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fifthreplacement) wrote2016-03-27 08:48 pm
fifthreplacement) wrote2016-03-27 08:48 pm
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Shiro no Ashita vol.2
Creation
In the Ion manga gaiden, original Ion destroyed the first replica himself. In the novel, it's said that "Van and the others" disposed of it immediately, because it was completely defective.
The other six were created more or less together, one after the other. Basically, they would create one and analyze its abilities, physical abilities etc. If it wasn't good enough, they'd create another one. They repeated the process several times until the seventh replica, which was not perfect either, but good enough for them (and which, coincidentally, would have been the last created for that day to not put too much strain on the machine). Van and Mohs are present during the whole thing, and the experiment is lead by a guy named Ahmed and his assistants.
2nd, 3rd: like the 1st, too weak and not enough 7th Fonons
4th: also too weak
5th(Sync): more agile than the original, but so far the worst in terms of 7th Fonon
6th(Florian): another weak one
7th(Ion): good level of 7th Fonons, the closest to the original (and as frail as him - but they figure it can't be avoided and decide to go with this one)
Van muses on how it's harder than when he made Luke - Luke starting at a blank state was perfect for his plan, but here they need one that would be able to pass as its original without anyone noticing any difference. Apparently Luke was unable to do anything when he was born, not even chew. The Ion replicas were all created with these basic functions and were even capable of speech. Oh, and seems Mohs knows about Luke being a replica Van created.
Mohs ordered the others to be left by themselves in Mt Zaleho (they'd disappear as soon as they die anyway), but the guys who brought them there threw them in the crater and were pretty cruel about it. None of them died immediately. Everyone (except maybe Ahmed but he didn't voice his thoughts) treated them like they really were nothing more than disposable objects.
Sync
Got this name from Van because the first time they met, he kept repeating a sentence Van had said ("The synchro level is the problem").
Was more or less aware of what was happening when the guys kicked the other replicas in the crater, so he let them throw him and took the first chance to hide under a rock. That's where Van found him (what was he doing there anyway? Make sure they really disappeared?). Anyway, he took him away, placed some kind of fonic glyph or whatever on his body (to allow him to use the 7th Fonon and/or Daathic Fonic Artes) and decided to train him. Basically.
Back to Sync when he was found. He was hot and hurt and the glyph hurt too. He started to develop emotions - pain, sorrow and anger, but didn't know how to express them, so he just went along with Van.
He wanted to look at the other boys one last time, but eventually gave up. They would disappear soon, and were probably better off than him. Climbing the slope when Van called him had been a mistake. When he realized that, jealousy and regrets appeared on his face once more.
Van kept him in a shed in the woods outside of Daath, and started training him in combat, with the hope of making him his subordinate in the Order later. Sync didn't necessarily dislike this training (and everything Van's done for him so far), but he didn't see the point - he was born to replace the Fon Master, after all, so why did he have to train and learn artes?
Van then tells him how he hates the Score as well, and this peaks Sync's interest.
Some time later, Van shows him the seventh replica and how he is treated, and Sync starts feeling jealous of him. He can't help but notice the nice bedroom, the fine clothes, the respect with which he is addressed to. He wonders how they can be so different when they were created from the same data source.
He knows that Van is just using him, but he doesn't really care. He muses that it must be the same for the other God Generals; that they all were attracted by Van's strong resolve.
Sync always toyed with the idea of appearing before Ion without his mask to see his reaction. When he finally did in the core, he let out what he had been thinking the whole time, even though he had promised himself not to do it. He also wondered as he jumped if Van would allow him to die this time, or if he would come to pick him up like before.
Van did indeed bring him back, but in the end, he eventually got his chance to go once and for all.
Arietta
Van's pretty nice with her, often even gentle.
He once found her crying because Mohs wouldn't let her visit original Ion when he was sick, and wondered what would happen to her after his death. He then remembered how Sync was talking about killing himself, and even though he wasn't sure if he had been serious or not, the fact that a replica could consider the idea convinced him that she would choose this path if she lost her Ion. That's why he decided to hide the truth from her.
