Xanatos;Deception

Nine Saints, nine worlds, nine keys, and nine pieces of the soul, thus were binding requirements for sealing the Everlaughing Witch Liselotte Corvina.
==Characters==
===1st's Fate===
*1st/John Rolfe - A man that one day begins to realize the world he is living in is fake.
*7th/Karenn - John's first true partner and lover.
*York - John's first friend, which he abandons and regrets.
*Malley - Leader of the Crossroad Knights.
*Maple - A blacksmith.
*Senne Corvina/Lord Senne/Lord Corvina/Zeraze
===2nd's Reflection===
*2nd/Leyll - The main character, a female that was saved years ago by a man during a fire. She obtains the, "Thread of Reflection."
*REL - A soul of the "Thread of Reflection."
*Tooru - A man that 2nd falls in love with, he is torn over his wife's death.
*Kulea - The former holder of the "Thread of Reflection," she was the wife of Tooru.
*Aerith Ethernal/Lady Ethernal - Head of the Old Family.
===3rd's Remorse===
*3rd/Shael - A man plagued by the stained hands of a murderer. He seeks redemption through battle and wants to overcome this fear.
*Makina - A private investigator looking into the Shadow Wreath incidents.
*Shadow Wreath - A mysterious entity that is blamed for the mysterious disappearances around the city.
===4th's Harmony===
*4th/Tricia - A girl that contracted AIDS through a contaminated blood-transfusion at birth.
*Alto
===5th===
*Naki
===6th===
*Gene
===7th's Corral===
*7th/Aria
===8th===
===9th===
*Somnus
==Story==
===1st's Fate ~Free the World~===
===2nd's Reflection ~Break the Chain~===
===3rd's Remorse ~Shoulder the Crime~===
===4th's Harmony ===
===7th's Corral ===
==Timeline==
*0003 - Tricia is born, during an emergency blood transfusion she contracts AIDS.
*0007:
**Shael kills someone trying to rape his older sister. He becomes a "murderer" and gains the name of 3rd.
**Kulea gains the name of 2nd, but sacrifices herself to keep it sealed.
*0015 - Tricia's immune system finally reaches breaking point and she is hospitalized. She officially gains the name of 4th.
*0016:
**John Rolfe awakens in the 1st world, gaining the name of 1st.
**John Rolfe declines York's offer to join forces.
**Senne becomes Lord Senne and is recognized as the most powerful non-npc. He forms the Knights of the Oath.
**Karenn joins the Knights of the Oath.
**John Rolfe first meets Karenn.
*0017:
**Together they discover the source of calamity as a being named Lord Corvina.
**John Rolfe duels with Lord Senne and loses. He is forced to join the Knights of the Oath.
**Karenn's fanatic follows make an attempt on John Rolfe's life.
**John Rolfe and Karenn get married.
*0018
**John Rolfe unveils Senne's identity as Lord Corvina.
**Karenn is killed by Lord Corvina.
**John Rolfe and Lord Corvina slay each other.
**The Bullet Eraser appears in the 3rd world.
**7th awakens in Birdcage Hollow Alter.
*0019
**4th dies.
==Locations and Terminology==
===1st's Fate===
*NPC (1st's Fate) - A term used to describe the normal people living in the Sleeping World. They are affected by the Birth By Sleep (Xanatos;Deception) and do not retain memories after sleeping.
*Sleepless - A term used to describe those within the Sleeping World that are unaffected by the Birth By Sleep (Xanatos;Deception) and are able to retain memories after sleeping.
*Sleepwalkers - Those consumed by the Scrawl Curse and turned into flesh hungry horrors that hunt the Sleepless.
*Birth By Sleep (Xanatos;Deception) or Scrawl Curse - A mysterious affliction that turns NPC (1st's Fate)s into Sleepwalkers.
*Personas - A term used to describe the "real" people within the Xanatos;Deception story arcs.
*Crossroad Knights - A group of Sleepless that banded together under Malley in the 1st world.
*Sleepless Knights - A group of Sleepless that banded together under Zeraze in the 1st world.
===Deception Worlds===
Planes within Xanatos;Deception.
*Sleeping Scrawl - The name of the 1st world.
*Remorse Way - The name of the 3rd world.
*Birdcage Hollow Alter - A world that 7th awakens in.
==Notes==
*Blog Post on 2nd - http://allyouare.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/shop-talk-the-world-xanatos-deception-2nds-reflection/
*Blog Post on 1st - http://allyouare.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/shop-talk-the-world-xanatos-deception-1sts-fate/
Category:Story Arc
Category:Xanatos Series