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Summary[]
Rancour is the main antagonist of The Shadow of Revenge. He is a former man turned wraith from hundreds of years before the time of Momo. He is an aggressive and assertive leader who created a bond with Momo to coordinate their shared goals of Revenge. After a brief alliance with Momo, Rancour took over a host body, becoming incarnated and returning to his former throne upon the lands of Northumbria, before being challenged by Prince Marzen. As he expanded over the lands of Scotland, he realised he was the avatar of Chaos, and Raúl was the avatar of Order. Over this time, he planned to fight and kill his brother, learning the truth of what creation was and grasping it to his greatest measure, so he could enact the plan of his master and bring the vision of Chaos to every corner of existence.
Backstory[]
Rancour was born of some form of noble descent within Norway in the late 800's. Over his early life, leading into his thirties he was able to rise to be the Crown Prince of Norway, briefly leading his people as the King of Norway before feeling a lust for battle within England, as war brewed upon its horizon. Leaving the Kingdom to his brother, he left for England, holding a high esteem with his people as he conquered Northumbria, becoming its ruler. However, Rancour lusted for Chaos, constantly fighting until his royal court betrayed and killed him, lead by Ellanher. Out of pure rage and a lust for revenge, Rancour lived on as a Wraith, regaining the artefacts of who he was over the period leading up to 1200. On a fateful summer evening within a farm south of York, Aeno and Rowan Elric are killed by knights that Hjalmarr and Ellanher dispatched to kill Aeno, unaware of her alien descent and believing her to be a witch, thoughts planted in Ellanher's head by Rancour himself, after this, Momo and Rancour form a bond to gain revenge.
Appearance[]
Over the chapters Rancour is featured in, he has taken three separate forms.
Rancour's first form, was a cloaked and armoured form that had no physical body, but instead was built around his soul.
Rancour's second form was a human body broken and made for him to possess. He sported a muscular build and wore a mixture of sleek and regal clothing, the host body had his black hair and his red eyes shone through it.
Rancour's third and final form is his true body, he sports long black hair, a beautified face, a well defined an aesthetically pleasing physique and crimson red eyes. This form is described to be a 'monster of pure beauty' and described to be 'perfect.'
Personality[]
Personage[]
Rancour is an outwardly cold and calculating man with little regard for those around him, barring his servant Lord Vallum, who he considers a friend. Rancour is known for being a refined fighter, having almost unmatched knowledge and proficiency with Spectral Energy due to his decades of experience and research into the Spectral World. Rancour is also a master of deception and manipulation, convincing Momo, Takahiro and Raúl that he was an ally to them over the year they existed together.
Other than his mental side, Rancour is also an imposing figure, having and aura of pure malice that exceeds Lord Vallum's, with his aura breaking the soul of those around him passively and killing some from pure fear. However Rancour can also use his aura to increase his charisma, in line with his natural beauty and manipulation skills, his aura can give him another layer of charismatic intrigue that makes him able to navigate hearts and minds easily.
Philosophy[]
General[]
Rancour's philosophy has been rigid and unchanging since the first moment he appeared before Momo. His obsession and only goal has been to ascertain power, for the selfish reason of being at the top, he has wanted and strived toward power since the beginning of his life, until now in his return. He wishes to shape the world to his desires and personal beliefs about strength and about worthiness. From the beginning no one of the mortal plane has ever ascended to the lengths of power he reached, as King Raúl's power was artificially increased within The Void Realm. Rancour respects power and believes authority to lie in the hands of competent and strong people, rather than most elite families as he despises their weak willed rulers.
Love[]
Rancour has a difficult relationship with love. His former wife, Edith was killed alongside his entire house when his power-hungry nature conflicted with his duty as a ruler. His bloodthirst and anger went unsatiated for centuries, drowning him in self-loathing for allowing the one being who he afforded pure love to, to die. Rancour traversed the ages with a certain apathy for love and peace, being his greatest inspiration for Chaotic tendencies. Once he was reunited with Edith, his path became blurrier, as he could no longer justify his desire for Chaos, bringing him down the path of living for his own self, and his lover, in Edith.
