Kraelus

## Appearance

Kraelus is a huge netheran with bright orange markings. He is half a head taller than Vulcannus and has many scars from fighting in numerous battles.

## Personality

Not much is known about Kraelus’ personality, though he is as ruthless and cruel as Pythus, if not more. He is greedy and craves for power, which was why he had raised an army of nether creatures and intend to take over the throne, planning to murder King Vulcannus in the process. He is also merciless, cunning, and has little regard for the welfare of others.

## History

Kraelus was abandoned in the nether by his parents and was adopted by one of Vulcannus’ generals. Being a warrior, the netheran taught Kraelus how to fight and tactics used during war. As Kraelus grew older, he began learning politics from King Vulcannus himself, who was a good friend and leader of the general. As Kraelus learned more, he began to crave the power and authority that he will get if he was the king, rather than Vulcannus. He began to train relentlessly to become one of the most powerful netherans that had ever been born into the nether. When Kraelus was 258, he tried to kill King Vulcannus himself by ambushing the King of the Nether while he was about to travel into the End on a diplomatic mission. However, the numerous guards were able to throw Kraelus back down and were about to kill him when Vulcannus stepped in. The king believed that Kraelus was simply mislead in some way by his education and exiled Kraelus to the outskirts of the Nether kingdom rather than ordering his guards to kill the traitor.

During his exile, Kraelus grew bitter and ruthless at the treatment that he was given. He craved the rule of the Nether even more. After finding out about how the withers were able to control the undead, Kraelus began to test with dark magic. Travelling to the Overworld, he gathered information about how the undead were able to be controlled and the skills of the Necromancers. He was able to slay a wither and take its spine and its center head, creating a staff similar to that of the Necrolord’s. However, the staff that Kraelus wielded was partially alive, connecting itself to the only living thing that dared to hold it: Kraelus himself. As the powers of the wither was combined with Kraelus’ greed and ambition, the staff became even more powerful and was able to control most, if not all, of the withers. He was also able to convince the other withers and some of the Nether creatures to join his rebellion against the weak and incapable king of the Nether, Vulcannus, promising that he will restore the Nether back to its former glory, which was quite ironic since these were the exact words of Vulcannus before overthrowing Pythus' reign. As his power grew, Kraelus began launching raids and attacks on the netheran villages on the outskirts of the Kingdom, murdering the villagers and taking the healthy ones as slaves to work in the mines or forge weapons. Some of these captives were brainwashed or convinced by the wither staff to join the rebellion and achieve greatness. King Vulcannus sent multiple missions to stop the army but in vain. Kraelus’ adoptive father also went on a mission, hoping that their relationship could change Kraelus’ ambitions, but the general was cut down mercilessly by his adoptive son and thrown into a lava ocean. Vulcannus, seeing that nothing will stop the rebels, called for help from the End and Overworld. However, before both worlds could assemble their armies and help Vulcannus, Kraelus ordered the undead to pour out of their caves and attack Ardonia. Using his army, Kraelus fought his way through the kingdom and gained control of the portals that led to the End, isolating the Nether. Now, while the withers and nether inhabitants attacked Vulcannus’ kingdom, the undead and other withers are attacking Ardonia.

Realizing that one general cannot fight two wars, Kraelus used his power and the wither staff to create another creature, a powerful wither skeleton similar to the Angel of Death and named it Talek. Talek has no will of its own and only listens to Kraelus, and the netheran uses it to control the things going on in the Nether while he himself travelled to the overworld, intent on devastating Ardonia’s armies and taking control over both the Nether and the Overworld. After travelling to the Overworld, Kaeus created another creature similar to Talek, naming it Panolius.

### First Year of Invasion

Kraelus and Talek have conquered K'arthen, put Cydonia under siege, and took over the Heart of Ardonia.

### Second Year of Invasion

The army has taken over Hydraphel and awakened the undead in Felden. The army is currently marching towards Conchord and Ataraxia.

After conquering Hyperia, Kraelus created his third vessel and called it Farraken. It acted as the army's second assassin and scout. Farraken is currently travelling towards Etherea alone, intent on murdering Captain Quill, who is the general of the army division stationed in Etherea. Alikar Voltaris is also there, though everyone is ignorant about the assassin sent by Kraelus.

The attack on Conchord started when Kraelus launched a surprise assault on Etherea, lead by a possessed Farraken. Kraelus himself did not take part in the battle. Farraken tried to assassinate Captain Quill but failed when Quill was saved by Alikar using Protescreen. After engaging Alikar in a short period of combat, the vessel was killed when it was impaled by a spear thrown by Arresen. Though Etherea and all of Southern Conchord was taken by the Nether, Kraelus was still furious because he had lost one of his vessels.

## Equipment

Kraelus wields the wither staff and an Iron Greatsword in warfare. However, he always hides the staff in his private lair when going to war, afraid that someone might destroy it if it is brought into war.

Kraelus wields the iron greatsword in deadly strength and precision, cutting through netherans and ardoni with ease. He is almost always at the head of the charge and is even more feared than Pythus was during the First Great War. Most ardoni warriors don't stand a chance against the greatsword if they are caught off-guard. Kraelus' skill is even better than Ingressus’. The netharan will win because of his stamina and brute strength. Rumors say that the netheran was able to cut through lines of Hyperian soldiers just but swinging his sword once.

## Armies

### The Nether Rebellion

Consists of withers, wither skeletons, and blazes. This army focuses on attacking the Nether Kingdom and is led by Panolius

### The Undead

This army consists of withers, wither skeletons, blazes, and the rest of the undead. Kraelus leads this army, along with his right-hand man Talek.

## Quotes

“You should not let me live, Vulcannus. If you do, this will be your downfall."--Kraelus to Vulcannus when exiled

"Ha... weakling. You cannot even wield a sword, and yet you dare to stand up to us? " --Kraelus to a young netheran child before killing him during the raid of a netheran village

"Yes, father. I should have listened to you when you said that peace is important. And I can assure you, the world will be peaceful, but NOT UNTIL I RULE IT!" --Kraelus to his adoptive father before he kills the latter and throw him into an lava ocean

"Talek, you know that I hate getting my hands dirty..." --Kraelus to Talek before willing the latter to kill a wounded magnorite after a raid of a village in K'arthen

## Omen

When taking over a village one day, Kraelus had the urge to find out about his future. Seeing that there is a fortune teller in the village, he took her and demanded for the answer of how Talek would die, since the fortune teller said that asking for the outcome of the ardoni-undead war would be too much for a fortune teller's skills. Kraelus wanted to know how his right-hand man would die for entertainment, but to his surprise the fortune teller said that Talek will be destroyed by a Voltaris with markings on his face and a netheran. Kraelus then killed the woman out of anger, but was shaken, for Talek was extremely powerful. To make sure that no one will be able to threaten his power, Kraelus began marching north towards Voltaria, intent on killing the Voltaris destined to defeat Talek.