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Onyxt

**Onyxt** is a Specter born from Tony Sabel's devoured memories.

## Story

### Shattered and Rebuilt

Onyxt awakened from Tony's memories and attempted to seize a powerful gemstone containing a Great Spirit in order to obtain the power to overcome his double. However, he was stopped by Sigma and her own Specter Xeisoul, to whom Onyxt felt a strange attachment. Tony eventually managed to embrace Onyxt and force him to return to him. Afterwards, Xeisoul and Onyxt spoke and united, supporting each other for a common cause.

Much latter, after Sigma's victory over Chaon and her joining Asmodea's palace, Onyxt decided to accept life as it was offered to him and spend quietly time with Xeisoul when Tony and Sigma were asleep.

## Appearance

Onyxt is identical to Tony - a cool-looking, dark-styled young man - aside from his ghastly black eyes and expressionless face.

## Personality

Onyxt is a mocking, arrogant individual who represents Tony's facade and desire to hide his true identity ; as a result, Onyxt has little in terms of identity, and constantly strives to defeat Tony in order to give himself purpose. Only with Xeisoul's presence did Onyxt slightly change, showing attachment to her and a different desire from destruction and power.

## Powers

* **Enhanced Physical Abilities:** Onyxt possesses all of Tony's physical abilities concerning strength, endurance and speed.
* **Specter Powers:** Onyxt's Specter powers allow him to control lesser Specters as well as destroy and consume memories. His unique power as a specter is his ability to turn his members into massive dragon claws and mouths.

## Storylines

* Memoria Valkyrie shows her birth and reasons for existing.

## Trivia

* His name was chosen by Tony and is an anagram of Tony with an X added. Coincidentally, it is similar to the black gemstone known as an onyx.
* He can transform part of his body into a dark dragon's, mirroring his constant desire to appear as intimidating and powerful to others.
Medea

**Medea** is a talented Greek witch with ties to the Arubboth.

## Story

A Greek demigoddess and an extremely talented mage, she was fated to be forsaken by her husband Jason and to become a cursed witch among her people. However, she was saved by Tohkata Miyagawa who decided to spare her from that fate by revealing the truth to her, allowing Medea to join Tohkata in her mission to preserve the world's history instead - ironically, becoming a fissure in history.

Medea was a precious ally to Tohkata - casting several key spells such as a way to reach strange Mindscapes and even chanting High Magic in order to reach Solomon. She also served as an adviser - albeit a constantly teasing one - to Tohkata and her corrupted counterpart. She eventually allowed to open a pathway for Tohkata to fight against Josue, and was granted a place in Tohkata's pantheon.

## Appearance

Medea is a black-haired individual with olive skin and light green eyes, giving her an eerie gaze. She is dressed in a black and purple dress embroidered with flower motifs.

## Personality

Medea is a mischievous individual who believes herself to be twisted by nature and can thus be tricky to approach. While never cruel nor malevolent, she knows how to charm people and uses said charms to her full advantage. She also loves teasing people and pushing them close to their breaking point, although she will never try to harm someone who wishes her good. Against those who have harmed her however, she can be quite merciless.

## Powers

* **Magical Expertise:** Medea is an extremely talented mage who knows part of Solomon's Divine Syllables and can perform incredible spells in the blink of an eye.

## Trivia

* Medea is a legendary Hellenic sorceress.
Meg Tymena

**Meg Tymena** is one of the Arcana Witches who embodies half of **the Lovers**.

## Story

### Sisters Bound by Fate

Meg and Dia were raised as sisters in a religious family. When it came to be understood that the two loved eachother's presence more than they should as sisters, they were sent in the strict Levi High School to correct them. However, this only worsened the problem by tying them together with the Grimoire of Eliphas which granted each of them power over half of the **Lovers Arcana**.

Meg spent her time, along her sister, using her powers to identify emotions and help people, acting as a matchmaker and a love counselor. She helped Coquelicot Tulipa with finding love ; and in exchange, Coquelicot, after enlisting her help to protect each Witch with the coming of Samhain, helped her embrace her own emotions. After defeating the Negative Arcanas in Samhain, she celebrated alongside her sister, finally fully embracing her bond with her.

## Appearance

Meg is a young girl with brown hair as well as piercing blue eyes. To differenciate from her sister, she mostly wears conservative clothing in shades of blue and grey.

## Personality

Meg is mostly cold and prone to over-analyzing people, criticizing their choices and actions, especially when it comes to her own sisters. Cynical and rational, she is wary of love and emotions, especially her own. She often attempts to distance herself from Dia to prove herself that she can transcend her attachment, but Coquelicot eventually helps her embrace her emotions.

## Powers

* **Arcana Powers:** Mastery over the Lovers Arcana allows her to manifest Emotion-altering powers. However, these powers are double-edged, and as the Witch of the Lovers, she risks summoning the Negative Lovers into the material realm if her emotions falter.

## Storylines

* Tarot Hearts features Meg alongside Dia as mischievous match-makers

## Trivia

* Meg and Dia are named after famous singers bearing the same name.
Masked Realm

The **Masked Realm** is the Mindscape that serves as a representation of everyone's persona and archetype in society. The Noachia clan serves as its Conceptual Avatar Territory Lord.

