denouefate | the denouement mage // mikale

In this Omniverse, soul "blueprints" are recycled among different universes, which branch off into multiple timelines. This convenient way of populating the worlds leads to many "Alternate Universe" versions of the same soul. You might be a firefighter in one world and a heroic knight in the next... But one thing always remains the same: The soul's Fate. From the moment a soul is spun into existence, its course of life is vaguely planned. You can try to resist, but you cannot deny your Fate.

Those who face their Fate and try to overcome it are called "Ascended Magicians." Most of them are incredibly powerful, having turned their souls into the magic they need to cross time and space. And then there's Mikale: A person who didn't overcome his Fate, persay, but is deadset on facing and resisting the Fate of his best friend.

Mikale's typical mortal life is intertwined with that of Satou. Not because of Fate, but because of his choice. Mikale never overcame his flaws like your typical magician. He saw them and acknowledged them, but accepted he was flawed and that was just part of who he was. As such, he didn't gain the same timespace powers as the others, despite making his way to the 8th dimension. Mikale cannot travel to other worlds.

What he can do is send his memories into other worlds. Whenever he saw his friends, particularly Satou, were facing their Fates, Mikale would put his immortal love for them into his mortal selves. Sometimes he would even transmit memories to them as prophetic dreams. This allows Mikale and Satou to meet in nearly every world, and to constantly be falling in love.

It also means that all mortal Mikale are doomed to meet Satou, love her, and then watch her trade her life for a miracle. Yet, the Ascended Magician Mikale is hardly bitter. He's suffered a lot of heartbreak, but he has never once regretted the decision to remeet those he loves. Mikale's love and devotion is so much that he's been made an "Embodiment of Love," and fights to protect the very concept of true love in other worlds.

... So Starhue will be a nice change of pace for him! Mikale is so used to having lives with his friends and being the last one to survive. Starhue will be his first, and perhaps only, chance to live a normal life with his loved ones. Also, ideally, make some new friends. Being devoted is great, but this guy really needs to expand his social circle.