Amanda Stern

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**Amanda Stern** is one of the main female characters of the novel The Luminescent Swordsman. She is a talented archer, the daughter of Edward Stern, and the successor of the Demon Hunter guild.

## Appearance

She has long waist-length black hair which are usually held by a pin. Her deep phoenix-like eyes had a cold indifference to them that made people feel like she was a holy existence that was unreachable for regular people. Her exquisite small face is devoid of any makeup, displaying an image of natural beauty and innocence that made anyone that was near her have an urge to protect her.

## Personality

Despite being born a silver spoon, she did not become haughty. She is well-mannered, intelligent, and oftentimes kind. However, she always keep a cold face. Since she was constantly exposed to schemes and ploys she had to mature earlier than normal people.

She only reads a lot when she's reading a book that made her feel a sense of belonging. Since her nanny's death, she stopped expecting anything from anybody and shut herself in a box. It was from that point on that she decided not to form any relationships that weren't necessary, even if they had the best interest for her, even if they treated her well.

Although Amanda didn't like to talk much and always seemed to be absorbed in her books, she was always observing. It was something she developed over the years to get a better read on who had malicious intentions against her.

She doesn't like to feel indebted to anyone other than herself. She made sure to pay back every single favor she owed so that she wouldn't build any unrealistic expectations on others.

She has a small obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that made her obsessed with cleanliness and symmetry. It annoys her whenever she saw something that wasn't positioned properly.

After her father gets trapped in demon realm, Amanda becomes a more depressed and gloomier individual. A month after she comes somewhat into term with situation and tries to act tougher for her guild's case, but she was still highly depressed. In same month, after witnessing Ren suppose death, she finally understand that she was in love with, which only made even more depressed and closed off.

For the next 8 months, she extremely was depressed and used work as distraction from her emotion. The only time she was every happy is when was with Ren's little sister Nola.

After finding out Ren was still alive, her emotion were mess, but after coming into terms with fact that he was still alive, she confronted herself and did some retrospection. Soon, her depression disappeared and she felt calm.

A year later, she shown to change considerably as she now starts tease the others, make small jokes and smile a lot more.

After reuniting with Ren 8 month later, Ren describers her as cheeky. She states that she feels the most comfortable around Ren and as such teases him a lot more than with others. Often teasing him about his charm, and saying that Han Yufei's charm was higher, knowing that Ren would get upset about it.

She still acts cold towards anyone who tries to hit on her and or has ill intent towards her.

Amanda also is more expressive than before. This can be seen when she screams into pillows in her bedroom, after seeing Ren getting hit on by a bunch of idols.

After the 2 year timeskip, during which she starts dating Ren, He states that Amanda has only gotten more cheeky throughout the years.

## History

### **Early Life**

Amanda's family circumstances were a bit special. Her father, Edward Stern, Guild master of the **Demon Hunter** guild and Hero rank 25 **Frost of Remorse**, was rarely home. Her real mother left when she was two. She was told her mother couldn't handle all the pressure that came from being the wife of such an important figure. The only memory Amanda had of her was her lonely silhouette walking down a long road as heavy rain poured from the sky. That was the day she left their home.

She has been kidnapped multiple times in her childhood.

The person that raised her was her nanny. She would often tell her stories and fairy tales of princesses getting kidnapped to later get saved by a charming white prince. At the age of eleven, her nanny passed away, ridding of the last warmth in her heart. Since then, Amanda has never been able to smile.

### **Elective**

She chose **Food Exploration** as her elective, At which Elijah gave her a small box in which was a picture of her lost mother. she decides to look for him for more information. At Elijah's party, Ren warned her that she is targeted, making her raise her guard. After everyone was narcotized and Ren was beaten by Elijah, she accumulated enough mana to shoot a strong arrow, gaining his attention. Ren stabbed him before he could do anything, killing him on the spot before knocking her down. When she regained her consciousness, she discovered that Ren faked the scene so that people think she killed Elijah.

## Skills

* **[{E} Apollo's descent]** - A skill that enables the user to conglomerate the mana in the atmosphere towards the tip of her arrow releasing along an arrow that could devastate anything within its vicinity upon contact. High mana consumption.
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* **[{C} Mana sense]** - A skill that enables the user to sense mana as well as see the disturbances around it.
* **[(S) Target Lock]** - Non-combat ability that allows the user to filter and select specific targets based on user defined-criteria. The greater the number of targets selected, the heavier the mana consumption.

## Relationships

* Ren Dover - Husband \ Love Interest \ Business Partner
* Emma Roshfield - Friend
* Melissa Hall - Friend \ Business Partner
* Kevin Voss - Friend
* Jin Horton - Friend
* Maxwell Benson - Personal Assistant
* Nola Dover - Friend
* Samantha Dover - Friend

## Trivia

* She was ranked 8 in her first year at Lock.
* She loves books and cute things.
* She has the teddy bear which Ren gave her on her desk.
* Emma once said her indifferent face is a threat to the poker community after playing with her.
* Emma was her first friend.
* On the day that Ren moved out of his parent's house, Amanda went to his house and dragged him into his bedroom and proceed to get boned.

## References

1. ↑ The Author's POV - Chapter 49
2. ↑ The Author's POV - Chapter 49
3. ↑ The Author's POV - Chapter 49
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Author's POV - Chapter 7
5. ↑ The Author's POV - Chapter 8
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 The Author's POV - Chapter 45
7. ↑ The Author's POV - Chapter 46
8. ↑ The Author's POV - Chapter 47
9. ↑ The Author's POV - Chapter 48
10. ↑ The Author's POV - Chapter 670