Zera

* Default
* Levin Armor

Zera is a major protagonist of Nightfall, introduced in Volume 4.

## Personality

The Electric-type used to be fun-loving and boisterous, being the life of the party and brightening up the day. But now, he's known for being a short-tempered jerk, talking down to others and starting arguments. If challenged by an enemy, Zera won't hesitate to fight. He absolutely despises losing battles to his enemies, and will sometimes even constantly seek them out just to rematch and win. Zera is quick to judge and assume things about other Pokémon. Albeit being angered easily, Zera tries his best to lay low and stay quiet most of the time.

He likes to do things of his own accord and often turns down help from others, even if he truly needs it. This earned him another major trait: being a loner. The Zeraora tends to sit in the "background", rarely speaking up in discussions. Zera's often found standing outside, alone, during sunset; he says it's one of the only times he finds serenity. When in a group, he tends to fall behind since he doesn't like to be around the others. When it's just him and one other person, he likes to let them do the talking.

Zera believes that being positive makes him vulnerable and weak. Even trying to muster a slight grin makes him uncomfortable. Because of this, nobody has ever seen him smile.

Despite all the negatives, Zera cares very much about those he considers his friends and he's been proven to be very trustworthy. Though it doesn't seem like he's concerned when someone is hurt, he is on the inside. He wants to help the others get through tough times to the best of his ability, but his choices to do so may not always be the best option. Due to his lifespan being longer than most of the others', he dreads the day when he will eventually outlive all of them.

## History

For most of his life, Zera lived in an isolated town for Pokémon located next to a deep river. Similar to Ecruteak City, this town's notable features were towers, of which there were three. They served as places to socialize with others and host events. Zera stayed in the forest nearby, coming over nearly every day to play and talk to the residents. Everyone there thought highly of the Mythical and looked forward to seeing him.

One day, one of the towers had caught fire during the night, catching Zera's attention. Most of the residents were able to escape, but one Umbreon was certain that her child was still trapped somewhere inside. Not wanting to let the Eevee perish, a determined Zera dashed inside the burning tower. In one of the highest floors, Zera found the Eevee. He signalled a Pidgeot, who flew up and allowed the Eevee to be placed on its back. As Zera was too big to ride on the Flying-type, he planned on racing back down as quickly as he could.

Before he could, a light formed in his peripheral. Looking up, he caught sight of a creature charging a strange move. In the blink of an eye, the Pokémon unleashed the attack and blasted Zera through a window. The Thunderclap Pokémon lost his powers and plummeted down into the river, falling unconscious as the tower collapsed.

Soon after, Zera awoke and found himself laying on the bank of the river, in a forest area completely unfamiliar to him. Questioning how he didn't drown wasn't in his mind at the time. He stood up and wandered away into his new home, where he would stay for the next few years as he regained his powers.

### Meeting the Alliance

It didn't take long for Lance to find him. Zera was shot with a Sleep Powder dart and taken away. He woke up once again, chained beside an unconscious red Zoroark. The Mythical sat there for what seemed like ages before a Braixen discovered where he'd been trapped. She rescued him with ease, but they weren't able to free the Zoroark in time.

As they fled, they came across Glaze and Axel, who were searching for their friend Lightning. From their description, the Braixen, Lilith, realized the Zoroark who was chained up was the one they were looking for. She offered to help the two Shiny Pokémon find Lightning, which started her and Zera's connection to the Alliance.

Only a short time had passed after Zera joined the team. Overhearing Glaze stressing about a Corrupt Umbreon called Zero, the Electric-type made it his mission to track him down and kill him to help the Gallade. His goal went as planned; after a short battle, Zera had relentlessly executed Zero with Gigavolt Havoc.

### Rivalry with Ultra

News of a strange, deadly hybrid reached Zera in a heartbeat. It was said to be a Mega Evolved clone of Glaze, mixed with an Ultra Necrozma, who resided in Ultra Megalopolis.

Again adamant on resolving the situation, Zera travelled to the city and immediately challenged the hybrid, Ultra, to a battle. Zera thought he would win, but was quickly proven wrong. Afterwards, Lilith and Fiore created a Necrozma-esque armor for him, called the Levin Armor, to see if it would help him become stronger. It appeared to at first, but Ultra was just too powerful. This would lead to a strong rivalry and a number of battles between the two, with Zera losing every time.

Though Ultra had been reformed much later on, Zera still had a strong dislike for him. Over time, however, his hatred appeared to lighten up. By the time Arcane was over, the two were able to work together and be in the same room without fighting or casting cold glares at each other.

### Death

Zera knew his lifespan would cause him to outlive everyone. He endured several centuries of pain and heartache, watching the generations of his friends zoom by. He no longer knew anyone anymore. It was such a burden to Zera; to him, he essentially had immortality at this point. Each day, month, year, Zera grew more and more tired. Depression settled in; he no longer had the energy to stay as his normal, miffed self anymore. He was just a shell of what he once was. The Zeraora begrudgingly endured this pain for longer than he wanted to.

He had enough one day. The waters of Greenwood Bay greeted him at sunset.

## Additional Information

His armor lets Zera become capable of levitating and running in the air like a Solgaleo. A sword is provided as well, with the blade made of light just as strong as an Ultra Necrozma's. His armor boosts his Defense and Special Defense stats, as well as adds the Prism Armor Ability.

Zera is able to take off his helmet, as it can simply vanish into thin air and reappear at any time. He's usually seen without it unless he's in or preparing for battle. He can make the rest of his armor vanish and reappear as well. He also possesses the power to create Ultra Wormholes with Levin equipped.

## Trivia

* As revealed by Noir, Zera is afraid of fire, drowning, and being trapped. He has cleithrophobia, which is the fear of being trapped. All of his fears stemmed from the incident in his hometown.
	+ He was originally intended to have claustrophobia (fear of tight spaces), but the phobia was changed.
* Levin is the name of his armor, since the word "levin" means lightning, or thunderbolts.
* Zera taught Lightning how to use Gigavolt Havoc, and Axel how to use Supersonic Skystrike/Searing Sunraze Smash.
* Zera was aware of Lilith's crush on him, but he won't return her feelings. Part of that reason, is that despite being referred to as a male, he is still genderless.