| “ | There is a saying, I think about it a lot, especially nowadays. It was something like 'it doesn't matter how you lived, what matters is how you died'. I feel like this saying was for me. I lived as something I did not wish to do for most of my life. Woodworking, hereditary, imposed upon me. I can't say I didn't enjoy it, otherwise I couldn't have done it for over 20 years, but it wasn't who I was, it is not who Heznazap Zegna is. I never felt free. But now, as a Defender of Astrava, despite constantly risking my life, I feel free. If, no, when, I perish, I will perish not as Heznazap the Carpenter, but as Heznazap the Soldier, Heznazap of the Stargazers. | „ |
| ~ Heznazap Zegna to his comrades after over 3 years of servitude as a soldier |
Summary[]
Heznazap Zegna is a minor character from Crestseal. He was a Stargazer soldier of Aspirantze rank and served under Vizarigat Keoan until his death at the Battle of Rockbreak
Early Life[]
Heznazap was born in the outskirts of the capital city and the heart of the Stargazer realm, known as Stargazer's Crest, during the winter of the year 342. Born into a poor family of the lower class in a slum and grew up there. His early years were marked by learning his father's occupation, woodworking, and later working as a carpenter during his adolescence and early adult life. He married and had three children between years 361 to 367 while continuing to work as a carpenter. Over the next years the family, which was already of lower class, experienced financial shortcomings, Heznazap decided to pursue a career in the Astravar military as a Sphrerer, both to provide more for his family and to fulfill a childhood dream of his he never pursued, to be a soldier and serve Astrava. After 30 years of civilian life and nearly 20 years of being a carpenter, He went to check in with Phanon Academy in year 372 to determine whether he was fit or not, and prepared for it after he was confirmed fit despite his advanced age.
Phanon training[]
Next year, at the age of 31, exceptionally late for an aspiring soldier as many enlist in their early adolescent years to learn Phanon, Heznazap enlisted with Phanon Academy, embarking on a journey that would lead to his formal induction and training. During his training, he struggled to understand the basics and control Phanon. This was seen by researchers to be due to his age; Candidates must be young to learn Phanon and the older they are, the longer it will take to master Phanon and utilize it properly. But Heznazap was able to accomplish it, it took him 2 years, significantly longer than usual.
Integration into the Army[]
By 375, Heznazap fully completed his training and overcome the obstacle that was put on him due to his age. He was now a proper soldier of Astrava and was given the Rank of Aspirantze a few weeks later. He was integrated into the team of Vizarigat Keoan, and Aspirantver who was also 15 years Heznazap's senior. Only a few months in his status as an enlisted soldier with a Rank, he participated in more than 7 battles, most being small skirmishes against various smaller groups as those of Heznazap's status, newly enlisted soldiers would not be sent into very dangerous battles, as at the time they were seen as a valuable investment that should be nurtured by the Stargazer leadership.
Heznazap, aside from his age that made him stick out like a thumb, combating as a new soldier of the lowest rank as a man in his mid-30s, performed exactly how an Aspirantze was expected to perform. He did not stand out in any other way, neither he was outperforming others or underperforming. He progressed alongside his generation throughout the year and served under Vizarigat Keoan's team of over 30 Aspirantzes.
After six months, the team tried to convince Vizarigat into a sparring duel, against all 30 of his force. Vizarigat eventually accepted, and he won, defeating and incapacitating all 30 of his team without even getting hit. This made Heznazap realize how big of a gap between Aspirantze and Aspirantver, and how long of a way he needed to go.
Time passed quickly, and Heznazap had already an enlisted for over a year now. This looked like a dream to him, he dreamed of being a soldier like this as a child and could not believe this was real. With his main reason for being one now to provide for his family, Heznazap was happy that he made over 7 times the money he made as a carpenter, thus providing for his family significantly more.
