Hephorus Vergahn/Volume I

Hephorus Vergahn ◇ **Volume I** ◇ Full Family ◇ Personality ◇ Relationships

This is Hephorus Vergahn's history in Volume I.

## Chapter I

Hephorus is the third point-of-view protagonist to appear. He is present at the amusement park with Oakina and Daithine Bioud Demyx. When Daithine tells Oakina she wants to go on the Ferris wheel, Hephorus teases her by calling her a 'scared coal.' Oakina scolds Hephorus about his behavior, and he apologizes, embarrassed. He tells Daithine that he gets to choose the next two rides if they go on the Ferris wheel, which she approves this agreement. He then runs off with Daithine to the Ferris wheel, scaring Oakina.

They are confronted by Oakina, who remind Daithine and Hephorus not to stress her out too much due to her being pregnant. Hephorus asks Oakina where the child came from, to which she awkwardly dismisses him. Hephorus forgets about this when he notices the Ferris wheel stopping, and excitedly alerts Daithine.

## Chapter II

He is sitting on the Ferris wheel with Daithine. He teases Daithine, asking if she was scared. Despite her denying this, Hephorus can tell, and further teases Daithine. The two then wave down at Oakina, who is standing by the ride's gate. After, Hephorus asks Daithine when her sibling was going to be able to play with them. Daithine responds in a few years, which leaves Hephorus devastated. He asks Daithine to tell her sibling to 'hurry up.'

## Chapter III

A few hours later, Hephorus is sleeping against Oakina on the carriage ride, most likely exhausted from spending the day at the amusement park. Oakina and Daithine speak quietly to not wake him. Later, Hephorus wakes up, and groggily asks Oakina if they were home. She responds that they were almost there, and encourages Hephorus to continue sleeping. He falls asleep shortly after, but is woken up yet again by Daithine's gleeful cries at the snow. He sits beside her and watches the October snow with wonder.

## Chapter IV

After the carriage stops at the Demyx-Vergahn palace, Hephorus hops out of the carriage. He and Daithine chase each other around the carriage. Hephorus stuck his tongue out while trying to catch flurries. He races up the driveway with Daithine up to the front door. When Daithine repeatedly rings the bell, he becomes annoyed and lightly pushes her aside. After the door is opened by Brythan Demyx, Hephorus enters the palace along with Oakina and Daithine.

While Brythan walks the children to bed, Daithine mocks Hephorus about how he dropped a tart on the street and cried. Hephorus angrily denies this. Once passing by his parents' bedroom, Hephorus becomes distant when hearing them argue. When Isira storms out of the bedroom, she hardly glances at Hephorus, which saddens him further. He becomes even more glum when seeing Astram sitting gloomily in the bedroom. Later, Hephorus questions Brythan about Astram being a scared coal regarding his fear of rides. Brythan replies to Hephorus that his father was the exact opposite.

## Chapter VII

After sleeping for an amount of time in his bed, Hephorus wakes up. He wakes up Daithine as well, and urges her to spy on their parents with him. Hephorus questions Daithine about hearing them 'adult talk,' the meaning of adult talk currently being unknown. He hides with Daithine behind the parlor and eavesdrops on the adults. Hephorus is offended when Daithine tells him she is bored and tired. He ignored Daithine, only for her fall asleep against his shoulder.

## Chapter VIII

Hephorus attempts to wake Daithine up another time. After hearing Oakina state she was leaving for bed, Hephorus starts to panic and nudges Daithine until she finally awakens. Before he and Daithine could flee back to their bedroom, they are discovered outside the parlor by Oakina and Brythan. After Astram and Isira also circle around the children, Hephorus becomes increasingly fearful. Oakina signals for him and Daithine to accompany her back to bed. While on their way upstairs, Brythan joins them. When Oakina questions the children about either of them having a nightmare, Hephorus shakes his head. When Oakina starts to show signs of discomfort at her ear, Hephorus grows extremely worried. He, along with Brythan and Daithine, run after Oakina as she goes to the bathroom. Later, after Oakina manages to control herself, Hephorus sighs out of relief. Oakina leads him and Daithine out of the bathroom and towards their bedroom to try to distract them.

## Chapter XI

During the carriage ride to the Brassridge Council Building, he and Daithine stand on a seat and remain silent as they watch the sights in downtown Brassridge. They are advised by Oakina to not stand on the seat, and disappointingly sit down. After the carriage arrives at the council building, Astram lifts Hephorus into his arms. After entering the council building, Hephorus eyes the lobby with awe. When the Diamonds are confronted by Hadena Prisma, she talks sweetly to Hephorus by asking him if he remembered who she was. Hephorus confirms that he does, in fact, remember who she is. After Hadena tells Daithine she can have a sweet-pop, Hephorus voices his desire at having a sweet-pop as well. He is placed onto the ground by Astram and follows Hadena to the receptionist's desk where Flossmoor Remington sits. He asks for a red sweet-pop. He asks to see Daithine's tongue, and giggles at it being dyed blue. Hephorus shows his own tongue to Daithine and questions her whether it was dyed red from his own sweet-pop. He is annoyed by Daithine's responded teases. He is later mentioned by Hadena, who asks Atheon Prisma to look after him and Daithine.

## Chapter XII

Hephorus questions Daithine whether Astram, Oakina, Brythan, and Hadena were adult-talking. After Daithine asks him the same question, he seems to be confused, as he shrugs. After Atheon tells Daithine and Hephorus he is sixteen, Hephorus is awed by this. He is snapped at by Atheon to be quiet, which causes him to become sullen. He is later spotted by Rosanna Noore wandering the lobby with Daithine. He and Daithine later step into an elevator which closes him and Daithine inside. This causes Atheon to panic over the situation and he begins his search for them with Rosanna.

## Chapter XV

He and Daithine exit the elevator and walk down the sixth floor hallway in the Brassridge Council Building. He and Daithine are confronted by a councilor, who asks them about their whereabouts. He reaches for Daithine's hand and both run from the councilor laughing. They run to the staircase and are cornered by Atheon and Rosanna, who express their relief at reuniting with the children. When Atheon suffers from an asthma attack, Hephorus is watching him along with Rosanna and Daithine. He further watches the small dispute between Atheon and Rosanna. After, he, Atheon, and Daithine reassemble with Astram, Oakina, Brythan, and Hadena.

He and the large group head to the lobby. Daithine whispers to him that the councilor was scary. He is asked by a worried Oakina about the councilor. Hephorus is allowed by Astram to get a second sweet-pop, which he is smitten about. He later returns with his sweet-pop and shows it off to Daithine, causing her to become jealous.

## Chapter XVI

He is mentioned in relation to Atheon and Jevelyn Banut's relationship. It is described how as children, Atheon and Jevelyn grew up in the Banut-Prisma palace, inseparable, just like him and Daithine.