Gaton Archeron

* Archeron
* Demon King

Killed by Richard Archeron (True Death)

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**Gaton Archeron** was the father of Richard Archeron and the previous head of the Archeron Family. He was known to be a charismatic leader that could create miracles with his Thirteen Knights.

## Introduction

Gaton took down Evernight Forest to declare his entry to the upper stage of the Sacred Alliance, and eventually Faust. Unfortunately, he did not realize that the love-of-his-life was the Shaman of the Silvermoon Palace since Elena was disguised as a human. Sadly, it was already too late so he decided to be killed by her, but Elena was unwilling to take his life which consequently resulted in the birth of Richard.

## **Appearance**

### Young

He looked rather brusque, with a head of messy hair kept at bay by a red cloth. There wasn’t any shirt beneath his armour, only a bare muscular chest that was overgrown with thick hair. A well-built man, so big he had to duck to enter the door. Despite the thick needle-like mustache on his face, he was noticeably young. His eyes were two emerald orbs, seeming more alive the longer one stared at them. The tanned man had a faint red scar that extended from the corner of his eye to the left side of his cheek, fairly new yet not ruining his looks at all. The scar instead added a pinch of manliness to him. The armour he wore was nothing high-level, and already had some wear and tear.

### Older

His hair was combed back so neatly that not a single strand was loose, forming an indispensable part of his face alongside his short, thick mustache. Time had already left a noticeable mark on him, fine wrinkles creeping along the corners of his eyes. Those emerald orbs were clear and pure, but those who gazed upon them would feel like they were staring into an abyss.

## **History**

He was born a second son of a branch of the Archeron family, and after his brother Goliath inherited his father land, he sold his fief to him and became a free Archeron warrior. When he was 15 years old he met Elena Silvermoon and saved her from death at the hands of her enemies, losing a heart in the process. He didn't see her until he defeated the Silvermoon Palace of the Evernight Forest, and learned she was the Shaman of Alucia, he didn't see her ever again. At 33 years of age, he had already moved into Blackrose Castle and taken control of Azan Peninsula, which was the territory of the Archeron leader. On the Day of Destiny, Gaton Archeron chose to enter the capital of the Sacred Alliance, the city of legends Faust alongside his thirteen knights and established himself as one of peak powers in Norland.

He is rumored to have been a mage until his coming of age.

Although they were brothers, Gaton had only become a titled knight while he had inherited the entire earldom. Even that territory had been sold back to him for less than market price, and Gaton used the money for a ride, some armour, and a rune before turning into a free Archeron warrior that roamed Norland. That was the beginning of his myth.

Ever since Gaton had taken over the Evernight Forest, he had become a dazzling sun. Alice and Goliath’s glows seemed dim in comparison, almost inconspicuous. Alice was still a young girl, so she got a considerable amount of the leftover attention. However, Goliath had eventually settled into the background, dwarfed by Gaton’s shine. 4;162

Gaton was a dark horse that stormed through any place he liked as though he was a tornado. He was always fighting wars, always expanding, always creating miracles out of thin air. The man was never tired, never dispirited, refusing to lose faith even in the most difficult situations. He had lost his fair share of battles, had been sent fleeing too many times to count. At least they slowly paid off Sharon; a consoling statement to his soldiers.

It seemed like a rather inane statement, but it got his followers surging with power every time. There was a level of fear that Gaton and his knights possessed about those debts they owed to Sharon; that was why they were always at the forefront of the battlefield. In fact, all of Gaton’s knights could borrow money from the legendary mage as they wished, and in some ways the consequences wouldn’t be considered that dire either.

### **Summary**

Gaton Isaiah Satanistoria Archeron was a dauntless man, someone who had the courage to take great risks in the pursuit of everything he desired. His brother Goliath had inherited the family earldom, leaving him with only a small peerage that was worth very little.

Gaton’s first act upon his father’s death was to sell off his fief and castle, only taking his weapons and armour as he willingly became a free warrior roaming the lands. The young warrior had then demonstrated excellence on the battlefield, slowly amassing an army, powerful followers, and expansive territories. He had left behind a legend as he grew into his own, taking on many responsibilities as he worked his way up to becoming a marquess.

He was poor. This showed the biggest weakness of Gaton’s reign; he likely never thought he would have the funds to send hundreds or thousands of people over.

There wasn’t anything wrong with Gaton’s approach either. There weren’t any specialty products found here despite occupying nearly half the entire continent, so the entire plane could provide a few hundred thousand gold a year at best. Since that was the case, it was better to just hold onto what they had instead of investing crazily to approach the snowy, mountainous north where there was likely little of value.