Team Keoan was constantly on the move, they were situated in the southern region just outside of Stargazer control, one of the dozens of teams located there to curb local Esakar force. Heznazap, in the blink of an eye, had already living this life for over 3 years now and was engaged in over 70 battles. These battles, although many were small skirmishes, were significant and he lost several of his comrades, people he trained together with years ago at Phanon Academy, he felt like he lost family with each death. A few weeks later Team Keoan was sent as a reinforcement to Teams Verizan, Mekri, Korza, and Merka in a large battle known as the Battle of Rockbreak, taking place in the region of Rockbreak against several allied small factions who armed up against Stargazers. This was the largest battle Heznazap was a part of, and the battle he met his end, targeted by a significantly powerful soldier who could hold his own against even Vizarigat himself, meaning Heznazap never stood a chance, he was quickly overwhelmed and defeated by him, alongside several of his teammates. He and his teammates, who were new soldiers and died before they could even develop, represent the meaning of wasted potential for Palovans.
As he was dying, he knew that his status as a soldier killed in action would provide even more money for his family and improve their status, so he closed his eyes for a final time as a happy, fulfilled man.
Powers and Abilities[]
Tier: 8-C
Name: Heznazap Zegna
Origin: Crestseal
Gender: Male
Age: 36 at death (Born in 342, died in 378)
Classification: Palovan (Stargazer), Aspirantze
Powers and Abilities:
- Phanon Control (Partial, Scale 32)
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Genius Intelligence
- Flight/Spaceflight (Can do battle in outer space and fly in it)
- Martial Arts and Mastery of Melee and Ranged Weapons (Verseduelists exhibit exceptional expertise in various different combat arts including wrestling, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, and sambo to the point of knowing and fully mastering every single application of these combat arts and knowing everything these arts can ever be used to achieve. They also are very proficient across various combat disciplines involving close-ranged weapons like swords and spears, as well as proficiency in marksmanship with firearms and rifles the same way)
- Afterimage Creation (Miragestriders can leave numerous afterimages that look identical to confuse and disorient)
- Enhanced Senses, Extrasensory Perception and Non-Physical Interaction (Sensethrusters have heightened senses allowing them to sense smallest details down the size of atoms, and can sense clearly from kilometers away, can interact with and harm unphysical phenomena such as emotions, smoke, shadows, as well as beings of Contour)
- Body Control and Natural Weaponry (Morphforgers have atomic control over their own physique, allowing them to manifest weapons out of it and mitigate blunt damage by readjusting)
- Sound Control, Instinctive Action, and Acrobatics (Hypermobility, All-Terrain Mobility, Self-Momentum, Surface Running; Mentalweavers can instinctively react to incoming attacks by dodging or blocking and launch a counter attack even when no longer alive, capable of performing hundreds of rapid jumps and flips both in-ground and in the air, move through any terrain and glide in the air with maximum efficiency, move in a way that is not affected by air friction to perform instant full-speed movement without acceleration, and move in a way that makes no sound.)
- Analytical Prediction (Cautigazers can gain basic insight into the physical movements their targets will make on the fly as they observe and combat their target)
- Information Analysis (Basreaders can survey their target and gather information about it as they observe its movements and can learn a wide array of knowledge on their target's abilities and methods by their movements and demeanor)
- Sifting:
- Limited Power Nullification (Knows Fair Sifting, which passively nullifies amplifications of others and renders them invalid)
- Duplication and Multilocation (Heznazap's Inborn Method, Dipersona, allows him to split himself in two, Greater and Lesser)
- Limited Underground Mobility (Lesser can move underground)
- Statistics Reduction (Knows Shackler Malady, which inflicts a random target with shackle, halving their strength)
- Damage Boost (Shackler Malady allows him to do double damage against Shackled targets)
Resistance to Analytical Prediction (Cautigazers can resist Cautigaze of those comparable to themselves), Information Analysis (Fullreaders can resist Fullread of those comparable to themselves)
Attack Potency: Building level (Physically comparable to other new Aspirantzes, who are assigned the Rank 10 in the Ranking system at the very least)
Speed: Subsonic movement speed (Slightly faster than ordinary Palovans, who can move at this speed) with Relativistic reactions and combat speed (Superior to all Apprentices. Easily dodged Varin's charge and perceived him as slow)
Lifting Strength: At least Pre-Stellar (Superior to the Vitapirer named Artcepsia and managed to grapple her down after a brief struggle)
Striking Strength: Building level (Physically comparable to other new Aspirantzes, who are assigned the Rank 10 in the Ranking system at the very least)
