Rubia Elstein

==Summary==
Rubia Elstein is a supporting character and temporary antagonist of Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance. She's an elementalist using the fire titan spirit Laevateinn, and the elder sister of Claire Rouge. In the Blade Dance tournament, she was the leader of «Team Inferno», representing the Alphas Theocracy.
One day, the Fire Elemental Lord Volcanicus burned an entire town to the ground to punish the townsfolk for not giving enough offerings to him. Rubia, holding the title of Fire Queen and serving Volcanicus since she was fifteen, prayed for three days straight, but the destruction only stopped on the fourth. Yet, instead of despair or hatred, the townsfolk felt nothing but sincere gratitude towards Rubia who had placated the Elemental Lord's wrath.
Rubia then stole the strongest flame spirit, «Laevateinn», and disappeared, with the ultimate goal to one day eliminate all the Elemental Lords, who she realized have turned berserk. Later, Rubia attacked the «Instructional School» and single-handed destroyed the facility, freeing Lily Flame who then swore loyalty to her. She later recruited Muir Alenstarl who joined her with the hope of reuniting with Kamito. Some time later, she allied herself with the Alphas Theocracy and Sjora Kahn, intending to use them for her own goals. After the tournament, she left them, freed Velsaria Eva Fahrengart and Vivian Melosa from prison, and added them to her renamed «League of Inferno».
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , likely . Possibly with Laevateinn's full power
Name: Rubia Elstein, Calamity Queen, Ren Ashbell, Cardinal
Origin: Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Classification: Human, Elementalist, Leader of «Team Inferno» (later «League of Inferno»), Former Fire Queen, Reincarnation of Areishia Idriss
Powers and Abilities:
* Superhuman Physical Characteristics
* Fire Manipulation
* Proficient Swordswoman
* Spirit Contract
* Energy Manipulation
* Spirit Manipulation
* Extremely sharp senses and Extrasensory Perception reaching borderline Precognition (As a former Elemental Queen, her senses are among the highest of the entire series, able to sense even the faintest presence of magic or presence around her. Her instinct is so sharp she can deduce and predict events)
* Non-Physical Interaction (Can interact and harm spirits and ghosts that can turn intangible or incorporeal)
* Information Analysis (Can understand an opponent's skill and power level with a quick overview)
* Heat Manipulation
* Homing Attack with Hell Hounds and Flame Howl
* Explosion Manipulation
* Forcefield Creation by surrounding herself in fire
* Durability Negation and Absolute Zero with Frost Blaze (Absolute Zero proof scans here)
* Resistance Negation with high-level spells (Her stronger flames have melted a cathedral protected by fire-resisting spells, and Frost Blaze bypasses both fire and ice resistance, like Est's, due to its nature)
* Fire Nullification and Resistance to Absorption and Absolute Zero with End of Vermillion (The flames resisted getting absorbed by a barrier that steals energy, and they counter Frost Blaze)
* Slight Air Manipulation (Can absorb oxygen with her flames and turn wind into a fire vortex)
* Instinctive Reaction (Better than Kamito's thanks to her Elemental Queen training; she can react to attacks from blind-spot or who are camouflaged, and to assassins that specialize in stealth)
* Statistics Amplification by infusing her body parts with Divine Power
* Can infuse her whole body with Divine Power for a surge of power
* Healing and Stamina Restoration with Eternal Blood of the Phoenix
* Purification (Types 1, 2 and 3)
* Curse Manipulation, Pain Manipulation, Madness Manipulation (Type 2) and Sealing and Unsealing with Brand of Darkness (Can turn others berserk, inflict intense pain, make their powers uncontrollable, and bring forth subconscious and primal instincts)
* Can dispell barriers with relative ease (Characters weaker than Rubia and with less-but-similar training displayed such feats)
* Statistics Reduction and Stealth Mastery with Isolation Barrier
* Necromancy and Resurrection (limited to spirits)
* Illusion Creation by manipulating temperature
* Danmaku with Fire Burst
* Mind Manipulation with Word of Power
* Memory Manipulation (not combat-applicable, unless used after Mind Manipulation)
* Aura (Intimidation and powerful enough to burn things around her)
* Social Influencing (Became the leader of a rebellion in another country and convinced hundreds of people to follow her with unflinching loyalty)
* Environmental Destruction with Muspelheim
* Weapon Summoning
* Telepathy with Laevateinn and minor spirits
* Minor Light Manipulation
* Great Strategist
* Spatial Manipulation, Magma Manipulation, Fire Absorption, Fire Resistance Negation and Regeneration (High-Low to Low-Mid near-instantaneous, possibly Mid over time as the spirit was nowhere near at full power) with Laevateinn's Titan form
* Resistance to fire, steel, cold, earth, wind, electricity, poison, diseases, mind manipulation (as here), memory manipulation, and Fear Manipulation (Unfazed by Muir Alenstarl's presence)
