TBATE (The begnning after The end) (⁠´⁠ε⁠｀⁠ ⁠)

🌲 The Floating GardensVisual: White marble paths surrounded by perfectly trimmed lawns and trees whose leaves change color according to the season (ranging from golden to pale blue).
What's in it: Wrought iron benches where students sat to date or review spells, and small, floating water fountains that defy gravity thanks to mana artifacts in their bases.

The Xyrus Academy is the most nostalgic, striking and iconic setting of the entire work, functioning almost as a character of its own.
🏰 The Student Dormitory (Where Arthur and Elijah lived) Windows: Exactly two large arched windows in each room, with panoramic views of the floating courtyard and the sea of clouds below the island.
The Interior: Elite British university room style (Harry Potter style). The floor is waxed wood with a scarlet central rug. The walls are polished white stone with magical soundproofing so that students can practice light spells without disturbing the neighbor.
What's inside: Two four-poster single beds and fine linen sheets.
Two carved mahogany desks with supports for feathers, paints and parchments.
Bookshelves filled with grimoires and manuals on mana rotation theory.
A small built-in closet to store the formal uniforms and capes of the gym.
🏛️ Xyrus' Campus and Facilities:
The Student Council Room (Where Tessia Was Bossing): A circular room at the top of the tallest tower. It has a colossal glass skylight on the ceiling and windows all around it. In the center, there is a round meeting table and Tessia's luxurious dispatch table, always full of school reports and royal stamps.
The Classrooms: Format of a Roman amphitheater, with semicircular steps. There are no ordinary blackboards; Teachers use floating mana panels where magic equations light up in the air.
The Duel Arenas: Large open coliseums (no roof or windows, only circular bleachers). The floor is compacted magic sand that absorbs impacts and spells. Around the arena, there are rune barrier generators that prevent the students' attacks from hitting the audience.

4. Taegrin Caelum (The Fortress of Agrona and where Elijah/Nico lives)
   Windows: Very few and very narrow in the towers (medieval castle style cracks), with the exception of the main hall of Agrona, which has a colossal skylight facing the stormy sky. The Interior: A mix of royal palace and mad scientist gothic laboratory. Corridors of black stone and ceilings so high that they disappear into the darkness. The environment exudes the smell of ozone, metal and alchemical smoke.
   What's inside:
   Labs filled with giant glass tubes containing chimeras and glowing runes in jars.
   Torture chambers and body modification rooms (where Nico was reconstructed).
   Agrona's throne room, which features a three-dimensional holographic strategy table that projects the map of the entire world using mana.
   Nico and Cecilia's quarters, full of luxury, but with a heavy, guarded and claustrophobic atmosphere.
5. The Sanctuary (Virion, Alice, and Eleanor's "Home" of Refuge at the end)
   Windows: Zero windows. It is an underground complex of caves.
   The Interior: Rustic, improvised and military. The walls are of rough stone and earth. The floor is beaten, with plywood walkways to prevent moisture. The community lives in military canvas tents set up inside the large chambers of the cave.
   What's inside: Thousands of cots and mats for war refugees.
   Community kitchens with giant cauldrons heated by fire mages.
   Virion's command tent, lit by a single weak mana stone, filled with reports and torn maps.
   Alice's medical ward, filled with wooden stretchers, dried medicinal herbs hanging from the ceiling, and healing potions piled in crates.

3. The Estate of the High House Denoir (Casa de Caera in Alacrya)
   Windows: Huge, symmetrical, rectangular windows reinforced with black iron frames, designed to appear imposing and impenetrable from the outside.
   The Interior: Brutalist and imperialist style of Alacrya. The floor is polished dark gray marble with red veins. The walls display metal coats of arms and dark tapestries that show the history of the family's Vritra bloodline. It is a cold, clean and extremely formal place.
   What's inside: Indoor lampposts powered by compressed mana.
   Caera's private room, decorated with swords and armor stands (she prefers weapons to feminine decorations).
   A private training area soundproofed for her to practice her blood flames in secret.
   A luxurious bath room with black stone bathtubs and magically engineered heated water.
4. Taegrin Caelum (The Agrona Fortress is where Elijah/Nico lives)
   Windows: Very few and very narrow in the towers (medieval castle style), with the exception of Agrona's main hall, which has a colossal skylight facing the stormy sky.
   The Interior: A mix of royal palace and mad scientist gothic laboratory. Corridors of black stone and ceilings so high that they disappear into the darkness. The environment exudes the smell of ozone, metal and alchemical smoke.
   What's inside:
   Labs filled with giant glass tubes containing chimeras and glowing runes in jars.
   Torture chambers and body modification rooms (where Nico was reconstructed).
   Agrona's throne room, which features a three-dimensional holographic strategy table that projects the map of the entire world using mana.
   Nico and Cecilia's quarters, full of luxury, but with a heavy, guarded and claustrophobic atmosphere.

