Cognatio

## Birth and Childhood

A couple of decades after 69's birth, Cognatio came into existence as well. The shift in the galaxy was subtle, but still somewhat noticeable to people who were used to detecting slight changes in their surroundings. Back then, 69 was unable to detect Cognatio's presence because the effect he had on the galaxy was much greater when compared to that of his younger brother. Had he known of Cognatio's birth, he would've gone to greet him, but the universe had other plans. And so, Cognatio's existence went unnoticed.

Cognatio didn't have a lot of magic power. He had enough to be able to cast a major spell or two, but that would sap away at his magic power a lot. However, he was undeterred in his plans to strengthen his magic, and so he refined it to a point where he could cast powerful spells without using up too much of his magic power. Soon after, he realized that it took a toll on his health. As a result of this, Cognatio started to focus more on his physical strength instead so he could control the state of decay which his body was going through.

## Teenage Years

Cognatio was finally able to make his way to Earth after Floppa fought back against 69 and triumphed over him. At first, he cautiously approached Floppa, but he found that Floppa probably wasn't the best of people to approach, considering that he had just fought a hard-won battle and wasn't exactly very trusting. And so, he bided his time and waited until he met 69, who didn't really trust him either but eventually came around and allowed Cognatio to stay with him. At first, 69 thought of Cognatio as a tool to defeat Floppa with, but as time passed he eventually became fond of his younger brother.

It was also then that Cognatio discovered that his affinity was not heat magic, as he'd originally thought, but was actually compensation magic - which means that if a place was devoid of a certain thing, then Cognatio could bring said thing into existence. However, its abilities were limited, for Cognatio wasn't a True mage. More determined than ever to strengthen his magic skills, Cognatio launched himself back into training - although, for a different purpose this time. However, he kept this a secret from 69 because Cognatio felt that he wanted to keep this (supposedly) minor detail to himself.

## Adulthood

When 69 created Inanis, Cognatio helped with the planning. He designed the government with a little bit of advice from 69. Cognatio also designed a major marketplace named the Underworld, which wasn't part of the Market District due to the Noctis who ran it behind the scenes - the Levitating Mafia. Cognatio took a handful of Noctis whom he could trust and left them with the responsibility of commanding the Levitating Mafia and said Noctis report to him every month or so. Every so often, Cognatio makes some adjustments to leadership roles.

Cognatio had also cleared out a section of Inanis, planning to add a research building, but he decided against it. He decided that the Noctis were too unruly to follow instructions and were more likely to fool around than actually do research. And so, this cleared plot of land was abandoned, for Cognatio had nothing else he wanted to add, but eventually it became the place we know as the Slumbering Ruins. Funnily enough, Cognatio was the person to start this up, albeit unknowingly: he had accidentally scattered some specks of magic from a dying star, and as a result, those bits of magic had grown in the hope that the main body would be saved.