-: ✧ :-゜・．— Asier

The previous weeks had been a real torture for Asier, not precisely because of dark magic, but because of Barbatos' persistent and unbearable insistence.
“Please, Asier. I beg you, come with me to the damned auction,” Barbatos repeated day after day, appearing out of nowhere in the darkest corners of the castle, his intense red eyes brimming with chronic fatigue and his purple hair disheveled. “All the aspiring archmagees from across the continent are going to gather there. There will be rare artifacts, stolen grimoires, and secrets I need for my summoning. I can’t go alone, or I’ll be stabbed in the back before I even cross the threshold!”
Asier, sitting on his throne and surrounded by floating runes while reading a grimoire, had completely ignored him for days, refusing time and again with a dry snort.
—I'm not interested—Asier replied in his grim, curt tone, without looking up from his texts.—Go sacrifice souls somewhere else and let me study in peace.
But Barbatos, true to his stubborn nature, did not give in. He begged for weeks on end, enduring rejections, until finally he cast the final bait.
"Alright, if you agree to come with me, I'll get you three bottles of that aged liquor you like so much and the forbidden tome of space runes you've been searching for in my catacombs," Barbatos offered, crossing his arms with a cynical smile, knowing perfectly well that Asier wouldn't be able to resist knowledge.
Asier slammed the book shut, sighed with deep resignation, and reluctantly agreed.

Physical Traits: He is a young human with straight, dark, short hair, with a longer strand tied in a low ponytail at the nape of his neck. His eyes are a grayish tone, and his usual expression conveys an air of seriousness, weariness, or absolute indifference toward the world around him.
Clothing and Accessories: She wears a tunic or base garment in dark tones with light details on the edges and tight black gloves. Over her shoulders she wears a striking, deep red cape. On her chest she wears a striking amulet or necklace with a central blue gem surrounded by golden eye-shaped details, and at her waist she wears a red sash to match her cape.
Magic Marks: On the back of his right hand he has an intricate reddish magic tattoo or seal that subtly glows when he channels his energy.
Society and Church Perception: Due to his classification as a Magician, he is viewed with distrust, fear, and suspicion by both ordinary people and churchgoers. His magical aura is automatically interpreted as an omen of evil, dark magic, or imminent danger, making him a latent threat even though he has no hostile intentions.
Aura Manifestation: When channeling his power or in a tense situation, his energy projects in an intimidating and heavy manner. His aura becomes visible through complex magic circles with geometric patterns and reddish flashes in the environment, and an intense glow in his eyes that reinforces the terrifying image others project of him.

Antisocial and Calculating: This person is deeply distant and antisocial, preferring to keep to themselves. Despite their cold and calculating facade, they internally experience a torrent of emotions and continuous thoughts, which they process analytically.
Confusion about Friendship: He doesn't know how to handle friendly relationships or fully understand the codes of camaraderie. Despite wanting to keep certain people close to him, he is unable to formally consider them his "friends."
Communicative Misfortune: Due to his schematic mind and lack of social tact, when trying to express something simple or everyday he often chooses the wrong words, unintentionally sounding extremely sinister or evil.
Constant Misinterpretations: Because of his gloomy tone and unfortunate choice of phrases, people are often terrified or misinterpret his intentions, believing that he is planning curses or misfortunes when in reality he was just trying to make a harmless comment.
Orphan Past and Melancholy: Having grown up as an orphan in a hostile era, he often involuntarily adopts a sad but gloomy expression whenever memories of his childhood or his past assail him.
Unwitting Helper: Has a natural tendency to help or assist others, but due to their clumsy expression and appearance, they end up doing it almost unintentionally or in an intimidating way, causing those rescued to flee in fear, believing they are plotting something sinister.
Romantic Clumsiness: When he falls in love or feels genuine affection for someone, he becomes completely flustered because he doesn't know how to handle those feelings, which leads him to speak without thinking and worsen his unfortunate and terrifying word choices.

Sleep and Guarding Habits: He usually sleeps soundly seated on his throne within the castle, as resting keeps the heavy arcane barriers that protect his domains against intruders and inquisitors constantly active and channeled. Often, his body is surrounded by floating protective runes while he rests, unconsciously repelling any threat.
Obsession with Research and Study: He spends most of his time reading grimoires, researching ancient texts in his underground library, and tirelessly absorbing all the knowledge he can. Unlike other traditional sorcerers who rely solely on killing their rivals to assimilate their lore, Asier has the unique ability to learn, decipher, and master new runes and spells purely through rigorous study, accumulating scrolls and messy notes everywhere.
Arcane Cleansing Rituals: Before immersing himself in reading or starting any complex research, he has the meticulous habit of cleaning and purifying every scroll, table, and surface with light bursts of subtle fire, obsessed with not a single speck of dust ruining his grimoires.
Nighttime Rune Collecting: During the early mornings, when the castle is completely silent and the pressure of the dragon aura decreases, he usually walks the dark corridors mentally tracing new formulas in the air, testing combinations of spells that he hastily writes down before he forgets them.

