Cybele

Cybele is the mysterious and powerful leader of the occult collective known as S.I.N.

## Cybele

### Relatives

Gaia (Sister), Kronos (Nephew), Pandora (Niece), Kari (Niece - deceased)

## Origin

*"She herself is uncreated, and thus essentially separate from and independent of her creations."*

Cybele (alongside her sister Gaia and peer Kronos) were part of a group of Titans from a different dimension. During a destructive and cyclical war known as the Titanomachy, Kronos was forced to commit a serious ‘war crime’ unlike ever before. Feeling remorseful, Kronos persuaded the magical sisters Cybele & Gaia to generate a path to leave the dimension permanently and start a new life elsewhere - breaking the cyclical war forever.

The trio would arrive in the past. The new dimension also seemed to dampen their powers; which persuaded the trio to live in secret and avoid the failings of their past life. Gaia & Kronos grew closer over the years, free from the violence and able to pursue a romance with each other.

While her sister longed for normality, Cybele had touched power during their escape across dimensions - and wanted to chase it even more. Cybele grew more distant from her sister. The trio would separate through the ages, with the couple chasing ‘normality’ and Cybele embracing her magical origins. Although happy to be freed from the eternal war they were fighting, part of Cybele longed for the power they once held.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

Access to immense mystical abilities; with seemingly no limits to their reach

## S.I.N.

As she progressed through life alone, Cybele was given control over the collective known as the Seats of Infinite Nights. Although initially an effort to revisit her past life, this proved unfruitful, and Cybele settled into the role - protecting the worlds of the everyday and the occult from each other; standing as guardians on the door of the two. With such a monumental task - Cybele became one of the most entrusted beings across our known dimension. However this role demands a viewpoint that does not always stick to the classic ideology of 'good'; being more about balance between the worlds. This allows Cybele to cross boundaries that many chose not to, always understanding what needs to be done to do her job correctly.

One of her first acts as the leader of SIN was to eliminate bureaucracy and tradition that had built up over centuries; wanting to streamline the collective for the future. This caused mass outcry from many who had dedicated their lives and bloodlines to SIN, particularly a longstanding order of protectors known as The Willing. This launched an all out war between SIN (now only represented by Cybele) and The Willing; in which she came out victorious. From this point onwards - nobody questioned her methods.

## Agents of S.I.N.

Cybele restructured S.I.N. in a much more dynamic way - choosing individual agents to serve underneath her and allowing her more freedom in choosing powerful allies. The agents were usually super-powered individuals (or regular humans) that found themselves shunted from everyday life for whatever reason. She continued with this process for decades, continually introducing new agents and losing others either through death in action, retirement or disappearance. Having a consistent flow of agents into the ranks made the collective much more impactful on high-level threats, but also on smaller situations that agents could deal with individually without being wrapped up in the inner of workings of SIN. Over time Cybele would grow attached to certain agents, building relationships with them despite her best intentions. Her core team eventually consisted of Wanderer, Mesa & Teardrop (which Cybele saw as the perfect balance of Air, Earth & Water - with herself being the Fire).

## Curveball

From her position outside of normal time restraints, Cybele grew colder towards humanity and the needs of emotions, finding comfort in her team alone. Even when she heard of the death of her sister and her family; she decided not to act, as it fell outside the remit of S.I.N. proper. However after this event, she took intense interest in the surviving twins (her niece & nephew) and watched their lives develop. During the events of the Night of the Netherworlders; the family was ripped apart again when Kaia was killed in action. Surprisingly even to herself, this broke Cybele's heart and she acted on instinct - resurrecting the young superhero to join her mission with S.I.N.