more protective of the things she wishes to keep safe, like those she cared for or the forests, flora, and fauna. Even those that were close to her have trouble getting through to her now hotheadedness.


I'll have more major minor characters later when I have the time.

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Since my hernia acted up and I can't go to work until I see a surgeon I should put some more out there. At least I'm doing something else that isn't bitching, although I sure want to about my new job and how it's so irritating on one day of work that it makes me want to find a new job already.

Anyways, I should continue with the major minor characters.

Victoria Moore - Seraph and part of the princesses team, blacksmith, and noble.
--Description (better than putting Looks) - Always into the newest trends Victoria likes to change her hair often, even the color of it through simple prestidigitation style of magic, especially as she tends to get dirty working her way through various caverns and mines. When she is out in high society she loves wearing the newest styles, not afraid of paying hefty sums, but when she goes digging her mining clothes are what she feels most comfortable in. Slightly on the taller side and with a body that's now growing more muscle than she's been used to in the past she is leaner than most. She does her best to hide it, but she still has the scar on her back from a time of turmoil for her and the land.
--Backstory - Being part of high society and a noble herself her life was fairly simple filled with the pleasures one would expect when you carry the name of Moore. Unlike most she was compassionate and cared about others less fortunate than her, helping those she could when she would see it. Having the opportunities to succeed in life she owns her own jewelry store and some stores about fashion, seeing as the two industries tend to go together so well, even at a young age she had a knack for business from learning from her father two brothers. With her eye for exquisite stones, fashion, and business sense she owned her first successful business at the age of fourteen that still continues to this day, only expanding to a couple more stores as time went on and interest grew.
----Backstory Cont'd - Overtime she met the future Princess while she was performing various tasks for the Queen and grew to know each other over time. Later on becoming party of her team, using both her name, money knowledge, and knowledge of geology to create small trinkets from various gemstones, having their own magical properties.
----Cont'd 2 - About a decade ago the "evil" that tainted the current Queen long ago was found by Victoria, unknowing that it was housed in a deep cavern after they defeated the combination of the current queen and the "evil". The "evil" found that this woman could perform untold destruction on the world with her affinity for earth magic and with her knowledge of crystals and gems could use them to craft a portal to allow more like itself through and take over the world or destroy it. In the end her team, the previous queen, and the current queen were able to just barely separate Victoria from the evil before things took a dire turn for Victoria and the world. In the end it left the scar on her back.
----Cont'd 3 - After the deaths of two of her comrades and the drunken attitude of the Princess, much like Chloe she decided she needed to do more for the now Princess and her kingdom. Knowing she could not through herself into battle so easily she struggled to use much of her talent to do much. During an expedition into a cave, to calm her head while frustration built up, she had a flash of brilliance to create more than just small magical trinkets. She would use her money and knowledge to create weapons and armor fully from gemstones. She knew things like this had been attempted in the past, but only legendary craftsman could do such a thing and many were either myth or legend, she went to teaching herself how to do such feats. Having an affinity for stone and gems she searched far and wide for rare stones and trekking deep into caves to find rumored crystals and gems. Having been a far more prim and proper, she found getting dirty to be irritating and frustrating, hating that she had to chip nails and break a bone once in a while, she soon learned to love the search and creating something that could one day protect those that she loved. It was more rare than the stones she worked with to create something for others, only doing so under the most special of circumstances, or when money ran low someone could give her enough to keep going for more than a decade. In the end she kept most of her new works secret for personal use, giving only some to the Princess, trusted others, or family. As time goes on though she does gain experience with the weapons. Being creations made by her, some imbued with her own magic, and using them she has gained a high level of skill with them.
