Tilena

> *"Crown and royalty is no more.."*
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**Tilena** is a side character and a deuteragonist in Xenostrife. She has the power of the "**Aurora**" Fragment.

### Etymology

* Tilena is a combination of Tiana and Selena.

## Tilena

### Relatives

* Noiren (Romance Interest)
* Vladmir (Brother)
* Leona (Sister)
* Unnamed Emperor and Empress (Parents)

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

Moscow, Baltil Empire (Modern day Balt Federation)

## Physical description

### Story

In the far northern land, There's an empire that are known for winning many battles and conquering many lands. Not even the cold uninhabitable glaciers were left unclaimed, as this empire will try to claim and conquer every place they see. That is the Baltil Empire. The Emperor of the Baltil empire had many well-known children, The sibling of Vladmir, Tilena and Leona. Vladmir are the most famous out of the threes and is known for being an excellent strategist and an undefeatable warrior. Meanwhile, Tilena are known for her charming beauty, bright personality and generosity. She was admired by many people across the world. The youngest and the least known, Leona, was known for her Artistic, Writing and Musical talents. At age 15, she had created many masterpieces.

One day, Tilena wanted to visit the neighboring nation, British Empire. She wanted to travel alone, but Leona want to go too. To make sure the 2 is safe, the King commanded guards to secretly go after them. When the sisters arrived in London, a worldwide tragedy struck, An eldritch being has invaded our world and infected many monstrous beings and popular figures on earth. The sky of London suddenly dimmed, As the King of Britain, Lancelot, started levitating. He was one of the fitting vessels for the horrifying eldritch spirits. The city was filled with the horrified people's shriek. The guards wasn't able to catch up to the sisters since there were too many crowds. Tilena and Leona ran away very quickly but not being so careful, they bumped into a duo of young men. Leona apologized:

"Apology!"

"Wait, where do you think you're going? That's the wrong direction! "

"Excuse me?"

"You've heard me? Wrong direction! Come with us!"

"But... You're heading toward King Lancelot..."

"Don't be so stubborn. We will talk later!"

the fours ran toward the King and stopped at a cafe shop:

"Ladies. Listen! The king is being possessed by an eldritch spirit. Somehow, when you're running away from him, You're actually running toward him. It's the eldritch illusions! and it's the same for vice versa!"

"How did you know?"

"It is the Aura. I felt safe when running toward him but i felt in danger when i'm running away from him. Seem fishy, right?" -Right after that, an explosion appeared behind the blonde man's back.

"See? I'm right. Now let's run to somewhere isolated and safe."

Hours of travelling and they arrived in the **Salisbury Plain.** The blond man said:

"Now that we're safe. Let me introduce myself. I am Kin and this is my buddy, Noiren and he's a quiet but sophisticated man. What's your?"

"Oh, umm... Name is.. Leona and this is my sister, Tilena. She's sweet. And also, we're from the Royal Baltil Family."

"Royal? Oh great heaven! Please forgive me for how i treated you back then!"

"It's not bad.. Oh and by the way, are you hungry? I'm kindaaa hungry. Wanna go to the local bakery?"

"Sure."

While walking to the bakery, Tilena whispered to her sister: "The black-haired lad is kinda cute..."

Leona whispered back: "I don't think so, the Blonde is cuter...."

And they now have arrived at the Bakery. The sisters had cheesecakes while the men had croissants.

The sky suddenly turned dark again before they could finish.

"Not again! Quick, just run!"

Unfortunately for them, The king just landed right in front of them.

"LOOK LIKE THIS BODY IS GETTING OLD. LADY, YOURE NEXT!" As the spirit left the king's body on the floor.

"Everyone, Run!!!!"

Just as Leona is trying to escape, the spirit grasped her and possesed her. But her body wasn't sturdy enough to act as a vessel.

Instantly, her body burst into a bloody rain. As the 3 watched in awe, the spirit shouted: "This body is pathetic! SO SAD! SO POWERLESS! SO IMPOTENT!"

This enraged Kin "Noooo!!!!!! You...YOU.....You will be the next to die!"

"Puny human, come at me!"

Kin took out his family's legendary sword, **Blanc Nova** and slashed the spirit.

"Ouch! That hurts..."

"YOU WILL GET THE SAME TREATMENT AS HER! Blanc Nova : Flare of Judgement!"

A beam of light came from the sky and struck both Kin and the spirit. The light was so intense, the spirit vaporized.

Tilena broke down crying after that event, shouting "Cruel fate!". Noiren comforted her.

"Just pretend you didn't see it. Just pretend. Just pretend."

"It's reality! It's REALITY! YOU CANT JUST PRETEND IT IS AN ILLUSION." Noiren had no other choices but to hug her tightly.

"It..It..It's so...warm...." She then fainted in his arms.

On the other hand, After getting struck by an intense ray of light, Kin felt extremely exhausted. He collapsed on the ground instantly.

When Tilena woke up, she was in a bed. Sitting near her was Noiren. she asked "Where are we?"

