The Ascendant

## *The Prisoner*

Before and during The Origin War, this Exxian was an infamous criminal, and thief of all things. She simply did not care about the harm she was doing to others, only focusing on herself and her own goals. She was eventually caught while stealing from Elysium and thrown in The Abyss' darkest prison by The Judge at the behest of God with recommendation from Ashley. She was trapped there for most of The Origin War (hundreds of years) but was eventually released because her skills of infiltration were the best and her knowledge of enemy territory unmatched. She was deemed needed to found The First Order of Exxia. The chains that she was trapped in in the Abyss were going to be removed upon her release, but she demanded that they stay on to remind her of her crimes and the deeds she had done. The warden didn't care and allowed it. These chains she wears became a part of who she was at her core. Once she was finally officially out she changed her name from Marauder and chose her new name as The Ascendant, because she rose up and became someone so much better than she once was. Initially no one in the Order trusted her because of her past. But through hard work and The Oracle's foresight and guidance she was able to quickly make up for it with her devout loyalty and dedication to peace. In fact, she was the one who first to offered to sacrifice herself to start The Collapse, not knowing it was going to take the entire Exxian species

## Appearance

The Ascendant is the shortest Exxian there is, at a mere 5'5 she was towered over by other Exxians, who averaged at 6'6+. However, her small stature allowed her to sneak in an out of places a lot easier and allowed her to be nimble and silent. She had pale, almost human-like skin and pure white hair to go with it that was down to her feet. Her ears were long and pointed, more so than most Exxians. Her appearance was not easily mistaken as anyone who saw her, could easily recognize her. By Exxians standards, she was very beautiful.

During her trips to Terran, The Ascendant picked roses from Terran's gardens and fashioned them into a sort of hairband to hold back her enormous volume of hair that she refused to cut. She was always seen with a look of worry and sadness. No one quite knows why either.

## Powers

While the Ascendant might have the least impressive power of The First Order, she still is possibly the strongest with the most diverse set of skills. Firstly, she is fast. Faster than any Exxian ever was or even will be. She can move great distances in the blink of an eye, almost as if she is teleporting . Second, she is silent. So quiet, you couldn't know she was there if she was behind you. Third, she has incredible dexterity. Her hands coordination is so adept, that she can do nearly any activity even whilst she is blinded or sensor impaired. Lastly, while it's technically not a power, The Ascendant is the greatest tactical mind The Order ever had.

## Known Bonds

Out of any of The First Order, The Ascendant has been known to Bind to the most souls. This is not because of greed for life and power, but simply because she always made poor choices and her hosts would die so quickly, either as infants or before they were even 16. The longest host she had before her current was the Terran famous Athena of Carifa mythology.

But her strongest and closest to perfect Bond is with a red-haired girl named Haru Cross. The two formed such a perfect bond, that the Ascendant lost part of her original self and became merged with Haru's soul so strongly, that if one were to look, it would be impossible to tell them apart. After near death at the hands of Arch Demon Lucius, the two healed together and became perfectly bonded creating the first known organic Life-Link This unlocked new but not unique transcendent form gives Haru The Ascendant's remaining lifespan and in turn making The Ascendant impossibly strong from the power of Haru's split soul creating a feedback loop in turn amplifying and giving it back to Haru. This perfect bond somehow allow the two to become one in soul, mind, and body. While using this form it will change her host's physical form as close to hers as possible, while still keeping her host's physical traits.