The Time Keepers - The Guardian, Tokemi

Apologies to those still waiting for the Magi, the new alteration still needs some ironing out. Also, I have decided to split the Time Keepers into individual posts, seeing as how I ended up with a deeper profile for the First Oracle, completely by accident. By the time I was done, I was like...oops. That being said, this post revolves around the Second Oracle, Tokemi.

Second Oracle of The Time Keepers, Fate of the Past, The Guardian of Time. Tokemi of the Prism Guard and she is her memory.

Now much of Tokemi's personal history is still a mystery, mainly due to the fact that she is the first of the Time Keepers to actually appear. The reason why she is referred to as the Second Oracle rather than the First Oracle...well it was actually Tokemi herself that requested that specific title. When asked why, she simply stated that she was not meant to be the leader of the Fates. Said leader is, in fact, Yuel aka Morgana Pendragon. 

Tokemi governed the past. She could sense the very flow of time itself and because of this particular ability, she could sense, see, and feel the history of everything but on an almost instinctive level. She could navigate her way through forests and mazes and countless obstacles and even a crowded street with her eyes closed and without bumping into a single object or person.

This ability did have one flaw...more like a loophole that is difficult to exploit on the best of days. It is possible to disrupt the flow of time temporarily, nullifying Tokemi's power for a short time. How you may ask? A cataclysmic event or a sudden and quite powerful attack that obliterates everything within a specific area. Time is essentially scattered and it takes a short while for the flow of time to return to its natural rhythm. The recovery period is determined by the intensity of the attack/event.

As to how the Blood Guard learned of this unlikely vulnerability, oddly enough, coincides with the discovery of the Fox Sin of Greed, Ban. I will not be launching into his profile just yet because that would require me to actually fully flush out the exact circumstances of his first encounter with the Star Child...and I'm too lazy at the moment.

Now then, before this event and several hundreds of years ago, The Guardian of Time was traversing Telluria, more commonly referred to as Sol or Earth. She often wandered the many lands and seas, mainly to strengthen her connection to the flow of time all across the world. This connection was important and a necessity for Tokemi's second ability...which I will explain later.

It was during one of these journeys that she was drawn to a specific location, long forgotten by the world. It was the ruins of an ancient city once belonging to the fairies. By this time, about two thirds of the fairy species had long since migrated to the Realm of the Blood Guard with the exception of the inhabitants of the Fairy King's domain. They couldn't leave until the new king had been born because only he could transport his domain to another realm.

This particular city had belonged to the Dark fairies, more often referred to as Night fairies because of the misconception about their moral alignment. The dark is often associated with evil, corruption, and ironically sin. The majority of their kind had been destroyed by one of the many wars that raged across all of history. The survivors were given sanctuary within the Realm, but it was comprised mostly of the younger generation and they had little to no knowledge of their people's personal history.

This was yet another reason why the Second Oracle traveled so much on Sol side, so she could locate the lost histories of those forced to flee to the Realm and reconnect them to their ancestors. Her motivation stems from the Star Child. Artz believes that memories are precious and must be protected for without one's past, how would they know who they truly are? Pain and loss define us as much as happiness or love, but if they don't remember those defining moments, the past will undoubtedly repeat itself yet again.

The Night Fairies lost a great deal of their history and in doing so, they did not remember the task appointed to them by the previous king of the fairies. This task, as Tokemi would soon discover, was to protect the Elixir of Life, more commonly referred to as the Fountain of Youth which was highly inaccurate. The so called Fountain of Youth was, in fact, a mystical goblet known as the Cup of Life in the Old Religion.

Upon learning the history of the Night Fairies, The Guardian was able to locate and safely procur the mystical goblet, taking it back to the Realm. The fairies refused to reclaim the Cup of Life on the grounds that they were irresponsible and negligent in their duties. Uncertain of what to do with such a powerful object, the Second Oracle sought guidance from the Star Child.

Tokemi explained that the Cup of Life could grant immortality to a single individual. It would create a being that was immune to both death and time, but also grant them the ability to manipulate life energy. They could steal it and disperse it, absorbed it into themselves and revitalizing their body, take hold of it and command it in any way they chose whether it be to simply command the body's motor functions, cause accelerated aging, or even reverse the flow of time and forcing the object/being to grow younger and younger until their existence was completely undone.

The Second Oracle pleaded with Her Ladyship, desperately hoping that she would know how to contend with such a potentially devastating object. The Star Child simply smiled at her and told her to find someone she deemed worthy of the power that the elixir could give. Tokemi spent countless centuries trying to find that one special person, often lost in thought because she didn't know who to give it to. How could she deem anyone worthy of the Elixir's power and not create an immortal enemy in the process?

It had been a simple case of serendipity, a happy accident. The Guardian crossed paths with a rather vulgar, foul mouthed, and ill mannered young man named Ban. He was tactless, reckless, impulsive, and didn't give a shit about other people, considering humanity as a total write off of a species...yet he saved her life.

The Second Oracle was confounded by the contradiction between his words and actions. He somehow possessed a noble heart, a compassionate spirit, and a valiant soul. She asked him why and she learned of his encounter with a woman he called His Girl. Said girl having been the Star Child herself, meeting and traveling a short time with the man when he was a child.

It was his love for the Star Child that drove him to protect others, despite his personal feelings, because he wanted to make her proud, that she had made him a better person by simply accepting him and showing him kindness when no other living being had. She gave him a name, calling him Her Little Fox, and he spent his life trying to help as many as he could.

His life was coming to an end because he chose to protect Tokemi from a tyrannical wizard that had been seeking the Elixir of Life. He had used his ability called Snatch in an attempt to stop the spell the Wizard was about to cast but in doing so, he began to absorb its corrupted energy. It killed him, the wizard dying with him, but not before his crest as the Fox Sin of Greed emerged on his hand.

The Second Oracle knew the stories for each of the Sins from Her Ladyship's world. She knew the story of Ban, The Undying One. She had not intended to give him the Elixir of Life, but her heart told her that it was the right thing to do. She used her power to reverse time within his body long enough to make him drink from the goblet...though it did take her using her own mouth to shove it down the stubborn fool's throat, but he was saved from death.

