Ray (Promised Neverland)

**Ray** is a Crossover Character in the **Persona Record Series**, part of the **Crossover Arc**, he appeared in **Persona Record: Generations Memory's Mirror**,he one of the protagonists of the Anime and Manga, **Promised Neverland**.

## Statistics

### Relatives

Orphans of Grace Field House, Isabella (Mother-Blood Related)

## First Appearance

### Debut

Persona Record: Generations Memory's Mirror- Chapter 8

## Appearance

Ray is a slim boy of average height with somewhat messy short black hair, parted to the right so that the longer, chin-length clumps on his left obscure much of his face. Around the sides, it appears to spike upwards, following the shape of his head, and he also has triangular forest-green eyes with noticeably small black irises.

He wears the standard orphanage uniform- a white shirt and trousers along with plain shoes. The number "81194" is tattooed across the left side of his neck.

## Personality

Ray appears to be aloof, introverted and snarky; often excluding himself from playing with the other orphans and prefers to read a book instead. However, he is able to interact well with his fellow siblings and loves them all deeply. Even if there are times when they do not get along, he still deeply cares about their well-being and would go to great lengths to keep them safe. An outspoken person with little patience for inconvenience and silliness (like Emma's), he frequently loses his temper or is often left dumbfounded when people such as Emma display reckless behavior and intentions, noticeably when he considered Emma as an "airhead" when she intended to rescue every orphan from Grace Field.

Furthermore, he is very blunt and honest, as when Norman is trying to figure out a way to break it to Emma that Ray was the spy all along, Ray abruptly comes out with it before Norman has the chance. In some cases, he considers it a kindness to be blunt, rather than alleviate the truth or give people false hope. He was also motivated by cold logic and reason, and he figures the best plan for success is to take the smallest group possible, even if that group doesn't include himself. While he worked extremely hard for six years to make sure that Norman and Emma could escape safely, he had to sacrifice a great price, possibly his other siblings that were shipped out.

Ray's strengths are his cunning, sharp wits, and his manipulative nature. He is also rational, logical, and cynical. He is an academically inclined young boy who excels in the orphanage's daily tests, also using his intelligence to decipher problems and to come out with solutions. According to Emma, he's always the best at anything he tries. According to Norman, he is level-headed and precise in everything he does. He also always thinks ahead and finds the most optimal solutions to things, According to the data Krone obtained, Ray is a person who makes plans too fast and gives up on them just as fast.

## Background

### **History and Before the Events of PRGMM**

Ray was born on January 15, 2034, to Isabella through artificial insemination. A year after his birth in 2035, Ray was removed from his mother's hands and sent to **Grace Field House**.

Ray did not suffer from childhood amnesia, and such, he remembered his life before he arrived at the orphanage; including being in his mother's womb, having the farm's tracker stapled into his ear, the infants being divided into groups of five, the human adults and demons in different facilities, and when he was sent to Grace Field House. As Ray grew up, he realized that there were inconsistencies between his own memories and the reality that spread before him in the orphanage, and eventually discovered the true purpose of the orphanage, the litany of tests, the gates surrounding the orphanage, and the numbers on his neck, the tracker inside their ears when he became literate. With these newfound realizations, Ray started developing nightmares and intense feelings of guilt, pain, and loneliness. He wasn’t able to seek help in anyone and had to watch as his siblings were shipped off, while he and Mama were the only ones in the orphanage to truly know where they were going. He became depressed and stopped trying to find fake happiness, eventually becoming fed up with his burdens and bringing matters into his own hands. It’s shown that Ray cut open his ear to break the tracker, alerting Isabella, and setting his deal with her into action. Knowing he wouldn’t be able to save everyone was another reason why he was so insistent about only escaping with a certain amount of people.

Due to their close age and probably the fact that they are the top students academically, Ray was exceptionally close to Emma and Norman. He thus mingled with the two often and created warm memories with them; such as talking with a sickly Norman through a tin can alongside Emma, Emma and Norman getting his attention away from reading by making funny faces, and exploring the gate that encircles Grace Field House.

During Ray's sixth birthday, Isabella overheard Ray humming the same song that she had sung to her unborn child when she was pregnant. Ray then went to confirm with Isabella on the truth behind the orphanage and how he might be her biological son, a theory which he had been keeping to himself for some time. After knowing how his theory is indeed true, Ray made a trade with Isabella and became her spy. In exchange for keeping an eye of the orphans from behind, Ray requested Isabella to give him certain gifts in return for being "good" to her. In actuality, Ray's gifts were actually part of the escape plan of his which he would make use of the gifts to make a certain device which could benefit in the escape. In addition, Ray's loyalty towards Isabella as her spy was actually all just an act, as this was Ray's way of benefiting from the enemy.

Ever since this incident, despite having no interest in reading and studying, Ray also began working on developing the Transmitter-crippling device, coordinating an escape plan, as well as collecting lighting fuel from Isabella's gifts in order to use himself as a trump card and distract Isabella the time came, so he could help Emma and Norman to escape.

