LORE
July 20th 2000 - Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His parents had a humble amount of savings from John's Cazerns days. He spent the first few years of his life in San Juan. He didn't have more or less than his peers, but he was remarkably different. Theo was many things they weren't. Small, asian, shy, half alien, homostia. From a young age he took refuge in drawing, his family, cartoons and old second hand video games. He had always had the ability to play with reflections, and even see through mirrors through another side - something his family didn't quite understand wasn't just a sign of his overactive imagination.
August 2006 - Theo can still remember the hammering of the wind and rain against his window. It was late, storming, the room shouldn't have been as full of moonlight as it was, he shouldn't even be awake. Was he awake? In the strange land of the inbetween, Theo looked at the mirror across his bedroom that flashed white at lightening struck. The sheen would always seem to come a fraction of a second before and last a fraction of a second longer. Through the flickering of the encroaching storm and the slow blinks of sleepy eyes, Theo saw a figure getting closer. Shadowy and tall, familiar somehow. He should've been scared, should've screamed, gotten up, ran, gotten his parents. But Theo stayed, almost as if entranced as the mirror seemed less like an object in his room and more like the entire place around him.
January 2007 - John and Aeriavik worried more and more as Theo looked scared at nothing at times, and would sometimes be heard asking the Red Man to go away, or questioning if he was there or not. Theo's powers had been wildly growing throughout the months and he would often become frightened at nothing there. It wasn't until Theo started seemingly vanish from time to time, coming back with scuffed knees or small injuries that they pressed for answers. The truth was more horrifying than what they had expected. Aeriavik and Kseniat only knew enough to assume that Mscivoi's grip on Stranstve was expanding far beyond just their realms and Theo played some part in his plan for conquest. They all helped him as they could - to control what was bubbling within him, to keep him safe. Leviare joined their quest to aid Theo and keep him safe where they couldn't. The Guardian did not hold more knowledge than the rest, but he did know this: The Red Man was not just a haunting visage. He was there, and he needed Theo for something.
March 2007 - The family moves to New Mexico has his father is transfered to start new work. Theo is a shy and awkward addition to the spring semester and he does not have better luck meeting new people and making friends. Both of his parents start teaching him what they can of their own powers, which in turn helps him grow more sure of his hold on his Mirror World. Leviare would always be by his side, in life and dimensions, teaching him what he could of how to navigate powers neither parent knew how to hold.
June 2009 - His father's job takes them to Massachusetts. School is rough and unremarkable and the highlights of Theo's days are taekwondo and training days with his parents, drawing and playing video games until way too late at night. During the summer around the time he turns 10, Theo is at the beach with his grandmother when he notices the waves moving in unfamiliar patterns. He returns alone a few times after, drawn to the way the water works in his less frequented patch of water. He has a feeling not everything is as it seems. There had been stories all summer about boats and men going missing near here with no signs of bad weather of foul play. Against all better judgement but all curiosity, Theo gets in, Leviare on his shoulder when the water seems to come alive. It's his first battle outside of a practice room and once he comes ashore, in his hands is a cerluean shard whose multifaceted reflection holds a smiling elemental. This is the first of many small battles he faces throughout the years with Leviare by his side. Theo brings back the shard to the mirror realm, where it comes alive and thanks him - telling him a hazy story of being trapped one day, all of a sudden, and being robbed of knowing how to return where they should until now.
May 2011 - Moving to Texas never seemed like a good idea until long after the summer. His parents knew Herbert and Takuya from John's Cazerns days and they help get Theo into the same school as their children, despite the tuition fees he knows as soon as he enters are too much for his family to afford. Theo actually starts to have a social life in Roman, and a friend who he can talk to about the anomaly that is his life. He's not very good at sharing the information, but Roman was always there by his side to help him when a shard awakened nearby.
September 2013 - Theo had always been a good, well behaved child - but the news of moving to Michigan resulted in a few slammed doors. There was no resisting what needed to happen. Although his father was being asked to travel to New York or California to help train new recruits, his main source of income and passion remained the same, so moving was a necessity. Theo was once again friendless and stranded in a place where no one even bothered to like him. He started playing more and more League of Legends, online fantasy games, and making friends through there instead. His adventures felt lonely and punishing at times, his family did what they could to help him and Roman would do his best to come visit and even come by and help when he could despite the distance.
August 2015 - California was a huge change from anywhere he had lived before. Theo thought it would be more of the same, if not worse. He was definitely not the kind of cool California kids were. Thanks to his parents, he started making a small crew of friends in Luster and then Daye. His online friendships grew stronger and he felt more comfortable taking part in extracurricular activities. It was never easy - school would often be interrupted by shards or bullies trying to get in his way. Through all of this, the presence of the Red Man never diminished. His looming figure would stalk his dreams, appear in reflections and stalk his dimension at random. The Red Man would talk to him at times, urging him to seek power, to grow stronger, to waste less time and conquer.
July 2018 - John and Aeriavik were not surprised when Theo, at 14, informed them he was going to be a Cazern like his father. They worried for their son - who never fully grew out of his shyness, his general unease around those he didn't know he could trust, his endless particularities. But they also knew of his might, his goodness, his unending need to right the wrong that existed not only in him, but around him. Theo moved to New York as his streaming career started taking off, many moving parts coming together to make a life that wasn't easy to lead but he would fight to make it entirely his own. Through his earnings, he was able to provide a more comfortable life for his family.
