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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: [[spoiler:When he arrives to escort Alice and Eleanor to Epheotus after the end of the second Siege of Vildorial, Windsom immediately asks for the Scrying artifact and requests that they use it to see where Arthur is. This causes the two of them to freeze up, as Windsom should not know of the Scrying artifact as Arthur never disclosed it to either him or Kezess. Realizing that Windsom knows more than what he lets on, Eleanor proceeds to destroy the artifact to deny him its use]].


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* LateToTheAction: [[spoiler:Before Arthur enacts his plan to acquire the final keystone, he requests that Windsom bring his mother and sister to Epheotus for their safety. However, Windsom is nowhere to be seen when Agrona launches his final assault. While one might presume Windsom is prioritizing the attack on the rift like the other dragons, he makes good on Arthur's request right after the end of the assault on Vildorial. Naturally, Alice and Eleanor are suspicious of Windsom given his late arrival and the dragons' abandonment of the Dicathians, but what really raises alarm bells is him requesting for the Scrying artifact - which he should not know of - to locate Arthur]].

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** His very first atrocity, the genocide of the djinn. Despite Kezess going to extreme lengths to cover up his crimes, Agrona ended up finding out the truth and threatened to expose him. After being exiled, Agrona swore vengeance on Kezess which led to the DivineConflict and in turn him reincarnating Grey into Arthur. In addition, thanks to Mordain's intervention a few of the djinn managed to [[GenocideSurvivor survive the genocide]] and have descendants, among which are the Leywins from whom Arthur would descend from. In turn, Arthur has made it his mission to bring Kezess, Agrona, and all of the asuras to justice for the atrocities they have committed upon the lessers of both Dicathen and Alacrya.

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** His very first atrocity, the genocide of the djinn. Despite Kezess going to extreme lengths to cover up his crimes, Agrona ended up finding out the truth and threatened to expose him. After being exiled, Agrona swore vengeance on Kezess which led to the DivineConflict and in turn him reincarnating Grey into Arthur. In addition, thanks to Mordain's intervention a few of the djinn managed to [[GenocideSurvivor survive the genocide]] and have descendants, among which are the Leywins from whom Arthur would descend from. In turn, Arthur has made it his mission to bring Kezess, Agrona, and all of the asuras to justice for the atrocities they have committed upon the lessers inhabitants of both Dicathen and Alacrya.


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* YouAreTooLate: By the time he figures out Agrona's plans for the reincarnates and sends Windsom and Aldir to put a stop to it, Agrona has already summoned the Legacy.


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* {{Ambadassador}}: Though he may be Kezess's envoy, Windsom is able to put even the strongest mortal mages in their place. When he breaks out Arthur and Sylvie, he ends up nonchalantly putting Bairon to heel when the latter tries to stop him.


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* {{Ambadassador}}: Was this on paper, being a martial figure within the Asclepius Clan who acted as one of their envoys. The "on paper" part comes from the fact she ended up being imprisoned within Taegrin Caelum, though even in her confinement her martial spirit has not been broken.


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* YinYangBomb: Is this trope due to being a djinn[=/=]asura hybrid as the former were wiped out by the latter (though his asuran heritage comes from a clan that opposed the djinn genocide).

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** Agrona. He exiled him for uncovering the truth about the djinn and threatening to expose the atrocity to all of Epheotus. In turn, Agrona began preparing for war with him, leading to the DivineConflict that drives the setting.

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** Agrona. He exiled him and his clan to Alacrya for uncovering the truth about the djinn and threatening to expose the atrocity to all of Epheotus. In turn, Subsequently, Agrona began preparing for war with him, leading to the DivineConflict that drives the setting.plot of the novel.



** The Lances. He ordered Windsom to deliver a set of [[ArtifactOfPower Artifacts of Power]] to the royal families of Dicathen in order to prepare them and the continent for the inevitable war with the Alacryans and their Vritra masters. These artifacts were what empowered the first Lances, and in turn they taught the first mages on Dicathen. Come Arthur's return from Alacrya, the remaining Lances have sided with him against Kezess in a FaustianRebellion. And in spite of Kezess putting in contingencies to limit the Lances' power in the event of a betrayal, Arthur breaks said contingencies rendering it a SelfFulfillingProphecy.



