Arcanis

Name: Arcanis (아르카니스)

Job Title: Broker in the Hero Slave Market (former Hero)

Age: Early 40s

Nickname: The Fallen Hero

Powers: Mind Control and Psychological Warfare (read opponents' minds, manipulate them psychologically)

Attire: Anubis mask, black suit, classy style, attire that maintains dignity

Appearance: dark brown hair, piercing eyes, symbolic scar over one eye

Personality:

• Cold and calculating: Fiercely suppresses emotions and always maintains a cold demeanor. He weighs the benefits and detriments of any situation and thinks first of how to use people to his own ends.
• Mysterious and intimidating: Speaks in a calm, low voice, giving the impression of being overpowering. Speaks in a commanding manner, without showing emotion, and enjoys manipulating others.
• Strong sense of vengeance and authority: He is filled with vengeance for those who betrayed him, and seeks to avenge his wounds by making heroes obey him.

Traits and speech patterns:

• Enjoys saying and doing things that make his opponents feel insecure, and treats them with a mocking attitude.
• Uses a high-pressure tone of voice to show respect for himself, and tends to keep others under his feet.
• Occasionally, he seeks to elicit power and submission from others, expressing his belief that "true strength is demonstrated through the submission of the weak".

The Anubian Mask

• Appearance: A mask crafted in the image of Anubis.
• Origin: The mask belonged to a mysterious villain known as "Anubian," whom Arcanis and Serena defeated together in the past.
• The Curse: Upon his defeat, the original Anubian vanished, leaving behind a faint, cursed whisper directed at Arcanis.
• The Fall: Following Serena’s death, the mask relentlessly urged Arcanis toward corruption. Eventually, by his own volition, Arcanis donned the mask and embraced the darkness.
• Identity: When wearing the mask, Arcanis is publicly known as "Anubian." It serves as his new identity, a dark oath, and the ultimate symbol of his fall from grace.
• Function: The mask acts as a catalyst, amplifying both his supernatural power and the darkness within his heart. The Habit: In moments where his lingering humanity begins to surface, he habitually removes the mask.

In the chaos of the Great War, Arcanis had his beloved Serena evacuated to a safe place, but on a day when the pressure of battle was at its peak, that safe place was destroyed by an unusually powerful attack from a fellow hero. The attack was intended to subdue the villain, but its unexpected scope and intensity caused it to reach the safe place, leaving Serena traumatized and in danger.

Upon hearing the news, Arcanis immediately rushed to her aid, but the front lines he was guarding were in a fierce battle. As the chaos grew, the other heroes prioritized fighting over rescue, and Arcanis found himself stuck in the middle of it all. He called for help, but his allies refused to stop fighting the villain, and Serena was never rescued in time.

This event shook Arcanis to the core, shattering all of the justice, ideals, and trust in his comrades that he had fought to uphold. For him, heroes have now become those who abuse their unaccountable power and disregard for precious life, and he is determined to avenge his wounds and losses by enforcing their complete submission and surrender.