What did it mean to be three-in-one? How did it feel? Was it even bearable? Or was it something far greater—something incomprehensible?
To be a beast, an artifact, and a spirit all at once. To be three natures braided together into a single existence. What was she, truly?
First, she had been Angitia—the red serpent. Ethan's first spirit beast, born from his Psychic powers, a companion as close to him as breath itself. A fierce protector. A primordial bond.
Second, she was Tia—the Chain of Wills. A sentient artifact passed down through Ethan's bloodline, a gift of ancestry, a relic of devotion. She had evolved, she had gained flesh, and in doing so, became the living embodiment of Willpower itself.
And then came Athelia. A spirit, sudden and enigmatic. Whether she had formed for Ethan's sake or her own, she never cared to ask. She was, in truth, a replacement—yet a perfect one.
