Abigail Armstrong

Abigail Armstrong is a Junior Legionnaire of the Legion Association, with the rank of Colonel. An Awakened Sage born in Valour, she graduated #2 within the third graduating class at the Continental Academy as part of House Red Dragon. She is currently a member of the Legionnaire squad Raptor, captained by Dario Isidoro Orlando.
== History ==
Abigail was born in a small and cramped household within the outskirts of the kingdom of Valour. Raised by Anelace Armstrong, a single mother, they were not very well off financially, and their shaky monetary status combined with a lack of support from anyone around her in trying to raise a daughter made Abigail's mother prone to emotional outbursts, lashing out against the only person around her and creating much emotional stress that left their relationship stunted and antagonistic. As Abigail grew up, her mother attempted to set her on the path to success, encouraging her to only seek out whatever opportunities that she considered useful and would get Abigail into a line of work that was safe and profitable. Anelace's repeated outbursts about her wasting her potential combined with Abigail feeling that her mother was projecting her desires onto her daughter without considering what she actually wants led to her rejecting her mother's wishes for the direction she wanted her life to go in and made the gap between them grow even further. 
When Abigail discovered that she was awakened, she used it as an opportunity to gain independence from her mother, enrolling in the Continental Academy against her wishes. However, as Abigail honed her abilities and gained prominence as a standout member of her class, becoming friends with other members of the Red Dragons despite having trouble coming out of her shell, she began to realize that she enjoyed being skilled at something on her own merits, and working out what she wanted to do with her life of her own volition. After graduating near the top of her class, Abigail returned to her mother, wanting to face her with the fruits of her accomplishments and get some closure on being able to secure a meaningful living for herself. Sadly, the conversation exploded into a full-blown argument, with Anelace resenting Abigail for leaving her all alone while at school after she spent so much of her life trying to provide for the two of them, and Abigail firing back that she just can't accept that her own behavior and controlling nature is what pushed her away to begin with, and that she was finally starting to live a fulfilling life without her being around to ruin it. After screaming out years of frustrations and hang-ups at each other that they were cultivating deep inside of them for so long, Abigail found a consolation with her mother to be a lost cause and left their home one last time.
Following her complete independence from her mother, Abigail threw herself into her work, wanting to prove that she could be a capable Legionnaire and going on long-term expeditions to escape the oppressive emotional miasma that relentlessly clouded her, eventually reaching the rank of Colonel. Feeling hollow despite her increasing journies and accomplishments, Abigail realized that she was running on spite against her mother, trying to convince herself that she hated her while at the same time longing for the approval from her that she never received. A dangerous combination of this unhealthy mindset, a lingering doubt that she was ever truly in control of her actions, and her feeling like she was completely unable to connect with others due to her emotionally hampered upbringing resulted in depression, with loneliness and a lack of support making her think there was no one to turn to. While she initially refused to seek help for herself, feeling that it would make her a hypocrite after turning away her mother, as if that would give her a victory over Abigail, she eventually caved and sought out a therapist to help her with her troubles. Over time, having someone to finally talk to about her feelings and struggles along with access to the right medicine allowed her to open herself up more to those around her, making an effort to form bonds with others despite her abrasive disposition. Seeking an opportunity to inch outside of her comfort zone, she accepted an offer from her former house-mate, Aquila, to join the newly-formed squad Raptor as a means of being a part of a more personalized team that fit better with her style, going on short-term missions that gave her a better balance between work and personal time. This helped her ease away from her near-obsessive overworking tendencies, focusing on doing what feels right for her without worrying about acceptance from the ghost of her mother's expectations hanging like a millstone around her neck. 
== Abilities ==
=== Suna Suna no Mi ===
Having consumed the Suna Suna no Mi, Abigail can generate, manipulate, and transform herself into sand with immaculate precision. In addition to forming constructs out of sand to attack her foes, Abigail can easily embed her sand within her surroundings, granting her the advantage of being able to manipulate the structure of the battlefield itself through her abilities, as well as absorb the moisture of anything she touches. She can even create sandstorms that can grow to large sizes and drains the water out of anything it envelops, although this poses a large danger to nearby allies as well. 
=== Skyquake ===
Abigail has focused her aura abilities to capture and concentrate small pockets of air around her. By attaching these air pockets to her sand, she can pop them at the moment of impact with a target, turning her already sharp sand projectiles into powerful explosive bullets. She can also manipulate grains of sand inside a person's body and pop the attached air bubbles to crack and break their bones apart from the inside, similar to an air pocket trapped in the clay of a vase. 
Category:Characters
Category:Female
Category:Awakened
Category:Sage
Category:Valiant Sphere
Category:The Legion Association
Category:Junior Legionnaire
Category:Colonel
Category:Raptor
Category:S-Two