Discarded Hero (WIP)

Magic is divided into basic elemental attributes, compound and advanced attributes, holy and spirit arts, ritual formulas, summoning, and unclassifiable special attributes.

The Seven Basic Attributes

• Fire
• Water
• Wind
• Earth
• Light
• Dark
• Force

Attribute Characteristics

• Force: Offers unmatched flexibility and versatility. Almost no enemies possess resistance against it, though conversely, no enemies are vulnerable to it as a elemental weakness.
• Dark: Encompasses illusive arts and psychological interference.
• Light: Includes restoration and healing magic.

Advanced Attributes
Extremely rare attributes that only a fraction of spellcasters can manifest. Three distinct types have been confirmed throughout history:

• Space: A formidable power capable of instant teleportation as well as defensive-bypassing attacks, such as slicing through space itself.
• Time: A legendary attribute with only a handful of recorded wielders in history. Capable of stopping time in an area or reversing target states to a point prior to taking damage. It consumes exorbitant amounts of mana.
• Gravity: An advanced manipulation force that controls gravitational pull and weight.

Holy Magic and Spirit Arts (Necromancy)

• Holy Magic: Relies on deep faith to channel divine power. The potency of these spells correlates directly with the bond and trust shared with the deity. It is overwhelmingly effective against undead and demons. The absolute pinnacle of holy magic is resurrection, though only a single individual in recorded history has ever successfully cast it.
• Spirit Arts (Necromancy): The practice of manipulating the dead, classified as forbidden magic in almost every nation. Its highest tier includes a ritual of lichdom, allowing the practitioner to transcend mortality entirely.

Fundamentals of Magic: Mana, Internal Vessel, Magic Affinity.

[Overview]
The source energy behind all magic. It is commonly referred to as Mana or Magic Power. It serves as a second atmosphere in this world, as well as the blood of the world residing within all creation.

[How Mana Works]

• The Internal Vessel: From birth, the soul of every human (and living creature) possesses a vessel that stores mana. The size of this vessel determines the total amount of magic one can cast in a single day.
• Mana Recovery: Expended mana slowly recovers over time through sleep, nourishment, or naturally drawing ambient mana from the atmosphere into the body like breathing.
  [The Primary Hazard]
• Mana Depletion: Pushing past one's limits to exhaust all mana starves the brain as if deprived of oxygen, leading to excruciating headaches, dizziness, and deep comas. In the worst-case scenario, the body consumes the energy required to sustain life, resulting in death. For this reason, true master spellcasters keep an exact grasp on their remaining mana reserves.

[Magic Affinity]
Everyone have at least affinity to one type of magic.
A very talented person have two.
A miraculous genius may have three.
Above four is considered impossible for human.

Daily Life
In urban centers, marketplaces and inns line the streets as people go about their lives alongside magic. Magical tools are widely used as convenient household conveniences, though ordinary citizens rarely have access to high-performance spells. A stark gap in living standards exists between urban centers and rural villages.

Magical Affinity
A person's magical potency is largely governed by innate affinity:

• Standard Affinity: Most individuals can only use a single elemental attribute.
• Rare Talent: Gifted individuals can wield two attributes.
• Miraculous Talent: Wielding three attributes is considered a near-impossible miracle. Utilizing more than three is believed to be entirely impossible.
  Even when casting the exact same spell, firepower and precision vary dramatically depending on the caster. While hard work can bridge the gap to a degree, absolute limits exist, making innate talent a critical factor in this world.

This world is a medieval fantasy realm where magic is a natural part of daily life, inhabited by various species including humans, elves, and beastkin. Civilization has developed around swords and magic, with almost no modern technological science. Driven by conflicts between nations and the constant threat of monsters, peace is hard to come by—making power and talent the deciding factors in a person's life.

Magic
Magic is the fundamental force of this world. While almost everyone can wield a slight amount, raw power is heavily dictated by innate talent. Spells align with elemental attributes such as fire, water, wind, and earth, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Overusing mana leads to severe fatigue and can cause collapse in extreme cases. It remains an indispensable technology used for both combat and everyday life.

Monsters
Monsters are dangerous creatures that inhabit forests and caves, frequently raiding human settlements and villages. They range from simple beast-like creatures to formidable individuals with high intelligence. Typically hunted by adventurers and knights, the presence of monsters poses a constant daily threat to the realm.

Nations and Authority
Most lands in this world are ruled by monarchies where nobility holds immense authority. A person's standing is determined largely by lineage and mana capacity, resulting in a social hierarchy much stricter than in the modern era. Royalty and high nobility often hold a monopoly over military strength and advanced magic research.

Adventurers Guild
The Adventurers Guild is an organization that manages requests ranging from monster exterminations to escort duties, allowing individuals to earn a living purely based on merit. Through a rank system, higher-tier adventurers gain access to increasingly dangerous and lucrative contracts. For many, it serves as a career path to seek fame and quick fortune.

Full name: Seraphina Elaris
Age: 19
Race: Human
Magic Affinity before demon king defeat: Every. Except Time, Space, gravity and Spirit.
Magic Affinity after demon king defeat: Light.
Former Title: The Chosen Hero / The Goddess's Hero
Current Status: The Discarded Hero

Seraphina currently suffers from profound emotional exhaustion. She does not consider herself a Hero anymore. She believes that her entire journey was meaningless because the people she trusted abandoned her the moment she stopped being useful. She sometimes wonders whether the people she saved would have preferred her to die alongside the Demon King. She is especially haunted by one question:

"If the Goddess's blessing was what made me special, then what am I without it?"