Attack Potency: At least Large Building level+, likely City Block level (Stomped and casually overpowered Base Claire and Post-Awakening Claire respectively; on par with pre-end-of-tournament Demon King Kamito. When summoned by Rubia, Laeveteinn’s flames covered the entire area around her, burning and melting everything in an instant (floor, walls, pillars, ceiling, bedrock) into lava, and releasing heat beyond anything real flames could. At close range, the heat alone can vaporize a human body on the spot. This level of power occurred inside the Lost Cathedral, a sacred place specifically built to resist all elementsVolume 10). The power of a single arm dwarfed Fianna’s Save the Queen. Possibly Town level with Laevateinn's full power (At full power, Laevateinn should scale with Terminus Est as they are both similarly mighty and destructive spirits. Should be much stronger than Muir Alenstarl's ValaraukarVolume 9. Laevateinn’s true power dwarfs what Rubia used against Kamito, because that was all her body and mind could handle. In the past, the entire might of all five Elemental Lords, the equivalent of Spirit Gods, was needed to seal it)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic combat speed/reactions (Scales to characters that can react to and dodge cloud-to-ground lightning), Possibly higher (faster than Kamito), At least Superhuman travel speed with added Divine Power
Lifting Strength: At least Class 25 (Should at least scale to Claire). Unknown for Laevateinn, but likely at least Class K (From size alone, a single arm was several meters long)
Striking Strength: At least Large Building level+, likely City Block level. Possibly Town level with Laevateinn's full power
Durability: At least Large Building level+, likely City Block level (Casually took hits from Kamito, Claire and Leonora. She countered Kamito’s Last Strike and then survived a Last Strike Dual, even staying consciousVolume 11). Possibly Town level with Laevateinn's full power
Stamina: Superhuman, as she's the elite of the elite elementalists. Far surpasses Kamito, Leonora and Luminaris, and she casually soloed Leonora's entire team. Her mental strength is also excellent, as a result of her years of training as an Elemental Queen, which allows her to stay concentrated and focused for extended periods of time; she should surpass Fianna Ray Ordesia who also used to be an Elemental Queen candidate and was still much weaker than Rubia. Her body can sustain the immense physical and mental burden of using Laevateinn, whose power would make any other elementalist immense pain, exhaustion, and even possibly death.
Range: Extended Melee Range with Laevateinn, Tens to Hundreds of Meters with ranged attacks and Laevateinn's Titan form
Standard Equipment: Laevateinn (her sword), Healing crystals
Intelligence: Considered as a Genius by the age of 14, and dwarfs her sister Claire who's highly gifted in her own right. She's very knowledgeable and analytical both in-combat and out of combat, and can plan multiple steps ahead, sometimes over months and years. Her intelligence and skill propelled her to become the youngest-serving Elemental Queen in history, excelling in all areas of being a shrine maiden and warrior, but also reaching forbidden arts like necromancy and the knowledge necessary to decipher ancient texts. She remains serious and collected in combat, her hightened senses and perceptions allowing her to see through tricks and blind-spot attacks, and she never takes an opponent lightly. She lead a team composed of top-tier assassins, a master spellcaster, a reanimated personification of the Demon King's will (the Demon King being the single strongest character in the series), and one of the spirits of said Demon King, all of whom she's stronger than. Masterfully wields the blade, even surpassing Kamito, and easily defeated Leonora Lancaster's entire team. She was able to formulate a 5-year-long plan which pretty much succeeded despite some unforeseen obstacles, proving her ability to improvise and get back on track. Later, with her natural charisma and commanding nature, she turned hundreds of unrelated people into loyal subjectsVolume 15 and she convinced them to start a war, for which Rubia was prepared and knew what was coming for her in opposition.
Weaknesses: Laevateinn's immense power requires massive energy and, in order for Rubia to sustain it, had to implant Cursed Armament Seals all over her body, which reduces her lifespan. Laevateinn will eventually take Rubia's life as a price for its power
Feats:
* Rubia curb-stomped the tournament she was in the entire way, which included nearly all the Blade Dance characters that currently have profiles, including Kamito and without even using her weapon for additional power (Volumes 5 to 11)
* Successfully fooled the entire world that she was someone else
* She's the youngest person to ever reach the rank of "Elemental Queen" at 14, a title given to those who are only second to the in-universe equivalent of gods, and is considered to be a combat genius; she kept getting more skilled and face off enemies for the years after that, until she reached her position.
