Characters/Kalpa

**Kalpa** is the titular character of KALPA. She and her pack are unlocked by default.

## Character

### Name

Kalpa's name means "formation or creation" in Sanskrit. In Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, a kalpa is a long period of time related to the lifetime of the universe.

### Appearance

Kalpa has long, layered, light blonde hair that reaches just past her waist. Shorter layers, as well as two longer sections of hair that fall in ringlets, frame her face. In her hair she wears a small golden ornament with two flowers, two dark blue ribbons, and a larger golden ornament reminiscent of a halo. Her eyes are bright gold with blue pupils.

She wears a dress with a white and blue bodice and a dark blue skirt with a gold stellar pattern; a train with yellow lining extends from the back sides of the skirt. Kalpa also wears several white petticoats beneath her dress, a pair of gloves that reach past her elbows, and a sheer white shawl. Her footwear is mismatched; on her left foot she wears a blue and gold shoe with a gold decoration wrapped around her calf, and on her right leg she wears a white, blue, and gold boot that reaches halfway up her thigh. Kalpa is flanked by two floating golden stars connected by a white sash with lacy trim.

According to Iris, Kalpa's necklace — a golden choker from which a blue diamond hangs — is capable of taking the shape of any instrument. In Performing Kalpa's artwork, it has become a medium blue and gold violin in the rough shape of an infinity symbol, with star decorations on the sides and chinrest and a miniature star (similar to those surrounding her) at the scroll.

### Variants

Kalpa has two alternate versions: Witch Kalpa and Festival Kalpa.

## Story

### The Saviour of the Universe

The fact that I existed all alone in the universe, surrounded by total darkness and bone-chilling coldness, did not feel real to me. I duly accepted the fact that I could not remember anything, even my name, and memory.

I thought that I did not need to get my memories back.

Time felt meaningless as it passed. Just like that.

But there were two things that were keeping me anchored.

One was a voice asking for help, which I started hearing recently. It seemed that there were other living life forms, other than me and they wanted help.

Another was a sense of another being inside me.

Although it didn’t say anything to me, I could feel a sense of warmth and nostalgia.

How could that being make me feel emotions of warmth and nostalgia? Could I learn more about both of these if I got my memory back?

A ray of hope descended on me.

As I slept again to restore my power, I thought that I wanted to save those who called me for help. I also wanted to learn about the being inside me by getting my memories back.

### Aste and Mero

I opened my eyes to the sound of someone waking me up.

“Oh, Lady Kalpa. You woke up?”

“Huh? Kalpa woke up? I’ll be right there, sister.”

There were two people who seemed like sisters with cow horns and ears.

“Where…am I..?”

I looked around, trying to understand what was happening.

“Kalpa! You woke up! This is the spaceship Pleiades, the home of Aste and Mero.”

Was she waiting for me to wake up? The girl with cow horns and ears explained to me in a glad voice.

“Kalpa? Is that my name? I can’t remember anything at all.”

I tried to remember but had to frown because of a continuous headache.

[-save me, -help me.]

Once again, I heard it. The voice that I heard while I was sleeping.

“Do you hear this sad… desperate sound?”

Tears were starting to flow from my eyes as I focused on the voices.

“I, Aste, and my sister Mero cannot hear that sound.”

The girl named Aste continued on.

“Could you take a look outside first?”

When I looked outside as Aste instructed, I could see the space that lost its light, and the planets that were turned barren.

“It is the sound of all the lives in the universe calling for help. It is a desperate cry that can only be heard by the one who will save the universe.”

“Do you want to save them?”

I nodded as a reply.

“I knew that you would say that! The process will be though but as Lady Kalpa’s chosen helper, I , Aste and,”

“Mero will help alongside you!”

Thus the journey to save the universe with Aste and Mero was begun.

### A Momentary Tea Time

Today, I once again played the Astral Melody to save the universe.

The Astral Play affects the Astral Line in order to revive lives. It is easy to get tired because playing takes lots of energy.

It is the message of thanks for the lives I save, and a moment of tea time that help me relieve the fatigued mind and body.

“Lady Kalpa, how about you come down and enjoy some tea with us? Mero~ You come out here too, instead staying in the lab all the time~”

I always become happy when Aste calls for the start of tea time.

“What kind of tea do we have today?”

“Today’s tea is an extract of the medicinal herbs sent by Lady Elaine, who was worried about us catching a cold in the wintery weather.”

“What’s this? Agh, blagh!”

“No, Mero, don’t spit it out! Bitter tea is good for you. Have some more.”

The bitter taste seemed to linger in my mouth. I wanted some sweets to get rid of the taste.

“Eugh, give me some cookies, cookies!”

Mero reached for a cookie as if she felt the same. Wait, that cookie looked familiar.

“Argh! Who put Iris’s cookie here? Eugh!”

