The story of Vilorian “Vivi” Vilencia

There is a massive galaxy in the ever expanding universe that many simply call “Sector V” for simplicity sake. In this sector there is the massive and growing Valorian Empire. While it is one of the more powerful empires in the universe they are also one of the most peaceful governments that control the universe. They are not as old as DUAL but their name and presence is as known and respected as the intergalactic government. The main reason for this is their leading evolutions in medical science. From cloning to stem cell regeneration to “resurrection” the Valorian Empire are considered the masters of medicine. However that's is only a small reason the Valorian Empire has garnered so much respect. The main reason the empire, or more specifically the nobles, are respected so much is the fact that the the leaders of the massive nation share everything with their people. Their problems, their strife and even their battles. The nobility of the family refused to let their citizens die in their name without them standing by their side. Almost every member of this Valorian blood line is trained to do SOMETHING that would directly aid their citizens. The most prominent training many receive is to become “The Angels of Valor” or in layman's terms: combat medics. With the strict training, regiment and code of honor that these “angels” have countless Valorian soldiers have lives to see another day. Whether it was to continue serving the military or to see their families once again, every person that lives within the Valorian Empire is eternally grateful to their leaders and have never questioned a single decision, political or otherwise, that the noble family has made. With the Valorian Empire’s high standing with both their citizens and the rest of the universe it has given great eras of peace and prosperity within Sector V. However that does not stop the devious and sinister scum of the universe from trying to abuse those in the Valorian Empire. From extortion to terrorism the Empire has suffered it all as they goodwill of such a nation also easily garners the spite and hate of all types of criminals. Such a beacon of hope cannot be allowed to stand in their way from whatever their goals maybe. Whatever is thrown at the citizens of Sector V only makes them more determined to defend their home, country and leaders without hesitation. 

...This brings us to the present…
Star date: Year 30457 - Day 265

The Valorian Empire had just finished another small war it was doing its best to abstain from but was roped into due to its alliance with another prosperous Empire. The current leader of the Angels of Valor, the Divine Herald, Vilorian “Vivi” Vilencia,  had finally returned to the capital city. The Angels are always the first one to enter and the last one to leave the battlefield. It was especially true for the Divine Herald, no matter who they are. However Vivi did not mind it one bit. Her devotion to her duty is what earned her the spot to begin with. While the role of Divine Herald can only be given to one of Valorian blood, Vivi had to earn it over her many siblings who are also part of the Angels. Even though it was a competition between them all, nearly everyone could agree that she was the best choice. As Vivi left her capital ship she would be saluted by the usual line of port guards as they escorted her to her personal vehicle. Vivi would smile and thank the guards for doing their duty before making her way back to the HQ of the Angels.  Once there she would be greeted by two of her sisters before anyone else. 
“Welcome back Vivi!” the two would say with a salute. Vivi would chuckle softly before saying, “At ease you two,” and giving them a hug. The two would gladly return the hug happily. “Well I guess this means it's back to boring paperwork for you huh?” One of them would joke. 
“Sadly so Kiply,” Vivi would reply, referring to her sister by her nickname as well. “I bet I didn't miss much while I was gone?” She would ask. 
“You'd be right on that Vivi. Things have gotten really quiet aside from that small skirmish of a war,” the other sister would reply before the three of them began to walk into the facility. 
“That's unsurprising. Our little section of the universe is pretty far off from the rest of the universe now that we've officially claimed all that could be claimed here in Sector V,” Vivi would say with a drawn out sigh as she would wave and salute the other Angels that were saluting her as she walked by.
“Yup. And with the reputation and respect we all have I doubt anyone will be bothering us anytime soon… we may finally have a real era of peace.” Kiply would comment. 
“Knowing Vivi though I bet that's not fun at all though,” her other sister would tease before getting a playful punch to her arm as a response. 
“I'd argue with you if that wasn't partially true. I don't enjoy war but I do enjoy helping our soldiers. However without war that leaves us Angels without a job,” Vivi points out which makes all three of the Vilorian sisters to fall silent for a bit. 
“Well, we can worry about that later! Let's get something from the cafeteria. I heard they've restocked on our favorite sweet~,” Kiply would say which made Vivi’s ear twitch for a moment. 