** After exiling the Vritra Clan, Kezess hears word of Agrona's activities in Alacrya. He promptly sends a group of asuras to perform a DecapitationStrike. When the group arrives, Agrona is waiting for them with a group of Vritra-blooded mutants and kills them all. He then brings word of what happened, including the death of Sylvia who had stowed away with the group, to Kezess. In spite of Kezess's anger, the rest of the Great Eight push for what would become the treaty that defines the DivineConflict.

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** After exiling the Vritra Clan, Kezess hears word of Agrona's activities in Alacrya. He promptly sends a group of asuras to perform a DecapitationStrike. When the group arrives, Agrona is was waiting for them with a group of Vritra-blooded mutants and kills them all. He then brings word of what happened, happened - including the death of Sylvia who had stowed away with the group, group - to Kezess. In spite of Kezess's anger, the rest of the Great Eight push for what would become the treaty that defines the DivineConflict.



* TheDefroster: Given that she knows Arthur is the reincarnated King Grey, in both her short time with him and the VideoWill she leaves for him after her death, Sylvia encourages him to break free from the RevengeBeforeReason mindset that dominated his past life and to enjoy his childhood and cherish his loved ones in his reincarnation. Her words serve to drive Arthur's character going forward as he resolves to protect his loved ones from the same fate as those from his past life.



* ImperiledInPregnancy: [[spoiler:When she discovered she was carrying Agrona's child, she immediately fled Epheotus knowing that her clan would never approve of her keeping the child and sought out her former paramour. However, when she arrived in Alacrya, Agrona had become blinded by vengeance and thought Sylvia had betrayed him like everyone else. As such, upon learning she was pregnant he had her imprisoned so that when she gave birth he could use their hybrid offspring and its YinYangBomb powers for his own twisted experiments. Fortunately, Sylvia was able to escape before that could happen, though she had to remain in hiding for the rest of her life to protect her child]].



* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Is one to both sides of the DivineConflict. Her time being imprisoned by Agrona led her to uncover part of his overall master plan for the djinn ruins, which she would impart onto Arthur as part of her second message to him. In that same message, she also willingly exposes her father's genocidal nature to get Arthur to bring him to justice as well. On top of that, she is the mother to Sylvie, Arthur's bond and the biggest example of this trope in the novel as the very reason Arthur became who he is]].



* WhiteSheep: [[spoiler:Sylvia was the sole good member of the Indrath Clan due to her benevolent personality and opposition towards her father's genocide of the djinn. After her death, her daughter ended up following in her footsteps in being a much better person and standing up against her own clan, thanks in part to Arthur raising her]].

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* WhiteSheep: [[spoiler:Sylvia was the sole good member of the Indrath Clan due to her benevolent personality and opposition towards her father's genocide of the djinn. After her death, her daughter Sylvie ended up following in her footsteps in being a much better person and standing up against her own clan, thanks in part to Arthur raising her]].her away from either side of her family]].



* SpottingTheThread: Shortly after Kezess addresses the other asuras in the aftermath of [[spoiler:Taci's death. Windsom privately approaches Aldir and tells him that when he returned to the djinn sanctuary, he found a tomb for the Lance Aya Grephin, who should not have been there as Aldir was supposed to have killed her and the other Lances himself at the Council Castle. Aldir confesses that he let the Lances go, before letting Windsom know he sees Kezess for who he really is and no longer wishes to serve him]].

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* SpottingTheThread: Shortly after Kezess addresses the other asuras Great Eight in the aftermath of [[spoiler:Taci's death. Windsom privately approaches Aldir and tells him that when he returned to the djinn sanctuary, he found a tomb for the Lance Aya Grephin, who should not have been there as Aldir was supposed to have killed her and the other Lances himself at the Council Castle. Aldir confesses that he let the Lances go, before letting Windsom know he sees Kezess for who he really is and no longer wishes to serve him]].

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* UnseenNoMore: He was first mentioned in Volume 4 by Windsom in his exposition to Arthur about the DivineConflict. He makes his first appearance in Volume 5 when Windsom brings Arthur and Sylvie to his throne room upon arriving in Epheotus.