Powers and Abilities[]
Tier: Low 7-B, higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful and The Ethereal Flame | 6-C, higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful and The Ethereal Flame, far higher with Ardour's Spark | 5-C, higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | 4-B, higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | 5-B, higher with Ardour's Spark | Low 2-C, higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Low 1-C, higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark
Name: Rancour, The Shadow, The Maleficent One, King Alard of Adaeria
Key: Restored | The Battle for York Arc | Reincarnated | Completed Soul | Weakened/Low Output | The True Essence of Chaos | With The Ring
Origin: The Shadow of Revenge
Gender: Male
Age: Centuries
Classification: Human, Wraith
Powers and Abilities:
- Complex Sorcerer (After regaining a small portion of his power, Rancour had access to the abilities of his past)
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Even before regaining his powers and former strength, Rancour was easily able to perform superhuman feats of strength, speed and durability)
- Genius Intelligence (Has shown superior intellect and combat intellect than Momo. Rancour was once a masterful king who had won innumerable battles. He has read his opponents mannerisms, power and skill off of small analysis', creating viable strategies to outmanoeuvre them, including being able to work around and defeat a bloodlusted Momo. Has been able to use demoralisation tactics on rebels and Momo's Archduchy to sway favour to him, ruled over the North with no opposition, securing the loyalty of the Scottish nobility through his diplomacy)
- Social Influencing: Rancour's natural ability to influence those around him is entirely unmatched, as he is able to effortlessly influence any manner of person in various forms
- Deception: Rancour is a master of deception and has time and time again proven to be easily able to hide his true self and malicious intents even from geniuses like Raúl. He easily deceived Momo, Takahiro and Raúl into believing he was a just and fair man, stunning them with his betrayal
- Leadership: Rancour naturally assumed the helm of the war against York with Momo, being in total control of the decision-making aspects of their duo and applying the same tactics when leading Takahiro aswell. After separating from Momo, Rancour is shown once again to be able to lead through his incredible charm, wit and persuasive skills
- Charisma: Rancour was capable of easily manipulating Momo, Takahiro and Raúl through his charismatic speaking skills, actions and ability to use his words to effortlessly reassure his faux allies, as all of them fully trusted him, with Raúl only having small doubts
- Instigating Fear: The natural way Rancour holds himself, speaks and passes by can be used for fear as much as charisma. When a portion of the people within his lands rebelled against him a great deal of the fighters immediately ceased when rumours surfaced that Rancour would personally attend battles
- Accelerated Development: Rancour can grow at speeds that are impossibly high for those within the verse
- Training: Rancour was shown on various occasions to be capable of amplifying his powers and strength through training of any form, especially against Momo, due to their souls sharing a bond
- Battle: Rancour's ability to become stronger in battle is unmatched by anyone besides Momo, his strength can undergo immense upgrades throughout battle and he can even modify and strengthen the powers of his abilities, just as he did against Hjalmarr, Momo and King Raúl
- Passive: Rancour's power is constantly increasing, as his output, reserves and efficiency in regards to Spectral Energy always increasing
- Other: Rancour constantly gains power from his concepts and the constant restoration of his soul. The Ardour's Spark can artificially boost his power
- Immortality Rancour's life has lead him to acquire multiple forms of immortality
- Type 1: Rancour has been shown to never age, become sick or wane. Rancour will remain in his absolute bodily prime for as long as he exists
- Type 2 As a wraith, Rancour's ability to tolerate grievous harm is near unparalleled. Rancour has had entire chunks of his body torn apart from him and has shown very little reaction or need for his body for extended periods
- Type 3 and Regeneration (Low-Godly): Rancour's wraith aspect allows him to easily regenerate for indefinite periods unless he uses all of his Spectral Energy, but this only decreases the speed of the regeneration, not its effect
- Type 4: Rancour, like Momo can return from 'death' which is simply his aspects reforming his destroyed body, soul and essence
- Type 5: Rancour is unbound by life and death, neither being in a state of life or death, nor existing within their spheres of influence
- Type 7: Rancour is a wraith, and can easily discard his physical form at any time. Rancour died in the tenth century, his existence is not conventional and makes him undead
- Type 8: Rancour's soul is not fully complete, making him unable to be destroyed as he can simply hop to another soul piece, although this may decrease his power. Rancour's conceptual bonds make him unable to be severed or erase
- Self-Sustenance: Rancour is entirely self sufficient and does not require anything to keep him going
- Type 1: Rancour doesn't require oxygen, as he can survive in space for extended periods with no repercussions
- Type 2: Rancour doesn't require food, water or nutrients to survive as his bodies' Spectral Energy automatically keeps him working at the fullest
- Type 3: Rancour doesn't require sleep, nor is he capable of conventional rest, as he can only rest if he chooses to
- Enhanced Senses: Rancour has highly tuned senes, heightened by the Spectral World
- Enhanced Awareness: Rancour's awareness to nearby activity is unparalleled as he has been able to effortless detect stealth attacks, nearby movement and invisible attacks/incorporeal beings without using his Spectral Eyes
- Enhanced Hearing: Can hear sounds before they reach him, his ability to hear resonates on frequencies that humans cannot naturally detect
