Sortiliena Serlut

== Summary ==
Sortiliena Serlut (ソルティリーナ・セルルト, Sorutirīna Seruruto) is a supporting character in the Alicization Arc. She was the mentor of Kirito during his first year in the «North Centoria Imperial Sword Mastery Academy», and the second-seat elite swordswoman at the Academy, where she was known as the «Walking Tactics Manual» (歩く戦術総覧, Aruku Senjutsu Souran). She graduated as the first-ranked swordsman from the academy after defeating the first-seat swordsman Uolo Levanteinn during the graduation tournament and participated in the Norlangarth North Empire Swordsmanship Tournament, where she was defeated by Eldrie Woolsburg.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Sortiliena Serlut
Origin: Sword Art Online
Gender: Female
Age: 20 (Should be one year older than Kirito)
Classification: Artificial Fluctlight, Walking Tactics Manual, 3rd Class Noble, Elite Swordswoman-in-training (Former), Second Seat (Former)
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Accelerated Development (Leveling; Physical Stats, Abilities), Skilled Swordswoman and Whip User, Statistics Amplification (Sword Skills amplify the user's speed and power, with the downside of leaving a short post-motion delay afterwards). Passive Reality Warping (via Incarnation. As with all VR avatars, especially in the Underworld, Incarnation grants all the ability to alter reality via their conscious and subconscious belief and willpower, and can be described as many people sharing a single dream, with greater control of Incarnation being likened to "lucid dreaming"). The primary applications of Incarnation are as follows: Empowerment, Statistics Amplification and Statistics Reduction (Belief in one's own strength will amplify one's own power, however the opposite can happen to the user as well if they are not confident in a matchup), Limited Law Manipulation (If enough people believe that something cannot happen, it will become impossible and vice versa), and Probability Manipulation (If an Incarnation user truly believes that they are weaker than their foe, even subconsciously, reality will be rewritten to ensure their defeat (and vice versa). If both sides are both completely confident in a battle, it will be a battle to see who's mental willpower is stronger than the other). Unconventional resistance to Soul Manipulation (Fluctlights, the human soul, are referred to as Quantum Fields).
Attack Potency: Building level (Comparable to Kirito)
Speed: Superhuman
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Should be comparable to Kirito and Eugeo)
Striking Strength: Building level
Durability: Building level
Stamina: Virtually Infinite physically (Just like normal Virtual Reality Avatars, however the difference being that if one ran out of "stamina", they would begin taking damage to their Life), likely Vastly Superhuman mentally (Kirito never once beat Sortiliena because her will was higher than his. Defeated Uolo, surpassing his willpower with her own)
Range: Extended melee range with her sword, higher with Sword Skills, a couple of meters with her whip
Standard Equipment: An unnamed sword and whip
Intelligence: Being born and raised to use a sword, Sortiliena has gathered immense experience in sword fighting her entire life. She is skilled enough to always beat Kirito in a spar and defeat Uolo Levanteinn in a duel during the graduation tournament. Because of her intelligence in battle, she is known as the "Walking Tactics Manual".
Weaknesses: Sword Skills have a slight post-motion stun at the end of them in exchange for increased power. Most of the time, to activate Sacred Arts the user must chant out the words required to activate it. Sacred Arts require "spatial resources" to use, meaning that barren environments would lessen the effects of a Sacred Art. Because of Incarnation's passive nature based on the imagination and willpower of the individual, at worst, if the user thinks a situation is hopeless or impossible to succeed, Incarnation will instead have a negative effect and make that situation true.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
===Serlut Style===
Serlut Style: A swordsman ship style that is passed down the Serlut family. It has similar Sword Skills to Kirito's Aincrad Style. The style consists of fluid and quick motions.
*Active Water: A Serlut Style Sword Skill.
*Still Water: A Serlut Style Sword Skill.
*Whirling Current: A Serlut Style Sword Skill. Also known as the Sword Skill Cyclone. It is activated by the user holding their sword with both hands at the right of their waist. The skill is a two-handed spinning sword slash that consists of a single upwards diagonal slash from right to left with two hands holding the sword.
===Incarnation===
Incarnation: A secret skill passed down by Integrity Knights since ancient times, and one of the most important concepts in the Sword Art Online franchise. Incarnation refers to the ability to change the state of the world through pure willpower and imagination. For any other virtual reality world, it is a system glitch, usually activated in times of extreme emotion or during extreme brain activity, allowing closer access to one's Fluctlight, or soul, to temporarily change the world around them. For residents of the Underworld, it is a constant passive that dictates whether they succeed or fail in anything. The more confident one is in their abilities and the more of a positive reputation they have, the more the world shall bend in their favor. It is the power which Sacred Arts derive from. Its effects are versatile, as the power has been used to wield invisible blades, create swords from the user's blood, transmute objects, increase the chances of an event happening, and much more. However, the power of an Incarnation ability can be matched by another Incarnation ability, and the use of Incarnation is mentally exhausting, requiring a lot of concentration and energy to perform. If the user is in a state where their will is not strong enough, they become unable to use Incarnation. There are a limited amount of people who can use Incarnation to its full potential, and much practice and experience are needed to be able to use it. This ability is most prominent in the Underworld, as this ability is one of that world's core mechanics. However this ability has also been shown multiple times throughout the series before the Alicization arc.
==Notable Matchups==
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