"This is my uncle's house in Manchester. You're safe, here." Noiren replied.

"I see, but, where's Kin?"

"He's in the other room. Are you hungry?"

"Not yet..."

"Are you feeling okay?"

"....Uhh...." She shed a single drop of tear.

"It's okay. Let's move on. Like my father always said 'If you stay within the dark past, you will never improve. Instead, you should move on and approach the bright future.' "

"Hmm.. Can i ask you one thing?"

"Ask all you want, i'm here to answer."

"Umm..... " -Before she could even say anything, Kin opened the door.

"Hey! Want to hangout at the park?"

"No." Tilena replied

"Okay, You stay in this room, alright? Tomorrow, We will be heading for Germany, wanna come with us?"

"Yes!"

She stayed in the room and slept.

The next morning, they left Noiren's uncle house.

During their journey, they stopped at Paris. Smells of freshly baked bread, croissants and elegant floras are everywhere. The trio stopped at a flower shop.

"Noiren, I've bought you a bouquet of flower just for you. What do you think of it?"

Noiren sniffed the flora Tilena had just bought for him "It's really nice... Thank you."

Kin said quietly "So romantic... a match made in heaven, isn't it?"-They both giggled after hearing what Kin said.

"No. It's just a sign of gratitude."

"Indeed."

After that small talk, they traveled to Germany. The winter snow-covered countryside landscape was really nice. The trio stayed at a guesthouse and enjoyed the local warm beverages.

"I realllyyy miss my home." Said Tilena as she gazes at the moon.

"You're not alone, me too, but at least, we're safe."

"Look. The Moon is very bright."

"Just like you, darling."

"Awww. You're so funny."

Kin interrupted them: "Heh, cute. But, tomorrow, we're gonna visit the local forest, wanna come? It's pretty safe here, since there are no signs of Eldritch spirits invasions yet. Heck, they're probably all gone. I doubt they're still rampaging."

"Sure!"

Next noon, they headed to the West. In the distance, there's a thick forest, filled to the brims with faint glow of the Will-o'-the-wisps. The largest wisps, which is the size of a ball, approached the trios and greeted them:

"Welcome, dear travelers! This forest is our home and it's wonderful. Enjoy your trips here and be careful to follow the paths only!"

Deeper into the forest, Off the path, There is full strange castle standing inside the forest. It has no guards and no visitors. The trio got curious and explored that castle. And that was the biggest mistake of their life.

Inside the castle is very dark and there was a splatter of blood on the floor. Noiren sniffed the crimson puddle and that disgusted Tilena "Eww!!! Why are you smelling blood?"

"Shuuushhh, this is Alucard's castle, a castle full of vampire. I am a professional vampire hunter, I can tell by the smell of blood here, this puddle was blood from a recently killed victim and it most likely came from the neck."

As they were about to escape, the entrance closed. ^*When you stare into the abyss, **the abyss stares back***^ Glowing, scarlet eyes started appearing in the darkness.. Suddenly, there came Alucard.

"Another feast for us! Get them!"

"Alucard! You Vampires shall be exterminated!" - Noiren shouted as he chased Alucard into another room, leaving the 2 fighting against vampire servants.

"You two stays here while i'm fighting their leader!"

"Okay! I will show them the power of light! Tilena, here, have a dagger to defend yourself, this dagger are designed to kill Vampires, even a toddler can use it."

Kin thought fighting these Vampires were easy, but waves after waves, they keep coming, until finally, the last wave but this wave is consisted of much stronger Vampires. Tilena was unable to defend herself so she has to retreat and go after Noiren instead. But, it's not a pretty sight.

Noiren might have finally defeated Alucard, but he was brutally injured, with his eyes bleeding. As he kneel on the ground, he screamed "My time has come!" while a mysterious void-ish aura surround him.

"NOIREEEEN!!!!!!!! I LOVED YOU! DONT LEAVE ME! STAY...STAY WITH ME"

"Tilena, Could i....give you...just one..last hug?" Tilena didn't even hesitate to run toward him and hugged him.

"Feel my warmth for the last time, and never again...." Slowly but surely, he vanished. Kin, who had finally just arrived, just saw his friend vanished in front of his eyes "NOIIIIIIRRRRREEEEENNN!!!!!!!!" as he punched the ground at where Noiren was standing on.

"COME BACK!"

"He...He's..gone....My loved one....gone....again..." Tilena cried.

"Christmas is just 3 days away.... Why.."

Suddenly the castle started collapsing as the wielder of the force the held the castle standing had just died.

"Quick, No time for mourning. Let's escape!" Tilena wiped the tears off her face and didn't hesitate to run.

Behind the twos is a pile of rubble of what was left from a cursed castle.

After running for a very long period, they got tired.

"I think the only safe place is your home. Let's head to the far west, Tilena. I can feel them approaching again!"

"Let's go."

After a very very long journey, they finally arrived in the Russia part of Baltil Empire. The Province is home to the Baltil Palace.

