Arresen

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> "(...)As the earth sheds its last breath, and as the kings' last words vanish along their kingdoms, the angels descend. Their hands like as of fire's cloven tongues; their wicked hands liberate the sealed terror out of slumber. At the arrival of new genesis, the last comer unsheathes the war, and his begrudging blade destroys the evil. The red salvation comes at the end of the world, at the hands of the underground's eternal guardian(...)"
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> 21st Wall of Time, Section 3

**◈Ability◈**
**Ability to an extent to cast physical barrier of mind**

**◈Overview◈**
**Species: Netheran; Demon #11 / Aliases: The Last Comer / Occupation: Netherking; General**

**◈Equipments◈**
**Netherblade (main) / Netherite Plate & Weapons / Two Familiars / Spear of Zeraal**

**◈Personal◈**
**Age: 199, young adult / Affiliation:  Netherknights; Nation of Alfernes**

## **◈Personal Aspects◈**

### **◈Physical Appearances◈**

Unlike most Netherans, Arresen has blue markings with traces of green, as a consequence of much of his time spent battling the Angels. The Angels' Divinity altered Arresen's biology to fundamental level, resulting in radiant blue markings instead of the usual dim and orange markings of Netherans. His markings cover less than a quarter of his body, which is covered out completely when he is wearing his Netherite armor. He has short black hair and blue eyes, and rather short height for Netheran at 190cm(≈6'3'').

### **◈Authority◈**

Arresen is the head of newly-founded Netherknights and a general of one of the ten largest Nether regiments. However, his roles are mostly perfunctory since he rarely acts with others or gives out commands to those under him. His regiment is primarily used by Alfernes king Archonis for the protection of Alfernes territory from invasions, and the authority as the leader of Netherknights has mainly shifted to become a duty for Netherknight Fyranion, for Arresen rarely pays visits even for his fellow Netherknights.

### **◈Personality◈**

Arresen, as a Netherking, has a mainly formal and controlled personality. He exposes himself as a collected leader, a figure of fairness, a reliable ruler, and a generous savior for the victims of the Third Great War. On the inside, however, he is severely broken from several physical and emotional traumas earned from participation in Genesis War. His positive emotions are far from genuine; they are half-hearted reactions drawn out from what he remembers when he still knew how to feel joy. The traumas occasionally make Arresen stutter when he's not focused in speaking. Arresen's personality is close to "robotic" overall; flawless in formal/logical speeches but awkward in social interactions and responses, and only guided by grudges and intentions his past self had desperately sought. In the past, however, Arresen was not deteriorating like he is now. He was instead bright, attractive, and even playful, once thought by many to be severely unfit for such position Arresen held.

Arresen follows strict laws and orders instead of instinctual decisions. It is because he believes rules are to be pursued above emotions, but also partially because he no longer has sufficient emotional strength to decide via subjective moral laws. Aside for members of Netherknights whom he had spent most of his lifetime with, his ability to empathize with an individual is as good as none. Members of the Netherknights often carry out physical orders for Arresen, limiting his authority over the kingdom and often times leaving him somewhat incompetent as a ruler.
## **◈Fighter Aspects◈**

### **◈Netherblade◈**

Arresen's Netherblade is an enchanted one, with a glowing red edge that cuts through normal materials at ease. It can also morph itself into a weapon the holder desires albeit with some degree of errors, its range spanning from a simple sword to mechanical weapons similar to a chainsaw or firearm. However, Arresen seldom uses the blade for fighting purpose, and only wears it for the sake of formality. The reason: for it once unexpectedly morphed into a double-bladed sword and almost getting him stabbed amidst the battle.

### **◈Netherite Plate & Weapons◈**

For armor, Arresen wears non-reflective, pitch-black Netherite plate armor to the battle to prevent reflected light from revealing his presence or his shape being noticed in the night operations. For weapons, he bears a sword, a battleax, a bow, and a dagger, all too made from non-reflective Netherite. He uses those weapons much more commonly in the battle than his Netherblade, aside from slaying an Angel, where he uses his Netherblade and Spear of Zeraal.

### **◈Spear of Zeraal◈**

Spear of Zeraal (Ze•ra•al) is Arresen's favored spear, a ruby-tipped weapon enchanted with earthen fire spells and Angel incantations. It bears a great weight of 90kg (≈200lbs), which is incredibly dense compared to its size and thickness, and exceedingly heavy even for tough Netherans like Arresen. He first acquired it in the ruins of ancient Netheran capital Veledren.

