4th Apostle

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> "From me is history born."
> "Through me is adaptation achieved."
> "Through my records, does evolution begin."
> "I am God's insight. The forbidden knowledge. The longest Memory."
> "I understand."
>
> - The Memory

The 4th Apostle, the Memory, is one of the 12 Apostles and ancestor to all of monster kind. Her twin is the 3rd Apostle, the Body. The two of them being born together. The Memory trait originates from her. She's also the Apostle lord of Aglaecwif and the monster parent to the MC, if she's encountered at the start of the game.

## Background

The 4th, the Memory, is met at the beginning of the game with her twin, the 3rd. She arrives at Bill's Park after Ella Vulpe gave MC the pill. There she and her twin can be seen approaching him. MC being terrified flees and is given a path he can take. By choosing to go left, he will encounter her waiting for him.

On arrival to the left side, the 4th forces him to halt as she comes towards him. She stands in front of him and begins looking through all of his memories. At the start, she's digging through his mind, the feeling getting worse as she persists, but it stops just short of being painful for him. Sending a flash of emotion through him as she actively avoids hurting him. After she's finished looking through all he has, she extracts herself from his mind before shapeshifting into a more feminine form. She then proceeds to go down on him. As she does this, she injects him with her pink liquid, turning him into her spawn.

After the 4th is finished with MC, she returns to her original form as the 3rd arrives next to her. The twins communicate with each other before turning their attention back to MC. They wait about a minute to confirm that he was successfully infected before they turn to leave. Their bodies liquify before dissolving into nothingness as they return to their plane of existence.

### **Aldain Arc**

When MC invades the Aldain hideout with Alice, he comes across Gerald Palmer. If MC chooses to give into his urges and devour him, he'll receive a message so quiet that he can barely make out. The 4th telling him to eat as he begins to devour. Consuming it all with his devouring tentacle. Locking everything Gerald is and was in a deep dark corner of his mind. His secrets, memories, and mannerisms. Every piece of information stored for whenever he would need it.

Later, after MC transitions to Level 2 fighting Klaus Aldain, the 4th arrives. She observes his battle while he's still in his evolution trance. Their connection being high during the process. She interrupts him after he defeats Klaus. MC referring to her as Mother when he perceived her presence. It is assumed that she wanted him to devour Klaus before Alice Alderman intervened and killed him. After this action, the 4th tells him to devour Alice instead as she's standing in front him. MC however regains his consciousness as his memories, and someone else's flood into himself.

### **Jake Arc + Tiffany Arc**

With Klaus defeated and MC reaching Level 2, the 4th gives him many visions in his dreams over the coming days. First showing herself with her twin before giving him glimpses at monsters. These include M65: Gestas, M46: Wepwawet and The Fairy. The visions end with showing him the 7th Apostle. It's vision alone gives him the strongest reaction and genuinely terrifies him.

**Minyak encounter**

MC begins his hunt for the M22: Minyak with Tiffany Miliken. With his arrival, the starving Minyak is surprised. Describing him as being polluted with ancient power that gives her instinctual terror. His energy primeval in nature and his status being that of which she calls a greater spawn. She attempts to coax him into mating with her. Risking it all to potentially get his seed to produce superior offsprings. Regardless of the effort succeeding or not, she flees with her fellow minyak that arrived during the conflict.

As their fight reaches its climax, the now fused Minyak decides to communicate with MC, reaching out its hand. MC accepts and grasps their hand. They give him information that he requests before beginning to turn feral again. He struggles trying to get them submit. Before they can lash out and go further, they're forced to halt by the 4th. The Minyak coming across her in the hidden link deep within MC's spirit. She makes them bow in deference and drains their power. An action that leaves the formerly fused Minyak depowered and unconscious for him to capture. The whole ordeal ending that easily leaves him bewildered with what exactly happened there.

**Prison Event**

Before arriving at the prison, the 4th alongside the Origin helps MC break Jake Huxley's command over his mind. Saying that they don't bow to the Authority. After MC arrives there and confronts Jake, the 1st Apostle is revealed for the first time, if he fights him. It's here that the 4th briefly appears and exchange words with her fellow Apostle. She pushes back on the 1st influence as their spawn's clash with their power. MC however gives in momentarily and loses the power struggle. This results in MC shooting himself in the head and being defeated by Jake.

**Jake Finale**

A couple days after the prison incident, MC now fully trained and ready to hunt Jake, goes for his target. As their fight breaks out and results in potentially a thousand casualties around them, MC gets the upper hand. Fighting off Jake and the newly arrived clone of Deryl Livermore. After finally exhausting and beating him, MC devours him while Deryl watches on the side while being incapacitated.