Sync, however, has little sympathy for her, and can sometimes be harsh with her. He remarks that she has it easy, not knowing that she was being deceived and that Van was using her.
In the Ion manga gaiden, original Ion destroyed the first replica himself. In the novel, it's said that "Van and the others" disposed of it immediately, because it was completely defective.
The other six were created more or less together, one after the other. Basically, they would create one and analyze its abilities, physical abilities etc. If it wasn't good enough, they'd create another one. They repeated the process several times until the seventh replica, which was not perfect either, but good enough for them (and which, coincidentally, would have been the last created for that day to not put too much strain on the machine). Van and Mohs are present during the whole thing, and the experiment is lead by a guy named Ahmed and his assistants.
2nd, 3rd: like the 1st, too weak and not enough 7th Fonons
4th: also too weak
5th(Sync): more agile than the original, but so far the worst in terms of 7th Fonon
6th(Florian): another weak one
7th(Ion): good level of 7th Fonons, the closest to the original (and as frail as him - but they figure it can't be avoided and decide to go with this one)
Van muses on how it's harder than when he made Luke - Luke starting at a blank state was perfect for his plan, but here they need one that would be able to pass as its original without anyone noticing any difference. Apparently Luke was unable to do anything when he was born, not even chew. The Ion replicas were all created with these basic functions and were even capable of speech. Oh, and seems Mohs knows about Luke being a replica Van created.
Mohs ordered the others to be left by themselves in Mt Zaleho (they'd disappear as soon as they die anyway), but the guys who brought them there threw them in the crater and were pretty cruel about it. None of them died immediately. Everyone (except maybe Ahmed but he didn't voice his thoughts) treated them like they really were nothing more than disposable objects.
Sync
Got this name from Van because the first time they met, he kept repeating a sentence Van had said ("The synchro level is the problem").
Van: Are you there?
Van: I see you're there. All right then, climb up here.
Van: What's wrong? Did you got hurt?
Van: Though I've seen your parameters, that was quite a jump you did back there.
Sync: ......
*Sync is puzzling what to call Van.*
Sync: "It was regrettable."
Van: Huh?
Sync: "It was regrettable......The Synchron level was a problem."
Van: *chuckles* I see.
Van: So you recalled. What about me? Although you've gone that far [to recall past events], that is not my name.
Sync: "The Synchron level"
Van: I am Van. Van Grants.
Sync: Synchro... Van......
Van: That's right.
Van: Looks like there aren't any burns [except for the small wound caused by Mohs earlier]. Does it hurt?
Sync: ...Hurt
Van: Is that so. I will take care of that, don't worry, Isotope.
Sync: Hurt, hurt.
Van: No, no.
Van: Your name is...that's right. Why don't I call you Sync.
Sync: Synchron level.
Van: Come with me and wear this. Can you walk? Or would you rather be like those guys over there who disappear without a trace?
Sync: ...Go.
Van: Good. But right now, you are worthless to me. You must be stronger both physically and mentally.
*Then Van branded Sync with a pattern that allows him to draw out all his 7th Fonim potential and told him how everyone in the world all wants to toss him into Zaleho.*
Was more or less aware of what was happening when the guys kicked the other replicas in the crater, so he let them throw him and took the first chance to hide under a rock. That's where Van found him (what was he doing there anyway? Make sure they really disappeared?). Anyway, he took him away, placed some kind of fonic glyph or whatever on his body (to allow him to use the 7th Fonon and/or Daathic Fonic Artes) and decided to train him. Basically.
Back to Sync when he was found. He was hot and hurt and the glyph hurt too. He started to develop emotions - pain, sorrow and anger, but didn't know how to express them, so he just went along with Van.
He wanted to look at the other boys one last time, but eventually gave up. They would disappear soon, and were probably better off than him. Climbing the slope when Van called him had been a mistake. When he realized that, jealousy and regrets appeared on his face once more.