## Description

The Masked Realm, unlike many other Mindscapes, closely resembles the real world, aside from a key differences. Many buildings, items and places are replaced by their symbolic significance; perhaps a hospital will turn into a fountain of life inside a graveyard, or a factory into a massive steel computer-like box. While humans can still be seen inside the Masked Realm, they all wear masks - hence the fact.

Resembling a massive stage, the Masked Realm depicts humanity as it seeks to show itself to one another. People playing roles for each other, pretending to be okay, pretending to care or pretending to show interest. It is not a world of truth, but a world of make-believe, where every social construct and facade is shown as a role on a massive stage.

Those who stumble upon this realm, perhaps due to the trickery of a God, should avoid dying there; those who do so lose forever their ability to possess a social identity and are slowly but surely driven to madness and death through deprivation of any protection against the world.

## Trivia

* It has been hinted by Joshua Skye's actions that if the Realm is destroyed, then Joshua could easily invade the Material Realm and take control of mankind.
* The Masked Realm is associated with the Superego in Freud's theory.
Ophelius Chiro

**Ophelius Chiro** is the founder of the Chiro clan in the Land of Mu.

## Story

Ophelius, a talented scientist of the Land of Mu, was labeled an outcast due to his revolutionary ideas and went into hiding next to the capital city. There, he eventually encountered Leonida di Prava who asked for his help, much to Ophelius's pleasure. At the same time, Kabuki contacted him, negotiating with the misunderstood genius and manipulating him at the same time.

At the price of many sacrifices, Ophelius and Kabuki eventually managed to perfect an incomplete, tainted Philosopher's Stone, which he first attempted to convert Leonida with. The stone would later be stolen from him, then retrieved by Leonda who would insist that Ophelius, for his accomplishment, was awarded a position at the royal court as the founder of a populist Chiro clan, much to his pleasure.

## Appearance

Ophelius is a black-haired man with piercing green eyes, wearing small glasses, dressed in a physician's clothes, with an often affable smile.

## Personality

A revolutionary mind who dislikes being fettered by chains such as etiquette or ethics, Ophelius is a master of his own design - a man who heals and harms as he wishes, with the single-minded desire of reaching progress, rejecting those who impede his way. Slightly tricky and manipulative, Ophelius is nevertheless seldom one to tell a lire, instead relying on half-truths to convince others of his good intentions. He does however show a strong sense of justice as he opposes the elitism of the clans.

## Powers

* **Keen Intellect:** A talented alchemist - despite not possessing skills for alchemy himself, using Kabuki's craft - and a talented manipulator of Miasma, Ophelius is also a skilled medic and a keen politician.

## Trivia

* Both his first and last name hint to snakes and reptiles: Ophelius is similar to ophidius - snake in Latin - while Chiro is a reference to the Japanese Orochi.
Niven Cerestia

**Niven Cerestia** is a talented bodyguard of the Emperor of the Land of Mu.

## Story

A talented blademaster who was tasked with guarding the emperor as well as protecting his own sister, said to possess exceptional powers, his natural arrogance opposed him to ascended commoner Leonida di Prava, whom he believed to be undeserving, prompting him to face her in a battle where he was eventually defeated. Reluctantly forced to accept her, NIven also helped her with defeating the beast known as Avici.

## Appearance

Niven is a blue-eyed, grey-haired man with a cold demeanor, dressed in a simple yet elegant blue and grey kimono embroidered with the Cerestia dragon.

## Personality

Niven is silent and aristocratic, a man of tradition who believes in fate and birthright and looks down upon those who earned their place. In Niven's eyes, blood makes right, and only chaos may come from those who do not respect the "natural order" of submission to the higher-born. Despite these principles, Niven will not hesitate to associate even with commoners to save his own family.

## Powers

* **Enhanced Physical Abilities:** Niven's abilities are pushed to their human limits thanks to the process of Awakening.
* **Immaculate Eye Niven:** By oscillating his blade at imperceptible speed, NIven is able to tune with the vibrations of the air as well, hence allowing him to "sense" vibrations - giving him an edge in any anticipation and evade-and-counter maneuvers.

## Trivia

* His name comes from Latin Nives, meaning snow.
Paradox Omega

**Paradox Omega** is a Paradox version of Maribel Octava.

## Story

### From Across Time

This Maribel's life diverges from the original's in that she never had a chance to rebuild her life alongside another, instead drifting in the currents of time and experiencing loneliness as world after world shattered around her. Eventually, she joined Ashley Easthampton's initiative as a Paradox, under the name Omega, participating in various missions to help erode the boundaries between her Timeline and the Dark Tapestry, growing close to Paradox Pi in the process.

When Noden was defeated and the Paradoxes joined the Cheshire Isle, Omega and Pi were granted the right to forget and wandered through dimensions, eventually briefly encountering Sariel Tenkuro, whom Omega befriended. They would later return to the Cheshire Isle, where they would meet again with Sariel and Jida Zaporya, Maribel's long-lost sister figure, slowly rebuilding life alongside them.

