Tael/Relationships

Excellion
"Thank you for granting me a place in the Throne of Heroes, I will pay you back, Excellion."Excellion has always been someone that has stuck close to Tael ever since the beginning of his journey, being the advent from which he met him, and the Second that marked the beginning of his proper tale. While he does not fully trust Excellion ever since the Eden Garden arc, he does still respect him and wants to help him for the help he gave to himself. After he was rebirth through Kuon's intervention in Caelum, he seems to be dead-set in "fixing" or "saving" Excellion, but the meaning of such is still unknown.

Kuro
"I am sorry, and thank you Scrap-man. Glad to still have you here."Kuro has been his sworn brother in arms for as long as he recalls, meeting him in the advent of Excellion's arrival in his life, and then leaving Excellion behind for his own journey with Kuro for 2000+ years, where they stayed adventuring and solving problems from dimension to dimension, using Caelum as a traveling method to achieve such places. Even to this day, Tael considers Kuro a sort of "best friend" or an extremely close battle compatriot with which he can fully unleash his more "funny" side. He still resents having to kill Kuro atop Torghast, on the Opposite End of Caelum, even if he is alive currently on a robotic body.

Ienzo
"Rest in peace Ienzo, may Jin receive you gently."Ienzo was for quite a long time, a close person to Tael, perhaps even closer to Kuro in the very beginning of his tale. His important is reinforced on the old book Tael keeps with himself, with pictures of that one that started it all - With Leo, Ienzo and Tael simply inhabiting a sort of underwater base. He has since died, and Tael has moved on from his death, but has not forgotten him and the memories he granted him of better, halcyon days.

Leo
"I cannot hate you for what you have done... Even after so many years... You still remain in my heart."Leo, or Black, was for quite a long time, a close person to Tael, perhaps even closer to Kuro in the very beginning of his tale. He belonged to a friend circle that Tael held dear in the ages of the Root dimension, before Excellion's upbringing into his life. His presence and importance is reinforced by an old book Tael keeps with himself, with pictures of that one that started it all - With Leo, Ienzo and Tael simply inhabiting a sort of underwater base. After his betrayal of this friend group, he tried to hate Leo, but he could not bring himself to do it, prefering to believe that he must've had a good reason to do what he did

Aeon
"Brother-killer? Really..? Could've done something better with your life."Aeon, brother to Ienzo, was scorned by Tael for a long time for assassinating Ienzo in cool blood for yet unknown reasons when he was at the age of 60-70 years old. As time went on, Tael began accepting Aeon into his life, but he was never remotely close to him until he started learning about him through Kuro, who had a semi-close relationship with him.

Aevum
"Bib-Bab-Boim! Always the man on the line ready to help!"Aevum is an old friend to Tael that has aided him time and time again before he settled on Eos to see Excellion's plans from up close, at the time he was still extremely skeptical of him, which would later result in his involvement with the Reaper's Game. He holds Aevum up with great respect, but something inside him prompts him sometimes to not trust him fully - This is most likely Licht's soul being untrusting of Aevum's word due to their past

Kosmos
"Our relation is complicated. It is clear that I am naught more then a Caretaker, and that shall be the role I will play."Kosmos is Tael's current wife and lover both, but there is quite some complexity to this, as it is not as clear as day - Atleast not from Tael's side, and he is very aware of this. While he is married to Kosmos, and is very fond of her, he knows for a fact that what he feels isn't love, but extreme consideration to the point whe he wants to make sure everything is fine with her - But when his duties come, he is quick to throw that sense away and, as he calls "quit playing happy family games" for more important matters. This is also the reason Tael seems uncaring about Kosmos supposed alduterous relationship with Excellion- For he realistically doesn't see himself as a "happy husband" or a "mutually loved lover" - He see himself as her Caretaker.

Second
"I hope death took you swiftly... And painlessly. Thank you for your sacrifice."The Second was Tael's first love, and some would even consider the only one he had and still has, with all other women he was involved with being people trying to fill in the gap that her death brought to his life, being there a time where he considered challenging Death itself to bring her back out of that place - Tael's current feelings towards the Second is that of respect for her sacrifice, often visting an improved grave he made in her honor in Caelum, in one of the Outlands Districts where he lived for a short time.

