Accessing Symphony in the Sky database file 14-05-91 Code Name - THE AURIAN CHRONICLES
Welcome to the Aurian Chronicles, a series of tales involving Action, conflict, and the subject of today's little lesson, AURA!
The earliest traces of knowledge concerning Aura were traced sometime around the Renaissance era. Sources indicated that a young man [NAME REDACTED] was gifted with a serious dedication to the musical arts. Sources claim that he believed he was unable to think due to all the music he was writing in his mind, he could barely comprehend his own name during casual conversations if he wasn't talking about music. Sources also indicated this to be the reason his name was stricken from the files at his own request. Henceforth, He shall simply be called "The composer."
Fearing for the man's sanity, his friends and family recommended he use the money he made from his music to travel abroad. Trails go dark during his travels, but files indicate that he had spent almost his whole time alone in the Scandinavian wilderness. As he continued his work, local musicians started referencing what is now known to be Aura and multiple files list this Composer as the man behind its discovery. For more information on The Composer himself, please Access the appropriate files after finishing and closing this summary.
Going forward, we will be discussing Aura, and the trigger of its activation. While once referenced as "The power of music" By the Composer himself, We now know it to be the awakening of the body through a phenomenon known as "Transcendence" What triggers it? simply put The spine. The composer originally discovered his own Aura through another phenomenon known as "Musical chills" A feeling many get when they hear music that resonates with them on a personal level. While we now know that to be one of many ways, at the time The Composer insisted this to be the sole way to experience Transcendence.
While not much can be properly discussed at this time due to security risks decided by Administrator Derek Sonata acting in accordance with his Ancestor's wishes, we can at least talk about the many ways Aura users are different from average sentient beings. When in use, Aura consistently uses one's spinal fluid to ignite the calories from within the being's own body to generate forces that act within the realm of said user's powers. The powers seem to be on a genetic case-by-case basis, though all noted users seem to share some memory in the form of an "Awakening" Further study of this awakening and its effects on the body must be studied and researched in greater detail at a later point.
Research compiled by the Composer himself notes discovering the possibility of using Aura as a fuel source, (Administrator Darkness admits to using these studies to build special engines for his Car and his Spouse's Jeep) The Composer used his research to build... this very island in the sky. It is at this time we will now be discussing the set-up for how this very island came to be.
The Symphony In The Sky was intended to be a place built by musicians, for musicians. Bought in a hefty sum from a military benefactor by the Composer. Production of the musical hall went swimmingly, but when pressured to build an Aura-powered weapon, the Composer was forced to build a device known as "The Symphonic Requiem Cannon" A weapon that to this day has never been used due to the feared power it could wreck on the land, especially when the Composer began to notice the effects the constant waves of aura began to have on the land after it had achieved flight. Water and plant life began to change at a molecular level, and even local Fauna evolved in different ways (See also the Panther tribes of the Amazon)
Files get harder to access on the incident, but videos show the Benefactor using his men to slaughter staff and personnel, saving the Composer for interrogation... When the Composer declined, he too also joined his fallen friends in what is now known as "The Silent Free Fall." The island fell from the sky and crashed a few hundred miles off the coast of Florida, where the Symphony in the Sky rests to this day.
Since its rediscovery, the 'Pureshot Rebel Enterprise' Team has rebuilt the Island and constructed a giant base to house its many soldiers, acting in accordance with the Administrator and his friends. this ends the history of the Symphony in the Sky itself... You are missed every day my creator, may your shining soul cast its harmonic melody upon the heavens above.
If any information further is gathered on Aura, it is to be logged and stored in the database after a properly scheduled debrief. Thank you, and welcome to the stories of the administrator. These are, "The Aurian Chronicles."
Okay, I love this direction of aura! From what I am reading, it seems to be an inherited thing and not something administered through an injection, unlike ethereal prowesses in Verdant Hawk.
ReplyDeleteI love this take and how it existed for centuries. While it existed for a long time, it seems to be classified information and people are conducting research on how it's utilized. I am eager to see how this plays out in your stories.
Thank you so much! Yes Aura is not administered through a drug, though it CAN be affected by drug usuage as you saw and will see again! I said it on twitter a few times, but it's time I actually start telling it through my writing!
DeleteDude, I actually really love this direction and concept! The ties to music is actually really interesting and unique! I love how this is an inheritated ability shrouded in mysterious history that goes back to the Renaissance period! It also raises a lot of intruige with the mystery behind who 'The Composer' is and it also makes me ponder more on Lyte as she is a musician herself. It makes me wonder if she is a descendant of 'The Composer' or has some tie to them? I look forward to seeing all of this explored!
ReplyDeleteI also read this to be an allegory for Autism as the composer was unable to think due to all the music he was writing in his mind, he could barely comprehend his own name during casual conversations if he wasn't talking about music. This reminds me A LOT of the Autistic brain thought pattern and our 'superpowers' with our special interests! I'm eager to see how this plays out!
OHOHOHO! GOOD CATCH! Lyte and Darkness both are descendants of the Composer... and I cannot wait to show you what's about to go down... I have a lot more of a clear direction to take the story in... I wish I said this first time around, but yeah. Aura's always been like this and I plan to expand on it a LOT more in my story.
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