| “ | What does it mean to protect? I get it now... I accept your will Amber Elysion, I accept your resolve. And with it? I-... I will carve my own future! Recaliburn paint my conviction with the colors of my choosing, as we will persist! | „ |
| ~ Ark Halcyon |
| “ | Bearer of light, grant thy might. Let forth, a ceaseless glow. A tender light flows and echos. It murmurs the words... Crescendo! |
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| ~ Ark being using crescendo |
Role[]
Ark Halcyon is a significant protagonist in the series who makes his debut as a mysterious traveler. He encounters Zero in Hakuri in the Capricorn Region. He saves Zero after he pursues a thief after the crook steals from the family that sheltered him while left for dead. Ark is seen holding a bulky blade named Recaliburn and an ancient grimoire. Ark travels with Zero as a guide, after failing to help him uncover the mystery of his past. He is depicted as a bizarre man who helps for the sake of helping. The sense of helping gave him his title of the charitable blade. He tends to hold on to the past, usually relying on his past experiences to guide him to the future.
Appearance[]
Ark is a 28-year-old male whose height is six feet. He carries the bulky blade Recaliburn attached to his waist along with his grimoire. He always was seen wearing his famous armor of ruin. Ark has blue eyes and black-ish hair with a decently slender build weighing at 180 pounds. Ark carries a decent number of accessories only bringing, Amber's Sword, Recaliburn’s family pendant, his grimoire, and has his eye of Ouroboros.
Backstory[]
Late Childhood []
Ark is a kind-hearted boisterous child who occasionally causes mischief with his free-spirited and clumsy personality. He is responsible, often trying to fix any mess. Despite his messy nature, he is kind and giving, usually being perceived as a pushover. Ark is an exceptional child possessing the unique light attribute apart from the four fundamental elements of fire, water, earth, and earth.
Since his academic introduction, Ark surpassed his peers in every magical aspect, being able to master exercises in mere minutes. Being naturally skilled at everything, everyone was envious of Ark's innate talent to improve, which later isolated him. As time passed, he grew more and more withdrawn. Usually, he tries to perfect his techniques to make him forget about the loneliness he felt deep down.
Eventually, Ark following his usual routine stumbles across a young girl as she repeatedly swings her petite wooden sword against a tree. As Ark tries to resume his routine and step away, the girl notices him and abruptly and confronts him. He ends up befriending the odd girl, learning her name, Amber Elysion. Ark surpassed her in every aspect except at close combat. Whenever he got the chance, he would always challenge her and lose every single time. The difference in experience was indistinguishable, which frustrated him. Ark's reputation influenced his egotistic mindset of being the best, the expectation he abides by because of his reputation overwhelmed him, creating an obsession to surpass Amber.
Ark's early adulthood has been about learning what he plans to do with his life as he felt something missing from himself. Ark's demeanor changes as he has a new outlook on life, his lack of coordination significantly improves, and he becomes a more social and empathetic person. Usually taking everything for granted, he becomes humbler and grows more considerate of the experiences, things, and friends in his life. Despite all the revisions to his personality, he remains reckless and is more stubborn.
Ark trying to find himself, now travels with his close friend Amber who is a tactical swordswoman. Amber had a substantial impact on Ark's growth as she made him more approachable, and social, which helped him build long term relationships. Ark and Amber supported each other, establishing a mutual relationship while traveling, which heightened both of their physical and mental states.
Eventually, Amber abruptly dies as she saves Ark in a life or death fight, which caused Ark to awaken his ability Crescendo. Ark after that battle fell into deep despair but, remembering her dying words filled him with hope. Soon enough, Ark realizes he must continue for her and himself. Shortly after her death, Ark sets out to fulfill her goals before her demise. Her words gave him courage and hope as it mimics throughout his mind, soon recognizing what it means to protect.
Ark Halcyon is a stubborn, reckless guy who wields a sword to protect. After his friend's passing, he became harder on himself. Eventually, it spiraled into the survivor's guilt, which makes him regret his lack of strength and his survival. Ark improves for the sake of him and his friends, holding on to the memories he had with her. Despite trying to simply move on, he tries to mask the endless amount of grief deep within, with training because it was all they used to do. After inheriting his friend's sword, Ark would then become more giving and righteous, eventually becoming the charitable blade. Ark relies on his past for him to continue on as a person and strengthens his resolve based on righteous beliefs.
