Reina Mori

art by @littlechmura

**Reina Mori** is one of the Atlas Six (2020–2022 initiation class), recruited by Atlas Blakely in Osaka, Japan to be initiated into the Alexandrian Society. Later, she passed her initiation ritual and became an official member of the Society.

## Personality

Reina is quiet and keeps to herself, so much so that Parisa made a mental note to stay away from her. She can occasionally get angry when provoked a little too far. She was implied to be scared of her naturalist power in the beginning of the first book, and definitely was not very fond of her ability due to how seemingly uncontrollable it was. Callum Nova took notice, even going as far as saying that she resents her ability. The sentiment was confirmed as time went on. However, after Nico de Varona’s death, Reina realizes she doesn’t actually hate her powers. Over time, she had come to begrudgingly accept them, until she has the epiphany that she likes her power.

## Appearance

Reina has a nose ring, which is her most identifiable feature. She has short black hair and brown eyes.

## Relationships

### Nico de Varona

Nico was, at first, Reina's sparring partner. She used him to improve her hand-to-hand combat skills and get some exercise in as to not stay still for too long during their first year together. She eventually came to consider him a friend, which is rare for her seeing as she generally dislikes people. Their friendship is shattered, however, when Nico unknowingly made Reina look weak in his initiation ritual. Parisa gets in Reina's head to worsen the situation, and Reina eventually just ghosts Nico, much to his confusion. Eventually, he confronts her and she tells the truth, but he reacts badly and their friendship officially ends.

After they leave the house, Reina hardly ever talks to Nico. However, Nico constantly texts her, although she ignores. When informed that he would be preforming Atlas's experiment in the reading room, Reina only tells him to move the potted fig that’s in there since it doesn't like big magic.

After American politician Charlie Baek-Maeda and his family are shot at a campaign rally in Maryland, Reina realizes she wants to forgive Nico and be his friend again when or if she gets back to London. However, she never makes it in time. Nico is killed mid-experiment by Libby Rhodes. Reina doesn't find this out until much later, when Parisa informs her. This completely devastates Reina, plunging her into a suicidal frenzy that Parisa manages to pull her out of. Her rescue allows her to understand that yes, she'll grieve Nico, but she will eventually accept it and move on.

### Parisa Kamali

> Don't envy me, Parisa. Fear me.
>
> Reina repeating Parisa's previous words back to her, The Atlas Paradox

Reina dislikes Parisa for a number of different reasons. It may be possible that she also fears her, though this sentiment changes after the initiation ritual. Reina's fear shifts into resentment and anger, and she turns the tables on Parisa.

Their mutual dislike of each other continues on for another year after initiation. However, over the course of six months, that begins to shift slightly. Reina can recall Parisa's voice in her head at certain points, fueling her to fulfill her goals. Reina eventually returns to the Society manor house, where Parisa had already been residing for a few weeks. There, Parisa informs her of Nico's (and presumably Callum's) death, which sends Reina into a suicidal breakdown. She starts giving away her life force to the earth, claiming she wasted her life and has to give it away, creating a beautiful forest canopy and stream in the process. Parisa, however, pulls Reina out of the blind trance she entered with a hug and tells Reina she doesn't need to give back to the earth all at once. They stay hugging for a while more before separating and standing up.

After Reina's breakdown, Parisa invites Reina to stay with her in the house (for the time being) so they can both heal, and Reina accepts. Nearby, Reina hears a sapling referring to both her and Parisa as *Mothers*.

## Gallery

Reina & Callum by @littlechmuraReina by @littlechmuraReina by @littlechmuraReina, Nico, and Libby by @littlechmuraBonus Christmas art by @littlechmuraAtlas Blakely & his chosen six by @littlechmuraThe Atlas Six by @littlechmura
## Trivia

* Reina was born sometime in the mid-1990s
* Reina is confirmed to be asexual and aromantic, although those specific words are never used. However, it is clearly stated that she does not experience sexual or romantic attraction to anyone. She experiences either strong platonic feelings or a deep sense of hate, depending on the person.
* Reina is multilingual. Two of the languages she can speak are Japanese and English.
* Reina’s mother was a wealthy mortal. Her father may have been a medeian, but since medeians can be born to mortal/non-medeian parents, it’s possible that he may have been mortal as well.