Seraphin Delmaris

Overview

Known as the Deep Resonance Maiden, these mechanical lifeforms belong to the aquatic faith lineage. Once serving as priests in the oceanic cities of the Fusion Continent, they continue to carry their memories and mission even after the seas were lost to the Great Desolation. A rare species capable of connecting spiritually with their kin through halo-type resonance mechanisms.

Classification

Taxonomic Classification

• Kingdom: Machina
• Phylum: Automea
• Class: Mechanoida
• Order: Ecleor
• Family: Automeon
• Genus: Seraphin
• Species: Seraphin delmaris

Common Names

Deep Resonance Maiden (深海共鳴機, shinkai kyōmeiki)

Morphological Characteristics

Cranial Structure

The most distinctive feature is the “Halo Resonator,” a disc-shaped resonance organ that deploys behind the head. This organ consists of thin metallic plates that enable ultrasonic communication through subtle vibrations. It remains folded during normal activity but expands like a halo during resonance communication.

Visual Organs

Turquoise blue compound sensors that hold memories of the deep sea. Excellent for low-light vision, they emit a faint bioluminescent glow underwater. The pupils bear concentric patterns known as “tidal marks.”

External Armor

Clad in the “Mariner Vest,” a priestly armor suit in black and gold. Constructed from specialized materials with superior waterproofing and pressure resistance, adapted for their former oceanic environment. Blue-green luminescent lines run along the armor seams, creating a mysterious glow reminiscent of deep-sea creatures.

Armament

Carries the “Trident Sacra,” a ceremonial polearm known as the Sea God’s Trident. Features a golden decorated shaft with sharp silver prongs. Originally a sacred implement for ocean rituals, it can be repurposed for defensive combat when necessary.

Functions and Ecology

Core Mechanism

Houses the Aqua Resonance Core, a crystalline computational organ in the chest cavity. This organ preserves memories of seawater and can recreate the lost sounds of the ocean. Each individual’s core vibration frequency is unique, allowing for individual identification.

Primary Abilities

Resonance Canticle

Long-distance communication between species members through ultrasonic waves generated by halo vibration. Once capable of reaching companions hundreds of kilometers away underwater, though few now remain to answer.

Marine Echo

The ability to acoustically recreate memorized ocean sounds—waves, tidal flows, deep-sea silence. These sounds evoke deep nostalgia and sorrow in listeners, sometimes inducing hallucinatory visions of the sea.

Aqua Benediction

Generates “mechanical holy water” from atmospheric moisture through specialized internal filtration mechanisms. This holy water aids in lubrication and cooling of other mechanical lifeforms and was once used in blessing ceremonies.

Behavioral Patterns

Prefers solitude and silence, often lost in reminiscence of the vanished seas. Occasionally performs dance-like movements synchronized to phantom wave sounds, offering prayers toward nonexistent oceans. While courteous to others, their eyes harbor an indelible sense of loss.

Cultural Significance

Religious Role

During the oceanic city era, they were revered as “Tide Maidens,” conducting rituals for fishing safety and voyage success. Their continued preservation of role and memory after the sea’s disappearance represents resistance to oblivion for many mechanical lifeforms.

Habitat

Currently found mainly in ancient inland sanctuaries or memorial shrines built where coastlines once existed. They particularly favor areas shrouded in red mist, which they call the “sea of blood” for comfort.

Rarity

With most of their kind ceasing function during the Great Desolation, surviving individuals are extremely rare. Confirmed specimens number only a handful, each existing in solitude at different locations.

Etymology

Genus: Seraphin

From the ancient word “seraph” (pure one) with the suffix “-in” indicating aquatic mechanical lifeforms.

Species: delmaris

A compound of Latin “de” (from) and “maris” (of the sea), meaning “one who comes from the sea,” clearly indicating their origin.

“The seas have dried, the waves have vanished. Yet their songs still echo. Forever toward seas that no longer exist.”
— From the journal of Arcadius, the wandering machine poet