Van kept him in a shed in the woods outside of Daath, and started training him in combat, with the hope of making him his subordinate in the Order later. Sync didn't necessarily dislike this training (and everything Van's done for him so far), but he didn't see the point - he was born to replace the Fon Master, after all, so why did he have to train and learn artes?
"It is true that another replica than you will take Ion's place, but I do not think that his life will be better. Even if he will revered as the Fon Master, everything will be decided for him - he will be nothing more than a puppet. On top of that, he will have many enemies. This isn't freedom."
"...Freedom?"
Sunlight was piercing through the sky and glimmering on Sync's mask.
"Yeah, I may be under restrictions, but I'm more free than the seventh Ion. But what does that change? Don't try glossing things over. You're only trying to use me as you please."
Van's eyes twinkled.
"I am putting your potential into practice. If you don't like it, you can go back to Mt. Zaleho. If you want to hate something, hate the Score that brought you to life."
"...Yeah. I think I'll do that," Sync sarcastically replied. "I'm free. You've gone out of your way to acquire me, but it's still up to me whether I live or not."
Impossible!, Van wanted to shout. A replica would consider suicide...? I never thought of the possibility. Seems we should have programmed them so that they avoid self harm.
His having picked up the boy at Mt. Zaleho brought him satisfaction again. With him, he could learn more about replicas than he would ever be able to with Luke.
But Sync, I will not let you die until I can no longer see value in you. You can throw yourself to the depths of the earth all you want, I will always come and pick you up.
Van then tells him how he hates the Score as well, and this peaks Sync's interest.
Some time later, Van shows him the seventh replica and how he is treated, and Sync starts feeling jealous of him. He can't help but notice the nice bedroom, the fine clothes, the respect with which he is addressed to. He wonders how they can be so different when they were created from the same data source.
What's so different between us? I'm the fifth, he's the seventh... I was born first! Why didn't they choose me?!
He felt he was becoming mad with jealousy. He hit the bed's wooden frame, kicked the chair, and, lastly, flung off his mask. Trembling with rage, he traced the outline of his face with his fingers.
"We have... the same face... If you don't need me, don't keep me alive!"
As his fingers slid on his cheeks, he recalled the scene in the chapel.
"Arietta protects the Fon Master, and is protected by her monsters..."
Sync believed that people spent their lives creating bonds with others by protecting them and being protected in return.
No one protects me, and I have no one to protect. I don't have any bond with anyone.
He was just alive, completely excluded from this circle called the world. No one truly needed him. He had no place to call his own.
Sync couldn't forgive the ones who created him. They may blame it on the Score, but it is humans who rely on the Score the most.
Who should I take revenge on, then?!
Sync cried and cursed his foolish existence, that held no hope for a future.
He knows that Van is just using him, but he doesn't really care. He muses that it must be the same for the other God Generals; that they all were attracted by Van's strong resolve.
Sync always toyed with the idea of appearing before Ion without his mask to see his reaction. When he finally did in the core, he let out what he had been thinking the whole time, even though he had promised himself not to do it. He also wondered as he jumped if Van would allow him to die this time, or if he would come to pick him up like before.
Van did indeed bring him back, but in the end, he eventually got his chance to go once and for all.
Everything will disappear... Doesn't that fit me, Van? I'm grateful that you gave me a chance to take revenge on the world, but... but I don't care anymore about what's going to happen next. I have finally won this instant. Me, who had only kept losing until now...
Arietta
Van's pretty nice with her, often even gentle.
He once found her crying because Mohs wouldn't let her visit original Ion when he was sick, and wondered what would happen to her after his death. He then remembered how Sync was talking about killing himself, and even though he wasn't sure if he had been serious or not, the fact that a replica could consider the idea convinced him that she would choose this path if she lost her Ion. That's why he decided to hide the truth from her.
Sync, however, has little sympathy for her, and can sometimes be harsh with her. He remarks that she has it easy, not knowing that she was being deceived and that Van was using her.