Ok so Hekame is like the god of magic, theatre, the night/moon, and illusions and is the son of Ileos, the god of the day/sun, the winds, hunting, music, and fatherhood. He was created by The Stars, who are like mysterious beings similar to the primordial gods in Greek mythology. They're basically like sentient and omniscient stars and don't have physical bodies, at least none that creatures in our dimension can see without our brains being overwhelmed with sensory information as it tries to make sense of it to the point of death. Though they do have "hosts" created specifically for the purpose of communicating with mortals and gods, though they don't really do that a whole lot. They are the beings that created the world, most of life, and the gods, who were made to protect/guide the mortals. There are some species that were created by gods, but generally they were all created by The Stars. Anyways, Hekame was created by The Stars and as such is a part of the first generation of gods (any gods who are born from gods are considered to be a part of later generations) but from the moment of his creation, he was different from other gods. To explain this, I have to explain gods. Basically, gods are beings made out of pure magic, though they do have bodies and can bleed and stuff like that because the magic compressed to a point it took physical form, though this still isnt considered physical matter like rocks and minerals are. This is what makes them functionally immortal and makes them super resistant to wounds and illnesses, though not completely, as they can die if the wound/illness is severe enough. Being made out of pure magic separates them from mortals because mortals are made out of both physical matter and magic. The lack of physical matter in gods, as i said, is why they are immortal. Physical matter is defined as stuff that wasn't created with large amounts of pure magic and is instead mostly made up of parts of the bodies of The Stars that were morphed into easier-to-digest forms for the brains of 3D creatures. Magic, meanwhile, is basically what makes up space. Without it, physical matter and life wouldn't have ever existed, because there would be nowhere TO exist. It's important to note that every living thing has magic, mortals just have less of it than the gods, and how much can vary from species to species and even individual to individual. How much magic one is made up of is called their magic stores. They can access any amount of their magic at any time, though physical conditions like exhaustion can make it harder to do so. However, it is not advisable to use a lot of your magic at once, as the more you use up at once had more and more drastic consequences on your body, even with gods. Magic can be restored over time, but since magic makes up every living thing, using it up all at once can cause damage to your internal organs that gets worse the more magic you use, until the only possible consequence is death. When mortals die of this, their bodies simply just. Stop functioning, like how death normally works. But when it happens to gods, because they aren't made up of any physical matter, their bodies instead explode, sending out a shockwave that can harm others if they're close enough when it occurs. It's important to note that magic, like matter, can't be destroyed, so when a god explodes, their magic isn't destroyed; it is instead released into the environment, creating a "stain" that affects the nearby area for a while. Anyways, back to Hekame. So Hekame is different from the other gods because for some reason, his creation required way more magic than the other gods created by The Stars, which lead to him having a way higher magic store than the others. He has such a high magic store, in fact, that he is the strongest god magic-wise, ever. This aspect of his creation also meant that he ended up being younger than most gods were at the time of their creation, and ended up being created as a baby around six months old. (1/2)
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