A long, long time ago, back in the 18th Century, Ishikawa Hoshiko was an emotionally-neglected, materially-pampered noble-born alchemist, who'd always been interested in experimenting with magic and science. Other than not exactly being the nicest person around, having been rather self-serving & entitled even then, her life & actions were generally quite tame. But that all changed after The Collapse; an apocalyptic event that levelled cities, and brought the world to a halt.

  With so many people dead- well. A post-apocalypse isn't an easy one to live in. Hoshiko needed to survive; but rather than joining others in trying to build communities and sharing resources, she grew colder, and crueller. She would do anything to claw her way to the top & maintain the control, power, and influence she had before The Collapse, even if it meant hurting everyone else along the way. She also magically experimented on herself to give herself better combat traits, and live longer; which actually wasn't that uncommon of a practice at the time, but the way she went about it was... less benign than any simple "heal these injuries" or "make me immune to fire" spell.

  But when the Singing Spheres were created only about a decade after The Collapse, Hoshiko was both horrified & disgusted to see the world... not just recover, but thrive. As if the past ten years of suffering & pain meant nothing. As if all the pain she'd caused, everything she'd built up to, was all just unnecessary, because all the sentimental goody-two-shoes ended up being right.

  So instead of taking this second chance at life to change her ways in a rebuilding world, she doubled down on her hate. Sure, she could act as diplomatically as her noble heritage entailed, but under the surface, only grew more cunning, selfish, and spiteful; endlessly climbing social ladders, all in the name of trying to prove that it's everyone for themself.

  Today, going by the pseudonym of Persophia Deathling, Persophia is the beloved CEO of The Quantum Order, a technology company that provides gadgets & robots to the city of Majikkutaun. But while a parasitic money sink that either bought or outshone every other technology company in the city, she wasn't really too malicious... until she accidentally discovered the existence of The Scrap Realm.

  Learning that the world was literally the subconscious creation spawned from some dying entity's imagination... all of that magical prowess, just sitting there, and for what? She'd already hated this world, but now, she grew to despise it. Creation, life, existence; all of it felt like a mockery. What use is such a world's continued existence? Even the being that created this universe was most likely unaware of the universe they created, and worse still, was dying. The world was once again going to leave its past behind, and live on. But if it was all just for the purpose of existing, so randomly, and wasn't a grand, destined narrative of power, then what's the point of it all? How dare humanity continue in happiness & bliss?

  So. If this- this cancer of a world could be created, then couldn't it be destroyed? Now, that sounds like an experiment she'd like to try. Perhaps the grandest experiment of them all. Spurred on by her new ambition, to succeed where The Collapse failed, Persophia sought to create a vessel for her to raise as her own, and channel the magic needed for her plan to work. This led to the creation of her sons, Zeke & Adam, clones in her image. Zeke, her intended lapdog & eventual vessel, and Adam, the backup if something went wrong.

  Whether or not this villain will succeed in her evil plot... that's another story entirely. But her eventual goal is to use her vessel to act as a conduit to channel enough magic into a machine to open a portal to the Scrap Realm, absorbing the realm's magical power for herself, and turn every other person into a Reaper Hound, leaving them to tear each other apart as she continues to absorb magic. Then, as what remains of humanity kills each other, and she's destroyed every last city, the Earth will crack itself apart; taking all known life with it. An empty void in space where a world once was.

❤️Personality

  Jovial & charming- Persophia’s charisma & approachability makes it easy to forget that she's not exactly the greatest person. Outwardly, she acts very laidback & casual, even sympathetic & friendly. She's able to advertise herself as the city's darling lead scientist CEO without being too obnoxious; though she certainly knows how to be obnoxious if she wants to. Frighteningly intelligent when it comes to academics & sciences, though not as infallible as she's led everyone, including herself, to believe. Often prone to arrogance, as she underestimates the capabilities of others.

  Not that far underneath the surface, she's... manipulative, yes, but also just straight-up an unapologetic arse. She only ever really acts friendly on a very surface, artificial level. Otherwise, she's quick to open cruelty & mean-spiritedness, only to turn around & say it's all "just a joke, don't be so sensitive!" when called out on it. She enjoys aggravating people & messing with their heads, both subtly & openly; finding others' confusion & misery to be amusing. She lives by the philosophy of, "Life isn't fair & it's every person for themself," believing true compassion & sincerity to be an annoying weakness that's just asking to be exploited. If you've ticked her off, she rarely hesitates to do her worst.

  At her core, she's fuelled by endless hatred & rage, wishing to destroy the world simply because she despises everything in it, seeing no reason for it to continue further. Nothing is permanent & happiness is a lie, so what's the point? She has no actual desire to even conquer or recreate the world for her own; simply to end it. This pitiful show has been dragging on for long enough; so it'd be better for this worthless excuse for an existence to end sooner, rather than later. 

  ...Despite her insistence on being aloof & distant, she does care about a select few things; but absolutely despises that about herself & makes an effort to squash it all down.

✅Likes

  Aggravating people, killing, hyperpop music, piano music, stargazing, the breeze at night, renaissance art, science, discovery