### Call of the Deep

Omega - now calling herself Maribel - alongside her newfound companions, was one day called by mysterious forces inside a strange city, consumed by the depths. There, she encountered Pastelle von Grimm and Januaria Rosary, which whom they had to team up in order to face the threat of the Abyssal Serpents, by taking part in a strange ritual. They managed to find out that the Serpents had in fact set them up, in order to trick Jida into awaking the darkness within and make her a dark queen; but even then, Jida chose to undergo the ritual, allowing the group to go home.

## Appearance

Omega is a blonde, purple-eyed woman, who dresses in 'Gothic Lolita'-styled purple and white clothing, silky costumes adorned with lace.

## Personality

Omega's personality is a reflect of Maribel's, a copy of her gentle and affectionate nature, albeit even more fragile and lonely deep inside. Obsessively tying herself to those around her - be it Paradox Pi or later Sariel and Jida - she refuses to lose anything anymore, and hides her despair behind a thinly veiled facade, one a little too artificial to even seem true. However, their presence by their side have allowed Omega's fears to subside, showing more and more of Maribel's original personality behind the mask.

## Powers

* **Akashic Mastery:** Omega possesses the intuitive ability to warp reality, albeit somewhat weakened as a Paradox.

* **Paradox Powers:** Omega is able to manipulate Time and warp from a Timeline to another quite easily.

## Trivia

* Omega's sound is similar to Maribel's, while hinting at Maribel's otherworldly nature.
Norn

**Norns** are one of the first **Races** to be created, and are Fortuna's companion race.

## Description

One of the ten **Exalted Races** of the Utopian Age - they are associated with the emblem of **Uranus**. They are individuals with pale skin and ghostly traits, as well as shadowy robes that seem to emanate from their body. Somewhat grim, serious yet sometimes oddly mischievous, the Norns possess power over both miracles and inevitability, and balance the two with their mystic insight on one's final destination.

Acting as angels of death before Death (or angels, for the matter) was even a clearly-defined concept - Norns used their strange Curse-like **Maledictions** to influence others' fate by limiting their actions or condemning them to a tragic end. When death became a more common occurrence in the Multiverse, most Norns left their office to another, only seldom appearing to mortals and further twisting their fate.

## Trivia

* Norns are deities ruling over Fate in Greek mythology.
Mermaid Characters

Characters and pieces from When the Mermaids Cry's Chessboard are as follows.

## List of Characters

### Norbert Bolton

The self-proclaimed Lord in Darkness, this aging lord is in fact a child molester and murderer, a domestic abuser, and an aspiring Satanist - although his knowledge of actual demonism is void. This wicked individual is the source of most of the story's woes, as the one who kidnapped and raped first Kathleen, then Alisha, and gave birth to Cheria.

### Stephen Bolton

An impulsive and sadistic son of Norbert and Kathleen, Stephen is a brutal individual who believes himself to be entitled to Norbert's succession and, despite hating his father, possesses several similarities to his own personality, including a penchant for domestic abuse and psychological violence.

### Justine Dormouth

The submissive fiancee to Stephen, this silent woman has been raised as the "perfect housewife" in order to marry in the Bolton family; she has fully embraced the Bolton's curse and legacy of violence and blood.

### Aleister Crawford

A wicked individual who dabbles in occult sciences, despite being a charlatan, he firmly believes in the truth of his powers, and looks up to Norbert as his dark master. He was the one who devised the idea of a ritual trap in order to keep Shalott forever within Norbert's grasp.

### Vanda Crawford

A greedy woman who married Aleister in the hopes that she would manipulate him and seize the fortune of Castle Bolton. Despite feigning interest in the occult, her only aim is obtaining Norbert's fortune, and she plotted with Kathleen in order to do so, unknowing that Kathleen is in fact Shalott herself.

### Wolfram Rowley

A photograph who once courted Kathleen during her marriage with Norbert, and managed to sleep with her, taking advantage of her abused and naive nature. The father of Ortensia and Alisha, he is an apparently easygoing and mischievous man with an ambitious, womanizing streak.

### Brendan Kennedy

An old friend of Norbert, this old military man is in fact a policeman undercover, investigating Norbert's pedophilic activities and his well-hid murders. Under the pretense of being a gruff old hunter, Brendan is a sharp-minded detective ready to sacrifice others in order to further his own aims.

### Claudius

A devoted butler to Norbert and his family, Claudius was forced to know of the dark secrets of the Bolton, and has kept them in an impeccable, professional way. Despite his calm and perfect appearance and behavior, Claudius is cynical and a bit of a death-seeker.

### Johan

A serious and sharp-tongued mariner who went to serve as Norbert's personal gardener and the one responsible for Norbert's navigation, Johan is Norbert's oldest confidant, one who has learned not to ask personal questions.

## Trivia

* Several names, as customary of these series, are puns or references, including Aleister's name referring to occultist Crowley, Wolfram being a pun on "wolf and ram", as to hint is wolf in sheep's clothing nature, and Claudius as a stealth homage to Black Butler.
Merry

**Merry** is a denizen of Ehmary Maner.

## Story

Born a husk of Nahema Blanchebois's sacrifice, Merry's single role was keeping Kyriel Idalia inside Ehmary Maner as long as they could. Resorting to intrigue and bullying, seeking to intimidate Kyriel several times, Merry also attacked several of Ehmary's inhabitants. However, this only resulted in Kyriel's determination to challenge the world and Merry, eventually defeating them, allowing Merry to revert to their first form.

