Elina Verhen

**Elina Verhen** is Lith Verhen's biological mother. She is married to Raaz Verhen, Lith's father.

## Appearance

She is a good-looking woman in her early twenties and well endowed in all the right places, with a fit body honed through hard work. She has shoulder blades-length beautiful light-brown hair, with shades of red. Despite being in her early forties, thanks to Lith's treatments and a good genetic pool she looks to be in her late 20's, improved further by plenty of food and a much more relaxed life.

### Soul Vision

Elina's true nature looks perfectly human and is surrounded by a golden aura that attests to her clear conscience and the love she has for Raaz.

## Personality

Elina is a kind, compassionate woman who values family, even trying to redeem her sons who had been disowned or disowned the family. She frequently pesters her children to settle down and have grandchildren. She always favors attacking rather than reacting. She had taught her children that he who strikes first strikes twice.

## Equipment

Elina wields a wooden spoon with an Orichalcum core and enough mana crystals to control all the arrays in the Verhen home and turning the home appliances into war machines.

## Background

Elina and Raaz had married very early, even by village standards, barely sixteen. Elina got pregnant shortly after the marriage, giving birth to the twins Rena and Orpal. Then she got pregnant again every two years, with Trion, Tista and Lith in that order.

### Academy Years

After Orpal orchestrates an attack on Lith, Elina pushes the decision to disown Orpal. Trion moves out of the home several years later, feeling ostracized by his family that favors Lith. Solus reveals that Elina had been in pain for a long time, feeling that losing Orpal and Trion were a result of her bad parenting.

Elina meets Orion Ernas when he visits Lutia looking for Lith's help in consoling Friya and Yurial. She is on guard against him at first due to his nobility, though Phloria vouches for him afterwards. With Elina's prodding and Orion's pleading, Lith agrees to go. After Balkor's attack, Jirni Ernas visits the family, informing them of Lith's condition and revealing that he had been dating Phloria for over a month. When Lith's family visits the Ernas manor where Lith is kept, Jirni orchestrates Phloria's meeting with Lith's family to endear her daughter to them.

Lith returns during the third trimester, where Elina and Raaz express their desire to have another child. Elina had become infertile due to darkness magic while giving birth to Lith, but Lith manages to successfully heal her using Tista as a healthy template. Following Nalear's attack during the 5th year, Elina and Rena help comfort the Ernas sisters. Lith safely delivers Elina and Raaz's 6th child, Aran.

### Army Years

After Lith finishes boot camp and leaves to join the Ranger Corps, Raaz and Elina ask Lith to tell Trion to come home if he ever sees him. Later, Trion visits Raaz and Elina, but Trion's jealousy of Lith and blind anger lead him to leave and disown both his parents.

Lith returns home on leave after destroying Kaduria, giving them the news of his promotion to Great Mage. The family rejoices, though Elina questions his attire and prods him to find a girl to settle down with. Lith expresses concerns over his promotion agitating the nobles and potentially endangering his family, but Elina and the rest of the family reveal to Lith they had known their lives were in danger ever since Lith attended the academy, but unanimously decided Lith deserved a chance at a better life.

Jirni occasionally calls Elina about Lith's latest achievements, though Elina tries to make Lith take up a more sedentary career. Lith finally brings his girlfriend Kamila Yehval to Lutia to meet the Verhens for his 18th birthday. The meeting is awkward at first but the tension is quickly broken by the children's arrival. Lith kisses Kamila in front of the family to their delight. Kamila gets accustomed to the family during dinner.

Over the next few months, Kamila becomes Elina's only link with Lith, and the two women talk for hours at a time. Elina grows fond of her and sets aside all the doubts she has about the age gap between Kamila and Lith being an obstacle to their relationship. After Dawn's defeat, Lith returns to Lutia for a month's leave. He informs Elina of Kamila visiting and helps her prepare a meal in the kitchen like they used to. Elina confides in Lith, lamenting how her other two sons turned out, but Lith comforts and reassures her.

The Verhen family celebrates Lith's 18th birthday, and afterwards Lith brings Selia and Protector back to Lutia, revealing his Hybrid Form to the family and his plans to apprentice under Faluel the Hydra. Though most of the family are initially surprised, Elina resolutely accepts and comforts him. Protector explains how becoming an Awakened works and reveals the existence of the Council to them, going into detail of the internal power struggles now involving Lith.

