"Forgive those who’ve wronged you, so you may be raised to the moon."
-Lady of the Moon, Fate and Forgiveness
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Born human, her given name was Ithys, daughter to a lowborn maidservant and commoner knight. From a young age, her father trained her in the sword's art in hopes that she could escape her humble routes. Sadly, her mother thought differently. Ithys, blessed with immeasurable beauty, was the target of many noblemen's affection. She did not encourage any of her suitors, as she wanted to remain pure as the only means to becoming a holy knight. For many years, she practiced her sword dance under the moon, using the moonlight to guide her sword through the shadows. Sadly, she couldn’t see the shadows lurking where the moon’s light could not touch.
Two months after her 17th birthday, she was ready to participate in the knight exams, but destiny had other plans. Her mother, seizing the opportunity created by her husband being off at war, sold Ithys to a nobleman who paid handsomely to have the body of a pure and beautiful young maiden. Taken by force, Ithys suffer abuse and torture under the hands of the man who now called himself her husband. After a year, he had fallen completely in love with Ithys, and only with the hope of seeing her smile, allowed her to continue practicing the sword in his estate. However, after another year of waiting for the smile she showed the sword to be reflected towards him, the man became jealous of said sword. In a fit of fury and unable to contain his love—his obsession—anymore, he ordered Ithys’ hands to be cut. Thus, she was never allowed to hold the thing she loved so dearly and was made to only experience the same hell that he was living.
After two years of no sword, no happiness, and endless agony, she finally saw a ray of hope. The war was over. Her husband had been called to the palace for a noble celebration. She took a leap of fate as she jumped from the balcony of her bedroom chambers. Following the moon and the stars, she ran as fast as she could, trying to find the place she once called home. But the only thing that waited for her was a cold body on the floor. She gazed upon her father’s figure, his sword tainted with blood, her mother on the floor, lifeless. With tears in his eyes, her father looked upon his daughter, dropping his sword and enveloping her in a warm embrace as he begged for her forgiveness.
"Father is not your fault, is not mother's fault, is only my fate's fault."
Seeing how forgiven and magnanimous his daughter was, he could do nothing but blame himself. "What can I do to ease your pain?" he asked.
Ithys asked only for one thing of her father—for her death to be by the only thing she loved. Her father grabbed the sword from the floor and carried Ithys to the spot she used to train. With the moonlight reflecting in his blade, he drove the sword through her heart. As blood tainted the ground, slowly mixing with her father's tears, her body started to disintegrate, slowly floating upwards into the sky.
Once again, she opened her eyes, surrounded by a void of darkness, as a voice called for her.
"I have watched you for years; your fate was not meant to be this, my child. Your forgiving and noble nature has moved me; the child that you carry did not choose his fate either. I will give you the power to help the children whose fates are broken, guide those who have lost their path, love, and forgive the shadows. Because, without shadows, we wouldn't notice the lights."
Being reborn as the Moon Goddess, Ithys soul became one with the moon. Now being able to watch every individual on the earth and give her blessing to those who need help finding a new path. Sadly bound by the moon, her corporeal form could never leave it. She visited the earth if necessary by borrowing one of her children's bodies.
Depiction
Enemies:
As the goddess of forgiveness, she forgives every offense and rises above them. She refuses to allow any god or entity to mess with her chosen children's fate and makes her beliefs very clear to old people. Her views clash with those of Soul, the lord of the Afterlife. She believes humans, especially adventures, are essential for the balance and peace of this world.
Commandments of Ithys:
Never forget the things you love, and always follow the path you were meant to find.
One person's mistake can mean finding a new destiny.
Even if you follow the path full of shadows, remember that the moonlight will always shine upon you.