## **Plot**

Gaton’s body swayed with the trembling of the mountain. Mordred’s eyes widened as he reached out, but his movements suddenly froze in mid-air. Gaton’s position eventually stabilised and he remained standing, but the huge sword he was leaning against turned into dust right under Mordred’s gaze.

A long while later, another deep sigh rang through the mountaintop despite the lack of air. Mordred had known that there were no traces of life left in Gaton’s body, but he had still wanted to wait; to wait for the moment a miracle would happen. He believed his king would always be able to create such miracles.

However, this time there seemed to be no such thing.

He dies in the Rosie Plane due to the schemes of the Josephs, Schumpeters, and Mensas. However, it was not actually the end.

After he dies standing, Mordred forces his way into Arbidis wherein they both took down the previous Devil King. As a result, Gaton is revived as the current Demon King of Arbidis who guards the entrance to the Alter World.

### **Legacy**

It was only now that he reached a great level of status and great defeat that Richard started to understand his mother’s mindset. She had hated Gaton more than anything in her life, but couldn’t help but be proud of him as well. And now, he was growing into the same state of mind. 5;32

As the threat of death loomed over him, he finally understood why Gaton was always at the tip of every charge, the most dangerous place in a battle. Only with his own body illuminating the path ahead did he understand that generals commanded their soldiers to kill, rulers asked them to follow.

### **Reminisce**

With most of his remaining followers busy training or managing their worlds, Richard had occupied the top floor of the castle and converted it into a practice room, facing the setting sun while meditating calmly in the same place Gaton liked to occupy. The butler had said that Gaton sat here for an entire day before going to the Rosie Plane, and whenever he sat here he thought about what that man would do in his situation.

The original floor-to-ceiling windows had been torn apart completely during the renovations, leaving an open ledge that felt as though one was upon a cliff. Richard liked to think that he was sitting in the arms of the world.

Even after so many years, he had failed to fulfil Elaine’s wishes. Although he was now the patriarch of the Archerons, holding full control over the family, he still felt an obstacle between himself and the right to control that volcanic cemetery. Even with his accomplishments, he just didn’t believe he had reached the heights of Gaton Archeron.

But there would be a day he did. One day, he would retrieve Gaton’s body from the depths of the abyss and bury it at the peak of the family tombs. Right next to it would stand a tombstone that read Elena Moonsong; that was the only way he could believe he had properly fulfilled his mother’s wish.

## **Family**

Gaton has 3 sons, Richard being the eldest, and six daughters of various ages

* Goliath Archeron (brother)
* Alice Archeron (niece)
* Elena Silvermoon (wife)
* Werrington Archeron(son)
* Richard Archeron (son)
* Warren Archeron (son) - executed for colluding with Raymond Joseph and attempting to murder Richard Archeron
* Demi Archeron (daughter)
* Venica Archeron (daughter)

Gaton himself had more than ten concubines, with everyone outside of Elena herself being less than level 10. He had only managed to leave two brothers and four sisters in total, which showed just how difficult it was.

## **Followers**

This was a thing that most nobles had envied about Gaton; they would willingly pay millions to acquire any one of his thirteen, but all of them willingly served under him for almost no charge. Many families had tried poaching them, but it had all been to no avail.

This difference in expenditure was one of the reasons the Archerons had been able to grow quickly, alongside the fearsome Mordred being amongst Gaton’s ranks. Nobody knew where the Devil King had come from, but he inspired terror in all of Gaton’s enemies.

1. Mordred (missing in the Abyss)
2. Lina (dead)
3. Senma -responsible for the Resting Orchid Plane
4. Ward the Boxer - responsible for the Boulder Highlands (dead)
5. Kaylen (dead)
6. Kayde (dead)
7. Asiris - responsible for Goldflow Valley
8. Cyrden, the Odd Thief responsible for Goldflow Valley
9. Byfang

## **Planes**

* Resting Orchid Plane
* Goldflow Valley
* Boulder Highlands
* Forest Plane

## **Trivia**

He tried matchmaking between Richard and Alice when Richard was a kid

The son was completely different from the father. Gaton was known for being able to gather a group of powerful lunatics despite his poverty, waging wars on all sides to expand. On the other hand, Richard could just dump insane amounts of money at any problem. Although his own followers still paled in comparison to the thirteen, he was publicly recruiting a frightening number of rune knights and was purchasing powerful equipment in great volumes. It almost felt like he would just destroy his enemies by pouring rune knights on top of them.

As Gaton had said, the oily fingers didn’t matter when it came to the biggest upstart of the Sacred Alliance; power was everything.

## **References**

1. ↑ Book 7, Chapter 1
2. ↑ 1;90
3. ↑ Book 7, Chapter 156
4. ↑ v1ch97
5. ↑ 1;97
6. ↑ 6;148
7. ↑ 1;98
8. ↑ 1;104