Seven Sages of Destruction

## Introduction

The Seven Sages of Destruction were a group of seven powerful demon mages who served the Demon King until his demise. They seemed to work under the Demon King's confidant, the Omniscient Schlacht. In the past, the Sages were important generals of the Demon King Army, securing key areas of interest in the Northern Lands.

In a battle against all of the Sages and Schlacht, three of the seven Sages of Destruction were taken down by the Hero of the South. Two of the Sages, the Immortal Böse and the Miraculous Grausam, were defeated by the Hero Party. At some point during their adventure, the Hero Party encountered Aura the Guillotine. Though they were unable to kill Aura, they destroyed most of her undead army and forced her to retreat. After the Demon King was defeated by the Hero Party, the remaining Sages of Destruction, Aura and Macht, went into hiding and were sealed in the Great Barrier of the Golden Lands by Serie's apprentices respectively. After the death of the Hero Himmel, Aura resurfaced in the Northern Lands and began to wage war against Graf Granat's Domain. Twenty-eight years after Himmel's passing, Aura the Guillotine was defeated by Frieren. The last remaining Sage, Macht of the Golden Lands, was defeated by Denken thirty years after the Hero Himmel's passing.

## Members

### Aura the Guillotine

Aura ascended to her seat among the **Seven Sages of Destruction** 500 years ago. Her magic is the Scales of Obedience, which weighs the amount of mana of two souls and grants the party with more mana dominion over the other's body. The control of her magic is near absolute with the exceptions of extremely resilient souls. Because of this, Aura decapitates every body she controls, granting her the moniker of "Aura the Guillotine".

Aura managed to survive a battle against the Hero Party. This battle depleted her of most of her undead army. She went into hiding after the Demon King was defeated. However, when the Hero Himmel died, she resurfaced once again and began to wage war against Graf Granat's Domain. Aura was later defeated by Frieren.

### Immortal Böse

Little is known about Böse other than the fact that he was vanquished by Himmel and his Party. His subjugation became one of the adventure tales told about the Hero Party.

Wirbel first discusses stories of Böse's subjugation in Chapter 59. Böse was seen briefly in the flashback of Chapter 63 along with all the other Sages of Destruction. He wore a helmet and had horns growing to the sides instead of growing upwards like other Demons.

Böse specializes in barrier magic. His barriers are considered indestructible by mankind. Frieren states that she cannot visualize breaking Böse's barrier. However, Himmel and Eisen both express that they should be able to physically damage the barrier. Frieren is able to analyze and undo Böse's magic. In the ensuing fight against the Hero Party, Böse assesses that Frieren is the greatest threat and proceeds to underestimate the rest of the Hero Party; as a result, Himmel is able to deal the finishing blow to Böse.

### Macht of Golden Land

Macht is considered to be the most powerful Sage of Destruction.[*citation needed*] He uses Diagoldze (Universal Golden Transmutation Magic), a powerful curse which cannot be detected, analyzed or dispelled. The gold he creates with his magic is unmalleable and distinct from naturally occurring gold. In addition, he is a powerful physical fighter, who often preferred to fight with a sword. Macht uses the coat he wears on his left shoulder in battle, either transforming it into a large golden sword, or turning it into gold as a shield. He is also proficient at using other types of magic. Macht is one of only eleven other mages that has defeated Frieren in battle before.

Unlike most of his fellow Demons, Macht dislikes conflict, battles and expresses a desire to understand humanity's emotions, despite his repeated failure to attain the latter. His efforts to understand and attain human emotion led him to raze several villages and eventually led to his meeting with Solitär. At some point, the Omniscient Schlacht and the Miraculous Grausam showed up to recruit Macht for their battle against the Hero of the South. Macht would survive this battle, but his memories of it are wiped by the Miraculous Grausam.

After the defeat of the Demon King, he was the last surviving Sage of Destruction. Macht made a deal with Glück to allow the latter to live and attempt to teach him human emotions such as guilt and malice. He eventually destroyed the Fortified City of Weise in an attempt to experience human emotions. Macht intended on escaping into the Empire but was confronted by Serie and her First Class apprentices. Serie allowed her apprentices to seal Macht, along with the Fortified City of Weise, into the Great Barrier of the Golden Lands.

### Miraculous Grausam

Grausam appeared in Chapter 63 alongside the other Sages of Destruction in order to fight the Hero of the South. Grausam made an appearance in Chapter 89 in Macht's memories, where his appearance was used to threaten Macht to comply with Schlacht's demand. Macht himself states that Grausam's magic is the worst match up for Macht. He is also demonstrated to be able to erase memories.

In Chapter 117 and 118, it is revealed that Grausam's magic is the Spell to guide to paradise: Ansehelschella, which puts the opponent to sleep and makes them experience an endless illusion of a happy dream, even if impossible. He casts Ansehelschella upon the Hero Party with the intention of seizing Frieren's memories of the future. Grausam's magic is especially effective to those who rely on Mana Detection. However, priests that are as strong as Heiter are immune from his magic, implying that like Macht, Grausam's magic is considered a curse.

Besides his mental magic, Grausam does not demonstrate proficiency in any offense magic. He fights using the swords generated by Solitär's spell. Upon getting injured by Himmel, he exhibits extreme fear and killing intent, which Solitär scolds him for. Despite the fact that the Hero Party was able to break his spell, Grausam was able to learn something from Frieren's memories of the future.

## References

1. ↑ *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* Manga:
 Chapter 97 (p. 20).
2. ↑ *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* Manga:
 Chapter 97 (p. 23).