1. The Helstea Mansion (Arthur and his Parents' House in Xyrus) Windows: Dozens. It's a giant Victorian mansion with floor-to-ceiling double-glazed arched windows in the rooms, and circular windows in the attic.
   The Interior: Pure human luxury. The floor is all made of dark polished wood covered with imported shag carpets. The main room has a double-height ceiling with a mana crystal chandelier that glows without fire. There is a double oak staircase that leads to the bedrooms.
   What's inside: A magical fireplace that regulates the temperature by itself.
   A private library where Arthur spent nights reading.
   A richly decorated nursery for Arthur's little sister, Eleanor.
   A dining room with a mahogany table for more than 12 people.
2. The Royal Palace of Elenoir (House of Tessia and Virion):
   Windows: It does not have traditional glass windows. They are large oval openings and terraces open into the structure itself, protected by live vine curtains and wind barriers.
   The Interior: Living and elven architecture. The palace was not built, but "shaped" from a colossal ancient tree. The walls are of living wood that never rots, mixed with white stones polished by the river. The lighting comes from luminescent fungi and glow-in-the-dark flowers.
   What's inside: Internal thermal water springs that run through the rooms.
   Furniture carved directly into the walls and roots of the tree.
   Tessia's room, full of rare plants that respond to her emotions and a bed made of petals and vegetable silk fabrics.
   Virion's meeting room, decorated with leather maps and ancient war relics.

🟣 The Nights of Alacrya:
Visual: When night falls, the sky takes on shades of dark purple and deep navy blue.
Magical Watch: It is common to see artificial Northern Lights or faint lines of mana glowing in the clouds. It is Agrona's defense barriers and message transmission networks that crisscross the continent, making people feel that the sky itself is watching over them. 🌋 The Sky of Taegrin Caelum
Visual: In the region of Agrona's fortress, the sky is frightening. Black, heavy storm clouds surround the mountains permanently. The firmament there is cut by purple and red lightning bolts, creating an apocalyptic atmosphere of absolute power.

The Sky of Dicathen: Natural, Vast, and Mystical In Dicathen, the sky is completely natural, organic, and varies according to the seasons and the borders of each of the three kingdoms. It's a classic fantasy heaven.
🔷 The Human Sky:
Visual: During the day, it is a clean, bright sky blue, with voluminous white clouds. The Xyrus Effect: The kingdom's biggest visual attraction is Xyrus City, which floats high in the sky. Looking up at the human cities below means seeing a gigantic floating stone island cutting through the clouds, casting majestic shadows over the wheat fields.
🌲 The Elven Sky (Elenoir)
Visual: The open sky is rarely seen. Elenoir's forest has trees so colossal that their canopies form an almost impenetrable roof of leaves.

The Atmosphere: Sunlight filters through the leaves, creating an indoor sky that is emerald green and golden. At night, the sky "among the trees" takes on a magical glow due to mana spores and luminescent plants that float in the air like fallen stars.
⛰️ The Dwarf Sky (Darv)
Visual: Dwarves live in underground cities, so their "sky" is the roof of titanic caves.
Lighting: To mimic the firmament, they carve thousands of luminous mana crystals into the rocks of the ceiling. From a distance, the ceiling of the Darv caves looks like an artificial and bright starry night of blue and violet color.
🌌 The Sky of Alacrya: Dark, Artificial and Oppressive:
The sky of Alacrya reflects the pollution of the industrialized magic of the continent and the experiments of Agrona. It conveys a constant sense of isolation and vigilance.
🌫️ The Mist and the Visual Grey
Tone: The daytime sky is rarely light blue. It has a pale bluish-gray or leaden hue, almost opaque. The air carries a constant fine fog, the result of mana burning and military labs scattered across the continent.
The Sun: The sun shines fainterly and diffusely through this dense atmosphere, giving the continent a cold, melancholy, lifeless illumination.

