The special interest continues to go brrrrrrrr as I follow up the last illustration and story with some looks at what this new Sig would be like. Includes blurb under the cut.
After Sig reached an agreement with the demon that once dwelled inside the Tome of Sealing, the Cyan and Crimson Souls have merged together and now occupy the same body. Initially, they exist as a plural individual with two distinct personalities: Sig, the original owner of the body; and what remains of the being once known as the Aethereal. Over time, the two will blend together into a true whole that is both Sig and the Aethereal, with neither one replacing the other.
Collectively, they still go by the name "Sig," but the latter personality has agreeed to also answer to the alias "Aya" while still distinct, for clarity's sake.
Sig himself hasn't changed much. He still loves bugs, still spaces out when unstimulated, and still doesn't give a whole lot of fucks (as long as nobody's in danger). He's very chill, and is almost impossible to rile up. He speaks softly and plainly, and appears completely stoic (if not apathetic) to the unfamiliar. Those that knew him beforehand have noted that he's in fact more expressive than he used to be, nor is he as sleep-prone. Sig doesn't care much for tidiness, but can really only be called a slob when compared to Aya.
Aya is significantly more expressive than Sig, with embellished speech and dramatic gesures. She is a biliophile to the extreme and will devour any book that isn't hot garbage (and if you were the one to recommend it, she will let you know). She can really only be called easily-agitated or high-strung when compared to Sig, in that she can become irate with sufficient provocation, and has more hot-button issues than Sig does. Among said hot-button issues is clenliness: she is an unparalleled neat freak.
Despite differences in speech, both are bluntly honest and direct. They can be difficult to engage in conversation or other social activity (aside from Puyo battling), especially with those they are unfamiliar with. Only Amitie seems to best know how to engage with either of them at any given time (though Klug has a distant second-best track record with Aya).
When both are awake, they are capable of conversing with each other unaided, but it's not always easy or successful, especially with a lot of distractions. They have a notebook that they keep with them to write down anything especially important to share with the other (especially if said other is asleep at the moment), or if the alternative is too troublesome.
The first physical change that was outwardly apparent was the change in the color of their eyes, shifting from a red left eye and blue right, to two purple eyes-- a perfect balance between human and demon. Next to change was their right arm growing and developing claws, becoming a perfect match to their left. Before long, it became clear that their hair was no longer growing in its normal sky blue, but instead a royal violet.
As time passed and the two began to blend together, more changes set in. Their body became both more demonic and more androgynous. Most worrying to Amitie was their eyes once more shifting to all-red-- but Sig was certain that it was merely a sign of the blend's progress, that once fully red it would be a sign of completion, and assured Amitie that they weren't going anywhere. By a year's passing, it was actually painful to try to distinguish what was "Sig" and what was "Aya," so they preferred to not attempt to call any of it into question.
Just as Aya had promised, there had been no attempt to displace Sig in all his Sig-ish-ness. They became more assertive and eloquent, and more inclined to read than to stare off into space, but the kindness and care (and love for bugs) that the rest of the magic school's student body were familiar with was just as present as they had always been. As was their penchant to not pay attention to what was happening around them.
Sig was still and would continue to be Sig, loved and appreciated just as they are.