Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)

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Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)
Instance	SF-I
Age	12
Pronouns	he/him
NetNavi	HeatMan.EXE MegaMan.EXE (formerly)

All these people being controlled by SoulNet aren't actually evil, so how do we know if we did the right thing?

Lan Hikari is the main character of Where Light Shines, Shadows Fall, and the operator of HeatMan.EXE. He is on a mission to take down SoulNet and return his world and the people in it to normal.

Appearance

Lan is 4'8" (148 cm) tall, with a thin stature. His hair is brown and spiked to one side. He has brown eyes, but the right is covered in bandages that wrap around his head. His normal outfit consists of a black sleeveless puffy jacket on top of an oversized orange t-shirt on top of a white long-sleeved shirt, alongside gray cargo shorts and orange rollerblades. He normally carries a gray bag around his waist, and is never seen without his diamond-shaped MagnoMetal amulet.

Personality

Lan is a kind kid who always strives to do the right thing, even if he isn't always sure what the right thing is. Coming from a society where everyone is evil, he fears being evil himself, going out of his way to avoid actions he perceives as mean or immoral. He has a strong sense of justice, but leans on his navi HeatMan for advice in difficult situations.

He is impulsive and energetic, but puts on a positive face in the chatroom to appear less depressed than he is. Among his close friends he drops the act, but is equally closed off about his emotions. Knowing the suffering that SoulNet brings, he feels that his own emotions are not worth considering in comparison.

History

Lan used to live an ordinary life as an elementary schooler alongside his navi MegaMan.EXE^SF and his parents Haruka and Yuichiro Hikari^SF. His netbattling skills often paired him and MegaMan against evil organizations looking to cause havoc. One organization was Nebula, under the command of Dr. Regal^SF.

Activation of SoulNet

Following the kidnapping of his father and the occupation of the net, Lan, MegaMan and a team of allies tracked Dr. Regal^SF to a Dark Chip Factory located at the top of Mt. Belenus. There, Dr. Regal activated SoulNet, a network that digitized and united the souls of every human and navi in the world. However, he added NebulaGray to that server, a program that overwhelmed and corrupted these souls with negative emotions, causing everyone to turn evil. Lan and MegaMan alone were unaffected due to Lan's MagnoMetal, the only material capable of blocking SoulNet's signal.

The two attempted to delete NebulaGray, but were unsuccessful. MegaMan was consumed by dark power and stolen by Dr. Regal, forcing Lan to run away.

Lan eventually met a small number of other people unaffected by SoulNet's corrupting force, moving into an apartment with this new team. Together, they went on missions to survive their apocalyptic world and planned out ways to return things to normal. During this time, Mr. Match^SF gave Lan HeatMan to use as a navi. In addition to Dr. Regal, Lan and his team faced off against MegaMan and Yuichiro Hikari, now working for Nebula, as well as many of Lan's former friends.

Trouble in Creamland

Contacted by a group of scientists studying MagnoMetal for use in PETs, Lan and his friends travelled to a research facility in Creamland to meet them. They were met with the corpses of the scientists, killed by Raika^SF under the command of Dr. Hikari. As they investigated the building, Lan agreed to help Princess Pride^SF regain control of her navi. However, an untimely power outage trapped him in an elevator with his father before he could fulfill this promise.

When the power was restored, Dr. Hikari took Lan hostage in exchange for the facility's research material. His knife slipped, and tore Lan's right eyelid open. With no access to a hospital, they could only perform basic first aid on the wound, and it has yet to show any signs of healing.

Chatroom Discovery

Lan discovered the chatroom as its participants were on a mission to rescue Triese Abysa from a kidnapping. He became uneasy as he learned his father was one of the perpetrators.

Despite his hesitance, he quickly began using the chatroom as a form of escapism from his dreadful reality. A sleepover with Netto Hikari^KQ, Netto Hikari^FS and Lan Hikari^CR eased him into the concept of other worlds, and he quickly became attached to his new friends.

Beach Party

The participants of the chatroom expressed interest in having a beach party, and decided that Lan's Oran Isle would be the ideal place to host it, as it had the best weather at the time. However, they had to devise a way to protect their guests from SoulNet. Alongside Meiru Sakurai^FS, Lan^CR, and Jasmine^CR he traversed the caves of Lan^CR's Oran Isle. There, they met a group known as Dead Hand and fought a virus called The Lovers. Despite the interruption, they successfully gathered enough MagnoMetal to safely host the party.

Lan and his team enthusiastically set up the party, excited to see friendly faces for the first time in months. Once the party got started, though, Lan did very little, content to eat snacks with Netto^FS and watch a beach volleyball game between Enzan^C, Blues^C, Enzan Ijuin^FS and Meiru^FS.

Forming Bonds

After the beach party, Lan fell into a depression, spending most of his free time doing nothing. This was occasionally interrupted to hang out with Mellicent Kidd, Shin Tao, Casper, and Lan^CR. He also left the house to fix the water supply in his own world, coming into contact with MegaMan^SF and finding a note from his missing mother along the way.

He soon discovered that Rockman^FS had also made contact with MegaMan^SF, confirming his suspicions that MegaMan was also connected to the chatroom. During this same meeting, Rockman, Netto^FS and Punk^FS helped him plan an attack strategy on Nebula.

Relationships

• HeatMan.EXE^SF: Lan trusts HeatMan as his partner in saving the world. He relies on him both for netbattles and for moral advice.
• MegaMan.EXE^SF: MegaMan is Lan's #1 priority beyond saving the world itself. He misses his navi and fully believes he is still good on the inside.
• Yuichiro Hikari^SF: Like MegaMan, Lan believes that his father is still a good person deep down. However, he is weary around him.
• Netto Hikari^FS: Lan considers Netto a good friend. Although he finds some of Netto's actions concerning, he trusts his judgement.
• Netto Hikari^KQ: Netto is another person Lan considers a friend, and someone he looks up to.
• Lan Hikari^CR: Lan thinks the other Lan is really cool, but is somewhat worried about her and her world's network.
• Mellicent Kidd: Mel is someone Lan really wants to befriend, and also wants to see her situation improve.
• Shin Tao: Lan relates a lot to Shin, as they both have lost family members to darkness.
• Casper: Lan also relates to Casper, coming from similarly cruel worlds.

Threads

• 2024-06-24: don’t run away, it’s only me! - Meiru^FS, Roll^FS, and Rockman^FS invite every Lan in the chatroom to a sleepover, under the pretense of testing the Fossa Trackers.
• 2024-08-12: the value of destiny comes to nothing - Lan^SF and Netto^FS have an eventful day out, going to the arcade and a diner afterward.
• 2024-08-13: brightside! - Lan^SF and Netto^KQ get ice cream and go shopping.
• 2024-10-07: Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition! - The quest for MagnoMetal takes everyone to the CROSSFADE Oran Isle, where they clash with a mysterious robotics company known as Dead Hand.
• 2024-12-23: A Glimmer of Hope - The Shadowfall team finishes setting up the chatroom beach party.
• 2024-12-29: Solstice - Meiru^FS and Enzan^FS take on Enzan^C and Blues^C in beach volleyball combat. Netto^FS and Lan^SFreferee.
• 2025-02-17: No Man is an Island - Concerned about the events of the beach party, Lan^SF pays Mel a visit.