- Enhanced Vision (Telescopic Vision, Night Vision, Soul Vision): Rancour's Spectral Eyes possess the ability to see thousands of kilometres further than is possible for human, alongside giving him perfect vision and night and when looking at the soul
- Optional Enhanced Smell: Rancour's body is capable of smelling on levels beyond human comprehension, however this is an activated ability
- Extra Senses: Rancour can perceive Spectral Energy on the sub-atomic level and the essence of ones' being
- Extrasensory Perception Rancour has the best Spectral Eyes amongst humans or wraiths, granting him multiple buffs
- Enhanced Sight: Rancour's Spectral Eyes can see without matter or distance blinding him. They have also been shown to be able to detect Spectral Attacks, invisible attacks and can sense the Spectral Aura exuded by his enemies
- Power Reading: Rancour can get a general sense of his enemies power through the Spectral Eyes
- Aura: The power Rancour exudes has a vast array of aura applicability
- Fear-Inducing: The first portion of Rancour's aura that is seen is the ability to inflict fear, when Momo stumbles and falls in fear and terror when he first appears, he also causes multiple hardened knights and ranger to flee in terror
- Charismatic: Quickly after being introduced to fear, Momo is relieved, as Rancour's charismatic voice and appearance dull the fear he feels
- Overwhelming: Rancour's aura can cause enemies to falter by weakening them and has even caused some humans to faint when he wishes
- Acrobatics: Rancour has a great array of acrobatic expertise
- Enhanced Condition: Rancour can leap, flip and ignore factors like dizziness effortlessly, allowing him to have a greatly agile body
- Hypermobility: Rancour's body can ignore the physical restraints behind movement that humans usually have, as it is incredibly hardened against physical injury and his pain resistance is incredibly high
- All-Terrain Mobility: Rancour has shown the ability to fight with incredible finesse under rapidly changing conditions, be it buildings that were falling apart, enclosed areas or constant destruction and change of battlefield conditions. Nothing can slow Rancour down
- Self-Momentum: Rancour has full control over how, where and when he moves, being entirely capable of accelerating and decelerating instantly
- Mid-Air Jump: Rancour has shown the ability to leap off of air, water, void or enemy attacks in mid air on multiple occasions
- Surface Scaling (Rancour can run, move and leap across various surfaces with ease)
- Free Movement (Rancour can move on any form, even void and space itself)
- Avatar Creation, Incorporeality, Intangibility, Inorganic Physiology (Type 2), Invisibility and Invulnerability (Rancour's body in his wraith form is not 'his' nor is it a 'body' in the traditional sense, he maintains the abilities and resistances of a wraith whilst being able to interact with the outside world with impunity, Rancour does not feel pain in the body, nor does it wane or cause problems. If the body exists, Rancour can use it in its totality. The body is invisible to the outside world, and can easily be stopped from interacting with the outside world in any way. Purely physical attacks cannot harm the body either, they must be able to touch a body made of inorganic flesh)
- Abstract Existence (Type 2) and Nonexistent Physiology (Material - Mental and Information) (Rancour's existence is bound to his essence, his personal concept within the world, due to this he is able to remain free of death and the passing of his soul. Furthermore, Rancour's existence lacks a mind, or information in this form as Rancour's history and mind were erased from 'The Grand Book' within The Grand Overseers when he died, as such, Rancour is like any wraith and lacks anything but a soul or essence to bind themselves to and prevent themselves from passing on)
- Acausality (Types 2 & 4 - Rancour's history and the information of his soul was erased from 'The Grand Book' making changing his past futile, as its existence is untraceable. Furthermore, his future doesn't exist, as he doesn't interact with the wheel of fate such as those around him do, due to his properties as a wraith. This different interaction causes him to be an outlier in the cause and effect sphere, as his cause and effect is unique to him)
- Sound Manipulation, Reality Warping, Limited Law Manipulation and Passive Probability Manipulation (Rancour is a wraith, the wraiths are a pillar of the universe, and can influence the 'law of the world' with their voices alone. Their whims can change the outcome of events due to their strange interactions with the wheel of fate)
- Body Control, Adaptation, Enhanced Purification and Passive Energy Manipulation (Passive Advanced Control - Rancour's body automatically uses Spectral Energy to maximise the functions of his body alongside being able to defy what is normally capable for a human body. His bodies' functions are also layered with instant purification that can stop anything that threatens to harm Rancour's body)
- Limited Reactive Evolution (Rancour, when training or in battle can utilise his intellect to gain new powers, abilities and resistances he once thought impossible. However this ability is limited to being forcibly used by Rancour and requires him to use rather large amounts of Spectral Energy and intelligence to understand the powers he is faced by in order to find a way to force himself to gain a counter or resistance to said power)
- Instinctive Action (Rancour's body can continue fighting even whilst unconscious and he was able to summon Irgoth whilst stunned. Rancour's body automatically heals itself, and the parts of his brain, soul and essence damaged by expending his techniques and Spectral Dominion)
- Martial Arts (Held his own against Hjalmarr despite being physically inferior, fought and matched King Raúl in hand-to-hand at multiple points throughout their battle)
- Stealth Mastery (Was able to survey the garrison of Poclinton and sneak into the city archives without being detected, can go undetected with many abilities)
- Multiple Selves (Type 2, Rancour inhabits Momo's body, as they both tether their souls to his physical body)
