by yrstrly
To the slums, Zoid is the "Golden Boy" but in truth he is just a boy hiding behind silver hair and a fake smile. To Lucius The man in the porcelain mask he is the end of all things and his prize! Zoid has always felt like a glitch in reality, never understanding the cold hunger of the bloodline flowing through his veins. He is a Phaser, a rare and terrifying conduit with the power to phase through the physical world and erase anything—or anyone—into the bottomless Void. Though unbeknownst to him a phaser from a special bloodline of ancient and primordial power. It is a power he fears, a power he doesn't want, and a power The man in the porcelain mask will stop at nothing to claim. The man in the porcelain mask doesn't just want to rule; he wants to control what is permitted to exist. To force Zoid’s hand into a mental break, he begins a systematic campaign to strip away everything Zoid loves, turning the world into a playground of psychological torture by any means necessary! Caught in the crossfire are Amani, Zoid’s light in the dark, and his brother Kaelen. As a Vector, Kaelen can manipulate the very Aether within living beings, slamming enemies against walls and redirecting any attack thrown his way. But Kaelen is fighting his own war of deception. To keep Zoid out of the porcelain masks reach, he has been operating as a cop in secret—protecting his brother from the law while trying to shield him from a destiny that ends in nothingness. As Lucius closes in, imprisons Zoid's brother and forces a brutal confrontation. Zoid Amani and Kaelen realize they have a failed catalyst. The man in the porcelain mask refuses to kill them just yet not until Zoid has more to love, more to strip away to break him completely. Hope runs thin until a mysterious Cool-Headed quirky old man with a strong accent named Baku comes flipping everything they've known about Aether on its head offering the truth of the world training that will inevitably bring the realization of the true bloodlines running in the veins of Zoid and the little seed Amani.
