Lance Hecate

Lance's Kanji Initials

**19-20** (Books 6-10)

**173.99 cm / 5'8.5** (Books 6-10)

The host of the Third Axis Tenebris, Lance Hecate is a reincarnated devil and member of Black Crown, playing a major role within the series with several chapters in his POV.

## **Appearance**

Lance is described as having green-tinted brown hair, and soft brown eyes. As noted by Zane, he is seen as attractive by the girls at their school.

## **Abilities**

As a host of Tenebris, Lance has a handful of abilities, some of which are called "hacks" by Zane.

* **Black Magic:** Allows Lance to conjure and manipulate solidified unholiness, shooting it form his body or bending it to his will; additionally, he can use it to melt into an intangible shadow
* **Stealth Magic:** Is used by Lance to become invisible and undetectable to his opponent for a short period of time
* **Space Magic:** Allows Lance to manipulate the space around him, exchanging positions with his opponents or opening up portals
* **Eyes of Sekkai**
* **Expert Combatant**
* **Temporary Invisibility**
* **Temporary Undetectability**

## **Personality**

As a static character, Lance does not have very much development through the series, but instead features a deep personality that leaves people confused as to what he's thinking or how he's going to act.

More specifically, Lance is typically very cautious and kind, but is also very judgmental and can be selfish at times. Throughout the series, he aids in the development of numerous characters such as Zane, Lagann, Jay and Mio.

## **Background**

Five years before the events of the series, Lance's mother died in an experiment that killed the lives of every scientist working on the project. After struggling on for three years, and failing to do well in subjects such as school — with the exception of science — Lance killed himself, though how he did so is unknown.

Before his soul could slip away; however, he was visited by Reaper Kurosami, who reincarnated him and placed him in a guild known as Black Crown, which was currently headed by Amber Lucifer.

From there, he pursed in science just as his mother did, hoping to one day to create brew something that could cure every illness known to both the mortal and magical world. One year before the event of the series, an accidental experiment mixed with magic and chemicals caused his hair to become green-tinted.

## **Relationships**

* **Zane Euphoria:** Lance and Zane are good friends, having hit it off from the very beginning of the book series; additionally, the two have a good amount of trust in each other and generally know what the other is thinking
* **Amber Lucifer:** Lance has a great amount of respect for his guild master and friend, which is returned
* **Kristina Kaye:** As people with tragic backstories, both Lance and Kristina understand how the other feel and respect each other for overcoming their hardships
* **Ruben Brown:** When Lance joined Black Crown, it was him that helped Ruben get through his tough past and realize that there was a future ahead of himself that he should focus on
* **Lagann / Kieron Bernard:** After Kieron first joined Black Crown, Lance helped him understand that he wasn't at fault for being brainwashed into becoming an assassin at the church, being one of the main reasons he turns a new leaf
* **Jay Valentine:** Despite having killed one of Lance's best friends, he was accepting and understating of Jay, who goes through a journey to redeem himself, citing Lance as one of the reasons he was able to overcome his past trauma

## **Trivia**

* Space Magic wasn't one of Lance's abilities until the writing of Book 2
* The ability to transform into a shadow was originally exclusive to Lance's Stealth Magic, but was then given to all users of Black Magic
* Lance is half-french, and while he is capable of understanding and reading French, he cannot speak it very well
* Having Lance's hair be green-tinted was a decision made to make the cast of Black Crown look more unique, and was then given an explanation in the series later on