#ashush

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Ya know, it’s honestly because of y’all on here and DA that I’m teaching myself to use AfterEffects between classes. The reason bein’, I want to give you guys a great story with this Hexaverse lore I’ve been creatin’, and I think the best way to do that is with VIDEOS! 

Not quite animation, but something closer to animated illustrations with an almost RPG feel to it when it comes to text. I’m still testing some things out, so we’ll see how it gets fleshed out. But really, I’m super excited to get this story underway! I’ll be keepin’ y’all updated on how it’s coming and might even ask for some help along the way.

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1/3 Hexafusion Universe Illustrations: This one focuses on Ashush, the fusion of Scourge, Mephiles and Eclipse. While he resembles them appearance-wise, I took time to make his personality a little more his own, make him his own... person? I've written up a (rather length) description of his main feature: energy consumption. It's how he lives, since he can't consume anything else to get nutrients. So, below is his partial character analysis.

   He's a being that feeds on raw energy. It doesn't matter what form it takes, so long as it can be consumed. This includes the Chaos Emeralds, engines of any kind, plants, living creatures (that produce energy on a molecular level), etc. The stronger and more potent energy is the go-to for him, since it gives him a stronger boost and he can go longer without consuming more afterwards. Weaker forms of energy are more like a light snack to keep him alive just long enough to find a better source. 

  Ashush is smart - he knows wasting energy he doesn't have to go after people and animals isn't worth the energy he'd gain from it. He's more of an opportunistic hunter: watching, waiting, not spending much energy and storing much of what he devours for later. That doesn't mean he's not sadistic to the core though. He takes pride in showing off what he's capable of and leaving people confused and scared.    He doesn't reside anywhere. To find him, you'd have to be on the lookout for hazy areas of purple smoke. These appear when he's getting ready to "pop in" somewhere or has just left. He moves slowly most of the time, taking his time walking or crawling around, but can haul ass when the situation demands it. "Popping in" can actually take less energy than running away, depending on the distance, so Ashush will use this most of the time if he needs to travel somewhere far fast.    The light doesn't keep him away and neither do the shadows. He'll feed in the day or night, depending on when he gets hungry. He also doesn't sleep except after consuming a HUGE amount of energy. His body will shut down to focus everything it has on processing the energy and finding places to store it. If it was too much for his body to handle, he'll subconsciously expel energy as he sleeps (either by small energy bursts in the air around him or by "popping in" somewhere). He's most vulnerable in this state, but it can be almost impossible to find him because he hides himself so well. You'd have a better chance of finding him by standing in a random place anywhere in the world and hoping he "pops in" on accident.    Ashush's saliva is a substance no one's ever encountered before. The key features to note about it are:        1. It is naturally produced, but ONLY from Ashush. It cannot be recreated in a lab or by any other creature known to mobiankind.        2. It has draining properties. It draws the energy/heat present in any given material or substance to it like a sponge and holds it within the saliva until it is ingested (presumably by Ashush). It is unknown if others could absorb the energy stored in the saliva if they were to ingest it.        3. The cause of the glow in unknown, since it does so with or without the presence of energy. Possibly a chemical reaction with the air.        4. It is a separate type of saliva from typical saliva, which is used to water the mouth. Ashush is capable of producing both, but the glowing saliva is only seen during "feeding" periods. It is also only seen in large amounts, as if the flow of it cannot be stopped.

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3/3 Hexafusion Universe Illustrations: The final illustration of these two, the one where they interact. I went a little further with this one and wrote a short drabble surrounding how this scene came to being. Poor Chibi can't catch a break it seems...

  It was unfortunate series of events that led to their meeting.   Ashush is smart. He knows to save energy and only go for large amounts of easily accessibly energy. Power plants and such are his usual targets. Today, he had finished sucking a school's generator dry and found that excess energy was available. He could afford to have a little... fun.    Chibi's rehabilitaion session had been pushed back an hour, and their usual ride home couldn't pick them up afterwards. They were forced to walk home. They live in a quiet part of the city, away from downtown and nearby a school that has a nice park across the street. They often sit there or walk through to keep themself active. The doctors say getting in the habit of being active now will help them stay healthier after they've transitioned completely.    Partially transitioned Mobians are actually easier targets than one would think. Fully mechanical Mobians are equipped with defensive measures or boosters to escape easily. Fully organic Mobians aren't as worried about damaging their body and can fight back quite well. Fighting back takes too much energy from Ashush. He needs a passive target, but one that still feels fear.    It was in the last stretch of their walk home that the attack happened, just outside the school's fence. Chibi was distracted, watching their phone rather than the sidewalk. Ashush had been watching them approach from around the corner, and as soon as they were a couple yards away, he shot forward. Surprise attack. Chibi didn't see him until his teeth were inches from them.    It took all of two seconds to rip their arm from their shoulder.    Oil was everywhere. It looked like blood.    Chibi was frozen. There was no pain, but their terror and panic were potent enough to feel like pain. The emotions that came after the head transition were the most confusion part of the process. Even months after the switch, they still found themself struggling to properly express them. Which is why, in this moment, frozen before this monster that had just stripped them of a limb like it was attached with nothing but sticky tack, they could only hold their shoulder and mutter,        "My arm..."    Ashush crouched low, still clamped down on the arm which was covered in saliva. He looked ready to pounce, probably aiming for another limb or wing, but his ears swiveled around and he stopped. The boy had tried to sneak up on him, but Ashush wasn't one to be cornered. Instead, he turned on the boy, watching him closely. He only needed to stall. Just a little more time. As long as no one moved or attacked, he'd have just enough energy stored up to...       -POP-    The monster was gone, but so was their arm. Chibi wasn't sure if this was good or not. At least this nice stranger was kind  enough to catch them before they passed out cold.