Aris Tendou/Synopsis

The story of Aris Tendou from Blue Archive.
== Biography ==
=== Volume 2: Clockwork Flower Pavane ===
Aris was originally a lone robot with the name AL-1S, where she was found unconscious inside a ruined munitions factory located somewhere in the Ruins of Millennium Science School by Momoi Saiba and Midori Saiba of the Game Development Department club, a club that was on the verge of being shutdown due to lack of activity results and members, and Sensei, the main protagonist of Blue Archive. The two students were originally looking for something called the "G.BIBLE" which apparently holds the secret to making the best game. When Aris was found, she behaved like a normal robot, speaking how robots would normally speak, but Momoi wanted to bring Aris back and teach her to speak like a normal student so the club can get a new member, which led to Momoi letting Aris play games overnight to learn how to converse.
The next day however, the plan worked too well and Aris decided to speak using RPG terms such as hero, healing, enemy, etc. One day, when Yuuka Hayase, the treasurer of Millennium and the one responsible for giving clubs their budget, visited the club to see how the club's been doing, she noticed Aris and although her first impressions of Aris was a bit peculiar, she saw Aris' passion towards gaming and decided that the club can stay up for one more month. Unsatisfied by this result, Momoi claimed that their club, alongside their new member, will win the Millennium Prize, an event where Millennium students showcase their greatest creations.
Eventually, the club was able to win the Millennium Prize after going through a series of treacherous events, but the problems didn't end there. A few months after, mysterious robotic creatures were found on the outskirts of Millennium. A few of them were taken in as they were inactive, but when Aris came into contact with them, they turned on and Aris changed. Her personality changed and her eyes turned pink, now with the intent of destroying all nearby obstacles, including her friends. Fortunately, she was able to be stopped with the help of Neru Mikamo, a member of C&C, a club of special agents.
When Aris regained consciousness, she got depressed after realizing she hurt friends and couldn't control herself. It was then when Rio Tsukatsuki, the student council president of Millennium, came in and told Aris the truth of her being, that she is the "Princess of the Nameless Gods" whose role is to bring destruction upon the land, or in simpler terms, the Demon King. Aris couldn't believe it, but she didn't want to hurt her friends either, so she decided to follow Rio to Eridu, a stronghold where Aris would be killed.
Of course, Aris' friends didn't want to sit idly by, so they decided to rally up all the help they can get to stop Rio and retrieve Aris back. The plan worked, but when they were about to rescue Aris, Aris' consciousness had been sequestered and replaced by another AI named Key (formerly stylized as <Key>) whose role is to "guide the Princess to her throne." Not long after, Key initiated Protocol: ATRAHASIS. Eridu then began transforming but was suddenly stopped by Noa Ushio who cut off all electricity, halting the process. Himari Akeboshi, one of the students who was present, knew they had to do something and proposed that the Game Development Department head inside Aris' mind and awaken Aris.
Inside Aris' mind, Aris was still saddened by the harsh reality, but Momoi, Midori, and Yuzu Hanaoka, the Game Development Department's club president, convinced that Aris is not the Demon King, that she can be anything she wants, and that they will support her no matter what. Making her final decision, Aris decided that she wanted to be a hero and go adventuring with everyone.
=== Volume F: Where All Miracles Begin ===
After the incident, a long time passed by. The Game Development Department continued their daily activities, with Key seemingly out of sight. Without anyone expecting however, an apocalypse landed over Kivotos, the city they live in. Six ultra-dense energy masses appeared throughout Kivotos, and with them came six towers and a guardian for each. Five appeared first while the sixth appeared only after the other five towers had been destroyed. One of these six towers' guardians was the Iridescent Shiro & Kuro, an altered version of their original selves controlled by a god-like being named the Iridescence. The Sensei of Schale began their duties and used their extrajudicial authority to request the assistance of all available students, including Aris.
Aris was part of the team in charge of defeating the Iridescent Shiro & Kuro, alongside the other Game Development Department members and students from other clubs from other schools. They also received help from Rio's robots, including Mister Avant-Garde, Rio's prized creation which they were able to recover from the incident. Eventually, the guardian was defeated and the tower was destroyed, same with the other guardians and towers. However, as the sixth tower and its guardian appeared, all the other five towers and their respective guardians reappeared as well, meaning they would need to defeat the guardians and the towers a second time in addition to the sixth one.
After all the towers were destroyed, the situation seemed normal, but something was still abnormal. A black sphere was spotted high up in the sky--75,000 meters high to be exact, and it was discovered that this sphere was the source of the towers. Attempts were made to destroy the sphere using rockets from the ground which were prepared and left behind by Rio before she disappeared, but the rockets just passed through the sphere. It appeared that the sphere was actually a barrier. Eventually, a solution to reaching the sphere was found. Its name was Utnapishtim's Ark, a spaceship-looking supercomputer. Certain students were picked to board the "ship", and Aris was one of them. Unbeknownst to Aris however was that Key was still alive inside of her. Unlike the previous incident however, Key didn't attempt to take control of Aris. Instead, she attempted to warn Aris to not enter Utnapishtim's Ship, as it was made specifically with the reason to destroy her, but Key's voice went on deaf ears.
As the ship flew, it was discovered that the mysterious barrier can only be destroyed by its own type, which happened to be part of Aris' power as the Princess. Aris knew of the consequences and that she could possibly die, but she persisted anyway. After she broke the barrier, her energy was significantly drained and she fell unconscious. In her mind, she confessed to Key that she knew she was gonna die, but Key wouldn't let her. Instead, Key gave her own life away to keep Aris alive. As the barrier broke, the source of the apocalypse was revealed: a giant flying fortress named the Ark of Atra-Hasis, In order to stop the madness however, they needed to take down the Ark, which required them to have to take control of the Ark first. As all the present students did their part in controlling the Ark, their progress were being slowed down by the monsters inside and by a person who looked familiar to them. It appeared to be the God of Death - Anubis, otherwise named as Shiroko Terror.
Although progress was being slowed, they eventually managed to take control of most parts of the ship. Their final step was to defeat the final boss, the mastermind behind everything. As the students reached the central room of the Ark, stood there the individual who's puppeteering everything. Its name was Phrenapates, the Guide of the Iridescence. As they were about to begin the final battle, the Ark began to self-destruct. Time was running out. It was the last stand. The decider of life and death for Kivotos. Aris and the other students worked together and managed to stop Phrenapates, but the Ark continued to self-destruct. Fortunately, Aris and the other students were able to evacuate using a limited-use teleporter.
After the apocalypse was averted, Aris and the Game Development Department club discovered something inside Momoi's console. It was a file named "Kei.sav", left behind by Key. Believing that Key could be restored, the club went out to find Himari to see what she can do. Despite Himari's intelligence and prowess, she was unable to accomplish anything. She only knew that Rio was more knowledgeable than her about this situation, but since Rio disappeared, they could only wait. They didn't want to lose the save file however, so Aris made a small robot. The design of the robot came to her inside a dream. Himari decided to store the file inside the small robot and made the robot into a key-chain as a memorabilia.
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