Feliks

**Feliks** is a character in the Astral Lineage series of fighting games. He made his debut it Soulcalibur Astral Swords: Anniversary Edition. He was a childhood friend of Klymene Cassaventes but lost touch with her over the years.

## Biography

### Early Life

*Feliks* was born to an unknown woman who was a follower of Nightmare. He was tainted at birth due to the effects of Soul Edge and was abandoned shortly after his birth. He was found by a young man and woman who took him in and raised him as their own child. When the soul swords entered a Soul Embrace some energy from Soul Calibur made its way to *Feliks*, tainting him with goodness. His whole body lit up with a heavenly blue glow. His parents witnessed this happen and believed it to be a gift from the Gods, making their Son pure and a holy hero. They were unaware that he was also tainted by *Soul Edge* before this, and although energy from *Soul Calibur* now runs through his soul, he was not cured from the taint of *Soul Edge*, but instead has a *Soul Embrace* inside him. This unlocked *Astral powers* within him, although they would not come to light until a later stage in his life.

*Feliks* grew up fascinated by the *Soul Swords* and the mysterious realm of Astral Chaos, consistently asking his parents questions about them and how their life was during *Nightmare's* reign of terror and what happened when the Evil Seed was released. He was always reading about the swords and the Astral realm, which he became quite familiar and borderline obsessed with. At 8 years old *Feliks'* father began teaching him how to use a bow and arrow as he himself was a hunter and extremely skilled with the weapon.

When *Feliks* was 11 years old he encountered a young girl playing by a lake. He was fascinated by her and could sense that she was unique and came from a place that had close ties to the *soul swords*. *Feliks* introduced himself to the girl and although she was weary of him at first they quickly became close friends. The girl introduced herself as *Klymene Cassaventes* and herself and *Feliks* would go on to do almost everything together. *Feliks* became an older brother like figure to her and would protect her from other children who would taunt her for being tainted.

One night, not long after *Feliks* had turned 15 years old, *Klymene* came to him and confided in him about her mother after learning the truth about her from her aunt, Kilina. *Feliks* comforted his friend and was extremely intrigued about her tale and wondered if her mother was really dead seems that her body disappeared in a blue glow, the same glow that emitted from him as a child. On the inside, *Feliks* was ecstatic that he knew someone who had such a history with the *soul swords*, though he wouldn't show *Klymene* this excitement out of respect. Shortly afterwards, *Klymene* told *Feliks* that her aunt was teaching her how to fight with a sword and shield, just like her mother used too. *Feliks* took this opportunity to teach *Klymene* how to use a bow and arrow, which he had now became extremely skilled at using.

As the years passed by, *Feliks* became more and more obsessed with the *Astral Realm* and the tale of *Klymene's* mother. He was convinced that she was still alive and roaming around somewhere in *Astral Chaos*. He wanted to find a way into the realm and find *Klymene's* mother, knowing it would bring her happiness to finally see her. At the age of 18, *Feliks* was studying ways to get into the *Astral Realm*. He spent the night mixing potions, throwing them, drinking them, anything he could think of to get the power to open a rift. Suddenly, after drinking a specific concoction, *Feliks* felt a tight pain in his chest. His body began to shake as he grabbed his head in pain. A burst of red, blue and purple light emitted from his chest and swirled around his body, the potion he drank had activated his dormant *Astral powers*. The mixture of lights shot out from *Feliks* and a rift opened before him, before he had anytime to react however, his body began getting pulled towards the rift. With nothing to hold onto, *Feliks* was sucked into the rift which promptly closed behind him. *Feliks* had disappeared into *Astral Chaos* and wasn't seen again.