## Appearance

Merry is an androgynous, blonde, white-eyed individual devoid of specific facial features, with a constant smile, dressed in ordinary clothing.

## Personality

Merry is in fact devoid of a Soul and thus possesses no identity of their own. They merely act as an automaton following Nahema's desire to trap Kyriel into a safe haven. As a result, they have no intentions, yet paradoxically pursue their aim with unflinching will, not caring about whether Kyriel would be hurt or those he loves would be dead if it means Kyriel is safe. Despite this loveless disposition, Merry constantly smiles and speaks in a fake upbeat, cheerful tone.

## Trivia

* Merry is an English word roughly meaning "joyous" as an ironic evaluation of their personality.
Pepper Simmons

**Pepper Simmons** is a talented dancer who would become a prisoner of Fabula Nova.

## Story

### Fighting Fate

Pepper was a talented dancer of Interra, who was eventually taken by an unseen force and brought to the world of Fabula Nova, alongside Phyrgo, learning that she was cursed with a task to accomplish - and certain to be damned eternally if she did not comply. Pepper's task, much to her dismay, was to destroy the main civilization of New Cocoon, something she refused to comply with.

Finding various allies and seeking help in the form of the mysterious, rebellious Pyrrus, as well as New Cocoon admiral Annia Svartheim, Pepper ended up facing her fate, with the help of Phyrgo's apparent sacrifice, fighting against Hyperionis, the fal'Cie who was responsible for her imprisonment, and defeating him, freeing herself of her fate.

### A Refuge Chosen

Pepper wasn't safe yet however; due to killing the linchpin of her world, it was able to crumble - only the quick intervention of Gabriel Den Anfan would allow her, and a few beings close to her, to escape. Facing against Gabriel's father Ragnar Den Anfan, Pepper awakened her potential by fusing with the Great Spirit Aria, allowing the pair to overpower Ragnar and defeat them.

Pepper went on to live with Gabriel to the Cheshire Isle, bringing those she had met with her out of Fabula Nova in the multiversal refuge. She would also eventually have a Future Child with Gabriel, Honorine Den Anfan, although Honorine would rather follow Ragnar's way.

## Appearance

Pepper is a red-eyed, black-haired woman dressed in somewhat formal black clothes, although they are adapted as to not hamper her mobility.

## Personality

Pepper is a slightly rebellious and acidic individual, one who has worked for a long time as a dancer and a dance club manager - as such, she is used to taking care of chaos and possesses a sharp common sense. Strong-willed and moderate, Pepper possesses an affinity for music and rhythm, something that can be seen in her usual behavior, often making rhythm-based metaphors or listening to music when alone. Markedly, she also has a strong affection for sweets, which complements nicely with her husband's talent for bakery.

## Powers

* **Supernatural Physical Abilities:** After being enhanced by Hyperionis, Pepper possesses immense speed, strength and endurance, as well as an innate talent with the blade.
* **Magical Abilities:** Pepper can use her powers to enhance her and her allies, sabotage her enemies, or blast her opponents with a rain of magical offense, based on Wind.
* **Summoning Link:** Pepper is intimately linked to the Great Spirit Aria of Wind, due to her unique heritage; she can use her ability, and after acquiring Armatus, can combine with her in order to increase her abilities.

## Storylines

* Final Fantasy Veritas XIII features her as the main protagonist.
* New Age Dawning features her.

## Trivia

* Her name was hypothesized to be derived from the world 'persimmon', often known as 'God's thunder".
Mitsuki Tenkuro

**Mitsuki** is a Divine Servant born from the influence of the Tenkuro Bloodline.

## Story

Mitsuki was once a young asocial girl with sociopathic, murderous tendencies, who was granted a shard of Anathema by an unknown Tenkuro mage in order to go on a killing spree. When she was finally killed, Mitsuki was then summoned in as a Divine Servant in a Magus war as a show of strength from the Academia's House Hermes - bond by blood to Patience Esperin, the ritual's intended sacrifice.

In the war, Mitsuki was faced with a new tasked - not killing, but protecting. With Patience's innocent purity, and Ouroboros's drive to escape death, Mitsuki underwent many trials, clashing with Adagio Dazzle, HAYLEY and Uria, and even hesitated to kill her own and return to her previous ways due to Dorian's manipulations, but ultimately chose to side with those around her, defeat Dorian and win the war, giving her wish to Ouroboros.

## Appearance

Mitsuki is a woman with dark hair braided in an elaborate pattern and eerie light purple eyes, dressed in dark, black, blue and purple clothing.

## Personality

Mitsuki is a cold, calculating woman who views people as expandable, the product of neglect, mental illness, and Tenkuro's creeping influence. Artistic and twisted, Mitsuki finds tragedy and pain to be mankind's true purpose. When confronted by Patience's loving purity, and Maou's quiet determination, Mitsuki was forced to reconsider her vision, and view mankind's will to live and love as admirable in itself. In the process, she also fell deeply in love with Maou, vowing him a schoolgirl-like adoration that deeply contrasts with her callous behavior.

