Diana Grey

**Diana Grey** *(ダイアナ・グレイ Daiana Gurei)* is a member of IDEAL and a magician from the Victorian Era who achieved immortality by casting a spell on her portrait and engraving her soul upon it. So long as the portrait stays undamaged, she stays immortal. She is known by her epithet, Madame Grey, the elegant killer of the *League of Extraordinary Killer Women*. She was blackmailed into IDEAL due to one of the members of The EYE having gotten hold of her portrait and threatening her to destroy the portrait if she doesn't join IDEAL. Her preferred method of killing is through direct force, in contrast to Kyoko's silent assassination style.

Like her fellow IDEAL members, she was transferred and put under the custody of CERBERUS and Kihara Eiichiro due to being too dangerous to be left roaming around the world. Although in her case, she chose to stay by CERBERUS since finding out of Eiichiro's Immortality and willing to stay by his side especially when the others girls die before him.

## Personality

Being born during the Victorian Era at 1857, she is described as being a gentlewoman. Soft-spoken, obsequious, orderly, and polite in her mannerisms. She has this air of grace and elegance that she seems to carry around her, even when carrying out her missions. Described as kind, despite being a member of the mercenary group of IDEAL. It is also this reason why she doesn't like the women of the current era who are too destructive, very unaccepting of tradition and makes such a big fuss over trivial things that even the women in the victorian era wouldn't make.

Nevertheless, when furious, she has shown amazing and strong fighting skills and a very ferocious fighting style while maintaining an innocent smile on her face. Kyoko usually describes Diana as a "a woman who has no ulterior motive". She means what she says, and sometimes mistakenly assumes that about other people—for example, when Diana gave serious responses and a glare to Sayaka when she joked about attempting to sexually assault her.

However, she is also incredibly perceptive when it comes to the people she meets due to her experience as an immortal and understanding the human emotion very well. This allowed her to empathize with and understand Kyoko's hard past, Amelia's burden of her mental disorder and even others like Eiichiro's emotional detachment from the world due to his superior intelligence.

She appears to like explaining things, leading the rest of the girls to suspect if she might have been lonely, considering that she is essentially a remnant of her own time and was slightly sullen after giving a long explanation only to be told she hadn't actually explained anything. Which is why she enjoys being with people that can relate to her, such as other people who are immortal like Mina Harker, Eve of the Bible and Zenaida as they all share the loneliness of immortality.

Being from the Victorian Era, she really prioritizes in her womanly aspects and really takes pride in her skills and abilities as a housewife. As in the Victorian Era, women had one main role in life, which was to marry and take part in their husbands' interests and business. Before marriage, they would learn housewife skills such as weaving, cooking, washing, and cleaning, unless they were of a wealthy family. She however feels sad that she couldn't get a husband, as she is immortal and the one she would have loved would die before her and she would continue to live on. Which is why she seems to cherish Eiichiro, as he seems to have become immortal after his Level 6 Shift and conversion into a Magic God.

## Appearance

Diana is a woman of average height. She has silver eyes and long, waist-length, silky silver hair. Her most noticeable physical trait is her slender yet curvaceous figure, especially in terms of her large breasts. She wears her hair in bangs. She is mostly seen with an elegant smile on her face, even during her missions. Her elegant smile that appears innocent but becomes menacing when she is able to maintain it during a murder massacre, something that some people get pretty creeped out with.

Being from the Victorian Era, she tends to wear the Victorian Style Fashion of the 1840's to the 1850's. Complete with a black colored full skirt and long sleeves fitted with a bodice, underneath the skirt are several puffy layers of petticoats; black felt bonnet decorated with white flowers; a knit shawl or capelet; and a black lace up tall boots with a moderately curved heel. The look was described to have befitted Diana so much that she truly embodied the beauty of the Victorian Style.

## Powers and Abilities

### Enchanted Portrait

The **Enchanted Portrait** *(魔法の絵 Mahō no E, lit. Magic Painting)* is the source of Diana's strength and also her greatest weakness. It is the portrait painting of her in which the soul of Diana Grey is kept. The portrait is Diana's greatest treasure and her most cherished gift. To Diana, the portrait was enchanted not just because of the spell she cast on it, but because the portrait was from the first man she ever loved, Henry Gladstone, a low-class talented painter who made a living of selling his artwork that is considered by the upper-class as extraordinary. Eventually they fell in love and her portrait was drawn out of admiration for her beauty, and the love he felt for her. However Henry died due to a terminal illness, which caused Diana to delve into the occult to search for a way to revive him. However all she found was a way to graft a soul into an object to achieve immortality, after watching the death of a loved one and due to her fear of death at the time she quickly cast the spell on herself and grafted her soul into the portrait. To her the portrait now held her soul, and the "soul" of the man who fist loved her.

