If the almighty one cannot create a sword no one can draw, then he is not almighty. If the almighty one can create a sword no one can draw, then the almighty one cannot draw that sword either. One who cannot draw a sword cannot be almighty. Is there no almighty one in this world?
Arcana is described as a beautiful young girl with silky white hair and golden eyes.
Personality[]
Arcana initially has the demeanor of a composed and stoic divine figure, as carries expressionless face most of the time. While seemingly emotionless, she showed that she isn't a traditional god like Nosgalia, who only care about order and disregard mortals and their feelings. This is because having forgotten her divine name and memories, she gained a heart, which allowed her to feel emotions that gods shouldn't be capable of feeling. Due to gaining emotions, she wanted to save people but her ordeal with the grieving father damaged her self-esteem and made her question her worldview. According to Misha, looking into Arcana's abyss felt like she was suffering of a parched thirst. As though she were wandering through an endless desert with no water. The reason for that is that her guilt over the events made her try to find an answer to if it was possible to save everyone at once, with her progressively losing hope over the inability to come up with a proper answer.
After losing the holy war against Anos, she was finally content due to him providing her an answer, as found a new resolve to atone for her sins by dismantling the Selection Trial, which was causing mortals more tragedy for the sake of the gods' convenience.
History[]
Arcana was originally born in the underground country of Agatha. She was an orphan girl who possessed a dragon nucleus, which made her a target of dragons who would constantly attack Agatha in search of it. Because her presence endangered the city, the Sword Emperor of the time wanted to expel Arcana from the country, but he stated that he wouldn't expel her if someone were to feed her. As a result, Arcana wandered the city, knocking on every door she could find, believing that someone would help her. However, no one opened their doors, as the prophecies made her a detested child, so she was exiled from Agatha.
Wandering the wasteland and chased by dragons, Arcana was starved for food, barely having enough magic power to survive, as the prophecies of Agatha would not let her die. The first Sword Emperor, who felt guilty that Arcana could die from the exile he sent her too, sent messengers to her with an offer: she would sacrifice herself to the Royal Dragon, and become a revered Dragon Knight, thus allowing her live to in Agatha without being persecuted by dragons.
However, prior to that Arcana was kidnapped by Ceris Voldigoad at the behest of the Church of Jiordal, who made her an offer: they pledged to welcome her if she sided with Jiordal during the Selection Trial, which she agreed as they signed a Zecht. So Arcana sacrificed herself to the Royal Dragon and became a Dragonborn, after which she sided with Jiordal. However, the believers of Jiordal did not accept her as she was a former citizen of Agatha and a Dragonborn. So the pope of Jiordal told her that she should throw herself into the Pyre of Judgment so that the believers of Jiordal would accept her as a saint. And she did so but the believers of Jiordal still refused to accept her, stating that her past would not disappear no matter what she did. The pope's goal was to use Arcana, who became a Dragonborn and was further empowered by the Pyre of Judgement, to win the Selection Trial, as Arcana couldn't resist him due to the Zecht that she signed.
After that she was chosen as a representative for the Selection Trial by Militia, who said that she could not be saved, as Arcana was able to win the Selection Trial with Militia's help. While seemingly content with winning the Selection Trial and finally overcoming her hatred, Arcana had learned that Militia was attempting to destroy the Selection Trial, as she felt betrayed by Militia, so she killed her with the help of the Gauddigemon, the Sword of a Thousand Bolts, which was lent to her by Boldinos. He told her that she could forget about her hatred by becoming a divine proxy, as gods did not have any feeling and she could save mortals. However, Boldinos had also deceived her, due to the fact that after she became a god, her positive emotions disappeared but her hatred remained.
Becoming the divine proxy, she betrayed Jiordal and Agatha, and created Gadeciola, Kingdom of the Supreme Dragon, which consisted of people who grew disillusioned with the gods, becoming known as Genedonov, the Goddess of Absurdity and used it to wage war on the gods. Later, Boldinos told her that he didn't except her hatred to disappear, she betrayed Gadeciola and attacked him in anger but he killed her.
After being reborn, she joined forces with Ceris Voldigoad, with the intention of betraying him, as they exchanged information before departing to their separate ways. She then sealed her memories and hatred inside the "Moon of Creation" and imposed various restrictions on her actions in order to achieve what she wanted, as she continued to try to remove her hatred.[1]
Arcana states that she forgot her memories and divine name, as she think that in exchange for losing them, she gained a heart, something that gods lack. Due to losing her memory and forgetting who she was, she was lost in her purpose, as she remembered wanting kindness, using her divine power to grant many miracles and save many lives.
