Kristen Rojas

Kristen Rojas (nee: Graham) is a highly decorated Junior Research Legionnaire and one of the most senior researchers at the Continental Academy with the rank of Brigadier General, and an awakened Shaman who bears the infamous Wellspring of Souls, causing her to inherit the alias of Hela, the alias given to her predecessor by the ancient High Elves as a testament to her still unprecedented understanding of the soul. As one of the most distinguished research scientists in the entire Legion, Kristen operates within S-ONE as the Chief-of-Staff of Eureka, a team and network of highly competent field researchers that investigate targets of interest that appear within the Valiant or Purgatory. By leading Eureka, Kristen plays a pivotal role in enhancing the quality and nature of research conducted by the Continental Academy, particularly in cases where the risk level is too high for most researchers or when hands-on research is necessary to document the phenomenon being studied and transmitted back to the Legion. 
Hailing from the Viteshan Domain, Kristen graduated from the highly prestigious National College of the Viteshan Domain as it’s valedictorian at the tender age of fifteen. As the top graduate of the College for her year, Kristen was immediately shortlisted by Lucien Salaun to assist the Legion in establishing the research institute of the Continental Academy during its formative years and contributed heavily to the study and research methodology employed by future Research Legionnaires at the Academy, setting the standard for excellence in the institution. Following Lucien's retirement, Kristen has taken up Lucien's role as a talent scout for expanding the pool of applicable Researcher Legionnaires, and has in many ways continued his and expanded into her own research a long a variety of avenues. One such avenue is the pioneering of Millennium-age simulation techniques through collaborating with her wife Sierra Rojas to create a selectively-permeable modification/configuration of Sapphire Sand that mimics the dynamics of a field that would be too impractical to run experiments on normally, or would be too faint or cost-ineffective to properly study, and then mass-producing these configurations for in-house Eureka use and testing. 
Beyond her job description, Kristen actively updates the pool of information available to students of the Continental Academy, providing new insights and suggestions that are incorporated into the curricula. This has earned her an editorial role in a wide range of texts available within the Continental Library. 
== Personality==
* Enthusiastically Engaged: When given an opportunity to discuss her work in casual settings, Kristen becomes increasingly animated and lively. This change in demeanor is both surprising and endearing, revealing a passion for her work that's contagious. Her ability to articulate complex ideas in a relatable way helps to demystify science and inspire curiosity in others. Those fortunate enough to engage her in conversation about her projects witness a fascinating transformation, as she enthusiastically delves into intricate details with an infectious passion.
* Naturally Introverted: Unlike Sierra, who thrives in the spotlight, Kristen is a natural introvert. She enjoys her own company and prefers engaging in one-on-one conversations over addressing large crowds. This inclination doesn't imply a lack of social skills; rather, it reflects her preference for depth over breadth in her interactions.
* Assertive Leader: Despite her introverted nature, Kristen is not one to shy away from making her voice heard, especially in her role as the Chief-of-Staff of Eureka. She employs her intelligence and wisdom to make strategic decisions and demonstrates admirable leadership skills. Her leadership style is characterized by her ability to listen, assert herself when necessary, and guide her team towards achieving their goals.
* Persistent Optimism: Kristen embodies an unwavering belief in the limitless potential of scientific exploration. She staunchly rejects the concept of 'impossible,' firmly rooted in her conviction that intellect, creativity, and determination can overcome any challenge, with the only limit being time. This mindset fuels her persistent pursuit of knowledge and innovation, and her refusal to be constrained by perceived boundaries. It is this relentless optimism that enables Kristen to constantly push the frontiers of her field, redefine the possible, and inspire those around her to do the same.
==History and Backstory==
== Powers and Abilities==
=== Physical Prowess ===
Monster Level Physical Prowess:
===Spiritual Energy Manipulation ===
Despite Kristen's relatively easy-going personality, Kristen is an exceptionally powerful Legionnaire, to the point of blowing even Continental Academy graduates out of the water. Her rankings reflect the fact that her activities are predominantly focused on research, but considering the incredibly young age that she was recruited at by Lucien, Kristen was bound to be gifted with a unique ability. 
Kristen Rojas, as the newest embodiment of the Mother of Necromancy and bearing the name of the Goddess of Death Hela, represents a unique and extraordinary spiritual entity. This living spiritual phenomenon stands unmatched in its scope and intensity. She is a font of spiritual energy, producing a quantity of spiritual flux that is unimaginably vast. 