As a result, the Fox Sin of Greed became immortal and unkillable, but his love and loyalty for the Star Child made him into one the strongest and most experienced members of the Guard. Tokemi often wondered if she had made the correct decision due to the obscene amount of damage caused by the Fox Sin and his partner, the Dragon Sin, but hearing the Star Child laugh hysterically at their antics...perhaps it was worth it after all.

The Guardian of Time, Tokemi has the ability to sense and view all history of the objects and beings around her, but her most powerful ability is the ability to transport others back and forth through time. However, she cannot surpass the present moment in which she resides nor can she transport herself through time.

This time travel capability is absolutely vital after the Seeress, Yuel, joins the Blood Guard. The First Oracle is perfectly intune with the timeline of the Star Child and when something threatens that timeline, causing any deviation or disruption, the Second Oracle uses her power to transport the person and/or people required to correct the distortion.

Both Yuel and Tokemi work diligently to maintain the continuity of Her Ladyship's time stream. For if the Star Child dies, the whole of history will change because her past is their future. She was saved by the Second, Third, and Fourth Captains during the Modern Age. If she does not live to meet the youngest Captain, Light, then everything that the Star Child had accomplished during her long trek through history would be completely unwritten.

The Second Oracle is also the one that suggested creating an archive to store the Star Child's memories and experiences. Tokemi shared in Artz's belief that memories were precious and that they needed to be protected. To that end, the Guardian, with the assistance of many others, successfully built the archive, but it could not withstand the sheer amount of information that was held within Artz's mind.

Tokemi sought help from the Boar Sin of Gluttony, Merlin aka Esmer. The First Sin of the Order was very powerful and she has combined magic and technology on multiple occasions. The Guardian explained the what and why of the archive, but it was the how that was causing so many problems.

At first, Esmer was initially confused, but later realized that the Second Oracle was attempting to create The Hall of Memories, a place all new members are to be taken to before being assigned an opposites mentor. The Sorceress of Creation told Tokemi about this future place and stated that only a special kind of crystal would be able to store, retain, and preserve the memories of the Star Child.

This special crystal has gone by many names; ethernano, lacrima, magicite, and the list goes on. Fortunately, Lady Esmer knew how to create the memory crystal, but it did take some time to acquire enough for the complete process. Also there was several problems with accessing the information after the download, forcing Tokemi to make a rather heart wrenching decision.

The crystals required a very specific kind of interface in order to find and view specific memories, but there was no way to adjust the intensity of the memory itself nor could one actually be an observer. It was all or nothing...essentially living the memory as if you were the Star Child. You would feel everything she felt at the intensity in which she had felt at the time.

Much of Her Ladyship's memories were filled with pain, sorrow, loss, grief, and rage. She who walks the slower path through history, making friends and watching them age before her eyes while she remained untouched by time. Were that not enough, there were the memories that contained emotions so deep and so intense that anyone that lived them would be broken, their hearts shattering into dust as they fully comprehend what Artz had gone through.

Tokemi had been the first to use the interface and she spent the next three thousand years traveling Sol in a vain attempt to come to terms with what she had experienced. She realized that this was not a decision she could make by herself, but she did not know who to go to. Who could possibly offer her guidance in regards to such an extreme matter? The answer came from a rather unexpected source...a talking rat named Rokushun.

Within one of the realms that existed on Sol side was a place referred to as The Twelve Kingdoms. Rokushun was born in the kingdom of Ko, educated in the kingdom of En, and is both friend and advisor to the Queen of the Kei kingdom. Tokemi was uncertain of the unexpected visitor so she asked why he was quite literally in the middle of nowhere.

His reply was only two words...to listen. The Second Oracle could only stare at him as he took a seat on a nearby rock. He eventually coaxed her into sitting next to him and for almost an hour, there was nothing but silence...a silence broken by the soft spoken rodent. He told her about his travels with Queen Kei and Tokemi watched his history unfold within her mind.

Rokushun was unlike anyone she had met before. The only person that was even remotely similar to him was the Star Child, but the difference between them was in how they viewed themselves. Artz always believed herself to be unworthy of love and happiness, but Rokushun believed that if he worked hard enough that he would be able to build a life he could be proud of and gladly embrace all the joys and sorrows that came with it.

He was impossibly kind and compassionate just like the Star Child. He understood the world on a much deeper level than Artz ever could because she simply kept on giving and in return, she carried all the pain and heartbreak of the ones she loved. If she could only save those in front of her then that was enough and Tokemi realized that Her Ladyship was a kindred spirit to the Queen of Kei.

Once Rokushun had finished, the Second Oracle told him about the Hall of Memories and the price of viewing those memories. He listened intently, not interrupting her, and only spoke after she was finished. He looked up at the sky, watching the clouds float by. When he finally spoke, Tokemi was completely stunned.

'You're right. This isn't a decision you can make because the choice is not yours at all...it's theirs. Take them to the Hall of Memories, inform them of the viewing process, and allow them to choose for themselves...to accept the responsibility and consequences of that decision. Let them decide if she is worth putting their hearts, their very souls at stake for the woman that chose to love them even though they were strangers.'

He apologized if he had caused any offense, but to him, he would want to be given the choice rather than to have it forced upon him because instead of understanding the Star Child, it could cause them to hate her instead, believing that she wanted them to suffer the same way she did. Rokushun didn't believe that Artz was capable of that, that she would rather spare them the pain of her past because she wouldn't want anyone to suffer the way she did.

The Guardian of Time actually cried because he was right. Her Ladyship would never allow anyone to relive her memories, to be so utterly destroyed by the intensity and depth of her emotions...especially during the final days of her reality. She informed Rokushun of this and he surprised her by saying that it wasn't Artz's decision to make either because she had agreed to not only store her memories but to allow others access to said memories.

No matter how much she loves them or how much she wants to protect them, there are some things that cannot be avoided. He then spoke very familiar words to her and she smiled softly, her eyes sad but understanding what he was trying to convey to her.

'Pain and loss define us as much as happiness or love. If our hearts didn't break then how would we know what joy feels like? If nothing ends then nothing can begin. If we never know loneliness then how can we be kind? If we are not afraid then we would never know what it means to be brave.

She lost everything. It was ripped away from her, destroying her so completely that it's a miracle that she even exists, but if that never happened then she would not be who she is now. She was lost within the ruin of herself and she fought back, she didn't give up. Darkness fell and all was silent. Then came a light, a glimmer that became a star, and a song, a melody of hope within despair, and there she is...a miracle.

