Maia Alabastur

## *The Not-So-Grim Reaper*

Maia was born and raised in The Great Britanian Kingdoms until she was 10 years old when her aptitude for combat and magic, plus her bond with an Exxian got her noticed by The Order. The leader of the order at the time "Lady B." (Ada B. Bellevayne di Magent) traveled to Britania and abducted her. When Maia arrived at the headquarters, she was presented with all of the information about The Order and the state of the world. She was then presented a choice, accept her destiny or return home and live a normal life. She chose to stay within The Order without a second thought.

Maia is short and child-like in appearance. She has shoulder length black hair with a tint of green in it. Her eyes are a bright, almost glowing green. She dresses in all black, embracing her role as a "reaper." When Maia draws her scythe out, she also brings out black, metal, razors in the shape of wings on her back.

Maia joined The Ninth Order as one of its founding members at the age of 10. She swore permanent loyalty to Agate and it's people to defend and protect them from all in and out of the world that would dare harm them. Even at a young age, Maia felt a strong sense of morality and duty.

It wasn't until Haru joined The Order that Maia truly found herself happy or finding purpose in her actions. The way Haru saw the world and treated it was inspiring. As if Haru had been the leader since she had arrived, Maia followed her every command.

When "Lady B." died, Maia was the first to vote Haru in as the new leader. Haru almost declined until everyone else backed her up. Together, they formed a new Order and began the see the world as Haru did.

During the years that Haru had been around, Maia and her became best friends in every sense of the word. They had each others backs and would die for the other. Of course Haru had loyalty to Teyo first, but it never once bothered Maia. In fact, Maia loved Teyo too.

Ten years after Haru joined, she said she would create a new, different order to keep up. Teyo was offered the position and she declined. Maia offered herself and asked for permission to run this new order. Haru agreed and Maia founded "The Phade" named after her scythe's unique ability.

Maia now runs the splinter group by herself. She took a few members of The Order with her, but she now has her own roster of people completely unrelated to The Order in any way.

## Combat

Maia is a top of her class scythe wielder. She has mastered every possible fighting style with it, and uses them as she needs. Her Scythe is called "The Faded Soul" and has a completely unique ability.

As a soul weapon, it is a manifestation of Maia's will. When Maia fights, she wants to harm her target and nothing else. This desire is reflected in her weapon, bestowing it a very special power. When Maia swings her huge weapon, it becomes ethereal and it unable to make contact with anything physical or otherwise except her target. This powerful skill allows Maia to use her scythe to her full potential even in small or crowded spaces (so long as she can swing her arms), as the blade and handle simply "fade" through the walls, floor, terrain, obstacles, and even other people until it hits it target.

The blades on her back serve as an extension of her scythe and her will. These "wings" possess the same ability to fade through things unless them come in contact with her foe. She uses these deadly close range blades when her foe is too close for her scythe to be effective. She can detach a blade like a knife or use them as a ranged weapon. She is not nearly as skilled with these and prefers not to use them. She will even claim they aren't weapons, but a fashion choice.