--Current Story - I think the one link I'd like to give Victoria and the MC is that one of the MC's Facets, Freedom, finds it takes the form of a mannequin. When the mannequin starts to move it breaks out from one of her stores. Catching Victoria's interest on why she's been hearing reports of clothing moved and the main window of a store broken from the inside, with nothing stolen. Soon the two meet, as well as meeting the Facet, and as payment for causing a bit of destruction to her property she has him follow along on some excursions for more gemstones, paying off a debt over time. Perhaps having her teach him that it's okay to change yourself over time and not having to stick to who you are in the past or any moment, allowing yourself to slowly let go of the past and change yourself, even if you hate it.
----Current Story Cont'd - This is the character I'd like to eventually have a relationship with the current Queen (the Lunar Embodiment). Not necessarily gay herself, and having had two kids of her own (no names for them yet), both of the ladies find they enjoy each other company.
--Abilities - Being a Seraph she is able to use magic and having an affinity for earth magic, with her genuine hobby of precious stones, she can easily find veins of crystal or various rock/metals/gems. Most of her magic has varied uses, from simple prestidigitation to change her hair color, style, or "make up", to moving rocks around, although she hasn't focused on much offensive earth magic, especially after her time with the "evil". Later as she learns to craft weapons and armor she has a stock of various armaments at her disposal, making sure that she imbues it with various other magic from others or herself to give them even greater properties. Placing her own respective mark allows her to use teleportation magic to bring them to her, in a pinch, or using her own Spatial Bag (a bag that holds far more than it should due to its small size).
----Abilities Cont'd - With her having her own personal armory she has many different armors and weapons to protect or maim if need be.
-Armory
--Scepter Sledge (The Ghost Sledge)- Made of scepter quartz this rather sizeable hammer was made specifically for the Princess. With her fighting style mainly tied to her magic it is easily countered by those trained to deal with magic users or those with magical items that reflect specific magic or all magic. With scepter quartz usually growing from the base of other crystals it doesn't quite have the magic of other crystals or gems, but having just enough magic qualities allow it to be used as a hard counter for reflective magic. The Princess using this on those that she cannot otherwise injure or get close to with conventional magic. The princess uses her magic on the center of it, controlling it like any other master of a weapon would and faster with the speed she can use magic. Named Scepter Sledge many prefer calling it "The Ghost Sledge" for how the princess wields it and the transparent white color it has makes it feel like you've been hit be something you couldn't see, like a ghost.
--Purllow (yes, it's the combination of Purple and Yellow, which is actually what ametrine basically is) (Impure Lightning/Violet Crash) - A spear made of Ametrine (a gem made of amethyst and citrine) it is one that is rarely used as it was specifically designed to allow the user to battle against incorporeal targets (ghosts essentially). Using the natural lightning element of yellow gems Purllow throws out barely visible bolts of lightning from it. As the lightning hits the target a purple flash lights up the area, giving it one of its names. With the lightning being so hard to see it's rarely used unless absolutely necessary or alone against such creatures that it was specifically made for, but that doesn't mean it won't do the same to any physical threats, but with the lightning being so hard to fire correctly, unless mastered, it is bound to hit friend from foe, especially if the the lightning chains. By it harming friend and foe alike it doesn't matter how pure your intentions are of using it, someone you know could easily be harmed, giving it it's Impure name.
--Moon's Reflection (Sun & Moon) - A pair of shield and sword, connect by a thread made of gems. The shield is made of Schorl (a black form of Tourmaline), the sword made of Ulexite (also known as T.V. Stone), and the thread made of moonstone (it itself being a combination of things) they are put together to allow the user to fight back against more magic focused foes. The shield absorbs the magic (or light, giving the Moon name) and the thread allows the magic to pass through where the sword allows the weilder to launch the same attack back at them with increased power (hence the magnification of what TV Stone usually does and giving it the Sun name). Much like how the moon reflects the sun's rays back at us so to does the shield allow the same to happen.
(I'm sure I'll think of more as time goes on, but those are about it for now.)
--Drawbacks - Having very little offensive magic of her own she's reliant on being physical with most opponents, relying on her wit and business savvy to get her out of things she'd rather not get into combat with. Compassion is often a far better way to get through tough times, as she has learned in the past, but fight she must if she cannot talk her way out of things. While her armory is sturdy there are some foes that could easily break her equipment and of course long bouts of combat with no repair will do jut the same thing as a strong opponent.