Still on the Alacrya continent:
The Great Laboratory: Everything revolves around the "Bloodshad", industrial districts where mage scientists create chimeras and weapons en masse.
🛐 Religion and Beliefs:
Cult of the High Sovereign: It is an absolute theocracy based on the cult of the dictator Agrona Vritra. He is literally their living God.
Indoctrination: From childhood, the citizens of Alacrya are taught in schools that Agrona is a benevolent father who led them out of barbarism. Panels, gigantic statues and temples dedicated to him are scattered throughout the public squares. Questioning the High Sovereign is considered the greatest possible heresy, punishable by public execution of the entire family line.

still on the Dicathen continent we have:
🛐 Religion and Beliefs:
The Three Gods: There is no unified church. Humans worship entities of light; elves have an almost religious connection of respect with "Mother Nature"; and the dwarves idolize the spirits of the earth and the mountain.
Faith in the Asuras: They know of the existence of the deities of Epheotus (such as Lord Indrath), but see them as distant legends and untouchable beings, not as gods who require daily prayers.

Alacrya (The Imperialist Continent) Alacrya is a unified, highly militarized continent under a totalitarian dictatorship. Thanks to the engineering of the antagonist Agrona, it is a place where magic has been industrialized, resembling an almost "modern" or magipunk society.
👗 Clothing
Style Military Uniformity: Fashion is dictated by military utilitarianism. Even wealthy civilians wear tighter-fitting clothing, with straight cuts, dark fabrics (black, gray, burgundy) and stiff leather accents.
Adaptation to Horns: Because many people have blood-to-blood (Vritra), the turtleneck clothing and hoods are specially sewn or cut to accommodate horns and physical mutations.
Absence of Staves: Mages of Alacrya do not use wands. All of their magic is conjured through mystical tattoos (Marks, Crests, Emblems) magically etched into their backs. Because of this, combat clothing often has openings or translucent fabrics in the dorsal area to facilitate the release of mana.

Architecture and Streets
Structure: Symmetrical, clean, cold and gray cities. The streets are paved with a smooth black stone asphalt. The buildings are monolithic concrete and metal blocks, reminiscent of the brutalist architectural style.
Mana Technology: It is a much more advanced continent. The streets have automated lampposts that light up on their own with residual mana. There are magical underground trains and hydraulic elevators powered by mystical energy.

Dicathen (The Traditional Continent)Dicathen is a continent divided by races (Humans, Elves, and Dwarves). Their society resembles the classic medieval European fantasy, where power comes from individual effort and talent from birth.
👗 Human Clothing
Style (Kingdom of Sapin): Follows medieval and Renaissance fashion. Nobles wear voluminous dresses, corsets, and long coats with gold brocades. Civilians wear linen tunics and cheap leather.
Elves (Elenoir's Kingdom): Clothing made of organic, lightweight fabrics that look like silk. They like pastel tones, forest green, brown and decorations that imitate leaves and vines. They hardly use heavy metals.
Dwarves (Kingdom of Darv): Full focus on utility. Thick tanned leather clothes, furs to withstand the cold of the caves and many utility belts full of metal buckles.
Mages: Wear traditional long robes and carry wands, staffs, or rings with mana stones to channel spells.
🏛️ Architecture and Streets
Structure: Cobblestone streets, noisy open-air street markets with horse carts, dark wooden taverns, and large stone castles with gargoyles.
Lighting: Cities rely on simple oil lamps or torches most of the time. Only the floating capital, Xyrus, uses advanced magical technology with floating crystals.
Security: Smaller villages are surrounded by wooden palisades and royal guards in conventional armor.

6. Virion EralithAge: One of the oldest on the continent, it is over 200 years old.
   Trajectory:
   Leader of the Past: He was once the determined king of the elves and fought in the ancient war of the continents.
   Mentor: Serves as the father figure and the master who teaches Arthur how to fight for real and use the Will of the Beast.
   Ruined Commander: Takes full control of the leadership of Dicathen during the war, but witnesses the death of his son, his daughter-in-law, the complete destruction of his forest kingdom, and the disappearance of his granddaughter Tessia. Though emotionally broken, his evolution is purely one of resilience: he refuses to surrender and leads the resistance to the end in Sanctuary