Powers and Statistics[]
Key: Zodiac War | Current Base | Crescendo Form
Tier: At least 5-B, likely higher, possibly 2-A | At least 9-A, likely higher | 9-A, higher with Six-Fold
Name: Ark Halcyon
Origin: Return from Zero (WIP)
Gender: Male
Classifications: Human, Triplex Magic-User, The Charitable Blade,
Theme: XI - Halcyon
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics (Ark has full control of his body's movement and momentum, utilizing it to his full advantage by combining it with his method of fighting), Extrasensory Perception (Can perceive auras and magical concentration), Accelerated Development (Regarded as a prodigy, Ark possessed the uncanny ability to improve with minimal efforts. Capable of master teaching in unrealistic amounts of time, Ark has on multiple occasions displayed his limitless potential to grow), Analytical Prediction (Capable of predicting next attacks by analyzing an opponent’s fighting stance and attack patterns), Light Manipulation (Possesses Lux Magic, which allows for the manipulation of light), Magic, Status Effect Inducement, Regeneration (Low; Capable of regenerating wounds faster than the typical human, not combat applicable), Sealing (Ark can seal beings utilizing his Lux Magic), Adaptation (Able to manifest new spells that combat specific scenarios through sheer will. Created Swords of Revealing Light to combat Exen’s Mimic ability), Willpower Manipulation (Capable of sharpening his resolve, which allows him to fight at peak exhaustion), Power Nullification (Can negate magic with swords of concealing light), Energy Manipulation (Capable of converting light into mana), Aura, Weapon Creation (Capable of creating various weapons made from Lux Magic), Healing (Can heal injuries with Lux Magic), Forcefield Creation, Matter Manipulation (Able to separate atomic bonds with Light Cloaked Prismic Slash), Information Analysis (Capable of obtaining detailed facts and information of an individual with Swords of Revealing Light), Supernatural Luck (Possesses the caliburn family pendant, which bestows the user with incredible luck), Statistics Amplification, (Can increase his overall strength by infusing himself with Lux Magic), Precognition (Can perceive the future for a short amount of time), Danmaku
All previous abilities to a higher magnitude, Existence Erasure (Can erase nearby light), Attack Reflection (Able to create a layer of mana skin that reflects magic, emulating mirror properities), Regeneration (High; capable of regenerating from nearby photons), Duplication (Able to create clones created from light), Invisibility (Can passively break down photons, which makes it impossible to perceive Ark due to light being unable to reflect him), Limited Transmutation and Invulnerability (Can turn himself into photons to evade attacks)
Resistance to Light Manipulation (All magic users are resistant to the attribute they utilize), Status Effect Inducement (Ouroboros’s Eye is unaffected by the blind effect), Extrasensory Perception (Swords of concealing light cannot be picked up through extrasensory senses), Extreme Heat and Magic (Mana skin creates a protected layer of mana that protects the user from magic and outside elements)
Attack Potency: At least Planet Level, likely higher (Was capable of defeating the Zodiac, who are comparable to Rosa Nirvana which is Ark’s other half. Ark and Rosa’s true form only contain a fraction of their original power, which was stated to be enough to destroy the planet. Ended up destroying the planet while fighting Rosa), possibly Multiverse Level+ (Ark is one half of Ouroboros, an avatar for the divine dragon which is the being who created the Pseudo Realm) | At least Small Building Level, likely higher (Comparable to Zero, who fought Amira Sliva who capable of creating fairly large craters into the ground ~0.015 tons), Small Building Level (Stronger than before, Crescendo doubles Ark’s overall strength allowing him to dish out more ~0.03 tons), higher with Six-Fold (Crescendo Six-Fold serves as another power-up that amplifies Ark’s strength by the degree of the spell, Six being the limit ~Up to 0.18 tons)
Speed: Immeasurable (Should be comparable to Ouroboros, the avatar of the divine dragon, who traveled across an infinite four-dimension timescape) | At least Superhuman (Physically superior to Amira, who closed a seven-meter gap in 0.23 seconds ~30.43m/s), Speed of Light attack speed (Possesses lux magic, which weaponizes light) | FTL (Crescendo doubles the user’s speed, allowing Ark to travel twice the speed of light ~2c), FTL with Six-Fold (Crescendo Six-Fold serves as another power-up that amplifies Ark’s speed by the degree of the spell, Six being the limit ~Up to 12c)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human, likely higher (Lifted a bolder that was 369 pounds with ease) | Class 1, At least Class 5 with amps
Striking Strength: Building level | Large Building level, will eventually become City Block Level with amps
Durability: At least Planet Level (Survived the destruction of the planet, tanked hits from Rosa, which created shockwaves that destroyed neighboring planets), possibly Multiverse Level+ (Ark is one half of Ouroboros, an avatar for the divine dragon which is the being who created the Pseudo Realm, a god capable of tanking attacks from other gods) | At least Small Building Level (Capable of tanking hits from Amira Sliva, who is capable of creating fairly large craters into the ground ~0.015 tons) | Small Building Level+ (More durable than before, Crescendo doubles the user’s durability), higher with Six-Fold (Crescendo Six-Fold serves as another power-up that amplifies Ark’s durability by the degree of the spell, Six being the limit ~Up to 0.18 tons)
Stamina: High, can maintain crescendo six-fold for 50-minutes which drains constantly drains mana. Can maintain his invisibility state for several hours, can fight Amber for days without rest. Fought multiple times within several hours without food.
