Whims of the Fae - Whispers of Ys

**Whims of the Fae - Whispers of Ys** is a Story Arc of the Exteria Multiverse. It takes place in Interra and the Nexus, and follows the perspective of many character, among whose dark fae Masako Harumi.

## Main Arc

### Introducing the Dark Court

In a world where young girls are chosen as Seelies - fae-like beings - by the powerful Sidhes to uphold faerie law and fight the influence of the Night Eternal, Masako, a disillusioned Seelie whose powers have been sealed away after attempting to resurrect her lover, fellow Seelie Miko Nozomi, is contacted by a powerful Dark Sidhe who offers her power, making her an Unseelie - a dark fae, enemy to the Courts.

As a Dark Seelie, Masako, striving to take revenge upon the Seelie Courts, enlists the help of rivaling Unseelies Saeko Hanabi and Nodoko Hebimaru. By doing so, she attracts the attention of Unseelie-hunter Aiko Aikawa and investigator Makoto Teru, although they are unable to capture her. Masako learns from Makoto of a political conspiracy led by Dora de Lugostina, an influential Seelie princess.

Masako discovers Dora used her connexions to get rid of fellow Seelie Satsuki Kirijou in order to take her sworn Knight for herself. As Dora has since then forsaken that knight and strives to take another one, Masako rescues the targeted Seelie, Tara Kurumi, before she succumbs to Dora's machinations, To save Tara's life, Masako implores a dark Sidhe who bestows the powers of Delusion on Tara.

With said powers, Tara is able to help Satsuki emerge from a comatose state, bestowing upon her powers of an Unseelie as well. After an encounter with Dora's abandoned knight, Lorenzo, the five Unseelie decide to confront and defeat Dora - only to learn that her ambition and schemes have consumed her, destroying her identity. Although Dora pleads for death, Masako elects to capture, heal her, and drain her of her powers instead.

### Ys, the Sunken City

Meanwhile, renowned writer Lana Sombrage and young Martha "Luna" Abril - a man who has become a Seelie, a rare case - are sent by the blind, high-level Wisdom Seelie Victoria to investigate fellow Seelie Erzebeth's whereabouts in France. This leads them to a small village where they witness a string of strange events; malicious pranks played on people, and dead goats around the property a desperate pregnant artist.

Said artist admits she made a pact, long ago, with Erzebeth; trading her firstborn son in exchange for inspiration, to paint a unique landscape: that of the lost city of **Ys**. Now fearful for her son, she attempted to enlist witch Glenda Madoc's help to protect her, but in vain due to Erzebeth's powers. Lana and Martha negotiate with Erzebeth and eventually manage to strike a deal for shared custody between Erzebeth and the woman.

These events however have attracted Masako's attention, who travels to france in hopes that she would learn more about Ys, a deeply forbidden subject. However, by the time she is there, Victoria is dead, and Erzebeth has fled into hiding. Masako's coven learns they are both from Ys, and manages to retrace a path towards a lost grotto not far from the city.

In that grotto, protected by spell, lies Scalia, a grand Seelie from years past, and a once-ruler of Ys. Scalia recalls Ys's grandeur, as well as its destruction at the hands of the Night, and sensing great potential in Masako, bestows upon her a secret spell that allows to control and stop time whenever she so desires. She also warns the group of a sinister force, the Spriggan, responsible for Victoria's death.

### Retracing the Lost Path

Martha, after her success, is later sent to a distant city in Ireland, where distant attacks on the fabric of belief in fae have wounded the world, causing the Night Eternal to fester. Despite it being a suicide mission, meant to get rid of Martha and other 'displeasing' elements out of convenience, Martha still does her best, attempting to rescue as many inhabitants as she can.

With the help of a mysterious individual, later revealed to be Absynthe, another leader of Ys, Martha is taught the secret to another forbidden spell, protecting her from the Night. With that, she is able not only to rescue her friends but to stop the epicenter of the phenomenon: a faceless and nameless **Danaid**, to whom Martha bestows the name Laura - attracting upon her the Sidhe's blessing and dispelling the darkness.

These events are quickly witnessed by Glenda, who contacts Masako's coven. They in turn order Lorenzo, now the Coven's knight, to capture Martha and bring her back, hoping that her spell would allow to reach Ys. Luna and Masako work together to stop a powerful Mahovoria, a threatening beast of darkness, lurking in Masako's hometown, forming an unsteady bond of trust.