3. Elijah Knight (Nico Sever) Age: Is the same age as Tessia (19 years old at the end).
   Background:
   A shy orphan raised by dwarves who becomes Arthur's best friend at Xyrus Academy.
   Awakening: During the attack on Xyrus, he is captured by enemy forces. Agrona breaks the mental blocks of his soul, making him remember his past life as Nico, the best friend betrayed by Grey.
   Scythe: Consumed by hatred, he trains in Alacrya and becomes Nico Scythe. He severely alters his own body with Vritra blood magic (black metal magic) to try to kill Arthur, becoming a tragic villain until he is defeated and regains some of his sanity.
4. SylvieAge: She has been around 14 years old since she hatched from her egg (although she has spent periods sealed).
   Trajectory:
   Mascot: Born as a small lizard/black cat with wings, serving as comic relief and support for Arthur.
   Divine Beast: She reveals herself to be the daughter of Sylvia (Asura dragon) and Agrona (Asura Vritra). It can take on human form.
   Sacrifice and Rebirth: At the end of the war, she sacrifices her own physical body to give Arthur a surviving Asura anatomy. She is sealed in a stone jewel for almost the entire Alacrya phase while Arthur harvests Aether to bring her back. When she returns, she possesses ethereal wings and an almost god-like understanding of time.
5. Caera DenoirIdade: It looks and is around 20 to 22 years old during its appearances.
   Trajectory: Noble Occult: Raised in a High House of Alacrya, she always hid the fact that she manifested legitimate Asura (Vritra) blood so as not to become Agrona's laboratory rat.
   Ascendant: Secretly train with a Scythe mentor and begin exploring the Relictombs in disguise.
   Evolution with Grey: Upon encountering Arthur in the Relictombs, his fighting style focused on swordsmanship and soul flames (black fire) evolves exponentially. It becomes the main political and military bridge of alliance between the rebels of Alacrya and Dicathen.

1. Arthur Leywin (Grey King) Age: Starts at 0 years old and ends the main story at 18 years old (chronological). Physically it appears about 20 years after its Asura fusion. Their combined mental age exceeds 50 years.
   Trajectory:
   Childhood (0-4 years): Awaken your mana core on your own and start training in secret.
   Adventurer (8-11 years): Under the codename "Note", fight in dungeons and reach the Silver class mana level.
   Xyrus and Epheotus (12-15 years old): Enters the gym at 12. After the invasion, he goes to train in the realm of the gods (Epheotus) for two years, assimilating Sylvia's Will of the Beast.
   War and Alacrya (16-18 years old): Becomes the youngest Spear in Dicathen at 16. After nearly dying in the war, his mana core is destroyed. He rebuilds his body with Asura flesh, awakens a never-before-seen Aether Core, and begins to master the very fabric of reality.
2. Tessia EralithAge: She is one year older than Arthur, starting at 5 years old and ending at 19 years old.
   Background:
   Childhood: She is saved by Arthur at the age of 4-5, starting her healthy obsession with training so as not to be a burden.
   Academia: Becomes a prodigy in plant magic, but suffers from the instability of his Will of the Beast (Elderwood Guardian).
   War: Matures forcefully as a battalion captain. Her desperation to save her parents makes her make brutal tactical mistakes.
   Possession: Her body is kidnapped by Agrona and serves as a vessel for Cecilia (The Legacy). Tessia spends years locked up mentally watching the other soul use her powers. In the end, she regains control of her modified body, now with a level of godlike power.

Where do they live? (Geographical Evolution):
Arthur's parents' home changes drastically as the events and tragedies of the story progress:
Ashber Village (Beginning): After retiring from the life of adventurers, they moved into a simple house in this quiet village in the human kingdom of Sapin, where Arthur was born.
Xyrus City (Helstea Manor): After Arthur reappears (after years of disappearance), the family moves to the floating capital of Xyrus. They take up residence in Vincent Helstea's luxurious mansion, where Reynolds works in security and auction trading. It is here that Arthur's younger sister, Eleanor, is born.
The Wall (War): With the outbreak of war against Alacrya, Reynolds and Alice decide to go to the front lines. They live housed in the military barracks of the Wall, a gigantic fortification that protects the borders of Dicathen against hordes of monsters and invaders.
The Sanctuary (Post-Invasion): After the tragic events of the end of the war (where Reynolds ends up dying in combat), Alice and her daughter Eleanor move to the Sanctuary, living in hidden camps within the underground cave complex to escape the enemy army.