The weapon is imcomparably older than Arresen; spear of Zeraal was wielded by a Netherking of the ancient, now-fallen order of Netherknights. As described by the second Wall of Time, the spear was forged from the heart of Angel Zeraal itself. Owing to Angel Zeraal's godgiven ability of strength, the spear is naturally heavy, and its unknown source of Divinity alone is enough to harm the Angels. For the cost comes its possesive influence. Part of Angel Zeraal is living inside the weapon, which contributed significantly to cognitive instability of Arresen, who was unaware of the spear's psychological corrosion effect.

### **◈Fighting skill◈**

Arresen's swordskill is comparable to that of Ingressus Voltaris or slightly worse, half self-taught and half developed by Fyranion and Pyrenus's personal training. His skill in wielding the pole weapons are close to Pythus's axe-wielding skill. In the aspect of archery, his aiming skill allows him to shoot the desired target/person from close to a kilometer(≈0.6 mile) far. Through the countless battle, Arresen learned various handfighting tactics by himself, which by far he is the worst at using in actual battle and barely surpasses the dedication level of an average street fighter.

### **◈Fighting Style◈**

Arresen prefers swift movements and precise accuracies above attacks based raw strength, largely influenced by Fyranion's fighting style. For that, the weapons he carries are comparatively light ones (for Netheran standard) at the weight range of 15kg (≈33lbs) to 25kg (≈55lbs), with an exception of Spear of Zeraal. Arresen wields those weapons with great speed and precision. He often does not use defensive moves, but instead, he dodges.

### **◈Weaknesses◈**

Because of Arresen's preference of resilience and velocity over strength, he is relatively weak for attacks done with weight. Although his muscle strength is strong enough to wield the series of heavy weapons he bear, his stamina is extremely low. Not only he pours close to no effort in defensive aspects, a minor hit can render him temporarily immobile, and any heavy hit can severely injure or even kill him. His cloudy mind can sometimes loosen his concentration on battle, which turned out fatal in every case, getting him almost killed on many occasions.

## **◈Relationships◈**

### **◈Friends◈**

#### **❖Frokyon / Netherknight❖**

> "Ah, look who's finally decided to show up! Welp, guess it's time for a banquet of celebration. How's it been? I thought you were dead by now! C'mon, the royal family are gonna die of happiness if they see you alive!"
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> Frokyon to Arresen, welcoming Arresen's unexpected return

**Because of his extraordinarily extroverted and sometimes intrusive personality, Arresen avoids being around Frokyon , which Frokyon hardly minds**. He barely pays attention to Arresen's broken mind, treating him like how he treats normal person. This is mostly because Frokyon's view on Arresen has not changed since he was recruited to Netherknights; he still sees Arresen as a person of bright character with lighthearted mind who he could always have fun with. Yet Arresen does not actively refuse him, because like his relationship with Fyranion, he knows that Frokyon bears his frisky manner in good intention.

#### **❖Pyrenus / Brother and Netherknight❖**

> "You are here . . . You finally return, after all these years of your absence, handing your responsibilities to your companions and expecting the battles to win themselves. How disgustingly irresponsible of you. Now I doubt that you even care about the people you are supposed to protect . . . You better have a good reason for your return, or I will not hesitate to shove a sword into your dysfunctional rotten brain."
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> Pyrenus to Arresen, displeased by Arresen's unexpected return

**Arresen avoids Pyrenus as much as possible**. Their relationship completely shattered beyond repair after Arresen's mind has been broken. Pyrenus considers Arresen's frequent stuttering between words and emotional apathy as an excuse to remain as Netherknights' leader while handing essential responsibilities to him and other Netherknights. As a consequence of this and his childhood grudges, Pyrenus frequently scolds Arresen whenever possible. he always tries to get Arresen to leave by himself from Netherknights, or to get him killed by leading him into dangerous missions and battles.