Range: 15 meters, the influence on his light magic is lost when it exceeds his 15-meter range. | 30 meters with his crescendo form, 180 meters with crescendo six-fold. (Crescendo doubles his range, sixfold multiplies the already 30-meter range by six)
- Recaliburn: A sword forged from the legendary blade Caliburn's fragments, a blade with no impurities wielded Ark Halcyon. Recaliburn a sword forged from unbreakable material that contains the determination of Amber Elysion. After she passed, Ark inherited her blade, and it aims to carry out her abandoned ideals. A symbol of the past and bringer of the future, Ark weaves the future with the legendary blade Caliburn.
- Caliburn Family Pendant: A scarlet pendant with the Caliburn's family crest engraved into the design, a jewel cherished from generation to generation that symbolizes hope, faith, love, and luck. A necklace that was said to be blessed by the gods which, embodies the family spirit. Previously owned by the youngest daughter of the Caliburn Lineage, Amber Caliburn, the pendant gets passed down by her companion, Ark Halcyon. The crest increases mana and blesses the holder with luck.
- Ark's Grimoire: An ancient book of spells that widens Ark's magic capabilities. This book of spells manifests abilities based on the user's will and magic making the abilities listed unique to certain individuals.
- Lux Caliburn: The enhancement of Recaliburn that imbues the blade with Ark's Magic, allowing him to swing light projectiles but also convert the blade to pure energy to bypass someone's defenses. It can also cut through and absorb magic with Lux Imperium.
- Ouroboros' Eye: Said to be the eyes of the divine dragon Ouroboros legend says, at the cost of the user's ability to perceive color, the user becomes immune to blind and can see throughout the dark. Any damage the eye takes will regenerate. It is unknown how Ark has this ability, but it was said to can regenerate from being reduced into atoms.
Intelligence: Gifted. A natural tactician who examines his opponent's posture and footwork to memorize their fighting style. While analyzing his opponent, he becomes more defensive, often buying time to find a way to combat them. If he finds a way to counter his opponent's fighting style, he shifts to an offensive approach, often trying to overwhelm his opponent. If he doesn't come up with a counter-strategy, he would slowly exert his opponent's mana and stamina.
Weaknesses: His caring nature, he loathes the concept of killing, usually sparing his opponents by giving them time to escape. Despite that, he is too giving, which earned him the title of the charitable blade. Aside from that, he provoked easily. Seeing someone get taken advantage of, enrages him doing so makes him act out of judgment. Ark's lack of regard for his safety, he lost the will to move on with his life due to survivor's guilt. The survivor's guilt he feels makes him act out with his judgment and not his tactical prowess. Ark's will to survive is based on his conflicting survivor's guilt, which sometimes even causes him to hesitate when other people's lives are at risk. Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Revealing Light: Ark can create various objects made from light that instantly allow the user to know everything about a person upon contact. The information Ark gains include mana amount, height, weight, date of birth, and even information the target isn't aware of. He usually uses them before or, at the beginning of a match, The light itself isn't dangerous as all it does it absorb mana upon contact. He spams several of these swords until one eventually hits. When at least one hits, he approaches the opponent more strategically. This spell is often seen as a sword.
- Crescendo: Ark can infuse himself with his light magic, allowing the amplification of his physical abilities and magical resistance. The crescendo transformation allows Ark to move at the speed of light. While in Crescendo, his magical potency passively increases. Ark's physical strength gets doubled in this form and, the ways of manipulating light increase drastically as his magical influence skyrockets. This is Ark's ace ability using it at the last minute or sometimes firsthand when provoked. He sometimes brings it out earlier if he knows he can win a fight. Sometimes Ark can freely bring out this ability, as he sometimes uses it before getting hit to reduce the damage he takes. When doing it multiple times without a break can take a toll on Ark's body which, is why is rarely does it.
