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## Background

### Mysterious Past

The Witch of Calamity, she was given the title after she brought the world to the brink of destruction. Much of her life has been lost or fragmentated but however, records of her dates back to over 1000 years when she was a war orphan before being defeated and locked away into a memory fragment. According to herself, she was a girl crying alone and isolated from everyone in an artificial environment dome within a research area. Unbeknownst to her, she was at the mercy of those who were running those experiments, the Cult of Diablos.

At an unknown point in Aurora's life, she reached maturity and managed to escape from the laboratory where she was imprisoned by destroying it along with the people within. Due to being hated and used as an object by the Cult, she began wreaking havoc on the world where she was eventually confronted by Three Heroes.

According to history, Aurora inexplicitly transformed into the Demon Diablos and brought the world to the brink of destruction before being defeated and dismembered by the Three Heroes sent by the Cult. In the story that was told by many, the elven hero Olivier cut off her demonic left arm while the rest of her body parts were cut off by the other two heroes, the beastkin Lili and the human Freya. Before dying, she cursed the Three Heroes that they'll suffer into becoming a monster like her and the curse itself will pass onto future generations.

Despite being cut off, her amputated left arm was still alive until the Cult immobilized and sealed it through an ancient artifact. The sealing was imperfect however thus resulting in a distortion that eventually created the Sanctuary. Within the Sanctuary, it is a magical sub space that centered around her fragmentated memories. After sealing off her left arm, the Cult began cutting its flesh and harvested its blood to extract its life cells for their experiments.

Due its astounding life energy contained within its cells, they created a drug that grants extraordinary power and immortality at great cost they dubbed "Tears of Diablos". One of the original members of Cult, Jack Nelson consumed them to various results and concluded that it was imperfect due to its pearl variant coming in limited quantities. Due to its enhanced effects while removing its detrimental ones, he alongside the Cult began further research on her other body parts to achieve perfect immortality and world domination.

Since being sealed within the Sanctuary, Aurora's memory had become fragmented with a part of her being trapped inside with several places containing her past memories including the Three Heroes and the Cult's dark history. She felt that the Sanctuary is a memory prison where her painful recollections repeated for eternity for reacting persistently against the Cult when they tried making Diablos Pearls for the Round Knights.

While locked up for 1000 years according to her, Aurora fiddled with the Sanctuary's systems and hoped to find someone immensely strong enough to free her. In response, the Cult had begun utilizing the Sanctuary to stage an event they dubbed the "Goddess' Trial".

## Volume 2

### Sanctuary Infiltration

During the Goddess' Trial that was held in Lindwurm, Aurora was summoned for the first time as an ancient warrior by Cid when he was forced to participate as Shadow after being called to the arena. The two combatants were pleased as they smiled upon facing each other. As they fought, they both enjoyed themselves as Initially, he analyzed and evaded her attacks. Despite enjoying their bout however, Shadow saw through that she was unable to use her full strength and lamented upon ending their fight. Initially believed to be in her favor, the attendees were shocked that he had won with ease. Upon victory, he left the venue as his organization, Shadow Garden took the opportunity in seizing the venue. Unbeknownst to him however, the Sanctuary had responded to him and had opened its doors for him. Initially against entering, he ultimately caved in after it had followed him into doing otherwise.

Upon entering, Aurora was sure that Cid was the person she called for after she created the Gate of the summoning. Cid entered to find her chained and asked if she had called him. Aurora told him that she never intended but noted that she enjoyed the fight just now. She asked how he got here, and he explained that a door suddenly appeared and followed him. He thought of leaving before she explained that her memory is incomplete and didn't have any means of leaving. Before he decided to leave from where he came from, she stopped him to ask of her current situation and if he can help her. Cid noted her restraints and reluctantly freed her. She told him that since they had the same goal of leaving the Sanctuary, they should work together. She explained she knows how to free herself and that the Sanctuary is a memory prison created from ancient battles. Should they go to its magical core and destroy it, she'll be free. She also noted that they can't use magic and it'll be absorbed if they try. Cid agreed to cooperate and pondered on what she'll do once she's free. Aurora responded that she'll vanish before they navigated through her memories.

