Sythem + [WIP]
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CW for Alcoholsim, Troubled Eating, Abuse, Death (all varieties).
Sythem J. Sliztac, 6 YRS old.
Sythem J. Sliztac, 12 YRS old.
Sythem had grown to the house's primary caretaker, it being just them and their mother for so long, they had grown tired, worn down. Their mother did not contribute. She did not buy food, she did not help. She barely ate, and Sythem usually had to end up making her meals. She spent most the time passed out in the kitchen, laying her head on the table next to various bottles. Sythem was depressed enough as this is, but when their mother begun yelling and screaming at them for nonsensical reasons, they knew they had to leave this house once they were done with school. Sythem grew a strange passion for cavediving, which was driven by their dreams.
Sythem J. Sliztac, 22 YRS old.
At the age of 22, Sythem had connected with their friends they met at 16 on a forum. Nol and Notra. Two friends who were dating eachother, Sythem was basically a third wheel all the time in their convos. They tried not to be bothered by it, but it was like a constant buzz. Very annoying. But they still appreciated both of them as friends. So the three of them all needed a place to live, Nol and Notra were going to move to a town called Cilin. Cilin town was a hotspot for tourists, due to its many stores, huge forest range, and most importantly, its cheap INNs. Sythem came up with the idea, since they wouldn't be able to afford an INN forever, that the three of them should collect gems in the nearby cave systems and sell them for more INN money. Nol argued with Sythem about how since his parents are rich they should be able to leech off of them and make by. Sythem argued that leeching is for wimps, but Nol wasn't cutting it, neither was Notra. Once they got in the INN that night, they noticed it only had two beds. Something none of them considered. Sythem decided this was a good oppurtunity to win the argument from earlier by fucking off into the woods, so they said Nol and Notra could stay while they use their INN funds for a tent. They'd camp out in the woods that night, despite Notra and Nol insisting they could just sleep in the same bed, Sythem wasn't having any of it. After that day, Sythem felt almost bad for Notra that they have to be in a relationship with Nol, because honestly, Nol is kind of an asshole. Nol has always just been there because Notra was there, since the two were so deeply connected, but Sythem considered Nol to be a... total prick. He's useful for his resources, but Sythem doesn't want his dirty money. They could tent out while they got the apartment sorted. Though, Sythem considered how they felt about Notra that night. Notra was always a source of light in their life. Relateble, even? They were the same species, and even used the same pronouns... Though, they had nothing in common, so Sythem could hardly bare to reach out. They shut off in their tent, trying not to consider their relationship.
Sythem would tent out that night, alone. In the morning, Nol, Notra, and Sythem talked and sorted things out about the apartment. They'd be living in south Cilin. Which was literally where they were anyways. Nol('s parents) snagged a great deal with someone. See, Nol's parents had tons of power, they were only in their 50-60s, they ran a corporation known as Lymantria corp. Sythem had no interest in it. But tons of others did. But that's how Nol got all his money. Notra saps off of that, too... Sythem doesn't want to, it'd feel wrong to them. The three of them got food that night, and Notra + Nol came to watch the stars with Sythem once it turned late, and cold. They had a wonderful night, eventually deciding to doze off in the tent, since walking back tired would have been too much of a hassle. Sythem stayed up. Sythem stayed up because they felt uneasy. They felt like they were being watched. That night they saw an auroric streak of light beam away from them, and across the sky...
Rumors have been spreading in Cilin this morning about a missing royal member of an Aez family... That kinda stuff, Aez politics, never really 'got' Sythem. They do not understand it, talking about conflicts and most politics in general pissed them off. Sythem did not care for the missing person, they had very little sympathy in general. They tend to wonder - if they had to go through so much, why doesn't everyone else? That night Sythem would be out with Nol and Notra, who this time, swore they wouldn't get tired, when Sythem sensed a nearby powerful source of aura magic. It was an elemental, and it had encroached upon their camp. It was here for Sythem, but no one knew that, not even Sythem knew that it was here for Sythem. Notra and Nol got defensive, charging their Hyaline and Mist magic. Sythem did not, they noticed they had become, calm? A nostalgic feeling overcame them, the one they feel in their dreams sometimes, or most importantly, used to feel when they went cavediving as a young Slizarian. That was an important feeling to them, though, they were aware it could be manipulation. They told the other two to stop, but Nol argued back, mocking Sythem for acting foolish. The elemental then proceeded to fuck off. Sythem snarled, frustrated. They flapped their wings and flew after the elemental. Nol yelled to Sythem from below to come back as Sythem was acting insane but they did not listen, so Sythem followed the elemental into a cave and went in deep, before they had realized they are now surrounded by elementals.
Sythem heard a distant, passive voice, as the elementals danced around them, it was a voice so familiar to them it was - it was Pathas. Pathas is the god of aura magic, the one Sythem worships and sends wishes to. Sythem wondered if this was truly Pathas or if they were about to entirely die because they fell in someones illusion trap... Either way, it's not like running suddenly would be a good idea, so they wish to them, to connect with Pathas, and to their suprise, the distant voice comes closer... Pathas and Sythem have a conversation about The Quest that Sythem has been chosen on. As it has been revealed to Sythem, Their Soul was able to connect to Pathas's dying voice. So Pathas chose them for a quest. The quest, as it was spoken - 'Kill The Higherups 5 Magickeepers.' - was the most insane thing anyone had asked of Sythem. A relatively okay-at-magic individual who had been living... A tragic life. Though, they were willing to believe it. They were enticed by the reward. The reward being a wish that 'can be anything'. Sythem pondered the ideas of immortality or godhood, when Pathas mentioned to them that they could even become just like them by completing this quest - an 'Eternal Being' ... [WIP]