"Huge Announcement, Every dear citizens, traders and visitors! The Princess has returned!" This announcement brought a loud cheering noises from the people.

After the twos arrived in the palace, The Emperor asked:

"I'm really grateful for your care and support, Sir Kin. I really missed my daughter."

"You're welcome, my majesty."

"But, i have another question, Where is Leona? "

"I'm afraid to inform that she has...."

"Inform me all things you want, i just wanted to hear about Leona."

"She... She has passed away."

"SHE WHAT? THAT IS UNREAL. HOW COULD HAVE MY DAUGHTER DIED?"

"Ummm,I'm sorry my majesty, but the cause of her death is very complicated"

"DID YOU MURDER HER?"

"No, my majesty! She..... exploded."

"Oh dear! How could my daughter meet such a brutal death!"

"It's the eldritch spirits to blame, my majesty."

"Huh? It's the damned spirits! I'll show them no mercy!" He then commanded his troops to assist other nations in fighting against the eldritchs.

After the conversation, Kin quickly left.

A day later, the ground of Russia were trembling of an unknown reason. But in the faint white fog, they see a formidable silhouette. When it approached closer, it became clear that the shadow was a mountain monster, infected and possessed by the eldritch. When everyone panicked and tried to escape, it was already too late, the city was surrounded by ice walls. The hopeful people prayed for miracle when they saw courageous Vladmir ran toward the giant.

"Vile Giant, Face my wrath!"

With all of his wills, Vladmir climbed to the top of the giant head and stabbed through its brain. The giant and the wall then vanished, leaving a beautiful soft blizzard of snow.

"The blessing of the cold!" Everyone chanted

Suddenly, the snow turned black, everyone became a frozen statue, even the people in the palace weren't safe. The Remain of the Baltil palace and its surrounding area became known as the "Frozen Remains".

Hundred years has passed, One of the statues suddenly thawed, unleashing the frozen human, a woman to be exact, and it was Tilena. The frozen curse succumbs to her because of her emotions and passions for freedom and warmth. Tilena was free again, but at the cost of her emotions. When she woke up, She felt her right eye are missing, so she used the nearby ice's reflection as a mirror. Turn out, her right eye was actually still frozen. The moment this cyclops beauty stood up , everything became colder, but she doesn't feel any discomfort or sign of hypothermia. She tried to use her mind to make the ice cubes float and they actually did.

Suddenly, a divine figure appeared. "Young lass, I must tell you something. You are the chosen one, The Chosen wielder of the Aurora fragments.. The Mistress of the Ice. From now on, You can manipulate the cold and the frozen matters. You also gain the ability to extend your sleeves to use it as a makeshift weapon and when it's frozen, it will become a fearsome weapon. Now, I shall leave you with your powers. Take care. Farewell...."

"Sleeves powers? Lame... But the cold powers are not that bad."

After that, She walked to the nearby town. She was very fascinated by the modern techs of the town. She was hungry, so she went to local bakery. When she's getting some bread, a girl in green nearby shouted:

"Hey Miss! I can't reach that cake! Can you pass it to me?"

"Here you go, little one."

"Thank you!"

"Wait, let me brush off those twigs on your head."

As she was about to get the twigs of the girl's hat, she attacked Tilena.

"Ouch.."

"I'm sorry! Meet me outside the bakery!"

After buying the foods, Tilena met the girl outside

"I'm really sorry for what happened. The twigs on my head, is actually my sprout."

"What? Humans have sprout now?"

"No, Miss. I'm not a human. I'm a dryad."

"Dryad? Can you explain what it is, Please?"

"Hold on, Miss. Let me check my **Almiware**"

"Wait... What is an Almiware?"

"What? You don't know what's an Almiware?"

"Yes."

"So an Almiware is this device I have on my wrist, it act like a watch but with way more features."

"That's pretty neat..." After that the girl used her Almiware to show Tilena what a Dryad is.

"Ohh.. Tree humans... That's really bizarre."

"Yeah. i'm unique."

"Alright, I have to go now. Goodbye."

"Wait! Let me introduce myself first. My name is Juinn. Remember that, I'm that one green girl, if there's any dangers, find me. I live nearby here."

"Got it. Bye."

"WAIT! Are you.... hmmmm.. that old-fashioned dress and you don't know what an Almiware is.... ARE YOU A TIME TRAVELER?"

"Uhhh, No. There's a more complicated stuffs you don't need to know."

"Tell me, Please...."

"Okay" Tilena whispered into Juinn's ear

"I'm actually from the past, but i didn't came here through time traveling. Did you know about the Frozen Remains in Russia?"

"Yes, i do. Are you a related to that place?"

"Well.. I'm actually the Frozen Princess statue."

"Wait.... You are... Princess Tilena Borealis?"

"Yes, Don't tell anyone else. Promise me"

"Okay, I promise. If i break the promise, I will become an idle vulnerable tree for eternity."

"Yep. Now, i have to go. Bye, Little one."

"Bye, Miss!"