One note of Victoria. I had a rock collection growing up and find that stuff fascinating so it was fun looking back into some of this stuff again. I even had a rock polisher....NEEEEEEEEERD! Yeah, yeah.

Kenneth "Ken" Alexander - The MC's father and Ur-Dragon
--Description - A tall, bald man with lower facial hair going from ear to ear. A simple man that has no problem living off the land, hunting his food, and spending whatever time he has outside and enjoying the simple life. He has various aches and pains from over the years of various small accidents from dropping various equipment on his hands, legs, and feet to just a weathered body that has shown he worked hard for what he had and doesn't mind that he may have, what some would consider, less. Being the kind of man he is he's always willing to help his neighbors with whatever they need, usually physical labor but also advice.
--Backstory - Not much is known about Kenneth. The MC has memories of his father, but they don't seem to add up for some reason. Factually they all seem to make sense but every time the MC thinks more and more about it something seems wrong. The only thing that is known is that he's been living on top of the nearby mountain for some time, only a couple years, and only seems to bother Chloe, until she feels something far more emanating from him.
----Backstory Cont'd - In "reality" Kenneth is the Ur-Dragon, the legend the dragons speak of about the very first dragon. Dragons throughout time have tried their best to trace back their lineage to the Ur-Dragon, trying in some way to gain respect or power within the dragon tribes. The Ur-Dragon was said to have died off so long ago that there may be only one or two dragons, at best, that can remember what happened to him. Even the earliest records of human/angel history only have crude images of such a creature and barely any translatable words. What causes the Ur-Dragon to appear now after so many generations passing, even by dragon's standards, is anyone's guess.
--Current Story - We don't meet up with Kenneth for some time, but every single time the MC goes on a walk to clear his mind in the forest, or any time he's in the forest beneath the mountain he seems to always be struck in the head by a random golf-ball sized rock. The MC always tries to find the cause, but cannot do it until later in the story after learning that Kenneth has been striking them, testing his own skills by playing golf, shaping the earth itself into spheres and striking them with a piece of bent metal, as a way to pass the time and to enjoy himself in the little down time he has.
----Current Story Cont'd - With the characters having their own issues, and with many being so old, Kenneth tends to be the father figure that others can sort of rely on for various things, if he can help. Through this he becomes ingrained in his son's life, what he's going through with the Facets, and other issues he can possibly assist with, even with a simple piece of wisdom or a slightly long story. Kenneth and Chloe have a few rumbles until Chloe's medallion gives her insight of just who he is, the Ur-Dragon, and the closest thing to a god this world has ever seen.
--Abilities - At first all that's really known is he is intensely skilled with earth magic on a level few have even heard of, let alone witnessed. Capable of creating chasms and projectiles of various size is child's play, and even creating golems is only slightly taxing compared to the years of work someone could take creating one and imbuing it with "life". He can also change the properties of soil, making it far easier to grow crops in, even turning barren areas into possible farmland. Being an outdoorsy kind of man he's fully capable of lifting things with ease, even without being a dragon, which helps him do all of the various hobbies and duties that he enjoys or needs to do. From building a cabin to pushing a plow through the dirt he does what he needs to do to live and that's it, not taking any more than he needs.
--Abilities Cont'd - As a dragon his powers go from on league with past Embodiments (like the Queens), which equate to almost demi-god esque status, to things that could only be described as god like. Lowering and raising mountains like is no different than making a sand castle. It's like the earth itself submits to the will of Kenneth while he is a dragon, as if it was born to do just that. If a dragon were to look upon him they would know never to attack, it being akin to a sin to do so.
--Drawbacks - Even dragons age and so to does the Ur-Dragon. He's getting on in years, even by dragon standards he would be ten times what most could even hope to live, and some of his abilities, while simple, are taking a toll on him. Through helping his son and others he does notice more aches than ever before, but he's glad to be able to live with his child nearby and help him as needed. Even in combat he finds creatures that would have been a simple claw flick from death are now giving him issue in his human state.

I do enjoy writing this stuff and I'm glad this is a place I can put this, just on the off chance someone reads it. I'm amazed I wrote so much of this stuff today, and I didn't even think I'd ever end Victoria's section.

To anyone that does read this stuff I think you and if you have any opinions I'd be glad to hear them.

I think next time I'll start tackling the Facets, and maybe the villains there after, if not then minor characters.

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Just a reminder if you publish onsite it becomes property of the site.

I see. I was unaware of that, that is good to know. So I should take this stuff down then?

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Keep at it Don.

You have many hidden talents that you should allow to come to the forefront. Good for you mate!

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Keep at it Don.

You have many hidden talents that you should allow to come to the forefront. Good for you mate!

Thank you. Seems like with having less time I want to do more with it and writing it down has given me a chance to think of other things a bit more. I'll keep writing, even if it isn't here but I guess that might be for the best if that's what the rules are around here.