Arkadi Rogze

**Arkadi Rogze**, born as **Arkadi Lucifen d'Autriche**, was a prince of the Kingdom of Lucifenia and a spy for both the mage ESSENCE and his father, King Arth Lucifen d'Autriche. Born the illegitimate child of Arth and Queen Prim Marlon, Arkadi was given to ESSENCE to be experimented on. Sent undercover to Marlon Castle and subsequently adopted by Presi Rogze, he became a servant for the royal family, working to ensure Marlon's destruction for his father. He was one of Adam Moonlit's reincarnations.

## History

### Early Life

In EC 482, Arkadi was born as the illegitimate son of King Arth Lucifen d'Autriche and Queen Prim Marlon, given to ESSENCE by the latter to hide her infidelity from her husband. Over the years, ESSENCE experimented on Arkadi for her magical research while also training him in espionage and assassination; over time, the boy became fueled by an obsessive loyalty to his father. In EC 488, the six-year-old Arkadi was brought by Arth to visit Marlon Castle in Bariti; while there, he was introduced to his half-brother Kyle Marlon, modeling for one of his paintings but never speaking with him.

In EC 491, ESSENCE sent Arkadi to infiltrate Marlon in preparation for possessing King Kyle with the Angel of Humility. After receiving one of the Four Mirrors of Lucifenia, Arkadi infiltrated the royal castle and listened in as Prim discussed forcing the former king's illegitimate children to renounce their claims to the throne.

He soon after reported back to ESSENCE about the general political situation in Marlon; he then received instructions to have the Angel of Humility possess Kyle after his mother's death, and so the nine-year-old boy headed back for the capital. Crafting a timid and loose-lipped persona for himself, he pretended to be unconscious and was discovered by Presi Rogze, being taken in by him and becoming "Arkadi Rogze". He eventually became a servant at the royal castle, spreading rumors among the staff and passing them off as gossip he had heard.

### Reign of Evil

After the death of Queen Prim in EC 498, Arkadi transplanted the Angel of Humility into Kyle as planned, gifting the mirror to the king. The day after Kyle became the new king, Arkadi watched as the head servant inspected the newest royal servant, Margaret Viwirtz's adopted daughter Mora Viwirtz. As Kyle became increasingly reclusive, delegating his work to his increasingly-corrupt ministers, Arkadi continued to faithfully serve him alongside Mora.

Sometime after, in EC 500, Arkadi learned that Margaret and her husband were criticizing the royal family, especially the current king. He later told these "rumors" to Kyle, adding that he didn't trust the woman's loyalty or character. The day after, Arkadi met with Mora in the servants' quarters and lied that he had overheard Margaret boasting that she had sent Mora to work for the king with the intention of her assassinating him. As he tried to speak further about this, Mora left. Arkadi was later bedridden with the flu around the time that Mora was sent to visit Keel Freezis at his mansion.

### Green Hunting

After Kyle learned that Princess Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche had broken off their engagement, falling into a deep despair as a result, Presi was tasked with discovering the identity of the princess' secret lover. Sent to the Kingdom of Elphegort to investigate, Arkadi arrived at the Freezis Mansion, explaining what had transpired at the palace. After returning to Marlon, he reported that he had learned nothing about the mysterious boy's identity. During the Green Hunting soon after, Arkadi spied on Mora as she visited Keel during his imprisonment, overhearing that the merchant was harboring Riliane's alleged lover, who was his servant Eater Sabella.

He soon after learned from Keel's wife Mikina that Eater's hiding place was located in the Millennium Tree Forest, as well as the fact that Eater was one of IR's disciples and was assisting her in locating the Vessels of Virtue. After telling Kyle that Mora knew where Eater was, he left and listened in as the king spoke with Mora. He then feigned guilt when he learned that Mora had been tasked with killing Eater.

When he saw that Mora was hesitating on carrying out her orders, Arkadi disguised himself and traveled to Eater's hiding place. Fooling the boy, Arkadi lured him to the top of the well and knocked him back down, breaking his back. Triumphant, he then stabbed Eater and left him to die. Not long after, he joined Kyle for an afternoon tea break.

### Lucifenian Occupation

In December of EC 500, Arkadi was one of the many servants who fled during the invasion of the royal castle by the Marlon Resistance. Lingering in a hidden courtyard, he secretly watched Presi fight Chartette Langley. Once his foster father was injured and tried to escape, Arkadi secretly followed him before approaching, feigning worry for his father. When Presi's back was turned, Arkadi stabbed him in the back and killed him.

After the Marlon Revolution was over and his sister occupied Marlon Castle, Arkadi reported to Riliane that Germaine Avadonia, IR, and Lich Arklow were involved in Eater's murder and fed her information on their possible whereabouts. Soon after, he returned to Lucifenia and saw his father, Arth, for the first time in nine years. There he reported on the king's execution and learned about the dissolution of the Three Heroes.