In 2045, having a normal day was usual the day came for Connie to be sent off to foster parents, Ray and the other orphans bade farewell to the child. Sometime after Connie left with Isabella, **Emma** found Connie beloved stuffed toy on a tabletop in the house, Ray remarked how Connie might not have traveled far from Grace Field, and thus advised Emma to return the toy back to Connie. Sometime later, Ray was loitering through the orphanage's hallway and noticed the saddened Emma and **Norman** returning, he questioned the two, and stared at them as they did not answer him.

During the next few days, Emma and Norman remained silent and secretive about Connie's death and the existence of demons. Ray noticed their suspicious behavior, as he one day followed the two to the orphanage's forest and demanded their odd behavior for the past few days. After the two let the cat out of the bag, Ray expressed how he also suspects Isabella and the orphanage. When Emma wanted to save every single orphan, it greatly bothered Ray as he viewed her goal to be impossible to achieve. Nonetheless, he joined the two and help in figuring out a way to escape from Grace Field. The three learned and gathered every piece of possible information about the outside world and to aid in their eventual escape which they could get.

Isabella eventually got **Krone** appointed as Grace Field's second caretaker (as the orphans' "Sister"), an additional obstacle for Ray, Emma, and Norman to deal with. Krone tried to get in the way of the trio, much to their dismay, they soon bring Gilda and Don in with little information only telling a lie about Connie being "alive still", but that didn't became all they had to deal with however.....

### **Events in PRGMM**

During there planning there escape they went into the woods, where **Nozomi** and her group at the time that had **Fran Bow Dagenhart**, **Ciel Phantomhive**, **Mr. Midnight**, **Amanozako** and **Tart**, now with **Pegasus Seiya** and **Andromeda Shun** in there group, Tart with Seiya and Shun have somehow become kids near the same age as Nozomi, Fran or Ciel which caused a bit of problem as they enter, Emma's World, Shun was still unconscious due to the attack from the Jellyfish Saint and now he was turned into a child, and they didn't know if they can summon there **cloths** in there state, when they are discovered by the three children of Grace Field House, Emma says they should tell who they are but Ray doesn't like that as they don't know anything about Nozomi and her group, even after Fran gives them their names.

Norman goes first and introduces Emma and Ray, and where they are, on the ground of Grace Field House, when Seiya try to wake up Shun, Emma said they should get some help, Ray says to her, he doesn't think they should tell Isabella who they call "Mom" around Nozomi's Group, but agrees they had to get help for Shun, but if Isabella finds them it may make things complicated, Nozomi questions if there was something wrong with their "Mom", Norman tells her it's nothing like that. Seiya asks if they can help Shun, Emma told if he knows what's wrong with Shun, but Seiya tells he can't say due to what's going on now and that he can't reveal he is a Saint, Fran tells Emma that Seiya and Shun when they met them were much older than they see them as, which confuses Ray, soon Isabella shows up and finds what has happen Emma, Norman and Ray become silent and Isabella asks with a kind smile on who Nozomi's Group was.

Isabella takes them to the infirmary where they can treat Shun, when Nozomi and Fran had told the kids and Krone about **Tokime Village** and **Kamihama City**, **Shouko** woke up and Nozomi left with Fran to see Shun, Emma had watched them leave and told Norman and Ray, Emma asked if they should let Nozomi and her group help them escape, Ray had noticed there names sound like Japanese, and Norman says they should trust them as they may know how to get out of Grace Field somehow, They followed them to the infirmary where they overhear there conversion, on why Tart, Shun and Seiya became younger and Nozomi's Healing Abilities, after Shun is healed by Nozomi with Shouko's Power, he is confused at first until Seiya tells him he has turned into a kid ever after telling him not to freak out he does anyways and soon Emma pushes into the room and on top of Norman and Ray because they were both blocking the Keyhole from where the were peaking though.

Isabella came in, and suspected they have become curious about Nozomi and her group which she called them "Guests", after it was settled Isabella took them out of the infirmary so she can take care of Shun as he was now in a Panic State and confused on what was happening around him, Emma, Ray and Norman took Nozomi and her group to the Library of the house where they say how they overheard the conversion about Tokime and Kamihama, and asked if they know about the outside world, Fran said it's true but would be complained, Nozomi then told them that it doesn't exist in there world this is where Nozomi tells them they come from a different world which they find unbelievable, soon after explaining there actually ages, Emma, Ray and Norman found it odd that they Seiya was 13 years old so was shun even if he didn't look like it now, But they told them the truth about the Orphanage and why they need to leave rounding them up into there escape plan.

### Escaping Grace Field, and the 3rd Mirror Shard

In one of the bedrooms of the grace field house, they were joined by Don and Gilda, Emma explained the plan to them, they talked about Isabella's Secret Room, where Emma and Gilda discovered, Ray had told them it's properly where she does stander-check ins and contacts the Headquarters where they supply babies and sisters and other things to the grace field house, Ray didn't know about the secret room but with the evidence now proves it, Don wanted to go to the secret room to find ways to talk to the outside or find out about "Connie" and the other kids that were "Shipped Out". even though it could be dangerous, Ray forbid them to even try as he believed there could be a security system and that the deceive in there may only contact Headquarters.

