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Zychiel (They/He/any), a rogue Oscuraph of the Ecliptic world.
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Oscuraph: Zychiel
Name: Zychiel or Zycheir
Species: Angel → OscuraphElement: Water
Gender: EgogenderPronouns: They/He/any (he/they in disguise)Height: ~8'6" / 2.6m main, ~14' / 4.3 m alt
Alignment: RogueDates: formed ~4000 BCE, transitioned 798 BCE
Location: physical plane and external dimensions
Personality
Zychiel is an extremely individualistic Oscuraph, living only by Their own principles. To Them, authority and rights are asserted by power; there is no sin in amassing strength through the consumption of souls. While They will generally leave pure souls and minimally corrupt souls be, even minor corruption makes Them look upon those souls as nothing more than sustenance. They enjoy the act of consuming souls, finding delight and pleasure in the sensation of consuming them.
Zychiel enjoys the experience of forming deep but often temporary bonds. They will often disguise Themself as human and live like one, seeing if They can naturally form a bond with any particular individual. That relationship may be platonic, familial, romantic, physical, or any other sort; They will respond in ways that artfully deepen the relationship only as far and in the way the other would like to go. Zychiel, however, does not experience love and affection as humans do. To Them, such deep relationships are a form of mental pleasure—something that "feels nice." While Zychiel will never be the one to walk away from a relationship with a mortal, when the human dies or the relationship is ended by them, Zychiel feels no emotional pain. They simply file the experience into one of many pleasant memories. Zychiel's favored way of ending relationships, however, is for the mortal to willingly give their soul to Them. Since Zychiel will often reveal Their nature to Their partner, this does happen a fair amount of the time.
As Zychiel is identified as a rogue Entity by the Ordained, They sometimes run into trouble. They are powerful enough to put up a fight, but if Their location is revealed to the Ordained, They will often flee the Ecliptic universe and wander other dimensions. While in external dimensions, Zycheir may continue to form relationships, but They also make efforts to "sample" the souls of various other dimensions to experience the taste.
Abilities
Oscuraph Abilities
Zychiel has all the abilities Oscuraphim have, including shapeshifting, soul magic, primal magic, and sourcing Their power from both the collective power of Angels and through consuming souls like Demons.
Element: Water
Zychiel's element is water. They can create and manipulate water in all its forms, including ocean water, rain, water vapor, and liquids with high water content, including blood. They can also purify water.
History
Zychiel formed as an Angel around 4000 BCE. They were soon discovered and brought to Lux, where They were invited to enter the resonance of Angels. While They accepted, They did not develop any particular preferences right away—They simply followed Their instinct to enter the physical plane and help souls ascend.
It was in the physical plane that They met Demons for the first time, and that sparked the first taste of interest in Them. Instead of entering conflict with Demons, They observed them. They watched as Demons consumed souls of the corrupt, and Zychiel found Themself wishing that They could do the same. However, at that time, no one knew that Entities could cross the borders of Light and Darkness, so Zychiel simply continued as before.
This bland existence continued for thousands of years until Sekriel became an Oscuraph in 801 BCE. Zychiel was fascinated, and approached Sekriel to learn more about them and the new nature of their existence. The two shared stories of their experiences with Demons and Zychiel probed at how Sekriel had accepted the Darkness. It was not a simple matter of visiting the Plane of Darkness and trying to absorb that primal energy—They needed to accept the Darkness at a fundamental level. Three years later, in 798 BCE, They were able to achieve their transformation into an Oscuraph.
Zychiel soon became aware of a strange new sensation—a hunger for souls. They used their new ability to detect corruption to seek out the corrupt, tearing out their souls to have a taste. Zychiel enjoyed it—perhaps too much. They began to target souls with milder levels of corruption and snatching souls that were already being hunted by other Demons. Zychiel's actions contributed to the growing wariness both Angels and Demons had of the Ecliptic, and in 790 BCE, they were cast out from the Plane of Light, just as Sekriel and many other Ecliptic were.
Later, Sekriel found Zychiel and invited them to the newly-discovered Plane of Twilight—though they also asked for Zychiel to avoid causing trouble while they tried to figure out what to do. Zychiel gave a noncommittal agreement, and decided to disguise Themself in society to entertain themself another way. Like this, They started Their "hobby" of forming incredibly intimate relationships with mortals, which sometimes ended with the mortal willingly giving their soul to Them. When Sekriel and other Ordained Ecliptic discovered this, they branded Zychiel as rogue and attempted to stop Them. Zychiel fled, managing to escape to another dimension. Their explorations across different universes are stories in and of themselves, but in time, Zychiel returned to Their original universe, hiding amongst society for their own pleasure and entertainment. Whenever They are about to be caught, they flee to other dimensions for a time.