- Telepathy (Rancour has the ability to communicate to others telepathically)
- Weapon Manipulation (Rancour can freely create, empower and alter weapons and armour)
- Power Mimicry (Rancour on many occasions has used his fights to study his opponents and how they use their techniques to expand his own or simply replicate their techniques)
- Corruption (Type 2, The very existence of Rancour corrupts and spreads his will of evil across all areas of existence and non-existence where he dwells)
- Enhanced Mind Manipulation (Rancour is able to enter the minds of those he wills. Unless those who face him have a Supernatural Willpower or some sort of resistance to their mind being infiltrated, he can dominate their minds)
- Explosion Manipulation and Fire Manipulation (Can empower spectral arrows to explode and de-atomize things around its blast radius, Rancour can utilise explosions freely and use the Ethereal Flame to explode and spread flames across anywhere he wills)
- Information Analysis (Was able to plan around and predict the Poclinton garrison and commander with limited information)
- Fear Manipulation (Rancour's soul takes the form of concentrated chaos and evil. His very presence creates fear within all things, with only those strongest in spirit, goodness, order or hope being able to resist his overwhelming intensity)
- Power Bestowal (Momo inherited all his wraith abilities, Spectral Attacks and Spectral Eyes from Racnour as he bestowed them upon him)
- Vibration Manipulation (Created shockwaves from clashing with multiple people, can create shockwave-based attacks freely)
- Energy Projection, Statistics Reduction, Adaptation, Deconstruction (Atomic) and Power Nullification (Rancour's technique, Malignance is able to manipulate Spectral Energy to create attacks such as slashes, explosions and concussive attacks. The Spectral Attacks of Rancour directly weaken their target and can entirely nullify their bodies, souls and concepts with enough exposure. Rancour's Spectral Slashes can automatically be amplified to match their target's power and tear apart their enemies' bodies at the atomic level)
- Danmaku (Can release hundreds of attacks in patterns or in any direction, this is further enhanced by Sanctum of The Vengeful)
- Power Modification (One of Rancour's most useful abilities is his ability to manipulate and modify his techniques using Spectral Energy and his intellect. His most prominent uses of this technique was the ability to modify his slashes to cause damage on the quantum level, and the extent of this power is seemingly only limited by his intelligence)
- Non-Physical Interaction (Can use Spectral attacks, which can harm Wraiths and other non-physical beings. Can interact with and damage souls and essences)
- Durability Negation (Spectral Attacks can target the soul, concept and essence directly. Spectral Slashes can bypass armour, other defences and can even cut through existence and void itself)
- Spectral Dominion, Enhanced Statistics Amplification Enhanced Danmaku, Enhanced Statistics Reduction, Enhanced Energy Projection, Enhanced Corruption (Type 2), Deconstruction (Sub-Atomic), Fear Manipulation, Enhanced Soul Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation, Existence Erasure, Resistance Negation, Law Manipulation and Enhanced Power Nullification (All Types - Rancour's Spectral Dominion, Sanctum of the Vengeful is one of the two Barrierless Spectral Dominions. It is far more refined than other Dominions, giving him double the power amplification of a normal dominion. His Spectral Dominion is able to harness his destructive powers and amplify them greatly, creating endless attacks and wearing down his opponents as the attacks slowly weaken the enemy trapped within. He may also, at will erect a barrier around the radius, being the only known sorcerer to be able to freely use both forms of Spectral Dominion, entirely because of his immense mastery of the technique. Rancour's mastery of Malignance essentially makes his dominion a direct 'form' of his influence, giving him the ability to corrupt nearby foes even if their concept is immune to the guaranteed hit or the concept of corruption, as the dominion is a direct projection of his power and essence. Rancour's attacks, corruption and fear manipulation all can break down his target upon the sub-atomic level and can erase their bodies, souls and concepts with enough effort. Resistance to Rancour's power is not possible for most, as Rancour's power is entirely unique to his being alone and his Dominion is even more of a reflection of this, with its power being a true and pure reflection of the hunger within Rancour to become stronger, and his willingness to destroy everything to achieve his goals. Rancour has been known to impose conditions on his dominion, making him far more adaptable than others with how his Dominion works)
- Supernatural Willpower (Rancour will only stop when he is dead. He is noted for having a more intense aura and resistance to his mind being compromised than any other sorcerer due to his perception of being the strongest. Even when challenged for this title by many opponents he remained superior in his unshakable will to become the victor. Over and over again he has been tested along the grounds of succeeding and he has always been superior in willpower to every opponent he's faced)
Resistances:
- Complex Sorcerer Resistances (As Rancour regained portions of his soul, he regained his former heights of power, giving him large increases in his powers)
- Death Manipulation (Death is unable to have an effect upon Rancour, with his soul resisting all forms of death inducement possible due to his existence being deathless and lifeless)
- Life Manipulation (Rancour's life force no longer exists, and he cannot be manipulated by life, nor death anymore)
- Damage Reduction (Rancour's attacks naturally are resistant to being weakened as their properties of reduction make applying reduction to them nigh-impossible)
- Statistics Reduction and Deconstruction (Atomic) (Unphased by Momo's Spectral Slashes, was unaffected by his own slashes being reflected other than minor cuts)
- Fire Manipulation (Unaffected by his own fire, due to forming an immunity to fire)
