Convergence (Continuance)

> "Those eyes, that see through my very soul, sang to me in an unfamiliar tune. I soon found myself lowering my weapon, and making peace with an enemy whom had butchered my family. Yet I didn't feel coerced, I simply believed it was the right thing to do." - *An unknown soldier at the Great Battle of Pyrous*
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## Convergence

### Other names

The Founder
The Almighty

## Information

### Abilities

Soul Control
Consciousness Injection
Soul Manipulation

### Current holder(s)

Vysagoth (half)
Kiara (half)

### Allegiance

Precursor Empire (through Vysagoth)
TASKFORCE (through Kiera)

**Convergence** also referred to as **The Founder**, is one of the Ten Continuance and considered the most powerful. It is said that the holder of Convergence is the representative of life itself, with every lifeform and consciousness converging on the wielder of this ability.

Convergence, like the other Continuance, is a unique ability that is passed from lifeform to lifeform either directly or indirectly. Like the others, the holder of Convergence is able to tap into surface level neural energy manipulation, granting them a unique ability so powerful that some would come to view it as being "like magic".

Convergence is often associated with the aspects of Balance, neutrality, and peace.

## Shared Continuance Abilities

All Ten Continuance share similar abilities to one another. Once the holder has met the requirements to reach the Active Stage, they will gain access to these shared abilities. The holder will gain the following:

* **Flight** - The holder will no longer be beholden to gravity, allowing them a form of free flight. However, their speed is limited, making this only useful for floating rather than travel.
* **Enhanced traits** - The holder will find their basic traits are slightly enhanced, granting them increased strength, speed and reflexes.
* **Power transference -** The holder is able to transfer their Continuance to another individual by making physical contact. The holder must be willing to pass on the power, and cannot be forced. The Continuance, once transferred will return to its basic state. The holder may also choose to split their power, granting the recipient half of the power, while the holder keeps half as well, in this case, both individuals will receive the Continuance in only one iris.
* **Accelerated healing factor -** The holder will recover from injuries faster than others, will neural energy sealing up and healing wounds almost instantly. Significant injuries or continuous injuries will limit this power however. This ability will not heal decapitations or any injury of similar severity.

### Exceptions

Convergence has one exception to the shared abilities. The remaining nine Continuance all share a 'resistance' to one another, powers can be used on other holders but will not be very effective. Convergence however, has complete immunity to the powers of the other Continuance, preventing them from being used against a holder of Convergence.

## Unique Abilities

### Soul Control (Active Stage)

*Requirement: **None.***
In addition to gaining the standard abilities shared by all other Continuance, the holder will gain access to the initial ability of Convergence, **Soul Read**. This ability allows the holder access to the souls of virtually any sentient living thing. The holder gains the ability to control souls, bending them to their will and forcing them to do their bidding. This could include controlling the actions of living beings, reading their minds or changing their thoughts or opinions. This control is difficult to combat, with only other Continuance holders having a chance against this. The holder is able to implant a command onto a person's soul with this ability, that will activate straight away, continuously or after a certain amount of time has passed.

Although at first, the holder would need to be in proximity to their victim to do this, with training, the holder can use this ability on any individual no matter where they are.

### Consciousness Injection (Evolved Stage)

*Requirement: **None.***
After some time, Convergence will reach the evolved stage, granting the holder the evolved ability of Convergence, **Consciousness Injection**. This ability allows the holder to inject their consciousness into the body of another individual. Like Soul Control, this ability is difficult to fight against, once the holder inserts their consciousness into a body, the victim's consciousness will be repressed and eventually destroyed after time. This ability causes the holder's 'soul' to move (bringing Convergence with it) into the victim's body, leaving their own body as an empty shell. This ability can be used to effectively cheat death, allowing the holder to leave their dying body and enter a healthy body. Additionally, this ability can be used on 'empty' bodies too, such as those of the deceased (although the body must be recently deceased) for this to work.