“You mean…” Vivi would start to say before Kiply cut her off with a simple “YUP!” Another moment of silence would fall upon the trio before Vivi shouted “LAST ONE THERE PAYS!” and sprinted full force down the hall. The other two sisters would be shocked for a moment before giving chase. Vivi would easily beat them both thanks to her head start, however it would be Kiply that came in last. 
“Damn it Trypt! How the heck are you so fast?” Kiply would complain. 
“She's not faster than me though ~” Vivi would say with a smirk.
“Oh B.S.! You cheated with that head start Vivi!” Trypt would retort. 
“Yeah well… shut up!” Vivi would say as she was unable to come up with a proper response and could only glare at her. After a moment of having daggers shot at each other they would all laugh for no reason and get in line for their food. The line would move quickly and they would all order the same thing: “Sweet Dreams.” It consisted of a thin pastry filled with a mix of fruit and covered in a syrup drizzle. All three would get a shake to go with it and take their seats. Sadly they wouldn't get to sit long as a message would go over the PA system. “All high ranking officers are needed in the Herald's office. An important guest is here,” would be heard throughout the whole facility. 
“Oh come on! We just sat down,” Trypt would say with a grumble.
“Yeah seriously… why do I feel like this was a set up meeting?” Kiply would add.
“Come on girls… we can whine about this all we want but we have to uphold our rank’s responsibilities,” Vivi would say with a heavy sigh as she quickly finished her treat, upset that she couldn't savor it. The other two would quickly devour their own pastries and accompany Vivi to her office. Once there they would find the other four Seraphim ranked Angels along with the ten Dominions and 10 Archangels. Everyone would salute and greet Vivi as they were all waiting for her to be in her office before they entered themselves. Vivi would return the greetings and quick salutes before entering the office. However the guest she saw in there was a huge shock. She was expecting some kind of ambassador or a high ranking military officer to be waiting for her in her office. Instead it was her father and a few other members of her family. Upon closer inspection she would notice someone she didn't recognize. A very short man in a suit accompanied with a small drone of some kind.
“Ah! So this is the Divine Herald herself huh? The lovely Vilencia Vilorian,” the stranger would say upon noticing Vivi enter the room. Vivi, in her surprise, hadn't closed the door which was allowing all of her officers to see and hear what was going on. All the officers who were a Vilorian would get closer and be standing behind Vivi now.
“Dad? What's going on?” Was all Vivi could say in her confusion. Her father would get up and walk over to his daughter. “Vivi, this is Ghirma Jagahan. He is one of our military allies and… well I'll let him explain,” her father would say before letting the short reptilian take the floor. 
“My thanks to you Prefin Valorian,” the man would say before stepping forward, “Miss Vilencia…” he would begin to say before Vivi would cut him off. “Call me Vivi,” she would sternly say.
“Right, my apologies. It's force of habit to refer to everyone by their full name,” he would explain before continuing. “It came to my attention that… well pardon my bluntness but your military is lacking and hypocritical,” he would say before pulling out a remote to activate the drone to begin projecting a few videos. “Your military lacks robotic and AI assistance aside from your ships. The Valorian Empire created you Angels to keep your troops alive but you can't keep them ALL alive,” he would say as the video would be showing a few battles taken from soldier blackbox recordings, some of the videos had the recorder even dieing. Vivi was anything but happy to see or be told this and her hands would quickly ball up into tight fists. “So it fell onto me to correct this situation. And my solution is simple and as follows: replace most, if not all of your military with robots. Your empire hardly has a need for citizens AND the noble house to partake in these petty battles you've been participating in as of late. A five month war? HARDLY worth your time and effort milady,” the man would finish explaining. Vivi wasn't able to do anything more than stand there and do her best to keep her composure, which at this rate was becoming increasingly impossible. “So… you're telling me that we're abandoning our heritage all because we're a maybe empire?” Vivi would finally ask after a moment of silence. Hearing this her father would sigh heavily. “We can't keep holding onto this tradition Vilencia… it's a waste of resources and, as Ghirma said, a waste of the time of us all. Our enemies pretty much nonexistent in this day of age. However we cannot let our military slip, we must keep our hold on our territories in the edges of our empire… which is why we have decided to go through with this,” Prefin would explain. Even though he was Vivi's father her anger wasn't about to save him from taking everything from her and