## Powers

* **Black Magic Mastery:** Mitsuki possesses extreme proficiency with Black Magic, and lesser proficiency with other forms of magic.
* **Mystic Eyes of Death:** Mitsuki possesses Mystic Eyes, glimmering purple, that allow her to command Demons and see the patterns of Black Magic.
* **Anathema Use:** Mitsuki's unique use of Anathema allows her to write tragedies that will inevitably happen, dooming her targets to a cruel death.
* **Divine Servant Abilities:** She possesses extremely high abilities as a Divine Servant of Pisces, befitting her nature.

## Storylines

* Magus Wars : Willpower features her as Mitsuki of Pisces.

## Trivia

* Mitsuki is a japanese name meaning "three months".
Hades

**Hades** was a Tragoedian of Gemini and Oligan Nialta's mother.

## Story

In unknown circumstances, a young woman was tortured and broken, becoming known as Hades, Tragoedia of Bedlam. She also gave birth to Oligan, whom she abandoned in a small village in order for the infant to grow up in less chaotic circumstances. When Gawyn Belten, chosen by Tragoediae, became Oligan's partner and lover, Hades watched over him as well, as a rogue Tragoedia, unaffiliated with Yseult Belten's plan.

Hades appeared in front of Gawyn several times, once wounding a grown-up Oligan, and afterwards giving cryptic hints to Gawyn after Oligan seemingly died. In the end, Hades chose to side with Gawyn, becoming a member of his New Band of the Silver Phoenix and fighting against the remaining Trageodia, and in the end, her Seed was shattered as well.

## Appearance

Hades is a black-winged savage demon-like entity with black hair adorned with horns and crimson eyes, dressed in light, black and red armor.

## Personality

Hades is emotional, fickle, hot-headed and fierce, and loves to play mind-games with everyone, allies and foes, due to her chaotic, fractured mind as a result of what she felt in previous Timelines. Although she is harsh regarding Gawyn and especially Oligan, this is akin to "tough love" for her and she roots for them, partly due to her distorted motherly love, and partly because she believes them to be more entertaining.

## Powers

* **Supernatural Physical Abilities:** Hades's strength, speed and endurance are immense, befitting her nature as an Akan Lord.
* **Regeneration:** As an Akan Lord, Hades possesses immense regenerative abilities and an immunity to further corruption.
* **Akan Shape:** Hades can turn into a massive beast, resembling a demon-like, tentacled beast with massive claws.

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

## Trivia

* Her Tragoedia name, Hades, is that of the Greek god of death and the underworld, fittingly for her.
	+ Noticeably, Hades is not one of the twelve main gods of the Greek pantheon, reflecting Hades's role as a marginal, chaotic entity.
Perria Blackheart

**Perria Blackheart** is a vicious criminal and a victim of Sandman's powers.

## Story

A criminal from the city of Clearview, Perria was one day assaulted by the mysterious **Sandman**, who pierced her with a Weaver, causing Perria to develop new powers. Leona McMillan freed her in order to cause mayhem and draw attention from the city's real serial killer, causing Duchesse to take the bait and investigate her. Perria and Duchesse fought, but ultimately Hayley Llujah's intervention helped Duchesse win her fight, and recruit Perria to their cause. Perria and proved herself to be helpful by helping them defeat HAYLEY.

## Appearance

Perria is a dark-haired woman with unique, black eyes, dressed in leathery punk-styled black clothing.

## Personality

Perria's darwinistic view on society, combined with her sociopathic tendencies and parents' abuse when she was young, make up for a ruthless combination. Perria is sadistic and even cruel, and enjoys feats of violence, especially against the helpless and weak. To Perria, all abuse is deserved, and those who cannot fight against it are actually asking for it. This ruthless view extends to Perria's own past, and ties in to her predatorial resolve to grow stronger so that she will never deserve to be hurt again. This bestial mentality somewhat explains why she shows loyalty to Hayley, whom she sees as an apex predator.

## Powers

* **Enhanced Physical Abilities:** After awaking her Singularity, Perria's physical ability naturally increased as the result of developed Ki.
* **Singularity:** Perria's nameless Singularity allows her to summon chains that suppress one's ability to perform Ki powers. It is uniquely powerful in that it is tied to. It is a rare **Specialization**-type Yin Singularity.

## Trivia

* Perria's name is derived from spanish *perra* meaning (female) dog, tying in to the Blackheart's doglike motif.
Metamagic

**Metamagic** is the "magic of magic manipulation", a strange art that is about casting spells targeting other spells and reinforcing or negating them by manipulating their individual Mana flow.

## Anti-Magic

**Anti-Magic** is the art of negating magical power. It comes in three main categories.

### Counterspells

**Counterspells** are the art of identifying and countering an opponent's magic before it is cast. It requires a lot of knowledge and preparation, and is often the main point of **magic duels**. To counter an opponent's spell, it must first be **identified** ; then, an energy of an opposite element, or an element specialized in countermagic, must be used in order to counteract it. While it seems simple in theory, it is actually one of the most complicated arts, as individuals are able to complexify their spells or imbue them with anti-countermagic power (such as the power of the Earth) in order to prevent countering.