I believe that in order to truly love someone, you have to let them into your heart. The deeper you go, the greater that love will be, but it also means that you'll get hurt and experience terrible pain. Love is both strength and weakness, a double edged sword, and the more pain you feel, the more you realize that you truly love that person.'

The Second Oracle finally understood why the Star Child cried so much because she loved them beyond all imaginings. Her eyes became determined and Rokushun smiled at her, seeing that she had found the answer she had been searching for. Tokemi knew what needed to be done and she would see it through, tears and all, because she loved the Star Child and the others needed to understand the kind of person that Artz truly was but only if they chose to do so. 

Tokemi parted ways with the incredibly wise Rokushun and returned to the Realm. The Second Oracle, with the assistance of the Deathly Hollows, informed the current mentors and all the ones thereafter, about the Hall of Memories and in doing so, the Blood Guard truly ceased as a militant group and became a rather chaotic bunch of idiots, geniuses, goofballs, weirdos, and crazy people.

An extremely volatile and highly dysfunctional family brought together by the love of their star...and a stubborn oracle taking the advice of a talking rat. Just another day in The Realm.

The Time Keepers - The Seeress, Yuel

I apologize to those waiting for the basic profiles of The Magi. There was a last minute alteration and I need to iron out some details before posting them. So I am instead moving on to probably the most pivotal and most important group within The Prism, the Time Keepers. They are often referred to as The Oracles or as The Fates. The latter is a reference to the three women; the child, the adult, and the crone, in both Greek and Roman mythology.

The Time Keepers in The Star Chronicles actually inspire the birth of this myth. It also sparks the idea of the three women that are the mouth piece of the Triple Goddess in the TV series, Merlin. I liked the ideas behind both of them and decided to put my own spin on it since the Blood Guard's existence spans the majority of known history, both written and oral. 

The Time Keepers do not appear all at once. In fact, there is a great deal of time in between the emergence of each one. Much of the history and back story for the Second and Third Oracle is still undetermined at this time, but the First Oracle has an origin story...its simply a modified version of the TV series known as Merlin, a heavily revised version at that.

Now onto the actual introductions. Please keep in mind that I'm a woman and will likely make alterations to the initial introductions, commonly finding something that is more suited to that particular person than what I could think of at the time. Seeing as how this post has become rather long, I've decided to simply dedicate it to the First Oracle given that a good chunk of her origin story is a heavily revamped version of the TV series, Merlin.

First Oracle of The Time Keepers, the Fate of the Future, The Seeress. She is Yuel of the Prism Guard and she is her guidance.

The First Oracle known as Yuel is, in fact, Morgana Pendragon, daughter of Uther Pendragon and elder sister of Arthur Pendragon. Her life before joining the Blood Guard was incredibly turbulent. During her early childhood, the Great Purge was taking place.

The Purge was caused by the death of Uther's wife, Ygraine, mother of Arthur. Unlike the TV series, the Queen of Camelot was not barren. She was capable of conceiving and carrying a child to term. There were no complications during her pregnancy, but after she gave birth to her son, she bled out, dying from blood loss. The Queen had unknowingly injested several herbs that both stimulated the production of blood and thinned the blood out. The combination of the two effects resulted in her death.

Uther went mad from grief and claimed that his wife had been murdered by a Priestess of the Old Religion, Nimueh. The witch had been present throughout Ygraine's pregnancy and birthing, but was also the Queen's childhood friend. She was actually conducting a healing ritual that would have saved her friend's life had the King not interrupted her by pushing her aside to reach his wife. In doing so, Nimueh could not finish the ritual in time and the Queen died.

The priestess fled the city whilst simultaneously casting a spell into the sky, essentially ordering the evacuation of all gifted individuals within the city and the surrounding areas. She almost died while saving a group of druids and would have if the Blood Guard had not intervened.

Thus the war against magic began and it was during this time of upheaval that Morgana became of her power as a seeress. The gift of prophecy was too closely related to sorcery, so she spent several years fearing for her life. Only the court physician and her godfather, Gaius was aware of her gift, giving her a sleeping draught on a daily basis as a means to hide the truth.

A short while after the Purge had seemingly come to an end, a young girl with long flowing blonde hair and eyes of a vibrant forest green was found wandering through the woods near the city. The exhausted and half starved child bore the seal of the royal family of the Northernmost kingdom of Rozarria. After her health was attended to, it was revealed that she was Lady Emma Swan Lanaria, the crown princess of Rozarria. 

She didn't remember much, only that her protectors had spirited her away during some kind of battle, the smell of ash and blood in the air. Riders were sent to investigate only to return with dire news, the kingdom of Rozarria was in ruin. What few survivors they found had fled as they approached, but they finally ascertained the truth. The kingdom had been ravaged by sorcerers in retaliation for the Great Purge...Princess Emma appeared to be the only living member of House Lanaria, but without a home to return to, she became the King's ward.

Morgana had been hesitant to approach the blonde, but the Rozarrian princess was having none of that and practically pounced on the young seeress, claiming her as her new best friend. As the duo became more comfortable with each other, secrets were revealed. Morgana told her friend about her visions and in turn, Emma revealed that she had powers. Together, the two of them learned how to help the other and when the Great Dragon, Kilgharrah, was captured and imprisoned beneath the castle, they immediately attempted to befriend him but he was rather disagreeable until a very young Arthur found his way into the cavern and latched onto the dragon's leg and refused to let go.

The Great Dragon relented after sensing the boy's latent potential. By coming into contact with him, the prince began exhibiting powers of his own and both the seeress and the princess had quite the time covering for the little mischief maker.

Years passed and under the tutelage of Kilgharrah, both the seeress and the prince learned how to harness and control their unique gifts, including Morgana's natural affinity for healing magic and the ability to manipulate all forms of vegetation. Arthur discovered his love of combat and became the most skilled swordsman in Camelot by the time he was fourteen years of age. 

Fortunately, the friendship formed between the Great Dragon and the Once and Future King, resulted in the crown prince becoming a dragon paladin, the first one to arise since the Great Purge. Knowing that his father had committed terrible crimes against innocent people, Arthur asked Kilgharrah to teach him about the Old Religion and the ancient ways of magic. He wanted a full understanding of magic in all its forms so he could restore magic to the land, making Camelot into a truly balanced and prosperous kingdom that respected the Old Ways, embraced the new, and ensured that the balance between the life of nature and the destruction of man remained undisturbed.