The Portrait now grafted with her soul acts as a catalyst that keeps her in the material realm and her soul being absorbed into any of the Phases. As such, the portrait grows old but she doesn't. So long as the portrait remains unharmed she will be eternal and will live forever. Even if her whole body were to disintegrate, should the portrait be unharmed she will return from the dust like a phoenix being rebirth from the ashes of it's death. The portrait is a symbol of her mortal life, she will continue to last forever into the eternity but will be lost to time and finally die when the portrait is harmed. Any mortal wounds will be easily recovered, and no illnesses shall penetrate her body.

Currently, the Enchanted Portrait is stored inside a personalized Phase created by Kihara Eiichiro in hopes of the Portrait continuing it's enchanted protection on Diana. Eiichiro has given Diana the ability to transfer between the material world and the phase that stores her Portrait so that she may continue to tend to it on a daily basis. The Enchanted Portrait and the Phase that protects it are her most cherished treasures, because to her, they represent the protection from the men who loves her.

### Tarot Cards Magic

Diana is a master at the usage of Tarot Cards Magic, often keeping both the minor and major arcana tarot cards in her utility belt. A deck of Tarot cards consists of 78 cards divided into two categories, the **Major Arcana** of 22 trump cards and the **Minor Arcana** of 56 suit cards. Each of the 78 cards carries a certain set of potential meanings, symbolism and interpretations (and in some cases, misinterpretations), some of which differ between versions.The meanings represented by the cards change depending on several factors, such as the type of spread being used, the positions of the cards in the spread, their positions in relation to another, and the orientation of the cards, either upright or reversed. Using these factors, Tarot cards can be used for Magic in many different ways.

*Example: Using the Minor Arcana Card of Swords, Diana can cast wind spells. When using the combination of all 22 Major Arcana Cards, she is able to achieve a Saint-like ascension based on the story interpreted from The Fool to The World.*

 Like Mina, her years of experience has allowed her to personally cast aside any time-consuming processes for her magic. Diana's magic is apparently spontaneous and does not rely on the strict techniques of spells or ceremonies, and instead she uses shortened and simplified techniques. Like Mina, these are all calculated actions, where she accurately repeats the proper technique, arranged to cover her weaknesses and limits. Using precise movements that are actually magic symbols and repeatedly training, allowing Diana to boost the effectiveness and potency of her magic through those movements.

#### Minor Arcana

The **Minor Arcana** (小アルカナ *Shō Arukana*?) is the second category of cards found in a Tarot deck, comprised of 56 cards divided in four suits; Cups, Swords, Wand and Coins. Each suit is comprised of 4 court cards; a King, a Queen, a Knight, and a Page, as well as number cards from Ace (1) to 10. The suits also have a specific element and color associated with them. Rather than connecting directly to a sephira like the Major Arcana, the Minor Arcana are used to produce symbolic weapons of their element. The 56 Minor Arcana cards reflect the trials and tribulations that people experience on a daily basis. Even though the Minor Arcana cards are called ‘minor', it doesn't mean that these Tarot cards won't have a significant impact in a person's life. The Minor Arcana is typically used to call upon the four elements and attributes of the four archangels using the cards as a symbolic catalyst.

* **Wands** *(ワンド Wando, lit Suit of Wands)*: The Suit of Wands represents the color red, the element of fire and is associated with the Archangel Michael. As such, using the Suits of Wand Cards essentially allows her limited authority over the element of fire.
* **Cups** *(カップ Kappu, lit. Suit of Cups)*: The Suit of Cups represents the color blue, the element of water and is primarily associated with the Archangel Gabriel. As such, using the Suits of Cups Cards essentially allows Diana limited authority over the element of water.
* **Swords** *(剣 Ken, lit. Suit of Swords)*: The Suit of Swords represents the color yellow, the element of wind and is associated with the Archangel Uriel. As such, using the Suits of Swords Cards essentially allows her limited authority over the element of wind.
* **Coins** *(コイン Koin, lit. Suit of Coins)*: The Suit of Coins represents the color green, the element of earth and is primarily associated with the Archangel Raphael. As such, using the Suits of Coin Cards essentially allows Diana limited authority over the element of earth.

#### Major Arcana

The **Major Arcana** *(大アルカナ Dai Arukana, lit. Greater Arcana)* is the first set of cards in the tarot set. Separate from the **Minor Arcana**, the Major Arcana is not divided into suits like regular playing cards but are allegorical symbols of the ‘Journey of the Fool’, a journey that everyone takes in their lives; a symbolic journey of understanding. Almost every aspect of a person's life can be interpreted within the Fool’s journey of the Major Arcana. Due to her experience with the usage of the Tarot Cards, Diana can use many interpretations of the Major Arcana to cast spells.

