Queen of Flames

## Physical description

### Gender

Female (She/Her)

The **Queen of Flames** in an NPC in Reflection. She is the ruler of the Coda and the queen of the Demonic Courts. From her throne of brass beneath the Coda, she directs its mission to infect and devour worlds.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

The Queen of Flames is a tall, imposing figure. She is nearly constantly wearing a full body protective suit consisting of red and bronze plating above a system of wires funneling Flame throughout the suit. Around the suit is a long gray cape and a series of floating rings with curved blades on them that are made of an unknown substance.

### Personality

The Queen of Flames is incredibly gentle and understanding. Even when speaking to her enemies, she assumes a calm tone and tries to talk to them without a hint of malice in her voice. On occasion, she will even assist them in returning to the surface unharmed, despite the fact that doing so will allow a possible threat to the Codan mission to walk freely. When intimidated, she rarely responds with anything but that same gentle voice, apparently unafraid of even death itself. Despite all of this, she is still intensely dedicated to the mission of destroying worlds for the Coda to consume.

The Queen has a sweet tooth.

## History

### Early Life

The Queen of Flames was born into a world that used Flame as a power source. Eventually this world was destroyed by Flame. Somehow, the Queen managed to survive. She fled to the Derelict and inhabited the suit of armor she now remains within for survival. During this period, she also encountered Eternity, who forced her and the other Pyromancers to swear fealty to him. Also during this time, she forged the various Demonic Arms and bequeathed them to her Archdemons. She also created Nectar to act as her assistant.

### World Twelve

As per usual, the Queen of Flames did not directly interact with the Coda's incursion of World Twelve. After Ace Galatine and Basilisk Id's Flames ended up in her domain, she used her power to return them to the surface. After Fio was punished by the Courts for assisting FLOW, she spent some time with her in her domain. At Fio's behest, she allowed Stephano to distract Vinter so that Arg0s could escape the Coda. After Fio's second count of insubordination against the Court of Death, the Queen was forced to personally alter her Flame to remove Fio's Muse abilities to prevent Eternity from killing her.

Three months after the failure of the Court of Death to defeat OPIA, the Queen of Flames held a funeral for the Hunter of Mortals. After the funeral, she announced the Coda's next move: a full mobilization of the Demonic Courts for the first time in history, with the goal of conquering Fuse City. Some time later, she met with Arg0s and explained why his mind had been trapped in Fio's body. She then used her abilities to fix the situation. Following the failure of her assault, she convened with the Pyromancers once again, where she apologized for her failure. She then announced a new plan: if Fuse City was impregnable, they would simply scour the rest of World Twelve. She assigned Beleth to Stein and The Pristine One.

Some time later, she had the Golden Knight bring Ace to her. She offered him the role of the seventh Pyromancer, the Pyromancer of Laughter, saying that she would reward him with a world where he could finally escape what he had been running from. Ace told her that unlike everyone else in the Derelict, he wasn't insane, and that ultimately, he didn't want a world where he could escape, he wanted a world without the Coda in it. The Queen found his lashing out to be humorous, and told him that the only way to create the world that he truly wanted was to embrace that "insanity" just a little bit. She then said that her offer still stood, and creating a world without her and her Pyromancers for Ace was still quite doable. Ace begrudingly accepted. The Queen said that now that he was a Pyromancer, he would need a Stranger, and debated sending him on a mission to the old world or to the surface. Ace stormed off, telling the Queen not to expect his loyalty or help. The Queen simply laughed again, muttering that she was probably the only person Ace couldn't help. After being asked by Nectar why she made such an absurd decision, she said that, no matter which side won the war, reality would need a "janitor" of sorts to lead the way into the next stage of the universe.

A short while later, the Queen convened a meeting of the Pyromancers, where she doled out countries on the surface for each Court to focus their armies towards. After the meeting concluded, she spoke with Arg0s in Fio's body again, where she said that if OPIA could overcome her subordinates, she might be open to diplomatic talks. However, she also warned that she herself would soon be summoning an army of her own and taking an active presence in the war for the first time in worlds.

## Abilities

The Queen of Flames is immortal, and has accrued an expansive array of knowledge about the world and its functions. She has an incredible level of control over Flame. For some reason, she is unable to move from her throne, possibly due to Flame infection.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Crossing Threads
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Above and Below
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 For Today
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Take Your Time
5. ↑ Lock And Key
6. ↑ No Options