* She was able to formulate a 5-year-long plan which pretty much succeeded despite some unforeseen obstacles, proving her ability to improvise and get back on track
* Thanks to her extrasensory perception, leading into borderline precognition, she managed to avoid and counter Kamito Kazehaya's Last Strike, a sword technique that's meant to be uncounterable, that absorbs the power of the opponent and turns it against them for a one-shot. She later last-moment reacted to a Last Strike Dual, a stronger version of the attack, and managed to survive and stay conscious despite getting hit in the chest. She also predicted the chaos the berserk Elemental Lords would cause on the continent, which lead her to formulate a plan to stop them.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Fire Manipulation
*Fire Ball: A devastating ball of fire that can burn a forest part to the ground with relative ease. She can make it explode if she wants. Her Fireball’s power and size is several times greater than Claire’s
*Fire Wall: A wall of upwards-moving fire that weakens incoming attacks and completely blocks fire spells
*Fire Burst: A very bright and loud attack consisting of a rain of small fire projectiles. Weaker than Fireball, but has a larger AoE and is effective on dark-attribute enemies
*Hell Hounds: Flames that turn into semi-living hunting hounds that relentlessly chase their target
*Mirages: Rubia can create illusions/mirages of herself by manipulating temperature. From an outsider, it looks like teleportation
*Flame Howl: Summons a large fire dragon that chases its target, and can be made to explode in a large burst. As fast as Kamito
*Eternal Blood of the Phoenix: The one and only fire healing spell that also resupplies mana and stamina
*End of Vermillion: The power of Flame-Burning Flames, the strongest type of flames. The spell can do anything other fire spells can, but also destroys, devours and nullifies other flames, and can even annihilate weaker fire creatures. Effective at blocking water attacks. Their power is such that they can bypass fire resistance. Those flames are described as being foreign to both the Human World and the Spirit World (Astral Zero), implying the origin of those flames is otherwordlyVolume 12. The flames of this spell resist getting absorbedVolume 16 by other effects. Scarlet, a top-rank fire spirit, was unable to carelessly approach those flames. The spell is also capable of destroying Frost Blaze flames, effectively countering Absolute Zero
*Flames of Elstein: Passive magic that stabilizes her magic, makes her more durable, and her fire attacks get stronger
*Muspelheim: The strongest version of Laevateinn’s flames, causing widespread destruction around itVolume 10. Their power is such that they can bypass fire resistance.
*Frost Blaze: Described as logic-bending freezing flames, it's a fire spell that freezes anything the flames touch and counts as Absolute Zero. Even other elements, like other flames, are affected. It makes them very fragile and can thus be shattered into tiny pieces. These flames later one-shot Fianna's Georgios, and even froze Terminus Est who can resist elements and is known as an anti-magic legendary sword. Kamito's Blaze Slash, which absorbs fire energy to strike an opponent, was unable to absorb the flames of Frost Blaze
Other Magic: Her barriers can’t be dispelled by anyone but equally ranked Queens
*Isolation Barrier: A type of barrier with various uses. It can be cast with very low magic emissionVolume 7, which hides the presence of anyone or anything inside, and makes it extremely hard to discern, even for spirits who have naturally high magic sensesVolume 6Volume 14; be made larger to defend against attacksVolume 13; nullify the use of most magic or summons within; or weaken anyone considered an enemy. It also blocks any sound from inside to leak outside.Volume 5
*Can dispell barriers: Characters weaker and with less-but-similar training than Rubia have successfully dispelled barriers. Due to her status and training as an Elemental Queen, and because Fianna, another Queen candidate could dispell barriers, Rubia should be able to the same, and more easily
*Word of Power: A simple spell with which Rubia applies strong magic on her words, allowing her to control the thoughts and actions of the target over time, akin to a puppet. It can also manipulate the memories of the target. Not even characters with strong willpower, like Claire Rouge can resist it for long
*Brand of Darkness: A spell that allows Rubia to do two things: 1) to seal away spirits, monsters, familiars, summons, and the like, making them unable to be used or summoned again, unless dispelled; 2) to cause intense pain, and force someone's inner power to become uncontrollable and berserk. In either case, physical contact is requiredVolume 4
*Elemental Resistance
*Element-weakening Barriers
Spirit Manipulation
*Weapon Form (Laevateinn): A large longsword that can summon flames capable of melting anything around it in an instant, even fire-protected bedrock. She forced a land dragon spirit to dematerialize, a type of spirit with high defenses and high resistance to fire, and she can casually push back Kamito and Est
*Titan Form (Laevateinn, Godslaying Flames): In the form of a flame giant, Laevateinn is the strongest fire spirit to exist. Its real size and power are so massive, fully summoning is a taboo, lest it destroys everything. It can manipulate fire, burn everything in its surroundings and turn them into magma, bypassing fire resistance, barriers and elemental-weakening spells, absorbing fire and has near-instant Regeneration from getting sliced apart by Kamito or eaten away by Claire's End of Vermillion. Laevateinn’s true power dwarfs what Rubia used against Kamito, because that was all her body and mind could handle. A single arm alone (what Team Scarlet fought) was strong enough to inflict intense pressure on Fianna’s Save the Queen and casually brushed off Kamito’s Vorpal Blast attack. If Rubia becomes too weakened, Laevateinn will start acting on its own and attempt to “summon” itself. To do so, it will create a rift in space and try to pass through the crack; if it does, even if a little more, then it would casually shatter Save the Queen.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
K1-B0 (Danganronpa) K1-B0's Profile (High 8-C versions were used, Speed was equalized, and location was a sealed-off island)
Kafka (Needless) Kafka's Profile (High 8-C versions were used, Speed was equalized, and location was a sealed-off island)
Canas (Fire Emblem) Canas's Profile (High 8-C versions were used, Speed was equalized, and location was a sealed-off island)
Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Joseph's Profile (High 8-C Rubia and Post-Training Joseph were used, Speed was equalized, and location was a sealed-off island)
Ming Xin (Tales of Herding Gods) Ming's Profile (High 8-C versions were used, Speed was equalized, and location was a sealed-off island)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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