Mia

**Mia** is a unit in *Last Cloudia*.

 Elements | Thunder
 Race | Human
 Birthday | August 27
 Height | 165cm
 Demerits | Horrible at cooking (but doesn't know it)

# Summary

## Story

### Creation of a St. Palman Knight

In a certain otherworld, there was once a swordswoman who boldly stood against the Army of Ruin and led a group of adventurers known as the Phantom Crows.

The Phantom Crows were often seen as liabilities, as many members had rather unique personalities that made it impossible for them to join a normal knight order or guild team. However, it's said that with Mia as their leader, they achieved numerous successes in battle and continued to demonstrate their abilities.

The leader of these so-called rogues, Mia, was herself born in the city of St. Palm to a prestigious military family. She was remarkably gifted with a sword even at a young age, and from her early teens, she was assigned masterful sword instructors by her parents and trained zealously. Her growth was so remarkable that in a short period her skills would quickly surpass her instructor, and she would then advance to the next.

Once grown, Mia joined the order of knights in that area and, to no surprise of her peers, achieved multiple military successes. As the number of beasts defeated by Mia reached well into the double digits, she brought total peace of mind to not only the people of the land, but also her fellow knights.

Trusted by many, Mia's progression as a knight seemed to be easy, but that would all change after undertaking a certain fateful mission...

### Resignation

Records are unclear about the details of the mission that Mia undertook; however, what is certain is that Mia and her party met with some unusual circumstance that led to all of the other members being massacred. Mia was the lone survivor, the one to make it back to St. Palm hanging by a thread.

Though Mia returned alive, many were sure that she would be punished for the failure of the mission, not to mention the annihilation of her fellow knights. However, contrary to that prediction, no punishment came. The suspicious among them questioned Mia and her superiors about what had happened, but no one was able to answer, and those previous concerns turned into all sorts of unpleasant speculations. Was it favoritism due to her noble family? Perhaps she was in collusion with her superiors?

Mia's renown slowly diminished due to the rumors. For a while, Mia remained as a knight fighting alone against the Army of Ruin, but as the number of people willing to fight alongside her dwindled, she was forced to fight many harsh battles. Even so, many say that she continued to fight with an almost hair-raising intensity, perhaps even more so than before that mission. Mia's superiors and those close to her were quick to give excuses about how they tried to help her in various places, but as the situation gradually worsened, they too gave into the gossip about her.

Upon realizing this, Mia finally decided to leave the order of knights. Despite the scorn heaped upon her by her peers for seemingly running from the fight against the Army of Ruin, Mia went on to join the Adventurers' Guild, where she began to search for companions who would fight alongside her against the God of Ruin. Why Mia went to such lengths to continue fighting against the Army of Ruin is unknown, however, one theory postulates that the mission which became her dishonor played a major rule.

"I don't expect anyone to understand what actually happened then, but for me it's a nightmare that I can't-no, must no forget."

### Outward Recognition

Mia tried to gather a group who would fight with her against the Army of Ruin, but rumors about her had reached the Adventurers' Guild, and initially not a single person would join her. This led to her drastically changing her standards: anyone would be admitted if they could demonstrate adventurer-level skills and combat abilities, plus ambition like hers and a reason to battle the Army of Ruin. No other questions would be asked.

As a result, she attracted those who had competence, but had not been appreciated. From the perspective of others, it had seemed as though she had surrounded herself with a hodgepodge of scoundrels and rogues rather than a party fit to fight against the God of Ruin's forces. Yet her expression remained full of confidence. It's said that when she formed the Phantom Crows, Mia's face lit up with a wide grin that had not been seen since before the mission she had failed.

In stark contrast with Mia's confidence, the Phantom Crows repeatedly failed mission after mission when they were first formed. Despite crushing the God of Ruin's forces, their missions were counted as failures due to their habit of also dealing extensive damage to their surroundings.

While the Phantom Crows were certainly skilled, their leader's knightly training emphasized cooperation and regimentation, leaving her poorly equipped to command the idiosyncratic and free-spirited members. Someone had even started a rumor that the team was breaking up soon.

Mia and the other members of the Phantom Crows paid no mind to those opinions and continued to fight against their target. Before long, under Mia's leadership, these separate individuals began to act with more care and precision, increasing their mission success rate.

