Asura

The **Asuras** are a species that reside within the land of Epheotus and are regarded as legendary deities by the inhabitants of both Dicathen and Alacrya. They are incredibly powerful in comparison to humans, elves, and dwarves, having very high levels of control over mana, highly developed martial arts, outstanding physical prowess, and are inferred to be able to go beyond the white core phase. They have not been seen to physically age past a certain point and (at least some of them) can control their appearance, as seen by how Myre originally appeared as an old lady before later appearing younger.

The Asura have guided humanity throughout the ages providing the races of Dicathen with the Artifacts and have been mentioned to have been the reason why the languages of Dicathen and Alacrya are so similar (despite colloquial differences).

## General Information

**The Great Eight** - The **Asura** are led by "The Great Eight" which are eight clans, one from each respective race of **Asura**. The clans within The Great Eight have rarely changed, as shown by how the Indrath Clan has always been a part of it and how the phoenix race is distant of the others after the forced removal of the Asclepius Clan. The clans within The Great Eight are said to be grades of strength above the rest.

**Physical Abilities** - The **Asura** have fundamentally different physiologies to the humans, elves, and dwarves, with them stated to be inherently stronger, faster, and more agile than Arthur Leywin even when he was in peak condition.Even without using mana, Kordri (an asura who is a member of the Thyestes Clan) was able to move fast enough during a mock battle that Arthur Leywin was left staring at an afterimage that he had left behind.

## History

**Asura Interactions with the Races of Dicathen** - The **Asura** were said to have watched over and guided the races of Dicathen since The Beast Era and were the origin of the artifacts that were gifted to the races. The Asura were said to have only intervened as great minds or artists to push the races forward and were not allowed to directly affect them, which those from the Vritra Clan disregarded when they moved to Alacrya.[*Citation needed*]

**Asura Interactions with the Races of Alacrya** - The Vritra Clan was said to have betrayed the rest of the clans and moved to Alacrya to experiment and breed with the "lessers" (humans) there.[*Citation needed*]
It is known that the dungeons on Alacrya have all been cleared away by the Vritra or their descendants. Moreover, each dominion of Alacrya is ruled by a Vritra Sovereign.

**Betrayal of Vritra/Exile of Vritra** - By some accounts the Vritra betrayed the other clans from The Great Eight and left to rule over Alacrya as overlords, by others the Vritra were exiled for wrongdoings not their own and forced out of Epheotus and then moving to Alacrya to rule as guardians.

**The truth about the Betrayal/ Exile of Vritra revealed** **-** After Arthur's mana core was shattered a recording message that sylvia gave it to him with her will unlocks it is revealed that Agrona discovered the genocide of the ancient mages. When he threatend to expose them he was exiled, driven by the betrayal of his clansmen he became cruel and manpiulative then he began interbreeding with lessers.

**Asclepius clan's reason of removal revealed -** It is later revealed that the Asclpuis clan removed becuase of Mordain's oppostion against Kezess's orders of extermination against the Dijnn for their refusal to share their insight on Aether.

## Races of Asura

There are eight different races of **Asura** in Epheotus.

**Dragon Race** - The only race capable of utilizing aether arts, which is a "creation-type mana art", as described by Windsom. One of the clans within the race is the Indrath Clan. They are known to have large, scaled forms resembling classical western dragons, with four legs and wings protuding from their back for flight.

**Basilisk Race** - The only race capable of decay-type mana arts and one of the clans within the race is the Vritra Clan.  They are known to have large, snake like forms.

**Pantheon Race** - The only race capable of force-type mana arts, they are represented within the Great EIght by the Thyestes Clan..

**Phoenix Race** - They specialize in creation-type mana arts, they are represented within the Great EIght by the Avignis Clan.

**Titan Race** - They specialize in creation-type mana arts, they are represented within the Great EIght by the Grandus Clan. The Grandus clan created and bred guardian beasts. Boo the bond of Eleanor Leywin is a guardian beast.

**Hamadryad Race** - They specialize in creation-type mana arts, they are represented within the Great EIght by the Mapellia Clan.

**Leviathan Race** - They specialize in creation-type mana arts, they are represented within the Great EIght by the Eccleiah Clan.

**Sylph Race** - They specialize in creation-type mana arts, they are represented within the Great EIght by the Clan Aerind.

## Trivia

* The Asuras are a class of beings in Indian religions. They are described as power-seeking clans related to the more benevolent Devas in Hinduism. [1]

## References

1. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 4 – Chapter 75
2. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 5 – Chapter 104
3. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 5 – Chapter 110
4. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 4 – Chapter 75
5. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 8 – Chapter 308: Unmasked
6. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 5 – Chapter 108
7. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 5 – Chapter 108
8. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 5 – Chapter 108