Levi Ackerman

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**Levi Ackerman** is a main character of the Éternel series. He is the Prince of The Bind, son of Keikain Ackerman and Tano Ackerman, and older brother to Akito Ackerman. Expertly skilled in combat, Levi Ackerman currently serves as the Commander's bloodsworn and War Chief, and previously bodyguard. A complicated man due to his past, Levi is emotionally repressed and aggressive or rude to most, but with Maya Prasanna, things are much different. He is 23-24 in the first book (Wings of Fire), 24-25 in the second book (The Fire Within), 25-31 in the third book (Between Two Worlds), 32-33 in the fourth book (Soul of a Dragon), and 34-35 in the final and fifth book (A Star of Sapphire). His dragon is a Razorwhip, Cepheus, greatly matching his personality and fighting style.

## Biography

Although abused in his past by his mother, Levi has grown to become a mighty warrior, and through Maya Prasanna, a once troubled man has learned to love once again.

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## Physical Appearance

Levi is a Japanese-German man with short, straight black hair styled in an undercut curtain. He has a heart-shaped head, a pointed nose, and narrow intimidating gray eyes . He stands at 5' 9", although when younger, around the age that he first met Maya Prasanna, he was shorter than her, only standing at 5' 0". Later on, he had a growth spurt, leaving him at his current height. His physique is well-developed from extensive exercise and military training.

After being ambushed by hunters at Two Tree Island and being consequently caught in an explosion in Éternel: Between Two Worlds, Levi currently has two scars across his face, one on his cheek, and the other across his eye. Along with this, 1/3 of his right index and middle finger were cut off. Although he was healed with Maya's waterbending, her powers only healed so much, and for the remainder of the series, Levi is blind in his right eye and currently wears metal prosthetics on his right hand. He doesn't truly need them, but for the sake of easing Maya's worries, he wore his prosthetics.

Between the ages of 15-18, Levi obtained almost three dozen different tattoos across his body, almost all of them holding a personal meaning. Some notable tattoos are the two-headed raven on his chest (honoring The Bind and his Ravensguard), the pair of wings on his back (honoring Maya and her dragons), and a phoenix on his right arm (symbolizing his recovery and rise from the abuse he received as a child). He had learned to tattoo himself around age 16, and only worked on himself for the extremely personal tattoos, such as the lake reflection tattoo on his inner left wrist, which was meant to remind him of Jungseok, having tattooed the lake where he was killed and buried.

Levi's clothing style before coming to The Embrace matched that of The Bind's cultural norms, but he often dressed below his station to blend in with the common folk. It was something his mother often berated him for, but as time went on, Levi found his own style and took after modern Earthrealm styles, of which he expanded upon once coming to The Embrace. Levi is often found wearing long-sleeve black or white shirts and black pants, whether denim, cotton, polyester, or any other material. He prefers to wear platform or combat boots to make himself slightly taller, but back on The Bind, he would usually wear riding or leather boots, usually mid-shin. Currently, Levi wears much more comfortable clothing such as hoodies, sweaters, sweatpants, t-shirts, etc.

Levi likes to accessorize, but not excessively. Back home on The Bind, it was taboo for men to wear any sort of accessories, with the exception of a ring for married men. However, Levi broke these norms and wore silver bracelets, earrings, and rings, more notably the one he'd crafted out of Jungseok's sword after his death. Many would make fun of him for his "feminine accessories," so Levi would simply turn to violence and beat whoever had insulted him into submission. After becoming Captain of the Guard, any chastising toward him disappeared.

## Personality

As a child, Levi was often quiet and drawnback, even before Tano Ackerman abused him. As he grew older, he became much more stubborn and outspoken, but this ceased once the abuse from Tano began, and during his teenage years, Levi completely changed as a person, going from a quiet and studious kid to an angry, emotionally repressed man, only focused on looking strong in front of others to gather approval as he couldn't get it from home, no matter how hard he tried.

Although he may have a short temper, Levi is wise and able to make quick decisions, brought from his years of training as a warrior, but also due to his amount of studying and learning how to take care of himself, as his mother wouldn't. Levi taught himself first aid, learned the ancient language of Dothraki by studying himself since no one spoke it on The Bind, and figured out how to hunt and cook on his own, as once he was older, Tano said he was responsible for finding his own food. And despite his angry moments, Levi greatly enjoyed studying, even though it was forced by his mother, but it was still an escape from his world of stress.

Levi, as a result of the abuse he suffered from Tano, pulled back emotionally from most people, but he was able to find love in sex. Although he may not have had any formal relationships prior to Maya, he found comfort in few of his hookups, such as Kirana Shion or Yu Jungseok. He was able to freely talk about his issues with his self esteem and feelings of self worth with the two, and felt deeply connected to them. Levi, after being told by his mother that crying is for the weak, often has issue crying in front of others, and instead directs it through rage. With the help of Maya, Levi overcomes this fear, though apart from her, Yoongi, Jungkook, Mei, and even Hyunae, Levi still presently has a huge issue being emotionally vulnerable around others.