### Negation Zones

**Negation Zones** are zones which negate one or more forms of magic, with especially advanced zones countering all forms of magic except their owner's. They exist by selectively severing the mana link in the zone, preventing mana from answering the mages' summons and thus preemptively negating all magical effects in the zone. More primitive Negation Zones merely destroy Leylines in the zone and prevent all Anima alteration.

Negation Zones seldom negate pre-existing magical effects such as Curses or effects coming directly from the Akasha as they are innate, ongoing conditions that cannot be dispelled.

### Disjunction

**Disjunction** is the art of destroying ongoing magical effects and is often the result of **purification magic**. Rather than preventing magic from being cast, it destroys its essence a short time after it was cast. Disjunction effects are able to break curses, but they can only counter ongoing effects instead of short-time magical attacks, and thus are reactive rather than proactive.

## Meta-Spells

**Meta-spells** are spells reinforced by metamagic, such as by having their **casting time** or **mana cost** reduced, their **duration**, **range** or **power** increased, or their essence altered in any possible way (shifting its element, inverting its effects, etc). Meta-spells are applied to spells in such a way that they are much more complicated to cast, but trade their simplicity for pure power. Generally, Meta-spells are flawed, such as cost-reduced spells having their casting time increased, and so on.

## Mana Manipulation

**Mana manipulation** is the art of controlling Mana through **leylines** or even one's body. For exemple, attacking directly the opponent's mana, or **Mana burn**, is a simplistic but valid example. Other uses include replenishing the user's mana, draining Mana from an opponent or creating and breaking leylines. It should be noted that less respectful uses of this ability are not far from negative alchemy.
Neige

**Neige** was one of France's twelve Paladins, representing Ice.

## Story

A long time ago, Neige was a young french peasant. When a terrifying Beast came to threaten her village, Neige instinctively made a pact with vague forces from beyond, trading her ability to feel and sense of life away for a frozen body in exchange for the beast to be encased in eternal ice, thus protecting France from its influence. This allowed her to be dubbed a Paladin of Charlemagne.

During Svanhvit's return to Babelia, Neige was seen as a member of the French delegation. Her calculating attitude helped her assess the major threats of the war, temporarily siding with Theodorus von Noachia despite initial inimity. During several tournaments, Neige showed her prowess, but thawed up upon fighting Mahu Wukanda, warming up to her. She ultimately assisted with Nergal's ultimate defeat, reluctantly helping Erunie Haruma become Babelia's true ruler.

## Appearance

Neige is a pale young woman with black eyes and white hair, her skin close to porcelain due to the curse inhabiting her, giving her an eerie, doll-like appearance. She dresses in white and pale blue.

## Personality

Neige is cold and aloof, analytical and pragmatic, and can quickly grasp any situation, her tactical acumen and the lack of emotions interfering with her judgment allowing her to be a great strategist. Neige fears being emotional, as she believes this could interfere with the frozen seal she embodies, and as a result, distances herself from others, although Mahu ultimately managed to subvert that.

## Powers

* **Ice Manipulation:** As the Paladin of Snow, Neige is a powerful Ice manipulator, able to freeze even powerful threats without much of an effort, encase her opponents in ice, and generally carve ice as she pleases.
* **Control the Beast:** Although with much help from her allies, Neige was temporarily able to thaw out and control the Beast she had frozen.
* **Undead Body:** As she gave her life to freeze the Beast, Neige is actually undead. Her physical senses and emotional responses are dulled, she is vulnerable to healing magic and extremely susceptible to flames, but she is in turn unaging, immortal, and able to use negative energy.
Pehelesse

**Pehelesse** is a Conceptual Avatar of Videogaming Frustration.

## Story

Pehelesse was created with the advent of the Videogame Realm to serve as one of its avatar. She was shown to have a friendship with Tendo and a rivalry with Zero. Summoned by the Cheshire Isle to act as one of its guardians, she chose to wander across planes, helping people when needed. She was the one to rescue Oligan from certain death, and later snap her out of her Miasma-induced rage, training her briefly and allowing her to save Gawyn.

## Appearance

Pehelesse is a black-eyed, brown-haired tall and bulky woman dressed in a massive golden and blue armor, wearing massive glasses as well. A big sword rests on her back.

## Personality

Pehelesse is a determined individual, who is known for her incredible bad luck and being increasingly frustrated by it. Constantly in a bad mood, lacking patience and subtlety, Pehelesse, mostly slashes through her enemies when the occasion presents itself, and represses her anger the rest of the time. She strongly dislikes politics and manipulations and is dangerously straightforward, following her instinct and heart rather than her thoughts. She possesses a strange relationship with Omega.

## Powers

* **Supernatural Physical Abilities:** Pehelesse possesses immense durability and strength, enough to overpower most enemies and keep going on no matter what.
* **Video Game Alteration:** Pehelesse possesses the power to modify the Videogame Realm code.
* **Divine Servant Abilities:** Pehelesse is a Divine Servant of Aries and as such possesses immense abilities befitting her status.

## Storylines

* Rise of the Phoenix features her as a trainer.
* Pokemon Scarlet features her as the last, bonus Dragon-type Gym Leader possessing fearsome power and talent.

