Elijah Knight

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==Summary==
Elijah Knight was an adventurer that was a representative from the Kingdom of Darv. He had an affinity for earth magic and metal magic, because of his special origin and training from his master. Despite being brought up in the Kingdom of Darv, he was not able to remember many of his memories before being taken in. However, he very rarely had sudden flashes of his memory leaving him to question what he remembered.
He later became a close friend of Arthur Leywin after taking care of both Jasmine and Arthur after the Elderwood Guardian was defeated. Soon after, he enrolled in Xyrus Academy along with Arthur.
During the attack on Xyrus Academy, after seeing Arthur's childhood friend Tessia Eralith in the hands of the revenge-seeking Lucas Wykes, he seemingly passes out, letting an unknown force control his body. In Elijahs' words, " as if some inner force pushed my consciousness out, my body felt like it wasn't mine anymore... like I was an entirely different person simply spectating my body from behind". During this episode, after his body reached its' limit, he was kidnapped by the attackers and presumed to be taken back to Alacrya.
Nearing the end of the war between Dicathen and Alacrya, when Madam Asteras' group was attacked, it was revealed that it was Elijah and Cadell who were the attackers. It was also revealed that Elijah had always been Nico, however when Elijah was a young boy, his memories of his previous life were sealed away. Nico is repeatedly seen trying to capture Tessia (who was with Madam Asteras' group) while also making sure to not harm her while calling her "The vessel". Nico and Arthur fight and as the battle seems to be in Arthur's favor, Cadell appears and aids Nico. Arthur eventually fails to win but not before getting Tessia and her group to safety which irritates Nico.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least | At least , with rage amp | | 
Key: Adventurer Arc | Xyrus Academy Arc | War Arc | Post-Victoriad Arc
Name: Elijah Knight, Nico Sever
Origin: The Beginning After The End
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities: 
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Attack Potency: At least Building level (As an orange core mage, he is far superior to 3 year old Arthur who did this) | At least Building level (Stronger than Before), Town level with rage amp (Injured Lucas WykesThe Beginning After The End Chapter 93) | City level (As a scythe, he should be superior to Pre-Integration Cecilia) | Small City level (While weaker than before, Draneeve was certain that he could be killed by NicoThe Beginning After The End Chapter 412) 
Speed: Supersonic+ (Should be superior to Grey) | At least Supersonic+ (faster than before), High Hypersonic with rage amp (Blitzed Lucas Wykes with his attackThe Beginning After The End Chapter 93) | Sub-Relativistic (As a scythe he should be far superior to characters like Uto) | Massively Hypersonic+ (While weaker than before, he can keep up against retainer class opponents) 
Lifting Strength: Superhuman | Superhuman, far higher with rage amp | Class T (As a scythe he should be far superior to characters like Uto) | Class T (While weaker than before, he could hold his own against retainer class mages) 
Striking Strength: Unknown (Has no notable physical feats as he is a conjurer) | Unknown (Same as before) | City level (Comparable to his attack potency) | Small City level (Comparable to his attack potency) 
Durability: Unknown physically, Large Town Level with earth magic (Could parry attacks from the Elderwood GuardianThe Beginning After The End; Chapter 32) | Unknown physically, Large Town level with earth magic, far higher with rage amp | City level (Comparable to his attack potency) | Small City level (Comparable to his attack potency) 
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with spells 
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: 
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Above average (while not exactly the brightest still is considerably smart and also has a few years of experience being an adventurer)
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At least Genius (should be smarter than Arthur in technical science, learnt lockpicking at a young ageThe Beginning After The End; Chapter 139. As a child made a glove that could lock someone's muscles upThe Beginning After The End; Chapter 144. Created an amulet that could hide someone's kiThe Beginning After The End; Chapter 177. Invented a new alloyThe Beginning After The End; Chapter 414)
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Standard Tactics:
* Earth Magic: Elijah is proficent at earth magic. He is also able to summon metal or earth seemingly out of thin air, something no other earth or metal mage is known to be capable of (Though he cannot summon it out of liquids), and possess extreme amounts of raw power with it, though he initially lacked fine control over it. Nico's power was so great that a single earth pulse spell from him could finely detect everything within the Dire Tombs and individuals within it, while normal earth mages could only perceive crowds of people.
*Metal Deviant: Elijah is also able to use metal deviant magic, which he discovered when he accidentally conjured a field of metal spikes around him. He favors metal magic in combat over earth.
*Black Spikes: They appear to be a unique metal deviant spell; these spikes are highly powerful and the magic he employs the most in battle; nevertheless, he needs shadows to cast them. This is related to the Vritra's decay mana arts. This is something that Uto can use as well.
*Soul Fire: Nico uses Soul Fire, a Vritra decay mana art, which manifests as black flame that does not emit heat but consumes whatever it comes into contact with, therefore it does not burn but destroys matter and energy. Soul Fire has been shown to deplete life energy, making it impossible for even a being as strong as a Lance to use mana for an extended period of time. It can also be used to treat non-fatal injuries to the user and others. Nico isn't nearly as skilled with Soul Fire as other Scythes, such as Cadell.
*Poison Gas: He has demonstrated a poison gas magic mana art very similar to Jagrette's poison gas, though he has only demonstrated it once.
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Crater: Elijah can use Crater to instantly create a hole that is meters deep.
*Earth's Pulse: Elijah can use Earth's Pulse, a spell where a skilled caster would only be able to scan the ground for signs of approaching enemies to hear and distinguish the number of footsteps, to scan not only the surface of the floor but the ground beneath it to detect the steady heartbeat of an unconscious person.
*Earthen Shield: Elijah can use Earthen Shield to conjure a flat wall of earth from the ground, angling it to deflect attacks that are coming at him.
*Earthen Spear: Elijah can use Earthen Spear to make thick rock spikes shoot out from the ground a couple meters in front of him.
*Stone Barrage: Elijah can use Stone Barrage to dislodge chunks of earth from the ground, make them levitate, and shoot forward.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Earth Users
Category:Element Users
Category:Light Novel Characters
Category:Manhwa Characters
Category:The Beginning After The End