The Comet
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| Origin | God-from-Light |
| Titles | The Harbinger |
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| Owner(s) | Maltramac |
The Comet (The Harbinger) is the Tenth Hour of the Fansus, created by Maltramac. Her aspects are Edge and Lantern in decreasing order of importance. The Comet was once the Hour called Dragonfly, sister to The Solemn Gravedigger, but under the gaze of The Usurper Sun the Dragonfly ascended into the Glory - and what returned was the Comet.
Her tarot card is The Wheel of Fortune.
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History
The Dragonfly arose from Blood - not from a singular sacrifice but in response to half-formed prayers of the wounded and the terrified, prayers that asked not for salvation - it was far too late for salvation - but at least for a reason for what happened to them, for something that would give meaning to the world's impersonal, uncaring cruelty.
Thus, the Dragonfly and the Beetle were siblings, both born from the world's cruelty and the fledgling mankind's need to cope with it. Perhaps, in her case, it would have been better if that need had remained unanswered. The Dragonfly was a cruel Hour, taking delight in the hunt, in the torment of the weak, in the anguished cries of the world below.
One thing can be said in favor of the Dragonfly however: she tolerated no competition in inflicting suffering on lesser creatures, thinking herself the apex predator of the House. Most prominently, this principle brought her into conflict with the Ten Suns, Names of The Tenfold. In the events that lead to their downfall and the rise of The Stillborn, the Dragonfly fought at Abbess Sunset's side.
