Effie

**SPOILER WARNING!**

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>  | *...I don't think that this place is as bad as all of you seemed to believe. Everyone in this dark city is convinced that this is hell. But to me, it's a paradise. You wouldn't understand. But for some of us, the real world was more of a hell than the Dream Realm.* | ”
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## Athena

* Illustration
* Fanart
* Chibi Ver.

* Names
* Status

### Titles

* Awakened Athena
* Ascended Raised by Wolves

### Age

18-19 *(Debut)*
21-22 *(After Forgotten Shore)*
23-24 *(Second Nightmare)*

## Relationships & Affiliation

* Relatsh
* Occ
* Affl

### Friends

Sunny
 Nephis
 Kai
 Cassie

### Allies

Nephis' Cohort *(Former)*
 Dreamer Army *(Former)*

### Occupation

* Hunter
* Pathfinder
* Commander *(Second Evacuation Army)*

### Affiliation

* Nephis' Cohort *(Former)*
* Independent Awakened
* Wolves *(Second Army Troop)*

## Awakened Information

* Debut
* Current

### True Name

 Raised by Wolves After escape from Forgotten Shore — Awakening

## First Appearance

### Novel

Chapter 126 Effie

**Athena** *(aka Effie)* is an experienced huntress in Dark City. She later joined Nephis' cohort. She is also one of the important characters in Shadow Slave.

## Appearance

* Debut
* Awakened
* Ascended

* Dream Realm

### Debut - Dream Realm

Effie is a tall and attractive young woman. She had hazel eyes and beautiful brown hair, tied in a simple braid. Her build is extremely athletic, with perfect lean muscles rolling under the dewy olive skin with each movement.

During the Beach Episode, Sunny described her as if a sculpture of an ancient goddess come to life. She has a tan and lean body that looked like it was cut from stone.

After the cohort's three-month journey, she remained the same except leaner, her robust musculature not covered by a gram of fat. Her archaic bronze armor was dented all over but somehow held together.

At the start of the Siege, Effie stood out among the Sleepers with her tall stature and lean, powerful figure. Her archaic armor glistened in the light of the rising sun, and on her shoulder, there was a flowing white cloak weaved from starlight.

* Waking World
* Second Nightmare

### Awakened - Waking World

Back in the real world, she was a sickly, terribly gaunt young woman who was sitting in a wheelchair. She was unhealthily thin, with pale skin stretching over brittle bones and a strange twist to her spine. Her legs seemed lifeless and weak, tucked awkwardly on the step of her wheelchair. Her neck was clearly struggling to support the weight of her head.

### Awakened - Second Nightmare

A girl of about eleven, maybe twelve years of age. She had a scrawny, juvenile body that did not seem to have touched on the path to maturity yet. Her short, wild hair was of a vibrant red color, almost the same as the torn silk garments she wore. Her skin, which was supposed to be pale and white, was blue and black.

The girl had obviously been often and cruelly beaten, to the point that it was hard to notice a spot free of bruises on her once tender body. The whites of her eyes were hidden by the cloudy red layer of blood that had burst from ruptured vessels, making the child look like an actual beast.

* Waking World

### Ascended - Waking World

After the second nightmare, Effie can now stand on her own. Her whole appearance had changed. The weak, unhealthy girl with pale skin stretching over brittle bones and a twisted spine was gone. Instead, she looked almost like what she was in the Dream Realm — tall, attractive, with sparkling hazel eyes and perfectly defined, lean muscles rolling under the dewy olive skin. She was radiating an infectious feeling of vitality and vigor.
Everything about her was screaming of strength, potency, and power. The only thing that changed was the length and cut of her hair, as well as the degree of her tan.

Effie wore a white tunic with tasteful gold accents for the Valor clan ball. There was a golden laurel resting on her head, with similar bracelets and anklets accentuating its sheen. With her olive skin and toned physique, she looked like an ancient goddess.

In East Antarctica, she resembled an incarnation of a beautiful war deity mainly due to her armor which she had received after slaying one of the immortal Chain Lords of the Kingdom of Hope, the Sun Prince. *(Refer to Effie/Memories)*

## Personality

There was an absolutely relaxed, comfortable, and happy expression on her face. According to Sunny, she is the most contented person he'd ever seen, so laid back and cheerful.

In the real world, she is a person who is lazy and has low standards of cleanliness.

She was extremely intelligent, cool-headed, and cunning to be able to survive the three long years alone on the streets of the Dark City.

Feeding herself is her priority most of the time.

She described herself as having even less conviction than Sunny. She was fine without it and rather have a full belly.

## Aspect, Abilities & Flaw

**True Name:** Raised by Wolves

Her True Name can be directly translated as Born from Wolves, or Born from Being Eaten Alive.
Show/Hide Aspect Abilities

 Awakening*(Awakened)* | 375
 Ascension*(Master)* | 748
As long as her allies could see her, her new power seemed to strengthen them. It was as if they were receiving a portion of her phenomenal, all-encompassing physical enhancement. It could be easily shared with any number of people as long as they kept their line of sight with the huntress, essentially without an additional cost in essence.