### Awakened Apprentice Years

Following the opening of the Jambel silver mines, distant family of Elina and Raaz attempt to beg them for a share of the profits, but the Verhens turn them away due to never having received their support for Tista's treatments in the past. Elina even unleashes the magical beasts on their lawn onto the more persistent ones. During Night's attack on Lutia, Elina unleashes an empowered Yurial's Hexagram on the Horseman.

Elina comforts Tista and Lith upon their return from the Jiera continent, even offering to "give those assholes of the Council a piece of [her] mind." Lith later recounts his tribulation to them, though is sidetracked after Kamila reveals Elina invited Crefas and Kima Retta to their home while he was away, along with Orpal who brought news of Trion's "suicide." The family descends into an argument in which Tista and Lith refuse to believe Orpal's redemption and brush off Trion's death while Raaz and Elina try to argue leniency.

After the family makes up, Lith reveals the DoLorean as a gift to the family for safe travel. The Verhens take a trip over the Trawn Woods before touching down in Lutia, though quickly leave disgusted when the villagers make overt marriage proposals after witnessing the flying craft. They visit Count Lark's household, where they disembark to rest while the Count takes the DoLorean on a joy ride. The Verhens have dinner at Lark's with him commenting on Aran and Leria's magical education. Talk about Aran and Leria's magical misdeeds leads Lith to bring the two on a magical bootcamp. Elina pesters Lith about grandchildren before he leaves, with Raaz quickly abandoning ship.

Raaz and Elina take a vacation in the Flying Griffon Resort. While at lunch, they are approached by Faluel and Leegaain, who asks them for a blood sample to prove Leegaain isn't Lith's father. Recognizing Leegaain as the one responsible for sending Lith and Tista to the Lost City of Kolga, Elina punches the Father of All Dragons and kicks him in the gonads. After letting her vent her anger, Leegaain explains how disproving any relation to Lith would prevent being targeted by Leegaain's enemies. Tyris arrives and vouches for Leegaain's reasoning. Elina accepts and Leegaain makes an emergency summons of the Council and the Jiera and Garlen Guardians. The Blood Resonance spell confirms Raaz and Elina's blood relation to Lith but contrary to expectation Lith's beast life force identifies Leegaain and Salaark as his kin.

Orpal returns with Kima and Crefas who try to associate with Lith to pay off their debt but give away too much, allowing Jirni to expose their crimes and arrest them. She subsequently discredits Orpal's fake backstory, causing Orpal to reveal his true colors before being kicked out the house. Elina and Raaz are devastated by the reveal.

Lith returns from the Eclipsed Lands and shows them his new Tiamat form following his breakthrough to the violet core. Elina and Raaz express their worry for his depression over losing the last semblance of his humanity and (unbeknownst to them) his intention to reveal Solus to Kamila and subsequent expectation for their break-up. Lith introduces his family to Crevan Gershal, Lenanna, and Jhet, and Tezka as members of his Phoenix and Abomination families respectively.

Kamila breaks up with Lith after he reveals Solus to her. The rest of the family, unaware of this reason, tiptoe around him after the break up. News of Lith's single status spreads around the Kingdom and many flock to court him, including beasts hoping to mix with his Guardian bloodlines. After one tense evening, Rena convinces Lith to reveal the reason for the breakup.

Lith brings the family to the Trawn Woods where he shows them the tower and introduces them to Solus as his other half. Raaz, Elina, and Rena take the revelation poorly, believing Solus to be a homewrecker. However, after seeing Solus' anguish at their reaction as well as Lith's expectation of their reactions, they rescind their initial judgments. He shares with them their memories in a mind link, including what Solus could remember from her previous life as Elphyn. The Verhens apologize and embrace her as a member of their own family.

After spending time with Lith and Solus in the tower, the Verhens are introduced to the Verhen Mansion. However, they decline to move in, preferring their familiar family home. The family hosts a private party to celebrate Lith's 19th birthday. Salaark joins, revealing Raaz and Elina's ancestry as Phoenix and Dragon, respectively. Leegaain is dragged in by Salaark, and Xenagrosh visits with Bytra.