her sisters. “This… this isn't fair! It isn't right! And quite frankly it's utter BULLSHIT!” she would finally snap, stomping her foot on the floor for added emphasis. All of the other Angels outside could easily hear Vivi’s frustration and began to chatter amongst themselves as it finally began to sink in what was going on. They didn't hear everything that was said clearly but seeing Vivi get this upset was all they needed to see and hear to want to voice their own protest. “How can you do this to me? To US! All of our work, dedication, blood and tears. Our faith, our loyalty… our love for this nation… and it just doesn't matter to you anymore? I….” Vivi would fall silent, her anger and sadness finally overtaking her and rendering her unable to speak for now. “Vivi… I know his is hard…” Prefin began to say before Vivi got the strength to speak again. “NO! YOU DON'T KNOW! And you never will!” was what she would yell before storming out of the room. Now she would be face to face with her sisters and all the other Angels. “Vivi…?” Trypt would say, reaching a hand out to her before it was lightly smacked away. “No… everyone… go home… it's over…” Vivi would say defeated and distraught. A tear would finally begin to roll down her cheek before her fur soaked it up. She would walk through the crowd of Angels, all of whom would move aside to let her go. Everyone would be awestruck and paralyzed with shock as they watched their leader leave them all. Trypt and Kiply would be the most shocked. Even though they were her sister they've never seen Vivi like this. This was a new low to turn. They would both look into the office and see their father holding his head in his hand, pinching the bridge his nose in both frustration and depression. They had no words to say to him before they turned to their fellow Angels. “Well… you heard the lady… we're all dismissed…” Kiply would say before hanging her head. Trypt would solemnly and softly add the word “permanently” to her sentence before walking down the hall, also hanging her head in sadness. 
The remaining Angels would be at a loss still for a while before leaving the building. The message would spread like wildfire throughout the entirety of the Angels HQ. The need for a PA announcement was not required and within two hours the building would be completely empty. The eviction being enforced by other military personnel after the first hour.
Things weren't much better at the castle. A place normally buzzing was now morbidly quiet even though every single member of the Vilencia family was within its walls. The only ones who seemed to doing anything were the maintenance crew. This trend would continue all throughout the evening and even into the next few days. Any member who was an ex-Angel has refused to leave their rooms let alone speak. There was a secret agreement amongst the Angels to express their disdain towards the heads of the family by giving them the cold shoulder.
A whole month would go by and many of the ex-Angels would continue their silent protest. Some would break the pact as they felt that it was becoming unfair to their family and friends. During this time even the citizens would begin to notice what was going on. The heads of the Valorian family and military did not inform the general populace about this change as to not incite a dangerous reaction. It was hard for the citizens not to notice however though since the Angel’s HQ was not a place that was exactly hidden. It would only be a few more weeks until the announcement was made and the citizens voiced their thoughts on the matter. Some did it peacefully and many did it violently as they were people of tradition and they felt this action was unfair. Unfair not only to the Angels but to the people who loved, embraced and cherished what they did, who they were and what they stood for. The protests and riots would quickly diminish though. They learned that they could not fight against this movement and unneeded violence was not helping at all.
With time the vow of silence would end and they would all try to live out normal lives. They were given special privileges to attain new jobs as letting the Angels into the medical field would just push many doctors and nurses out of a job. Those of the Valorian family however did not have much to do aside from just enjoy themselves though since they did not need to work. Instead they picked up hobbies, did volunteer work, whatever and wherever their hearts let them.

Star date: 30464 - Day 100

After a long enough time Vivi herself would finally cave and end her own silence and would have rejoined the rest of society. She was still spiteful towards her father but she was trying her best to cheer herself up. She was struggling to find a hobby though, trying many different things for weeks before giving up on them. They were not enough to fill that void left inside of her since she, like all the other Angels, were still not allowed to work I'm the medical field. Not even volunteer work would make her happy enough. It would be at this time though, while having brunch with her sisters, that she would find the thing that would fill the void.

