Summer Murdoch

[Summer]

Pre-Omniverse History

There are few powers greater than that of human fear and belief. It is through intense faith, a devotion to something that can protect their crops, their homes, their families, that gods are born. Likewise, it is through pure terror that monsters are born, beings that stalk the night and sow discord, plucking children from their homes and releasing plagues upon the harvest. Summer Murdoch is among the latter. While the weather could bring great joy to people, with a mild winter staving off a chilly death, or the plentiful rains of spring kicking off the growing season, there was also an air of uncertainty to it. Just as calm, sunny days could make life nice, there was still every possibility that a typhoon could could sweep in from the sea, and wipe another village off that map. Something as simple as an early frost, brought on by temperatures just a bit too low, could mean the difference between life and death. 
And so every black cloud on the horizon, every sudden cold snap, brought worry to the hearts of humanity. Worry and terror, the forces of belief that eventually brought about the spirit of the weather, the monster who would eventually come to be known as Summer. In the early years of his birth, Summer was what could be described as your average monster. Mindless and angry, he hunted as the beasts did, preying upon the unfortunate and hapless humans that he stumbled across. Though he acted as they did, a monster is not a beast, housing a capability for growth that the lesser creatures do not have. As the years went by, Summer found himself less aimless in his rampaging. Storms would spring up, as if directed by some god's wrath, and a new settlement would be washed away. Those who witnessed it would believe the weather had a life of its own.
As years flew even further by, he all but lost his more monstrous traits. No longer would he wipe villages off the map on a whim, as that would deny him the very thing that sustained him, a constant source of fear. Like a light breeze, he'd slip into the cover of a village, playing the part of an amiable traveler. Intermingling with humans, sharing in their laughs and their reveling. Then, under the cover of night, he would swipe someone from the village. He would devour them, and terrorize the village for a few more nights, feeding off that delicious terror, and like a light breeze, he would vanish.
Yet with all the calming he went through, he was still as temperamental as the weather he embodied. With fits of anger, typhoons flared up, his happier days would bring about a calm, bright blue sky, and when someone wronged him in just the right way, he would be overtaken by a cold, calculating grudge, and another early frost would ruin the harvest.
The age of the Renaissance saw an explosion in Summer's power. The steady growth he had been seeing up to that point, natural for a spirit as he slowly found more efficient ways to use his power, suddenly became an exponential growth. His ability to draw on fear was what had improved, and with it, came untold amounts of energy. He grew arrogant, and attacked with more reckless abandon, confident in his ability to not be stopped. Arrogance precipitates comeuppance, and the spirit brought about his own downfall, having foolishly challenged a human bearing far more power than he could ever hope to have. Here he was split into two bodies sharing one mind. He no longer held full sway over the weather. The First Half, keeping his original name, could only create weather, conjuring up lightning, wind, and rain. The Second Half, bearing the name of Sonny, could only destroy it, returning everything to the blank slate of a clear sky. They each bear a different half of the original personality, bringing them eternal conflict in their attempts to work together. The First Half holds the temperament of a storm, while the Second Half holds the temperament of a sunny day.
With the arrival of Colonialism, humans booming out all over the world, laying claim to things that had probably already long been claimed, Summer found travel easier. They tried to remain unobtrusive, however, as there was no use in drawing attention to themselves. People wouldn't take notice if one person disappeared from one city. Often, they'd just assume that the disappeared had run off, possibly to elope with a forbidden love. Much to the chagrin of the Second Half, however, the First Half was perhaps too much like a storm. Lacking the level-head that the spirit of the clear sky had, he would rage much more on impulse, drawing unwanted attention.
The arrival of the Industrial Age also saw the creation of a faction, the Supernatural Watch Council. Self-appointed peacekeepers, they intended to maintain the balance between humans and the supernatural, and what better way to do that than by wiping out any monsters who get too noticeable? Now with eyes on them, the Second Half had to physically reign in the raging storm, else they would be terminated. With something as unruly as the First Half was though, it was only a matter of time before he screwed up. The First Half was targeted alone, there was no need to get his calm other half involved, and so he fought back. He fought tooth and claw against the elite hunters of the Council, who were armed with weapons specially made to kill him. He fought like a cornered rat, slimming their forces significantly, yet he couldn't kill them all. At the end of the line, with his powers nullified, facing the wrath of a god, the First Half took the final blow, and woke up in darkness. 
Two bodies, one mind. For all they've been through, the two are still one person, still two halves to the same whole. The First Half still feels tethered to his other half, but it doesn't feel like he's fully there. It's as if he's a consciousness tethered to an already-occupied body. Maybe the Second could create a new body to occupy, but with their power now connected, such a thing feels almost like it could be suicide. For now, the First is going to have to talk to himself.