## Trivia

* Pehelesse's name is a French pun: her name literally is the spelling of the letters PLS, standing for "Position Latérale de Sécurité" - french term for Recovery Position, a gamer slang often associated with failure, humiliation and frustration.
* Pehelesse was modeled after French retro-gaming celebrity "Joueur du Grenier".
Qliphoth

**Qliphoths** are corrupted holy Homonculus-type Constructs who could not bear the impurities of the material worlds.

## Description

There are two major types of Qliphoth, both of which correspond to a similar definition.

### Fallen Sephirae

**Fallen Sephirae Qliphoth** are the most common type of Qliphoth. They are Sephirae who have been tainted by Miasma produced by the desires of mankind. Impure and imperfect, they start a process known as Crystallization. This is due as their existence as divine Constructs : without their original purity, they slowly turn to lifeless crystal, a process that ends in the Qliphoth's painful death.

Crystallization depends on the Qliphoth's emotions : negative emotions accelerate the process while support and protection slow it down. Sadly, due to the Qliphoths' nature as guardians of the universe slowly corrupted by the world around them, they seldom have positive mindsets. When a Qliphoth is fully crystallized, he dies and his hatred takes a metaphysical form known as Apocrypha.

Qliphoths are much less powerful than the Sephirae they once were but can instead call upon the power of their corruption to help them, using crystals as a weapon and a way to corrupt and control other lifeforms.

### Tenkuro Qliphoths

**Tenkuro Qliphoths** are created through a complicated process elaborated by Raziel Tenkuro. As Sephirae are theorically born from advanced Angelic magic and pure Angel blood, it is possible to mimic the process through the purified blood of a high Angel - such as Raziel or his descendants - associated with supremely advanced Black Magic.

Tenkuro Qliphoths are already born Tainted - as they do not possess a Seraph's blessing - and have an appearance reminiscent of a Drow's, with black skin and silver hair. They are more mechanical in their attitude than naturally fallen Qliphoth. However, due to their creation, they are protected from crystallisation by an artificial process.

Tenkuro Qliphoth possess the same power level as their natural counterparts, yet instead of crystal manipulation, they can instead call upon the power of Anathema to instantly kill their foes. Each Tenkuro Qliphoth is summoned through a customized book containing the qliphoth's essence. Such book is called a Book of Tenkuro.

## List of known Qliphoth

Here is a list of known Qliphoths

* Fallen Sephira Qliphoth
	+ Meldan
	+ Tasha
	+ Launa
	+ Rizen
	+ Vylan
	+ Dinal
	+ Dementero
	+ Wendy

* Tenkuro Qliphoth
	+ Genesion
	+ Numerra
	+ Deuteros
	+ Exoden
	+ Levitus
	+ Enochia
	+ Astaroth
	+ Demogorgon
	+ Orcus
	+ Mephisto
	+ Legion

## Trivia

* The name Qliphoth comes from the Kabbalah where it is a concept opposed to that of Sephira.
Prince Theodor

* First Timeline
* Second Timeline

**Prince Theodor** - most often known by his nickname **Ted** or **Teddy**, and later **Teddie** - is a Wendirian noble.

## Story

A young Prince, Theodor exited his kingdom to visit a millennial Fair due to his curiosity; this however led to him being dragged through an unforeseen adventure through the actions of Geraldine Lane, with Lonan Darcia getting dragged into this - and almost condemned for compromising Ted's security despite his innocence. Thankfully, Ted managed to save him.

Later, accompanying Lonan during his travels and helping him with defeating Kalas once, Ted found himself to be lacking in strength; as a result, he embraced a powerful Curse from a despairing Lonan, to better help him, despite endangering his own life. He later left, periodically helping Lonan as well as Lara Lane in order for them to obtain their eventual happy end.

In the second Timeline, a similar, female individual, Princess Theodora, was found in the same way as the first Teddy, and bonded with Lonan quickly, due to the latter's recollection of her and Teddie's own feelings for Lonan. She quickly helped him with vanquishing the Dahaka and saving the Timeline, returning with him to the Cheshire Isle afterwards.

## Appearance

Ted is a blue-haired, blue-eyed young man dressed in formal, yet humble grey and brown clothing. Bird-like feathers appear on him after his metamorphosis. As Princess Teddie, she greatly resembles her previous appearance, albeit with slightly longer hair.

## Personality

Ted is a simple young man with an optimistic side and a spontaneous, curious behavior and a desire to explore. Amiable and humble despite his noble heritage, Ted is selflessly devoted to bettering the world in his humble scale - and does not fear to make sacrifices, as shown when he accepted Lonan's offer to become stronger. As a woman, most of her personality doesn't change, but her implied crush on Lonan is a bit more explicit.

## Powers

* **Enhanced Agility and Reflexes:** Theodor is a swift individual who uses knives in order to quickly overwhelm his opponents.

* **Thunder Manipulation:** Sarah has blessed Theodor with the ability to wield Thunder, using magnetism to further enhance his knife-throwing skills and stunning his opponents.

* **Curse of the Beast:** Upon receiving Lonan's curse-like blessings, Theodor received the ability to manifest an animalistic side as a bird-like individual, enhancing his reflexes and mobility further, and turning his attacks to black lightning strikes.