This ability has a drawback in that, there is a brief period where the holder's consciousness is out of their body but not yet in their victim's, making them vulnerable to disruption or absorption.

Eventually, the holder will be able to evolve this ability further, allowing them to inject their consciousness into multiple targets at once.

### Soul Manipulation (Mastered Stage)

*Requirement: **None.***
After some time, Convergence will reach its final stage, the mastered stage. Which will grant the holder the mastered ability of Convergence, **Soul Manipulation**. This ability gives the holder the a near god-like ability to change, imprison or absorb souls. The effects of this ability are seemingly limitless, and is what gives Convergence the reputation as the most powerful of the Ten.

With Soul Manipulation, the holder is able to:

* **Change a soul**, be that something as simple as the gender, to the race, to the size, to the form. The effects of this are near-limitless, although the holder cannot increase a Soul's power level to that of beyond or near their own.
* **Imprison a soul**, the holder can rip the soul out of an individual's body and trap it into any inanimate object where it will remain. Should that object be destroyed, the trapped soul will be too. Only the holder of Convergence can return a soul from this imprisonment back to the victim's body.
* **Absorb a soul**, the holder is able to rip a soul from an individual's body and absorb it into their own, merging their soul with the victims. Doing this will grant the holder access to every memory and ability the victim's soul had. Once this is done, it cannot be undone. This is a very risky power, as the absorbed soul will also bring the personality and drives of the victim too, potentially changing the holder's soul against their will.

Soul Manipulation within theory, lacks a range, and can be done to any lifeform within the holder's Universe no matter where the victim is. Additionally, once the mastered stage has been obtained, the other abilities of Convergence will lose their restrictions too.

## History

Like the other Ten, little is known about how Convergence *truly* came to be. According to the myths and legends, the Ten Continuance were unique traits that evolved in the members of the first species in the multiverse. This unnamed species was said to have done battle against the full fury of the fledging multiverse, as it attempted to wipe life out.

The first recorded appearance of Convergence was on the planet Titan. An Ancient Titan Warrior-King, Æthelmenbrand, was said to have appeared at the Great Battle of Pyrous with "eyes ablaze with an emerald hue". It is said that he spoke with a booming voice that echoed over the miles-long battlefield so that every soldier could hear, and his very words forced the bitter enemies to put down their arms and find peace.

The next time Convergence appeared, it was taken by the Precursor Empire when they invaded Titan and brought them into their trans-galactic empire. The First Councillor of the Precursor Empire, Vysagoth, was fascinated by the rumours of Convergence and had it taken from the leader of The Keepers. A group of Titans that each held one of the Ten. Unlike the other Continuance that had been taken by the Empire in the peace agreement, Vysagoth decided to use Convergence himself. Vysagoth is said to have used the power of Convergence to firmly cement his rule and ensure that he lead the Precursors for as long as he desires. Due to the nature of Convergence, all follow him willingly without believing they are being controlled or coerced.

However, Vysagoth's eternal rule did not proceed as he would've liked. He grew increasingly weary of his own mortality, and sought many ways to extend his life, each to no avail. He desired a successor, someone like-minded who could continue his work. He chose one of the unborn artificial precursors. When she came of age, Vysagoth took custody of her and began to tutor her to become his perfect successor. After a century of work, he came to the conclusion that the only way for her to cement herself would be if she wielded Convergence, however Vysagoth was unwilling to part with the power he now had, so instead, he split Convergence into two halves. He gave one half to his would-be successor, Sienna and kept half for himself.

Due to the disappearance of the Precursors, it is currently unknown who currently wields Convergence, as if Sienna and Vysagoth have perished, then Convergence will transplant into a random lifeform somewhere in the same Universe as them.

## Known wielders

* Æthelmenbrand (First known wielder)
* Vysagoth (Full, later half)
* Sienna (Half)
* Leader of The Keepers
* The Farmer (Briefly)