“So did you hear? Jhaka Jhin is coming back,” one of Vivi's sisters, Ria, would announce. “Jhaka Jhin? The opera singer?” another sister, Demeria, would reply. “Yeah. He was wounded really bad. The militia forces there decided to send him back home, back here,” Ria would explain. “What happened to him?” Vivi would ask. Ria could only shrug at the question though before saying, “They didn't say. They did say though that he wasn't going to be singing again.” Demeria would seem devastated to hear that as her riled up demeanor was quickly turned to one of depression. “R-really…? But… But he's my favorite… I own every song,” Demeria would start to say before falling silent. The devastation was more than apparent in her face. “How long will it take for them to arrive?” Vivi would ask after placing a hand on Demeria's shoulder. “Well he's coming back on an official military transport..m so most likely a few hours thanks to the warped relays,” Ria would guess, feeling guilty about breaking the news in front of Demeria now. “I see. Alright then,” Vivi would say before getting up, taking her plate as well. “Where are you going?” Ria asked, wondering what Vivi was up to. “Nowhere. I'm just going to go for a walk,” Vivi would lie as she walked into the kitchen to throw out the few scraps left on her plate. Vivi planned to find out where Jhaka Jhin was coming in exactly and planned on seeing if she could speak to him. “Unable to sing again?” Vivi thought to herself. It just didn't seem right to get. This was the Valorian empire after all, powerhouse of medical sciences. How could they not fix whatever was wrong? Whatever was going on she wanted to know.

An hour later as she decided to walk to the military hangar, Vivi got the answers she was looking for as no one was going to deny a Valorian such info. An hour from now the transport would arrive, just like Ria guessed it would. Vivi would decide to call Demeria and let her know that Ria was on point with her guess and to come to where she was if she wanted to possibly see Jhaka. Demeria wanted to go but didn't want to at the same time, not wanting to possibly see her favorite singer in a horrible state, which was understandable. “I'll let you know how he is. Just go relax Demeria, love you,” Vivi would say before hanging up the phone before deciding to go talk to some of the soldiers to bide time.

Once the hour finally passed the transport ship would arrive right on queue. Over the speakers the announcement would call out, “Transport ship 21-A has docked. Please prepare the appropriate transportation for those aboard.” Vivi would stand up from her seat at the table of soldiers who were on break and salute them. “It was nice chatting with you all but it seems my current objective is here, excuse me,” she would say before leaving. All the soldiers had saluted her as well when she saluted them before returning to their own business.
Vivi would have quickly made her way into the hangar where the ship was, being able to get there before they had even began to let it's passengers off. “Perfect,” she would say to herself as she waited patiently. It wouldn't be long before the crew and it's passengers would begin to leave the ship. Try as she might she couldn't find Jhaka until the very end, he was one of the last people to get off. He was being escorted by a pair of medical staff. From a distance he seemed perfectly fine but that just made Vivi even more skeptical. She would begin to walk over to the ramp to the ship so that she could greet Jhaka personally. Vivi didn't get far without being recognized by the people exiting the ship, deciding to go to her instead of where they had to go. To them they had no idea that Vivi has even ended her vow of silence so they were more than excited to see her. Vivi would grunt and sigh before regaining her composure as she was getting frustrated by the crowd. “Yes yes, I'm happy to know you're happy to see me, but I must see Jhaka Jhin. It is important,” Vivi would calmly inform the crowd. They would not immediately dissipate but eventually enough if a oath was formed for her to slip by and try to get a hold of the opera singer. The medical staff would try to direct the singer away from the crowd but he would refuse and wanted to do what could've gotten the attention of the crowd. He would get his answer once Vivi broke free of them and would be a bit stunned. “What was a Valorian doing here? Vivi no less. I thought she was refusing to leave her room?” Jhaka thought to himself as Vivi quickly strode over. Even the medical staff was stunned and soon stood at attention for Vivi, which made her roll her eyes a bit. Even now people still give her this level of respect which Vivi never really liked but knew better than to try and dissuade then from doing so. Once Vivi was finally within reasonable earshot she would look at the medical staff and politely ask, “Could you give us a few minutes?” One of the doctors was about to protest but the other would stop him from doing so. “Of course Lady Vivi. Take care as long as you need,” he would say before stepping aside with his partner. Jhaka would still be in awe about what was going on. “Vivi wants to speak to me? Why?” went through his head before he bowed to her. “M-miss Vivi… What do I owe this honor of speaking with you?” He would ask her. Hearing his voice was a complete shock to Vivi however… it was fake. Synthetic. It was hardly a voice