## Trivia

* Teddy is the official diminutive of Theodor, a Greek name which means "gift of gods".
Naria

**Naria the Omniscient** is the Elder Dragon who rules over Zigurath in Constiel's draconic Timeline.

## Story

In a certain Timeline, the world of Constiel was inherited by powerful Dragons; Naria took over the region of Zigurath, an academy in Constiel's hostile desert, ruling over the region and establishing her own meritocratic rule, her passion for magic allowing to turn Zigurath into the most prestigious academy of Constiel - one where failure is not an option.

She was eventually found by Chocolat Erudessa, who needed her help with finding her Dragonscale; Chocolat eventually obtained it after a series of trials, learning of the goal to collect all Dragonscales. having piqued Naria's interest, Chocolat left alongside Moros Chin'Mae towards another destination - eventually calling upon Naria's presence again when the seven Draconscales were reunited.

## Appearance

Naria is an elegant, mystical woman with deep blue eyes and long, light brown hair, dressed in a mystical blue dress with green runes. Her dragon form is shining sapphire blue, with a sphinx-like aesthetic.

## Personality

True to her nickname, Naria is obsessed by knowledge and pursuit thereof; her main motivation for most of her actions is learning and understanding, and she is fascinated by potential. As a result, she does not hold humans in contempt, viewing them as instruments of progress, although she does not tolerate failure. She can be somewhat mischievous when in a good mood, as long as there is something to learn.

## Powers

* **Supernatural Physical Abilities:** Naria is extremely stalwart and enduring, and possesses formidable strength.
* **Magical Mastery:** While all dragons possess tremendous Mana, Naria is the only one who has trained in the matter, becoming a fearsome arcane magician, having learned all traditional kinds of magic, especially mind-altering spells.
* **Draconic Abilities:** Naria possesses great magical resistance as well as a powerful breath attack - one that breathes rolling Thunder.

## Trivia

* Her name is a reference to the mythological existence known as a naiad. This is a parallel to Nerelius, one of her students, who in at least one Timeline becomes the father of her child, Soma.
Palace of Hearts

The **Palace of Hearts** is a world-altering machine created by Gene Weisner.

## Description

This massive machine allows one to take control of Wonderland, eventually binding the entire dreams of mankind to the user's will. It would result in the user becoming Wonderland's new Conceptual Avatar given enough time.

However, it has manifest flaws; it does not protect the user's body in the real world, neither does it protect the user's mind in the Mindscape, leading to a double weakness - if any of these weaknesses is exploited, the machine would break, the user would suffer a fate worse than death, and Wonderland's equilibrium itself would be compromised.
Paracelsa de Villanova

**Paracelsa de Villanova** is an **Alchemist** from the world of Milenia.

## Story

A teacher from Milenia's capital city, Paracelsa taught Ephyra Solle Mattina many runic secrets and was her first positive experience with an adult. When Ephyra started her journey, she enlisted Paracelsa's help, and the latter accepted, taking a brief break from her job. This would prove itself to be useful, as Paracelsa saved Ephyra's life several times, helped her finding old friend Bombasta Theophilia, and crafted the Philosopher's Stone that would ultimately save the world.

## Appearance

Paracelsa is a brown-haired and blue-eyed woman, dressed in the white and blue uniforms of Master alchemists. She appears in her early thirties, due to her mastery of biology and alteration of her own body.

## Personality

Paracelsa is a calm, analytical and motherly individual, whose ambition to find the Philosopher's Stone and restore her family's grandeur has been put aside, as she found her calling as a teacher. Despite this, she can still show herself to be giddy and excited, especially when discovering new alloys and minerals or approaching Shangri-La, home of all secrets. Traveling with Ephyra showed her that her dream didn't die, neither was it incompatible with her choices as a teacher.

## Powers

* **Enhanced Physical Abilities:** Paracelsa's use of an alchemically-reinforced musket showcases her accuracy.
* **Rune Use:** Paracelsa is a skilled rune user, specialized in water manipulation, mana influence, and item modification.
* **Runic Tradition:** Paracelsa's runic tradition is Alchemy: she ca bottle her own spells in potions for later use, and even gift these potions to her allies.

## Trivia

* Paracelsa's name refers to mythical alchemist Paracelsus.
Marina Oken

**Marina Oken** is an Hora in charge of global surveillance.

## Story

Dying and being reborn as a Hora due to unknown circumstances, this young scientist served as one of the most important Horae for surveillance and population control. She was quickly befriended by Aya n'Sully and is alongside her one of those who organized the final battle against Fortuna, contributing to its success from the sidelines.

## Appearance

Marina is a brown-haired woman with blue eyes - one of which hidden behind a visor - dressed in a white attire reminiscing of a scientist's.

## Personality

Extremely analytical, controlling and pragmatic, Marina is able to quickly deduct situations from the smallest details, and due to her quick grasp on thing, will often try to act as a leader during dire situations. In more peaceful times, she is calm, collected, and slightly insufferable due to her perceived superiority and natural smugness.

## Powers

* **Supernatural Physical Abilities:** As the benefits of being a trained Hora entail.
* **Elemental Manipulation:** As a Hora, she possessed mastery over Ice and Water.
* **Omniscient Eye:** As a Hora, her special powers were centered around analysis, perception and patrolling.

## Trivia

* She might be named after German scientist Lorenz Oken.