1. Reynolds Leywin (The Father) Appearance: A robust, tall, athletic physique as a result of his years as an adventurer. He possesses short brown hair, a thin, well-trimmed beard, and expressive, warm brown eyes. He often wears practical combat clothing and his iconic lightweight leather armor.
   Personality: Extremely playful, energetic and a proud father. Reynolds tries to act tough and competitive, but is a sentimental goofball when it comes to his family. He possesses a gigantic sense of duty and honor, being a born leader to the former Twin Horns guildmates.
   Magic: Mana user focused on the Earth element and a skilled swordsman.
2. Alice Leywin (The Mother)Appearance: A woman of sweet, welcoming beauty, with long, wavy brown/red hair and large, gentle light eyes. She often wears simple civilian dresses at first, changing to practical healer attire as the war progresses.
   Personality: The emotional pillar of the Leywin family. She is extremely kind, peaceful, and loving, but knows how to be firm and scary when Reynolds or Arthur do something stupid. Alice suffers deeply from the weight of the world's secrets and goes through a strong internal conflict when she finds out about Arthur's reincarnation, but her maternal love speaks louder.
   Magic: She is a Broadcaster (Healer), an extremely rare class of mages who use pure mana to regenerate wounds and heal others.

6. Agrona Vritra: Location: Alacrya Continent. He rules and lives permanently in Taegrin Caelum, a gigantic, shadowy, and impenetrable mountain fortress that serves as the political heart and experiment laboratory of Alacrya.

As the story of The Beginning After The End takes place on two main continents (Dicathen and Alacrya) and the characters change places a lot due to the war, the housing of each one depends on the phase of the narrative.

1. Arthur LeywinOrigin/Beginnings: He was born in a small village called Ashber, but spent much of his childhood in the human capital of Sapin (city of Xyrus).
   During the War: Live and train in the secret, floating kingdom of Castle, the Spears' base of command.
   Alacrya Phase: After being presumed dead, he temporarily lives in Alacrya, pretending to be a teacher at the Alacrya Central Academy and living in an apartment in the city of Cargess.End of Work: After the restructuring of the kingdoms, he establishes his life alongside Tessia.
2. Elijah Knight (Nico Sever): Like Elijah: He lived in the human realm of Sapin and shared a room with Arthur in the dormitories of Xyrus Academy.
   As Nico: Permanently moves to the enemy continent of Alacrya. As one of Agrona's "Scythes", he lives in lavish palaces in the military domain of Alacrya, serving directly in the villain's fortress.
3. Sylvie: Place of Residence: Sylvie does not own a house of her own; she lives and travels wherever Arthur is. Because it is his mystical bond, she passed through the Leywin house, the dormitories of Xyrus, the Flying Castle, and even the confines of the Relictombs alongside him.
4. Caera Denoir:
   Location: Alacrya Continent. She belongs to the high nobility and lives in the estates of the prestigious House of Denoir, located in the wealthiest and most developed urban areas of the enemy continent.
5. Virion Eralith: Origin: Lived in the royal palace in the capital of the Elven Kingdom of Elenoir.
   Post-Invasion: After the fall of his kingdom and Elenoir's total destruction in the war, Virion goes on to live in hiding as a political refugee in the Sanctuary, an underground network of hidden caves in Dicathen that serves as a hideout for the rebel survivors.

5. Virion Eralith (Tessia's Grandfather)
   Appearance: An elderly elf, but with a robust physique and an upright posture. He has long white hair and beard, characteristic pointed ears, and cunning eyes that reveal centuries of military and political experience.
   Personality: Known as "Grandpa" by Arthur, he balances a playful, sarcastic, and eccentric side with the mind of a stern, ruthless, and highly strategic war commander. It is the emotional and political pillar of Dicathen during crises.

6. Agrona Vritra (The Antagonist)
   Appearance: An Asura of the Vritra race with an exotic and frightening beauty. He possesses long black hair, completely dark eyes, and a pair of massive, ornate black horns that grow from his head, often wearing extravagant royal attire.
   Personality: The apex of calculation and megalomania. Agrona sees all living things (both Alacrya and Dicathen) as mere pieces on her chessboard. He is a brilliant scientist and strategist, patient, manipulative and totally devoid of empathy.

2. Elijah Knight (Elijah / Nico Sever)
   Appearance: Initially, he is an ordinary young man with round glasses, messy brown hair, and a somewhat awkward posture. After regaining his memories of his past life as Nico, he takes on a dark look, with dark Alacrya robes, black hair, and a look loaded with hatred and spite.
   Personality: Like Elijah, he was a loyal friend, shy around girls, nerdy, and a fun companion to Arthur. As Nico, he becomes obsessed with revenge against Arthur, manipulative, embittered, and completely focused on protecting and keeping Cecilia by his side at all costs.