When Riliane asked to use the Special Maneuvers Task Force to assist in her Witch Hunt in EC 502, ESSENCE assigned Arkadi as its head. With the absolute freedom to do anything in regards to the Witch Hunt, him and his underlings tracked down Lich and learned he had become the new court mage and advisor to Emperor Agosto Beelzenia. He also learned that Germaine had become a soldier for the Beelzenian army.

### Beelzenian Campaign

In EC 505, the task force was ordered to travel to Retasan for the princess' planned invasion of Beelzenia, also tasking them with finding and capturing Lich. Given the Clockworker's Doll by ESSENCE, Arkadi forged a contract with the Angel of Diligence and tested the glass' reanimation powers by unleasing corpse soldiers in the Millennium Tree Forest. He later had Riliane make him the new commander of Retasan in place of Riliane Mouchet, traveling to the fortress with the rest of the task force.

Arkadi later passed through the border of Beelzenia aroud midnight, killing the border guards and entering the Rucolebeni cemetery. When he later encountered Chartette here, Arkadi began to taunt the soldier, stating that the ceasefire between Lucifenia and Beelzenia had ended. He then noticed Yukina Freezis, introducing himself to the young girl. As Chartette threatened him to leave, Arkadi feigned an accusation that Chartette had killed his father before revealing that he was the true culprit.

As he continued to taunt the two, Arkadi brandished the Clockworker's Doll and used its reanimation power, laughing hysterically as the spell took effect. With an army of the undead, he made the corpse of the reanimated former Beelzenian Emperor lead the others in assaulting Rucolebeni, following behind them. While there, the task force confirmed that Germaine was definitively present in Beelzenia. Three days later, Arkadi's army was overrun and the Beelzenian army launched a counterattack on Retasan.

Once the Beelzenian army began to lay siege to Retasan, the red-haired commander immediately requested for reinforcements; denied by most of her generals, only three thousand soldiers came to bolster his troops. Arkadi then forced the fighting into a deadlock for the time being. As Beelzenia's forces began capturing the fortress city, Arkadi fled along with the members of the task force, later confirming that both Germaine and Lich had left Beelzenia.

Traveling to the royal castle, Arkadi had an audience with Riliane, making a report about what occurred in Beelzenia. Weathering her criticisms and explaining what he had learned, Arkadi told her that he was unable to capture his targets with the undead soldiers, putting the blame on ESSENCE and the Prime Minister's tactics. He then stated that he would be returning home to seek further counsel from ESSENCE. As he departed from Marlon, he left the remaining members of the Special Maneuvers Task Force under Riliane's control.

### End Game

Once Riliane traveled to Lucifenia after being freed from the Angel of Humility's influence, Arkadi and ESSENCE headed to Lucifenian and, along with the remaining members of the Special Maneuvers Task Force, joined Arth at an abandoned Levin church. On Arth's orders, Arkadi began reanimating the corpses buried within the church cemetery and the surrounding area, building up an undead army. Shortly before Riliane launched an attack on the church, he positioned a few elite soldiers in the courtyard to ambush her and Germaine. Riliane and the Lucifenian soldiers later assaulted the church and began to fight the corpse soldiers.

Allowing Riliane to spot her during the battle, Arkadi lured her and her companions into the courtyard, where the elites ambushed them. While the intruders were occupied, he fled upwards into the Handbeat Clocktower and waited at the top with his father for Riliane's arrival. After his sister entered with two soldiers, Arkadi taunted him and then fled; pursued by her troops, Arkadi killed them and returned to Arth's chamber to share his success. As he tried to get Arth to praise him, Arkadi realized that his father wouldn't even acknowledge his presence and, becoming enraged, stabbed him in the chest.

After his manic fit, Arkadi realized that Arth was dead and, unable to accept that he had killed him, convinced himself that Riliane had done it. Driven into a frenzy, he invoked an angelic transformation, although feeling confused when it had no visible effect on his physical appearance. Arkadi then began a ferocious attack on Riliane, slowly deteriorating mentally.

When Riliane tried to counter him with her sword, the blade broke and Arkadi knocked her to the ground. Straddling her, Arkadi stabbed her in the chest, though his blade was blocked by Eater's enchantment on Riliane's leaf necklace, shattering both the knife and the necklace itself. Enraged, Arkadi continued his assault with his bare hands, punching Riliane repeatedly until being interrupted by Germaine. While he was distracted, Riliane pulled out Chartette's rocket glove and fired the weapon at him, launching Arkadi into the ceiling and knocking him unconscious. Arkadi was soon after taken to the Lucifenian Royal Castle, tied to a bed in one of its bedrooms.

