Kanon

WIP

## Abilities

### Physical Strengths

What's left of her body seems pretty well-strung together, even if she needs support to walk

### Magical Strengths

Control over sound, certain kinds of flowers, and precious minerals as well as limited control over corpses; also able to travel through places with open earth

### Weapons

Pieces of gemstone that she can summon up

## Relationships

### Relationship Status

Star/ry in the past, Currently N/A

Kanon is a goddess of piano, music theory, and death. She usually is found hidden away in her domain with her dragon assistant, Runa.

## Appearance

**Pre-Corruption**

Kanon's original appearance was a near copy of her mortal one. Her platinum-blonde hair was more or less straight and ended at her lower back. Hair-clips shaped like the Roman Numerals 'I', 'V', and 'X' kept her bangs swept to the side. Her skin was fair, and she wasn't particularly athletic or tall. For the most part, she was kept indoors. Her fingers were slender due to years of piano practice.

Some things that did change were her eye color, as well as her manner of dress. She found herself in the strapless ballgown she had worn for her last recital, the color of which had seemingly leaked into her irises as well. It was slimmer than a typical ballgown, as she had needed to be able to both sit on the bench and feel for the piano pedal. A lighter band, covered in x-shaped stitches, began at her collar before stopping up at the skirt. The layers of the skirt were generally lacy, colored in a paler hue of rose. She also wore pale pink elbow gloves and flats of the same color.

**Corruption**

As Requiem, most of the flesh on her body rotted away. Her jawline was exposed, and one of her eyes was reduced to an empty socket. Her arms and legs - from elbow-down and knee-down respectively - became skeletal. Her fingers elongated, taking on a claw-like appearance.

The color from her body drained away completely. Her hair became pure white, her skin an ashy gray, and her clothing varying shades of black. Only her remaining eye retained color, glowing with red light. Her dress and general appearance became ragged and worn.

**Post-Corruption**

Kanon has regained some of the color she had lost. Her hair has returned to blonde, though it is still rather unkempt compared to her original state. A series of black gemstones line the back of her head as a replacement for her old numeral hairpins. Her skin is starting to grow back as well. Apart from her empty eye and the holes on the side of her mouth, her face has recovered from her corruption. Her limbs, on the other hand, haven't made much progress. Her skin is also still an unhealthy shade, even if it has returned to a more human color.

Replacing her tattered ballgown is a more casual, off-shoulder dress with a ruffled collar. While still black, shining gold highlights line the sleeves and hems in an attempt to match the unaffected portion of her domain. A black flower, similar in shape to a stargazer, rests in the goddess's hair as well. Additionally, she's cast off any sort of footwear and now prefers to walk around barefoot. A fine coating of dust or dirt on her person is not uncommon, something which might be due to her newfound penchant for digging through earth.

## Personality

As a mortal, she was a very outgoing and amicable girl. She loved to meet and befriend others, and kept up a cheerful demeanor in order to do so. It was tiring, but like with her other interests she poured all her effort into maintaining it. She acted with confidence and rarely looked back. It was her belief that it was better to live in the moment. She often tried to skip past difficulties or rough patches and distracted herself when negative feelings reemerged.

After her resurrection into a deity, she withdrew into herself. She became quiet, more occupied with batting her thoughts from her head than with talking with others. In fact, the first century of her deityship was spent playing the piano in solitude. She kept herself busy to avoid facing anything at all. It was only after that period that she ventured out and finally introduced herself to her fellow deities. Now a meek, clueless girl, she stumbled around with none of her previous enthusiasm.

Her corruption emphasized the negative aspects of her nature. It took away Kanon's wish to distract herself from the past, and Requiem was an unabashed mourner as a result. She became reliant on the words of others, believing she needed to follow what was expected of her or else tragedy would follow. Requiem heard of the destruction that corrupted deities like her had committed, and decided to match them. She followed her fellow CDs like a lost puppy.

Kanon currently is drifting back towards the personality she had as a mortal. She remains a bit shy and uncertain, but she tries to be as open as she was before. Her experience with corruption also forced her into remembering and learning from her past. She knows that she'll be harboring feelings from it for a long time - possibly forever - but the least she could do is shape up and help prevent others from going through what she did as a human.

## Abilities

While not related to her status as a deity, she retained her expertise with the piano from when she was a human. However, now that the flesh is gone from her hands, she’s unable to play. You need muscles for a lot of things as it turns out.