Omniverse History

A Green Tinted Sky: Somerled wakes up in the Omniverse, and meets Aadibah and Connor Hound, who become temporary allies.

Finding Home: Lacking other options, Somerled agrees to help Connor Hound in his quest to find a home, before suddenly getting spirited away.

The Hero's Graveyard: Grabbed by the Spirit's power, Somerled agrees to try and help him, hoping to in turn find out something about his own split.

Spotless Blue Skies: Having failed in his quest, Somerled rises again in the Nexus, in a rage. Sonny takes over.

Indecisive Meatloaf: Sonny stumbles across Camelot, and uses this as his first step to try and figure out how to deal with the split.

A Swiftly Passing Storm: Somerled revives after a mysterious death, and is recruited to assist Doctor Regal in Dark Data

Humanity's Triumph and Putting Out the Call: The beginnings of the Dark Data Saga.

The Desert is Cold in the Dark: Endless Dunes Liberation. Somerled becomes Summer.

Appearance

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Art Courtesy of Leonardo Watch

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Neither half of Summer Murdoch is what one would think of as a "monster." He has no natural claws or spikes, no demonic aura, or really anything that one could point at and say "look, that's the sign of a monster." Rather, he takes on an incredibly ordinary appearance, that of a normal Japanese man, about in his early 20s. Standing at around 5'8" and with a rather weak-looking build, he isn't immediately intimidating. He carries himself with a boundless confidence in spite of this stature, one of the only clues that he isn't what he seems to be. The other would be his eyes, colored with a dark gray/green reminiscent of storm on the horizon, and always carrying an inhuman gaze to them. As far as clothing is concerned, he prefers to wear whatever helps him blend in with the culture he's visiting. Due to their shared body, both halves tend to share outfits, though should it be an option, Sonny prefers brighter clothing, while Summer prefers grays. 

Due to a recent visit to Coruscant, his outfit currently consists of a neutral grey button-up shirt tucked into a black pair of jeans, a dark grey fall coat over that, open and reaching to his thighs, and a pair of dark brown boots. He used to have a cap and scarf, but they were lost somewhere in the Dunes.

Another side effect of their shared body is that both halves look almost exactly the same, with their hair being the only tell-tale difference between the two. If you were to shave them, or cover their hair somehow, distinguishing between the two would be all but impossible. Sonny's hair is blonde, kept that way due to a light-manipulating spell, and is a bit on the shorter side, while Summer's is an unkempt mess of black hair, always looking like the wind had its way with it.

Fused Appearance

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Stormy Night: The fusion of Ebony and Summer. Notably, it looks just like Ebony, except more storm-flavored, since it's Summer possessing Ebony's body rather than a proper, body-merge fusion. Her outfit is a bit grayer, and her cloak rolls and flows as though it were made of storm clouds themselves. Small flashes of lightning can be seen streaking through it. Though it looks wispy and ethereal, the cloak does still have its normal weight to it and moves as such.

Sonny/Eb Fusion to be announced.