Even if Don didn't like it, he let it go, Ray mentioned that someone should go and make dinner so they don't get in trouble, Don agreed annoyingly and left Gilda followed him, Seiya said he was gonna see Shun and how he was doing, Emma told him to be careful and not tell him what they were talking about as it might not be safe to mention it in the infirmary as Isabella may see him, Seiya understood that and left.

They went back to planning after that, they need to do the outside now that the inside has been done, and they will start doing it tomorrow, but then Emma said she has someone she wanted them to meet, this took them back to the library where Emma took out a book with a Bookplate that says "William Minerva", Emma only knew he was the original owner of the books, they found out on the rims in the bookplate was were Morse Code, they were able to find words in the Morse code, knowing what they could mean they went to go tell Don and Gilda, along with Seiya, but going to he hall they noticed Don, Gilda and Seiya were not there when they appeared it turned out they went to the Secret Room.

When it was nighttime in the hall, they explained what happen, Ray was mad at them for even doing it even if they put it back and make it look like she dropped the key to open the secret room, Ray was mad at Seiya even if he didn't look like his actual age at the moment should have did something to stop Don and Gilda, he also mentioned about Seiya being a Saint which confused Gilda and Don, this led into an argument between Don, Norman then told them everything which shocked everyone who didn't know, this made Don go crazy as he punched Norman in the Face and the Punched Ray, he grab Emma by her shirt but stopped before he hit her, Nozomi had stopped him which brought him back to his senses of what he was doing, Don was upset he let Emma go, Don asked why Emma and the other couldn't trust them, Couldn't Fully trust Nozomi and her group with full truth, Don had to go outside so he could cool down he apologized as he did so, Emma, Norman, and Ray soon came out to Apologized back as well.

this soon became bad when Krone found out and know where the Trackers were so they had work harder now, the next day Seiya and Shun didn't come as Isabella became on step ahead she has betrayed Ray and was coming for Norman and Emma, they were with Ciel and Nozomi, Isabella hand came them and she shown her true colors she had told them they had to give up, When Isabella try to convince Nozomi that her journey to find the Mirror Shards was Pointless and she should stay here, Emma stud up for her, and that she'll help Nozomi and keep her away from Isabella, they soon tricked Isabella, and though they didn't had much of an advantage it turned to there favor when **Kiki**, came and Teleported Seiya, Shun and Ray to them though the fell from they sky and Tart, Fran with Gilda and Don and Mr. Midnight and Amanozako came out of hiding to help too.

The Turquoise Kimochi had came took out of the Sack that Norman was holding, the Labyrinth took them in expect for Don and Gilda since Tart pushed them out before they could get trapped in, they were able to fight it when Shouko possessed Emma, after that they got the Turquoise Gem and the 3rd Mirror, it was also when Emma, Ray, Norman and Isabella had joined there journey to look for more of the shards.

## Abilities

Although Ray doesn't have any powers or special abilities like the rest of Nozomi's Group, she isn't the only one who is like this, but shows that even if your young, you can have stuff that would be useful then any powers (Since only the Jail Break Arc makes an appearance in PRGMM, The Abilities Ray has at this start are):

* **Intelligence:** Ray is an extremely intelligent and cunning strategist. He is a highly intelligent boy and is the only one who can keep up with Norman's intelligence and is also known as "The Walking Encyclopedia". Quiet and meticulous, Ray always plans for the future and finds optimal solutions for things. Ray gains knowledge of the outside world from the books that he reads hence act as a trump card for the group during and after their escape from the Grace Field House, Ray is also extremely perceptive, as it is revealed that he realized years ago that the "orphanage" is, in fact, a farm, with the children as livestock, without ever having to see the reality with his own eyes like Emma and Norman in order to realize this fact.

* **Hyperthymesia:** Unlike others, Ray does not suffer from infantile amnesia, so he can remember details from when he was an infant, or even when he was in his mother's womb. Thanks to his natural ability, Ray was able to discover the secret of the orphanage and also that Isabella was his mother. In connection to this, Ray has a great memory, as he when recalling which books in the archives mention ruins, he's not only able to remember the books but also, without even looking, their exact location on the shelves.

* **Physical Strength:** Although he rarely performs physical activities with other children, Ray has demonstrated his good physical abilities, as Krone has reported that he is more Physically fit than Norman.
* **Culinary Skills:** ever since, he has shown to be an excellent and talented cook. He's seen cooking the most often out of the Grace Field kids, and the other kids are seen at least once gushing over how good his cooking is.

## Trivia

* Although his Birthday is January 15th, it was stated by Kaiu Shirai, how Ray's birthday is actually on another date.

## Etymology

Old French rey, roy ‘king’. Occasionally this was used as a personal name. English: nickname for a timid person, from Middle English ray ‘female roe deer’ or northern Middle English ray ‘roebuck’. English: variant of Rye.