Celestial & Defernial Concepts
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This will be a master-post for some of the concepts that I’ve written out so far for the Celestial and Defernial beings in my story. It’s a summarized overview of the actual concepts 🌞 Posts like these will be redirected to the ’’concepts’’ tag on the OC page~ (all that is written is always subject to change)

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Thorns of Truth (Book One, Celestial Collision)
– Curators of Creation – (Celestials)
Solaria - The Solaced (Light & Serenity)
Illumina - The Illuminated (Night & Dreams)
Elurion - The Enigmatic (Space & Time)

– Curators of Destruction – (Defernials)
Nytharia - The Neurotic (Chaos/Insanity)
Iruminus - The Irrational (Deception/Nightmares)
Ephorion - The Everlasting (Oblivion/Void)

Thorns of Truth (Book Two, In Silentio)
Thorns of Truth (Book Three, Terrestrial Terminus)


Related Sources:
Celestial & Defernial Language
Astrological Influences


How do Celestials Create?

Celestials/Defernials don’t have genitalia as they do not breed. Defernials are not capable of creation altogether. Fundamentally, both Celestials and Defernials are genderless. They prefer however to take a gender role that suits their position and qualities when they are in their solid form.  
Celestials create with their own essence.This creation can either be carried on inside the celestial body, or outside, it depends on the vulnerability of the source. Commonly most creations are carried on outside of the body, the exception is made when their creation becomes a part of themselves, which is called conception. Having an offspring. This happens rarely as the outcome of Celestial offspring is unpredictable.
Celestials can in theory carry out a creation together, they call that partners in creation. They either do that by sharing each other’s essences, which is their driving force. This is the most common way, it’s like sharing a concept with each other and then you work on that, it’s more or less like constructing a plan. They could call it construction.
The other way is through bonding with each other. Celestials don’t have genitalia but instead they have a jewel. This jewel is by default hidden, and rarely used as they store their cosmic source in it. (they generally refer to it as ‘’forbidden jewels’’) When bonding the jewel becomes visible. These jewels appear on the spot where terrestrial species such as humans would normally have their genitalia. A creation can be made through the bond as soon as the jewels connect. In human language we would call that ‘’making love’’, however the sensations in the end are different and do not linger on. It is of high importance that the bonding happens correctly and genuinely, as otherwise there wouldn’t be enough quintessence to shape the creation into a balanced state.
Celestials (while there are only three at this moment) have an aversion for carrying out creations through either constructing or bonding. It has a high potential but it also comes with many risks. These risks can even lead to the collapse of the universe itself. While these risks might not have a high chance of occurring, the sole purpose of the Celestials is to protect all that is, and to create all that needs to be. Destruction is not what they are capable of, hence it is a natural reaction to withdraw from anything that can cause a destructive outcome.
While Defernials are not capable of creation, they can in theory share their essence of destruction with a Celestial’s essence of creation. In all of existence this has not been scrutinized yet, therefore the outcome of this concept is still unknown. Besides, Defernials have from nature no aspiration to create in the first place (with one exception, but I’m not going to write that down here as that would spoil the future story-line). Destruction is their vocation, it is necessary to keep the universe in balance. To eliminate all that has been, and to erase all that is overdue.

What is their Sensation of Bonding?  

