Faari

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The fervent Kudu Faari travels the lands of Africa, cultivating sites where worship of the Gods is designated. Faari is a part of the lesser known group of Faithful that make it their mission to tend to shrines and guide others in worship. They seek out Fallen Godkin who actively scheme to attack the Gods or other Godkin. The group also hunts the hellish spawn that was originated from the hatred of these Fallen rogues and serve them in their evil endeavors to drain Transcendence from every source they can find.

Story

A Rabbit Astray Chapter 5

Faari meets Mika in an unexpected encounter while she is under custody of the Sehkmet tribe in one of their smaller scouting sites. Knowing that she is an Awakener, Faari makes rapport with the rabbit and offers her help. Nefirti, the lioness who brought Mika in, is greatly irritated by Faari's entry and demands she leave, but the Kudu entices the lioness's curiosity by speaking of a shrine that she suspected was at their very own stronghold. Faari also promises riches beyond that which she could imagine that would help the tribe grow even more wealthy and prosperous.

With enough nudging, the enthusiastic Kudu convinces Nefirti to take her with them as they travel back to the stronghold.

A Rabbit Astray Chapter 6

Faari accompanies the group into the Sehkmet stronghold. Nefirti has one of the guards tie up Faari alongside Jabaro. The snake around her neck is snatched by the guard and tossed outside of the stronghold walls, and her staff is taken before she is tied. Later she is freed by Nefirti only to be taken to the chief's hut and down into a corridor, where she is told to help Mika open the way into a secret shrine where they can help the lions break their curse, but Faari is confused by this. In the meantime, she pretends to be Mika's mentor, and uses one of her chunks of godmatter to put into the wall opposite of them, which has three holes for inserting them into. She inserts two more godmatter into the other two holes and the wall shifts and moves upwards to reveal the opening into the shrine!

Faari convinces Chief Yuusuf to free Mika, who he has stored in his stomach, and the two enter the darkness. Inside the dark chamber, Faari leads Mika to another altar within, which is radiating with a soft golden light. She asks Mika to focus on it and have communion with Java. Mika can soon hear Java's voice, but her words are disjointed and seemingly random. Mika then sees three familiar symbols in her mind's eye, just like when Java swallowed her. Mika chooses the symbol that appears like an eye (Oracle Eye) and attains a new power which activates almost immediately: she can see through the eyes of a creature that is scurrying at them from behind.

Mika alerts Faari and the kudu grabs the creature, the same kind Mika encountered not long after she was brought back to life. Faari quickly swallows the creature whole, saying that it is a monster that feeds on Transcendence and Faith, and are enemies of the gods. Mika cannot help herself upon seeing the kudu's round belly and offers to rub it. She does so happily while Faari explains the existence of Rouge Fallen, which are Godkin that have taken up a mortal form but have also turned against the gods. The sucker creatures serve the Rouge Fallen.

Mika soon tells Faari that she could not acquire a clear message from Java, and that her words are jumbled. This causes Faari to panic, saying that something may have happened to the snake Godkin. Zurani interrupts and asks how progress is going, and Mika claims the creature causing the curse has been swallowed by Faari. The monster is regurgitated but Zurani cannot see it. As Faari swallows it back down, Zurani unveils their plan to tie up Mika and Faari as bait for whatever creature is preying on them every monthly cycle. Mika offers Zurani a Godmatter so that she can see the monster, which is likely invisible as well. Zurani reluctantly obeys, and once the Godmatter is put into her hand, she is astonished to feel it sitting on her palm even though she can't see it.

Zurani swallows the stone and freaks out, able to see the bright glow in Mika's eyes. Zurani loses her cool and has Mika and Faari sent outside to have them tied up to a large stake in the middle of the stronghold. Mika manages to convince Nefirti to loosen their binds, saying she has no chance of rising in her ranks if the monster destroys the tribe. In the silence, the lions wait for the invisible monster to come. Mika sees Kuva staring at her in bewilderment. The cheetah seems to be filled with hope, as a trail of golden aura emanates from her body and is absorbed by the rabbit. Faari explains that this is Faith, which will flow when an Earthen achieves belief or hope in something; in this case, Kuva hopes that Mika will be able to free her.