at all, it was like a low growl as he spoke. It would take Vivi a moment to recover from the recoil of this revelation, clearing her throat to try and get her back in the right state of mind she would extend a hand, “I was… I wanted to know how the great Jhaka was doing after I heard you were injured… What happened?” she would ask, causing Jhaka’s gaze to drop a bit from being asked such a question. “Some domestic terrorism milady… A bomb went off and sent shrapnel and debris everywhere… Especially towards me,” he would begin to explain, his voice making Vivi uneasy. “My throat… my vocal chords took the brunt of the shrapnel. The doctors were able to fix everything. They even wanted to fix my voice… but I refused,” he would finish explaining, sending a massive wave of confusion and shock over Vivi. “You… want to be like this? But why? What about your fans? What ab…” Vivi was asking before getting cut off by Jhaka who was sternly looking at her now. “My fans… can survive without me Lady Vivi. New stars must rise and I… I will bear this burden to repay your empire,” he would answer. Vivi was stunned, completely baffled as to what to say in response. Seeing Vivi's stunned expression Jhaka would shake his head and reiterate his answer. “New stars must take my place. My place in history was already written. Now… now I plan to continue my oath to the Valorian empire by helping those star's find their way,” he would further explain. That answer was enough to shake Vivi out of her daze and look at Jhaka with newfound respect. With a solemn nod she would say, “I see. Well, if that is you decision then who are we to say anything. I… I believe we will see each other again soon Jhaka. I will let you go now.” With a bow she would turn to leave, letting Jhaka a bit confused about what she meant by “see each other again” but would push that thought aside for now. “I look forward to it Lady Vivi. Have a lovely day,” he would say before rejoining the pair of doctors who were escorting him.
After leaving the military hangar, she was left unsure of what to do. What would she tell Demeria? These things and more filled her thoughts as she made her way back home, this time calling for a ride.
Once back in the Valorian castle she would call Ria and Demeria to her own room to see what they thought on the matter. After a brief summary it was clear that Demeria was as devastated as Vivi thought she would be. As for Ria she had a more peculiar expression on her face.
“New stars huh?” Ria would comment with a tilt of her head in thought. “Yeah, that was his motivation it seems. He didn't want to hog the spotlight anymore. He understood just how famous and I guess influential he was,” Vivi would add. With that the gears finally clicked into place and sparked an idea inside of Ria. “So he must be wanting to train new singers!” she would exclaim, which made her two sisters look at her as if she was growing another head. “That's… a bit of a stretch don't you think?” Vivi would ask which made Ria stand up. “No, it makes perfect sense. He's stepping out of the spotlight to let new stars into it. You said it yourself that he obviously has influence in the music world, so if he were to train someone, they would easily rise to fame,” Ria would further explain. Demeria would shake her head a bit in a bit of disbelief however the thought managed to raise her spirits again. “Even if you were right, he made no mention of that, right Vivi?” Demeria would ask, Vivi nodding in response. “No he didn't say anything. Then again nothing I said would've prompted such an answer so the possibility sore exist,” Vivi would state which got her thinking now as well. Ria would have another crazy idea now and her face would brighten up with a massive smile as the idea came to her. “Vivi! That's what you should do!” Ria would shout, her words able to pierce the through the thick walls and door of Vivi's room. There would be a pause from shock and confusion during to Ria’s outburst. “Wait… what are you talking about?” Both Vivi and Demeria would ask. Ria would grab Vivi by her shoulders and pull her in before wrapping her arm around Vivi's shoulder instead. “You need to have Jhaka train you to be a singer! The Herald of the Angels now the Herald of music,” Ria would say, boldly bringing up Vivi's old role even though she knew full well that bringing that up was like walking through a minefield. Vivi would still be just as stunned but no longer confused, just baffled. Demeria on the other hand would be on the fence of being baffled or ecstatic at the possibility, leaning more towards baffled. “You're… you're kidding right?” Vivi would ask in a slightly unamused tone. “No I'm dead serious. Sis you need to get out and do something that you can stick to. I think you'd be great at this,” Ria would reply as she let go of her sister. “I don't know Ria, I just can't see myself…” Vivi was starting to day before Demeria finally chimed in saying, “I can see you doing it Vivi. Your voice has always been beautiful.” Ria would smile a bit wider and giggle hearing Demeria take her side now. “See I'm not the only one. Come on, let's go find him,” Ria would insist as she tugged in Vivi's arm. Vivi would just sigh and give in. “Alright alright, you win Ria, I'll give this a try if it's a real thing,” Vivi would say as his dragged her along, Demeria following behind. If they were going to see Jhaka she needed to see him herself too.