In the aftermath of Quylla's "death", Elina comforts Solus as she takes time away from Lith to not let their negative feelings overflow into each other through their bond. She advises her to focus on her own feelings for once. Elina and Raaz congratulate Tista when she evolves to a Red Demon at the blue core, though Elina embarrasses her daughter by asking for grandchildren.

#### Visiting Grandma

The Verhens visit Salaark in the Blood Desert, though the Queen's Corps squads and magical beasts protecting Lutia mourn the departure of her cooking. The parents scold Lith and Tista for their recklessness after learning about Tista's failed experiment with her life forces. Aran and Leria regularly return to Lutia to play with Frey and Filia during their lunchtime, before returning to the Desert to sleep. One afternoon, Lutia is attacked by the Balkor copycat and numerous mercenary groups. Aran and Leria are brought back to the Desert accompanied by Abominus and Onyx. The magical beasts speak to Elina and Rena for the first time to explain the situation, causing the two women to faint.

The Verhens discuss planning for a birthday party for Solus. Solus triggers a memory of her father Threin, also undergoing a breakthrough to the deep blue core and restoring 4 floors of the tower and the memories of their functions. Solus gives them a tour of the Workshop, Greenhouse, Armory, andLibrary.

Elina consoles Solus after the latter sustains injuries to her human form from her battle against Quaron, explaining it as a good thing for Solus to be able to verify her humanity. She proceeds to teach Solus to bake cookies.