Durability: Building level (Can withstand the force of his attacks and take hits from those comparable to or slightly superior to himself, making him slightly more durable than his offensive output)
Stamina: Superhuman (Kept fighting when his heart and internal organs were crushed, can fight for days with no sustenance or rest)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Sword, Tens of meters to Hundreds of meters with Guns and Rifles (Guns have an effective range of about 70 meters while Rifles can have an effective range of up to 350 meters)
Standard Equipment: Sword, Pistol, Rifle
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. Like other Palovan soldiers of his caliber, Heznazap is a highly intelligent and quick-witted expert combatant. He is highly capable in multiple aspects of combat including precise cutting and shooting. He is capable of multitasking efficiently, capable of calculating various possibilities at the same time while simultaneously responding to contemporary phenomena, such as when he calculated to shoot split bullets against multiple targets while also dodging their attacks and at the same time keeping track of many other targets he wasn't engaged with to cover for his allies, or when he calculated to perform a ricochet bullet to shoot multiple opponents, dodge incoming attacks, and managing to warn his allies in the possibility of his strategy not working, or when he sensed gunfire and that alone allowed him to calculate precise position and velocity of dozens of bullets and other projectiles in any given time while at the same time performing jumps, flips, and side steps to evade both other projectiles and melee attacks. He is capable of staying focused when performing hundreds of jumps and flips and focusing on multiple different phenomena at the same time.
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Grabs anxiety out of a little boy, making him relaxed. In a large battle, he targets and harms the determination and courage of many of his targets to make them combat with less efficiency. While running from a large enemy force and dodging gunfire by performing hundreds of jumps both in the air and in the ground as well as many flips while retaining his balance, he quickly cuts his own shadow to disguise himself better. On the run, he encounters a fog and then quickly grabs and gathers it in his hand to clear the area by using his capability of interacting with unphysical phenomena, later using the same fog in another place to distract his pursuers. While surrounded by dozens of enemies in a chaotic battlezone he cuts through specific atoms within his targets and avoids cutting others for efficiency. In the same battle while dodging gunfire he retaliates by firing bullets instantly without aiming, he directly shoots the vulnerable points of his targets, preventing them from shooting at him as he escapes. In another battle, he quickly calculates and shoots a bullet in a way that causes it to split into twenty after firing, with which he shoots weak points across twenty different targets with one bullet piece without aiming and also dodges their attacks while focusing all of the target's movements at once as well as keeping track of other targets he wasn't combating and his allies to warn them and cover for them. Right afterward, he calculates and executes a ricochet strategy where he shoots one bullet that gets redirected hundreds of times to different targets, effectively neutralizing projectiles from all of them as well as Machines that were charging powerful blasts targetting them, all while dodging attacks of other adversaries simultaneously and managing to warn his allies in the case he failed to neutralize them. After encountering another warzone from a distance with his outnumbered allies. He uses his rifle and shoots specific, very small parts of his targets, such as ears, lips, or body hair, from hundreds of meters away to weaken them, allowing his allies to fight back. Just by sensing gunfire, and other phenomena indicating bullets and projectiles being launched, he calculates the precise position and velocity of the said bullets and projectiles at any given time, while simultaneously performing many jumps, flips, and side steps to evade both other projectiles and melee attacks. He Performed the same mastery of marksmanship and precision against dozens of elite Vitapiers, who are masters of various Proficiency Paths including Cautigaze, and who, in all intends and purposes, should be equal to him in terms of capability, dodging nearly all of their ranged attacks via flight and Mentalweave and headshot them eventually, taking minimal damage from the confrontation. He accurately counts and tallies the exact number of atoms within any structure and continuously keeps track of their count while focusing on his hundreds of allies and enemies in a chaotic battlefield and making calculations for his future attacks while also dodging enemy gunfire and warning and covering for his allies at the same time. Utilizing his body control in tandem with frictionless movement, he rises from a knocked-down position. Through rapid control of atoms within himself, he memorizes the positional arrangement of each atom and swiftly replicates it. This process instantly repositions his body advantageously, reminiscent of the jerky movements of a chicken, but with purpose While using his "Dipersona" technique, he splits into two distinct parts—Lesser and Greater. He controls both Lesser and Greater, sends Lesser underground to analyze and identify the weak point of a Vitapirer Castle to infiltrate it, and simultaneously controls Greater to engage in combat amidst intense gunfire, facing thousands of capable Vitapirers whose bullets can easily kill him should he get hit. He successfully infiltrates the Castle using Lesser, sabotaging its weapon systems, and coordinates reinforcements while evading gunfire from the Vitapirers while maneuvering Greater to dodge Vitapirer gunfire and stall them. |
