Botis

**Botis** (ボティス, *Botisu*?) is an antagonist in the "Fairy Forest" arc.

## Biography

Botis is the **Licentious Serpent Goddess** (蛇淫の女神, *Hebi in no megami*?). Also known as the **Goddess of Depravity** (堕落の女神, *Daraku no megami*?), she is skilled in intrigues. Botis is the **Goddess of Cunning** (狡知の女神, *Kōchi no megami*?). She is the first of Diadona's Minor God entourage, and she has the best wisdom amongst the subordinates.

It is she who actually gives power to the serpent cultists. She leads the serpent kin group, she corrupts the humans who are kin group of the Elios Pantheon and turns them into the serpent kin group.

## History

She was originally part of Elios kin group, who is good at strategy. It is this woman who betrayed humans and created the Ophiolatry. Among them, those who are devout are given grace and reborn as serpent-human. Rumour has it that the Elios Pantheon refer it as the "Yigg's curse".

## Appearance

She appears to be a woman wearing magus' robe. She appears to be a species with two legs.

She is depicted as a beautiful, horned woman with a poisoned magical dagger and a serpent in her lower body. However her true figure is a snake from the waist down like lamia. She has horns on her head.

## Personality

### Relationships

***The following section contains spoilers.***

Chiyuki
Dahāku
She calls him **young lord** (若様, *wakasama*?) and **young prince** (若君, *wakagimi*?).
Diadona
Her leader. Adjutant to Diadona, the Queen of the Serpents.
Kuroki
She was concerned about him but chose to ignore. When she learns it was the dark knight, she was vexed that her plans were stopped by him.

## Story

### The Fairy Forest

She came along with Dahāku as an overseer and are currently hiding inside a dead tunnel. They were guided by a certain individual. It was Botis who prohibited Dahāku from fighting Alphos. Botis tells the impatient Dahāku to endure, until they achieve their objectives. Botis discuss with Dahāku about her plan to unseal Ferion.

Botis was watching the wolfmen surrounding Ruthien's group through her familiars. She witnessed Yasab being overwhelmed by the hooded swordsman and concerns about him. Dahāku noticed her gloomy face and asked what happened. She vaguely explains about the situation about the wolves battle in the forest. She thought she was overthinking and worrying too much. She tells Dahāku to be patient till he can fight to his heart's content.

She fired magic bullets at Chiyuki, however Chiyuki was able to prevent them with her magical defence wall. Botis revealed herself, and pondered whether she should of been more stealthy. She claims it was a miscalculation on her part for the arrival of the Hero of Light's comrade. Botis called out the hidden lamias and gorgons. Botis fights Chiyuki and she compliments Chiyuki's fighting prowess. Furthermore, she is relieved her plans weren't noticed by the hero's party and the Hero of Light is absent. She reveals to Chiyuki, the barrier surrounding the dwarven village and announced the Disaster beast's revival. Botis leaves when Cerynunnos and the greenmen join the fray.

Both Botis and Dahaku returned to Nirukanai. Botis is vexed that her plans failed due to the obstacle of the dark knight who defeated Alphos.

### The Winds of the Prairie

Botis makes a suggestion to Diadona that they should find someone to interfere with Zalxis plans. Botis then bows and leaves the room.

## Abilities

He magical powers seem to be much higher than lamias.

She has small one-eyed snakes as familiars to gather information.

Botis is strong, but she is unsuitable for fighting, and Chiyuki is superior.

* **Magic Bullets** (魔法弾, *Mahō-dan*?) was able to penetrate parts of Chiyuki's magical defence wall.

### Equipment

She wields a dagger with a large jewel at the handle. Chiyuki thinks instead of a magic staff, she can use it as a weapon and as a staff.

## Etymology

**Botis** (ボティス?), sometimes Otis, is a demon described in the *Lesser Key of Solomon* (as the seventeenth spirit) and the *Pseudomonarchia Daemonum* (as the ninth spirit) as a President and an Earl who initially appears as a viper before absolutely devouring a sword. He appears as a fanged, and horned human who discusses matters past, present, and future; brings favor from allies and enemies, and rules 60 legions of demons. In the Munich Manual of Demonic Magic, Botis appears as Otius, and is mostly identical except that he is a *preses* and Count, appears in the more humanoid form to begin with, and rules only 36 legions of demons. In the Grand Grimoire, Botis appears as a subordinate of Agaliarept. According to Rudd, Botis is opposed by the Shem HaMephorash angel Lauviah.

## Development

The name is based on the fallen angel **Botis** (ボティス?). There is also an element of **Lilith** (リリス, *Ririsu*?), the serpent of temptation.

The author wanted to change Botis' name like Dahāku, but kept it as the way it is.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Apophis Pantheon: Deities Name Record 1 Diadona, Queen of the Serpents
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 04 - To the Forest
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 19 - The Battle in the Forest pt.02
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 *Dark Knight Story* - The Winds of the Prairie: Chapter 01 - The Plotting and Scheming
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 09 - Encounter and Reunion
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 20 - The Battle in the Forest pt.03
7. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 21 - The Poison of Botis
8. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 26 - Return From The Forest