Cooper

*“Words are nothing. ...But then, why can they hurt?”*

## Relationships

Copper - Friend

Sandra - Friend

Tyche - Friend

Sparky - Friend

Sparkle - Previous co-worker

## Ability Overview

**Celestial Denial:**Ability to deny something sacred, godlike, holy, satanic, of it’s powers and rights.

Access to The Terminus of Realism

**Secondary abilities:**

Terminus Sideffect: Discernment

Celestial Denial: Wave Manipulation

## General Bio

I can’t remember much, but as a child, some men found and took me in for study since apparently I was an unusual creature. “A child encased in crystal., we were to take it, examine it, and save it... However when we did, we found not a child- but a youkai with no home to go back to.” One of the scientists said. I took a liking to the studies and the scientists, it was there that I began to manipulate light and sound waves. Although, I can’t remember anything that would have made me do so... whether this was a result of part of the scientists experiments, an accident in the lab, or a natural ability. I loved speaking with the them all the time, so much kowledge on science and engineering. But, uh... nothing of humans. I never really learned how to deal with every day situations or socialize well, but that would have been boring anyway.

Apparently the funding stopped for some reason. No longer did they have the resources to take care of me, and i was sent back into the boring ocean. One of the scientists had told me to go south to where there were villages who avoided inhuman creatures.... they said, they had... wanted me to be safe. And apparently, there, I would be left alone from humans.

Eventually, I became bored of just living in the ocean and decided to search for some new knowledge. I became lost but it was better than that vast nothingness. Into a villiage with strange little dogs I wondered and met another inhuman creature, who had been more intelligent than those I have encountered before. They had taught me how to condense light into constructs, teaching me that, that thing called “Reverie” was vital for mastering magic. It was when I was lost and not looking for answers which I found them... and realized that answers are everywhere. But I had finally found a challenge in the village- a problem the youkai had which I could solve!!! I had to, by any means. A problem that made my heart pound, the answer would surely find something new.

I found the village library and researched more, finding answers to a place where “Dying gods” known as Terminus’ existed... These Terminus’ contained groups of dieties that were long forgotten. Yes.. I knew then- which one I had to find. I HAD to find the Terminus of Realism- the rulers of this world, who must have known everything. I left the village, in search of the Terminus. I searched using this knowledge I found in some Bio: books in the library that were locked away. And thus, I began on my journey. Once I found them- the shrine of the dying gods, I had to get past some of the protectors though. It wasn’t much of a problem. I wasn’t sure how to communicate to the Terminus so I called for them, offering them a deal- the same one which the youkai magician had said she made with the other Terminus. The Terminus was called the terminus of Realism. Once infused with the Terminus- finally, I had obtained the most valuable tool in all of science and research. I rushed back, eager to test my- our limits.

To the sick youkai, whom I had promised to save. Using the Terminus of Realism and my magic, I created a new heart. The Terminus expanded, the Realism itself seemed to have distorted, my light magic completely... changed into something odd. Everything was not as it is. Was this... the power of the Terminus, or of me? I may have done it but.... I myself am unsure of how I was able to do it. This... this complete mystery, this beautiful defilement of Realism itself, is my greatest achievement. That moment, I vowed to figure out how I did it and what it really was- all the mysteries related to the heart I had created. I would solve them. .... what, really.... Was my power?

Eventually, the pact with the Dying Gods, known as the Terminus of Realism, became so strong that it enabled me to have an ability called Discernment. Including a slight ability to predict future events. Ugh, but however as soon as humans intervene, my calculations become unreliable. This discernment also gave me the ability to be ... abnormally aware of my environment.

Never did I know, that following my desires, and wanting to share my knowledge, would attract unwanted attention. Who could I trust? All I want to do... Is keep learning. Upon hearing that I had created a weapon of Mass destruction, I was sought out by the Quadrigon Corporation, which at first I refused and threatened to fight back. Why should they be different from any others? All blind fools who didnt care for science itself, but what it could to for THEM. It angered me greatly when people admired my ability for that weapon, an insult! Anyone could create a weapon of mass destruction, ANYONE. However, an artificial heart that bent reality as we know it.... Now that, is something great. Somthing only I could do. Quadco was different though. They agreed to fund me, and give me a place to work and learn. To use my knowledge... to build a new world? Well, don’t really care about that. However, if that helps me learn more about our current one, then I’ll do whatever it takes. Still hesitant, I went with them. I was introduced to who would be something called a “boss”, his name was Morty, and he was head of the research and experimentation division. Once I learned more about how engineering and electricity worked, it got boring. What if we didn’t need to use electricity, what if there was more? But I somehow upset him by thinking that. Apparently a boss was something I was supposed to listen to. A word was supposed to change how we act? He asked me: “Why is a magician a scientist? It’s such a disgrace.” And to that, I replied “...People ask why a youkai magician cares about science. Of course I do. You- you all who don’t use magic know everything about yourselves. I don’t. I want to find out what it is that I really I am.” Since then, I’ve been doing my own work here, still checking up with Morty from time to time and trying not to stray too far from what they wanted me to do. ....Or find an excuse to relate what I was doing to it. When we moved buildings to Gexin City, it seemed that the youkai I had met a while ago was working across the street. I was able to verify, then, that the heart indeed had most of my calculated side effects. However along with some uncalculated ones. Still, I wanted to know really why I had Wave Manipulation. How did I get that power, why such a specific one? Even the researchers I grew up with couldn’t figure it out. I want to finish their work. Why can I do this? How did I create that Artificial Heart?