Shin\En the Absol

Male form. Lineart by OriDoggo, color by Patient#7804

*"Lost my way? Perhaps. But I found so much more."*

Around eighty years before modern time, a Mewsion jumped from Origin Island, half of her blood coming from Mew herself, the other half coming from a noble Absol. When she landed on the surface, she traveled, honing her blade, practicing, learning, and becoming nearly undefeatable in combat. This hybrid became something of a local hero in Hokkaido, her heritage putting her above and beyond most other, even growing a small following of those who she personally helped. This led her to found her own clan, separate from the kingdoms and political strife of the surrounding remains of Sinnoh. She named this clan, according to public record, after the astrological sign for the constellation it was under at the time. In truth, it was to name this found family of hers after her own maiden name, her own family's honor, as Mew herself named children after the stars. She didn't want to lie about everything, so she took the fake face of a permanent Absol form, but kept her original name: Mother Mimosa.

As her power grew, and her reputation swelled for kindness and peacekeeping, it began to attract others, both good, and evil. Other souls of like minds would join her, creating a rudimentary rescue guild of sorts out of this small community. However, one soul attracted, was the Froslass Jewel, drawn by the attention at the foot of the mountain she used to dwell. Jewel was content to simply let it be, or even attempt to stop this gathering, until she peered at the soul of their leader... And even though she couldn't tell exactly what was special, the sight of a soul that is descended from Mew is all too precious for a ghost, and all too tantalizing for one that sees a way to get close.

Unfortunately, such a chance never came. Raine had found his way to this place, and befriended the Mewsion by his own means. To Jewel's dismay, after years of effort had gone by, so much time climbing the arbitrary social ladder and even becoming a personal advisor for her, she had fallen for another ghost entirely. Raine couldn't stay forever, so soon, news reached the jealous soul that Mother Mimosa had decided to have a child... With the spirit that stole her away from Jewel, to remember him by. So, as they made their own choices, jealousy drove the Froslass to enter Mimosa's home at night, summon a sharpened icicle, and slay the innocent leader who had only recently laid her egg.

Thus, Shin was born. His name was given to him by an agreement from the clan, that he was the "Heart" of his mother, in the local dialect. The beginning of his story, the beginning of his life, caught up in strife and drama, surrounded by the consequences of fate that he himself can hardly understand. His life was spent without either parent, mother tragically removed, and Raine unknowing of his lover's fate, so his life, his guidance, came from those around him, in that village his mother had built. She couldn't be there for him, but her legacy took care of her son.

Shin himself was never quite supposed to be able to exist. Raine and Mimosa weren't exactly compatible, yet, hundreds of years of experience, playing with DNA, and forcing life force to be able to take root, all led to a clashing of genetics that resulted in Shin's unique look. His horn hovers from his head, kept firmly in place by his psychic part, inherited down from Mew. His body is that of an Absol, but his fur, at times, has a pink pearlescence to it. And lastly, the gem in his forehead, formed in such a way that is reminiscent of Kintsugi, repairing with gold, and it acts as his device for channeling spiritual abilities.

This clashing had more than just visual effects, as well. Not only is Shin's body unique in look, but from a very young age, perhaps even in his egg, he was able to focus on himself, and shift his body from male to female. This comes with a personality shift, from calm and laid back, to extroverted and excitable respectively. After many teenage years filled with dysphoria and confusion about who he really is, he generally considers himself male by default, and in modern day, is able to shift with little to no effort. Due to the confusion and discomfort it caused him at first, however, and due to him noticing how different he was, he decided a separate name was necessary. When looking into the mirror this way while trying to think of a name, he could swear he saw a glimpse of his mother in the unfamiliar female Absol body... Thus, Shin'en, the Abyss of his life.

Shin was trained formally, by those who had learned under his mother. Masters of the arts, although few reaching anywhere near that of a child of Mew. Shin himself was a prodigy, and his techniques of choice were divided along with his personalities. His male form is defensive, focused on taking hits well, minimizing damage, playing safely in order to make better decisions, while his female form is the more aggressive of the two, focusing on dealing the damage needed to win a spar, feinting and speeding down an enemy, and preferably not giving them a chance to strike at all.

Despite being trained formally, however, Shin has hardly neared their own potential, as no matter how many times they spar in their home's dojos, they completely and totally lack any real world experience. After what happened to Shin's mother, the rest of the clan kept him indoors a lot of the time, never letting him see much of the region that his mother worked so hard to protect. Of course, he protested, and was eventually allowed a reprieve... A deal.

He would be allowed to leave, see the world, and hunt down his father, if he stayed safe here until he was truly an adult. And even then, he could only leave, if he was accompanied by one of the Clan's most trustworthy members, one of Mimosa's personal advisers.

Jewel.