- Sleep Manipulation (Rancour cannot be affected by the need to rest unless he chooses to)
- Biological Manipulation, Disease Manipulation, Status Effect Inducement and Poison Manipulation (Rancour's body is constantly optimising itself on every level, making any form of biological attack near pointless against him as his body will purify the effects and adapt to them instantly)
- Power Nullification (Rancour's physiology as a wraith forces one to affect his soul and essence to inflict weakness upon him, which is still harder due to his soul and essence having different and resistant properties hailing from Rancour's will to win)
- Fear Manipulation (Rancour doesn't feel fear. His perception of being the strongest caused fear to die in him, alongside wraiths feeling no fear)
- Mind Manipulation and Information Manipulation (Type 2 - Rancour does not have a mind, as it was erased alongside his body and his information's place in time, this makes him immune to conventional mind or information manipulation, as his doesn't exist)
- Perception Manipulation and Illusion Manipulation (Rancour does not have a mind in the traditional sense, as it was entirely destroyed, alongside his history, and the entirety of his life being erased from 'The Book.' This causes him to be unable to be affected by illusion, as multiple sorcerers have tried and failed to use on him)
- Causality Manipulation (Rancour's strange interaction with the wheel of fate causes him to be immune to changes in the universes causes or effects, this means to affect his cause and effect cycle you must affect his essence's causality directly)
- Soul Manipulation (Rancour's soul has been shown to be resistant to erasure, as his will to survive and to be the strongest has always persevered. Rancour can also survive without his soul so long as his essence is within existence)
- Corruption (Rancour's existence is resistant to being corrupted, as his own being exudes corruptive energy and would fight back against corruption)
All Previous Abilities, greatly enhanced and:
- Damage Boost, Awakened Power and Restoration with Ardour's Spark (The Ardour's Spark is the breaking of the fabric lying between the physical and Spectral worlds. It awakens ones potential and give the attack enhanced by it five times the force of their maximum potential attacks, the one who can perceive the Ardour's Spark may chant its name to replenish their Spectral Energy)
- Matter Manipulation (Sub-Atomic: With Absolute proficiency: Equilibrium of Totality, Rancour can manipulate the destructive powers of antimatter and matter to create the equilibrium, which can manipulate sub-atomical structures)
- Regeneration (Mid-Godly, Can regenerate his entire body and soul so long as his bound concepts exist)
- Flight (Flew through space with King Raúl)
All Previous Abilities (Excluding Multiple Selves) to a far greater extent and:
- Aura (Explosive, Enhanced Overwhelming, Enhanced Fear-Inducing, Enhanced Charismatic and Defensive - Rancour is noted for having an aura far more powerful than Momo or Lord Vallum, who individually can kill people with willpower beyond any human out of fear, destroying them even at the level of their essence. Higher level sorcerers can even be driven insane by the aura exuded by these two, and it would be no exception for Rancour. Rancour's aura can repulse and physically interact with anyone who attacks Rancour, and can create a barrier to protect him from attackers, essentially coating him in his malice. When interacting with the nobility of Scotland, alongside his incredible speaking skills, Rancour used his aura to soften the hearts of those around him to make them sympathise with his cause)
- Possession (Possesses the body of a man specifically broken to be his vessel, can possess willing hosts and enter their bodies at will)
- Precognition (Can access foresight similarly to the post separation Momo)
- Social Influencing (Easily assumed coronation over Upper Northumbria and large swathes of Scotland, creating a loyal population within in a few months)
- Void Manipulation (Can harness Void to destroy his enemies as he did with Momo, he can create small voids to mimic the effects of the Interior that Raúl harnesses)
- Existence Erasure (Can erase the existence of others with several Spectral Abilities)
- Enhanced Purification (All Types - Has superior Spectral Energy control to Vallum and Momo, who can purify all sorts of attacks)
- Nonduality (Nature 2, Aspect 1. Rancour is entirely separate and superior to life and death)
All Previous Resistances and:
- Enhanced Poison Manipulation, Corruption, Enhanced Paralysis Inducement and Enhanced Status Effect Inducement (Trained with Vallum to gain a resistance to his powers, resisted Dæinvorol's powers and was able to augment his Spectral Energy to protect him from it)
- Regeneration Nullification (Similarly to the other high level sorcerers, Rancour's regenerative systems are resistant to being overridden)
- Enhanced Power Nullification (Can resist the abilities of Dæinvorol, Lord Vallum and Momo, who all can nullify all kinds of powers)
- Fate Manipulation (Like Momo, Rancour has been broken off of the wheel of fate, making fate entirely useless against him)
All Previous Abilities to a far greater extent and:
- Enhanced Regeneration (High-Godly, survived without his Essence, which is the concept of one's being, and regenerated via his bound concepts)
- Enhanced Deconstruction - Quantum (Rancour's slashes can pull apart quantum strings)
- Summoning (can summon the void beast Irgoth)
- Enhanced Matter Manipulation - Quantum and Quantum Manipulation (Rancour learned to manipulate macro-quantum structures and was upon the verge of learning to manipulate on the quantum level, learned how to manipulate quantum strings)
- Reality Warping and Enhanced Durability Negation (Nightbane, Rancour's greatest weapon, creates slashes that bypass any aspect of reality or unreality to create slashes can damage anything, regardless of their defences)
- Preparation (Rancour summoned the void beast Irgoth as soon as he knew he lost the Dominion clash. stockpiled Spectral Energy, knowing his technique was inferior to King Raúl's at the start of the battle)