#### **❖Fyranion / Colleague in Army❖**

> "Fyranion, thank you for everything. Thank you for holding the Netherknights and the nation in one piece. Thank you for taking the blames on me instead of me, and thank you for your jokes and laughter and cheeriness you act solely for my good. However... I am both afraid and sorry to say this, but . . . none of those are going to fix me into what I was before."
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> Arresen to Fyranion

**Fyranion, as a general of Alfernes army and the one who has long been a companion of Arresen, has been by his side ever since the first friendship**. Following the advent of the first Angel and the following devastation of Sendaria resulted while fighting it, Fyranion joined Arresen in the reformation of Netherknights. He offered help in recruiting new members of Netherknights, and trained Arresen into a proper leader for them. He actively worked for both the Enderknights and Netherknights, dissolving the hate between two orders and persuading them to conjoin forces in upcoming siege of the Angels.
Fyranion is the only one who Arresen bothers to speak his matters to after his mind was gradually broken beyond repair whilst battling the Angels and their army. Fyranion has been assisting Arresen on various areas such as battles, speeches, and emotional aid. Although sometimes overly affectionate, Fyranion is the only reason Arresen continues to hold on to life instead of giving up.

#### **❖Chidrion / Brother and Netherknight❖**

> "See something, say something. Why do you always have to be so quiet? Is this all because I am a child? Do I always have to be the one who talks as if to get a response out of a stone? . . . No reply, how obvious. I am too worthless of your time, aren't I?"
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> Chidrion to Arresen, before the Siege of Velgarid

**Chirdrion and Arresen does not share much of social bond.** Arresen seldom notices his existence, even though Chidrion is his brother and he always actively attempts to interact with him. Because Arresen almost never mix words with Chidrion; their interactions are limited to a single-sided conversations of merely few sentences per meeting, and even that is majorly done by Chidrion. Chidrion despises Arresen's solid apathy, which he regards the reason being solely his age. Similar to Trakeron, Chidrion remembers Arresen as a reliable and affectionate person he used to converse with. As a consequence of these misunderstandings, relationship between two has always been worsening.

### **◈Family◈**

#### **❖King Archonis / Father❖**

> "Leave. At once. I am in no mood of dealing with you. Keep those soiled feet of yours out of my palace, and get that . . . that . . . whatever that crossbred monstrosity is, out of my *city*."
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> King Archonis, insulting Arresen and Frokyon

**Family relationship between Archonis and Arresen is the worst one Arresen has in entire Ardonia.** Their relationship turned from intimate bond between father and son to a violent opposition built on enmity toward each other after Arresen reconstructed Netherknights. Archonis is the only person Arresen is properly hateful at even with his dull emotions. Arconis thinks that Arresen has taken away his younger sons (Pyrenus and Chidrion) and his most trusted general (Fyranion) by assembling the Netherknights, which he considers as a useless relic of the past that weakens army and people by giving them false sense of protection under the force too weak to truly rely on. Whereas Arresen thinks Archonis as egoistic warmonger; Arresen's opinion on Archonis assumes the king's goal as the reignition of Ardonian civil war, comparing him to usurper Pythus. Archonis offers many reasons for Arresen to stay away from Alfernes territory.

#### **❖Queen Reraije / Mother❖**

> ". . . Why do others matter so much? You risk your life, abandon your duties, and leave your family behind only to help those who never will be on your side again? I have always devoted myself for you, I raised you. I protected you. I greeted farewell to you in hope you will return to me someday. And this is what I get? My precious child devastated inside, my years forced to be spent grieving, and now, a day of reunion that's only to be shattered right away? You have someone in front of your eyes who deserves to be cared more than any other you wish to protect."
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> Queen Reraije, before Arresen and Netherknights make a departure towards Velgarid's battlefield

**Contrasting to Archonis, Reraije is compassionate to Arresen as his mother, although Arresen does not like the way her compassion works.** Reraije is overly-attached to her son, trying everything to get Arresen to give up on his place as Netherknight and rejoin the Nether royal family. Like Archonis, she views Netherknights as fools protecting those who do not matter. It only further drifted Arresen away from his mother in fear of her ideology.

### **◈allies◈**

#### **❖Demons / Realm Guardians❖**

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**Demons are the warriors destined to bring the end to the false Genesis, making them automatically an ally to Arresen, which by himself is one of Demons.** Arresen was the one whose fate was fixated by Dead Star Scrolls as a uniter of the Demons, the one to assemble the earthen order and destroy the usurper Angels once and for all.

#### **❖Ardonia / Homeland❖**

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**Arresen poured entirety of his sane-minded lifetime earning the trust of Ardonia's people.** At first they were skeptical, suspecting Arresen's truthness as the prince of the long-dreaded Nether realm. Both Enderworld and Overworld were formerly devastated by Kraelus's Rebel, which required Arresen to spend a large portion of his life just explaining that not all Netherans were evil. Eventually, his hardworking and kind nature impressed the people of two worlds, granting him various degrees of trust throughout people of Ardonia. A greater portion of them has been fighting alongside him ever since the arrival of the Angels.