It was not until the arrival of a certain young man from Ealdor that things began to get more complicated, especially for Morgana. She was drawn to the one known as Merlin. He possessed a purity of essence and spirit unlike anything she had ever felt before. When she sought out Kilgharrah for advice, he full on laughed at her supposed predicament, revealing that the good natured and oftentimes silly young man was, in fact, the most powerful warlock in existence.

His birth had been foreseen countless centuries ago and his destiny as the Archmage was entwined with not just Arthur's destiny but her own as well. The dragon advised her to wait until a certain person arrived in the city, that this person would ensure that the destiny of the seeress remained pure and untainted by evil, allowing her to embrace her true destiny as the Fate of the Future.

A few months later, Arthur and Merlin were attacked by mercenaries and were saved by two warriors of unknown origin. It was not until said warriors were presented to the court that their identies were revealed. The first was a rather fiery Celtic woman with curly ginger hair that had Emma squealing in delight and embracing the new arrival in front of the entire court. The Rozarrian princess informed them that the woman was Remaria Beltone McCreedy, one of her childhood friends and had been training to be a Rozarrian ranger, a master of bladed and ranged combat. Though unknown to everyone else, Remaria was actually a fully trained combat mage and as such, she became rather fast friends with the crown prince of Camelot.

The second warrior was also a woman, but was also the last person anyone expected it to be...the Star Child. Fortunately, only a select few actually knew this fact. If the king of Camelot had known just who stood before him, she would have been burnt at the stake. Everyone believed that the Star Child was an immortal seductress that enchanted anyone she deemed valuable, essentially enslaving them to her will and becoming members of the Blood Guard.

Imagine the surprised looks on Morgana's, Arthur's, and Merlin's faces when they not only discover that Artz Gallifreya Lanaria, posing as Emma's younger sister, was in fact the Lady of the Blood Guard...and Emma's birth mother. Gaius had simply welcomed her like an old friend which was true. Artz and Gaius had crossed paths during his youth and it was she that taught him how to wield his natural talent for magic and ignited his passion for science.

The only other individual that was not at all surprised by these revelations was the Great Dragon himself, Kilgharrah...who just happened to be the first born of Artz's dragon, Aizuna. The dragon was thrilled when she came to visit him, surprising the seeress, the prince, and the warlock by his rather hyperactive and childish behavior.

After the arrival of Rem and Artz, things became a fair bit chaotic...mainly in regards to the budding romance between Merlin and Morgana...and two gingers playing matchmaker. The irony is that outside of Artz and Morgana, no one predicted that Arthur and Emma would get together. The Star Child had prior knowledge and the Seeress had foreseen it long before Emma had even been brought to the castle.

Then Merlin learns the identity of his father, the Dragonlord known as Balinor and that said father had been raising Merlin's twin sister, Emrys...the current leader of the druidic people. Events would continue to unfold until the true enemy of Camelot finally revealed themselves.

A powerful priestess named Morgause, claiming to be the High Priestess of the Old Religion...a title belonging to Morgana, attempted to sway the Lady Morgana by using the shared blood through their mother, the supposed bond of sisterhood, but when her attempt failed, she tricked her half sister into accepting a healing bracelet that had been enchanted to inverse Morgana's sense of good and evil. 

She even placed an enchantment that compelled the princess of Camelot to wear said bracelet; however, the Star Child had already named the seeress as the First Oracle, Yuel, and given her the crest of the Yew tree within the prism, a crescent moon wrapping around one side of the tree, declaring fealty for both the Star Child and her truest believer, Lady Yuna.

The mark of the Seeress nullified any spells or enchantments that would negatively affect Lady Yuel. Only the original enchantment that gradually healed over time remained and the self-proclaimed high priestess declared war against not only Camelot but the other kingdoms as well. She built her own blood guard and they were exalted as the divine protectors of the High Priestess of the Old Religion.

For years, Morgause would send one creature after another, orchestrated countless skirmishes, attempted to create strife between all the kingdoms, and targeted specific individuals time and again. The blonde priestess even ensured the demise of Uther Pendragon, having temporarily captured the Star Child and prevented her from saving the tyrannical ruler. 

The power of the Star Child was expansive and currently without equal, but even she was still bound by the laws set forth by God. It was a constant reminder that she was not an omnipotent being that could do as she pleased, but that despite her extraordinary talents and seemingly endless lifespan, she was still mortal. She could still die and she did so quite often, but the newly named First Oracle had already foreseen the true end of Her Ladyship's timeline, warning the Star Child in the vain hope that the crimson haired dimensional traveler could once again pull off a miracle.

The newly crowned king, Arthur Pendragon, was untested and unsure, seeking the aid of the Star Child, his elder sister and her betrothed, and from the woman that had completely stolen his heart, the Rozarrian princess and his future queen, Lady Emma. 

Arthur's uncle, Agravaine, attempted to offer council in court affairs, determined to undermine the new King's rule, only to come face to face with the Druid King and Merlin's twin sister, Emrys...that promptly punted his ass back to his mistress, Morgause...who killed him for being discovered and ultimately rendered useless.

The self proclaimed High Priestess of the Old Religion put into action a rather complex yet patient plan that would lead to the fields of Camlan, the place where the Once and Future King was destined to fall, but was saved by the Star Child, taking the fatal blow meant to stop his heart. 

The shock of watching Artz die to save him, it triggered a power that had laid dormant within him his entire life. The King of Camelot awakened his ability to wield the very life force of nature. Everything within nature answered his call and put an end to the final battle. Morgause attempted to escape, but Arthur, blinded by his grief, ripped the priestess's life force away, her body aging rapidly until she was nothing but dust, and used it to resurrect the Star Child.

This had been a mistake, for Morgause's life force had been corrupted and tainted. It poisoned the Star Child which caused her to descend into a feral state of madness. She lunged at the Once and Future King in an effort to rip him apart with her bare hands, only to be trapped with a powerful, reflective barrier amplified by the magic of the Archmage, the Druid King, and the Seeress. The source of the barrier was Yuna of the Prism, Artz's sister in all ways save blood, having been sent back through time by the Second Oracle and Fate of the Past, Tokemi.