- Sealing (Sealed King Raúl in the Void Realm)
- Body Control (Microparticles - Rancour is able to assess damage done to him and have his body and Spectral Energy work in unison to repair and optimise his body at the quantum level)
- Biological Manipulation (All Types - Rancour can optimise his incarnate body to work at its absolute highest efficiency and allow it to be entirely perfect whilst expending its absolute minimum amount of Spectral Energy to do so)
All Previous Resistances:
- Enhanced Power Nullification, Status Effect Inducement, Void Manipulation, Immortality Negation (All Types), Regeneration Negation, (High-Godly), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 3), Enhanced Mind Manipulation, Information Manipulation (Types 1-2), Perception Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement and Enhanced Existence Erasure (Rancour was able to resist being reduced to nothingness in King Raúl's Dominion, and could even think despite the overwhelming affect of Raúl's Dominion. He was able to restore his state of being after being hit by his Dominion, which no one in the verse has the sheer adaptability to do in the verse other than Dæinvorol or Momo)
All Previous Abilities vastly weakened minus Spectral Dominion, Deconstruction, Summoning, Quantum Manipulation and Reactive Evolution and:
- Afterimage Creation (Created afterimages to confuse Takahiro's senses)
- Diminished Regeneration (Mid, likely High-Mid - Despite having a far weaker regenerative factor, Rancour could still heal his burnt out technique in his brain and heal vast portions of his body from pulverization)
All Completed Soul and Weakened Abilities minus sealing, greatly enhanced and:
- Chaos Manipulation (All Types - Rancour is the Avatar of Chaos, having all his former concepts emptied, as he became the singular constant of Chaos. He can use it to create any form of chaotic event to his desire so long as his Spectral Energy allows for it)
- Cosmic Awareness (Was granted a vast knowledge of all of existence by his creator in Chaos and he deepened his connection to Chaos by furthering his knowledge)
- Shapeshifting (Can change his form easily and instantly)
- Passive Subjective Reality (All that is around Rancour slowly becomes chaotic and subject to his influence as he exists within everything affected by it)
All Previous Resistances greatly enhanced and:
- Chaos Manipulation (Is immune to the usage of his own concept)
- Subjective Reality (Reality naturally bends to the nature of Chaos, and it is incredibly hard to overwrite its influence)
- Order Manipulation (Can stalemate Order in a tug of war and even overpower it depending on the user's power)
All Previous Abilities, on an Unfathomably Higher Scale and:
- Nonduality (Type 2, Aspect 3 - Rancour, alongside Raúl and David are free of 'The Restrictors,' which are the dichotomies of all things. When without The Restrictors, one is of their own being, relating to dichotomy in a way that makes them simply themselves, making their being is entirely independent to dichotomy. The Restrictors control the 'essence of all things,' containing the essence, soul and body and what is and isn't. It is neither dual, nor non-dual or outside of duality, it is transcendent of all simultaneously. Freedom from The Restrictors makes one embody the state of the restrictors, being a singular constant, which is their True Essence within The Next World)
- Corruption (All types), Mind Manipulation, Immortality (Type 8), Enhanced Accelerated Development (All Forms), Biological Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Limited Conceptual Manipulation, Enhanced Supernatural Willpower, Fate Manipulation and Information Manipulation (Rancour possesses the greatest of the three rings that he created. His ring, like the other rings serve as the 'perfect extension of one's power, to the point of being able to make a regular sorcerer reach the highest echelons of power overnight.' Rancour's ring is entirely superior to both Momo's and Lord Vallum's, releasing him from 'the restraints,' which make him entirely free of the dichotomies of all things, becoming a superior lifeform entirely. Rancour's ring breaks the restraints and allows him to be truly unique of essence, and his own being, relying on nothing but his own existence)
- Immortality (Type 9 - The True Essence of Rancour exists within The Next World and he cannot be destroyed until his True Essence within The Next World is destroyed)
- Acausality (Type 5) and Passive Fate Manipulation (Rancour's existence in The Next World immunises him against The Wheel of Fate, as his existence alone is able to passively influence fate through his actions. Rancour can change causes and effects freely through his actions and he cannot be affected by them in return)
- Limited Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1 - Rancour is a part of The Next World, where his True Essence lies. His True Essence is a fundamental part of existence itself and any action he takes can change, shape or manipulate the fate of everything)
- Abstract Existence and Avatar Creation (Type 1 - Rancour's True Essence is a state of being that is abstract and entirely unique to him and is its own 'place,' making his body a simple avatar of who he formerly was)
- Nonexistent Physiology (Nature 2, Aspects 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - Rancour's True Essence does not exist in 'The Grand Book,' making his being entirely unique to him and his 'qualities' unique to himself. His Soul, Essence, Concept, Mind and Place in Reality are entirely unique, neither existing nor not-existing, they are simply 'his')
- Law Manipulation (Rancour's avatar can change what logic applies to him at any point, allowing himself to be on the level of people that Raúl could change himself to be like, and should even be able to allow them to hit him despite this not being logically possible)
All Previous Resistances, on an Unfathomably Higher Scale and:
- Fate Manipulation (Passively influences fate and can override The Wheel of Fate which governs all of reality)
- Reality Warping (Rancour's place in reality is unique to himself, making the usage of reality altering abilities entirely useless against him, as he simply is of his own reality)