Arcana tries to save the grieving father
But one day, she was approached by a grieving father, whose daughter was chosen as a Selected, which she later regretted due to wanting to stay with him. His daughter was killed by another Selected, which caused him grief and rage, as he pleaded to her to allow him to get revenge by having Arcana kill him.
In order to quench his grief, she stated that she would resurrect his daughter, although that was impossible due to her source being destroyed. Instead, she created a fake daughter who had all of her memories and personality, as he was overjoyed at being reunited with her. However, Arcana was later contacted by the grieving daughter, who stated that her father had killed himself due to learning that his daughter was a fake, as he was told by the same person who killed his real daughter.
Coming to terms with her failure to save the grieving father, she realized that she and the gods were not omnipotent, and were not capable of saving everyone, as salvation for one person meant damnation for another. She tried to find someone who could disprove her hypothesis about there being no Almighty being capable of saving others.[2]
Arcana became the Selection God of Ahid Alovo Agartz and began to participate in the Selection Trial on his behalf. She chose him because he was a hopeless person and bring him salvation, as she believed that his hopelessness made him worthy of salvation.
Abilities[]
Immense Magic Power: As a god, she possesses immense magic power, having a near bottomless magic pool that can only be used up when doing something of extraordinary magnitude. By consuming the order of multiple gods, her power was further enhanced.
Conceptual Existence: Gods maintain and embody the order and laws of the world.[3]
Altiertonoa, the Moon of Creation:
Arcana's Moon of Creation
She possesses the ability to use Altiertonoa, Militia's order, which takes the form of a large silverly moon, though Arcana's version takes the form of a crescent moon. Altiertonoa is one of the most important orders in the world due to it being responsible for the creation of the world, and for the fact that under its light, all life gained magic at the core of its being to form the source - the origin and foundation of all life. The period of time when the Moon of Creation is active is called the Month of Creation, in which new life is born to replace those destroyed by the Sun of Destruction. Through Altiertonoa's miracle, the order of the world was maintained by cycling the lives that had been lost. The Moon of Creation allows its user to control special ice, as well as create and recreate everything that exists, from physical matter and living creatures to the abstract laws of the universe.[4]
Destruction Symbiosis: According to the established order of creation and destruction, as soon as something in the world is completely destroyed, or when living beings die, something must be created at the same time to replace what was lost. Therefore, a huge amount of death and destruction can significantly increase the power of the Moon of Creation in proportion to the volume of destruction.[5]
Lunar Snowdrops:
Lunar Snowdrop
Altiertonoa produces lunar snowdrops, which are the manifestations of Altiertonoa's divine power that resemble snowflakes inside a crescent moon.[4] The Moon of Creation can create an endless amount of lunar snowdrops, which can be used for a variety of effects. They can be used to freeze anything that they touch, re-create something that already exists, or create ice that can be shaped into various constructs such as weapons.[6][7] Lunar snowdrops also have the ability to pass through an opponent's anti-magic and drain their physical and magical powers with the cold they emit.[5] In addition, the user can turn themselves into lunar snowdrops and instantly reappear anywhere.[4]
Consumed Orders: As a participant of the Selection Trial, Arcana is able to absorb the orders of defeated gods, which are stored in the Selection Pledge Jewels upon their defeat.
Order of Light: It grants Arcana power over the phenomenon of light, allowing her to transform into light itself and move at light speed or attack the enemy directly with it.
Order of Piercing: It turns regular weapons into divine spears, which appear like sharp dragon fangs, possessing colossal piercing power. Arcana can create something out of ice and then imbue it with the order of piercing to enhance her attacks.
Order of Restoration: It gives Arcana power over the phenomenon of restoration, allowing her to heal living beings and restore non-living things. It was able to restore a body that was completely destroyed in no time, and recover a magic link that was severed. Despite this, its power cannot interfere with the source of living beings, although it can restore some of their damage. This order synergizes well with Arcana's own order of creation and makes her nearly indestructible, even against a far more powerful opponent.
However, it can only restore something that is "broken" and, therefore, it is unable to cure a disease like "dragon deficiency," in which the organs of the magical power develop too much for the body to handle.
Order of Dreams: It grants Arcana power over dreams and memories, allowing her to recover missing memories. These abilities are most pronounced in a dream, in which the owner of this power can allow someone to see a specific memory (if it exists).
Levihelluota, the Six Flowers of Absurdity: Arcana's order, which allows her to negate and neutralize the orders and divine powers of the other gods.[8]
Arcana has a habit of referring to individuals by calling them "Child of x", with "x" being usually the race of the person in question, although she would sometimes use that person's unique characteristics in the naming. The only people she would refer to by their names are Anos and Ahid.