3. Sylvie (Arthur's Bond)
   Appearance (Beast Form): Starts out as a small black dragon cub with pointed wings. As it grows, it gains armor of black scales and imposing golden horns.
   Appearance (Human Form): A young girl with pale skin, light blond hair, and two small black horns protruding from her head, wearing stylized clothing in dark hues.
   Personality: Extremely loyal and mentally connected to Arthur. She is sweet, curious, and innocent at first, but quickly matures to become Arthur's voice of reason, demonstrating great wisdom, courage, and a fierce protective instinct.

4. Caera Denoir (Alacrya's Ally)
   Appearance: A stunningly beautiful young woman with long navy blue hair and deep scarlet eyes. He possesses a slender and athletic physique, and hides small horns under handkerchiefs or magic to hide his blood-blood (Vritra).
   Personality: Independent, insightful and very proud. Unlike most of her continent, she questions the system of the High Sovereigns. She is brave in dungeon explorations and develops a strong relationship of trust and partnership with Arthur (under the guise of Grey).

Maturation and Burden of War:
Insecure but Determined: She felt the weight of living up to the expectations of her royal lineage and her grandfather, which constantly pressured her.
Impulsive for Care: The fear of losing the people she loved led her to make risky decisions on the front lines of the war.
Resilient and Leader: By taking on the role of captain in the war against Alacrya, she developed a firm stance, sacrificing her own feelings for military duty.

Tessia Eralith's appearance evolves markedly throughout the phases of The Beginning After The End:
General Characteristics
Ears: Long and pointed, being the hallmark of her elven lineage.
Face: Rather pale skin, delicate features and a small, upturned nose.
Hair: Long and dark gray/platinum tone, which glows like silver in sunlight. She usually wears two braids tied behind her head.
Eyes: Large, round and of a very bright blue-green (turquoise) color.

Visual
Evolution Childhood: Short and fragile physique when she met Arthur. She used to wear light flowered dresses and simple sandals.

Youth (Xyrus Academy): Grows up and takes on an elegant and imposing posture as the student council president. He starts to wear the stylized formal school uniform.

War (Adult): Acquires an athletic and trained warrior physique. Don functional combat suits and lightweight Dicathen armor, suitable for frontline battles.
Changes by Powers (Will of the Beast):

Integration Phase: When you activate the second stage of the Will of the Beast (Elderwood Guardian), your look changes drastically. Your skin turns an ivory hue, your hair and eyebrows change to forest green, and detailed mystical marks appear around your eyes.
Tessia Eralith's personality undergoes a profound maturation throughout the work, evolving from a sheltered child to a resilient war leader: Early Traits and Youth:
Proud and Stubborn: Due to her royal upbringing, she exhibited a firm and sometimes spoiled stance.
Competitive: He always sought to improve so as not to fall behind Arthur, which generated a slight obsession with proving his worth.
Kind and Empathetic: Showed deep compassion for his friends, the Elven people, and those he considered close.

Tessia Eralith is the deuteragonist of The Beginning After The End (TBATE), being the princess of the elven kingdom of Elenoir and the main love interest of the protagonist Arthur Leywin. It plays a central role in the political and military development of history.
Profile and Origin:
Family: Only daughter of former elven kings Alduin and Merial Eralith, and granddaughter of commander Virion Eralith.

Childhood: She met Arthur after being rescued by him from slave traders, creating a strong bond from an early age.

Education: She was trained by her grandfather and later became the student council president at Xyrus Academy.
Abilities and Powers:

Plant Magic: Expert in conjuring and manipulating flora to trap and attack enemies.

Will of the Beast: Possesses the power of a magical plant-type beast inserted into its core.

Leadership: During the war against the continent of Alacrya, he assumes a military leadership role and matures as a commander.
Role in Narrative (Spoilers)
The Legacy: Tessia's body becomes a crucial target for the antagonist Agrona, serving as a vessel for the reincarnation of Cecilia, Arthur's childhood friend in his past life.

Final Destination: After the conflicts of the novel, she frees herself, rules the restructured land of the elves and ends up married to Arthur Leywin, with whom she has twin children.