All of the Phantom Crows' members, who until now had only recognized their own individual strengths, had grown and learned the appeal of fighting as a team. This applied to Mia as well, who herself had elevated her own sword skills to a new level. The experience of combining their various traits broadened not only her way of thinking, but also the breadth of her fighting style.

The people's opinion of the Phantom Crows began to change as well. Having seen the team's ability to take down whatever opponents stood in their way with great ease, they began to respect Mia and gave her the nickname "Prime Blade."

### Working as One

Afterward, as fights unfolded throughout the world, the Phantom Crows gained new members and time after time dealt great damage to the God of Ruin's forces. Mia inspired a wealth of heroic tales in those battles, one of the most famous being their defeat of Warlock Knight Ganadal, a servant to the God of Ruin.

Despite being a human, Ganadal joined the Army of Ruin and was given the name "Warlock Knight" for his fighting style, which combined magic and swordsmanship. After receiving information that Ganadal was leading a force to invade a certain region, Mia quickly sent word to the lord of that land that the Phantom Crows would join the fight against Ganadal as soldiers of fortune. However, the agreement she made with the lord was not to protect the land from Ganadal, but rather to destroy him.

"There's no way the Phantom Crows could fight a defensive battle. We would best function as an attacking force."

Having left the soldiers and knights of the land to hold back the invading forces, Mia and the Phantom Crows slipped through their flank and launched a surprise attack on a marching Ganadal. First, the Phantom Crows hid themselves from view and launched arrows, striking and felling Ganadal's horse. The sudden attack had surprised Ganadal, but despite being now without steed, he quickly took a fighting stance and began casting a spell.

But the words he cast would soon be drowned out, nullified by a counterspell from another member of the Phantom Crows.

Foiled again, Ganadal tried to unsheathe his sword, but a man in a mask appeared out of nowhere and, in the next moment, his sword hand had been severed, and fresh blood was spattering everywhere.

The masked man paid no mind to Ganadal's screams, instead calling out behind him:

"I left the final blow for you. You'd better shut him up before I do!"

"Got it!"

As if summoned by his words, Mia appeared in an instant, as if carried by the wind.

"This ends here!"

Mia then launched a merciless combo attack, rending Ganadal's flesh as he breathed his last.

For just a moment, Mia looked at the wicked grin on the masked man's face, and then with just the exchange of a glance, the Phantom Crows seemed to vanish as one into thin air. The forces under Ganadal's control, despite having their leader killed directly in front of them, were unable to follow due to being completely dumbfounded by the sheer skill of what they had witnessed.

After that event, the Phantom Crows-true to their name-would appear in unexpected places at unexpected moments like ghosts, continuously menacing the Army of Ruin. But it's said that, ultimately, the Army of Ruin would completely destroy the Phantom Crows.

It's thought that their leader Mia lost her life in their final battle, but there are a group of people who refuse to believe in her defeat. And some who revere her as the Prime Blade steadfastly criticize the other members of the Phantom Crows for betraying one of their own.

While the truth of the matter is still uncertain, a person who knew Mia well was reported to have said the following after hearing the criticism:

"Who gives a damn about rumors from people who don't know anything about anything. No one knows what she was thinking at that time, but if she were still alive, if the Phantom Crows were still alive, I bet she'd say:

'Sorry for putting you through this'

I just hope she doesn't know how much more they'll suffer."

## Traits

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LV2: +8% thunder damage, +1600 damage cap
LV3: +16% thunder damage, +3200 damage cap, -10% magic damage taken (excluding Earth magic).

LV2: +10% thunder damage, +2000 damage cap
LV3: +20% thunder damage, +4000 damage cap, -20% magic damage taken (excluding Earth magic).

LV2: +12% thunder damage, +2400 damage cap
LV3: +24% thunder damage, +4800 damage cap, -30% magic damage taken (excluding Earth magic).

LV2: +16% thunder damage, +3200 damage cap
LV3: +32% thunder damage, +6400 damage cap, -40% magic damage taken (excluding Earth magic).

# Gallery

* Mia's portrait
* Mia's ingame art
* Phantom Crows ark, featuring Mia
* Mia's ingame sprite
* Mia's promotional image
* The Crows Prelude promotional image, Mia's debut event
* Mia's skill, "Back to the Wall"