| “ | I am Gazel Apt Ageila, holy knight of Jiordal, the Kingdom of the Divine Dragon, and the Selected Eight bestowed with the title of Saint! | „ |
| — Gazel to Anos Voldigoad in "Everastanzetta, Institute of the Gods" |
Gazel Apt Ageila (ガゼル・アプト・アゲイラ Gazeru Aputo Ageira?) is a Holy Knight of Jiordal.
Appearance[]
Gazel is described as a bald and muscular man with a good physique. He wears a mantle and armor over it.
Personality[]
As a Holy Knight of Jiordal, Gazel is a firm believer in the Gods and cannot tolerate those who blaspheme against the Gods, as was demonstrated during his quarrel with Anos.
He is shown to be proud of his strength and skill, but has shown to overestimate his own abilities and underestimate his enemies, especially if he deems them heretics.
Synopsis[]
Selection Trial Arc[]
Gazel is present when Ahid welcomes Anos to Everastanzetta so he can learn about the Selection Trial. When Anos proclaims that he does not believe in the Almighty Radiance Equis, Gazel takes objection to this and tries to fight him. However, Arcana puts a stop to it since they were located in the Holy Seat Hall, which has a non-aggression pact, so he reluctantly yields.
Gazel about to summon his god.
After Anos and his group move away from the Holy Seat Hall, Gazel follows them to continue his quarrel with Anos and grabs his shoulder. This causes Anos to throw him to the wall and make him bleed, enraging the holy knight. Gazel attempts to summon a god he made a pact with, but Anos pierces his throat before he can complete the chant and then incinerates Gazel with Jio Graze. However, Nutra Do Hiana, the Keeper of Restoration, appears from Gazel's Selection Pledge Jewel and resurrects him.
Gazel using his divine summons.
Anos quickly defeats Nutra by combining Jirasd and Gagalia, which overloads Nutra's restorative abilities and makes her explode due to excessive restoration. Gazel later invokes Jiosselia, the God of Brilliance, to possess him in order to obtain its power and Beheus, the God of Piercing, to turn his sword into the Divine Spear Behetenos. He attacks Anos at light speed with Behetenos, but Anos easily overwhelms him and destroys his divine summons. Gazel is utterly shocked that a mere mortal can destroy gods.
Gazel in despair.
Gazel attempts to retreat but is intercepted by Arcana, who cuts off his hand to take his ring and consume the orders within it in accordance with Ahid's commands. Gazel is shocked by Ahid's betrayal and questions him about it, but Ahid replies that he received a prophecy from Equis in which he would inherit Gazel's will and the power of his gods, causing Gazel to fall in despair. The cardinal then tells him to repent to Equis, so Gazel commits suicide by stabbing himself with his own sword. Saddened by this, Arcana secretly uses Syrica to make sure Gazel can reincarnate.
Abilities[]
- Immense Magic Power: As a high-ranking holy knight of Jiordal, Gazel has a large amount of magic power. After possessing the power of Jiosselia through Azept, his magic power increases to an immense degree.
- Expert Spearman: He is shown to be adept at wielding his Divine Spear Behetenos.
- Borrowed Orders: By invoking Azept, he was able to possess the power of his Selection God, gaining access to the order that it possessed.
- Order of Light: It grants the user power over the phenomenon of light, allowing them to transform into light itself and move at light speed or attack the enemy directly with it.
Magic[]
See: Magic
Equipment[]
See: Items
Relationships[]
Ahid Alovo Agartz[]
Initially, it seemed that Gazel and Ahid had a cordial relationship due to both being high-ranking citizens of Jiordal and their faith in Equis. However, Gazel was shocked when Arcana cut off his hand and stole his Selection pledge jewel under Ahid's commands. After Gazel questioned him about it, Ahid replies that he received an divine message, in which he would inherit Gazel's gods.
When Gazel voiced his anger at Ahid's betrayal, Ahid challenged his faith in the gods and excommunicated him, filling Gazel with despair. Stricken with grief and goaded by Ahid's taunting, Gazel attempted to kill himself to return his life to the gods. While Arcana initially stopped him by freezing him, Ahid opted to finish him by his own hands, by melting his body.
Anos Voldigoad[]
Gazel met Anos when the latter made his way to Everastanzetta, as the holy knight immediately took exception to Anos' blasphemy towards the Almighty Radiance Equis, with Gazel wanting to fight Anos despite being located in the Holy Seat Hall, where fighting was prohibited, only yielding after Arcana reprimanded him.
After Anos began investigating Everastanzetta in hopes of learning more about the Underground World and the draconid history, Gazel confronted him and initiated a fight with him after Anos tossed him aside. Despite using the all of the divine summons he had available to him, Anos defeated him easily and even destroyed his Selection God, shocking Gazel that a mere mortal with no god could destroy a god by themselves.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Gazel's Selection God is Jiosselia, the God of Brilliance. In addition, he also made a pact with Beheus, the God of Piercing and Nutra Do Hiana, the Keeper of Restoration.
- Arcana chose to reincarnate Gazel without his memories because he would likely kill himself again, as he betrayed his faith by questioning the gods.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Light Novel Volume 5, Chapter 25