Cookies that were made by Iris, the guardian of Virgo. I can still remember the shock I felt when I first ate her cookies.

The tea time ended as such, with Aste trying her best not to laugh while Mero was throwing up, and I watched on with a nervous face.

## Legacy Story

These story entries are introduced in the game since release up until version 1.5.0, before it was revamped in version 2.0.0

**Yggdrasil**
Yggdrasil, the giant life support neck at the center of the universe, scattered 12 seeds of life from the original universe throughout the universe.

Twelve seeds eventually grew and became 12 trees of life, bearing fruit, and the fruits became constellations and formed galaxies.

In each constellation, beings who protect lives and enrich the rhythm of the universe were born.

They created their own culture in their place and prospered the universe and lives.

[BLOCKED], the more the universe prospered, the more [BLOCKED] increased.

Was the will of a transcendent existence intervened? Kalpa, a being who tried to [BLOCKED] the universe, was born.

But in the darkening universe, Kalpa fell asleep…
**Kalpa**
Golden, bright figure as if the light of life is covering and protecting her, and pure and truthful eyes.

She is born to be so kind and mysterious.

She, who loves the universe and love so much, warmly embraces the life that is losing its power with her beautiful melody and makes it alive again.

After having teatime with Aste and Mero by chance, she loved its flavor so much that she can't wait for teatime with them every time.

Before she fell asleep and lost her memory, she tried to [BLOCKED] as usual as she had done in the [BLOCKED] universe, but fell asleep due to [BLOCKED] and the universe fell into the long darkness and lives are losing its power.

Perhaps the reason why she [BLOCKED] was truly for the universe…
**Cookies**
The beautiful melody Kalpa began to play, the light of life slightly started to shine in the universe as if rhythm flows like a smooth wave.
After the end of the music, her surroundings gained power and became what it should look like.

She sighed and felt at peace.

She came back to Pleiades and fell in happiness that she will have tea time with Mero and Aste.

She took a deep breath, thinking of the tea aroma that would make her satisfied like a breeze.

However, she could smell something familiar, but like to be unfamiliar. She thought 'No... this is...'

Heard a clear and warm voice, there, Iris stood with the cookies she baked.

"Kalpa! You're back~ This time I went deep into the woods and there were colorful and pretty mushrooms! So I picked them up and baked cookies with a new recipe! It's an ambitious work I did~ I thought Kalpa must like it so much, so I ran to right here~"

Kalpa asked.

"Where is... Mero and Aste...?"

Iris said.

"It seemed like both of them had just left. I also thought Mero and Aste would be together, so I made a lot of cookies, but they were not here! It's actually strange that I saw them going back to Pleiades but when I visited, they often already went out."

Kalpa said, feeling a bit angry at Mero and Aste, "Aha. Cookies... I'll eat well! Thanks every time, Iris. You don't have to come this far. I want to eat right now, but I am a little tired today. I'll try it later!"

Iris said with joy, "Kalpa, thank you! I was willing to see you eat my cookie with happiness, but you're not feeling well... I'll help you recover from your tiredness! I talked to people in my village today that I'll be back late at night, so it's okay to come and eat cookies together after waiting for your recovery!"

Kalpa was frightened and shouted unconsciously, "N... no! It's okay! I have to go play rhythms again later, so I'll bring the cookies and eat it after that. I will be so good! Ha ha!"

Iris said goodbye to her, worrying about her condition.

She left.

Kalpa sighed and felt at peace.

She took and put the cookies in Mero's room.
**The Bad Dream**
She was in the pitch darkness. She looked around where nothing seemed to be visible.

But, a faint light appeared somewhere, so she quickly ran to there. Light was leaking out of a small hole like a jade bead. She looked beyond that hole. There could be seen the beautiful stars and lives she loves. However, something looks like a man took away life and energy in the universe and absorbed everything.

She tried to play her beautiful melody in order to counter attack about the destruction, but she couldn't make a voice or pick up an instrument to play. The being, as if laughing at her actions, increased the speed of destruction.

She yelled and opened her eyes. Was it a dream? When she opened her eyes, Mero threw a hammer at the wall and said, actually startled, "Kalpa! Jeez, you were oversleeping! Why suddenly shout? I thought of being deaf!"

Aste looked at Mero and scolded her, "When the hell would you fix your speech habit!".

She smiled and relaxed at the usual situation of the two and the fragrant aroma of tea flowing into her nose.

## Dialogue

### Main Menu and Profile

* "Shall we play?"
* "Watching dying stars, my heart goes broken. I should play a melody of life."
* "I still feel tired from waking up."
* "Tea time already?! (Heart beat)"
* "Oh, need some talks? tea and cookies must be together!"
* "It is time to taste delicious cookies~"
* "Let's have tea time and have a talk!"