Augustine

**Augustine** was a Tragoedian of Aries and a witch-like noblewoman.

## Story

### Within the Talons

Augustine, a forsaken noblewoman from the Land of Mu, was chosen as a Tragoedian of Obsession after she encountered a young Gawyn Belten, and chose to support his group in exchange for Gawyn selling his body to her. This, however, resulted in Gawyn developing trauma from Augustine's abusive tendencies, and Augustine becoming obsessed with "obtaining" Gawyn again.

Years later, seeing a more mature Gawyn seeking to defeat her, and preferring the company of Oligan Nialta, Augustine poisoned Oligan, seemingly killing her and her unborn son, causing Gawyn to accuse Augustine of witchcraft and burn her to the stake. This allowed Augustine to awake as a Tragoedia and disappear. She briefly reappeared to stop Yseult Belten from killing Gawyn, allowing the latter, a few hours later, to shatter Augustine's Tragoedia seed.

### Alongside the Phoenix

After Augustine became human once more, she was barely able to speak with Gawyn; when the latter asked her to save his dead son, Gryphon Belten, Augustine, in a self-destructive ritual, shattered part of her Soul and gave up on her powers to save him. Acknowledging her desire to be redeemed, Gawyn stayed by her side, calming down Augustine's self-destructive tendencies and allowing her heart to mend alongside his.

Augustine followed Gawyn to Babelia, and proved instrumental to his arrival, as she protected him from Yovan Kaitan's assaults by teaming up with Loa Nightwood, a talented African Witch who restored Augustine's powers and later became her lover. Augustine's alliance with Loa helped Gawyn ultimately approach the throne through Erunie Haruma, despite Augustine viewing the latter as a rival.

### Alternate Paths

In the Pokemon Realm, another Augustine, her face heavily burned after her confrontation with Josue, approached Gawyn during his travels within the **Ultra Dimention**, helping him, hinting at her enemy Szuriel's true identity, and assisting Gawyn alongside her journey. Gawyn, in turn, grew close to her, helped her with mending her scars, and joined her along the road, ultimately saving the world with her.

## Appearance

Augustine is a beautiful, pale-skinned, black-haired and purple-eyed woman dressed in dark, noble yet witch-like robes.

## Personality

Augustine's behavior ironically closely mirrors Gawyn's, as a scheming, ambitious, domineering personality with a sense of ownership over those she claims to love. Gawyn himself is Augustine's sole desire and single target, and she repeatedly shows a need to make him hers alone, and destroy him otherwise. After being freed of the Tragoedia Seed's influence, Augustine shows herself to be remorseful and even suicidal, as although her obsessive love haven't changed, her behavior is tempered by self-hatred and despair, something only Gawyn slowly helps her cope with.

## Powers

* **Supernatural Physical Abilities:** Augustine's strength, speed and endurance are immense, befitting her nature as an Akan Lord.
* **Regeneration:** As an Akan Lord, Augustine possesses immense regenerative abilities and an immunity to further corruption.
* **Akan Shape:** Augustine can turn into a massive beast, although this form was never revealed.

* **Divine Servant Abilities:** Augustine possesses extremely high abilities, befitting of a Divine Servant of Aries, and the native probability-warping abilities of a Tragoedia.

## Storylines

* Rise of the Phoenix features her.
* Babelia : Feast of Lords briefly features her.
* Pokemon Phoenix Dawn features her.

## Trivia

* Augustine's name is a reference to the title "Augustus", reserved to ancient Roman emperors, and meaning "majestic".
* Her Tragoedia name, Hera, is that of the Greek goddess of weddings and jealousy, quite fittingly for her.