* ThinkingUpPortals: Is able to create portals between the mortal world and Epheotus.



* {{Expy}}: Given the novel's inspiration from ''Literature/MushokuTensei'', the pantheons are based on the Superd Tribe. Both are superhuman ProudWarriorRace[=s=] with pale white skin and ExtraEyes. On top of that, most of the pantheon warriors seen in the novel - in particular Kordri and Taci - resemble the last of the Superd, Ruijierd Superdia, in that they go bald and wear similar attire to his.

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* {{Expy}}: Given the novel's inspiration from ''Literature/MushokuTensei'', the pantheons are based on the Superd Tribe. Both are superhuman ProudWarriorRace[=s=] with pale white skin and ExtraEyes. On top of that, most of the pantheon warriors seen in the novel - in particular Kordri and Taci - resemble the last of the Superd, Ruijierd Ruijerd Superdia, in that they go bald and wear similar attire to his.



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* CoolOldGuy: As a high-ranking asura in Kezess's inner circle, Aldir has undoubtedly lived for millennia although his exact age, especially in relation to other asuras, is not known (though given how his brother Kordri, who looks younger than him, is addressed as an elder by Taci, it is easy to assume that Aldir is an elder himself). However, his age, coupled with him being a pantheon, means Aldir is one of the most powerful warriors on Epheotus.

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* CoolOldGuy: As a high-ranking asura in Kezess's inner circle, Aldir has undoubtedly lived for millennia although his exact age, especially in relation to other asuras, is not known (though given how his brother Kordri, Kordri and his cohort Windsom - who looks both look younger than him, is him - are addressed as an elder elders by Taci, other asuras, it is easy to assume that Aldir is an elder himself). However, his age, coupled with him being a pantheon, means Aldir is one of the most powerful warriors on Epheotus.



Their representatives on the Great Eight are the Avignis Clan, replacing the Asclepius Clan.

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Their representatives on the Great Eight are the Avignis Clan, replacing were originally the Asclepius Clan.Clan, but were later replaced by the Avignis Clan after the former clan was covertly exiled for opposing the Indrath Clan's genocide of the djinn. In their exile, the Asclepius Clan established the Hearth, a hidden enclave within the Beast Glades for asuran exiles and the surviving djinn.



* HiddenElfVillage: The Hearth has remained in seclusion within the Beast Glades ever since its founding, and for good reason in order to avoid the eyes of either the Indrath or Vritra Clans.



* OutcastRefuge: The Hearth is a sanctuary for asuran outcasts and exiles as well as the remnants of the djinn who survived the Indrath Clan's genocide of their people.



* WalkingSpoiler: The Asclepius Clan cannot be discussed without revealing Kezess's genocide of the djinn, seeing as their opposition towards it led to their exile from Epheotus and their eventual establishment of the Hearth within the Beast Glades.

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* WalkingSpoiler: The Asclepius Clan cannot be discussed without revealing Kezess's genocide of Kezess and the djinn, Indrath Clan's true nature as a faction of genocidal KnightTemplar[=s=], seeing as their opposition towards it the latter's genocide of the djinn led to their exile from Epheotus and their eventual establishment of the Hearth within the Beast Glades.



* BigGood: {{Averted}}. While he is the leader of one of the major factions that oppose both Kezess and Agrona, Mordain has remained neutral ever since the establishment of the Hearth in order to protect the people under his care, on top of the fact he and his clan are a PerfectPacifistPeople who shun combat. As such when compared to the likes of Virion and Seris, he has been the least involved in the ensuing conflict with him only indirectly supporting Arthur be it through helping him resurrect Sylvie or giving him the third keystone.



* GodOfKnowledge: Qualifies given his status as the preserver of what is left of djinn culture and their aether arts.

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* FeatheredDragons: In their true forms, dragons are covered entirely in white feathers.

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* FeatheredDragons: In their true forms, dragons are covered entirely in white feathers.have feathered wings.



* {{Weredragon}}: Given their shapeshifting capabilities, dragons are most often seen in their human forms.