Expelling the tainted life force was no easy feat and most certainly not painless. The Star Child spent the better part of a year in agony and once freed from that torment, she vanished without a trace, but a few days later, crests began to emerge on the hands of the elite knights and upon Arthur as well and thus The Knights of the Blood Guard were born...on the same day as Morgana giving birth to her son, Mordred.

The boy was the Star Child's godson and possessed both his mother's prophetic talent and his father's ability to wield magic and command dragons. Mordred would one day become vital in the recruitment of the Fourth Captain, Hook, and several other events that his mother could not see, but that is another story altogether.

I had not intended to delve so deeply into Yuel's origin story but once I got started, I became a runaway train with no brakes and...

Anna: Pssst...she means word vomit.

Me: *blinks* How long have you been here?

Anna: *giggles* Now that would be telling.

Yuel: Since before you had even begun the new post.

Anna: *whines* Aww...Yuel! You totally ruined my epicness! You don't undercut the Song, man!

Me: *raises an eyebrow* Okay...who gave you coffee? *sees a remarkably familiar cat hiding behind the Seeress* Should have known it was you, Noel. Bad kitty!

Yuel: He wasn't the only one involved, my lady. *glances to the side* Isn't that right, Second and Third Captains?

Light: Hey! Don't blame me! Everyone knows that you don't give a Zimmerman a high concentration of caffeine!

Poseidon: Says the man that tripled the amount of coffee grounds just to see what would happen to his great niece.

Light: Well at least I wasn't the one that substituted the water with rum.

Poseidon: I have no idea what you're talking about...though Noel did say something about a new enchantment he wanted to test out.

Anna: *squeals in delight, running around like a kid on the ultimate sugar high* I'm a guinea pig! Hurray!

Me: *drops head into hands* This...this is my life now. *rubs temples* How long before she comes down? *sliding to the left to avoid being run over by a speeding Anna*

Yuel: *smirks, her eyes darkening with mischief* Three...two...one...*a distinct thud of a body dropping to the floor was heard*

Me: *deadpans* Well someone has been practicing. Enough, alright! I gotta post this and I am in desperate need of...

2nd/3rd/4th Captains: ....getting laid.

Me: *slams head into desk repeatedly* Good night, everyone...*konks out*

The Captains - Basic Profiles

Hello everyone and welcome to the post dedicated to the group known as The Captains. Be advised that there will undoubtedly be some spoilers for both Stardust and their personal origin stories. Why because I'm like a runaway train with no brakes and I have a hard time shutting up about the things i am passionate about. The Captains are actually the core of the chronicles. Their influence is felt all along the Star Child's time line and they have the greatest impact on her life.

As stated in The Deathly Hollows post, The First Captain does not truly appear until Book 2, but his influence is still somewhat felt within Stardust. Due to his inability to exist in the same universe as her younger self, it does prevent him from interfering... mostly. The Hollows will make something of an impact but only at certain points. Now then, I'm going with Shadow's original intro for this one.


First Captain and Leader of the Blood Guard, The Hollow of Destruction, The Fallen One. He is Shadow of the Prism Guard and he is her Dark Champion.

Please Note: That this was the original and the Hollow version is the new one; however, given that I'm a woman and changing our minds is in the job description, it might bounce back and forth or simply be edited again.

Second Captain of the Blood Guard, Commander of the Assault Corps, The Lightning Fang. He is Light of the Prism Guard and he is her light in the darkness.

Please Note: The true meaning for the phrase 'her light in the darkness' is 'her hope in the midst of despair'. More on this at a later date.

Third Captain of the Blood Guard, Commander of the Shield Corps, The Terror of the Deep. He is Poseidon of the Prism Guard and he is her shield.

Please Note: Depending on which story you read because believe me, there are several being written between my sister and I, the phrase 'he is her shield' is often replaced with 'he is her God of the Sea'. These stories usually do not have their Hook counterpart unless otherwise stated.

Fourth Captain of the Blood Guard, Captain of the Jolly Roger, The Scourge of the Sea. He is Hook of the Prism Guard and he is her captain.

Note: His intro actually changed only once and that was to make him the fourth and not the third. The reason for the change was because I had finally sorted out his origin story and in doing so, he became the person she trusted completely.

The key distinction between the Third and Fourth Captains is the eye color. Apart from that, they are physically identical. Finding a decent eye changing app has proven... troublesome, so I apologize if their eyes don't appear to be real. This particular program has the simplest and easiest interface, but lacks some of the more advanced options. To confirm, Poseidon has vibrant ocean blue eyes and Hook has mirrored obsidian eyes aka Black Eyeshine Riddick.

Now onto some details. As stated, the First Captain does not make an 'actual' appearance in Stardust...for now, still in progress...but he can use his power without causing him and the Star Child to attract like magnets. This ability is mainly used on a certain military commander that works for the Cabal...more on that organization later.

Imagine for a moment that you are standing in front of this commander and you just happen to look down at his feet. His shadow has become pitch black and a pair of glowing red eyes is looking up at him from the darkness. He looks down and sees the eyes, but is unable to move because a pair of pale white hands grabs his ankles from within the darkness, freezing his feet on contact. Then black feathers and white snow flakes erupt from the darkness, swirling around him. Mere moments later, chains of black smoke ensnare him as a pair of white gloved hands emerges from the darkness. Then both pairs of hands drag him down bit by bit until he swallowed into the fading shadow, his screams being cut off as the darkness disappears along with the feathers and snow.

*giggles* I actually got this idea from watching the first episode of Black Butler and the bastard deserves what's coming to him. Why you may ask? We are now entering full on spoilers territory. He is the commander of an assault squad that attacks the Star Child and the three captains; Second, Third, and Fourth. Due to his attack, Poseidon had to relinquish his control over the Star Child's body which at the time required stabilization so her new physiology could fully synchronize with their world.

Poseidon used what power he had left to generate a shield of water to protect them while Light finished sealing the breach/bridge ...more on that later...but it was incomplete. He was getting skimmed by some of the bullets and a few almost hit Light. Once the breach was sealed, Light focused his power on helping the Star Child, but he didn't have enough strength left to finish the job...which ensues a rather emotional scene which ultimately results in the Second Captain doing a full elemental conversion so that he could have enough power to save her, destroying himself in the process, only to be saved like a file to the hard drive.

