#mikaen

👁️ Mikaën: God of Light & Order (Ellariel profiles 3/4)

he/him (/they/them) | true neutral | Pair-partner to Cireon | Nanaël; Ascended

1. Infinitely gentle, impossibly kind, unbearably self-loathing; loss and longing for someone he should hate marking him like a badly-healed scar

2. metanoia

(n.) the journey of changing one’s mind, heart, self, or way of life

3. "Is it me? Am I the reason people always leave?”

Mikaën is a Sixth Generation Ellariel -- the first Generation after the Split, which resulted in the distinction of Nanaël and Natah. While all other (still living) Generations got to Choose their alignment, the Sixth and all following were born into theirs.

He and Cireon, a Natah his age, ended up connecting over their mutual fury, which lead to them becoming pair partners and lovers as well. After a while, though, Mik realized that Cireon’s rage went much deeper than anticipated. While he shared most of her beliefs, he didn’t share nor truly understand her single-minded hatred regarding humanity. Their relationship finally escalated in a bitter conflict, and she disappeared. 

When Cireon Ascended, millennia later, their pair-bond forced him to Ascend alongside her. Mikaën unwillingly became the God of Order, and Cireon became the Goddess of Chaos, splitting the Ellariel into two more sub-factions, with the distinction that Ellariel would not be born into these but would get to choose. Except for Mikaën, of course.

Unfortunately for humanity, Cireon’s Ascension finally allowed her to achieve her ultimate goal: to trigger the Apocalypse and rid the world of the “human scourge”. By the time they managed to lock her away, almost everyone was dead, and the physical world had been changed irrevocably.

Mikaën did not take any of that very well. He’s been severely depressed ever since, but since he is a God (no matter how involuntary), he cannot die, or cease being like other Ellariel.

Ben is the first child Mikaën has Bonded in centuries because he did not want to provide Cireon with yet another tool in her various games (and Mik only did it so his closest confidant would finally shut up). Mik really likes Ben. Unfortunately, most of his fears regarding his nemesis/ex-lover are about to come true.

And the worst thing is: Most of her arguments still ring true, and really, what does that say about him?

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Ellariel are vaguely humanoid basically immortal entities with certain shape-shifting abilities from a non-physical realm adjacent to the physical realm. They are directly connected to the Essence, which both sustains and gives them the basis of their (magical) abilities. Ellariel can’t influence the physical world directly by themselves, so they bond humans who can then channel the Essence, using them as a conduit. Every human is bonded to two Ellariel, who are in turn Bonded to each other: one of the Natah order (destruction) and one of the Nanaël order (creation).

Mikaën and Cireon are lesser Gods when compared to Eiwara and Shama’an, the original Gods of Aelaris. Thus, any Ellariel is either Nanaël or Natah and either Chaos or Order.