The two worked together to escape from her memory prison to stumble upon a memory of a younger Aurora crying. She explained that to move forward, they needed to end this memory and slapped her younger self, telling her that crying won't change anything. Upon ending that memory, they found themselves in another memory of a battlefield filled with many dead soldiers. They found another young Aurora crying as she took his sword with the intent of ending her and the memory surrounding it. As she got close however, the fallen zombified soldiers ambushed them. Aurora explained that the Sanctuary is rejecting them as Cid wondered if she'll return to the room where they met if she got killed. Becoming gradually overwhelmed, Cid went and killed the young Aurora, ending the memory. The two eventually reached the Sanctuary's magical core.

Upon arriving, Aurora told Cid that they needed to destroy the magic core that was on the other side of the door. Cid then considered cutting the chains and door, but refrained when he thought that his sword will break. She noted there should be a key that there was a "sword" and explained its written to cut off the chains. Looking at it at first glance, Cid was sure he wouldn't be able to pull it out from the ground and confirmed it as it could only be drawn out by the chosen one. Aurora then noticed a sign written that the holy sword can only be drawn by the owner's direct descendants. She was surprised how swiftly he managed to decipher the magical inscription. He explained he is well versed in all standard formulas, surprising Aurora even further that he formulated all of the countless magical scripts, encryption patterns, and memorized them. With no other options, the two sat down and talked.

Cid asked Aurora if she wanted to disappear. She elaborated that once the core is destroyed, she'll be free and that the place is a memory prison bound to repeat itself for eternity. He told her to wait until she saw Nelson enter with a copy of Olivier and noted the hero's resemblance to Alpha. The archbishop condemned him for following her and ordered the elven to lunge at them. When Cid was seemingly overwhelmed and mortally wounded, Aurora begged and pleaded Nelson to stop that he got there by accident. Surprised by her plea, he laughed and mocked her before agreeing under the conditions that she'll use her powers to support the Cult's cause. She nearly agreed to his conditions when Cid cut her off to refute his condescending attitude. Insulted by the boy's words, Nelson ordered Olivier to finish him.

As the Elven copy lunged at him, Cid grabbed her by the neck and bit it, ripping it. Nelson was astonished by his survival as the boy retorted on how soulless she was and that humans are surprisingly durable as long their organs were safe. Shocked by his elaboration, he continued looking down on him and ordered several copies of Olivier to ambush him. Despite his desperate attempts, the boy ultimately defeated them in one strike from tempering his absorbed magic into his sword. As he decided to annihilate the entire Sanctuary, Nelson made one last attempt on his life with his last copy of the hero lunging at him. Upon impact, he annihilated the Sanctuary alongside the Holy Sword and Archbishop.

After the Sanctuary's annihilation, Cid woke up to see Aurora greeting him. She told him that he was full of surprises and thanked him that her memory prison disappeared without a trace. As she began to fade away, she admitted to him of two lies she made. She admitted to him she called him and that she didn't want to disappear now that she made a memory she'll cherish. She lastly told him to kill her if he finds her before disappearing. Unbeknownst to him, both the demon Diablos and Aurora are the same entity.

## Volume 3

### Red Moon Incident

When Claire went to the top of the Red Tower of the Lawless City to save Cid, she was gravely wounded by the Vampire Queen Elisabeth and began to experience a type of blood curse similar to Demon Possession. When she lost conscious, Aurora appeared in her mind telling her that "he" cured her of demon possession. Unable to pick up her hints, she decided to possess her body and confront the Vampire Queen. Upon possessing her body, Claire's eyes become violet as she gained new magical abilities and enchantments. From these, she was able to fend Elisabeth off until Shadow appeared.

In the aftermath of the incident, Claire noticed a mark on her right hand and confided Cid about it. Unbeknownst to her, Aurora was responsible of the mark as she'll continue helping her whenever she's in danger.

## Volume 4

### Oriana's "Black Rose" Civil War Wedding

After learning of the existence of parallel universes from the 9th Seat of the Round Knights, Mordred, Beta asked if Aurora is also from another world. The Round Knight rebutted the elven that the demon isn’t the true form of its original. He elaborated that they were the organism that became the basis for Diablos and theorized that Diablos called the original in from the First Realm.

