Deraniel

**Deraniel** was an Awakened human from the Blood Desert, Tasaar Quinus's son/heir, and part of a group of Awakened youths who attempted to conduct a Forbidden Magic ritual in Zantia under the guise of the Church of the Six. He is killed by Tyris.

## Appearance

Deraniel was a young looking man barely in his 20's. He had light brown skin and several tattoos on his face.

## Background

Kieran's master Lesalia and **Deraniel**'s father and master Tasaar Quinus were good friends, hoping that their disciples would be able to become friends as well but to no avail.

The six Awakened youths met each other during Council meetings, bonding thanks to their mutual age and problems. Together, they had managed to alter Third Eye with Forbidden Magic, so that they would split his effects, both good and bad, equally between the six of them. They would still lose a consistent amount of their life force, but the ritual had brought them to the top. They lure Lith to Zantia to use him as the seventh member for the Forbidden Magic ritual and to further reduce the strain on their life force, especially since as a rogue Awakened Lith had no connection with the Council, so he couldn't report them even if he managed to escape.

They infected specific citizens with darkness magic to serve as the focal points of the grounding array, disguising it as the Griever "plague." By posing as the Sovereigns they drew the victims to the Church to "heal" them but in reality to ensure they aren't cured. To beat their competition, they would lose a total of two hundred years of life each, a small price to pay to inherit their masters' legacy and territory. The Forbidden Magic allowed them to slightly mitigate the cost of the ritual each time they performed it.

While Lith is investigating the Church of the Six's temple in Zantia, Kieran acts out alone and attempts to kill him to prove he is the best fighter in the Great Countries. Lith uses Solus in her gauntlet form to cripple the assassin with Balkor's venom, but Deraniel intervenes, forcing Solus to Warp Lith back to his room. Deraniel heals Kieran from the venom and reprimands him for potentially compromising their plan.

Lith lures Kieran with the Reaver dagger to the warehouse district under the guise of the Church of the Six's All-Father using his Hybrid Form. Deraniel follows Kieran from a distance with a surveillance mirror, but Lith causes enough chaos to kill Keiran before Deraniel can intervene. Deraniel calls in two other Awakened Pelion and Ailia for backup. Ailia grabs Deraniel and Pelion and escapes after recognizing Lith's omnipocket.

Lith reports Kieran and Deraniel as having "incredible abilities" and being similar to Nalear, alerting the Royals who report the incident to Tyris. Deraniel's father Tasaar Quinus severely reprimands him and orders him to return, learning of Kieran's death. Deraniel warns the other Awakened youth to leave before Warping out of the city.

Tyris executes Tasaar for enabling his son to practice Forbidden Magic in her territory, dealing with Deraniel shortly after.

## Quotes

* *"Right. Your ambush took you by surprise. It totally makes sense and doesn't sound like a pathetic excuse only a ten year old would use."* (Deraniel to Keiran, Chapter 561)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 561: A New Enemy (Part 1)
2. ↑ Chapter 567: Master and Apprentice (Part 1)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 575: Desperate Moves (Part 1)
4. ↑ Chapter 559: Man in Black (Part 1)
5. ↑ Chapter 566: Round Two (Part 4)
6. ↑ Chapter 567: Master and Apprentice (Part 1)
7. ↑ Chapter 580: Tactics and Strategy (Part 2)