Chain

* Human Form
* Sword Form

**Chain** is a Villain and an ally of Hero Killer. He once fought in the War of Inheritance as Engen's partner and later as one of his core members of his first group of followers, once again siding with Engen and the other Villains during the Great War over a century ago. After their defeat he retired and built up a courier company named after him - Chain Logis. But after supplying the Nameless in their attack on District 17: Dust City, the Hero Clan has put him on their most wanted list after freezing all of his assets and putting him on their hit list. He is currently on the run from the clan while searching for a way to resurrect his late wife Islotta from the dead.

## Appearance

Chain is a young looking man with deep dark olive-green hair tied in a small ponytail and eyes. He has shark-like teeth and a light skin tone. While young in appearance, he is quite old having been born in the era after the Chaotic Era over a century ago. His appearance has remained largely the same since his childhood.

## Personality

Chain at first came across as a dim-witted and cowardly gangster boss type of man. However, behind these traits is that of a serious, deterministic, and respectful man whose only been living for countless years with the sole intention of reviving his late wife. He is also shown to be selfless when it comes to protecting peoples that are important to him with it being the catalyst of his gift.

## Background

Not much is known about Chain's early life, but he was mostly likely born after the Chaotic Era. It's implied that he was either abducted or willingly decided to join the King of Nera's followers in his childhood and early teens. During this period of time, he would meet another candidate named Engen and befriend him.

At some point, the King's power reached its limit as his body could no longer handle the capabilities of The Torch, so he gathered his strongest followers, among them being Chain and Engen, to make a proposition. Whoever conquered the most districts would inherit everything that he had. Among the participants of the War of Inheritance was Chain who teamed up with Engen. The war lasted until Engen and Chain reached adulthood and the king eventually dying.

During the war, Chain met Islotta Rainfall, the previous host of The Torch who took the form of a young woman with gray eyes and hair. He fell in love with her. She didn't want Chain to face the dangers of becoming the new king of Nera, and simply wanted him to be together with her but Islotta would use all of her EST to amplify Chain's gift but soon broke down and while painfully dying from the excessive amount of EST. Chain would put his wife out of her misery after impaling her through the stomach. After the time in which the Iron Witch destroyed The Torch and defeated Engen, and the Skysword establish the Hero Clan. The War of the Reeds had begun and Chain was among the villains who fought in the war. He would have his life saved by Engen's life at one point during the war.

In the end, the villains lost the war. Chain retired from the battlefield and founded the Chain Logis to cover up his villain schemes and live in luxury.

## Story

### District 17 Assault Arc

Years later in the modern era, the Nameless requested explosives from Chain so they could attack the 17th Division's Hero Clan HQ after capturing his underling Number Nine. Chain outright refused saying it would bring too much attention to him and endanger his business but with some convincing from Engen, Chain agreed to hand over explosives but not enough to blow up the entire division so it could act as insurance.

### Hero Candidate Arc

After the downfall of the 17th Division and the Hero Killer infiltrating Cloud Garden, Chain approaches her so he could throw his hat into the game and gives her a map of District 16.

### Nostra Arc

While arriving in Nostra, Chain encountered Dalia Mendoza in an ambush as she tried to kill him. After escaping the assassination attempt, Chain arrives in his sword form inside a delivery box to Ihwa's apartment. Chain gives Ihwa information about the Clan and the Fingers of the Black Hand in exchange for an alliance and a loan so he can start a small online store in Nostra. Chain also begins to look after Nenya as he protected her from unknown attackers.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: Chain is a powerful and skilled man as he was trained to be a successor of the King of Nera as a child and served as a core member of Engen's followers in their battles and the War of the Reeds. While not as active as he once was in his youth, he is a master of his own abilities and Gift as he is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of them. He is also quite knowledgeable on multiple topics as he explained to Ihwa the dangers of the Torch, the history of the War of Inheritance and War of the Reeds, and the cursed blade, Ashiyak's abilities.

### Physical Prowess

**Expert Combatant**: Chain is a strong fighter in spite of his cowardly attitude and inactivity from fighting with decades worth of experiences from his time as a core member of Engen's followers and involvement in the War of the Reeds over a century ago. He still retains his touch even after his retirement with Ihwa herself acknowledging his strength as an asset.

* **Superhuman Durability:**

**Business Mastery:** Chain is a Master of Business Administration having built his entire business from the ground up after his retirement.

## Gift

**Sword Form:** Chain has the ability to transform himself or a part of his body into the sword of rewinding. A masterful user of the sword is able to channel their EST through him in order to use his gifts.

**Sword of Rewinding - Reconquista:** Chain possesses the incredibly invaluable and rare ability to rewind time itself upon being wielded by a master as a sword. The trigger of the ability is for the wielder of Chain to die or killing themselves with Chain to initiate the rewind. The most powerful perk of this gift is the fact that every single rewind does not cost a single unit of EST but upon the constant usage of rewinding after death, the wielder will start accumulating immense mental strain on the mind as the trauma of dying over and over again starts taking a toll on their mind. Chain also cannot rewind before the point of a target finding out of his ability to rewind time, thus having the rewind point reset to when the target discovers the condition of his gift.

* **Crystalline Blade Extensions**: Chain can create crystalline blades on his arms and body for close combat or defense. He is incredibly proficient and creative in using them as he heavily injured a dangerous opponent like Farza and blocked the Punisher's attacks. Chain can also protrude them at a rapid speed, eliminating the requirement to move his body and damage his opponents.

## Battles & Events

**Nostra Arc**

* The Nameless, Chain vs. Farza
* Hero Killer, Chain vs. Dalia Mendoza

## Etymology

* **Chain** means "A lucky and peaceful individual".

## Trivia

* Chain has allowed only three people to wield him while in his Sword Form. They include his late wife, Islotta, Engen, and Hero Killer.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 111
2. ↑ Episode 14