- Achromatic Sight: This ability allows Ark to be able to temporarily perceive the future for at least thirty seconds in base form while using this technique. The duration of this ability is vastly improved in crescendo form, going from thirty seconds to five minutes. While active Ark's magical range decreases, dropping from fifteen kilometers to ten kilometers. One of Ark's various trump cards which, he uses in an all or nothing situation. This ability is also complimented by Crescendo as it multiplies the duration by ten. Six-fold allows for 30 minutes without its range drawback, making it one of Ark's most versatile techniques. It cannot be used with Prismatic Sight.
- Ouroboros' Eye: The ability of Ark Halcyon's Ouroboros eye allows him to bypass any sight altering effects on his eyes, making him immune to blind and other sight altering effects. This ability came with the cost of Ark's ability to see color, making everything monochrome. Ark uses this to overcome a magic that alters one's sense and rarely uses it. It cannot be used along with Achromatic sight.
- Transcendent Light: Ark can change the direction and speed of his light magic freely within his range. While this ability is shortened by colorless sight, they can heavily influence the outcome of a match. Usually used to frequently change the direction of his light projectiles to confuse his opponent, he can also change the speed to throw the opponents guard off. This form of light manipulation is usually used with Swords of Revealing light since its one of his go-to moves. This technique evolves into Lux Imperium when Ark goes into his crescendo form.
- Lux Reflectunt: Ark can create a magical barrier that automatically manipulates light. The protective layer itself can passively break down photons, which allows Ark to turn invisible. Ark usually uses this when going into his crescendo form to confuse his opponent creating, surprise attacks he can use to change a dire situation. However, he can only maintain this ability for short amounts of time, ranging from 45 seconds to ten minutes.
- Photon Escape: Ark can convert his entire body or various body parts into pure energy to evade attacks. While in this form, he cannot use magic but can detect mana. Ark uses this to dodge large scale or inevitable attacks from harming him. He can use this with a combination of Lux Reflectunt to completely disappear, however doing this requires complete contraction. Primarily used as a method of evading, it could be used to create surprise attacks.
- Photon Replication: Ark can create multiple clones of himself using light and manipulate them. The clones will only disappear by absorbing, erasing them, or defeating Ark. Ark can form up to ten clones but cannot control them all during a battle as they require a lot of concentration. Ark using them to confuse his opponent sometimes overwhelm his foe. Ark can use them to fight for him while he is recovering using Lux Reflectunt as a means to hide. Ark can control the clones freely, allowing them to temporarily go invisible.
- Sealing Light: Ark can cast a sealing spell using his light magic. The seal will be able to seal anything, excluding divine beings. Ark barely uses his grimoire unless it's a dire situation, such as dealing with demons. This is Ark's go-to move to prevent unnecessary death by using imprisonment instead.
- Mana Skin: Lexicon Aura: A spell that creates a thin light aura around Ark, temporarily increasing his defense, magical resistance, and, naturally increases Ark's regeneration which can be stacked on Healing Photon and Crescendo.
- Healing Photon: A spell that converts light into photons that vastly improves one's own ability to regenerate. Ark tends to overuse this spell, using it every time he has the opportunity. Healing photon can be stack onto Ark's already improved regeneration that comes with Crescendo. This spell requires the bare minimum of concentration allowing, Ark to easily cast it in dire situations, giving him the advantage.
- Light Cloaked Prismic Slash: A spell that allows Ark to imbue light magic into his sword. When applied to a sword and swung, it unleashes light projectiles that cut through anything. The light itself passively breaks down atoms allowing it to cut through anything. Ark barely uses this move because of how fatal it could be making it his least used move. The only occasion it to cut through unbreakable materials or intimidate his opponents.
- Mana Release: Shining Caliber: A spell that casts an area of effect attack throughout Ark's entire range blind those hit with it. Shining Caliber also lower's everyone's magical resistance and magical control, disrupting the flow of magic for everyone except Ark. This is another one of Ark's trump cards, allowing him to create an opening for him to strike. Ark barely uses it and has it in case of dire situations or abrupt escapes. Range varies from 15 meters to 180 meters depending on Ark's form.
- Concealing Light: Ark's ability to create light that passively negates magic. This ability isn't that powerful as it can be negated by Zero's ability. Zero uses this ability to scare people off knowing that he can negate magic. Ark uses this ability any opportunity he gets to. This spell is often seen in the form of swords.