Arc Turus

**Arc Turus**「アルク・トゥルス, *Aruku Turusu*?」is a member of The Black Serpents and the daughter of the Order's leader. She was formerly a student of Royal Diana Academy, under the Coven of Claude Sirius, and a wielder of the Rebirth Magic.

## Appearance

Arc is a young woman with pinkish-red eyes. Her pale-blonde hair reaches down to her hips and is usually tied in helix-shaped pigtails with two black star-shaped accessories on each side. She also wears multiple different kinds of black ear piercings.

Arc wears a gothic lolita-style outfit, consisting of a black dress that reaches down to her thighs and is decorated with white frills in the shape of a ribcage. The dress' cut is low enough to expose her cleavage and therefore also the star-shaped heretics mark on her left breast. Furthermore, she also wears thigh-high stockings with vertical stripes, and high heels.

Arc can often be seen carrying a frilly black umbrella that also functions as her wand.

## Personality

Arc presents herself as a formal and polite lady. Even Spica compared her to a cute doll at first. It doesn't take long for Arc to show her true colors though.

In reality, Arc is a cruel and sadistic woman who likes to play with her victims. If she considers her opponent to be inferior, she likes to tease and belittle them with arrogant remarks, like urging them to make animal sounds. Most of her hatred is directed at Spica Virgo, the new wielder of Rebirth Magic and therefore target of The Black Serpents, as well as Claude Sirius, her former teacher whom she now considers to be a traitor and someone who exploited her for her magic.

She is very loyal to the Order of The Black Serpents and considers their ideals to be noble and superior. Referring to the organization as heretics or a cult can cause Arc to lash out violently. She admires strength, which is why she looks up to her instructor, Rigel Algebar, even though she thinks of him as being too strict, loud and annoying.

Arc is easily frustrated when things don't go according to plan, often shown in the form of nail biting. She also has hidden insecurities, believing that she has to be perfect and must not make mistakes. If her frustrations become too overwhelming, these insecurities come to light and cause Arc to lash out with anger and powerful spells.

Arc also has an affinity for everything she considers cute, especially animals like cats, dogs and snakes. She even wished to be reborn as a cat herself.

## Abilities

### **Current Abilities**

#### **Ophiuchus Magic**

(蛇遣い座魔法オヒューカス・マジック *Ohyūkasu Majikku*)

A forbidden form of magic with the central ability of absorbing life force. It often manifests in the form of pitch-black snakes, but can also take on other forms like shadows or black flames.

* **Summoning Snakes**: Arc is able to summon and control a large amount of living snakes. These snakes can inject a deadly and paralyzing poison with their bites. Arc can even communicate with the snakes and use them to gather information.
* **Snake Skeletons:** Arc is able to summon pitch-black flying snake skeletons with the ability of absorbing life force. Just one bite is enough to incapacitate an opponent. They can even cause flowers to wilt, just by flying close to them. Arc can also ride on these snakes to fly.
* **Envy Hellfire** (嫉妬の業火エンヴィー・ヘル・ファイア *Envī Heru Faia*): Arc sprouts wings made of black flames that allow her to fly. She can also use this black fire to attack. The flames aren't hot, but inherit the life stealing abilities of Ophiuchus Magic. The flames are able to spread and even cause a forest fire, letting all the affected trees wilt.
* **Envy Hellfire: Cobra** (嫉妬の業火エンヴィー・ヘル・ファイア”コブラ” *Envī Heru Faia "Kobura"*): Arc summons a huge snake made of black flames that can cause a big explosion, spreading black fire over a large area.

#### **Sagittarius Magic**

(射手座魔法サジタリアス・マジック *Sajitariasu Majikku*)

Sagittarius Magic allows the user to fly and manipulate the wind. Arc only possesses a very basic form of this magic. She learned it during her time at Royal Diana Academy to hide her Ophiuchus Magic from the other students.

* **Flight:** Arc practiced how to fly using a broom, but she often fell instead. Nowadays she regularly uses flight as her main form of transportation, although she now uses Ophiuchus Magic for that purpose by riding on top of a black snake skeleton instead of a broom.

### **Former Abilities**

#### Rebirth Magic

(再生魔法 *Saisei Mahō*)

A very rare and powerful form of magic that grants the user abilities like enhanced durability, healing wounds, curing illnesses, and even reviving the dead. According to Arc, only one person can possess this magic at a time. After cursing Claude, Arc has lost her Rebirth Magic, causing it to manifest in Spica instead.

Rebirth Magic doesn't adhere to any constellation itself. Instead it works like an extension of the user's own constellation. All of Arc's Rebirth Magic spells were still classified as Ophiuchus Magic, but used bright and glowing snakes instead of the usual pitch-black ones.

* **Enhanced Durability:** Arc was able to fall from big heights without a scratch and could heal her own wounds almost instantaneously, like minor cuts.
* **Curing Illnesses:** Arc was able to cure illnesses and injuries of others. As a child, she used this magic to boost the following of The Black Serpents.
* **Snake of Rebirth: Ouroboros** (再生の蛇ウロボロス *Uroborosu*): Arc summons a glowing snake swallowing its own tail, and coats herself in a bright light. This spell is able to bring a recently deceased being back to life. The less time has passed since its heart stopped beating, the more likely the spell is to succeed.
* **Serpent God of Reincarnation** (輪廻蛇神転生りんねじゃしんてんせい *Rinne Jashin Tensei*): An Ophiuchus Grand Magic. Arc summons a sun-shaped ring behind herself. Two yokai-like snakes emerge from the ring and coil themselves around the Arc's target. The target's body is destroyed until only their soul remains, which will then be reborn into a new body. Arc has used this magic to transform Claude into a black cat. The effects of this spell are permanent and can only be temporarily broken by another Rebirth Magic user. This spell takes a huge toll on the user, causing their body to shatter and disappear in a huge light. It is unknown how Arc has survived after disappearing. This spell also seems to be the reason why she has lost her Rebirth Magic.

## Trivia

* Arc is named after Arcturus, the brightest star in the Boötes constellation, which borders the constellation of Virgo.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 24
2. ↑ Chapter 28
3. ↑ Chapter 25
4. ↑ Chapter 27
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 29
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chapter 34
7. ↑ Chapter 35