Attack Potency: Small City level+ (Rancour was vastly superior to Momo during his restoration, as Momo was a novice sorcerer during this time. It is implied he was double Momo's strength by the time they set out towards York)[1], higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful and The Ethereal Flame | Island level (Hit an Ardour's Spark on Dæinvorol, matching his strength following it)[2], higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful and The Ethereal Flame, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Moon level+ (Rancour is an incredible degree stronger than Lord Vallum.[3] Whilst holding back, Rancour was able to severely damage and crack the moon, shaking it extremely violently when ragdolling Momo), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Solar System level (After the release of Momo's final relics that contained portions of Rancour's soul, Rancour reached his full power, becoming a direct equal to Pre-Seal King Raúl and at multiple times in the fight, proved he was physically superior to him)[4], higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Planet level (Easily defeated Purple Form Momo, Marzen and Dæinvorol. With the help of Vallum and an Ardour's Spark he restored his body to his pre-battle state)[5], higher with Ardour's Spark | Universe level+ (The mere explosion of power from Rancour blotted out all light in the universe for a few second, he was able to alter the natural state of space and time, blurring the past, present and future alongside expanding the universe infinite distances, alongside receding them at once), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Low Complex Multiverse level (Rancour was stated to have ascended to the next world, a fifth dimensional plane. Is superior to Raúl in terms of raw power and he has more Spectral Energy and Spectral Energy reserves)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Faster than Momo, Hjalmarr and Takahiro by double)[6], higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Sub-Relativistic (Was able to dodge and outpace lightning bolts from Ellanher, and then increased his speed tenfold after hitting the Ardour's Spark)[7], higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Massively FTL+ (Blitzed Momo repeatedly, superior to Lord Vallum, scales to King Raúl)[8], higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Massively FTL+ (Comparable to Pre-Seal King Raúl, who moved faster than the wraiths that performed this feat could perceive. Could move 4.3 lightyears in ten seconds, was able to react to Raúl after he hit three Ardour's Sparks)[9], higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Massively FTL+ (Retained around a quarter of his speed and consistently kept it up despite becoming far weaker by the end of chapter 25)[10] | Infinite (Unquantifiably superior to Vallum even after his Awakening), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Immeasurable (Stated to be superior to space and time, not abiding by its bounds. Comparable to King Raúl who dodged multiple hits minutes after they had landed. However it is noted Raúl's speed is still faster than a Dominion amplified Rancour and David), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful
Lifting Strength: Class K (Physically contended with Hjalmarr), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Class M (Is far stronger after being empowered by the Ardour's Spark), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | At Least Class E (Largely superior to Momo and Dæinvorol), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Pre-Stellar (Inconceivably physically stronger than Momo, scales above Pre-Seal King Raúl, even after three Ardour's Sparks), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Pre-Stellar (Although he is severely weakened, he could still physically contend with people like Marzen, who could match Pre-Seal Raúl in physicality. Regained a portion of his physical strength by the time of chapter 26), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Immeasurable (Unquantifiably superior to Vallum even after his Awakening, likely not vastly inferior to himself With the Ring), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Immeasurable (Could tear apart space and time with his bare hands, and could tear the timeline apart if he so pleased, superior to King Raúl physically), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful
Striking Strength: Small City level+ (Vastly superior to Momo), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Island level (Fatally harmed Ellanher with a punch), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Moon level+ (Severely damaged the moon during his fight with Momo, outscales Lord Vallum in striking strength), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Solar System level (Superior to Pre-Seal King Raúl's striking strength), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Planet level (Despite being heavily weakened, Rancour was still able to beat Momo and Marzen simultaneously blade-to-blade and hand-to-hand), higher with Ardour's Spark | Universe+ Level (Shouldn't be highly inferior to attack potency, can use refined Spectral Energy in his punches, which is far stronger than a raw release of his power), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful, far higher with Ardour's Spark | Low Complex Multiverse level (Superior to Raúl physically. Rancour can output higher levels of physical potency to Raúl even when he uses his amplification techniques such as Interior, making him more than double his strength), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful
Durability: Small City level+ (Vastly superior to Momo, who could survive full output strikes from Hjalmarr), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Island level (On par with his AP, tanked hits and full output attacks from Dæinvorol), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Moon level+ (Equivalent to Striking Strength), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Solar System level (Equivalent to Striking Strength, was able to survive two Ardour's Sparks from Pre-Seal King Raúl), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Planet level (Was able to survive multiple Spectral Discharges from Momo and Hjalmarr's attacks) | Universe level+ (Should be equivalent to AP), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful | Low Complex Multiverse level (Rancour's durability is superior to King Raúl, being able to tank his Interior, Exterior and Median attacks well and without an extreme strain on his Spectral Energy reserves), higher with Sanctum of the Vengeful