Can they feel aroused? Seeing as they don’t have genitalia, can they even have such feelings? Yes they can, however the sensation is not a pleasant one, and not something that other beings can relate to. Boone has explained how he experiences it, and it might vary from time to time, but it is mostly categorized in two ways of experiencing arousal.
This is how it starts; Once the arousal happens, there is a pain sensation like a stitch in the abdomen and/or pelvic area. The pain increases if the bonding stimulation doesn’t go away. It eventually spreads throughout the body, going to the chest/rib area first, continuing to the arm and leg muscles. The face, and head overall remain unaffected during this process. Lastly, it causes a pulsation in the veins, the body will feel like it’s slowly being wrapped up in metal chains of impaling pain. The final stages generally only happen during the bonding itself, not while being aroused. There are exceptions of course.
The alternative to feeling aroused is less mortifying, which happens less frequently, but it does occur.
It still starts with a pressing throb in the abdomen and/or pelvic area, but instead of the pain increasing and spreading throughout the body, it becomes a tingling sensation that spreads through the veins of the upper and lower body. The head is unaffected. Arms and legs may have the chance to feel the sensation as well depending on how long it lingers on. This may in fact be considered ‘’pleasant’’ according to Boone’s experience.
In addition, the climax state cannot be mocked with - As the pain or tingling sensation persist, a tightening pressure manifests around the heart and throat. During this process they might feel the need to throw up, and in the worst case their eyes could start bleeding as well.
An example of this occurs to Boone in the machinima ‘‘Heartstrings’’ during his dream state, which went in correlation with a transformation he was undergoing (related to his Defernial blood). The second part when he was talking to Jolee he experienced an intense heart pulse, it even caused a slight short-term memory loss. With ‘‘pleasure’’ comes a lot of pain, Boone unfortunately learned that the hard way.
Why must it be such a painful experience to only feel aroused? It’s a Celestial self-defense mechanism, this pain warns them that there is a potential chance of getting into an act of bonding. They already know the eventual risks of bonding, thus it makes them more aware of their actions and surroundings. There is however a possibility that both Celestials and Defernials can develop another sensation instead of suffering. This requires a vast amount of discipline and practice. As mentioned before, if there is eventually a case of bonding it is plausible that the jewels start to glow. This means that there is a genuine act of bonding taking place, which in rare cases could overtake the suffering. 
Lastly, Celestials (and possibly Defernials as well) are only able to experience feelings and sensations when they appear in a solid body/form. When they are in a fluid state, their senses are not their own but are connected to and shared with the cosmic energy of the universe.
Can they have a feeling of attachment or be attracted to either their own ‘’species’’ or to other beings (those whom they are able to interact with)? They can feel attracted, but on a spiritual level. What does that mean? Their attraction is based on curiosity in this other being. It’s a spark of interest, so to speak. They want to ‘’explore’’ this other entity, and get to know them. This attraction can expand into a bond. If the development between the Celestial being and the other one (may it be a Celestial or another being) gently flows then there is less chance for the Celestial being to fall into an insufferable state of arousal. Attachment will in the end still remain a perilous function for both Celestials and Defernials.

What Happens to Their Creations?

Once they create a form of life, they are able to flourish it until its final state. The final state is when this life form is able to continue and blossom on their own without a persisting life force of the cosmos. Creations that have not been bestowed with consciousness, or which are not connected to the consciousness in its whole, do not need further nourishment and will just be as they are. We are talking about life forms like planets, stars, celestial bodies, flora phenomena (as we know it on the earth, it’s called nature). These sources can exist without external influences. They are as they are, and will always be as they are. These manifested creations infuse a harmonious atmosphere, which is needed to keep the life forms connected to this consciousness intact. We could call it the extraterrestrial fuel.
Let’s take one of Illumina’s creations as example when we are talking about a life form connected to consciousness. One of her most precious creations is the planet Erth (which is an abbreviation for Everlasting Rejuvenating Terrestrial Harmony). She let the planet nourish for a long while to make sure it has reached its maximum potential. It was filled with an abundant amount of extraterrestrial fuel. When the planet was flourishing in its glory, full of flora and fauna, she induced it with sparks of consciousness. These rapidly developed into all sorts of terrestrial species.
Celestials are not able to communicate with their conscious creations once these reached a solid state of existence. Everything Celestials create is in fact from another plane of existence. Everything created lies at least a plane lower than their state of being. The terrestrials on the planet Erth could neither sense nor communicate with Illumina. They have no recollection of beings higher other than themselves. Over time the terrestrials are able to expand their consciousness, which could eventually lead to them being able to sense the cosmic energy lingering from the Celestials. Some may even gain the ability to speak with them, or even see them. This isn’t in the best interest for the Celestials themselves however.
Over time Illumina did decide to make a link to one terrestrial being who was an elf of nature. This was a necessary means as her beloved planet became infected by the Defernials’ path of destruction. Many more events have happened in between this state; there was a jinxed conflict between the Celestials and Defernials, which lead Elurion to disappear for eons… Elurion is the Keeper of Time and Space. In the earlier stages of Erth’s creation, he offered his assistance to Illumina to improve the quality of the planet, but she refused as she was on the qui vive for the dangers of collaborated creations.
Back to the actual question, what happens further with their creations? As mentioned before, Celestials are not able to communicate with creations that are on a lower plane of consciousness. They can sense their creations, watch over them, and even visit them if they’d want to - but their creations are only able to sense or see them if they have an unfeigned link to divinity. This makes Celestials principally solitary creators. They can only protect and watch over that which has been created. They are able still to influence their creations to a greater extend if it’s a part of their own life force.