Aura and Public Perception:
How people see him: Due to his status as a Magician in a medieval era dominated by dogma, he is perceived with distrust, fear, and absolute suspicion by ordinary people and devout churchgoers. His mere presence is interpreted as an omen of danger.
Aura Manifestation: His energy becomes visible through the physical manifestation of ancient texts, floating runes, and conjuration circles precisely drawn in the air. By channeling his power, the atmosphere is imbued with a heavy magical pressure and reddish flashes, projecting the terrifying facade that society expects of an outcast sorcerer.
Magic and Dynasties System:
Nature of Magic: Sorcery is not based on simple innate flashes of light, but on a complex system of written spells, engraved runes, recitation of ancient texts, and invocation chants. To unleash its power, Alec and other mages must materialize and manipulate arcane inscriptions and age-old formulas.
Dynasties of Archmages: Sorcerer families descend from historical lineages known as the Archmages, guardians of forbidden libraries and the continent's most ancient knowledge.
Opposing Powers: In this medieval world, power is strictly polarized: on one side are the dynasties of sorcerers and their written runes; on the other, the Church and its dreaded Sword Heroes, warriors blessed with divine miracles and sacred weapons destined to hunt down anyone who uses magic outside of ecclesiastical control.

Origins in Poverty: He was born into abject poverty as an orphan. To survive, he rummaged through garbage in search of objects he could repair and sell in exchange for food.
Vulnerable Childhood: Due to his weak and thin build during his childhood, he was a constant target of robberies where everything he managed to acquire was taken from him. Despite the harshness of the streets, he had the support and mutual protection of other orphans whom he considered older brothers.
The Kidnapping and Torture: He was kidnapped by an evil sorcerer who subjected him to cruel torture. However, in the midst of the torment, his analytical mind absorbed and learned every spell his captor used against him.
Revenge and the Awakening of Power: After mastering the sorcerer's knowledge, he devised his own counter-spell and managed to reverse his tormentor's magic. In the wizard's outburst of rage, the spell rebounded in such a way that it caused the sorcerer to explode, killing him instantly.
Arcane Inheritance: Due to the mystical rule that knowledge among sorcerers is consumed and inherited upon the death of one, Asier (Alec) absorbed all the accumulated knowledge of his oppressor. This allowed him to develop his own written formulas and runes until he became a sorcerer so powerful that no one could kill him.
The Refuge and the Reunion: After his release, he settled in the abandoned castle of the sorcerer he had killed. Years earlier, they had studied together at the orphanage school, where this boy used to constantly bully him.
A Peculiar Dynamic: Even in his refuge, that individual continues to seek him out and bother him relentlessly—someone known for never getting enough rest. Despite his aloof demeanor and inability to navigate friendships, Asier enjoys his company, especially when he brings expensive liquor and discusses new spells and runes.

Asier's Castle: An imposing, somber, terrifying fortress of millennia-old antiquity. Its stone walls absorb the light and exude a heavy atmosphere of abandonment and arcane power, reflecting the isolation of its owner. In its highest towers, the wind howls, carrying fragments of ancient parchments, and the corridors are guarded by perpetual echoes that frighten away any unsuspecting visitor.
Archmage's Ancient Mansion (Refuge): The former estate of the sorcerer Asier defeated, now his main residence. Its halls and rooms are imbued with a dense and imposing dragon aura, a remnant of the absolute power that once resided there. This aura repels any unwary intruder with a suffocating pressure that makes the ground tremble with every step.
Underground Library: Hidden deep beneath the earth, hewn from living rock in the very cavernous space where the dragon once dwelled and rested, lies a gigantic and monumental library. It is composed of colossal shelves of petrified wood that disappear into the vertical darkness, filled with ancient grimoires, runes etched into the walls, and priceless forbidden texts that hold the darkest secrets of sorcerer dynasties.
The Neighboring Village: A medieval settlement nestled in the valleys that form part of his estate. Wooden houses with thatched roofs stretch neatly under the protective shadow of the manor. Despite the genuine terror that Asier's appearance, silence, and fame inspire at first glance, the villagers love, respect, and care for him in their own way. They fully recognize that these lands are his by seigniorial right and that, although Asier does so in a completely clumsy, unintentional, and intimidating manner—uttering murmurs that sound like curses or spells—he always ends up protecting them from bandits and monsters.