Chartette Langley

**Chartette Langley** was a blacksmith in service to the Lucifenian Royal Family and a hero of the War of 505. After becoming disillusioned with Princess Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche's reign, she joined the former Marlon Resistance members as a Beelzenian soldier in opposition to the monarch.

## History

### Early Life

Chartette was born in EC 474 in the Kingdom of Lucifenia, the daughter of the local blacksmith Paul Langley and his wife. As she grew up, the girl watched her father work the forge, becoming familiar with his customer Leonhart Avadonia and befriending his foster daughter Germaine; she also became close with one of the apprentices, Nagisa Coulomb, thinking of her as a little sister.

In EC 492, Chartette entered the nearby Lost Woods and got lost, soon after being captured by bandits and taken to their hideout within. During her time there, the traumatized girl convinced their leader to reform. Soon after, Germaine came to her rescue, leading Chartette to become enamored with her. On their way back, she laughed at Germaine's frustration over how she made the bandits reform before they both returned home.

Around the time of Queen Anne's death in EC 499, Chartette began properly working as a blacksmith alongside her father, making weapons and armor for the soldiers in the royal military. Though she occasionally broke things with her incredible strength, she nonetheless became skilled in her work and began taking on more requests.

### Marlon Revolution

Hearing of a secret unit that was going to assist a revolution movement across the sea in Marlon, Chartette joined her friend Germaine in this, crafting a large broadsword that only she could wield as well as a "rocket glove". Though initially ordered to assist with protecting the innocents who were fleeing, she later joined the fighting despite her comrade's protests. Entering into a duel with the corrupt minister Presi Rogze, she explained to him how she joined the fight for the sake of those who could not protect themselves.

During the battle, she accidentally stuck her sword into the ground, with Presi taking the chance to kick her into the palace wall. Before he could finish her off, Chartette launched her rocket glove at him and incapacitated him. However, before she could tie him up, Presi threw a small bomb at her and used the chance to escape. When she later entered the palace to find Germaine, she found the injured swordswoman standing over the corpse of Gast Venom.

After explaining her fight with Presi, she was forced to stay behind and treat Germaine's wounds as her comrade York sought out their target, King Kyle Marlon. When the royal was finally captured, Chartette advocated for him to be treated kindly despite his wicked deeds. Five days later, she was invited to attend a peace conference between Marlon and Lucifenia.

### Beelzenian Commander

In early EC 501, Chartette joined Germaine as she journey abroad; three months later, Princess Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche attempted to eradicate the former Resistance members in a series of Witch Hunts. With Marlon becoming a part of Lucifenia's territory, the two women spent years avoiding capture. In EC 503, they sought refuge in the Beelzenian Empire and joined with the other resistance members there. A year later, both women became soldiers for the empire, being stationed in the city of Rucolebeni; during this time, Chartette was made the new commander of the reunited Resistance, now dubbed the "Langley Unit".

In EC 505, Chartette received Lich and Yukina Freezis as they came to meet with Germaine, becoming excited to meet her favorite novelist. As she led them to the Langley Unit's base, she shared her role in the revolution. After arriving, she entered the garrison with Yukina and found her friend nowhere in site. On the way to check headquarters, Chartette also explained how they had all ended up as Beelzenian soldiers. At headquarters, Chartette asked York about where Germaine was, later being forced to stay there and help Minage with paperwork.

Two weeks later, a border patrol guard reported that the entirety of the night shift guards were killed. After speaking with him, Chartette offered to have Yukina accompany her to the imperial city to make a report on this. Walking through the Rucolebeni cemetery, she talked with the young girl until they encountered Arkadi Rogze standing amongst the tombstones.

Learning that Arkadi had been the one to kill the night guards, she was additionally shocked when he stated that the truce between Beelzenia and Lucifenia was now void. Angrily threatening him to leave, Arkadi mocked Chartette as she did so. He then touched the doll he had tied to his waist, seemingly starting an earthquake. Fleeing into the city proper, Chartette and Yukina spoke about what they had just seen and heard, agreeing that they needed to report it immediately.

On their way to the front gate, they found several citizens being attacked by a reanimated corpse soldier. Bewildered, Chartette briefly fought with it before stunning it with her rocket glove. The two women then took shelter in a nearby bar, suddenly noticing Germaine sitting inside; though she tried to shake her out of a drunken stupor, Chartette eventually took her sword when this was unsuccessful. She then returned outside and barely managed to defeat the monster. The city guards later took its corpse away, while Chartette was informed that three others had been spotted in the area.

### Battling the Undead

After they arrived in the imperial city, Chartette attended a military meeting and reported her experiences to Emperor Agosto Beelzenia; later, she told Lich of her encounter with Arkadi. When Duke Yume Oruhari refused to let Yukina accompany Chartette back to the garrison, they parted ways.

