The Snow Maiden of the Blood Guard, the Hollow of Rebirth, the Angel of Death. She is Deathdealer of the Deathly Hollows and she is her resolve.
You're probably wondering why there is so much death going on in her intro and that has several reasons. The first being that out of all the Hollows, she has the highest body count. Unlike Shadow or Crow who usually yield to the desires of Her Ladyship, Deathdealer does what she deems as necessary. She doesn't care if history labels her as a soulless murderess or a blood soaked evil spirit. She chooses to do what her Ladyship often refrains from doing and that is killing.
Now before I get too much further in, she may be known as Deathdealer on Sol side, but within the Realm, she is referred to as Selene. The difference is due to the Hollow's state of dress...Sol side, all black...Realm side, all white. Her full name is Selene Alice Lanaria, having been adopted by the Star Child, but her birth name is actually Alice Selene *****...did you honestly think I was going to ruin that reveal just yet. Trust me, there is a lot going on with Selene.
Now back to all the death stuff...Deathdealer is what certain vampires were called in the Underworld series and it suited her quite nicely. As for the Angel of Death, this has to do with a plot twist that is about to be completely and utterly spoiled...she and Crow, after God knows how many eons, are a thing...an actual fricking couple! I was trying to work out what her secondary name would be then remembered the twist I had been entertaining a few days prior and I just sort of smirked and nodded my head sagely. Ironically, these two are very compatible with each other. Crow choosing to act the part of a monster and Selene choosing to walk a path stained with blood, both choosing darker paths so that the Star Child wouldn't have so much to bear on her own.
Now to pick up where I left off with Crow...the two Hollows were always by her side, practically waiting on her hand and foot...and she was getting annoyed. She had spent centuries surviving on her own and their constant hovering was really starting to get on her last nerve. She continued to put up with it because she was all they knew. Both of their "births" were connected solely to her and beyond a not so talkative Solanna, she was all they had. She was tempted to return to Sol but then memories of Atlantis would flood her mind, making her cry and to have horrific night terrors that had her screaming herself awake every night.
She wasn't alright and she doubted that she ever would be. How was she supposed to move forward after so much agony and torment? She was a being of light, but she no longer had a light to guide her...she had destroyed him to save herself. The boy that shared her name had been the one to bring back the light within her and he was gone...only Shadow remained and remembered nothing from before his birth. She honestly wished that there was someone that knew her but wasn't connected to the fall of Atlantis that she could talk to. Little did she know that her wish was about to be granted.
Artz and the Hollows had been going through the entirety of Draconis to landscape and develop the planet. They had moved into one of the mountainous regions a few days ago and were nearing the area that was always covered in snow due to its altitude. The ginger avatar had never seen snow fall in her life; toxins in the future prevented it from getting cold enough to freeze rain and Atlantis had been located in a sub-tropical environment because the Draconians liked the warmer climate. When the sky began to fill with soft white flurries gently falling to the ground, all she could do was stare into the sky with awe and wonder.
Her first time seeing snow fall in real life loosened something within her and she was finally able to breathe again. When she smiled, both men had stopped and stared because her entire body was shining with an electric blue light. The light reflected off the falling snow creating a prismatic cascade...and she laughed, joy and wonder radiating from her entire being. Crow started crying in relief but Shadow's attention was drawn elsewhere. He moved away to what had caught his eye and he gasped, running the rest of the way and slid onto his knees. Half buried in the snow was a little girl no older than eight, she had dark hair and pale skin.
He hated to interrupt his light's joy but this child needed help and now. He called out to Artz, his distressed tone immediately garnering her attention. Her eyes widened as she saw the child being held in his arms and barely breathing. She was in front of him in a flash of light, kneeling down and taking the little girl into her arms, but she didn't know what to do. Crow told her to calm down and allow her emotions to guide her. She wanted to save the child so she needed to let herself feel, to allow her powers to express what she held inside. She held the child close, closing her eyes and took a deep breath.
'What grace has given me, let it pass to her. Let her be spared. Please...just one life, let me save just one life.'
The redhead's power erupted and flowed into the child in her arms, stabilizing her genetic makeup and increasing her life force. The light faded to reveal an utterly exhausted ginger avatar and a very awake little girl with vibrant blue eyes that reminded her so much of Clara's son. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she smiled in relief. She hadn't been able to save anyone before, but the knowledge of her beloved Draconians combined with the boy's temporal abilities had allowed her to save the little girl...Selene Alice Lanaria. The girl was her adopted daughter from a distant future which just made Artz cry even harder before ultimately passing out from extreme fatigue.
Selene spent the next three and a half weeks with the Hollows of Destruction and Death since her mother was currently unconscious from saving her life. She didn't really remember what happened that made it necessary for her to be sent to the past, to the time that her mother's emotions were at their purest and most powerful, but she definitely remembered the Hollows and how kind they had been to her...but then she asked a question that had them stumped.
'Where is she? Mummy said that there were three Hollows at the beginning of the Realm; The Hollow of Destruction, The Hollow of Death, and The Hollow of Rebirth. So where is she? Where is the Hollow of Rebirth?'
The men just looked at each other, neither knowing the answer because the only other female besides Her Ladyship was Solanna and the third Hollow apparently had a humanoid appearance. They both then looked at her and both came to the same conclusion within seconds of each other. The child before them would one day become the third Hollow, but how they hell were they going to tell her that? Seeing as the males were seemingly unresponsive, Selene went outside to play in the snow. Noticing her absence, the Hollows panicked and raced outside, only to see her manipulating and controlling the snow and ice.
