Parallels: Mercurian lore
I recently did some origins of Mercurians Lore that I wanted to yap about :3 ouroboris will come up next I promise: Mercurians are almost like the 'living angels' of the Parallel world. They aren't divine by any means, but have their origins rooted in protecting and saving and rising up from despair. And them and Ourobori are two sides of the same coin. Mercurians are the exception to 'everyone is born with a parallel'. These are the people who were born without one, (this is NOT the same as someone who's parallel is dead or they haven't bonded with them. This is complete separation from the Parallel). They are sort of a 'if the worlds were singular' type deal. They have their own powers and abilities stemming from their own source that's not shared with their parallel. Both animals and people can become mercurians, there isn't usually a rhyme or reason, it's just a defect that some people are born with (and if two mercurains reproduce it is more likely their offspring will be mercurian as well) Human mercurians have an 'animalistic' mercurian form that's noted by feathered wings and horns. Animal mercurians are the same, with the exception that they are the animal already, so it's just them looking a bit more 'angelic'. Both species are able to switch between normal and Mercurian form. Mercurians have a specific 'theme' to them, which relates to their power and most times their animalistic features. Much like parallels and their abilities, they are only able to possess that one power. Ex: Gus's is a ram and his theme is protection, so he is able to create light-based weapons. Depending on his aggression levels, he tends to default to a shield, but he can genuinely create any other weapon. Sera's is, ironically, a sheep and her theme is punishment, and is able to cause bodily harm to a person (think like Crucio curse from Harry Potter). Leo will be a lion, despite not having unlocked his powers yet, actually can change his age. Actually grabbing some of Gus's art (some of it is outdated but it's the only ones I have of his light weapons)