* Spiritual Pressure: Moreover, she can control the emission of this spiritual energy, releasing it outward in an awe-inspiring display of spiritual pressure, which manifests as a vivid, otherworldly aqua-teal energy. The release of Kristen's spiritual energy can be overwhelmingly suffocating, not just to those with a fine-tuned perception of spiritual energy, such as Shamans, but even to those who lack such sensitivity. This radiant energy field embodies a unique ability: to conceptually 'reap' anything that comes into contact with it. Consequently, Kristen can exert an impressive degree of influence without resorting to the intricacies of Shamanic spellcasting. Indeed, she can radiate a spiritual pressure of such magnitude that it can disrupt an opponent's physical and mental faculties, incapacitating them without causing actual death. Notably, as the reincarnation of the Goddess of Death herself, Kristen possesses the remarkable ability to weaponize the distinctive characteristics of her spiritual energy. By mere volition, she can emit an overwhelming field imbued with lethal intent. However, labeling it merely as 'lethal intent' might not do justice to its true nature. Being within the influence of her aura under these circumstances doesn't simply induce the fear of death - it submerges those affected in a primal dread of the end, an existential fear that reaches into the very depths of one's being, locking targets that are the victims of her abilities in a premonition of their deaths at Kristen's hands several times over. Capable of venting it from any part of her body, Kristen's spiritual pressure is similarly incapable of being blocked off. Kristen is similarly capable of shrouding people in her spiritual pressure to defend against incoming attacks, and use her spiritual pressure to reinforce the physicality of herself and others in combat.
* Self-Sustenance: Kristen Rojas, due to her extraordinary spiritual nature, transcends the typical requirements of a biological entity. Traditional necessities like food, water, or oxygen do not apply to her, underscoring her unique existence as a being of spiritual energy. Her sustenance comes from the spiritual realm, not the physical. Sleep, an essential biological need for most life forms, holds a different significance for Kristen. It isn't a compulsion for her, but rather a beneficial practice. Resting allows her body and soul to fully replenish themselves by absorbing both the surrounding ambient energies and the constant outpour of spiritual energy produced by the Wellspring. That being said, Kristen is still interested in traditional sustenance, as it enriches her own material existence, which appears to also have beneficial effects on the nature of her soul.
* Mystical Broom: Inherited from her predecessor, Kristen has demonstrated the ability to manifest the spiritual garments of Vivana Fresier, known in her lifetime as the Witch of Souls at will, cloaking her body in a variety of talismans that grant her access to the vast treasuries and repositories of ectoplasm and other such spiritual substances cultivated by all of her previous incarnations. The garments appear to enable her to mimic the insubstantial nature of a soul without astral projection, rendering her ethereal and wisp-like, capable of passing through physical objects without a level of investment from supernatural energy effortlessly with perfect intangibility, and allows her to conceal herself from traditional physical senses. The broom appears to serve multiple purposes, allowing her to achieve vast flight, as well as serves as a conduit for Kristen's spiritual energy as a weapon. Demonstrating an ability to split the broom up into five parts, Kristen has demonstrated the ability to use the parts of broom as spiritual lightning rods, casting shamanic spells through any of these parts, and has demonstrated the ability to reincorporate/reconstitute the bloom with a snap of a finger.
* Vast Spiritual Resillience:
==== Psychopomp ====
Psychopomp refers to Kristen's ability to harness and command her nature as the host and transmigrant of the Wellspring.
====Shamanic Spells====
*Psychopomp: Katabasis: Symbolically bathing within the Well of Souls, Kristen has demonstrated the ability to consult with the spirits of the dead contained within the Wellspring at any given moment; allowing her to appear to achieve a level of clairvoyance with the ambient spirits and souls in the surrounding environment. As a result, Kristen can gleam information from the world no mere mortal can, as spirits tell her the occurrences of the area both normal and paranormal; charmed by her ability to utilize this particular brand of magic. As a result, Kristen is granted an incredibly sensory capability within the radius of what her magical beacon can radiate towards; lulling spirits to give up any information they might have. As a result, this grants Kristen an effectively precognitive capability as any spirits in the surrounding environment for a notable radius are capable of informing her of the movements of her opponents as well as the intention to attack by communing with their own soul. In addition, these spirits have demonstrated the ability to levitate Kristen at will; seemingly allowing her pseudo-flight even without the broom. Beyond this however, Kristen's ability to submerge herself within her own soul grants her access to the knowledge of all 24 of her previous incarnations as well as those unfortunate enough to have been absorbed by the Wellspring by any of her previous incarnations.