But when Levi is vulnerable, he is by far one of the sweetest and most passionate people in the world of Éternel. During his moments of sorrow, Levi confides in Maya, and will often hold her or ask to be held. During sex, he's cried multiple times, specifically with Kirana after Jungseok was killed, or with Maya many times after hard battles or death scares, but sometimes simply because he feels so safe with her. When Levi first came to The Embrace to offer his blood to Maya, he openly cried in front of her as he performed his bloodswearing, and even opened up about his feelings with his family and how he felt like he was never loved.

Levi cares deeply for very few, but when those few are harmed or in danger, Levi is insanely protective over them and is quite willing to die for them, especially Maya. When Maya was first captured by Minjun in Éternel: Wings of Fire, Levi nearly went insane for the entire month that she was gone, barely eating or sleeping as he spent every waking second trying to find her location. In 2012, after Maya was captured by slavers, Levi tracked her down and murdered every man on the ships, for the first time losing his composure, even dropping his swords to run to Maya who was tied up, despite him saying in the past to her that he never drops his weapons, no matter what. During the *Azegda* Yule Ball in 2013, after a hunter came up to Levi and threatened to rape, impregnate, and murder Maya, Levi beat the man to death with his bare hands in the middle of the ballroom, and afterwards, he grabbed Maya and tried to get her as far away from The Cut as possible out of the fear that she'd be harmed.

Levi, like any humans, of course has his moments of ease, mostly with Maya and with time, the others residing on The Embrace. Outside of those walls, Levi holds himself in a stoic light, and resorts to violence and insults more often than not. But when with his friends, he lets go and smiles, laughs, and jokes. Still, he does have a very abrasive personality to those he knows and is close with. He is only comfortable being physical with few, those being Maya, Yoongi, Jungkook, Hyunae, Mei, and rarely Fawn.

Levi's ultimate goal in life is to devote his blood and heart to Maya Prasanna and protect her until his last breath.

## Abilities, Skills, and Talents

A man of many talents, Levi Ackerman shows his intelligence, strength, and versatility many times throughout the series.

#### Strength and Combat

Often called "The Claim's Strongest Warrior," Levi is widely known for his incredible combat skills on all ends: strength, decision-making, endurance, speed, and bravery.

Levi trained in the military since age 11, being the youngest soldier in the history of The Bind to ever start military training, as most enter around ages 14-16. Because of this, his experience was greater than all of the other recruits as he went higher up into the ranks. By the age of 15, Levi was able to take down the heftiest men during training, not only using physical strength, but by constantly searching for weak points in the middle of combat, something most soldiers didn't bother doing due to the culture's focus on physical strength and not mental.

Levi is able to fight in both hand-to-hand combat and weaponized combat. He prefers to use swords, specifically dual blades, but he is able to use knives, daggers, katanas, crossbows, and even a bow and arrow. Since he was forced to work at a blacksmith at a young age, Levi turned his job into a hobby, and often used the weapons he made in training or to hunt for food.

Levi, however, does not need weapons to kill a man. During military training as Captain, Levi has beaten recruits to the point where they had to be sent to the infirmary for emergency treatment. Levi is able to snap people's necks with just his foot, and crush people's skulls by throwing them into the wall. During the *Azegda* Yule Ball in 2013, Levi beat a man to death in pure rage after he threatened to harm Maya, showing that although Levi may prefer to use swords and weapons in combat, he has no issue killing anyone with just his hands.

Even outside of combat, Levi possesses great strength from his military training and personal fitness. Every day, he runs for at least an hour, and works out by himself or in a military training building for another hour, either early in the morning or late at night. He also has incredible agility, speed, and flexibility. Levi is able to perform a standing split, do one-handed push-ups, and back-handspring with one hand. Levi is able to lift heavy items and people up to 200 lbs, and can easily restrain others with great strength, including Maya Prasanna on multiple occasions, such as when Minho came to The Embrace, and Levi had to hold back Maya and sedate her.

#### Dragon Riding

When Levi first came to The Embrace, Maya Prasanna taught him how to handle, train, and ride dragons. Levi has a very strong bond with his Razorwhip, Cepheus, and the two seem to work together synchronously without issue. Levi is able to hold onto Cepheus with the help of his saddle's handlebars and dive with him at speeds over 100 mph. Levi's saddle is specially made so that there are foot holds at the very back, allowing him to lie stomach-down and slip his feet in, maximizing their speed and control.

Levi is also able to ride Toothless without any issue, although he did fall off once during a dive when him and Maya went for a leisure flight. When he first came to The Embrace, Levi was able to hang onto Toothless while he was wildly flying, diving, and rolling around to test him. Although Levi may not be able to hold onto Toothless like Maya can, he's still considered the second-best dragon rider in the group.

This is further proven by the fact that Levi was able to ride Rhaegal with little issue during their first flight together. Even though Rhaegal was flying slower to make sure Levi wouldn't fall off, he was still able to hold on while flying at an average of 90 mph, and even while they were diving at around 130 mph. After a few flights together, Levi was able to fly faster with Rhaegal and easily stay on while Rhaegal was diving and spinning, most notably shown during the Battle of the Skies during the Battle of Winterwatch in Éternel: Between Two Worlds.