🧬 3. Asura/Post-War Phase (The Aether Body): This is the character's most radical change, occurring after a life-or-death event where his body is fused with the biological bloodline of the dragon Sylvie.
Hair: Changes completely from red to a shiny, almost white, platinum-blonde shade that goes down to the shoulders.
Eyes: They are no longer blue and become a bright gold/yellow hue, with slightly vertical pupils (similar to those of a dragon).
Physical: Your skin becomes extremely pale, smooth, and flawless, free of any old scars. He gains a taller stature, wider shoulders and a dense and defined musculature. His physical presence begins to emanate overwhelming pressure, making him look like a walking deity (Asura).
Clothing: Adopts Alcryan-style clothing, usually keeping dark cloaks with purple accents (the color visually associated with the power of Aether).

Arthur Leywin's appearance changes drastically throughout the story, divided into three main phases due to his growth and a biological event that transforms his body.
Below are the visual details of each stage:
👦 1. Childhood and Adolescence (The Prodigy of Dicathen)In this early phase (portrayed in most of the comic), Arthur has very handsome and expressive human traits, inherited from his parents.
Hair: Light reddish red (pulled by the side of his father, Reynolds). The cut is short as a child and gets a little more disheveled and longer in adolescence.
Eyes: Light and bright blue (inherited from his mother, Alice). They are described as deep and analytical, sometimes too mature for a child.
Physical: Athletic and agile. As he trained fencing from a very young age, his body is well defined, but without exaggeration, prioritizing speed.
Clothing: At Xyrus Academy, he wears the elite uniform (blue and white). As the masked adventurer Note, he wears a black hooded cape and a mask that covers his entire face.
⚔️ 2. War Phase (The White Core Spear)Upon becoming a Spear (around the age of 16-17), Arthur adopts a much more imposing, military, and serious stance.
Hair: The red shade is a little darker and the hair is kept shorter so as not to get in the way in battles.
Eyes: They remain blue, but become cold and sharp like those of a predator due to the traumas of war.
Vestments: He now wears the official armor of the Spears of Dicathen. It is an elegant, predominantly black and gold combat suit tailored for high mobility. He also carries his main sword, Dawn's Ballad (a translucent dark blue blade made by the elves).
🧬 3. Asura / Post-War Phase (The Aether Body) This is the character's most radical change, occurring after a life or death event where his body is fused with the biological bloodline of the dragon Sylvie.

The Legendary Bond: Arthur clashes and creates a blood bond with Sylvie, a creature he initially thought was a magical cat, but who is actually the daughter of the leader of the Dragon race (Asuras). It grants him a god-level Beast Will, allowing him to lightly manipulate time and space. ⚔️ Evolution and Titles:
As he grows up, Arthur takes on various identities and responsibilities on the continent:
"Note" (The Adventurer): To hide his age and train his real combat skills, he wears a mask and adopts the codename "Note", becoming an AA-class adventurer at the age of 11.
Student and Teacher: He enters the prestigious Xyrus Academy, where he is both an elite class student and the battle class teacher.
The Lance "Godhand": Faced with the threat of war against the continent of Alacrya, Arthur is promoted directly to the rank of Lance, becoming the youngest and most powerful knight in the service of the kings of Dicathen, reaching the legendary White Core.
⚠️ The Turning Point (Light Spoiler)Without going into great detail of the advanced story, Arthur's biggest change happens when the human mana system is no longer enough for him to face the threats of the Asuras and Alacrya.
He is forced to abandon everything he knows about traditional magic to begin walking a path that no mortal has ever achieved: the absolute mastery of Aether, transforming his own physical body into something other than human.

Past Life: The Grey KingIn his original world (a futuristic and dystopian Earth), he was known as the Grey King.
The Path to the Top: He was born as an orphan with no natural talent for the energy of this world (the Ki). Through hellish training and relentless willpower, he rose through the military ranks to become the most powerful king and warrior on the planet.
Loneliness: To reach the top, Grey had to close his heart. He was betrayed by people close to him, lost his only childhood friends and lived an empty life, surrounded by luxury and power, but without any affection. He died murdered in his own bed, resentful of having lived only as a "tool" of the state.
👶 The Reincarnation: Arthur Leywin
By reincarnating in the magical world of Dicathen as Arthur Leywin, he gets a second chance. Unlike his previous life, he is born into a loving family: his father Reynolds (a former adventurer) and his mother Alice (a healing magician). Arthur vows to protect this new family at all costs, determined not to make the same cold mistakes as the Grey King.
🪄 Because he
has the memories of an adult warrior and the scientific knowledge of how energy works, Arthur does things that no normal human could do in Dicathen:
Early Awakening: While most children awaken their mana core in adolescence (around 11-13 years old), Arthur began meditating as a baby and awakened his mana core at the age of 3.
Elemental Quadra: Ordinary mages usually control only one element (fire, water, earth, or wind). Arthur is a legendary genius capable of controlling all four elements simultaneously.
Deviant Mastery: It not only controls the basic elements, but also their higher forms (Deviants). He can use Lightning (fire deflector) and Ice (water deflector).

