| “ | The truth is harder to swallow than a lie. | „ |
| ~ Ardaux talking to Shizuka and Haruki |
Summary[]
Ardaux is one of the secondary antagonists of Before the Sable Dawn, a half-demon, half-human hybrid working under Mephisto Kagami to further her own goals. Not much is known about her motives, but it is likely that she is trying to take revenge on the world for how much it hurt her.
Combat Statistics[]
Tier: At least 6-C
Name: Ardaux
Origin: Before the Sable Dawn
Age: None (Demons do not consider age important and disregard how long they have lived), at least hundreds of years physically (Has been following Mephisto's orders for at least this long)
Classification: Human-Demon Hybrid
Gender: None (Demons place no importance on gender), physically Female
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Longevity (As a demon hybrid, Ardaux has lived for hundreds of years but still is said to age), Immortality (Types II, III, and VIII: Could survive despite having a hole in her chest and came back from just her history remaining. Demons are unable to die unless all who fear them die), Regeneration (Mid-Godly: Could come back from merely her history remaining after her soul was destroyed), Enhanced Senses and Extrasensory Perception (Can see souls, spirits, and even know when Reasoning was used in a certain area. Could see and detect Aurum despite his invisibility), Non-Physical Interaction (Capable of attacking spiritual phenomena and even interrupt uses of Reasoning, was still capable of striking Ferris despite his intangibility), Skilled Scythe User, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant (Capable of keeping up with Aurum, despite him knowing and applying millions of fighting styles), Soul Manipulation, Aura, Fear Manipulation (Her mere presence can instill fear on the soul), Fire Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, limited Existence Erasure (Her hellfire burns so hot that it can eliminate temperature itself in certain areas), Spatial Manipulation (Can cut through space to produce instantaneous attacks), Durability Negation (Damages on a spiritual level and would soon be able to replicate Mephisto being able to damage one's history), Conceptual Manipulation (Type I), Light Manipulation, and Magic (Is capable of using Reasoning)
Resistance to Soul Manipulation (Can withstand damage to the soul and could tank strikes that would've normally been able to completely annihilate one), Temperature Manipulation (Unaffected by the heat of the core of the sun or below freezing temperatures), Telepathy, limited Precognition (Khadir was unable to predict her actions, which works by reading an individual's mind), Corrosion Inducement and Corruption (Type III) (Is fine standing next to Mephisto even after his aura is unleashed, which corrodes and corrupts the histories of those around him), Pain Manipulation (Feels no pain), Paralysis Inducement, Spatial Manipulation (Broke out of Alex's stasis field, which freezes space around the target), Perception Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation (Unaffected by Tiamat's abilities beginning to manifest, which creates a darkness so great that someone just seeing it is blinded), Blood Manipulation, Absorption (Tiamat stated that it was impossible to drink or even manipulate her blood), Disease Manipulation and Death Manipulation (Managed to withstand a weakened version of the Black Plague, of which it was only fueled by the essence of death)
Attack Potency: At least Island Level+ (Just a bit weaker than Nahum, whose powers were said to be capable of completely shattering the entire Rocky Mountain Range [79.9 Gigatons])
Speed: FTL (Comparable if not slightly faster than an inexperienced Tiamat who was capable of moving so fast that lightning looked like it was moving at a snail's pace in comparison [7.3c])
Lifting Strength: Class M (Could easily lift up an entire skyscraper, which are weighed around 250,000 tons)
Striking Strength: At least Island Level+
Durability: At least Island Level+
Stamina: Superhuman. Ardaux is capable of fighting despite sustaining heavy injuries and walked off a hole in her chest, simply regarding it as a 'distraction'. Could spar against Tiamat for several hours uninterrupted.
Range: Extended Melee Range, Kilometers with Fire Manipulation (Her hellfire was capable of completely covering an entire city and would've kept going if she wanted)
Standard Equipment: A scythe.
Intelligence: In terms of combat, Ardaux is possibly one of the most skilled individuals in Before the Sable Dawn, with the only one that was actually capable of giving her trouble and holding her off being Aurum Shincho. Her skills and abilities have been culminated from dozens of years working under Mephisto, fighting against countless warriors and adopting their fighting styles into her own. It is stated that if everyone was on an equal playing field, she would be the second strongest, with the strongest being Aurum.
Weaknesses: Ardaux is incredibly loyal to Mephisto and can be tricked by common manipulative tactics that mimic his voice or commands.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Hellfire: The Gnosis and Reasoning that Ardaux wields, a unique fire that is generated by her own willpower and spirit, conjured by her magic. It burns away anything in her way, even being capable of erasing temperature in certain areas of space. Such areas become complete vacuums of heat, for a split moment becoming nothing more than absolute zero before it is filled with heat once more. While it can normally be used to create areas of freezing temperatures, it can also be used to create precise pinpoints of immense heat that truly acts like hellfire.