After some digging and a leisurely walk the trio of Vilorian sisters would arrive at Jhaka’s home. It was a small estate, Jhaka insisting that he did not need such grandeur in proportion to his immense wealth. He could easily afford something twice this size but Jhaka was one who tended to donate his fortune back into the empire. Upon their arrival, and after surprising the gatekeeper, they would all be led inside. Once inside it looked much more regal and fitting of someone with Jhaka’s wealth then the outside does. All of the decor did it's best to fit the royal colors of white and blue that the Valorian Empire used. A few paintings adorned the walls of past heads of household, a few of Jhaka's relatives and, to everyone's surprise, a portrait of Vivi in her Herald armor along with the names of past Heralds around the portrait. 
“I will fetch Jhaka for you,” one of the butlers would say after greeting everyone as the gatekeeper went back to his post after leading the girls to the front lobby. Vivi would walk up to the portrait of herself. She remembered posing for this many years ago as if it was yesterday. After all it was her inauguration picture, it was her favorite memory. Ria and Demeria wanted to try and console their sister but felt it better if they left her alone on this one. They weren't left waiting for long though as Jhaka was coming down the nearby stairs. “I'm coming ladies, I apologize for making you wait on me,” he would call out, sending chills down Demeria and Ria’s spine. They were told about how his voice was but never imagined it was like this. Vivi however was still entranced with the portrait that she didn't even  notice Jhaka had called out to  them. Once in view Jhaka would be seen wearing a somewhat formal dress shirt and slacks. “How can I assist…. You?” Jhaka would say before seeing Vivi staring at the picture of herself, a tinge of hate for himself welling up inside. He wished that he would've known Vivi was coming so that he could hide that, he knew how much being the Herald meant to her, everyone did. He would turn to Vivi's sisters and they could see what he was feeling, prompting them to try and pull Vivi out of her daze. “Vivi… hey Vivi, Jhaka is here,” Demeria would say softly after walking up to her sister. It wasn't until Demeria put her hand on Vivi's shoulder that she would snap out of it while flinching softly. “Oh I… I'm sorry. I spaced out,” she would say before finally walking away from the picture. “It's alright Vivi. I should apologize for even having that up,” Jhaka say which made Vivi shake her head. “You have nothing to apologize for, we're the ones who came here unannounced,” Vivi would say before going silent for a bit. The atmosphere was the very definition of uncomfortable and awkward with tension so thick it could be cut with a knife. “Anyways!” Ria would chime in to try and remove the negative air, “Vivi told us that she met you so we wanted to see you for ourselves. Demeria is a HUUUGE fan.” Demeria would shoot a quick glare at Ria for putting her on the spot but would nod back to Jhaka afterwards. “It's true, I've been a fan of yours since day one,” Demeria would add which made Jhaka chuckle a bit and even blush a tiny bit. “Well I'm glad to hear that Demeria. It brings me great joy to know that some of those within the royal family admire my work like you do,” he would say with a smile. “That brings us to why we're here actually,” Vivi would finally say, composing herself and making use of her great willpower and spirit that she had. “Oh? I guess you told them about what I told you then,” Jhaka would assume which made Vivi nod. “I don't mind that you told them, I was practicing my announcement to tell the populace anyways,” he would admit. “I see… So were you going to tell everyone the same thing you told me or is there going to be more?” Vivi would ask which would make Jhaka nod. “There is a bit more yes, I needed time to think about what to do still. Let us discuss this in the den though, no need for us to all be standing around in the foyer yes?” Jhaka would offer to which the girls would agree. “Excellent. Jurian, prepare some tea for us will you?” Jhaka would ask to which the butler would nod and leave to do so. Once in the den and the tea was brought out Jhaka would stand up once again. “So… as I told Lady Vivi, I planned on stepping down.” Jhaka would begin to say which prompted all the girls to set their cups down to listen. “Upon serving I'm the military and upon… Being wounded,” Jhaka would continue to explain as he rubbed his throat a bit, “It dawned on me that times change and so do those who are in it. To me, it was time for me to move on and enjoy life in a different way.”