#### **❖Rhreine / Enderking❖**

> "I don't know, something seems sinister about that Netheran. He does not talk, and all he do is fight. Just fight, nothing else, like he is automated. Is he bloodthirsty? Is he trying to break the Enderknights? What does that broken moron have in his mind? He never answers without that creepy tone. And I tell you, those eyes... they are definitely not of someone who's truthful with their words."
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> Rhreine to Enderknight Narak, expressing his opinion on Arresen

**Rhreine is Arresen's powerful yet doubtful ally.** While they share a common goal of complete eradication of Angels, due to Nether and End's old conflicting histories, neither of two believes each other to be a true ally. Their alliance is loose; they often try to find excuses not to join the battles that are better for one specific side. The two Orders' partnership is forged almost entirely by the efforts of Netherknight Fyranion and Enderknight Narak.

### **◈Enemies◈**

#### **❖Angels / Aggressors❖**

> "Consuming my flesh will not strengthen you to conquer the ardonia, nor my weapon will help the Angels overthrow the Demons. My blood you sip will become the most potent of poisons, and my relic you wield will be the one to destroy the Tree of Life."
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> Arresen to Angel Reriel, during his fight with Reriel

**Angels are the ultimate adversary Arresen seeks to destroy, the terminus of Arresen's destiny.** The Angels were the ones responsible for usurpation of god and his true angels and devastation of Ardonia's rich civilization. Arresen devoted half of his life exterminating the Angels, solidifying his position as their eternal enemy. His hate toward the Angels was unbreakable during his sane lifetime, leading him into path of Angel slayer even after his mind was severed by countless battles.

#### **❖Varinexyr / Infernion King❖**

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**Varinexyr, in the past, was one of Arresen's most truthful ally, who later betrayed the Nation of Alfernes and joined Kraelus's Rebel.** He eventually became the successor of Kraelus after his death, enthroned to the crown of Infernion, the rebel nation whose purpose is to destroy the Alfernes. Being Archonis's direct son, and knowing how wretched Archonis is as a king, Arresen does not blame Varinexyr for betraying the nation, although Arresen always tried to convince him to return to Alfernes. Even though Arresen and Varinexyr are old enemies to each other by conflicting goals, their friendship is genuine.

#### **❖Rakenosen / Jaggathan King❖**

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> Rakenosen to Arresen, at their encounter at Hyperia

**Rakenosen and Arresen share unified purpose of destroying the Angels, but their intentions split on their true objectives.** While Arresen and the Netherknights protect for the good of whole world, Rakenosen and his Jaggathan kingdom seeks to revive their dead gods. The conflict between their ideologies drove them into the war with each other.

## **◈Story◈**

### **◈Childhood◈**

Arresen was born in royal family of the Nether, Archonis as father, Reraije as mother, and Pyrenus and Chidrion as younger brothers. As the eldest son of the royal family, he was automatically chosen as a crown prince. He hardly talked to anyone, or show any attention in written language or literature, his only interest being weapons and soldiers. He was thought by everyone as a born warrior, although in reality it was Arresen's partial mental disorder that did not allow him to read or write in his early age. Arresen's childhood was spent lonely, citizens, servants, and even his own brothers distancing themselves away from unusually quiet prince who could neither read or write.

### **◈Early Years◈**

At age 11, as Arresen was gradually recovering from mental illness as he aged, he began training in various fields necessary for the crown prince to know of. Most of his knowledge and fighting skills Arresen learned in his youth came from Pyrenus's training, who proved himself to be natured a capable man by surpassing every single one of his tutors at such a young age. Arresen easily mastered concepts Pyrenus taught him, showing particular dedication in learning the skills related to fighting.

### **◈Meeting Fyranion◈**

At Arresen's age 14, a young Netheran was promoted to a position of general. The Netheran was lieutenant Fyranion, a successor to deceased general Bereial voted as the new owner of vacant seat of general. Pyrenus, then as Fyranion's ally and one of Nether army's generals by himself, allowed Arresen to spend much of his time in Fyranion's warcamp as a status of soldier. Arresen occasionally visited Fyranion as a status of prince, and by observing Fyranion from both below and above, he favored the general's honesty and integrity. They met together whenever available, two eventually becoming the most reliable companion to each other. They commonly went out to battles together, Fyranion favoring agile-skilled and friendly Arresen as an ally over bad-tempered and imperious Pyrenus.