* YesMan: Windsom is so loyal to Kezess that much of his personality and statements echo that of his master. The only reason he is not a SycophanticServant is that as Kezess' right-hand, Windsom is more than capable of handling himself though he has been put in his place by other asuras like Charon

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* YesMan: Windsom is so loyal to Kezess that much of his personality and statements echo that of his master. The only reason he is not a SycophanticServant is that as Kezess' right-hand, Windsom is more than capable of handling himself in combat, though it seems to only be against lessers as he has been put in his place by other asuras like CharonCharon.



* BackForTheDead: After his brief appearance in Volume 5, Taci reappears during Volume 9 where he goes on to play a major role in the climax as the asura whom Kezess sends to purge the Dicathian resistance. He is almost successful in his task were it not for Arthur's sudden return, who proceeds to take him into the aether realm to put him down.



* BusCrash: After his brief appearance in Volume 5, Taci reappears during Volume 9 where he goes on to play a major role in the climax as the asura whom Kezess sends to purge the Dicathian resistance. He is almost successful in his task were it not for Arthur's sudden return, who proceeds to take him into the aether realm to put him down.

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* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: The Secret Villain. While Agrona is the obvious main antagonist, Kezess is eventually revealed to be just as evil as his nemesis on top of his own past atrocities being the cause for Agrona's StartOfDarkness. Following TheReveal, the two of them form opposing halves of the main BigBadEnsemble as the GreaterScopeVillain[=s=] whom Arthur seeks to defeat.



* HideYourOtherness: During his time aiding the Dicathians, Aldir wears a hooded cloak on his person at all times when in public to hide his third eye. As such, he is an enigmatic figure among the Dicathian military, a perception aided by the fact that Aldir tends to remain in the shadows and avoid the spotlight to avoid attracting much attention.

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* HideYourOtherness: During his time aiding the Dicathians, Aldir wears a hooded cloak on his person at all times when in public to hide his third eye. As such, he is an enigmatic figure among the Dicathian military, a perception aided by the fact that Aldir tends to remain in the shadows and avoid the spotlight to avoid attracting much attention.


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* InTheHood: When in public among the Dicathians, he wears a hooded cloak to avoid drawing attention to himself, in particular his third eye.
* InhumanEyeConcealers: Hides his third eye by wearing a hood over his head.


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* TheJuggernaut: Absolutely nothing the Dicathians throw at him gets him to stop, as he overpowers their strongest fighters and slaughters his way throughout the sanctuary. Only Arthur's timely return is what puts him down for good.

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* RebelliousPrincess: [[spoiler:Sylvia had no respect for her father and her clan for their genocide of the djinn. Not only that, she had stowed away with the group of asuras her father sent to kill Agrona because she thought she could reason with her former paramour, only for that to fail when she learned Agrona was BeyondRedemption. Afterwards, Sylvia went into hiding for millennia from both Kezess and Agrona until Arthur came across her abode. She would instill in the young boy a drive to end the DivineConflict and stop both Kezess and Agrona, on top of bequeathing him the unborn Sylvie so that she would be raised away from either side of her family]].

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* RebelliousPrincess: [[spoiler:Sylvia had no respect for her father and her clan for their genocide of the djinn. Not only that, she She had stowed away with the group of asuras strike force her father sent to kill Agrona because she thought she could reason with her former paramour, only for that to fail when she learned Agrona was BeyondRedemption. Afterwards, Sylvia went into hiding for millennia from both Kezess and Agrona until she took in Arthur came across her abode. She would instill in the young boy a drive to end the DivineConflict and stop both Kezess and Agrona, on top of bequeathing him the unborn Sylvie so that she would be raised away from either side of her family]].


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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Arthur finds Dawn's Ballad, he is unable to open it until he infuses Sylvia's will onto it. Given how Sylvia is later revealed to be an asura, it only makes sense that the maker of the blade would have to be an asura as well. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that Wren is revealed to be the one who forged the blade.


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* PerfectPacifistPeople: The Asclepius Clan for the most part are a clan of pacifists who have long since abandoned conflict as a means to an end. As such, their society got along rather well with the djinn whom they sheltered as they were also an example of this trope. It is one of the key reasons why they have remained neutral for so long. In addition, it is also why Chul does not fit in with either side of his heritage as both of his deceased parents were outliers for behaving as proud warriors.
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** When he addresses the Great Eight in the aftermath of Taci's death, he deflects all of the accusations regarding his string of failings in the DivineConflict before closing the discussion by lying to them by saying that Taci was tricked into destroying himself, rather than admit that he screwed up and sent Taci to get killed by the lessers. Then again, Kezess genuinely believed Taci would succeed in his task, and while he was aware of Arthur's survival and RePower, he did not expect him to suddenly intervene and kill Taci.