It was a rather hypnotic and beautiful sight because the child was naturally gifted in ice manipulation, but Crow sensed something within her...something that reminded him of the sea and he asked if she could control water as well...to which the girl smiled but then frowned when she tried to control the water itself, her control all over the place. She became more and more frustrated until her eyes became ice blue, her skin losing what coloring she had, and fangs appeared to be extending from her mouth...vampire.
The little girl was part vampire and with her transformation came the thirst their kind was known for and she launched herself at the Hollows. Her teeth sunk into Crow's neck and the Hollow simply raised his arms and wrapped them around her, allowing her to sate her thirst. After a few minutes, she released him and fell asleep, a content smile on her face. Shadow looked at the demonic butler who simply stated better him than her Ladyship, to which the Hollow of Destruction begrudgingly agreed. Both he and his light were too powerful and their blood would actually rip her to shreds from the inside out and Solanna didn't have blood so that only left the Hollow of Death to see to that dietary need.
When Artz awoke and was informed of what had transpired while she was unconscious, she asked how Selene was taking the news about her apparently recent upgrade to vampirism and the little girl's answer was to latch onto the Hollow of Death while riding on his back. The sight shocked her but she started laughing after Crow let out a long suffering sigh. He had already resigned himself to be her personal canteen and it didn't help that Selene said he tasted good and that she was keeping him. Shadow was just standing off to the side feigning neglect and whining about how the butler got all the girls which made said girls laugh hysterically.
After Selene's arrival, there was a radical shift of behavior from the Star Child. She focused solely on her adoptive daughter, teaching everything that the girl wanted to know and what she needed to know. The girl was quite happy to have her mother's undivided attention, but she was also worried. When she drank Crow's blood, she assimilated his memories and some of his thoughts. She saw her mother through his eyes and she realized that her mother had no intention of returning to Sol anytime soon and that wasn't good.
There were people that needed the Star Child and the dark haired child knew that she couldn't be selfish, but she also knew that nothing she said right now would change her mother's mind or heart because she was still a kid, so she waited until she had reached full adult hood before informing her mother of her desire to travel to Telluria...the official name for Sol which Artz had overruled. The redhead was rather scared for her daughter. She knew that she could take care of herself, her Hollows had seen to her physical and combat training, but Atlantis still haunted her so she asked if it would be alright if she traveled with her.
This resulted in a yes but caused an argument between the girls and the Hollows about Solanna. They didn't want to leave the last Draconian all alone but the Hollows refused to allow them to travel around Sol without their protection. This conflict came to a complete and abrupt halt when a mysterious figure in a dark purple cloak suddenly appeared before them and floating in mid air. The Hollows immediately took up defensive positions in between the new arrival and the girls, only to have Artz squeal like a fan girl and start jumping up and down like an idiot, thoroughly confusing the other three.
'First Sin of the Order, the Boar Sin, the Sin of Gluttony, The Sorceress of Creation. I am Mystic of the Seven Deadly Sins and I am her wonder....now off you pop. I've got a long list of things to do and I don't need you lot getting underfoot. Shoo shoo.'
The cloaked figure was revealed but before the group set off for Telluria...Sol...Artz full on glomped the golden eyed woman, receiving an amused chuckle from the raven. It was about two minutes later that they realized that they had no idea how to get to the other side, which is where Mystic came in. She had worked out the mechanics for a gate system commonly referred to as portals which would allow passage to Sol and passage to other planets as the Realm was expanded. It didn't take her long to set up the main portal and off they went...right into a battlefield. This is where Selene earned her place among the Hollows as she fought off and killed hundreds of men that were trying to murder them and their enemy.
Now Artz knew why Mystic had suddenly shown up because she had accidentally started a fucking war and needed a place to lay low for a while. She was not amused. She was even more upset by her daughter's blatant disregard for the value of life and was very vocal about it, but her daughter refused to budge, saying that she would slaughter anyone that dared to hurt her mother. The Star Child wanted to know why she would go to such extreme measures and the newly appointed Hollow of Rebirth stated that everything was not sunshine and rainbows, something the ginger knew quite well. She would become death itself just so that her mother could save a single life, for every life saved was another star in sky.
Artz cried yet again, her heart aching but also touched by her daughter's resolve, and though she hated the idea of so much bloodshed, she knew that sometimes it was going to be necessary. She could not allow what happened to Atlantis to happen ever again. All that misery and anguish, so many lives lost, and all so she could build a brighter future and create a true sanctuary for all, The Realm of the Blood Guard. She looked around the blood soaked battleground and made a vow to help and save as many as she could, to give her love to those that would accept it, to give them a home and a family, a place to belong.
Thus was the beginning of the Star Child's journey through time, the Hollows of Destruction, Death and Rebirth in her wake and this is where this time period ends.
Artz: Why does it end because I have no clue who I meet next. *sighs* So I will jump through time...to World War Two!
Poseidon: You're serious? You're actually going to do Sparky's profile first?
Hook: Doesn't his timeline overlap with ours a lot?
Poseidon: And for that reason alone, you should do Starsea first!
Light: They've forgotten a specific plot twist, otherwise this wouldn't be an issue.
Hook: What plot tw...oh.
Light: *a little smug* Yeah...oh.
Poseidon: What the devil are you two going on about? What plot twist?
Hook: But is she actually going to reveal it? This is a rather hefty spoiler we're talking about, mate.
Light: The only way to find out is to let her type up my profile.
Poseidon: Um hello...Poseidon very confused. Poseidon very lost.
Hook: No change then, brat.
Poseidon: Oi!
Light: How about we leave her to it because she still has to add some images/media to this article before posting it.
Hook: Agreed. Besides...faster we leave, the faster we get that possible reveal.
Light and Hook walk off, completely ignoring the Third Captain entirely.
Poseidon: Why do I even bother?
Yuna: Dude, I've been asking that since I first met Artz. *pushes him out of the article*
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