Mark Space

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**Mark Space** (マーク・スペース, *Māku Supēsu*?) is a character originally introduced in *Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Stiyl* prior to appearing in the main *Toaru Majutsu no Index* novels. A member of the Dawn-Colored Sunlight magic cabal, he is a loyal assistant of Leivinia Birdway and a magician who specializes in using the Minor Arcana of Tarot Cards to perform elemental spells.

## Appearance

He is a tall blond man of an unspecified age who wears a clean black formal suit.

## Personality

Despite being Leivinia's assistant, Mark seems to be slightly strict to her especially when there is a job that she needs to do even emphasizing that someone who cannot distinguish work from play doesn't have qualities of becoming a leader. Also, despite Leivinia's sadistic and arrogant personality, he is profoundly loyal to her and their organization.

## Background

He is the personal assistant of Leivinia Birdway and is part of the Dawn-Colored Sunlight magic cabal.

## Chronology

### Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### British Royal Family Arc

*Main article: British Royal Family Arc*
Their leader, Leivinia Birdway was one of the listeners whom Queen Elizard reached using the Union Jack. Despite the war raging outside, Leivinia tells Mark Space not to get involved with it. Mark tells her that this could be their chance to analyze Curtana, but Leivinia replies that if they tried anything, it will only anger the Queen, reiterating that they need to stay out of it and under the radar. Mark Space notifies that Patricia has already left looking quite excited, to which Leivinia orders Mark to get her back.

#### World War III Arc

*Main article: World War III Arc*

During World War III this group helped defend the French and UK military from Fiamma's global 'Cleansing', saying they'll help since they don't want to rule over a wasteland when they take over the world. Mark also explained to Leivinia everything that is happening around, as well as his hunch about Fiamma's plan.

### Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

#### Homecoming Arc

*Main article: Homecoming Arc*
He, along with Kamijou Touma, Hamazura Shiage, Accelerator and other subordinates of Leivinia Birdway, go to the Kamijou Residence.

After a little session of explanations, Leivinia gets thirsty and tells Mark to make her a Cinderella. She insists it is a nonalcoholic beverage, but Mark tells Touma it's just mixed juices. Enraged, Leivinia kicks him in the shins and he goes away to the kitchen. When he returns, he finds Fremea Seivelun and his boss wrestling. Looking for a way to calm things down, he and Touma call Patricia Birdway. At her suggestion, both add chili sauce to the Cinderella.

## Abilities

As a member of the Dawn-Colored Sunlight, he is proficient with Golden-style magic. Also, he appears to be adequate in melee combat, as he managed to kick an Earth Element attack that targeted Patricia with his foot quickly, which caused it to disappear, and return his leg to the previous position, all without the girl noticing anything.

### Tarot

*Main article: Tarot*
Mark is specialized in the Minor Arcana. The minor arcana has 56 cards divided into the four suits of wands, cups, swords, and coins, which can be used to create symbolic weapons of fire, water, wind, and earth respectively. Of the four suits of the minor arcana, Mark specializes in the 14 sword cards that correspond to wind. That includes the number cards from ace to 10 and the court cards which were the Page, the Knight, the Queen, and the King. Also, the tarot cards Mark uses are special cards that were optimized to be used as symbolic weapons that activated the spells used by Golden-style organizations.

The sword card symbolic weapons are not all equal, and the ones with greater numbers aren't stronger than the ones with lesser numbers. Even though they all have the attribute of yellow, the number changes the power that manifests itself in the real world, so the spell activated by each card is different. He doesn't have 14 of a single spell, but 14 different spells.

Tarot cards are generally intended to be used for large scale ceremonies and not for a battle with quick actions. However, by scattering the cards in order, he can prepare the "table" for such a ceremony. Using tarot cards as immediate attacks is the proper course of action, as one simply flips tarot cards without thinking. But tarot cards are not discarded. The true essence of tarot does not lie in each individual card. The table on which multiple cards are lined up is what is important. By chaining a combo, Mark can arrange a Golden-style ceremony to summon the power of an archangel.

* *Ace of Swords*: By making the card stab a distant object, Mark can instantly travel to it. He used this card to board the Blue Research which was out in the ocean.
* Two of Swords: Symbolizes silence and interruption. This spell splits mind and body apart causing the target to lose consciousness.
* *Three of Swords*: Symbolizes the trigger of mayhem and the sorrow that invites bad luck. With this spell the air becomes a single giant sword that is used to attack.
* *Four of Swords*: Symbolizes flight and banishment. Allows the user and everything he holds to disappear into thin air in order to escape violence. In the meanwhile the card floats in the air, and the user reappears after evading the attack.
* *Five of Swords*: A wind attack that can slice objects.
* *Six of Swords*: Symbolizes the chance to answer a difficult question. Its effect is not shown.
* *Seven of Swords*: It was supposedly used by Mark but not shown.
* *Eight of Swords*: Symbolizes a hindrance, a wall, or a weight. It can create a wall of wind to protect from an attack. By quickly spinning it before its effects wear off, Mark is able to reverse the card and thus also its meaning. It then makes the power being scattered outward to transform into an attacking sword.
* *Nine of Swords*: Mark began activating this card, but it fell from his hand so its effects were not shown.
* *Ten of Swords*: Symbolizes a great tragedy. When upright, it is the greatest symbol of tragedy among the 56 cards of the minor arcana. However, when reversed, it holds the meaning of a strong heart that fights against unreasonable atrocities. Its effects were not shown, but it might be the key to activate the complete ceremony just by using it.
* *Page, Knight, Queen and King of Swords*: While the number cards indicate the kind of phenomenon that would occur, the court cards indicate who it would occur to. After the combo of the number cards from 1 to 10 is completed, the court cards are used to call a mass of Telesma equivalent to a portion of an Archangel's power. As all cards are of the yellow attribute, the "table"'s color becomes yellow as well and allows him to call the power of the corresponding Archangel. By channeling this power, Mark can create large phenomena. He first used it to defeat Wyss and cause large damage to the Blue research, then saved the ship from a down wave by causing bubbles to explosively increase the volume of the water. Thus, it was lifted up with simple explosive force which caused the down wave to miss it.