Kanon has the ability to control sound. Common uses include changing the volume of her voice or other sounds created by her, such as claps and snaps. She can also make sounds appear in places that her voice normally wouldn't reach (ex. directly in a person's ear) for easier communication or distraction.

A chunk of her power can be used to brand a person with a Roman numeral. This marks them with her protection, but doesn't give enough to the point where they can use her powers. "Protection" entails giving Kanon knowledge of the receiver's whereabouts and allowing her to heal them if need be. The mark basically serves as a funnel for Kanon's magic. The mark can also be used to summon that person next to Kanon.

While unintentional, the marks of protection can only be removed through the receiver's death. Additionally, the magic returns to the killer, and not to Kanon directly. A certain fox spirit has taken advantage of this fact to snatch away almost half of the magic given to the Thirteen. Kanon remains unaware of this.

As a goddess of death, walking over areas where people are buried may cause the remnants of their body to rise out of the earth. This isn't an ability she can currently control. She tries to get Runa to carry her whenever she's worried about accidentally animating someone. Kanon can also travel quickly between places with an ample amount of open earth. She's unsure how it works, but it's akin to swimming. Provided that one doesn't let go of her, she can also bring other people along. She has other powers related to earth as well: certain species of flowers can bloom with her help and she can influence precious minerals to come to the surface. She doesn't really carry weapons, but a chunky chunk of gemstone typically works well as a projectile.

## Domain

Kanon's domain is located in an alternate plane of reality. Only she can create entryways into her domain, though not all portals are made intentionally. An entrance to her domain from Forengard usually looks like an inky black tear in the air, with golden particles surrounding it.

Due to the darkness surrounding every corner, it's impossible to distinguish the sky from the ground. Oddly enough, there's still enough light to see, despite the lack of an obvious source. The feeling one might get travelling through is the same as being outside on a warm, summer night. The only thing in this area is a winding path is outlined by golden particles, more of which bounce every which way throughout the room. The particles range from the size of a pebble to a grain of sand. The path disappears abruptly into a doorway similarly outlined in particles.

Passing through it leads to a wide amphitheater. The difference in lighting is almost jarring: Dusty light appears cold compared to the warmth of the chamber before, as it almost seems like any color has been stripped from the surroundings. Thanks to the moonlight entering from a gap in the ceiling, it's clear that the room has been carved from the walls of a cave. A sloping wall has been chiseled into a formation resembling theater seats, and a raised platform has been formed using the cave's other side. On the platform rests a white grand piano. Kanon dusts this piano often, but has not been able to play it as of late.

## Relationship

**Selene |** Her best friend from when she was still mortal. She was her only friend up until the final year of Kanon's life, and her death was a major factor in Kanon's own death.

**Chanty |** One of the first deities she met after her resurrection. Due to a bit of tomfoolery on the other's part, Kanon didn't see the other goddess as much more than a troublemaker, remaining unaware of the other's ability to plant thoughts into mortal's minds. She is, however, a bit curious about how quickly they became 'friends', and has realized that the other's voice is a bit familiar to her.

**The Thirteen |** A failed attempt at acting like a goddess. The Thirteen was a group of people that Kanon thought of as particularly lonely. She tried to use her magic to bring them together, and in the process left her domain for the first time in a century. All the magic she used left her susceptible to corruption though, and in the end only the deaths of several members of the Thirteen was able to restore her to normal. Several, including Calidi, Mirai, Avantina, and Jhaagiarna, are still alive, but a majority have been killed. Kanon tries to visit them often in the Underworld.

**Runa |** An assistant she hired in an effort to get her life together again. Shortly after

**Star/ry |** The two were great friends that branched into romantic partners, though things went downhill after Kanon's corruption. Star/ry has since disappeared into a separate realm, and Kanon has tried not to think about them-- after all, it doesn't seem like they're ever coming back.

**Bex |** After chasing down a rat sorcerer together, the two of them have become fast friends. At least, Kanon hopes so. She likes them quite a lot.

**Percy |** oh a rat

## Misc.

* Her human name was Katya
* She was made into a goddess by the deity Vertigo, though she's unaware of the fact and believes she was resurrected by an ambrosia flower
* She was originally a reference to a character named Kaede Akamatsu. She's diverged quite a bit