## Quotes

* *"You see, not always people are like they appear. For every good and sincere person you meet, there is always another ready to say everything, just to get what he wants."* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 84)
* *"I trust a noble as far as I can throw him."* (Elina to Orion, Chapter 179)
* *"Don't play dumb with me, young man. Is it too much to ask for a grandchild or two? I'm not getting any younger and neither are you. When will you bring a girl home?"* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 411)
* *"A lot of bad things could have happened, yet we are still here. We're not rich, powerful, or influential, but it doesn't mean we can't fight by your side. I'm your mother, I've been ready to put my life on the line for you since the day you were born."* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 412)
* *"..even if [Senton] was a gold digger, well, we were confident that the moment he broke Rena's heart you would've ripped his out."* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 483)
* *"All the magic in the entirety of Magar can't change the fact that I'm your mother and you're my son. It's my right and duty to worry about you. Shut up and give your old mom a hug."* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 908)
* *"Does turning into this thing hurt? Who or what did this to you? Was it Balkor? Was it the goddamn army with its experiments? Is this the reason why we couldn't see you for so many months?"* (Elina to Lith after he shapeshifts for the first time, Chapter 930)
* *"I don't need time, silly. Eighteen years ago, I brought you into this world and into this very house. I don't care how do you look like or what race your friends belong to. All I ever wanted for you was to be happy. That night I almost lost you and it was the worst moment of my life. I can't bear the thought of you spending even one second thinking that your mother doesn't love you. This is your home and it will always be as long as I draw breath."* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 931)
* *"I was thinking about giving those assholes of the Council a piece of my mind for putting the life of my children at risk, but first I need your permission. Would it embarrass you if I told them to shove their trials up their asses and leave you alone?"* (Elina to Lith after his return from Jiera, Chapter 1260)
* *"Farming lizard. Should've minded his own farming business."* (Elina after hearing about Lith's tribulation, Chapter 1264)
* *"Get me out of here. Lutia's air stinks today."* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 1278)
* *"I'd like my grandkids to have a bit of the Verhen blood along with that of the Dragon, Demon, or whatever you're turning into...I'm not getting any younger and neither is [Kamila]. Is it a crime to want a few grandkids until I have the strength to enjoy them?"* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 1287)
* *"I'm more worried about Tista. She's already very strong and now she's getting muscular as well. I'm afraid she'll end up like Phloria, with only suitors that care about her status. On top of that, she's already 21 and-"* (Elina to Lith, Chapter 1333)
* *"You are my son and you need me more than I need to cry. So please, don't you dare to call yourself a monster again because that's the only thing that I can't bear right now. No one in this house cares about how you look or how your children will. All that matters to us is that you know that this is your family and that everyone here loves you."* (Elina comforting Lith after his breakup, Chapter 1427)
* *"Thank you for dedicating your whole life to protect my son from this world and even from himself. Without you, he would have probably lost his way and we him...you're the only reason why he can strive for [happiness] and so can we. My entire family owes you a debt of gratitude that can never be paid back."* (Elina to Solus, Chapter 1429)
* *"You are the closest thing to a twin he has and the daughter that I was never allowed to know. I'm so sorry for never being a part of your life and I know there's no way I can make up for the lost time, but I would like to try anyway, if you'll allow me to. Would you give me the privilege of calling you my daughter?"* (Elina to Solus, Chapter 1430)
* *"You did the right thing by leaving Lith's side. Unless you learn how to take care of yourself and to separate your feelings from his, you'll never be your own person. Everyone has the right to be selfish sometimes. It's what makes us human and happy. You can't learn how to share with others if you don't have anything of your own."* (Elina to Solus, Chapter 1481)
* *"Can you promise me just one thing? Can you please give me a grandchild or two before refining the violet core? I love your brother like the day I gave birth to him, but after becoming a Tiamat, we have no idea if his loins work as before...There's nothing wrong in laying eggs or whatever Tiamats do, but I would prefer things going the old-fashioned way. Waiting for the hatch is more convenient, but nothing compares with feeling the baby kicking the mother's womb."* (Elina to Tista after she evolves to a Red Demon, Chapter 1490)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 1306: The Price of Truth (Part 2)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 179: Cornered
3. ↑ Chapter 908: Open Wounds (Part 2)
4. ↑ Chapter 1248: Against the Odds (Part 2)
5. ↑ Chapter 1305: The Price of Truth (Part 1)
6. ↑ Chapter 1265: Black Sheep (Part 1)
7. ↑ Chapter 1286: Keeping Busy (Part 2)
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 1109: Yurial’s Legacy (Part 1)
9. ↑ Chapter 963: The Fallen (Part 1)
10. ↑ Chapter 5: Growing Pains
11. ↑ Chapter 15: Break Ups
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chapter 909: Bad News (Part 1)
13. ↑ Chapter 219: Meet the Parents
14. ↑ Chapter 253: Learning (Part 1)
15. ↑ Chapter 319: Final Rankings (Part 1)
16. ↑ Chapter 361: Career Change (Part 1)
17. ↑ Chapter 602: Retribution (Part 2)
18. ↑ Chapter 411: Family Reunion (Part 1)
19. ↑ Chapter 484: Meet the Parents (Part 2)
20. ↑ Chapter 931: Upside Down (Part 3)
21. ↑ Chapter 933: Cursed Objects (Part 1)
22. ↑ Chapter 1094: Trust Issues (Part 2)
23. ↑ Chapter 1260: Faluel’s Plan (Part 2)
24. ↑ Chapter 1266: Black Sheep (Part 2)
25. ↑ Chapter 1278: Test Drive (Part 2)
26. ↑ Chapter 1281: Safe Travels (Part 1)
27. ↑ Chapter 1287: Away from Home (Part 1)
28. ↑ Chapter 1308: Parents and Donors (Part 2)
29. ↑ Chapter 1341: Monsters Among Us (Part 1)
30. ↑ Chapter 1420: Gains and Losses (Part 2)
31. ↑ Chapter 1424: The Weight of Truth (Part 2)
32. ↑ Chapter 1427: Solus and the Family (Part 1)
33. ↑ Chapter 1430: Ins and Outs (Part 2)
34. ↑ Chapter 1438: Family Time (Part 2)
35. ↑ Chapter 1442: Birthday Party (Part 4)
36. ↑ Chapter 1481: Motherly Duties (Part 1)
37. ↑ Chapter 1490: Red Demon (Part 2)
38. ↑ Chapter 1539: Family Care (Part 1)
39. ↑ Chapter 1568: Vortexes and Cores (Part 1)
40. ↑ Chapter 1543: Quality Time (Part 1)
41. ↑ Chapter 1584: The Pain of Loss (Part 2)
42. ↑ Chapter 1602: Shared Power (Part 2)
43. ↑ Chapter 1670: Fields and Ovens (Part 2)
44. ↑ Legion on Discord