Corco

## Birth and Childhood

As a child, Corco was just about the opposite of Anguis. He clung to Floppa and Aelurus rather often and wouldn't do anything without his parents' approval. He didn't ask his parents for much besides toys in the beginning, but he actively looked for entertainment. Corco would often gaze at the structures down in the human world's cities and think about what made them look so fancy - to him, even the most basic of buildings seemed like a work of art. And so, Corco decided to become an engineer when he grew up. As he matured, he'd start to ask for building tools and supplies to explore the possibilities.

Sometimes, Corco would get hurt by accidentally doing something he wasn't supposed to do, which was a bit of a problem. Medella would heal him up, but having to continuously do so made her a bit tired of her brother's shenanigans. She asked Floppa to teach Corco about engineering because *clearly* he didn't know the basics. As a result, Floppa handed Corco over to the research lab's engineering department, hoping that he'd pick up some things from them. Corco winded up becoming significantly better at tinkering, and he also was able to realize his plans for the future while working at the lab.

## Teenage Years

Corco's skill level increased at a somewhat alarming rate - things that were complicated for experts could easily be manipulated and made simple by Corco. Soon, all sorts of people came to him for advice, and the newbie who'd been of no interest to anyone soon became the star of the engineering department. Every engineer aspired to be as good as Corco, if not better. However, some were jealous of Corco, and soon enough they decided to give him a project he couldn't possibly complete. They persuaded the higher-ups to start work on a new and improved portal that would defend against the troublesome Anomaly: Pitt Spore, the Parasite. (RILES just wasn't good enough.)

All seemed to be going well for Corco at first - he immediately had a plan for the portal and he'd already started to put it into motion. However, as the haters predicted, there was one material he just couldn't acquire without risking a life: the nectar of an eversleep flower, which could only be safely acquired in the Underworld. Sneaking into the Underworld would be impossible. The security there was extremely tight and any Underworld newcomer would be checked thoroughly, maybe even stalked. The task would be impossible without a Nocti assisting him, which was just about blasphemy - what sort of holy being would cohort with such a diabolical creature? As a result, Corco decided to look for a replacement in the human world instead...

## Adulthood

After several years of searching, Corco hadn't found anything that could come close to the power of the eversleep flower. His coworkers still supported him, but they stopped coming to him for help as much - it was clear that Corco only wanted to work on the portal and nothing else. However, it was clear that Corco would be unable to obtain the material he needed - despite polishing his creation to the point of near perfection, it was still useless without the eversleep flower's nectar. It was on one of his expeditions in the human world that he met his second wife, Tsugi. It was love at first sight, but they wouldn't get married until later.

Anyways, Tsugi happened to be an Underworld regular, and with her help, Corco managed to obtain the nectar. After several years of work, he was finally able to finish the creation that he had worked on for so long. It was implemented in the normal portals' place, and RILES was rearranged to fit the new connections. After a while, Corco met two other people that he liked, and he married them (never thought I'd say *that*) and also had children. Slowly, Corco's life went back to normal, and engineers came to him for ideas and help again. Eventually, when the Chaos Revolution happened, Corco created several new items that would assist Caelum in the fight against Inanis.