Later on, ESSENCE arrived while possessing Mikina Freezis and murdered the assassin. The Angel of Diligence then prepared to absorb him into the Clockworker's Doll; as she did, Arkadi, appearing as his six-year-old self, encountered the dreaming Riliane. After he apologized for all he had done, hoping to be reborn someday with her and his other half-siblings, Arkadi said his farewells to Riliane and the Angel absorbed him into the doll. Afterwards, Arkadi's memories of his past lives awakened and he returned to his original identity of Adam Moonlit.

## Skills and Abilities

Arkadi was exceptionally skilled in espionage, spying, and assassination. Even at a young age, he was able to flawlessly create a fake persona that could food even the most discerning individuals. Along with this, he was capable of appearing like a non-threat to those around him. Because of his unique position at the royal castle, Arkadi could easily influence King Kyle and his reputation for being a gossip let him seamlessly spread misinformation.

Employing a concealable dagger as his chosen weapon, Arkadi could murder basic soldiers with ease. After becoming the Head of Espionage, he had the full resources of the Special Maneuvers Task Force at his disposal, including its legion of agents and extensive intelligence network. Likewise, after being made a general, Arkadi had the authority to lead large armies as needed, although he lacked experience, making him ineffective as a commander; this lack of military expertise was emphasized by his continued attempts to create more undead soldiers despite their negative effects on his existing troops.

Arkadi had little talent, though was capable of extensively using the Angel of Diligence's power. Through the Clockworker's Doll, he could reanimate the bodies of nearby corpses, potentially resurrecting massive hordes under his direct control. While contracted, he could undergo an angelic transformation, striking with enhanced speed, strength, and reflexes.

## Character Connections

Arth Lucifen d'Autriche: Arkadi's birth father. Becoming obsessively loyal to Arth, Arkadi devoted his every action towards pleasing his father. In addition, he was obsessed with receiving the king's praise, although not caring whether Arth truly loved him or not. Due to this obsession, as his mental state deteriorated, Arkadi became instantly enraged when Arth failed to praise him and subsequently murdered him. Despite his maniacal glee when stabbing his father, he still became distraught and enraged when believing that Riliane was responsible.

Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche: Arkadi's half-sister. Although briefly playing with her as a child, Arkadi expressed no love for her, seeing Riliane as unimportant when compared to Arth. In addition, he amused himself by teasing the princess and had no qualms manipulating her for his father's sake, even attacking her directly when needed. Despite this, deep down, Arkadi wished to have had a closer relationship with his half-sibling, bidding her a fond farewell after his death.

ESSENCE: The mage who experimented on Arkadi. Obedient to ESSENCE's orders, Arkadi acted as the mage's agent and listened to her guidance on the usage of the Clockworker's Doll. Due to being used for her experiments, ESSENCE's treatment of Arkadi was a leading cause of his mental instability.

Presi Rogze: Arkadi's adopted father. While maintaing a false father-son relationship with Presi for years and learning political affairs under his tutelage, Arkadi held no loyalty or love for the Minister of Affairs. During the revolution, Arkadi had no qualms with abandoning him, later taking maniacal satisfaction in murdering him for his real father's sake.

Eater Sabella: One of Arkadi's victims. Arkadi took great delight in killing Eater due to him being the apprentice of IR, one of his father's many enemies, and as a catalyst for Arth's plans for Marlon.

Kyle Marlon: Arkadi's half-brother and employer. Although spending much time with the king during his employment as a servant, Arkadi easily manipulated him to fulfill Arth's plans, such as when he fed her rumors and betrayed Eater's location to him. Despite this, deep down, Arkadi wished to have had a better relationship with his half-sibling. Originally, Kyle was supposed to be the next reincarnation of Adam, but his soul was instead passed onto Arkadi due to the distortion of fate caused by Arth's affair with Prim.

Mora Viwirtz: Arkadi's half-brother and fellow servant. While pretending to hold a friendly relationship with Mora, Arkadi often manipulated her during their time together according to Arth's orders, such as telling her lies about Margaret and using her to determine Eater's hiding spot. Despite this, deep down, Arkadi wished to have had a better relationship with his half-sibling.

Adam Moonlit: Arkadi's first incarnation. He inherited his loyalty to Arth from Adam's relationship with Horus Solntse; he associated his father figure with Horus, and so wished to please him.

Karchess Crim: A previous incarnation of Arkadi. He inherited his connections to Marlon from Karchess, as well as a loyalty to the people he cared about.

Josef Cucino: A previous incarnation of Arkadi. His relationship with the Angel of Diligence is credited to Josef, with the latter passing on his loyalty to his superiors.