The Forbidden Energy: The AetherIn addition to mana, there is Aether, described as the "building blocks of the universe," while mana is the water that fills space. The Aether controls the laws of physical reality: Space, Time, and Life/Creation.
Normal humans cannot see or manipulate the Aether. Only the Dragon Clan (Indrath) can use it in a limited way. The mystery of how to master the Aether and the secrets of the Ancient Mages (an extinct civilization that controlled this energy) is the central point that drives the greatest conflicts in history.

⚡ The Alacrya Difference: The Runes:
While in Dicathen the magic is intuitive and focused on the pure elements, in Alacrya the mages receive Runes tattooed on their backs given by their god. The Alacryan system is focused on extreme military specialization:

Shields: Sturdy defenders.

Strikers: Close-range combatants.

Casters: Heavy magic artillery.

Stalkers: Spies and assassins.

✨ The Magic System Magic in TBATE is based on the manipulation of Mana, an atmospheric energy that mages absorb and refine within their bodies through a Mana Core (located near the heart).

1. The Three Categories of Mages:
   Augmenters: Mages who channel mana through their own body's channels to increase their physical strength, speed, and endurance. They fight hand-to-hand.

Conjurers: Mages who emit mana out of the body to shape spells and elemental attacks from a distance.

Deviants: Rare mages who can transmute the basic elements into higher forms (e.g., Fire into Lightning, Water into Ice, Wind into Sound,
Earth into Metal/Gravity).

2. The Colors of the Mana Core (Power Levels): A mage's progress is measured by the color of their core, which lightens as the mana becomes purer: {Black}, {Red}, {Orange}, {Yellow}, {Silver}, {White}. The White Core is the pinnacle of human power. Whoever reaches this level in Dicathen becomes a Silver Core or earns the title of Lance, the strongest knights on the continent.

3. Magical Beasts and Bonds: The world is inhabited by monsters that possess mana cores. Exceptional mages can tame these creatures and form a Blood Bond (Beast Will). By doing so, the wizard gains access to the beast's special abilities and transformations (as Arthur does with the dragon Sylvie).

🧬 The Races and Society:
Mortals (Dicathen).

Humans (Kingdom of Sapin): The most populous and versatile race. They master the magic of traditional elements and basic mechanical technology.

Alacryans: Inhabitants of Alacrya. Physically similar to humans, but their society has been genetically modified and shaped over generations by the Asuras to serve as the perfect army.

Elves (Elenoir's Kingdom): They live in the deep forests. They have an extreme natural affinity for wind and earth magic, as well as unique abilities with plants.

Dwarves (Kingdom of Darv): They live underground. They are masters of metallurgy, mining, and earth and fire magic (capable of manipulating metal and fire.)

Asuras (The Deities):
Immortal and incredibly powerful beings divided into 8 main clans (such as the Indrath Clan of dragons and the Vritra Clan of basilisks). They see the humans of Dicathen and Alacrya as "lessers", often using them as pawns in their political games.

The universe of The Beginning After the End (TBATE) is a rich and complex high fantasy, divided by warring continents, millennia-old secrets, divine races, and a rigidly structured system of magic.

The world of TBATE is primarily divided into three landmasses isolated by dangerous oceans and magical barriers:

Dicathen: The continent where Arthur Leywin reincarnates. It is a traditional medieval fantasy land divided between three races (Humans, Elves, and Dwarves) who lived in war but united under the council of the Three Nations.

Alacrya: A massive continent located on the other side of the ocean. It is a highly militarized, technological, and advanced society, ruled with an iron fist by a self-styled God.

Epheotus: A hidden dimension or continent isolated from the human world. It is the homeland of the Asuras, the divine races that possess immeasurable destructive power.