My life is complicated. It always has been, and it always will be. The things that define my life are, in themselves, delicate and intricate. There's no one person or one event that truly shaped my life. Rather, it was more like a deity threw together several random events and some strange people and then, voila, Sherima Seguri was born.
I suppose I shall start with the basics. I am not human, as you are. I am a Mitszu. Mitszus hail from Reska, a planet entirely different from Earth. But I'll go into the logistics of my home planet at a later time. You have no idea what a Mitszu is, and I intend to thoroughly educate you.
A Mitszu is an enhanced human. Think of any human sense - scent, taste, hearing, touch, and sight - they're all enhanced. Mitszus are stronger in every way compared to humans. But we all have a weakness. Depending on the strength of the Mitszu, their weakness can be ice, fire, or tree life (like leaves and flowers). My personal weakness is none of the traditional three. My weakness is water.
Our weaknesses will turn us into mortals until the issue has passed. For me, if one drop of water touches me, I undergo a painful transformation into my mortal self and will remain mortal until the water dries. Then I will undergo another painful transformation into my Mitszu self. Those that are unable to deal with the other elements are allergic to touching it and smelling it.
Mitszus can also control magic. Depending on our strength bracket, we can control just one of the four basic elements, or we can control multiple elements. For example, the weakest Mitszus can only control water, fire, earth, or air. Strong Mitszus, like me, can control all the elements and can master them so much that we can bring things into being or out of being.
There are three classes of strength for Mitszus. There are the weak - the lowest in our social order. They look entirely human and can only control one of the four elements. Then there are the strong. They have pointed ears and can control two to three of the elements. Mitzus that are of the top strength level are known as Noble Mitszus. This is because all off them are of noble heritage. They can control all four elements and have animal-like traits. This means that we have no ears on the side of our head, but rather animal ears atop our head. It also means that we have tails.
Then there's my class. I'm sort of a freak, as far at Mitszus go. I can control the elements so thoroughly, that I can control things that have no element. Like leather. Or skin. I can also control things that are complex and intricate, like human or Mitszu DNA. Also, I have no tail, as I should. I also lack another animal trait that indicated I am one bracket above the noble Mitszus.
You see, each Mitszu has what is known as our Instinct. You could also refer to Instinct as our inner beast. The more "in tune" a Mitszu is with its Instinct, the stronger it will be. The closer you are to your inner demon, the more animal-like you will appear. This is why weak Mitszus look human and have very little extra powers. Strong Mitszus look more animal-like and have more control over magic and their natural weapons. Mitszus of noble blood have animal ears, animal tails, and can control all the elements available.
Then there's me. I'm very different from the others in my class. Enough so that I'm considered a class in my own. But I'm still odd. Here's the deal: Instinct can take over a Mitszu (or a Mitszu can relinquish control to Instinct). When this happens, Instinct loses its vision in exchange for echolocation. When Instinct runs out of energy to burn or threats to eliminate, it will give up control to the Mitszu. Mitszus have no idea what has happened to them when their Instinct takes control.
I can. I know everything that happens when Instinct takes control and I can even tell Instinct what is and is not a threat to me. This indicates that my relationship with my Instinct is much closer than that of my ancestors. However, there are things missing. The closer the relationship between a Mitszu and its Instinct, the more animal the Mitszu appears. So, if I am even closer to Instinct than my ancestors, I should have more animal signs on my body to show it. The thing is, I have less signs to show it. I should have ears, and a tail, and something else. I only have a pair of ears atop my head to show my relationship with Instinct. So, even for being in my own strength bracket, I'm still a freak.
Fabulous, no?
Now, you've gotten an explanation about Mitszus. But I bet you're still wondering about the planet we hail from. Reska. Reska is a planet that circles around two suns. The hottest part of the day is High Noon, when both suns are shining at their brightest. The coldest part of the night is Deep Night, when both suns are hidden and Reska's four moons come out to play.
Reska can be considered similar to Earth in many ways. However, we have not built upon our planet at thoroughly as you humans have done. Every Mitszu has a sensitive nose, so we tend to be very gentle around nature. Cutting down trees releases silver tree blood. Tree blood smells awful and can be smelled for up to a thousand human miles away.
Reska has technology vastly different than that of Earth. Although we, at one point, did advance to having guns and such, the technology was of no use to us. Bullets hardly damage us. Only weapons fused with magic can harm us enough for us to even notice. The only way to fuse a weapon with your magic is to do so in the Furnaces, where all weapons are forged. Weapons are forged with your own custom magic. The only time the magic is activated is when it is in the owner's hands. For example, if I fuse a sword with the power of air and fire, the air and fire elements within the sword will only respond to me.
So, yes. This is as much background information as I can think to provide you with at the moment. Should any additional information be required, I will explain it at the time.
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