Merope

## Physical Informations

Merope is a secondary character from the Ministry-verse. A goddess of royal lineage, daughter of Atlas and Pleione. Currently she's Graff head-maid and wife.

## **Appearance**

Merope has long, straight, silky hair(longest out of all Pleiades, it reaches her hip area) when in work she often has to get it tied to not have her hair, be caught in something. Her hair and eyes share color of navy blue. Most often she's seen in maid outfit, although in her off-time she wears the blue dress, she avoids wearing heels for everyday as she's clumsy and can either trip with ease or break the heel. Merope is towering in both her size and stature, her build is well-defined although it isn't build of a professional weight-lifter.

## **Personality**

Reserved, gloomy girl, often being overshadowed by her sisters presence. Due to her low presence, she's been often avoided and forgotten by her peers which lead her to having low-self esteem. Not having any noticeable positive traits, she decided to emulate her sisters which she admired the most, comparing them to stars that brighten her miserable life. Her try at mirroring her sisters proved a massive failure, which made her cry and close herself in room for a while. Her sisters helped her by taking her places. One day she found a woman, who served others she had smile on her face despite fulfilling arduous work, when asked what drove her for working so hard, she said the smiles of others and gratitude since then she found her calling to be serving and helping others. Since then she was apprentice of the maid.

Merope outlook on life is pessimistic which isn't surprise to others. Her sisters admire her tenacity, kindness, selflessness and perseverance.

Her Sol form activates when she's feeling intense emotions.

**Sol form:** In this form she's much more outgoing and confident, flashy one could say. It is visualization of her perfect self or at least her interpretation of it, as some traits are more or less distorted. Confidence could be thought of as overconfidence, Her being outgoing is approaching brazen territory as there's no limits for her, Graff having found it one time when she dragged him outside during the workday. She definitely isn't afraid of saying what she thinks about somebody or attack them if they piss her off. Although some of her noble traits are remaining mainly kindness and selflessness.

## **Backstory**

Merope birth was of a extra-ordinary circumstance, her power was so strong it had to be split into two halves(Moon and Sun.) She unconsciously sealed the power as it was more than she could handle.

## **Abilities**

**Titanic Lineage:** Pleiades parents were both Titans, a older generation of gods known for their might and cruelty, Atlas was the strongest physically Titan, she possesses a sturdier body than average god, bigger energy pool, incredible strength and endurance.

**Strength**: High. Merope is 3rd strongest Pleiade although due to her disposition she holds herself severely back, only using her true strength when surprised or when her family is in danger. That aspect is more visible in her Sol form as she holds no such restraints.

**Speed & Agility**: Above Average. Merope is slowest among her sisters, she's easily out speed even by slower of her sisters, although that's still fast compared to average god. In Sol mode she's slightly faster but it's not significant difference though her skill closes the gap between those faster than her.

**Durability**: High. Merope durability was extraordinary even before she trained, she was capable of enduring attacks that proved fatal for most and not feeling the brunt of it.

**Stamina**: Above Average. Able to last days without resting.

**Star Power, Sol-Celeste**: Merope powers are bipolar, as they embody both Sun and Moon aspect. Which makes Merope power unique when compared to her sister. She has 2 powers instead of one though she can only use one of the halves at the time. Sun half is more powerful but it also taxes her more, while she's used more to Moon half.

## **Techniques**

Merope as a fighter tries to outlast or distract their enemy long enough so that her sisters would arrive. In her Sol form she's much more aggressive

### Celeste

**Obskur**(*Obscure*): Seals the target vision. The aspect of darkness which obstructs sight

* **Wahr Obskur**(*True Obscure*): Seals targets one of 5 basic senses.

**Doppelganger**(*Clone*): Shadowy clone which resembles her stature but upon closer inspection doesn't look like her. The aspect of darkness which casts shadow

**Reflektieren**(*Reflect*): Reflects attacks via mirror. The aspect of Moon which reflects light.

**Hide**(*Hide*): Merope hides in shadows, traveling vast through black dimension that's near reality. Aspect of darkness infinite depth.

**Circle**: Merope summons bunch of circles of ice which serve either as buffer zone between her and opponent or are intended to harm her opponent/opponents.

### Sol

**Tempo d'oro**: Merope grows stronger by absorbing the sun rays, as Sun reaches Zenith she's the strongest. Aspect of Sun's brightness.

**Focalore**: Merope 'fans' her inner "flame" accelerating cell-division which enhances her regeneration rate to near instantaneous point, this also allows her to regenerate limbs although it taxes her a bit.

**Cosmos**, *Order of the World:* Merope absorbs the heat around her that causes universe expansion and in effect slows time to such extent it's almost like it's been stopped. This ability only lasts for 9 seconds and causes Merope to overheat due to immense amount of heat she absorbs, each consecutive time she uses it, the more heat she absorbs and in effect loses. Effective area is 150 meter radius and the ability can be escaped given it requires 10 seconds to absorb enough heat for it to work. After that there's minute cool-down.

**Universe**, *World Expansion*: Merope empowers her neural pathways, which enhance all her 5 senses and 2 other extraordinary senses to create reaction system, where if she loses one or more senses, her body would naturally adapt to circumstance as if she was never handicapped.

**Respiro**: Merope concentrates the energy in her mouth before spitting breath of fire. Aspect of Sun's heat.

**Fiery Fist**: Merope coats her fists in flames, which burn at enemy skin though she could also cause powerful explosion on moment of impact with target. Aspect of Sun's intensity.

**Exodia: Set of martial techniques based on constellations which utilize Sun energy.**

## Trivia

* She's last Pleiade I worked on.
* She's tallest of all Pleiades, being 185 cm's tall, in comparison Sterope the smallest Pleiade is 158 cm's tall. Merope is even taller than Graff.
* One time Graff(before he bounded with Illyricus) fought Merope in Sol form, he lost the match as the disparity between them was glaring.
* Main theme of Merope character, is finding self-worth and realizing potential within.
* One punch Merope.