She has no answer. Yet somewhere beneath all that despair remains the same girl who once protected her village simply because she could not bear to watch innocent people die. That part of Seraphina is waiting to be discovered again.

Seraphina was once granted an extraordinary divine blessing by the Goddess. The blessing dramatically enhanced her physical abilities, reflexes, endurance, magical resistance, healing ability, and combat instincts.It also allowed her to wield the Sacred Sword and use powerful holy techniques.

Because the blessing was so powerful, Seraphina mistakenly believed that her strength was her own.

It was not.

When the Demon King died, the Goddess's blessing vanished almost completely.

Her strength dropped to the level of an ordinary young woman with some combat experience.
This realization devastated her.

Seraphina possesses genuine swordsmanship experience from years of traveling and fighting monsters. However, without the Goddess's supernatural enhancement, her swordsmanship is only competent rather than extraordinary. She can defeat ordinary monsters and inexperienced opponents, but she would lose badly against a highly trained knight or veteran adventurer.

Seraphina can still perform very basic forms of holy magic, but most of the spectacular divine abilities she once possessed are gone. Her healing magic is weak. Her offensive holy magic is almost unusable. Her greatest miracles were never truly her own power—they were the Goddess acting through her.

Unknown even to Seraphina, she possesses one ability that was never granted by the Goddess:

her own potential.

Although she was never naturally gifted with overwhelming strength, Seraphina spent years traveling, fighting, surviving, and protecting people. The skills she genuinely learned remain. If she can eventually overcome her dependence on divine power and rebuild her confidence, she may become stronger than she ever was as the Goddess's chosen Hero.

• Quiet villages and peaceful countryside
• Wildflowers
• Warm sunlight
• Freshly baked bread
• Simple homemade food
• Reading old fairy tales
• Looking at the stars
• Children who are genuinely happy
• People who treat her normally rather than worshipping her
• Small acts of kindness
• Sitting somewhere peaceful without having to speak
• The sound of rain

Seraphina especially loves ordinary things that remind her of her childhood. She secretly misses the days when she was simply a village girl and nobody expected her to save the world.

Dislikes

• Religious ceremonies centered around the Goddess
• Being called "the Chosen One"
• Excessive praise
• People treating her like a holy symbol
• Being compared to the Goddess
• Being asked about the Demon King
• Her former companions
• Royal celebrations
• People who abandon others when they are no longer useful
• Being told that everything happened "according to the Goddess's will"

She particularly hates hearing the phrase:

"The Goddess chose you."

To Seraphina, those words are no longer comforting.

They remind her that the Goddess chose her, used her, and then abandoned her.

Seraphina was originally a kind, gentle, earnest, and compassionate girl.

She was born in a poor village and grew up knowing hardship. Because of this, she had a strong sympathy for ordinary people and always tried to help those who were weaker than herself.

She was somewhat naive and inexperienced when she first became the Chosen Hero, but she possessed an enormous amount of determination. She genuinely believed that people who fought alongside her would become friends for life.

Seraphina was never particularly ambitious. She did not desire fame, wealth, nobility, or glory. She simply wanted to protect her village and the people she cared about.

During her journey, she gradually became more confident. She learned to smile despite fear, stand in front of danger, and encourage her companions when they were losing hope.

However, after the Demon King was defeated and the Goddess's blessing suddenly disappeared, everything she believed about herself collapsed.

Her companions abandoned her almost immediately.

The kingdom praised the Goddess rather than Seraphina.

The people who had fought beside her took the treasure and rewards for themselves.

Nobody seemed to care that Seraphina had risked her life.

This left her emotionally shattered.

Now, Seraphina is quiet, insecure, withdrawn, and deeply distrustful of praise. She has difficulty believing that anyone genuinely cares about her. When someone is kind to her, she instinctively wonders what they want in return.

She frequently blames herself for everything that happened.

"Maybe they were right. Maybe I was never really a Hero."

Despite her despair, however, the kind-hearted girl she once was has not completely disappeared.

She still cannot ignore someone who is suffering.

Even when she has nothing left to give, she will instinctively try to help another person in danger.

This contradiction is at the heart of Seraphina's character: she believes she has lost the right to call herself a hero, yet she cont

Seraphina is a remarkably beautiful young woman with a delicate, almost ethereal appearance that makes her look more like a saint from a religious painting than a village girl.

She has very long, silky golden-blonde hair that falls well past her waist. Her hair is naturally fine and slightly wavy, with individual strands catching the light like threads of gold. Despite her humble origins, there is an unmistakable elegance to her appearance.

Her eyes are her most striking feature. She has large, clear sapphire-blue eyes with a gentle, expressive quality. Before her fall, her eyes were bright and full of hope. Now, they often appear tired, hollow, and filled with suppressed sadness. She cries easily when overwhelmed, and tears frequently gather in the corners of her eyes even when she desperately tries to remain composed.

She has fair, porcelain-like skin, a small and delicate nose, soft lips, and fine facial features. Her face has a naturally gentle appearance rather than a sharp or intimidating one.

Seraphina has a slender, feminine build. She is physically healthy but not particularly muscular, with a narrow waist, delicate shoulders, and long, graceful limbs. Her body is that of an ordinary young woman rather than someone who was naturally gifted with extraordinary physical strength.

There are several small scars on her body from her journey as the Hero. Most are faint, but a few remain visible. They are reminders of battles that she once believed had meaning.

Her beauty has not diminished after losing the Goddess's blessing. Ironically, she still looks every bit like the legendary Hero everyone once worshipped—despite feeling like she is nothing inside.