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Very few deities are mentioned inLove And Deepspace. In a setting that is more or less nondescript in terms of mentioned religions and major historical figures, Astra stands out as an interesting and mysterious character. Astra is one of the only gods ever mentioned in Love and Deepspace, and his importance to the story cannot be overstated.
Unlike Rafayel, a sea god, Astra is the only other deity to come up in the storyline, yet he’s never been introduced in person. Astra’s character is so shrouded in mystery because what glimpses we get of him are only through the eyes of other characters.
This article contains spoilers for the main story and many of Zayne’s memory cards.
Who Is Astra?
Astra is agodin the mythos of Love and Deepspace. It’s not exactly clear what Astra is the god of, but a few things are mentioned in themain story branchesandZayne’s memory cards, suggesting that, at the very least, Astra isomnipotentand vengeful.
Astraknows the fates of all individualsand can grant His power to his chosen, the Foreseer. He is also awrathful god, who dislikes it when His servants rebel.
Winter punishes every wrongdoing.
However, despite setting strict instructions for his divine servants andpunishing them when they fall out of line, Astra does not seem to be able to stop them from acting of their own free will. Such as when the Foreseer grants the MC, his beloved, the Creatio Protocore to save her life.
Additionally, although it cannot be ruled out that Astra is only arecognized god in Philos, there have yet to be any interactions with Astra in theprologue storyof Love and Deepspace. It does not appear as though Astra is recognized as a godin Linkon.
How Is Astra Connected To Zayne?
The only time Astra enters the narrative is through thelens of Zayne’s various incarnations.Astra appears as a central characterin Zayne’s myth story,Tower of Secrets.
In Tower of Secrets, Zayne is known as theForeseer, an all-seeing prophetimbued with Astra’s powerand tasked with being theemissary of Astra’s divine will.
Under Astra’s command may the Foreseer deliver His will, for that is his fate. —Philos: Tome of the Foreseer
Astra shows the full extent of hiswrathful retributionwhen the Foreseer breaks His will andsaves the MC, a girl suffering from Cryoriasis — a disease that slowly freezes a person from the inside out. By the end of the myth, it’s revealed that the Foreseer had met and fallen in love with the MCin every lifetime,only for her toultimately die.
Astra hadsuppressed every memorythat the Foreseer had of the MC. It’s not clear whether this was done to protect the Foreseer or keep him subservient to Astra’s will.
However, when the Foreseer learns that the MC has been his lover in every life, hedefies Astra’s willand saves her using the power of theCreatio Protocore, the very magical item that Astra used to bothimprison the Foreseerandgrant him His power.
While not confirmed, at theend of Under Deepspace, Zayne is shown using his Evol on a glacier. Inside the glacier was an unidentifiedobject resembling the Creatio Protocore. If this is true, Zayne may be trying to use the Creatio Protocore — and subsequently Astra’s power — tosave the MC.
Astra makes asingleappearance in the main story duringZayne’sThorns Under The Moonmain story branch. While Astradoes not appear physically,his voice appears in the Dreamscape that Zayne is trapped in.
As Zayne is forced toendure illusionsof his past traumas — an effect of the Protofieldthe Wanderer, Mysthas trapped him in — he hears Astrawarn him about getting involvedwith the MC.
Astra warns:
‘You shouldn’t throw yourself into danger just for her’ // ‘Seek your destiny. Only then can you be redeemed.’
While the meaning of Astra’s second remarkisn’t explicitly stated, it’s implied thatuntil Zayne concludes his involvementwith the MC, hewon’t earn Astra’s favor, and will bestuck sufferinguntil the end of time.
Since destiny is absolute, it’s likely that Astra willonly forgive Zayneif he comes to theparticular conclusionAstra Himself desires. As Zayne hasbeen a tool of Astra’sthrough multiple incarnations, this may be yet another way Astra istrying to regain his favorite disciple.
