History of Merrion Toft
The Followers of the Attuned
Merrion Toft was born on Earth-3.8 in the Witch World universe before the collapse of the Chronoverse. Her mother and father were followers of a man who called himself The Attuned, who claimed to be a disciple and prophet of The Harbinger. Thus, she grew up only knowing the cult lifestyle and never knowing what a normal life was like.
Those who bore female babies were prized as they were creating more potential wives for their god, The Harbinger. Those who bore male babies weren’t harmed but weren’t valued as much by the community because their teachings said that the only male they needed was their prophet, The Attuned. All girls born were called The Hlið Fyrirboðans, the boys were called Þrælar fyrirboðans.
It wasn’t until five years after she reached Zetalon that she realized how twisted the environment she grew up in was compared to other people’s upbringing.
The Gateway
Before the collapse she was called a Hlið Fyrirboðans, which some mistranslated as a wife of The Harbinger but it is more accurately a gateway of The Harbinger, specifically a gateway to his future offspring.
When she arrived in Zetalon she was greeted by the man she was trained to love, The Harbinger. He brought Merrion to his domain in the far reaches of the universe so that she could become his wive (gateway). He impregnated her, which allowed her to see his true form.
Left in terror she was sent back to Voluptas and gave birth to Rebecca Bennett who would become a Witch Time Walker.