Personality

Summer: The First Half, the spirit of storms, truly embodies the nature of raging weather. Temperamental even at the best of times, how he'll react to any given situation is a shot in the dark. Like a squall sweeping in from sea, he'll get fired up quickly and suddenly over seemingly the most innocuous of things, and there’s no telling how long he’ll hold this sudden interest for. Sometimes it’ll pass in a few hours before simply disappearing, and other times it will last for days or even weeks, only subsiding once his interest has been sated. One thing that remains consistent, however, is just how energetic and wild he gets. Once he gets moving, there's no slowing him down. He rages forward like a storm, pushing aside everything in his path until he wears himself out. Despite how monstrous and wild he is though, he is a straightforward and honorable spirit. He keeps his word, allies are forever, and betrayal is not taken lightly.
Outside of being the spirit of storms, Summer is, and likely always will be, a monster. He thrives off of the fear mankind feels towards him, and due to this, he will perhaps always see them as a food source rather than friends. There is no animosity here, however, only apathy. Much like how a raging tornado cares not for the unfortunate life in its way, Summer has no strong feelings about mankind. They are simply his food. And since he needs fear to live, this has lead to a cruel streak a mile wide.

Sonny: Much like how the First Half embodies storms, the Second Half lives up to his existence as the spirit of the clear skies. Bright, cheerful, and holding an almost infinite patience, he is everything his other half isn't. Though it does make him extremely level-headed, it also makes him desire stability above all else. He tries to avoid doing things that would harm the status-quo, and he often strays away from things that might be seen as riskier. Do not mistake his desire for something like hesitancy or passivity, however. He acts with a very firm hand, forcing those around him to slow down, take a breather, and figure things out calmly. Thanks to how thorough he is, he also happens to be very good at twisting means and using tricky wording to get his way while still staying "true to his word." Just as honorable as his other half on the surface, but when you look deeper, you'll see he's actually quite deceptive.
This temperament has also benefited Sonny greatly when it comes to his monstrous nature. Though he too can feed off the terror that man feels, he knows there is more to humanity than the sustenance they provide. There is a lot to expect from a species that conquered the planet, after all. Being a spirit, it is still in his nature to look down on man, but this is something he has mostly overcome.

Fighting Style

Summer: Lacking natural defenses and resiliency that other spirits and monsters may have, Summer instead excels at defense through offense. He beats down people with the strength and intensity of lightning, unleashing everything's he's got and trying to make them fall before he does. He isn't afraid of harming himself in his assaults, so long as it means he harms his opponent even more, and he will even allow attacks to hit him if it allows him to hit back even harder. That's not to say his fighting is mindless, however. Every risk he takes is calculated. If opening himself up to an attack would do more harm to him than he could do to the enemy with the counter, he won't open himself up.

Sonny: On the other end of the spectrum is the spirit of the sun. Sonny's power over dispersion doesn't allow him to be as proactive as his other half. Where Summer can wail on an enemy and try to blitz them down with overwhelming power, Sonny must take a much more reactive approach. He uses his incredible defense to his advantage, and will leverage his natural repulsion in order to wear down the enemy over time, and simply try to outlast them. Though he is a bit too passive in fights, and often simply doesn't have the damage or motivation to take down someone on his own. Thus, he excels when he has allies. He likes to get right up in people's faces, force them to fight him, and let his allies harass and strike from the sides. This allows him to take all those attacks himself and shrug them off through his sheer resiliency, keeping his allies unharmed while quickly wearing down his enemies.
As a side note, Sonny will almost never start fights. He's far too passive and will try to talk out of it as much as he can, only giving up and fighting once his enemy has swung.

Other

Both Summer and Sonny are capable of manipulating their own body temperature to a degree, but only in one direction. 
Sonny's capable of shifting his body temperature up, and since he's a sun spirit, his resting temperature is a few degrees warmer than normal. Nice for cuddling during winter.
Summer's capable of shifting his temperature down. Since he's associated with winter, spring, rain, and various other things that tend to be cold, his resting temperature is a few degrees cooler than normal, though he's capable of dropping it down much, much more. He makes a nice ice-pack. Not that he lets you know about that little ability, however.

I change avatars based upon who is the active half. If Summer's the one in control, the avatar will feature him. Same goes for Sonny. That's an easy way to tell who you're responding to when writing around him.