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** When he addresses the Great Eight in the aftermath of Taci's death, he refuses to admit that he screwed up and got Taci killed by the lessers. He deflects all of the accusations regarding his string of failings in the DivineConflict before closing DivineConflict, attempts to shift blame for Taci's death on his clan leader Ademir by accusing him of overrepresenting the boy's potential, and closes the discussion by lying to them by saying that Taci was tricked into destroying himself, rather than admit that he screwed up and sent Taci to get killed by the lessers.himself. Then again, Kezess genuinely believed Taci would succeed in his task, and while he was aware of Arthur's survival and RePower, he did not expect him to suddenly intervene and kill Taci.



* BirdVersusSerpent: The Asclepius Clan are opposed to both the Indrath and Vritra Clans, and their rivalry qualifies given that they are the birds to the latter clans' serpents.

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* VillainsNeverLie: PlayedWith. Despite being an UnreliableExpositor and SlaveToPR, to those who do know of his atrocities Kezess has no reason to lie to them, as long as he can prevent others who aren't supposed to be in on the truth from overhearing and if allows him to manipulate the other party.


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* AfterActionVillainAnalysis: While long extinct, the wraiths' existence and motivations are only explained by Kezess to Arthur as part him trying to justify his actions to him.


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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Their existence is first hinted at when Seris tells Caera that Agrona's SuperSoldier[=s=] derive their name from an ancient asuran legend. This is picked up later on when Kezess reveals the full truth about them to Arthur.

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* UnfeelingHeavens: A big time example. Most asuras care very little for what happens outside of Epheotus in spite of their self-proclaimed desire to look out for the lives of the lessers. Especially [[spoiler:the Indrath Clan, who are willing to commit genocide for not-so-well-intentioned reasons]].



** Their rivalry with [[spoiler:the Asclepius can also be viewed this way. Though given that the Asclepius are phoenixes making them the bird, this means the Indrath become the serpent instead]].



* WhiteSheep: [[spoiler:Sylvia was the sole good member of the Indrath Clan due to her benevolent personality and opposition towards her father's genocide of the djinn. After her death, her daughter ended up following in her footsteps in being a much better person and standing up against her own clan]].

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* WhiteSheep: [[spoiler:Sylvia was the sole good member of the Indrath Clan due to her benevolent personality and opposition towards her father's genocide of the djinn. After her death, her daughter ended up following in her footsteps in being a much better person and standing up against her own clan]].clan, thanks in part to Arthur raising her]].



* TokenHeroicOrc: {{Downplayed}}. He is much nicer to Arthur than the other members of his clan and is proud of his performance, though it is yet to be seen if [[spoiler:he will rebel against Kezess]].

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* TokenHeroicOrc: {{Downplayed}}. He is much nicer to Arthur than the other members of his clan and is proud of his performance, though it is yet to be seen if [[spoiler:he will rebel against Kezess]].Kezess like his brother did]].



* BirdVersusSerpent: The Asclepius Clan are opposed to both the Indrath and Vritra Clans, and their rivalry qualifies given that they are the birds to the latter clans' serpents.
* DivineBirds: As phoenixes in the novel are a type of asura, they qualify.



* GodOfKnowledge: Qualifies given his status as the preserver of what is left of djinn culture and their aether arts.



* HealerGod: A somber variant of this trope. He and his clan are responsible for the creation of Tears of the Mother pearls, artifacts created from the cores of asuras that died in infancy that have the power to restore the lives of those about to die.



* UnseenNoMore: She was first mentioned by Veruhn in Volume 10, but did not appear until the next volume where she meets Arthur when he is in Epheotus for Avilhasha's funeral.

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* UnseenNoMore: She was first mentioned by Veruhn in Volume 10, but did not appear until the next volume where she meets Arthur when he is in Epheotus for Avilhasha's Avhilasha's funeral.

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