Story Of Teyo

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### "*Shit*. *I don't have much longer... but I will give this my all and hope someone finds it."*

*"Teyo. It all began with her. At the time, I had no idea how perfect she would turn out. Hell, I didn't even know if it would work at all. My name is Elyana, and and this is the last story I will ever tell."*

*"I can't say now why I did any of this. Maybe it was really just a gift. Maybe it was to protect my daughter against the world. Or perhaps, I just did it for the hell of it. Who can really say for sure now? All I know now, as I lay here dying... that she is perfect... and Haru will know what to do with her. My final act as their mother was to bring them together... and I have succeeded."*

*"You see, Teyo isn't a human. If you saw her, you would think that was obvious. She began as just an idea, but now she is a perfect blend of divine magic, and human science. She is the only one of her kind and cannot be duplicated. If only I could see her when she grows up...................................... Oh well..."*

*"Where do I begin? Probably with what Teyo is. Teyo is an artificial being that I created with some help. She is made of unique materials and a precisely forged soul. None of which I am proud to say how I obtained... She is special though. She may be a little robotic organism, but she can evolve! She can grow and learn and become so much more than she is. All of this now, I leave to Haru. With her natural instinct, and her Bond with The Ascendant... I know I made the right choice."*

*"Teyo is made up of the most advanced circuitry and servos this world has ever seen. They are literally hundreds of years ahead of their time. Uh.... you see... they're from the future. I know it sounds crazy... but it's true. I happen to know and be allied with a certain individual who can time travel. Eh... I suppose that isn't technically correct. My... associate is able to move herself through time streams and time lines. To obtain the core materials I needed... she merely went to where they would be in the future and stood there. She sped up her....." \****coughs***\* "Sorry. Her personal time speed to one hundred thousand times the normal amount and 'acquired' the things I needed."*

*"Next is possibly the most important part of Teyo. 'Living Metal.' In our current universe and time... it would be impossible to create or understand what it is. This was the hardest to obtain... I had to find a Cherubim in The Overworld who would help... I some how wound up convincing him and he performed a 'dimension transfer' as he called it. This allowed us to show up in an alternate version of Terran that was possibly hundreds of thousands of years ahead of us technology-wise. It took me nearly nine weeks to find something to make Teyo out of... and I found something I never thought of. A substance that was stronger than any metal, soft... smooth... but lighter.... living... and sentient. The eggheads in that world some how came up with something I could thought to be possible. I am not proud to admit it, but I had to steal that stuff... all of it.. All they had made. But someone had to try to stop me... and I ended up killing them... I'm sorry about that"*

*"Now I had all I needed to make a perfect android or robot. But my vision was so much greater than that. I didn't want to make a mindless thing... I wanted to make something brand new. Something to protect my Haru from the horrors of the world. Some... one Haru could love. So... I began to imagine what it would be like if I gave her a soul. I had nearly given up on the idea."* **\*long pause. deep 'breaths can be heard\*** *"But then... I heard of the Over-Forge.... a device in The Azure that can smelt souls. It was then, in that moment that I knew I would have to create a soul for Teyo. Then... she would truly be alive."*

*"This.... is the most damning thing I have ever done in my life."* **\*sighs\*'"***Do you know that each of us really does have a guardian angel? Believe it or not... it's true. I left the Order and went on my quest to find Haru's. Honestly, I didn't take me that long. When I found her, I was happy... but for terrible reasons. Either I had to convince this angel to part with her soul willingly... or I was going to take it. I met with her and began to tell her of my plan. But, to my surprise, she agreed before I had even set the terms. This angel... Haru's angel, was going to give her soul away. I asked her but one question 'why?' She took a long moment to answer me but she told me*If I continue to stay here, so far away, I will never be able to truly protect her. But if I was in a different vessel, I could serve her every day*.' I could not believe my ears.. some woman was going to give her soul away. I accepted and began searching for something to store this soul in."*

*"It didn't take me long to find one of the few Necromancers in the world. This one had mastered artificial souls. They were empty husks that another soul may fill, or be crafted with an artificial soul. I hunted her down and met her at gunpoint. I caught her off guard and aimed at her, the one thing that could bring her down. My rifle. I demanded that she create the biggest and most powerful soul husk possible. Fearing for her life, she complied. You see, I didn't feel bad for this girl. She was committing horrible crimes, but I let her live in exchange for what I wanted."*

*"It only took me one more week of scrounging around for small parts that I needed. I was almost ready to leave when the strangest idea came to me. Bring a wizard, she may know much more about this. So I gathered my friend and told her what we were doing but none of the details I had been working so hard to keep secret. She agreed to but made a suggestion. She said since I was building a new soul and it was meant for my daughter, that I should go an steal a piece of her soul! Heh... It wasn't a bad idea... doing so would create a soul bond and possibly even a Life-Link. So... I traveled home........ and......"* \*a **very long pause... then** **crying can be heard**\* *"and... I was too late to save anyone but Haru. When I arrived home... I saw the remains of my husband... and a gigantic alpha werewolf about to slaughter Haru. Without... without hesitation, I jumped in and fought the wolf off... but not before it bit me. But this wolf was some how different... the bitch placed a curse on me instead of an infection... to end my life.. and very soon it will take me."* **\*very long pause. small amounts of sobbing heard.\*** *"She was laying there... on the brink of death, but I knew I had to leave her there and finish my mission. Before I left, I harvested a tiny fragment of Haru's soul and went right away to the Over-Forge"*

*"Come on you.... just... hold on a while longer."* **\*rustling as she moves the recorder.\***

*"When I arrived at the forge, I didn't know what to expect. The angel met me there as we began forging. But it was easy. The forge sensed my will and began the smelting for me. It happened in an instant but it seemed like so much longer. The light was blinding but it faded, revealing that the angel was gone, and there lay a small amorphous blob of metal and soul. I walked up to it and touched it but once.... and it ate a portion of my soul to make itself complete. It quickly took shape in front of me... into that of a small girl or a doll, no bigger than a fat house cat with bunny-like ears. But it just lay there. I knew it was a success and that I had done it... but something was off. Teyo wasn't responding...... It took me a while to figure it out but she was waiting for the touch of her master to activate her."*

*"I left the forge and never looked back. I arrived back at the hotel that I took Haru. I tended to her her until she was stable. I sat and looked at Teyo. She was less than I was expecting, but something happened before my very eyes. Her body began changing and shaping itself. As if sensing Haru's presence, she changed to be cuter, and somehow more inviting. I had no idea then, but it's clear now that she was evolving, growing... waiting."*

*"I only stayed by Haru's side until I was sure she would be fine. Almost 3 weeks had passed and my condition deteriorated into what is it now... I can barely breath without pain. But, like always, I powered through it. I went out one last time and found the fanciest box and wrapping paper I could. I returned to the hotel and put Teyo in it. I wrote a small card saying happy birthday, and left but one word on the box. 'Teyo' "*

*"I left just after... and now I am sitting at my office at the Order... waiting for this curse to consume me...... God.... I hope that Teyo will become everything I hoped for... and I hope that one day Haru, you will find this message and know.... I love you more than anything.....Goodbye my Cherry..."* **\*recording stops\***