As MC kills Jake, he touches his link with the 1st Apostle and is directly sent to the Apostle plane of existence. There, MC encounters several monsters hiding in the darkness as they watch him and several dark towers in the distance. As the MC gets overwhelmed from staring at the towers too long, the 1st Apostle arrives. It pursues him as he flees into the darkness. It eventually catching up to him and forcing him to bow his head. However, before it can do whatever it was planning, the 4th and 3rd arrive. Grabbing their sibling apostle, pulling it beneath the surface of the realm and sending MC back to earth.

With the defeat of Jake and Deryl becoming a monster, MC receives information within his dreams. Depending on his corruption level, the message from them is different. With low amounts, it's incomprehensible to him. However, with high corruption, they tell him to kill his weakness and consume everything at every chance. Not accepting any weakness from him as their end requires it. Absolute power being within their grasp.

### **Hunt for Valravn and Joining HERO**

With MC escaping from the mall, he encounters Valravn. Being sensed as he approaches him. Valravn, however, is surprised upon observing his origins. Saying it's a rare sight to see a spawn of the Memory. He decides to indulge the MC briefly before they fight. Only ending it after the 2nd Apostle descends from his plane. An act that brings Vlaravn joy as he leaves to find his lord.

After that, MC and Deryl met back up with Alice and the newly turned Michael Carlowe. They talk for a bit before discussing how they became superhumans. When it's MC turn, he recounts his encounter with the 4th. Stating that she has a pinkish hue and didn't move to attack him initially. Only digging through his mind without touching him. Looking through everything that he had. Something he can't do without devouring others, currently. He finishes by quickly skimming over the intimate details of their encounter.

### **Battle of the Diamonds**

**Meeting Aglaecwif**

Much later in time, upon beginning the infiltration of Ella's base, MC is presented with a chance of meeting Aglaecwif. If he's a spawn of the 4th, she states how swell it is to meet a fellow offspring. That their great lord travels far and wide. After they have sex, she gives him several kinds of information. Telling him that she has a pure, untainted connection to the 4th and that he's only encountered their avatars when he was turned. She then lets him know that he's a true son to their Apostle, the 4th, before allowing him to destroy Hex portal. Bidding him farewell as she takes care of their newly conceived child.

**Evolution Level 3**

After MC triggers his 3rd evolution, he ascends back to the Apostle plane of existence. If he killed Jake, he vaguely remembers his first visit. Before he can get lose in the sight of the dark towers again, the 4th arrives, causing him to call her mother in surprise alongside the 3rd. Their reunion is interrupted, however, by the arrival of the Origin. It tells him to ignore them as they disappear. Leaving the remaining duo to discuss his path going forward.

With the MC successfully completing his 3rd evolution and defeating Rebis Deryl, he's confronted by Jared Wilson, Cole Yun and Charlie Leicht. During this confrontation, the 4th tells him that he can win against Cole in a fight. A response that leaves Cole bewildered as MC tells him what his mother said. Charlie then interjects and states that they don't have time for this. That the trio of MC, Alice and Deryl are still running high off of their evolutions and their connection to their monster parent is still fresh. MC and the others refuse to let them go so Charlie interferes and stops them with her power.

### **Twins Arc**

**The Saint Artorius Massacre**

**M43 Hunt with Nico**

## Relationships

3rd Apostle

Her twin Apostle. It's unclear what the extent of their partnership is but of the currently shown 12 Apostles, they're the only set of twins that work together. Both seen arriving together for MC's infection and working together to take down the 1st Apostle later. They even appear together for his 3rd Evolution.

MC

Her true son, if chosen. She seems to have some affection towards him as his monster mother. Making sure to not be too rough with him, even though she could if she wanted to. Giving him pleasure before she even infects him. While she does have ulterior motives and expectations for him, she does seem to value him as her spawn.

Aglaecwif

Her Chosen with a pure, untainted connection to her. It's currently unclear what the 4th thinks of her, but Aglaecwif seems to respect her great lord.

Ella Vulpe

Initially, it seemed like the 4th fully accepted Ella. Even going as far as to assist her in the ritual that is assumed to grant her the memory trait upon evolving to level 3. However, when Ella doesn't kill Christie and ultimately leaves the ritual incomplete, she rejects her. Stating that she was mistaken and deemed Ella a failure. Her only use now being for breeding. It is unknown if she still thinks of Ella this way currently.

## Trivia

* While the Apostles are likely genderless, she's referred to as being female. Both in game and in the script.
* Her female form has consistently been the starting screen for the game (as of v0.971).
* When she takes on her female form, her tentacles turn blue to match MC and his mother, Syla, hair color.
* She is referred to as Mother by MC and others that descend from her monster lineage.
* The 4th, along with the 3rd, is stated to be at least 7 ft tall.
* Compared to the 3rd, she's gentler with MC. Actively trying not to hurt him while reading his memories.
* She's shown to be good at using her twin's trait. Being able to shapeshift herself and others.
* She apparently doesn't make spawns often. Valravn showing surprise at MC being one, if she's his monster parent.
* It's revealed that her female form likely took after M43's base form. The monster also having memory powers may point to it being from her line of monsters.