Axcel

**Axcel, the Anarchist, is a former Sneeve who grew up in the slums of Rei Fortuna. Growing disillusioned with the concept of the grand design being some form of magnum opus, he grows spiteful towards the All-Mother. When the shattering of the Arklight occurs, his hatred attracts souls of Blessed Children who use him as their herald for revenge.**

## Lore

### Backstory

Axcel was a rather unremarkable being with ambitions of more, growing up in relative poverty downtrodden by those with greater magical prowess which began his disdain for the world and disillusioned with the “Grand Design” of the All-Mother. One day after a failed hit and run on some royal members of Rei Fortuna, where he was abandoned by his crew in a set up, he was sent and locked away in Null Crater. His health and mental suffered heavily in solitude, so when the Lightless Zone was created and the sky shattered, deep within the recesses of Null Spire, Axcel was heavily affected by the energies of the Arklight destruction and became knocked unconscious after the resulting shockwave.

As he laid unconscious in his cell, a vision of the Blessed Children appeared before him. Fragments of their souls, trapped within the Arklight, had been released and poured their hatred, spite, and disdain towards the All-Mother for turning her back on them. Axcel, also enraged with the status quo, made a pact to carry out their will and kill the All Mother, allowing them to reshape the Grand Design.

When he woke up, he noticed his vision was different. He could see beyond the physical and began to perceive the world code and the world in-between the walls. Transformed by the damaged world code and the power of the Blessed Children, he broke himself and a large number of other captives free from the pits of Null Crater. The prison wardens tried their best to stop the sudden insurgency, but amidst the chaos, Axcel managed to slip away thanks to his new awakened powers. Now currently a fugitive of the law, after being turned insane and mad from the power of the world code, his goal is to disrupt the current world order of things laid out by the All Mother. Breaking through various reality barriers to bring artifacts and magics from other dimensions and timelines that breach the prime reality’s world code to slowly sow the seeds of ruin to the twisted reality of the Grand Design.

### Recent Events

After recruiting Snykey during his travels through various alternate realities, Axcel had his mindset on a dimension anchored to the prime timeline. This dimension had valuable materials Axcel wanted that he believed would allow him to attack the All-Mother directly. However, this dimension was already occupied. The inhabitants of this dimension had found their way there during the battle of the first lands to escape the reign of the blessed children. Upon visiting the locals of this dimension, they initially touted Axcel as some sort of grand saviour as he showed them his planes walking abilities by offering them glimpses of the material plane.

However, the smoke and mirrors would soon fade away as they would recognise the stench of the blessed children emanating from him. Once they began to turn on him, Axcel proceeded to slaughter the various tribe leaders in a display of strength. One brave individual then attempted to rush Axcel, leading to a long fight between the two on top of a crystalline peak. But unfortunately, Axcel had the young warrior banished to the material plane, separating him from his family. Now Axcel and the rest of the Horizon Axis continue to pillage the dimension for all that it's worth, with the locals as their new servants.

## Personality

Axcel is an extremely cocky individual. Before his transformation by the blessed children, he was a rather dejected individual. Pessimistic and downtrodden after suffering despite the All-Mother's so called grand design, they didn't have much confidence. However, after being blessed and backed by the fragments of the blessed children, Axcel has become an extremely confident character deeming himself the one to kill god themselves, to the point of perhaps being arrogant. They are still able to sympathize with those who have been wronged by the All-Mother and are disillusioned with the status quo, allowing them to be relatable as well as inspiring enough for many of their followers to back their cause.

As a result of this new burst of power and confidence: Axcel rarely ever acts serious, going about things in an extremely confident and yet nonchalant manner. Even in the midst of a fight, he will be constantly swinging out remark after remark, making light of the situation as they are confident in the power and support, they have behind them.

## Trivia

* Has a fondness for typical modern human architecture.
	+ He grew an appreciation for them as he encountered them on his various travels, specifically the architecture present in Snykey's alternate reality. Specifically, the mix of colourfully lit buildings combined with the ocean shore line of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

## Development Notes

* The initial concept of Axcel being a multi-dimensional travelling entity came around as early as 2017 in the original Magic Quest project.
* Axcel's energy colour was slowly shifted from yellow to pinkish white to highlight Axcel's mania.
* Axcel's lore was initially written where he was to be the vessel for a higher level being called Replicator in this new reality, but this was scrapped before the Untitled Fantasy project had even commenced.

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