Once she activated her Ascended Ability, the fire burning in the hearts of the soldiers who saw her would become quite real, coursing through their veins and granting them actual power. It was as though Raised by Wolves was sharing some of her astonishing physical might with her followers.Effie's Ability has no limit to the number of people it could empower. Anyone who saw her and was considered an ally by her would reap the benefits. Their number had no effect on how quickly she absorbed essence. The only detrimental thing is her followers had to maintain a line of sight with her to enjoy the boon of her power.

### Flaw

Enhances all her physical needs. She can eat enough meat to create a literal pile of gnawed bones.

## Background

When Effie was new in the Dark City, the strongest hunter at that time took her under her wing and went down to the catacombs with an entire party. But in the end, only she survived.

From living in the Dark City for several years, she grew a unique opinion of the Dream Realm compared to most Sleepers and Awakened. While many see the Dream Realm as hell, Effie sees the Dream Realm as the paradise humans deserve. On Earth, many are dying of hunger and poor living conditions just because of what humans have done to Earth. Yet the Nightmare Spell came and provided worthy people powers, which in turn provided food and better living conditions to those who needed it. In a way, the spell is a savior to humanity. Effie says that this is the reason why she is always so cheerful.

Back in the real world, she had always been a sick, terribly gaunt young woman. After Awakening, her body recovered enough to be able to move her hands. She received invitations from Clan Valor and Clan Song, which rubs her the wrong way when before they didn't lift a finger when she really needed it.

## Trivia

* She's been stuck in Forgotten Shore for three years.
* The first time Nephis asked Effie to be their Pathfinder, she refused.
* She joined Nephis' cohort after Nephis beheaded Andel proving her point.
* Back when she refused to join the Host, Gunlaug made it clear that if he can't have her, no one else will. Ever since any group that dared to invite her to join them ended up regretting their decision.
* Her real name "Athena" was first mentioned by Caster.
* Effie was the one who taught Sunny how to navigate the Dark City.
* She would eat real chicken wings and start preparing for the Second Nightmare once she's back in the real world.
* Her Awakened Designation is SS and one of the three who received a True Name after leaving the Forgotten Shore.
* She leaves Sunny's messages on "read" without replying which the latter finds annoying.
* Scar and Park came up with a story to make her seem like some kind of a folk hero in the outer settlement, back when Gunlaug's people were searching for her.
* She had suspicions about Caster after watching the movie, "A Song of Light and Darkness".
* Effie told Rain that Sunny already had a girlfriend to which he brings flowers whenever he can.
* In the second nightmare, Sunny mentioned that she wasn't fighting in her usual technique. Her current ferocious style was leagues beyond what she was capable of in the past, both in terms of purpose and lethality. It was also sort of breathtaking.
* She already have guessed that Sunny is Lord Mongrel.
* She got a little drunk on having a healthy body after the four of them returned from the Second Nightmare.
* She made her will before the second nightmare.
* She and Kai enlisted in the Second Evacuation Army to join the campaign in the Southern Quadrant. They were the first ones to submit their application.
* She already known about the existence of Sovereigns from her first cohort on the Forgotten Shore.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 364 SS Class Awakened Sunless
2. ↑ Chapter 802 Feast of Deceit
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chapter 1085 Wolf Army
4. ↑ Chapter 469 Fire Keepers
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Chapter 373 Reunited
6. ↑ Chapter 554 Coming Clean
7. ↑ Chapter 752 Solid Foundation
8. ↑ Chapter 848 Persistent Threat
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Chapter 155 First Recruits
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Chapter 125 A Feast in Time of Plague
11. ↑ Chapter 207 Beach Episode
12. ↑ Chapter 263 The Beginning of the End
13. ↑ Chapter 316 Siege of the Crimson Spire (2)
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Chapter 669 Feral Child
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Chapter 746 First Steps
16. ↑ Chapter 801 Distinguished Guests
17. ↑ Chapter 129 Solace
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Chapter 462 An Epic Quest
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Chapter 478 Credit Where Credit is Due
20. ↑ Chapter 374 Dinner with Friends
21. ↑ Chapter 481 First Meeting
22. ↑ Chapter 557 Night Temple
23. ↑ Chapter 598 Broken Balance
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Chapter 767 Measure of Strength
25. ↑ Chapter 378 A New Beginning
26. ↑ Chapter 748 Young Masters
27. ↑ Chapter 1087 War Masters
28. ↑ Chapter 130 Strength of a Dozen Men
29. ↑ Chapter 200 Descent
30. ↑ Chapter 188 Of Heaven and Hell
31. ↑ Chapter 375 Separate Paths
32. ↑ Chapter 127 Abandon All Hope
33. ↑ Chapter 151 Head Hunting
34. ↑ Chapter 176 Coming Clean
35. ↑ Chapter 209 Fireside Banter
36. ↑ Chapter 437 Nothing, Nothing, Nothing
37. ↑ Chapter 288 Progress Report
38. ↑ Chapter 333 Belly of the Beast
39. ↑ Chapter 529 Secret Lair
40. ↑ Chapter 670 With Kid Gloves
41. ↑ Chapter 689 Trust
42. ↑ Chapter 760 Valuable Lesson
43. ↑ Chapter 792 Blind Spot
44. ↑ Chapter 841 Prudent Decision
45. ↑ Chapter 1160 Idle Days