Ellie

**Ellie** is one of the otherworlders that were summoned along with Ikaris to the Forsaken Lands. After the destruction of Karragin, she decides to follow Ikaris to the Warring Lands where he intends to build his own kingdom.

## Physical description

Ellie is described as having an innocent baby face, big round eyes reddened from crying too much and her slim waist that would have probably earned her several looks back on Earth. According to Ikaris, Ellie was quite cute, a lovely blonde you can find anywhere in Europe or the United States, but not so pretty that she would turn every man's head. What she had going for her was her cuteness and a mixture of vulnerability and innocence that made men eager to protect her.

## History

Ellie was a college student from Stockholm before being sent to the Forsaken Lands. According to herself, she was in her college restroom on break when all of a sudden there was a power outage. The next thing she knew she was already in the Forsaken Lands.

## Synopsis

### Volume 1: New World of Doom

Ellie first appears after Ikaris arrives in Karragin, she was among the same batch of summoned Otherworlders as Ikaris that were taken prisoners by Malia and her villagers. After the blood letting ritual that some of the prisoners were forced to partake in, Ellie along with Ikaris and the others were left tied up while kneeling in the village square for the whole day. When night finally came, they were abandoned by the natives to their own devices, forcing them to survive on their own against the invading Crawlers under total darkness. All the other prisoners were quickly slaughtered, leaving Ellie and Ikaris as the only survivors. Ellie survived the ordeal by hiding and staying as silent as she can, but passes out shortly after. Malia then picks her up while silently leading Ikaris to her thatched cottage where she carefully lays the unconscious girl's body and the three spends the rest of the night hiding there.

The day after, Ellie spends most of the morning still passed out, but wakes up in time to hear Grallu's lecture to Ikaris about Magic. After hearing the boy's insistence to learn magic, Ellie awkwardly expresses her desire to learn magic as well, revealing that she had been secretly listening in on them from the start without their knowledge. After a while, Grallu relents to teaching the two about magic. She instructs Ikaris and Ellie to cast the **Black Veil** spell to determine their aptitude. Ellie showed decent potential, and is only overshadowed by Ikaris' mosntrous talent. After Ikaris' success with his Black Veil spell, Ellie followed after, also casting her spell on the old woman. The effect of her spell wasn't as effective as Ikaris' but in contrast, its' duration was longer than the Ikaris'. Grallu then voices her opinion that Ellie's Spark is probably 5 to 10 times more developed and that her constitution is also slightly better than the boy's, attempting to persuade Malia to also turn Ellie into a Sorcerer. However, Malia remains silent and ignores the suggestion.

Afterwards, Ellie follows Ikaris around as they search for food and water. However, as they near a pond inside the nearby jungle, they encounter a small goblin. Ellie, quickly panics after seeing the goblin salivate at them and she decides to run without a second thought, leaving Ikaris alone with a hostile creature. When Ikaris returns later that day, Ellie repeatedly apologizes to the former but Ikaris, still resentful of her betrayal, remains cold with her. When night is about to fall, Ellie fails to fortify her own tent, and instead sneaks inside Ikaris' tent, seeking shelter for the night. Realizing that night has already fallen, Ikaris allows her inside. Hearing the growls outside, the pair remain awake until morning, successfully surviving their second night at Karragin.

## Personality and traits

Ellie was initially a crybaby and a timid person, however, Ikaris noticed that she was at least smarter than the overly optimistic muscular guys like Thomas and Anton who were summoned with them. Despite her ceaseless wailing, she was still able to see their deplorable situations and at least discern the fate that might await her after seeing the leering looks that some of the natives were giving her, contrary to the overly confident male prisoners who harbored useless fantasies of seducing the young village chief despite their unfavorable situation.

In Ikaris' view, Ellie's cuteness and a mixture of vulnerability and innocence made men eager to protect her. Many men were receptive to these characteristics. But not Ikaris. This kind of people were the most insecure and easily swayed, the ones who depended on others to subsist, but also the ones most likely to betray others and their own values when fear overcame reason and dignity. On this hostile planet, she was just a burden in his opinion. Ikaris' conjecture about her was proven true immediately after they settled in Karragin. After their discussion with Malia and Grallu, Ikaris left to explore the village, and just as he predicted, with every step he took, he could hear someone take a hesitant step behind him. Ikaris didn't have to turn around to know that it was the Ellie. When asked about why she was following him, Ellie meekly answers that *"she didn't know anyone else"*. Despite being older than Ikaris, Ellie still depended on the younger boy for food and water, and approving readily with Ikaris' every decision just so she would not be left alone. However, when she and Ikaris were scavenging for food and water in the jungle, Ellie didn't hesitate to run leaving Ikaris alone with a hostile and hungry goblin, demonstrating that she was not above abandoning her companions to save her own skin.

Her betrayal made Ikaris both furious and maddened. Affirming in his mind why cowards and crybabies couldn't be trusted. When things were going well, they could be the best of friends, their kindness usually genuine. But as soon as things turned sour, there was no one to be found. On the contrary, it should be noted that Ellie was fearful, not foolish. As she was quick to realize Ikaris' intention when he arranged several tents in a tight formation. She watched him barricade himself behind a sea of tents, and she immediately realized that simply sleeping in a tent might not be safe in Karragin especially with the threat of the Crawlers every night.

## Trivia

* According to herself, she may not look like it, but she has the best grades in her class at her university back on Earth.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 10
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter 2
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chapter 5
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 6
5. ↑ Chapter 7
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 8