## Volume 5

### The Academy Disappearances

Aurora appeared multiple times in Light Novel 5. During these encounters:

Encounter with Aurora in the White Space

Cid met her for the first time in Volume 5 when he was transported to the white room. Cid encountered Aurora (her right arm) within the hidden white space of Midgar Royal Spells Sword Academy. Aurora appeared in her young girl form, wearing a white outfit with striking violet eyes. She questioned Cid's identity, and as they conversed, Cid recognized her as Violet-san, albeit in a different age. Aurora seemed distressed, unable to remember certain things and experiencing intense pain. Cid comforted her and explained his own tendency to forget unimportant memories. Despite her agony, Aurora released a burst of magical power. Cid managed to calm her by infusing his own magic into her, eventually soothing her and helping her regain control. As Aurora questioned how to deal with memories she wished to forget, Cid advised her to let them fade naturally. Once she regained her composure, Cid contemplated their exit from the white space. Aurora expressed fear that those who sought to leave often disappeared, and Cid offered to take her with him when he found a way out. However, Aurora felt trapped and begged him not to leave. Cid assured her they would meet again, leading to a poignant exchange as the white space shattered and they returned to the rooftop. The encounter with Aurora concluded, and Cid retrieved a red jewel from his pocket, which Aurora had pointed to earlier, before pondering the whereabouts of Violet-san.

Claire's Investigation of the Magic Circle

Claire was investigating the magic circle engraved in her hand. Aurora's response to Claire's inquiry about the magic circle on her hand was firm yet cryptic. She asserted, "That was to protect you." Claire acknowledged this, but her curiosity persisted, leading her to implore Aurora for an explanation. Aurora's voice held a hint of regret as she admitted, "I was going to tell you. But now I can’t." This response left Claire puzzled, prompting her to ask what Aurora meant by it. Aurora's explanation took a different direction as she revealed, "Because he’s trying to protect you."

Confusion painted Claire's face as she repeated, "He...?" Aurora continued with a sense of caution, "He’s trying to protect you. He’s trying to keep you out of danger. That’s why I can't talk about it." Claire, slightly exasperated, pointed out that Aurora had mentioned something similar before, expressing her skepticism about the existence of this protective figure. She stated, "I don't remember being protected by anyone."

Aurora's voice grew more insistent as she countered Claire's belief, "You are wrong. He is protecting you, always has protected you and always will protect you." There was a hint of admiration mixed with envy in Aurora's words as she confessed her feelings about Claire's apparent relationship with this powerful protector. Claire's frustration mounted as she repeated her assertion, her tone carrying an angry undertone, "I'll say this one more time. I don't know who you're talking about, but I'm sure there is no one, absolutely no one who is protecting me."

Aurora's response had a touch of resignation as she accepted Claire's perspective, remarking, "If that's the way you want to think, that's fine. Surely this is what he wants too. To keep you away from everything." Claire's frustration reached a boiling point, urging Aurora to divulge all the information she held back. Claire declared with determination, "If you're going to say something then say it all once and for all! Besides, I don't want any of it!"

Aurora's tone turned somewhat resentful as she explained her decision to remain silent, saying, "I'm not going to say anything to you, no matter what. This is my way of repaying the great favor I owe him due to the great kindness that he showed to me." Her words revealed a complex relationship between herself, Claire, and the mysterious protector. Aurora's voice held both gratitude and discontent, reflecting her internal struggle.

Aurora in Fenrir and Petos' Conversation

In a tense exchange between Petos and Fenrir, the topic of Aurora's resistance arose. Fenrir commented, "Aurora's resisting us, isn't she?" Petos concurred, elaborating on the heightened resistance they were facing compared to previous years. He noted, "Oh yes, more than in previous years. She's always been resisting us. And her ego is recovering, probably because she's been released."

Their discussion turned to the predicament they were facing. Fenrir expressed concern, saying, "This is troublesome... So, how many can we make?" The implication was clear: Aurora's resistance was posing a challenge to their plans. The conversation hinted at the notion that the reduced tears of the Diabolos drop, caused by Aurora's resistance, would impact their efforts this year. Specifically, it suggested that Fenrir would not obtain a drop this year, highlighting the potential consequences of Aurora's defiance on their objectives.

