#constellation scorpio

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The Guardian Constellations, Draco and Scorpio. Plan to draw the other Constellation Creatures, but the rest of them aren't planet guardians so idk how to communicate their scale as easily as I can with these two

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Young Stars Part 3

Older still did the constellations grow, as their worlds neared completion. They had just gotten back from visiting the Sun, whose council had approved their planets for placement within the galaxy. They were ecstatic. 

Through the space they danced in joy, both individually and with each other. The first thing they did upon finishing their dance was to rush to their friend, the Constellation Ursa.

“Ursa, Ursa!” Cried out Scorpio, eagerly waking her friend from his nap among the comets. “They approved our stories!”

The little star-panda stretched his arms, shaking himself off and floating before the pair. He was smaller than they, though just as old. He smiled tiredly, an old wisdom in his eyes despite his youthful frame. “I’m glad!” He exclaimed with a yawn.

Draco smushed himself up against Scorpio, eyes glittering. “Ursa, have you seen our story drafts yet? You need to see them!!”

The little bear grinned at them. “Not the most recent ones, no. I’d love to see.”

And so the pair did, displaying their planets proudly and rattling off all the plans they had. Scorpio even lowered her barrier so the panda could see.

He gave them a grin. “What are you calling them?”

Draco hugged his world tight. “Mythcre!” He exclaimed.

Scorpio put her barrier back up and balanced the planet on her stinger. “Nyla.” She stated proudly.

Ursa nodded approvingly. “You two are going to create such wonderful stories, I just know it.”

They beamed at him. 

“But...I feel like something’s missing from both of them.”

Scorpio’s eyes widened. “Like what? I’m pretty proud of how mine is right now, what could be missing?”

“Cooperation on a more major scale.” He explained. “I mean, you gave her some birds, and she gave you a cool moon, but aside from that? It seems like you guys are going to some silly lengths to avoid touching each other’s worlds.”

“W-well...” Draco laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head.

The scorpion pursed her lips. “Ursa, my world has had a really long development period and I’d hate for something to derail my plans now.” She informed him, crossing her pincers stubbornly.

Draco pouted at her. “Hey, what’s that supposed to mean? You think I’d mess up your world?”

Scorpio was taken aback by her friend’s dejected tone. “H-hey, I don’t mean it to be mean! I think you’re really imaginative and free-spirited! B-but, all of the rules you make for your stories have, like, a million exceptions. It’s unstructured.”

The dragon turned up his nose. “Well none of your rules do! It’d boring if I tried to do it that way!”

Ursa stopped them before an argument could arise. “This is what I mean. You’re both limiting yourselves by rejecting the others’ way entirely. You need to find a way to incorporate each other’s ideologies.”

“B-but I like my stuff the way it is.” Mumbled Draco, pouting.

“Me too...” Scorpio added.

The bear put a paw to his chin. “Ok, how about this. Both of you look into each others worlds, and find one thing you’d change. Draco, find a rule of Scorpio’s you want to give an exception, and Scorpio, find a rule of Draco’s that you want to make exception-less. Then talk with each other about it and see if the terms are ones you can both agree to. Does that sound good to both of you?

The pair of constellations looked at one another and, with apprehension in their eyes, nodded to each other. 

Ursa beamed proudly.

Draco snickered at his friend’s pride. “When’d you get so smart, Ursa?”

He chuckled. “Sitting alone in space for a long time gives you plenty to think about.”

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Young Stars Part 2

As their stories grew, so did the constellations that wrote them. Their planets were nearing the stage at which they were concrete enough to be inhabitable. 

Scorpio, carving out a mountain range with her pincers, stopped and looked around at the cosmic debris that had begun to surrounded them as they created. She frowned. “Is this place...a good place to put our planets, Draco?” She inquired.

Draco cocked his head to the side at the question, poking his claw into his own planet and making a volcano sprout up. “Why wouldn’t it be?”

“I mean, what if some of these rocks hit my planet before they’re developed enough to protect themselves?” She replied, removing her appendage from the surface. “That would be such a terrible way for the story to end, you know?”

Draco shrugged, dragging another talon through his planet and making a massive ravine. “Well, that’s not something you can control. You’ll just have to watch and let new kingdoms sprout up in the wake.” He informed her matter-of-factly.