Mika takes this time to use her new Oracle Eye power and taps into the sight of an unknown person, getting a glimpse into a horrific, otherworldly realm. Escaping the vision, Mika sees a pool of red vapor forming in front of her and then jetting towards her. Mika removes her binds and jumps over the vapor. It then goes for Faari, who is not as lucky. Half of her body sinks into the vapor and Mika tries to pull her back out, only causing her more pain. Before Faari fully descends, she alerts Mika that the source is a "parasite of Chaos" named "En-Kai." Mika is pulled into the vapor with Faari and submerges only half-way into the otherworldly realm, soaked in bright red.

Realizing she has lost Faari, she looks ahead to see a large humanoid lizard with long, flowing hair. He is holding Faari in place by shoving a black tendril through her body, which immobilizes her but doesn't seem to cause grievous harm. Mika attempts to use Java's Herald, but the snake tails are just out of reach. When the monster turns to face Mika, the rabbit is pulled out by the lions. Golden wisps of Faith flow lightly across the stronghold as Mika tells Zurani about the situation. Zurani is prepared to attack the monster with Mika. She and Mika are tied to the stake so that they can be pulled out by the others if they are in trouble.

Before the two can go into the realm, however, the hole disappears. Mika taps into the monster's sight and notices he is directly under one of them, getting ready to grab them. Mika grabs a spear and Zurani is pulled into the realm, which causes Yuusuf to panic. Mika instructs him to pull them up when the rope is tugged three times consecutively, and then the rabbit jumps in after her. Zurani is already half way into the monster's gullet, and Mika attacks the glowing core on his chest, which causes her spearhead to snap off. She then uses Java's Herald on the bulge on his stomach, which causes him to release Zurani partially. The monster retaliates by immobilizing Mika with a black tendril in a similar manner to Faari.

Mika shatters the black tendril by grabbing it, even though her muscles are very difficult to move. While she does this, En-Kai snaps one of Zurani's arms, stopping her from attacking him. Mika grabs onto Zurani's rope and tugs it, which causes all three of them to be pulled up and through the surface back into the Earthen realm. With them, Faari is also released as well as the many bones of En-Kai's victims. En-Kai himself has massive lesions forming on his body from the ever-flowing Faith in the stronghold. Cooperating with the lions, Mika releases Zurani from his jaws. From the stronghold walls, a flaming arrow careens through the air and pierces through En-Kai's neck--this arrow was shot by Jabaro!

Everyone continues to assault En-Kai until he explodes into golden ash, disappearing into the air and leaving behind a floating artifact. The lions celebrate while Zurani speaks to Mika about the object left behind by the monster. The chief lioness has reservations about it and tells Mika to keep it away. Faari suggests Mika devour the object as an experiment, as something with such a godly aura and origin could not possibly hurt her as an Awakener. Mika swallows the artifact whole and her body becomes enveloped in a brilliant light, changing to take up a new reptilian form! Faari praises Java fervently as most of the Sehkmet, bearing witness to the transformation, bow before Mika, including Chief Yuusuf.

Personality

Faari's bubbly and charismatic personality often tends to wear on others and prove itself to be contagious. She tries to stay neutral but friendly with everyone across the lands, trying to serve, teach, and assist others in time of need; after all, that is what is expected of a Faithful, and she does her duties with a radiant smile and positive attitude.

While she prides herself as a teacher, Faari also loves learning herself, which the recent emergence of Awakeners has given her an opportunity to. She looks onto Mika with great fascination.

When met with hostility or skepticism, Faari remains very patient and tries her best to reason with others, even if her language is not the most refined. Others tend to say her manner of speaking is adorable and endearing, though others label it as an annoyance.

Forte/Skills

As an Earthen endowed with extraordinary powers, Faari's alliance with the Faithful grants her the ability to see things others cannot. She can detect sites of Godmatter and rifts to their dimension. She is also able to sense the presence of the Unseen. Faari's aptitude in absorbing Transcendence lends to her skill in creating effigies, which are useful in multiple ways, including communion with higher beings out of reach.

She may be Faithful, but Faari cannot hope to have skills that an Awakener would have. She is still an Earthen and her abilities are limited. When she has to fight, she uses her staff and its sharp horn, which was extracted from her late father and serves as an heirloom of sorts.