On, Kallen.
If you couldn't tell by my frequent use of Otto references and Otto icons, my Luochas are very much based around Otto Apocalypse. They share the same beginnings and religious trauma, as well as contempt for the divine. Where they differ, is Kallen's role in their stories, and how severely they reacted to the plague that scourged their worlds.
Both my Luochas lack an encounter with the Void Archives and the Honkai, so their plights were less based on a war against all powerful beings, and more against the plague and human greed. He still holds the Apocalypse name, however, his given name is not Otto. Otto is his middle name, however. His given name is something I'll keep close to my chest so very few people will learn of it.
He was born the youngest heir to the Apocalypse family, but was rather sickly. Due to his chronic illness, his family neglected and scorned him, thinking of him as being rejected by God.
This is where my Luochas diverge. Eventually, Thorns verse Luocha would meet Kallen, and she would be the first and only person to ever show him kindness and the beauty of the world.
Prayers verse Luocha, on the other hand, never had a Kallen. He lived his life constantly overlooked until the day he decided to watch his own world burn to a crisp as a symptom of their own hubris.
Thorns verse Luocha grew up with Kallen by his side, knowing his love would never be reciprocated, but was content with that anyhow, because he truly loved her.
Until the day she was executed for treason.
He offered any way out for her, but she refused, and Luocha could only look helplessly on as he respected her decision. Watching as the love of his life was taken by the very institution that justified his neglect.
It was then, that he gave up on his world, and was happy to watch it burn.
Because of this divergence, Prayers Luocha is outwardly nicer, but less genuine in his kindness. He was never taught the beauty of this world by Kallen. Thorns Luocha, is more impassive and aloof, however, he is kinder and has a genuine compassion for the living. That was Kallen's gift to him.