The Star Child is saved, but both Poseidon and Hook lose their shit because they basically just watched the man they viewed as a brother/best friend kill himself to the save the woman all three of them loved. The Third and Fourth Captains rarely work in concert but when they completely synchronize...there is no power in creation that can stop them. Poseidon's control and Hook's raw power combined...just think about the story of Noah's ark and the flood that covered the entirety of the planet...now forget it because i swear these two could flood the entire universe if they wanted to, but like i said, they rarely sync up so when they do....run.

The two remaining Captains transport the Star Child away...well as far away as they could given their exhaustion. Then she goes ballistic which leads to her trying to shut off her emotions to focus on survival which leads to...I am not spoiling that part just yet. Skipping ahead, after Poseidon promises to live for her...Hook having said his bit prior to this...they are attacked again. Her necklace, a Tardis pendant, is cut clean away from her, leaving a rather long cut from her left hip, across the stomach, through the valley of her breasts, and all the way up to her right shoulder.

Poseidon gets involved and forces the commander...yes, that same one...and his men back with his powers. He grabs her and tries to leave but she accidentally drops his fob watch, he had given it to her only a few minutes prior, and she goes back for it. She scoops it up and runs back towards him, only for him to notice what the commander is doing. He is pointing a mounted mini gun at the Star Child and Poseidon, being an idiot in that moment, grabs her and spins her around so that his back is to the gun....I think you can figure out what happens next.

Hook takes control and pushes her into the waterway...more on this later...and proceeds to literally wash away the military convey and sucks them into the water...essentially transporting them somewhere else. The commander, lucky bastard, just walks away, retreating for the moment. This is where Stardust truly begins, where Will and his sister, Anna, have their first encounter with the Fourth Captain. This gets the ball rolling and yeah, its a little sluggish but I swear all stories begin that way, but once its in gear, its going to be one hell of an emotional rollercoaster.

One Final Note: In previous posts, I have stated that ALL the Captains influence her time stream. The reason why I am pointing this out is that Light has only recently joined the Guard and is the youngest of the Captains...so how can he influence her time stream at all if he is dead/stuck in her head? Do you know the answer because I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this somewhere in the other posts.

The Deathly Hollows - Basic Profiles

This post is dedicated to The Deathly Hollows, the first three members of the Blood Guard. The basic profiles will cover the generalized information about these three. I would like to reserve their personal histories for later posts due to the constant shifting within my mind. Some details still need to be ironed out and it is possible that one or more individuals may join this group at a later date. Nothing is verified, just listing it as a possibility.



The Hollows are loosely related to the Harry Potter franchise, mainly just the name because I couldn't think of anything better to call them at the time, but it works pretty well so it became official. Two of the Hollows are created within minutes of each other to act as a vessel of darkness and a vessel of evil. The Third Hollow doesn't appear until after the initial formation of The Realm and has to finish growing up first. These three existed before the Guard was ever formed...the only other being to exist within The Realm at that time was the last Draconian. To explain this other being would require an in depth post of its own and would contain major spoilers...so just shelving that for later.


Now each member of the Guard has an unique introduction. This intro is a specially tailored summary of them. Basically, it's what prisoners of war do while in enemy hands. When asked about the Blood Guard...its pretty vague because revealing too much information could actually jeopardize the Star Child's timeline. The secondary purpose of the intro, besides being ridiculously badass, is to make Her Ladyship squeal in fan girlish delight. She loves hearing the intros and so the Guard made certain to do it as often as they could because it really did make her happy.

Silly, I know but come on! Imagine for a moment that you have a group of armed individuals advancing towards you....then a wave of water appears and from the water, a person. As they're taking physical form, they do the intro and right near the end...BAM...fully formed and ready to kick ass. *giggles* I am actually referring to The Fourth Captain. He just loves making an entrance...yum. *blinks* Oh right, I was talking about The Deathly Hollows...dummy, The Captains are later. Stop being a fan girl of your own work for five minutes! *clears throat* Sorry about that...and on we go.



First Captain and leader of the Blood Guard, The Hollow of Destruction, The Fallen One. He is Shadow of The Deathly Hollows and he is her darkness.

The Demon of the Blood Guard, The Hollow of Death,  The Devil's Phantom. He is Crow of The Deathly Hollows and he is her servant.

*snickers* Sorry but you don't get to see Crow just yet but I will give a special shout out to the first person who guesses who he is based off of. Here's a clue. *points at the gif above*



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.

Now for a little history/information, but not much...why because The Deathly Hollows were not meant to be main characters in the first book of The Star Chronicles. Their involvement is meant to start in Book 2 which has not been named yet despite how much I have already hashed out. The Hollows, as stated before, walk a darker path, but this was their choice. They chose to be this way because Her Ladyship was still quite early in her time stream and had yet to fully embrace that to do what is right may require to take another's life.

Shadow is the First Hollow, but he was originally a small boy...a child. His mother had befriended the Star Child and accepted her into their home. Even as a little boy, he was a genius...a child prodigy. His mind was far more developed than others of his age. He simply played the role of the typical rambunctious child to make the Star Child smile. He loved her and so did his mother, Claria. His mother was murdered whilst trying to protect Her Ladyship and he was to be next, but the Star Child protected him...by killing them.

The look on her face as she stared at her blood soaked hands, he never forgot it. He scorched that memory into the deepest part of his soul. When the Star Child's physical form began to crack, splintering from having the combined powers of light and darkness, he volunteered. He chose to become the vessel of her darkness, but to do so, he had to fall...he had to allow his current self to be destroyed. There had been no doubt within him and he let himself be devoured and reshaped by her darkness. This is why he is known as The Fallen One and The Hollow of Destruction.

The Second Hollow is created a few minutes later. By expelling the darkness into Benedict, the evil that remained within The Star Child was ejected from her body, unable to withstand the power of her light. It looked like a combination of black fog and the skin of evil from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The fog spread throughout the city, killing everything and absorbing the corrupted energy of their souls. The fog returned to its origin and began its assault on the Star Child. This is when she named him and gave him a purpose, with it a shard of her soul to act as his core. The mass took the shape of a naked man that collapsed into unconsciousness.

Shortly after this event, The Realm was created. It was small, only a single planet. The Star Child and her two companions spent a great deal of time there; landscaping, building, and expanding when necessary. It was during this time when a small dark haired little girl with vibrant ice blue eyes appeared in the winter region and Her Ladyship used her power to stabilize the girl. Her Ladyship took care of her, educated her, and taught her how to fight. It was Shadow and Crow that explained what roles they had in the Star Child's life. When she became of age, she officially aligned herself with the other two Hollows.

