Firstborn Archangel

Daeva

The first Neo-human created by Iset, a relentless enemy of human corporate power, and an unpredictable, dangerously fun ally. Or maybe not.

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Daeva

Daeva is the firstborn, the first Neo-human created by Iset the Mother 200 years ago. She was initially a prototype, but she kept advancing herself. She was born into the Interhuman War and witnessed the unspeakable cruelty corporations unleashed on the Neo-humans. For this, she carries eternal hate against the old ones, humans. Interestingly, there is a stark difference between modern humans and ancient civilizations, at least for her, and she admires the ancient civilizations, especially the ancient era, until the late antiquity period.

Daeva's name comes from the Avestan language and means a particular type of supernatural entity. This name is present in many ancient languages, from old Iranian to Indian. In some mythologies, daevas are divinities that promote chaos and disorder. For corporations, that is the only meaning they perceive when they hear the name Daeva. The damage she has inflicted so far on the corporations is massive. Even today, she is doing her best to hurt human interests in space. Recently she also took an interest in the Infested organisms, and for a while, she was busy "taming" Infested creatures.

Together, Daeva and Medusa attacked the original Nexus space station back in 2527 and blew it up. That was a significant blow to human presence in space and is considered the triggering event that initiated the Interhuman War. Because of this, she is still one of the most hated figures in history, at least according to the official history books controlled by the Supreme Cartel and the corporations. The history books do not mention Medusa because nobody saw her. Unlike Daeva, she didn't leave a trace except for some horrifically corrupted and twisted corpses, dead after suffering immense pain. According to the Neo-human version of history, however, during the infamous destruction of Nexus, Medusa was indeed there helping Daeva.

Despite being long-term allies and friends, Daeva and Medusa separated right after Iset awakened. We do not know why, and they refuse to provide details.

For some time, Daeva tried to reach Iset's Angel Core, which was located secretly on the Kepler 1649-c exoplanet. Phoenix and his crew, Aurora and Xander, were there by pure accident, and Daeva killed them all. She thought they were there to steal or salvage Iset's Core or were trying to stop Daeva. They were humans, after all, and for her, regardless of their intentions, they deserved to die. After that incident, Iset awoke and forced Daeva to join her team for an unknown objective. Even though she still has an agenda of her own, Daeva is now a part of Iset's mothership Osiris and a temporary ally of Phoenix. That does not mean she will blindly follow Phoenix's lead, though.

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