Shahar

**Shahar**, formely referred to as the "Daytstar" was a former Archangel, the leader of the uprising against the Imperial Senate, and Hunt Athalar's lover.

## Biography

### Early Life

Shahar was born in the southeastern regions of Pangera to two Archangels alongside her twin sister, Sandriel. Like other Archangels that were made, Shahar and Sandriel were most likely bred from a union ordered by the Asteri themselves. Due to the rare occurence that both sisters would bear the Archangel titles and power, many sought their births as a good omen. Unlike her sister, Shahar saw the current state of the world under the Asteri's rule and believed that the world should change from its rigid hierarchies.

Sometime in her youth, her parents were multilated and ripped to pieces by an ssassin. This in turn had both her parents Archangel titles passed down to her and Sandriel. While it hadn't been confirmed, Shahar believed that her sister was the one that murdered her parents, framing the assassin in the process. She theorised that Sandriel had done so in order for both sisters to rule without interference. And while she eventually initiated the rebellion as a result of the Asteri's rule, her parents deaths motivated her to come after Sandriel personally.

### Leading the Rebellion and Death

Shahar initiated her campaign against the Imperial Senate, leading the 18th Legion - her most elite soldiers. Amidst the rebellion, she had met Hunt who worked his way up the ranks of her legions and fell in love with her vision for the world and eventually her. Seeking value in the unqiue lightening powers Hunt possessed, Shahar had utilised Hunt's skills well in battle and made him her general of the 18th Legion before becoming his lover.

On the final days of the rebellion, Shahar pushed her efforts to destroy Sandriel at Mount Hermon, with the Daystar ordering Hunt to take her twin sister out by any means necessary. However, the battle was short-lived and resulted in the defeat of the 18th Legion and capture of their surviviors. Shahar had personally attacked Sandriel herself, and despite her efforts, Sandriel slew the Daystar, finally ending the rebellion.

### Legacy

After the rebellion, Shahar's body was taken back to the Crystal Palace - the home of the Asteri in the Eternal City - where Sandriel's second-in-command, Pollux Antonious urinated over her corpse. Her wings were stripped from her body and were hung above the thrones of the Asteri alongside many other angels who died for her cause. The survivors, including Hunt, were labelled as "fallen angels" and as punishment their magic was sealed by the halos on their head. As such they had lost their rights and were passed around to different Archangels as slaves for eternity for their trangressions.

Forty years later, the humans began their own rebellion against the Imperial Senate for the freedom of the rigid hierarchies in the northern reaches of Pangera - despite different causes. With some of the conflicts slowly stretching to other territories on Midgard, such as Valbara.

## Personality

Shahar was seen as an inspiring and strong-willed individual who, despite her upbringing as the daughter of two Archangels, saw the corruption and the true nature of the Imperial Senate. She held onto her beliefs till the every end of her life, including the theory that Sandriel was the murderer of her parents. As such, many were able to side with her and saw her as a way to free themselves from the strict hierarchies that oppress the inhabitants of Midgard.

## Physical Description

Being the twin of Sandriel, Shahar most likely looked indentical to her sister. As such, she possibly had similar brown eyes, thin arms, full lips and dark hair. She also had white wings that were stripped off her body after her death and hanged within the Asteri's throne room.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Malakim Physiology:** As an angel, Shahar had physical abilities and enhanced senses that made her far stronger than both humans and Vanir. Due to her Archangel status, it can be presumed that she was stronger than other malakim, with only other fellow Archangels rivaling her strength.
* **Flight**: Through her wings, Shahar was able to fly. She was also capable of carrying people in her arms while she flies.
* **Wind Magic:** Shahar possibly possessed the ability to manipulate their air around and create large gusts of wind much like her twin. Due to her Archangel status, this ability can be presumed to have been highly destructive.
* **Raw Power:** Like other Archangels, Shahar possibly possessed a form of raw power.
* **Immortality:** Having made the Drop, Shahar was immortal which not only had granted her a far greater lifespan, but had allowed her to live through injuries that not even her accelerated healing would be able to regenerate from.

## Relationships

### Hunt Athalar

Hunt and Shahar were lovers. After Hunt and Bryce exchange "I love you's," Hunt realizes that he and Shahar had never actually said those three words to each other.

## Trivia

* In ancient Semetic mythology, Shahar is a god of the dawn. The name Shahar is a cognate of ‎שָׁ֫חַר (*shahar*), which means dawn in Hebrew.
* After Shahar died, Pollux Antonius urinated on her corpse in the middle of the throne room of the Crystal Palace.