Intense Encounters and Unfolding Events

In a series of intense encounters, Claire, who had taken on the identity of Aurora, found herself engaged in battles against formidable opponents. During one encounter, Claire fought Dark Smile using her tentacles, but her struggle was brought to an end as she was captured and secured by Zeta. In another confrontation, Claire, still embodying the persona of Aurora, employed her tentacles to combat both Isaac and Fenrir.

The narrative then shifted to Zeta's involvement. Initially, Zeta, along with Victoria and Nina, conducted an investigation of Aurora's right hand. However, their inspection was cut short when Lilim made an appearance. As the events unfolded, Cid departed after defeating Fenrir, leaving an opening for Nina to incapacitate Claire with a well-aimed Karate Chop. Zeta then intervened, employing magic to infuse Claire's body with the power of the right hand, a crucial turn of events that would undoubtedly hold significant consequences for the unfolding storyline.

Claire's Revelation and Aurora's Embarrassment:

During an unexpected moment, Claire shared a revelation with Cid. She conveyed that she had acquired a newfound special power, one she believed was intended to protect Cid due to her perception of his vulnerability. Claire's intention was to safeguard Cid, whom she deemed as weak, utilizing this newly bestowed ability. However, this disclosure led to an unforeseen consequence—an amused embarrassment on Aurora's part.

Aurora, possessing a profound understanding of Cid's true strength, found herself caught in a blend of surprise and amusement. She recognized Cid's capabilities to be far more potent than Claire assumed. This understanding triggered an immediate response from Aurora, leading to an animated argument with Claire. Aurora's position was rooted in the awareness that Cid's power significantly surpassed her own, lending a humorous yet tense dynamic to the unfolding exchange.

Surreal Encounter with Aurora and Gemstone

In a surreal encounter, the air filled with a sense of familiarity as Aurora's voice greeted Cid with a casual, "Yo, we meet again." In the heart of a pristine white chamber, there she sat, curled up, her form bearing the scars of battle. Concern etched in Cid's voice, he inquired about her well-being, offering his assistance by infusing mana to mend her wounds. Slowly, she lifted her head, revealing tear-stained cheeks and blood-traced lines on her face. Gratitude colored her words as she whispered a heartfelt, "Thank you."

Driven by curiosity, Cid pressed further, seeking to understand the events that had led to her injuries. Her response, delivered with an enigmatic smile, portrayed the ordeal as merely ordinary—an answer Cid met with a raised eyebrow and a hint of skepticism. Undeterred, she referred to their connection, labeling Cid as "onii-chan," a moniker that stirred memories of their past interactions. The conversation pivoted to a significant object, a red gemstone that held significance for both of them.

As Cid extended the gem to her, the weight of its importance hung in the air, prompting her to accept it with a mixture of appreciation and anticipation. In the midst of their exchange, however, a subtle transformation began to take hold. Aurora's features contorted, a glimpse of something otherworldly manifesting, and an eerie energy emanated from her, shrouding the once-pure surroundings in darkness. Her words turned cryptic, slipping through the veil of this ominous shift.

Amidst the unfolding chaos, a chilling cycle emerged phantoms emerged, only to be ruthlessly dismantled by an enigmatic force. This disconcerting pattern persisted until, abruptly, the scene transformed, and Cid found himself standing atop the Academy's roof, a setting reminiscent of their initial encounter with Kid Violet-san. The sun's warm embrace gave way to the cool hues of twilight, and the familiar surroundings provided a stark contrast to the surreal events that had transpired.

In the aftermath of this uncanny experience, a lingering uncertainty gnawed at Cid, questioning the implications of his actions. Had presenting Aurora with the gemstone been the right choice? The notion settled within him, intertwining with the enigma that was Aurora and their intricate connection.

## References

1. ↑ *Volume 2 Chapter 1: Fun Times at the Goddess's Trial!*
2. ↑ *Volume 2 Chapter 2: Investigating the Sanctuary!*
3. ↑ *Volume 2 Chapter 3: When Things Get Boring, It's Time for Explosives!*
4. ↑ *Volume 3 Chapter 3: Pursuing the Blood Queen!*
5. ↑ *Volume 4 Chapter 3: Crashing the Ceremony!*