**Katabasis: Nekiya: The power of Nekiya allows Kristen to tap into the vast reserves of arcane shamanistic knowledge accumulated by her previous incarnations. This extraordinary ability unlocks a treasure trove of wisdom and skills that span multiple lifetimes. From theoretical research to practical experience, from intricate spellcraft to profound understanding of the spiritual world, Nekiya empowers Kristen with knowledge that would take centuries to amass. Notably, it grants her an intricate comprehension of the Soulspring, the mysterious spiritual phenomenon at the core of her existence. By wielding the gift of Nekiya, Kristen essentially stands on the shoulders of her past selves, harnessing their accumulated knowledge and experience. This vast intellectual legacy, coupled with her unique spiritual nature, places her at the forefront of shamanistic expertise. Through Nekiya, Kristen bridges the gap between her present self and her historical identities, creating a powerful continuum of knowledge and power. It illuminates the complex web of her past lives, their discoveries, their triumphs, and their failures. The insights gleaned from this trove of wisdom enable Kristen to navigate the intricate pathways of shamanistic practice with ease, and perhaps even advance them further. Through Nekiya, Kristen is capable of accessing the insurmountably vast reserves of arcane shamanistic knowledge possessed by her previous incarnations, granting her lifetimes worth of research, experience, and spellcrafting, as well as an understanding of the Soulspring.
***Nekiya: Reaper: Reaper is a unique ability and less of a spiritual spell that allows the Soulspring to continue to expand even without reincarnations. Due to Kristen's nature as the Wellspring, Kristen passively creates a vacuum like effect due to the vast disparities in both spiritual 'size' and pressure between herself and those in her immediate surroundings, enabling her to drain and assimilate spiritual energies as well as seemingly reap them from another living being with direct physical contact. Willpower and power disparity do influence Kristen's ability to do so, but Kristen has also demonstrated the ability to take the souls of an opponent or corpse into herself, augmenting her abilities with the knowledge and essence of the opponent. Usually, Kristen uses this sparingly and temporarily, taking in a soul for a moment to perform Katabasis and then release it back into the void from which it came so as to learn information about say, a battleground.
***Nekiya: Kaidō (回道, Turn Way): Necromancy is often seen as the manipulation of the dead and death-force, but the value it has to generate life is often underrepresented. Having a comprehensive understanding of the nature of death, Kristen is capable of reversing these processes through the use of Healing Spiritual Arts, which she has demonstrated the ability to use on herself as well as others. Using this as a basis to mentor Cyril's own medical abilities, holds her hands above the patient's wounds and her palms glow with green spiritual energy to facilitate healing. Kristen's immense Reiatsu enables her to be a prolific spiritual healer, even if isn't her primary field of expertise, as she can attempt to recover the physical body using the patient's restored Reiatsu and the healer's external Reiatsu. Kristen can use her ability to cloak others in her spiritual energy to achieve the same feat on multiple people at a time.
***Nekiya: Oblivion: The guardian entities of the Wellspring, responsible atleast partially for the current understanding of a 'Grim Reaper', Kristen is capable of manifesting and summoning fragments of a being known only as Oblivion, created by Vivana and bound to the will of her incarnations., Oblivion chooses to take the form of either a man or woman entirely at whim and immediately bows upon being summoned; pledging allegiance to it's summoner. Oblivion is obscenely physically powerful; easily capable of going toe-to-toe with some of the most physically powerful of creatures and has a complete lack of the understanding of the concept of fatigue; continuing endlessly until his summoner dispels him or his vessel dies. Alternatively, Kristen has demonstrated the ability to manifest Oblivion in an Oversoul of sorts, her broom undergoing a transformation into a scythe.
***Nekiya: Thanatos: 
***Nekiya: Mortis:
==Trivia==
* Millennium Age Simulation Technology (MAST): Millennium Age Simulation Technology (MAST) is a groundbreaking collaboration between Kristen and Sierra, who possess exceptional telekinetic abilities. Their innovative approach allows researchers to simulate the behavior of various phenomena that are either too small, rare, expensive, or difficult to study experimentally. By creating a telekinetic field that matches the mathematical description of the phenomenon under investigation, new samples can be introduced to the field to study their behavior. The team utilizes Sapphire Sand, which responds to the telekinetic field created by Sierra, to capture snapshots of the force at any point in the field. field can then be used to introduce new samples and study their behavior under the simulated conditions. To capture the behavior of the sample, they use Sapphire Sand, which responds to the telekinetic field created by Sierra. This allows them to capture snapshots of the force at any point in the field. An awakened individual can then run their energy through the sand to simulate the effect of introducing a sample to the field. The snapshots can be reproduced with sufficient accuracy, allowing for mass production of the simulations in research labs for the Continental Academy's use. The Continental Academy has adopted this technology for mass production in research labs to gain valuable insights and make predictions that would otherwise be impossible. As the technology currently exists, Sierra is no longer required to create MASTs, but the technique on Sierra's side was taught to their nephew Cyril, who occasionally carries out workshops teaching aspiring Psychic doctors how to use this technique as a basis for diagnostics that would not typically be possible. This has led to exciting new developments in the field of medicine, where previously undiagnosable conditions can now be identified and treated with greater accuracy and efficiency.
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