Once the Star Child had come to terms with recent events, she returned to Sol which at the time the Hollows referred to it as Telluria which Her Ladyship overturned such a name on the basis that although poetic, it was a bit of a mouthful. The Hollows simply smiled and agreed with her...though in The Archives, it was still under the label of Telluria. As more time passed, more and more people began to follow the Star Child and as a result, the Blood Guard was formed with the Star Child as their leader and The Deathly Hollows as the executive officers.

The Hollows became much more involved and proactive when Her Ladyship fell into a coma from the strain and exhaustion of leading the Guard, traveling Sol and bringing more people with her, educating them personally, seeing to their growing needs and fulfilling their expectations. It was simply too much and the Hollows made it absolutely clear that their main priority was the wellbeing and happiness of the woman that saved them, that cared for them when she didn't have to or didnt know them. They are the reason that the Blood Guard never became a militant group. The Hollows forced the rest of the Guard into confronting themselves, to really see and understand what they were doing...especially to her and this is why the Blood Guard became a dysfunctional family of goofballs, crazy people, pranksters, geniuses, and just plain, ridiculous idiots...because they loved her.


Whew....finally got through it. Sorry for the delay but I got hung up on what to call Deathdealer. She already had Snow Maiden and Hollow of Rebirth and then her actual name of Deathdealer. Then i remembered rather interesting plot twist I had come up with a few months ago. Thus the reason she is known as The Angel of Death. Special shout out for who can guess why! Up next is the awesomeness that is The Captains. With the exception of the First Captain, the other three play vital roles in Book 1: Stardust! Stay tuned!

What are Elementals?

Elementals as the name implies has to do with the elements. Most forms of elementals depicted in most forms of entertainment, especially gaming, are usually some kind animal or beast. Often times they simply look like barely formed entities or as in Final Fantasy XII, big round balls with different color schemes using specific kinds of attacks.

                                                          




The images above are examples of an elemental in a formless shape. There are kinds of elemental shapes including creatures with a definable face and limbs and others that take on a monstrous warrior type shape.

Now in the reality of the Blood Guard, elementals can be broken down into two separate classifications; bestial and humanoid. Bestial elementals are creatures formed by the combination of certain events, certain places, the interaction of certain elements or objects, and even the clashing of other powers. There will be other methods of creating such elemental beasts, but it is mainly left to the reader's own imagination which allows a greater range and versatility to work with.

Elemental beasts are primarily driven by the instinctive needs for their particular element or the threat presented by an element that is either a direct opposite of itself, similar to itself, or senses that the being/force has an ability/gift capable of either inflicting extensive harm to itself, confining or controlling it, or cause its immediate destruction. This trait is commonly found in sound based elementals and yes, sounds can become an elemental beast under the correct circumstances usually lightning or a similar force interacting with certain kinds of mineral deposits/formations.

The second classification is humanoid, meaning that they either have a human like shape or an actual human form. Several members of the Prism fall into this category and there is an entire sub-division of the Guard devoted solely to elementals. The humanoid elementals are broken down into three sub-categories; natural, awakened, and creationary. There is a reason for this distinction and that is the way in which their powers exist, are generated, maintained, the positive/negative effects, and the way in which it effects the physical form.

The first sub-category is the natural elemental. The definition of natural in regards to elementals is that their powers are active. When a humanoid elemental is born, they either are in their elemental form or manifest elemental powers within the first few weeks of their birth. Natural elements usually have much better control over their element because they have been synchronized with said element for their entire lives. This natural affinity also makes them quite powerful and usually possess a greater range for element based abilities.

Natural elementals are capable of a full elemental conversion, meaning that they can completely shift into their element and relinquishing their human forms altogether. Due to this natural talent, retaking their physical form is simple and causes little to no strain on the body. Natural elementals also possess the ability to generate their element from seemingly thin air; however, after much scientific research into their elemental powers, it has been determined that natural elementals simply rearrange the molecular structure of the environment to the design of their element. Further information into this concept will be posted at a later date.

Examples of natural elementals include but is not limited to: Poseidon, Hook, Mars, Venus, Deathdealer, Silver, Hope, and the list goes on.

The second sub-category of elementals is the awakened variety. They possess similar abilities as their natural counterparts, but there are some limitations in which an awakened elemental cannot overcome...there are always exceptions to this concept, The Second Captain being one of them. Awakened elementals are individuals that have their powers forcibly activated. These powers can be a result of a dormant gene within their DNA or a power that sleeps within their very soul. Oftentimes, only one power is activated, but there are occasions in which both occur.

Due to their powers being awakened later in life, their range of element based abilities is less than a third of a natural's range. Thus limiting their effectiveness, but there are exceptions. When certain criteria or circumstances have been attained, it is possible for an awakened elemental to gain the same versatility as their counterparts and given enough time and experience, they could surpass their natural counterparts.

The biggest difference between an awakened elemental and a natural elemental is the full elemental conversion. Awakened elementals cannot perform a full conversion. Losing one's physical form for the first time is extremely traumatic, so much so that it kills them, simply unable to handle the strain. Even if an awakened elemental survived the conversion, they would not be able to regain their humanoid form, because they don't know how to convert back into a solid state nor do they have the exact definitions of their body.

In the case of The Second Captain, he was fortunate that Her Ladyship was so stubborn and very clever. Light is a lightning elemental, so when he fully converted, the Star Child saved him. By using her own brain, she encoded and stored his electrical pattern into her memory. She folded him into her dreams and kept him safe, but it also resulted in a rather nasty side effect that no one could detect until it was too late to do anything about it.

In order for Light to be extracted from her brain...she was struck by lightning...twice...in a row...while sitting in two feet of water and in the middle of a deluge. Since his original pattern had been an exact copy, the lightning simply acted as a power surge. It reformed his physical body, but he did kind of go flying away from her. Not long after, the duo was cornered by the enemy and when Light was fatally injured, the Star Child acted as a conduit and channeled a single bolt of electricity towards him and giving him just enough power to fully convert into his elemental form and sending her somewhere else.