Sho Minamimoto
"Zero Seven Seven Three Four, sometimes, you are cooler then an infinite matrix."Tael realistically does not care very much for Sho, appart from trying to understand from where his hate towards him comes from - At one point believing it was from Excellion, but quickly dismissing it as Excellion hating him would mean that he hates one aspect about the world, which is untrue to his character as he knows. As of recent events, he is trying to get to actually know Sho, to fix what could be old grudges and lead a healthy relationship onwards.

Yoshiya Kiryu
"You're such a fucking bitch man... But an admirable bitch."While Tael does not like Joshua being a god damn prick in everyone's ass due to overall cockiness, he can't help but admire his attitude even if just a little bit, and to admire that which he constructed in Eos - The Reaper's Game. The soul essence of Licht within him seems to harbour a strong emotional connection to Joshua, which goes unreciprocated.

Bell Lightwing
"Shed your ideals, The World is worth more then any currency can buy."Bell Lightwing was one of the reincarnations of Tael, and the first one he slayed, being that the reason why he was staying in the Root dimension at the time of meeting Ienzo and Black. Due to having to kill him at the age of only nearly 600, this was a heavily traumatizing event in his life. Bell also taught him alot of things about life that he knew, as Tael retorted his ideals and told him of how wrong he was about the world that surrounded him.

Tael Xeno Licht
"My destiny is to perish so that you can arise, to be rewarded with naught, to die forgotten and painlessly, to fall to irrelevancy."His relation with his truest Ancestor is that of love and hate. For one side, he loved him for helping him whenever he needed or wanted, but he also hated the fact that once he became complete, he knew he'd lose all his conciousness, he hated the fact that he would lose himself amidst all the souls for his sake, and later, he would have to lose his closest bretheren for his sake, to be rewarded with almost nothing but an Oddity body to wander around, under his guise.

Satanick (Nosferatu)
"As Sho once said! You are fatter then an infinite matrix, whale!"The soul shard of Kcalb has a close connection to him, and Tael really likes his presence around him whenever he can have it. Nosferatu has always been a close ally to him, ever since the Pre-Nyx Arc where Kcalb's family was introduced to the party, being so kind as to give him a home in Caelum, to which Nosferatu refused due to feeling empty, and eventually staying by a still-growing Metropolis at the time, and being the only reason why The Head did not dain to move to conquer other lands - Because Nosferatu had an eye on him.

Jhin
"So how are the bitches yet? No bitches?"Jhin is supposedly Tael's protegee and adoptive son both - One to which he holds great attatchment to, but does not protect him nor restrict him on what he can and cannot do, to allow him to grow as he did. He seems to hold Jhin in great esteem, but does not seem to treat him like a son and more like a compatriot such as Kuro or Excellion. He also seems to be aware of Jhin's Origin, but has not spoken a word of it.

Enryu
"Keep a close eye on Jhin, and help him whenever and however you can."His relation with Enryu, currently known as Tiamat, is still quite mysterious, is that of a simple friend... But he does seem to be onto Tiamat's true nature, and it seems to tie into Jhin's, which is the reason why Tael specifically asked his ancestor to select Tiamat as an Aspect aswell as Jhin, so that they could be reunited - Possibly for them to awaken this Origin together.

Pantheon
"Yo! You want some boutiful breads from my Astral Baker?"His relation with Pantheon is that of an actually semi-close friendship due to them using to spar quite often ever since Tael was on his Oddity body, being that the reason sometimes Tael'd be missing. Appart from that, there was not much else that Tael and Pantheon had of a connection, save for him being ordered by Tael himself to return in time, to Eos, before the War Arc, to make sure the party with Kuon survived.

Kuon
"You and your father are the same fucking thing..."Kuon and Excellion have a similar standing on Tael's consideration, going as far as sending an Archon of War to keep him and the people with him safe prior to his awakening. Tael does not harbour any strong will towards Kuon however, as opposed to Excellion, but he seems interested on his composition and progress thus far, and wishes to continue to see his progress with great interest. He also claims that Kuon and Excellion are "the same thing" for him - This is most likely due to Excellion and Kuon both feeling similar to Tael, presumably due to their origin.

