AETHER

* Bio

> The elegant but deadly sword-wielding 2nd Herrscher, AETHER. Commanding the element of ice, he utilized his abilities and powers in order to freeze all obstacles in the way of maintaining Harmony between Humanity and the Divine.
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> ~ Paragraph on AETHER

**AETHER** (エーテル, *Ēteru*?), the **2nd Herrscher** and the **Priest of Solitude**, is the current Ice Herrscher among the 13 Herrschers and presides over the 13 as their current leader.

Despite having appointed to led the 13 Herrschers early on in his lifetime, little is known about the circumstances surrounding his acceptance of such a monumental role and his genetic relation to Bao'er of the Imperial Jade Academy. He is one of the original 7 Herrschers who were created by the 13 Herrschers' God in an attempt to artificially make new divine to replace the ranks of the fallen divine.

## Profile

### Introduction

> Alone in the eyes of the divine, we shall slumber eternally.
> Condemn us as you will, alas the bells has rung and the world has turned.
> For we, the personifications of the goodness and divinity in the world shall purge mercilessely to aid the praying masses in bringing about a new world order.
> So mote it be.
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> —AETHER, in the description for the 13 Herrschers

### Personality

> The 2nd Herrscher is peerless and merciless towards enemies, as expected of a leader but is kind and subservient to the will of the divine. Although his personality isn't the least bit wonderful, he works effectively with his fellow Herrschers and is a skilled leader.
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> —Description about AETHER

From what sparse information that has been revealed in-game, AETHER is a powerful individual with a demeanor that others depict and codify as "peerless", with his ruthlessness being interperted as "no hostages taken" - leading to the false impression that the 2nd Herrscher is merciless in all manners of the word. As one of the "chalk people" blessed by the fallen divine Belee who ruled over them in times long past, AETHER is directly infused with the memories of his people's long destroyed civilization and remains the sole survivor from his people, being part of the reason behind his ascension as the 2nd Herrscher of the Previous Era. Having absorbed the vast and constantly growing corruption from the remnants of the civilization that gave birth to himself, in response AETHER has developed mental shielding strong enough to withstand the power of space-time and space law manipulation held by the 13th Herrscher (believed to be the weakest of the 13 except in the area of mentality), which was strong enough to pierce through and dissipate some space-laws. A courageous warrior who fights for Humanity and the most academically inclined of the 13 Herrschers,

## Trivia

* AETHER is the original 2nd Herrscher of the Previous Era of Humanity and has remained in his position as the 2nd Herrscher since the beginning of the Current Era of Humanity.
* Despite his ascension to the leadership of the 13 Herrschers, he is not considered the 1st Herrscher of the Current Era because only one of each Herrscher can exist at one time while there can be multiple Herrscher candidates alive all at the same time (examples being: the situation between the 2nd Herrscher and her fraternal twin sisters during the Antiquity Era of Humanity and the core sharing ownership between the two 1st Herrschers).