The problem was that the second conversion was under extreme circumstances and his electrical pattern could not be imprinted on her again, so he was trapped in his elemental state. Fortunately, his great nephew, William, was physically identical to him with the exception of the eyes. By using a specific item to essentially scan his nephew, Light was able to work out how to regain his humanoid form. From then on, he was capable of what a natural elemental could do and given time, he surpassed both his mentor, Mars, and his partner, Poseidon and Hook.

Currently The Second Captain is the only verified awakened elemental, but as the story progresses, there will be others that fall into this category.

The third sub-category of the elemental classification system only recently was added. The reasoning behind the sudden addition is due to a specific Order within the Prism Guard known as the Sekirei Order. This group is based off of the anime called Sekirei and in order to provide a rational explanation for their inclusion, the Creationary category was added. Creationary is a loose reference to Fairy Tail's First Guildmaster, Mavis Vermilion and her Creationary magic. She had been able to utilize the magical energy produced by the bonds of friendship to create a powerful barrier known as Fairy Sphere.

Poseidon's son, Silver Jones

Seeing as how the Sekirei within the anime grew more powerful from their bonds of love, I decided to combine that concept with the awakening aspect. Certain individuals do fall into two or more categories. One of which is Silver Jones. He is a water elemental by birth, a gift granted to him from his father's side. This initially placed him in the natural category; however, his powers were not known to him and remained asleep within him until after a certain event occurred. This placed him in the awakened category, but due to the circumstances of his awakening, a power was accidentally granted to him by the Star Child which also placed him into the third category as well. Silver was later known as a Child of the Sea and Snow, his powers being that of water and ice.

The Sekirei Order is a group of individuals that were granted a specific kind of ability. Usually this gift was a reflection of that person's inner self, but some of the Sekirei were granted a power that actually redefined who they were at a fundamental level. The twin birds of flame, Homura and his sister, Kagari, are excellent examples of this. Homura possessed a fiery disposition to start with, mainly due to his fierce desire to protect others. Meanwhile, his twin sister has a much calmer inner core and would have been a good match with the element of water; however, Kagari had requested a similar power to her brother's which resulted in a gift known as the Healing Flame.

Given Homura's pension for burning pretty much everything, Kagari's healing flame was the perfect complimentary power. Her power could still inflict damage but only to those deemed as threats or if an external source of power caused her flames to surge beyond her control temporarily. The twin birds of flame are often partnered with the bird of water, Tsukimi of the Waves. She is able to contain Homura's destructive tendencies and she augments Kagari's healing flame with her own healing abilities.

Most, if not all, of the Order of Birds...a title they chose after listening to the Star Child's stories about the Sekirei from her world...fall into this Creationary category. This category also umbrellas many of the other members of the Guard that were granted powers of a non-elemental nature. Further information will be provided in future postings.

Now that we have the classifications out of the way, it's time to move on to some of the specifics. I have already discussed the bestial elementals; however, there is a few things left to cover before moving on to the humanoid elementals. When it comes to bestial elementals, most are sentient but lack any true form of intelligence. There are some that do, in fact, have intelligence and these elemental beasts are usually found within another living creature. An example of this is John Druitt aka The Bladed Reaper.

His name within the Guard is Black British, but he wasn't always a member of the Guard. During his early years, he was a member of The Five, a group of five scientists conducting experiments with the blood of the sanguine vampiras... basically ancient vampire blood. A serum was created from this blood and was injected into the members of The Five: Helen Magnus, John Druitt, Sir James Watson, Nigel Griffin, and Nikola Tesla.

Helen Magnus

John Druitt

Sir James Watson

Nigel Griffin

Nikola Tesla

More about The Five as a whole will be posted later along with their separate profiles. Each member of The Five eventually becomes a part of the Guard; the only one without a special name is Watson. He's tricky. Helen is known as Epsilon, John is Black British, Nigel is known as Jester, and the absolutely scrumptious Nikola Tesla is known as King...yes, I am completely biased in regards to the Father of Electricity and the Inventor of Radio Waves. Watch the tv series, Sanctuary, and you might understand why i like him so much.

*clears throat* Anyways...how does ancient vampire blood tie in to bestial elementals? It's a glorified wake up call. John is perfectly sane after the injection of the serum. It was when Helen gave her blood to him as a means to prolong his life...it awakened an elemental beast that laid dormant within the bloodline of his family. Even dormant, it does somewhat effect a person's personality, specifically the need for violence, the thrill of the hunt, and their bloodlust. Normally this kind of creature passes on to the next generation once they are born; however, due to its awakening within John, the majority of its essence remained with him.

During this time period, there is a notorious and infamous serial killer lurking about. This killer is known as Jack the Ripper. John himself is not the Ripper, but the elemental beast within him is. In the universe of the Blood Guard, John is a prisoner in his own mind. He has no control over his actions. He struggled against the creature, sometimes breaking through and temporarily regaining control of himself, only to be shoved back inside. Eventually this creature is removed from him and a few years later, he joins the Guard and takes his daughter, Ashley Magnus, on as an apprentice blade. More on them at a later date.

I haven't decided which name to use with which creature. Raiju, Kaiju, and Sanju are names of specific beasts within the story. It's just a matter of picking the one that best suits them. Moving along, certain types of elemental beasts can be absorbed or assimilated by humanoid elementals, but when the beast is a mixture of elements, it makes it extremely difficult to contain it. Mars, a phoenix and fire elemental, attempts to absorb one but due to its sound base core, she is unable to fully absorb it and becomes trapped in her elemental state. Once a certain individual with the gift of sound manipulation shows up, she is freed from the creature and able to return to her human form. More on her in her future profile.

The last thing I will cover in this post, since it is getting incredibly long, is the longevity of the humanoid elementals. Humanoid elementals do not age like normal humans. Given their connection to nature itself, they have a consistent flow of life energy. That's not to say that they can't be killed. While in their human form, they can die as easily as everyone else. They do have a tiny bit of a loophole, sort of a way of cheating death, and that is the spark of life often referred to as a vessel of power. Should even the smallest amount of their original essence/element exists, humanoid elementals can come back. The circumstances of their death and how much of their essence remains determines how long it will take for them to eventually reform.

And that's it. I'm done on this one, but not to worry, dearies. I will be typing up another post shortly because there is simply so much to cover and a lot of people involved. I'm not sure what the topic will be next time, but it will be another piece of the puzzle that is The Realm and oh what a puzzle it is. *giggles* Good night, everyone, and seeya next time!