Épiphanée

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Epiphanée, (エピファネア *epiphanea*) is the Anima*(consciousness, soul)* of the Apocrypha.

## Origins

Épiphanée was forcefully awakened during the Zarathustra conflict of A.D. 2880. The Miktam Authority was delivering the Apocrypha relic to the Ancient Authority upon agreements on its handling. The delivery however was ambushed by the Abbeh Fleet of the Earth Federation Authority. Found adrift in space, Abbeh misuses the Apocrypha and awakens its consciousness, making Épiphanée appear as a result.

Épiphanée is the physical embodiment of the Apocrypha's consciousness and soul, or its Anima of sorts. It acts as the mediator between the universe and the relic itself, and Épiphanée by extension is the mediator between the universe, its contenants, and the inner workings of the Apocrypha as a multiverse management device.

The consciousness and soul of the Apocrypha is by nature, neither good or evil and is objectively neutral, as it only aims to protect the integrity of the Apocrypha and the universe it holds. Its actions will primarily reflect that function. The consciousness however, is influenced by the state of the collective unconscious it fuels, explaining the character of Épiphanée and her animosity. The fourth cycle of humanity, is reflected as a whole by Épiphanée: resentment, anger, untrust, and such.

Her alter-anima of the past, Melia, reflected the previous states of the collective unconscious in the early universe where she was ambitious, hopeful and kind, thanks in part to the Ancient.

There is also the fact that she was forcefully awakened against her desires of only awakening when it is time to trigger the Eternal Occurence. She seems annoyed by mankind and fully assumes this new identity. Épiphanée doesn't guarantee kindness this time around.

## Appearance

Épiphanée boasts a grand appearance, looking both intimidating and gracious at the same time.

She has pearly white hair with braids joined to the back of her head. She has agressive, Apocrypha-imbued Ether flavouring. In the past, her previous incarnations used to be Artifice hosts. Here however it is not clear what kind of race the host is, it might be a fabrication of her own entirely, as she appears to be neither human, miktam, matterkind, ancient or astraean.

Her eyes are multi-layered, and retains the features of her previous hosts with star-shaped irises. This time though, her layered eyes seem to preview an entire space-time map of the universe when staring at them. According to her, Messier can be found at the 36° angle of her second inner left iris.

Her clothing appears to be rather futuristic, which aligns with the current clothing trends across Authorities. She has big oversized sleeves to hide her hands. The outfit sports embedded braiding patterns. Épiphanée wears a pair of scarves on her back. On her shoulders can be seen one as well, which wrap around the back of her body, giving her a holy vibe alongside the sleeves.

Her Ether flavouring is a special kind of orange, the exact same as the Apocrypha.

## Apocrypha : Beginnings of an End / Sword of Origins

This sword has many names, but is primarily known as Beginnings of an End as it's the name that Épiphanée gave to it.

Épiphanée, wishing to end all conflicts over the possession of the Apocrypha, turned the omnipotent relic into this pearly white sword. The Apocrypha's Ether can be seen flowing through the blade. This action put an effective end to the endless conflicts over who would take the Apocrypha for themselves.

Beginnings of an End is the Apocrypha, in the shape of a sword.

As the Apocrypha and Beginnings of an End are one and the same, they share the same features: they are tools of creation, manipulation and destruction over the fabric of the universe. It also acts as a gateway to parallel worlds and other planes of existence, as the Apocrypha kinds of hosts them on the inside.

Facing off Épiphanée has become practically impossible due to the fact that she can work on the fabric of the world itself. The sword is more of a dissuasion tool towards anyone who would be tempted to wrong or manipulate her in order to access the powers of the Apocrypha. So far, only Seraphita and Elayhnn have been able to put up a fight with her long enough for Épiphanée to hear their words.

## Story

After awakening, Épiphanée turns the Apocyrpha into Beginnings of an End, and observes the world.

An unknown amount of time later, Épiphanée creates the Apocrypha Assembly Authority, on Thaellia.

She also create a special, Apocrypha-based race called Moebiuses. Moebiuses are people that have been able to withstand the Apocrypha's Ether power flowing through them, granting them incredible Ether Response. The first Moebiuses were directly created by Épiphanée, while later on, the newer ones simply enter into resonation with the Apocrypha. Most of them have an Ether Power that relates to the fundamentals of the universe. They have been tasked by Épiphanée to observe the world and all Authorities, while she takes on the backseat, managing the Authority and coming up with a secret plan.

In the plot of GalaxyTravail, Épiphanée is hostile to any party, while the Moebiuses are varied. She is incredibly hard to convince and assumes that any mortal is not worth her time or to be heard. Words barely reach her due to her animosity. Épiphanée won't refuse a battle with fair rules, where her godly powers are attuned to her opponents. Her skills however are out of this world and nobody has been able to withstand more than a couple seconds or win a duel at all against her. To her, whoever able to lay a finger on her may be able to speak.

Thankfully, her animosity isn't destructive as her consciousness' fundamental objective is to preserve the Apocrypha, the universe and its contents (the Collective Unconscious and the laws of the universe). She has not gone on any rampage yet, but has mentioned that she isn't against the idea if the situations pushes her into action. Nobody truly knows her plans, not even the Moebiuses.

Later on, she is convinced by Seraphita, and later on Elayhnn, as the two were able to keep up with Epiphanée in combat. Epiphanée agrees to help the parties when she feels like it.

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### Early Concept Art

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