Maleficent

## Media Debut

### Web Novel

First Appears in Chapter 1118 (briefly mentioned in the Chrome/Beast Nation arc by Urslars)

**Maleficent**, formerly Benefis Sophiard, is an A-Rank Adventure and wielder of the Nethergate Blade Hell. He is partied with Persona and speaks for the both of them. He first appears in front of Fran during an escort quest as the secret examiner for her A-rank promotion.

## Personality

Prone to bouts of wrath and highly protective of Persona.

## Appearance

"A slim man, a warrior equipped with an enchanted spear. He appeared to be human due to his round ears, and lack of claws, horns, or tail, although his face was hidden by a metal helmet. His height was only about 160 centimeters, making him quite small in stature.You might expect him to stay in the rear based on his slenderness, but he definitely wore the gear of a warrior who fought on the front lines. His hard leather armor was reinforced at all the vital points, and his spear extended longer than his height. The helmet covering his head masked his entire face aside from three horizontal slits. I must say that his overall figure seemed more graceful than powerful. Though I could tell from his figure that he was male, he didn’t give me the impression of a masculine warrior. Even so, he had a strange aura."

## Abilities

He cannot be identified because of his partnership with Persona. He is shown to specialize in using poison, summons and curses with his Godsword. Without his Godsword he is also shown setting up barriers and using a wide variety of stolen skills (e.g. Skill Eraser which he used on Urslars).

He is also under the "Eternal Devotion" skill stolen from Trimegistus' sword.

## Synopsis

**Web novel Chapter 1118 on spoilers:**
He is revealed to have been the prince of a small country sandwiched between Raydoss and Granzel. He was captured and experimented on by Raydoss as he is a distant relative of the Phyllis royal family. He was the only survivor of his family. As an enslaved guinea pig he lost his dignity and was horribly treated but he awoke the demon factor in his body which increased his mana and gave him a stronger body.

When he was given Nethergate Blade Hell by Raydoss he used it to escape. He then did unforgivable things such as founding a criminal organization that engaged in slave trading and using the Original Sin Envy skill he awoke to steal rare skills, lifespan, experience and memories. He also traded away his own experiences, lifespan, abilities, skills, and emotions.

He became a monster controlled by Original Sin Envy. When he destroyed the country of the Lorelei to enslave them he kept Persona at his side because of his sympathy for her and the similarities he felt with himself, although he didn't understand it at the time.

He ultimately was driven by his envy to go to Gordicia and attack Trimegistus to try to steal his immortality. That was impossible to steal so instead he attempted to steal "Eternal Devotion" from Fannabelta, Trimegistus' Intelligent Weapon. This resulted in him losing Original Sin Envy and him becoming eternally devoted to Persona.

He joins the war with Raydoss on the Granzell side because of his desire for revenge against Raydoss. When Persona is kidnapped as she is seen as a good target for becoming a new body for the Holy Mother, he unleashes Nethergate Blade Hell and destroys the Mecha summoned by Nameless. He also becomes enraged and reveals to have been now possessed by a demon of wrath, although it has not reached the original sin level.

His attack on Raydoss and the facility for experimenting on slaves ultimately results in him using it to create a black tsunami where no life can live on the blackened area for 3 years (10 years until full recovery).