Scorpio pouted, grumbling to herself. She began to craft something around her planet.

“What are you doing now?” The dragon inquired, pausing his crafting to hold his planet against his stomach.

“Making a little shield for them~” She replied cheerfully, polishing out a shimmering barrier of black, deep blue, and purple. “This way, if a big asteroid or something tries to end them prematurely, this thing will stop it!”

Draco frowned. “But won’t it be dark in there?”

Scorpio opened her mouth to dispute it, but let it hang open when she realized he was right. She closed it, pursing her lips. “Uh...”

“Scorpio...you know you need night and day, right?”

“I-I know! But, but...”

“Scorpio!”

She puffed out her cheeks, embarrassed. “Well, what would you do, then?”

Draco’s eyes glittered with enthusiasm. “Gimme a sec, I got this!!”

The solution the dragon came to was one Scorpio found quite fascinating. A pair of magical birds, flying around the planet inside its protective shell. One had the power to turn light to darkness, and the other did the opposite. If they flew around with even spacing from one another, they would naturally create a cycle of night and day.

The scorpion was delighted by the bird idea, in all facets except one.

“What do you mean the daytime bird has black feathers?!” She spluttered, exasperated. “Wouldn’t it make more sense for the night bird to be black?”

“Nooo you don’t get it!” Draco explained, grinning. “The day bird makes light by absorbing darkness, so then its feathers turn black!”

Scorpio groaned. “You’ll confuse my characters, Draco!”

He rolled his eyes. “I’m sure they’re clever enough to figure it out. You’re the one who’s putting them there, after all!”

She snorted in amusement. “You nerd. I think I’m gonna have to make some mechanics on your world if you’re doing it for me, heh.” 

“Heck yeah!”

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Magin’s Logic and Lore: Constellation Creatures

Imipomagin holds many great wonders within its space, including two planets. Each planet is governed over by a patron God of sorts, though the term itself is unknown to the inhabitants of the planets.

Mythcre is watched over by Constellation Draco, and Nyla is protected by Constellation Scorpio. They each control the grand design of their planets, and make them unique in their function.

Draco is a symbol of chaos and creativity, making every creature and thing on Mythcre unique and ever changing. Scorpio is a creature of order and patterns, making sure that everything on her world makes sense. 

One would think such a stark contrast in ideals would make the two enemies, but the opposite is the truth: the two are very close. When they are not resting their watchful eyes on their planets, they often share philosophy.

The Constellation Creatures have existed since the beginning of Imipomagin’s existence. While very few Mythcreans have met Draco personally, he is sometimes seen flying down towards the planet’s surface before ascending back into the space surrounding it. Nylans are more fortunate: Scorpio makes it her duty to assure that she is more than a legend to her people. Any who see either can never forget it, as that is part of their magic.

A holiday centered around Draco occurs each year on Mythcre, on a different day each year. It is known as “The Night of Stolen Dreams” to Mythcreans, and on this night Draco takes the dreams of each creature and returns them sometime later in the waking world, effectively making them real. The dreams that creatures have on that night are often specific, so as to not unleash anything too outlandish on the world when Draco brings them to life. They can be good or bad dreams, and sometimes multiple creatures have the same dream. It is always promised that the dreams will be made real, should they occur on that night.

Scorpio would never dare promise such unpredictable things on her world as dreams coming to life, but she does hold an annual meeting with the leaders of her world’s many kingdoms each year to discuss things. Being a cosmic observer, she herself does not need to be reminded of who is in power where, but she thinks it wise to have all the leaders in one place where they are civil with one another each year.

The two are incredibly knowledgeable, though they are not omnipotent. They can sense disturbances in the universe, such as when things enter Magin that aren’t meant to. 

The two create a great balance in Imipomagin, one that cannot be broken.

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The planet, dubbed GJ 667Cc, orbits a red dwarf star 22 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Scorpio. A binary pair of orange dwarf stars are part of the same system. The new planet has a mass 4.5 times that of Earth and orbits its host star every 28 days. The red dwarf is relatively dim, so the planet receives slightly less light from its star than Earth does from the sun. Continue Reading