Aglaecwif

Aglaecwif is an S+ Rank monster and a direct descendant of the 4th Apostle. She is one of The Chosen and helps lead the monsters aligned with S.I.N.

## Background

Before the start of the Battle of the Diamonds, Aglaecwif is tasked by Ella Vulpe with guarding the exit portal and to kill any who intrude on that passageway. Depending on the MC's choice, either he or Deryl's Clone will encounter her during their search for the Monsterfied Deryl and Hex's portal.

### **The Battle of the Diamonds**

When Aglaecwif encounters him, if the MC is a spawn of the 4th, she reveals that she also descended from the same Apostle. If the MC is a spawn of the 3rd Apostle, she expresses bewilderment at another spawn from them, possibly referring to the fact that Ella is already a direct spawn of the 3rd.

As Aglaecwif appears out of thin air in front of him, she speaks in a very old language that he can't understand. She then proceeds to ask why the MC is here and it depends all on his response if she fights him or not. He responds with the fact that he's here to destroy the portal behind her. She's not convinced however that it's the only reason and asks him to state what else he's here for, to which MC says he's here to take his friend back as well. She's shocked by his response and the concept of friendship, asking how anyone could love another not of their blood.

Aglaecwif, seemingly satisfied with MC's answer, reveals that Ella tasked her with guarding the portal as Hex is stretched thin at the moment. But, because Ella dragged her children into her plot, she's in no rush to follow her commands, even if she is chosen. Seeing an opportunity, she asks him if he would make a pact with her. In the wake of the battle, several of her children were killed and she needs to replace them. Intrigued by his lineage, she offers him a proposition of which she'll let him destroy the portal and give him a little something more. However, this is in exchange of him laying with her and giving her a child. If he refuses, she decapitates him and eats him whole. if he agrees, she is impregnated by him. During the act, she reveals that the real reason for wanting children is because she wants a son strong and powerful enough to challenge the gods themselves. Having not birth one as powerful yet but will with him.

After their sexual encounter, the MC notices that Aglaecwif's English is much better than previously. Her only speaking in words that he understands. She then tells him that he can destroy the portal. MC completing one of his tasks now says he needs to go back to meet Deryl to which she tells him where Deryl is located and that the tunnel will lead him to him. Before he leaves, she gives him his reward of knowledge or uses her dark arts to enhance his skill or power. If MC chose the glass eye from Shopkeep, Aglaecwif will reveal that it belonged to her son and offers him a second reward in exchange for it.

### **Rewards from Aglaecwif**

#### **Ella's plan?**

Aglaecwif tells the MC that Ella is planning to conduct a dark ritual involving the hearts of powerful monsters, like herself. Ones that have a pure, untainted connection to a single lord. All to call the first and most powerful of their kind, their great sires, the Apostles. The reason being because they can't manifest in this world for long, only via using flawed avatars. She also states that the reason Ella might be interested in him is because he's a true son of an Apostle.

#### **Who is the god monsters' worship?**

Aglaecwif tells the MC that it depends on the monster. Most of them tend to worship their own ancestors, the 12 Apostles. Others worship entities they've encountered, The Strength Eaters being an example of this because of their worship of the great ocean. Then there's the Lord of Dark, God Slayer and Apostle Devourer. Those that originated from the lines of the 9th, 10th and the 7th, especially, worship it. Before she finishes, she mentions the Outer Twins being the only true gods of the bunch and that the ancient of their kind pray for the return of the 6 Arbiters. Them being the main ones with a few other minor ones, including herself, though she doesn't exist in the same realm as the others she's spoken of previously.

#### **Why do monsters give humans power?**

She tells him that monsters give humans power as a natural instinct. it is in their nature to spread their genes, traits and powers. Infection is why they exist, how they exist and the reason they've spread across the cosmos. She says they're not here to colonize the planet or turn them into monsters, but it'll probably happen.

#### **Where do monsters come from?**

She says that they come from another space, another dimension. Said dimension being far from here, a dimension like the one they're in now but infinitely larger in scale. It's possible to reach by simply traveling the cosmos but would take an eternity for all but the 6th Apostle and 8th Apostle. Most of the monsters came here through rifts. Aglaecwif, herself, revealing that she came through a hidden one in the deep sea, a long way from here. She says that others can go through it to reach her home, but it would be a one-way journey, closing whenever entered. Though there's others and they've been opening up more frequently, or so she's heard.

#### **What is the greatest power?**

She states that the most powerful are naturally the gods. The greatest power out of everything is Order, the power to command and structure all things. To write the laws that govern the universe. It requires having both the Power and the Authority to enforce them. She hasn't met any being that's acquired it since the origin but heard from Ella that Jake was a potential inheritor. He, however, ended up as a failure. Still, if it was possible to completely inherit both traits of the 1st and 2nd Apostle, to claim the original powers. A spawn would be unfathomably powerful. Even inheriting both traits from any twin Apostles would make a spawn quite exceptional. She ends by saying all Apostles were born with one other, twins.

## Relationships

##### **4th Apostle**

Aglaecwif shows great respect for the 4th. Having a pure, untainted connection to her great lord. It's currently unknown what the 4th thinks of her, but Aglaecwif shows joy at the thought of her having kinship with MC, if he's turned by the 4th.

##### **MC**

Aglaecwif meets the MC during the Battle of the Diamonds, if he goes to the left. She is intrigued by his origins and offers to have sex with him in exchange for destroying the portal and granting him an additional reward on top. She is happily the mother of his child.

##### **Valravn**

Aglaecwif and Valravn know each other. The specific nature of their relationship is unclear, but Valravn hates her so much that the mere mention of her name is enough to drive him into a violent rage. He also scoffs at the idea that there are ancient rituals "too evil" for her to attempt.

##### **Ella Vulpe**

Aglaecwif seems to not be too fond of Ella; only putting up with her because she's a chosen. She views her as having a cold, unforgiving heart that despises both monsters and humans, enjoying their suffering. Because Ella had gotten several of her children killed, she's not in any rush to follow her orders.

##### **Deryl Livermore**

If MC decides to go right, Deryl will be the one to meet Aglaecwif and presumably has sex with her judging by Deryl's reaction when meeting back up with him. Thus, she is most likely pregnant with Deryl's child.

Notably, Deryl doesn't mention his interaction with Aglaecwif to MC. Either due to her telling him not to or him being secretive. He does however mention that he brought a lot of things to trade but left it rather ambiguous to the MC.

## Trivia

* Aglaecwif is an old english word meaning "fierce female warrior" and is used to describe Grendel's Mother in Beowulf.
* MC meets her by choosing the left path. This resembles the option with the 4th in the beginning of the game. Who's also met by choosing left.
* She has her origin as 100% because she claims to have a pure, untainted connection to a single Apostle lord. The lord being revealed earlier as the 4th.
* Because her origin is 100% with the 4th Apostle, that also means she has the untainted memory trait and can pass it on fully, if she so chooses too.
* Her official monster number is revealed to be M69: Aglaecwif.