Aminus

**Aminus** is the collective term for a planet, an ethereal being within the planet, and the culmination of all life on the planet, all of which are the same being. It is the mother of Aminus, and at the same time, it is the entirety of Aminus.

Aminus, as a being, is very rarely seen. Even when witnessed, Aminus can disappear in a flash, causing whoever has seen it to forget about the experience. The few recorded events that do exist vary widely, no details matching up whatsoever. As such, recording sightings of Aminus are always dismissed as phonies. In reality, Aminus is a shapeshifter. It can take the form of whatever it pleases, though it defaults to a small, almost cute form of a fox or cat-like creature, though that is not its true form.

Aminus, being the culmination of all of the planet and all natural life upon it, is nearly limitless in power, almost like a god. However, it is not without weaknesses. That weakness being, despite whether Aminus does or does not contain threats to the planet's well-being, it cannot control them, only hinder them. It cannot also simply wish things in and out of existence, the proper forethought and preparation is required, and even then, there are laws of nature that can prevent even Aminus itself from creating or destroying what is already there.

As a person, Aminus is fairly normal, albeit quite mischevious and spontaneous. It generally wanders around, looking for fun. It is, however, rather introspective and spends a lot of time thinking and imagining. It occasionally will make itself remembered to selected people, who can become like friends or disciples. It will often give out information, but only in small amounts, to preserve the secrets of the world.

## Story

Aminus was created by the First Being. The First Being gave life to a wandering soul as the planet Aminus. The First Being gave it a large amount of magical potential, to the point that its soul was not just energy running through the earth, but an actual being, which allowed it to manifest as a living, breathing being. Aminus was 'born' more or less as an adult, though, it was naive and knew very little, akin to small child.

Aminus unintentionally became like a parasite to the First Being. Its large magnitude, in both power and size, siphoned the First Being's magic, slowly siphoning it, until it became corrupt. Aminus had to siphon its magic, until it was only a weak seed, and sealed it in the Blood Moon. A grieving Aminus fell into despair for several millenia, while its planet lay barren and unpopulated. Eventually, Aminus released the excess magic it had siphoned from the First Being, creating the Mages and the plants and animals of the world. To take care of these new people, Aminus also created a number of heavenly beasts to bring life and protection to the planet. The beasts created were the first Regulus, Principius, Caelestis, and the Sherdalud. Principius and Caelestis were responsible for taking care of the Mages, while The Sherdalud was responsible for devouring excess Mages, or any that got too close. Aminus then decided to use the last of the First Being's magic to compress itself into a smaller form, and get rid of all its previous memories, becoming only a carefree child god again, leaving its new self in the care of the Regulus.