She is apparently able to use the full set of Major Arcana Tarot indivdually or combining them together to form a new spell. The amount of spells that Diana created using the Tarot Cards are estimated to be at around the hundreds, below are just a few of the spells that she has created:

* **Skill Mastering** *(高速学習 Kōsoku Gakushū, lit. Fast Learning)*: By interpreting the Major Arcana from The Fool to The World as a symbolism of new goals, desires, and attainment of new knowledge, Diana can use this to her advantage and learn skills quickly. As The Fool by itself represents a new journey, it doesn't have to be packing stuff in a bag and seeing new places, it can also be something of spiritual or knowledge. When the spell activates, Diana only needs to choose a certain skill or knowledge and she can instantly learn and understand the complexity and exactness of organisms, objects, or skills without any prior knowledge or the need of long-term or special education.
* **Saint-class Ascension** *(上昇 Jōshō, lit. Ascension)*: On the other hand by interpreting the Major Arcana from The Fool to The World as an ascension from humanity to godhood, Diana can imitate the metod of reaching godhood as depicted in Kabbalah. Using the association between the Major Arcana and Kabbalah that the interpretation creates, Diana is able to essentially *"climb up the Sephiroth Tree''* and achieve a higher understanding that has been stated in the Kabbalah Teachings. She can also synchronize with the Son of God and acquire a **Stigma** *(聖痕 Seikon, lit. Stigmata)* and draw upon a portion of God's Power to endow herself with superhuman capabilities.
* **Blade of Lightning** *(雷切 Raikiri, lit. Lightning Cutter)*: By using the depiction of the lightning that struck the tower in Tarot Card of The Tower, she is able to essentially form thunder on her hands that she can strike others with. The Lightning can be used in close-ranged for more penetrative power in her strikes, she can shape the lightning into swords and needles, and even release a current of electricity around her to electrocute her enemies. Being that it is electricity created by magic, it doesn't produce it's magnetic field like what natural electricity produces. Compared to electromasters in Academy City, her voltage output is essentially unlimited, compared to Railgun's 1 Billion Voltage Output.
* **The World** *(時間停止 Jikan Teido, lit. Time Stop)*: By purposefully misinterpreting The World as the end of a cycle, or more specifically the end of time. Diana can stop time for a total of 15 seconds. In the stopped time, Diana can move her own body freely along with any object she touches that she wishes to move, allowing her to strike her defenseless enemies, move to a superior position, and toy with her victims. All force applied by Diana during the time stop continues to exist after the time stop. Another unique feature of the time stop is how Diana can seemingly float in stopped time. Since no forces other than the time stopper's exist during a time stop, there is no force of gravity.
* **Disaster** *(災害 Saiga, lit. Misfortune)*: Using the combination of The Devil that represents the pinnacle of evil, and The Tower that symbolizes misfortune and an enemy in a journey. Diana is able to place a curse on whatever she wishes, whether be it people, places or objects. The exact effects can range from minor annoyances to tortuously extended death. However there is a limit to how long the curses can last for, the most a curse could last is about 72 hours which is why Diana rarely uses this spell. However when she does use it, she tends to really hate a person for someone as kind as her to place an extremely powerful curse on someone.

## Trivia

Diana Grey was inspired from Gothic and philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde 1890 book, *The Picture of Dorian Gray*'s titular character Dorian Gray. As such she possess the same capabilities as he can in that both are immortal thanks to a spell cast on and their souls grafted onto their portraits.

#### Some extra non-relevant information regarding Diana Grey that were not added above:

* She likes to read mystery novels and solve them before the crime is revealed.
* Being from the Victorian Era, she has incredible skills being a housewife. Being able to cook, do the laundry and clean the house.
* Her hobby is gardening.
* Diana always tends to her portrait and covers it up with a blanket so that no one can view the cursed person behind it.
* If she weren't immortal and Eiichiro was born in her time, she stated that she would have loved him regardless of class. To which other girls highly doubt.
* While she likes to do exercise such as yoga or a little bit of jogging, she absolutely refuses to any sort of workout that could give her any muscles.

Once every four months, the members at CERBERUS undergo a physical check-up from Academy City and United Nations of Magic Society to record the health and status of the members. These are her recorded physical statistics:

* Recorded Weight: 51kg
* Three Size Measurements: 87 (Bust) • 55 (Waist) • 85 (Hips)
* Recorded Physical Strength: [Unknown] (Pin Quote: *"I refuse to try something so barbaric!"*)
* Body Type: Hourglass
* Body Fat Percentage: 20% Body Fat

While Eiichiro stated that he doesn't have a type of girl, he stated that if he had to choose he prefers girls who are already beautiful without needing to show too much skin. Diana has been described as already being beautiful with her clothes on, so she is implied to be Eiichiro's type (although this may not be the case as he did state that he doesn't have a favorite type in the first place).