### Ruling Passion, Ruling Grace

However, they soon have to split; Luna is forcibly called back to the Seelie Courts to answer for Laura's disposition, as the later grows in power disproportionately fast. Martha, overseen by the secret fae police in the person of Jolyne, enters Laura's dreams to understand her predicament: she understands that Laura is intimately tied to the Dragon of Passion, a primal deity of the Nexus.

However, Laura's dreams are invaded by a ghastly Danaid, a ghost of Dahut, the once-queen of Ys. Together, Laura and Martha manage to repel Dahut, but not before she manages to transmit Laura a powerful spell, allowing to commune with dragons and bestow their limitless powers upon an individual. With that, Laura manages to stabilize and Jolyne leaves, satisfied.

Meanwhile, Masako is called by Scalia who is dying, having been attacked by the Spriggan. Scalia asks of Masako to bring her to her lost companion, Alienor, in an extradimensional mansion of her making, hidden in a painting in a protected warehouse. In that space - manifestation of Alienor's own forbidden magic - welcomed by the strange butler Nioh, Masako investigates out of suspicion.

What she witnesses is Alienor's own corpse, already killed by the Spriggan; Nioh, having captured Saeko, attempts to sacrifice her to resurrect Alienor. Masako stops her, before uniting her powers with a half-conscious Saeko to recreate a fragment of Alienor's existence, allowing her to maintain herself through her own magic, and protect the dying Scalia. Alienor, out of debt, indicates the position of Ys.

### To The Last Destination

Uniting the powers of time mastery, protection from the Night, unlimited creation, and the Dragon's will borrowed from Laura, Martha and Masako, alongside their companions, dive into the past of Ys, hoping to uncover the truth about the Spriggan. They witness a vibrant city of fae magic, led by five Seelie queens - Dahut, Alienor, Scalia, Absynthe, and the carefree Felgana protected by her knight Aodhan.

However, Felgana's experiments with creating her own forbidden magic were so dangerous they threatened reality itself, forcing Dahut to kill her and erase Aodhan in order to save the world. As Dahut attempted to overcome her own guilt, she began understanding the true nature of Felgana's miracle magic: the resurrection of the dead. Aodhan, now immortal, returned from the Night, a half-monster, flooding Ys with Night and slaughtering most of its inhabitants.

Back to the present, the Seelies understand that the Spriggan is Aodhan, still animated by half-life, seeking to kill every single Seelie bearing the smell of Ys. They manage to intercept him before he destroys Alienor's incomplete body and, after an arduous battle, defeat him, harvesting the spark of Life Eternal within him - giving hope to Masako that she could resurrect Miko in time.

## Other Arcs

### Another Chapter

Another tale tells of three Seelies, Rita Chicoree, Chandana Fiers and Qandira Flowne, who were sent to a seedy Seelie-only night club in order to investigate a string of strange events and suicides. After suspecting their long-time rival and notorious Unseelie Mandy Carter, they soon understand that something else is at stake - that the night club is in fact a 'black market' to help those cursed by the Night.

There, the Night's corruption is taken from wounded Seelies and redistributed to alcoholics and drug addicts. The culprit, **Kaylee**, a Delusions Unseelie, is eventually cornered and confesses. Due to her merciful nature and genuine desire to help others - although twisted by the Dark Sidhe's influence - Rita claims custody over her and protects her from her superiors.

## Characters

### Court of Grace

* Saeko Hanabi, Egotist-Painter
* Dora de Lugostina, Fallen Noble
* Lana Sombrage, Thousand-Maker
* Mandy Carter, the Renounced
* Alienor, the Everquill

### Court of Hope

* Tara Kurumi, the Darkdreamer
* Martha Abril, the Hidden Side
* Jolyne, Aura of Silence
* Miko Nozomi, Lost Purity
* Absynthe, Abyss-Walker

### Court of Joy

* Satsuki Kirijou, Ever-Hungry
* Aiko Aikawa, Shining Star
* Glenda Madoc, Gingerbread Demon
* Rita Chicoree, Growth-Bearer
* Felgana of Life Reborn

### Court of Passion

* Nodoko Hebimaru, Obsessive Dancer
* Laura, the Sun-Flower
* Chandana Fiers, the Sharp-Eyed
* Dragonqueen Dahut

### Court of Wisdom

* Masako Harumi, Mistress of Puppets
* Makoto Teru, All-Seeing Eye
* Qandira Flowne, Wavering Water
* Scalia, the Crystal Sage

### Others

* Lorenzo, Forsaken Knight
* Aodhan, Undying Blade
* Other Whims Characters

## Trivia

* This story arc serves as an introduction to the Whims of the Fae universe.