Tethers

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Tethers, also known as **Catalysts** and **Vanikin**, are organisms born with half of a Vani's soul. They are what allow the Vani to exist on distant planets and enact their attacks.

## Overview

Back when the genocide missions started, the Omni attempted to halt the advances of the Vani by closing links off to entities without a soul. The Vani, however, were able to find a loophole with this in the form of tethers. By using these beings, the Vani were able to bypass the soul barrier and continue their mission.

Who becomes a tether is determined at birth and by random chance. Initially, the Vani is unaware of who their tether is. They must find them manually by meditating to track down the one with the other half of their soul. Once they see the tether, they will immediately know who it is. Tethers themselves, on the other hand, will rarely find out about their status.

Due to owning a part of a Vani's soul, tethers are able to use a weaker version of their Vani's magic. As such, many Vani will use their tethers in their attacks. Should their Vani die, then the tether will be able to claim the other half of the Vani soul and strengthen their magical powers. Inversely, if a tether dies, then their Vani will be flung back to Kraizenlain. Tethers will always be killed at the end of a mission.

## Characteristics

The tethers in Vanishing World are all humans who typically possess a proficiency in a certain field or subject. They are usually young in age, though there are exceptions like Carol Liu, who is said to be in her senior years. Their designs are based off Vocaloids- typically the ones they're voiced by. All tethers will also have the same eye color as their Vani's tanja.

While the only known tethers as of now are all humans, they can technically be any species.

## Relationship with Vani

As they are typically viewed only as means to enact attacks, many tethers have unhealthy relationships with their Vani. With younger tethers such Kaylee or Patch, they may be isolated from human contact and raised by the Vani. For others, manipulation may be involved, like how Alatori disguised himself as a human girl to get close to Elliot and let their guard down. Other Vani-like Morzogo- may use mind control to make their tethers do their bidding. Vani will usually at most protect their tether, but only to keep themselves from being ejected from the planet they're trying to attack.

However, there are some positive relationships between Vani and their tethers. While Deneko may have been a negative influence on Katrina, the two got along incredibly well, and Deneko was severely impacted by her death. Bellojey and Bahati also appear to get along relatively well, and the two even affectionately call each other "My queen" and "My king".

## List of Tethers

* Kaylee Tagetes (Xelzerin)
* Mavra Kamenev (Morzogo)
* Patch (Insinera)
* Katrina Giyatiene (Deneko)
* Elliot Kingsley (Alatori)
* Megan Luvzik (Luktreal)
* Ágata Tufão (Zatakva)
* Tether 8 (Baltzival)
* Tether 9 (Ohazia)
* Tether 10 (Noktakaze)
* Charlotte Kingsley (Zahalkro)
* Bahati Tavares (Bellojey)
* Kalkori's Tether (Kalkori)
* Target (Brayziel)
* Carolina Villas (Sychrillo)
* Adelheid Sollein (Eeshiolli)
* Carol Liu (Lwozendo)
* Seul-ki Han (Argoval)
* Rikki & Tikki (Pypilawa)