Rafael Aeita

Sun King

Raffie (by Zaida, Mirzin)

Rayin Thersyn, half brother

Naylen Thersyn, half sister

Marintha, foster mother/aunt

Layla Jones, foster mother/aunt

Mirzin, spouse

Rosa, adopted daughter

Arine, child

A kind man, raised partly on Earth 2059, mostly in the Munae reality.

## Series 1

His mother, Stella, was a half-human/munae hybrid, but during her stay in the Munae reality, she gained the Acanthic favor of the goddess, and was gifted with a child formed from a part of her essence and the essence of the Munae she'd been staying with, Karyic. She initially is unsure of whether or not he's her child, but chooses to take care of him anyway.

When Stella ends up back in Earth 2059, she accidentally brings him with her. Though she refuses to explain where she got the child from, she also chooses to take care of him as her own child, despite being only 17 years old at the time.

He does not have a name at this point, so Stella's friends get together and brainstorm a name for him, eventually landing on Rafael, as his nickname can be Riff-Raff.

Raf grows up sickly, and is frequently in and out of doctor's offices. Stella worries for him near-constantly, and when he is about 2 years old, Niki tells her that the reason he keeps getting is sick because the laws of order absolutely forbid interactions between Munae and humans. Most Munae-human hybrid children didn't survive to the age of 5, and if kept on Earth 2059, it was unlikely that Raf would live for much longer. Desperate, Stella decides to try any and everything to save her son.

She learns that Jake had been running from Crisalin, and lures Crisalin to Earth 2059 via a well-placed, temporary breach between realities. There, Crisalin tears a hole between realities in order to hunt down Sunny, which Stella then uses to transport her and her son to Munae.

After Stella begins her quest to become a Complete-Soul, Raf is mostly taken care of by the two other queens of the Munae thrones, Marintha and Layla.

## Series 2

Raf is now the Sun King of Munae, ruling alongside Marintha, Layla, and Darren, who all have their various personal problems that leave him with virtually all the responsibility. He meets Mirzin at a party thrown by Zaida, who he had known since his younger school-days. The two of them hit it off immediately, and are soon each other's closest friends. Raf began to sneak out every night to visit Mirzin, and the two of them spend most of the night talking and watching movies or tv shows. Raf tells Mirzin about growing up virtually alone; the weight of responsibility on his shoulders near constantly; and his conflicted feelings toward his mother. Mirzin tells Raf about their life as a fae; the expectations Fate holds for them; and the feeling that they're doing something wrong by choosing to live and do their work in a different reality. Eventually their relationship deepens, though neither of them want to put a label on anything. They add cuddling to their late night talks, and everything feels natural in a way that makes Raf glad that he'd chosen to go to that party.

They eventually become partners, and Mirzin moves into the Zazint, where the rest of the Munae royalty live. They become somewhat of an informal advisor to Raf, and in return he showers them with love and affection.

When Ash shows up with Rosa, Raf immediately agrees to take her in. Initially, Mirzin is unsure about the adoption, but they warm up to Rosa soon enough, and come to care for her as their own child. When the goddess grants yet another Acanthic favor in the form of Arine, the two of them are overjoyed, and Raf vows to do everything he can to protect and help his family.