Stamina: Infinite (Wraiths have no limit to their stamina, which cannot deplete in any way) | Infinite (Similarly to his pre-body self, Rancour can fight indefinitely) | Infinite (Vastly superior to his incomplete self) | Superhuman (Despite being severely weakened and having only a quarter of his output by the end of chapter 25, he was still able to stand above the entire main cast, engaging in fight after fight and winning) | Infinite (Is at the highest echelons of stamina due to his incredibly refined usage of Spectral Energy, can nearly never run out of stamina in his perfected form) | Infinite (has immeasurable stamina during battles and can take harsh attacks without tiring or faltering)
Range: Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with his bow and Spectral Dominion, Kilometers with The Ethereal Flame (vaporized multiple kilometers of land with his maximum output Ethereal Flame) | Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with his bow and Spectral Dominion, Kilometers with The Ethereal Flame, Hundreds of Kilometres with Spectral Attacks (Hit Momo with a slash from more than five hundred kilometers away, can expand his Spectral Dominion to any range he sees fit, however this may expend more Spectral Energy) | Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with his bow, Hundreds of Kilometres with Spectral Attacks, Planetary with The Ethereal Flame (vaporized a million square kilometers with the Ethereal Flame) | Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with his bow, Hundreds of Kilometres with Spectral Attacks, Planetary with The Ethereal Flame | Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with his bow, Hundreds of Kilometres with Spectral Attacks, Planetary with The Ethereal Flame, Interplanetary with Shockwaves (Capable of creating shockwaves that can reach the entire Solar System) | Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with his bow, Hundreds of Kilometres with Spectral Attacks, Planetary with The Ethereal Flame, Interplanetary with Shockwaves, Universal+ with multiple abilities | Extended Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with his bow, Hundreds of Kilometres with Spectral Attacks, Planetary with The Ethereal Flame, Interplanetary with Shockwaves, Universal+ with multiple abilities, Low Complex Multiversal with Spectral Energy bursts
Standard Equipment: Nightbane and An unnamed bow
Intelligence: Genius, possibly higher (Has shown superior intellect and combat intellect than Momo. Rancour was once a masterful king who had won innumerable battles. He has read his opponent's mannerisms, power, and skill off of small analysis', creating viable strategies to outmaneuver them, including being able to work around and defeat a bloodlusted Momo. Has been able to use demoralization tactics on rebels and Momo's Archduchy to sway favor to him, ruled over the North with no opposition, securing the loyalty of the Scottish nobility through his diplomacy. Was able to figure out how to manipulate structures on the macro quantum level and applied it to his slashes and outsmarted King Raúl in their battle on multiple occasions. Used his intellect to understand quantum strings, and figured out how to manipulate them and apply it to his slashes in seconds, with a diminished brain. Fought countless battles against sorcerers able to challenge him, with the power to be his equal or superior in raw power handily, never once falling defeated to any of them. Rancour was the first being to achieve a barrierless Dominion, despite those with intellectual prowess's like Emperor David existing during his time, none were able to understand Spectral Energy or their Inner World such as he could)
Standard Tactics: Rancour is entirely aggressive and will always put himself onto the initiative, however if he knows his life is in danger he will take a more cautious approach and simply await his enemies' attacks and assess their hands before finding suitable counters and immediately attacking them
Weaknesses: His techniques are subject to burnout if he overuses them, his dominion puts a large strain on his Essence and Spectral Energy reserves, causing him to become weaker and have reduced output if he overuses the Dominion. Will progressively lose power if his output is lowered as his techniques will lose the full breadth of their strength. Is incredibly uninterested in opponents that cannot match his strength and will subconsciously hold back when fighting weaker opponents.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Spectral Slashes: Rancour's most common attacks consist of slashing, piercing or blunt attacks that he can easily launch in the thousands towards his enemies, with the ability to weaken enemies and cut at the atomic level.
The Ethereal Flame: Rancour's 'killing move.' This attack has the simple premise of letting out an extremely large Spectral Explosion, followed by coating the area in fire, that will not cease for long periods, or unless Rancour wills it.
Spectral Dominion: Sanctum of the Vengeful: Rancour's greatest weapon is his Dominion, it is the most beautifully cruel Dominion in existence and the most refined of all the Dominion techniques, being able to dismantle any Dominion it comes into contact with handily, and tearing apart anyone walks into it with amplified attacks and corruption that spreads like a poison
Notable Matchups[]
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Notable losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
- Alela Stardust (Alela's profile) (Completed Soul Rancour and Tempest Deity Alela were used, speed was equalized)
- Progeny of Evil (Progeny's profile) (The Battle for York Arc Rancour and Progeny of Evil Montresor ere used, speed was equalized)