Ishtar
"Be careful out there, Useless-shtar, got it? Good, now prepare to train."It is a known fact that Ishtar was a huge fan of Tael's deeds, but Tael did not seem to care much for her for quite some time, mostly to see if she'd cease with her unhealthy obsession that'd probably get her killed someday, or exploited by someone. Now that she is "cured" from this obsession, Tael has been seen doing much of what he can in his power to aid her follow her dreams, while messing with her on a daily basis while he is at that. It is unknown if this is just to not have her be useless, or because he genuinely cares for her well-being, but it is likely the latter.

Leeren
"You're too quick to temper, you are rash and out of control sometimes. You have to chill."Leeren was a close compatriot to Monsoon and Kuro, and by proxy, Tael himself knew him for quite a long time. His relation with Leeren currently is that of a pretty fine relationship, but he does dislike the fact that Leeren is quick to temper at times, even if he has the strength to back himself up when he gets in these rash confrontations

Monsoon
"I hate you, you are the mirror of my lowest. Let the world break you into pieces for stealing even my visage to trick fate."It is clear as day that Tael hates Monsoon due to the fact he tried to steal all that he worked for from right under his nose, simply allowing Tael to do all the work for him so that he could achieve completion. Tael claims that he stole every single aspect about him with his shapeshifting abilities, and would often pretend to be him outside of Caelum before he was erased, even saying that the shape in which he fought Excellion in Caelum is his own, not Monsoon's

Darkin
"I am sorry, Vult, but one side had to fall."To this day, Tael resents winning in the battle for completion, an act that at the time he didn't think much about, but later he felt to blame for Vult's death, when all she wanted was to impress Monsoon and have a family close to her, family that was destabilized and killed by Tael right infront of her, before she was swiftly taken by Excellion and Jhin, but in the end of the day, that was how the true ancestor willed it. Tael has a grave for her in both True Hearth, and Caelum, near his old home.

Galaxia
"Yo do you have Divinity in your Mega Computer? That'd be dope."Galaxia, on Tael's consideration, is an old friend who is always there to talk to and listen to one's woes, aswell as give someone a fun experience to drown out the sorrows of a tragic tale that is his. He seems to count on Galaxia as a confidant sometimes, but he knows when to not give away details that may put him in great danger. It also seems that Tael is aware of Galaxia's siblings, but has not spoken a word of it to anyone except Kuro.

Tatl
"You who were born of naught more then residue of my incessant reincarnation, are untainted, and shall reach even Heaven. Never forget that."Tatl seems to be someone that, while it first went unnoticed by Tael, is currently someone he cares for and is fond of, and wishes for her to carry the Exalted Legacy of himself, Excellion, Kuro, and all the ones that came before into the future along with Jhin, Kuon and Ishtar. For now, he seems to be simply watching her grow, but he is ready for the day he might have to protect her from a foe that she cannot battle against.

Ryoma & Oryou
"Would you look at that, the Lovebirds!"It is clear that Tael met Ryoma and Oryou when Ryoma seeked aid from a Yokai that was shaped exactly like his late-wife, Oryou, at the time he still resided in the ever-elusive Dragon's Breath village. He is the one that taught Ryoma several things about Swordsmanship and Magecraft, being himself a master of both arts, but appart from that, he seems to not be very mindful of Ryoma and Oryou and simply leaves them be, but he is fond of them nonetheless.

Okada Izou
"Injured again?? Come here... Let's see to that."Okada is perhaps the only one of Tael's apprentices that he has treated since he was nearly a newborn, teaching him all he could and taking care of him the best way he could, and even being the catalyst on the development of Denial of Impossibility of Okada, through what is only assumed as "Teaching him about the frailty of Possibility". Due to this, Okada and Tael are both fond of eachother, and are often seen backing eachother up, even despite Okada's absolute frenzy once in a while

Jin
Tael's connection with Jin, the Guardian, is an odd one. Starting from a hate relationship, eventually into seeing him as a sort of mentor figure for his life, for many connections could be drawn between both of their specific stories for him, and due to how much Jin actually thought Tael and influenced his mindset in several aspects. He holds The Guardian in high regard, but that has never stopped him from following his own path in his own way as a free man.