With her weapons repaired, Chartette and the Langley Unit returned to Rucolebeni and fought the undead army for three days; during a brief break, Chartette was shocked by the arrival of the Lucifenian commander Riliane Mouchet, learning that she had defected to Beelzenia and now sought an audience with the emperor. Later, the Langley Unit participated on the counterattack on Retasan and helped recapture much of the city.

Once she learned that Yukina, Germaine, Lich, and the former princess Riliane were planning to return to Lucifenia to learn the truth behind the recent events, Chartette improved her rocket glove and crafted a new sword for Germaine to replace her previous one that was destroyed. When they arrived in a Beelzenian port, she gave Germaine her new sword while gifting the rocket glove to Riliane. Though she tried to join them on their mission, she was soon after caught and dragged away by Commander Mouchet.

### Later Life

After King Arth Lucifen d'Autriche's death and the sorceress ESSENCE's defeat, Chartette left the Beelzenian army and began travelling with Germaine to explore the relatively uncharted eastern lands. In EC 508, the two arrived in Holy Levianta during the widespread terrorist attacks perpetrated by Neo Apocalypse, becoming involved in the "Four Horsemen Incident". When ESSENCE attempted to attack and possess Germaine, Chartette fought her off, managing to snag the Twin Blades of Levianta she had before she fled. Hoping to keep the vessel of Envy safe from her, she journeyed further east.

After arriving in Jakoku, Chartette decided to settle there and founded a small village of outcasts in the western edge of the Enkoku region. Becoming renowned for her smithing skills, she changed her name to "Saruteito" and hid her foreign face using her monkey mask to better fit in. She later married a man and sired a daughter with him. In EC 549, Chartette reunited with Lich and his master IR; at the same time, she became acquainted with the wandering swordsman Gou Octo, crafting weapons for him during the Jakoku Civil War against Princess Jahime Hatsune.

Sometime during the conflict, Chartette realized that Jahime's sorcerer ally, Zerel Hemm, was actually ESSENCE. Hoping to keep the twin blades from her for good, Chartette contracted with the Angel of Kindness inside and used its power to help her reforge the blades into a pair of scissors, before magically sealing them to prevent anyone else from accessing their power. She then took the blades to the outer areas of Enbizaka and handed them off to Gou. Shortly after, Zerel arrived and dueled with the blacksmith, ultimately killing her with fire magic.

### Afterlife

Following her death, Chartette's soul was sent to the Heavenly Yard, only to return to the ground world following its destruction in EC 999. Afterward, she decided to attend the party held in Marlon Castle, reuniting with some of her old friends here. She later passed out after inhaling the Eighth Gift from the Lady of Light, eventually waking up and meeting with everyone else in the main hall. As the group discussed the Tasan Party soldiers surrounding the castle, Chartette expressed her desire to join the inevitable battle. Later on, Chartette took out a soldier aiming for Germaine, pointing out the approaching Venom Mercenaries to her.

Later during the battle, a Black Box flew over the battlefield and began to suck everyone inside, including Chartette. Not long after, the box was destroyed, freeing Chartette and everyone else it consumed; she then watched as their enemy stated their wish to end the conflict. When the souls of the Third Period started to sing the Clockwork Lullaby, Chartette eventually joined in. After Kyle Marlon and Mora Viwirtz created a new world, she was presumably incorporated into it.

## Skills and Abilities

Chartette possessed extraordinary physical strength, capable of easily wielding a two-meter long broad sword. She also had an amazing endurance, could withstand a great amount of force with minimal harm, and was very agile due to her small frame. Her massive strength made her clumsy, though, and she had trouble performing intricate or delicate tasks without breaking anything.

Although not having any combat experience prior to participating in the Marlon Revolution, Chartette was decently skilled with a sword and effectively wielded her blade. Still, her lack of formal training made her generally inexperienced with weapons. She also mastered the rocket glove she worked with Nagisa to create, taking her opponents by surprise with the advanced technology. However, her skills in battle faded as she got older, until she was only a shadow of the warrior she used to be.

After studying under her father's tutelage, Chartette became adept at blacksmithing and could easily create new tools and weapons, or reforge old ones into new shapes. She also had a youthful appearance, always looking much younger than she actually was, even after becoming an old woman.

After contracting with the Angel of Kindness, Chartette gained a massively increased healing factor, as well as the ability to see brief glimpses of a person's future. Additionally, she could not be killed by anything other than another vessel of virtue.

## Character Connections

Germaine Avadonia: Chartette's childhood friend. Looking up to Germaine as a big sister, the two became close during their childhoods and through their time in the Marlon Resistance, with Chartette wanting to aid her in any way she could. The two continued to travel together as swordswomen until ESSENCE attempted to possess Germaine's body; after encountering the mage centuries later, Chartette battled her in an attempt to get revenge for her attack on her friend.

Yukina Freezis: Chartette's favorite novelist. Greatly impressed by the young girl's writing ability, Chartette became a big fan of hers. She became very excited when getting to meet her in person, screaming in excitement and giving Yukina a personal tour of the outpost she and the other former resistance members were settled in.