Standard Tactics:
Heznazap's preferred combat method is ranged, he is more likely to keep his distance and shoot from dozens of meters away, though he will do whatever is more suitable based on Cautigaze
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Proficiency: Heznazap is an Aspirantze. As such, he is a master in many different Proficiency Paths through his extensive training as a soldier and an Aspirantze
- Verseduelist: Verseduelists exhibit exceptional expertise in various combat arts to the point of knowing and fully mastering every single application of these combat arts and knowing everything these arts can ever be used to achieve. They also are very proficient across various combat disciplines involving close-range weapons, as well as extensive knowledge in marksmanship with various weapons/abilities
- Sensethruster Sensethrusters have exceptionally heightened senses. They can perceive their surroundings down to an atomic scale, and usually in a radius around them. They can perceive sounds and sights from kilometers away. They can see, interact with, and harm unphysical phenomena such as smoke, shadows, and beings of Contour as if they are solid or physical
- Morphforger: Morphforgers have extensive control over their own physique down to an atomic level. These characters can alter their shape considerably, conjure weapons out of their body, and even partially counteract blunt force damage by readjusting their structure.
- Mentalweaver: Mentalweavers can effectively control their bodies like puppets guided by their mind rather than conventional movement. For these individuals, the thought of moving is the same as moving itself, and there is no delay between the mind and the body. This allows them to perform hundreds of rapid jumps and flips both in-ground and in the air, move through any terrain and glide in the air with maximum efficiency, move in a way that is not affected by air friction to perform instant full-speed movement without acceleration, and move in a way that makes no sound. They can also innately react to any incoming attack by dodging and launching a counterattack, even when no longer alive or conscious
- Miragestrider: Miragestriders can manifest numerous afterimages with their movement that perfectly replicate their own form, creating a perplexing and disorienting effect on opponents.
- Cautigazer: Cautigazers have exceptional clarity and understanding of their surroundings, they can not only gain clear insight into the physical movements as well as incoming attacks that do not require physical movement on the fly but can also predict the possible intent of their targets before they even have that intent simply by looking at their present state once
- Fullreader: Fullreaders can accurately glean information about individuals or objects, decipher their capabilities, combat methods, and their present intent with seemingly as little effort as a mere gaze, and prepare to counter what they were able to glean to the best of their abilities
- Sifting: Heznazap is very capable in one form of Sifting, a diverse technique that can grant various abilities
- Fair Sifting: Fair Sifting passively negates the amplifications of others and renders them invalid. Heznazap's Fair Sifting is capable enough to invalidate amplifications used by other Aspirantze
- Dipersona: Heznazap's Inborn Method, this allows him to split himself into two parts, both of which are equally him. He calls them Greater and Lesser. Greater is the stronger of the two, containing about four-fifths of the power of his undivided self, while Lesser only contains one-fifth and is also physically smaller, only about 1 meter in height normally. Both forms require simultaneous control as they are both Heznazap and cannot be commanded. Heznazap sees and feels from both bodies and requires focusing on both of them. Should any of the two be killed, the other one would still be alive as both are Heznazap. However, he would be severely weakened if Greater was the one who was killed. Lesser can move underground, which Heznazap uses to infiltrate.
- Malady: Malady is a diverse Method revolving around maladies or negative status ailments.
- Shackler Malady: Shackler Malady is a Method that allows Heznazap to randomly inflict Shackled ailment on one of his opponents every six seconds, halving their strength for three seconds. This also allows him to do double damage to any targets afflicted with this ailment
Others[]
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Inconclusive Matches