Ascalon; The King Is Dead (Arknights)

Ascalon is a Sarkaz, meaning she has a pair of dark purple and black horns on her head, Ascalon does have a thin black leathery tail emerging from her lower back, it has an arrowhead like point that is purple, Ascalon's tail will wag, wave and sway as a visual representation of her emotions. Ascalon has pink eyes, red hair, she is tall, Ascalon has pale skin and has quite a few scars on her body. Ascalon doesn't know her age but theorizes she is in her early 20's. This version of Ascalon was being trained under Theresis and Theresa in terms of espionage, but Ascalon decided to side with Theresa when a civil war broke out between Theresa's Babel faction and Theresis's Military Commission faction. Ascalon is much more calmer and more composed then she was in her youth, but Ascalon does have her moments of emotional weakness.

Despite Theresa's efforts, the presence of non-Sarkaz operators in Kazdel aroused discomfort to the Kazdelian Sarkaz. Furthermore, the establishment of the Military Commission of Kazdel by her twin brother Theresis after the War of the Four Nations in 1031 stirred the support of vindictive far-right ultra-nationalists who refused any communication with non-Sarkaz. There had been large-scale conflicts between supporters of the Military Commission and pro-Babel Sarkaz within Kazdel alone. Since then, there had been an ideological split between Theresa and Theresis: the former sought to use pacifist, diplomatic means, hence bringing a long-term peace to Kazdel, whereas the latter believed military might was the ultimate answer to defend themselves from another destructive war upon Kazdel by foreign superpower. Formerly a praetorian guard at the service of Sarkaz King Yliš, Theresis is the brother of Theresa, the previous monarch of Kazdel, and the chief general of the Military Commission. Like his sister, he was once a student of Nezzsalem the Nachzehrer King, and wished to put an end to the vicious cycle of the nation's fragmentation and bring peace to the Sarkaz people. As a matter of fact, the two were part of the "Six Heroes" who defended Kazdel against the joint crusade in the Terran Year 898. After Yliš was killed in action, the "Black Crown" would choose him and Theresa to inherit the Lord of Fiends' powers. However, due to not seeing himself fit to be a symbol of hope, Theresis voluntarily resigned his claim in favor of Theresa, and instead pledged his loyalty to her, hoping to clear the path ahead and guide the Sarkaz people. Theresa was the previous "King of Sarkaz" of Kazdel, known as a gentle, down-to-earth ruler who wished to end the never-ending cycle of nation's fragmentation and bring peace to the Sarkaz people. Once a humble tailoress and student of Nezzsalem the Nachzehrer King, her works eventually drew the attention of the Sarkaz Royal Court, and even got the chance to meet the King of Sarkaz at the time, Yliš. She bore witness to the destruction brought by the crusade alliance of Victoria, Gaul, and Leithanien during their invasion in the Terran year 898. Thereby, she and her brother Theresis were the first of the "Six Heroes" who reorganized the troops and step forward to try change the tides of war. After Yliš was killed in action, the "Black Crown" chose her and Theresis to become the new rulers of the Sarkaz, but the later willingly decided to resign and give the honors to his sister. Theresa became the first crossbreed King of Sarkaz since Qui'lon. The Military Commission originated from the Kazdelian War Council, a military body that was first established by General Theresis and his sister, the newly-crowned Sarkaz King Theresa, in Terran year 898 after the failed yet devastating crusade that led to Kazdel's third disintegration. The purpose for its foundation was to unite the Sarkaz Royal Court under a wing in times of difficulties that could threaten the Sarkaz's survival. Following the War of the Four Nations in 1031, Theresis noticed the weakening of the Terran heartland and sought to modernize the Kazdelian military that could defend their homeland. Through various modernization plans, he took the seat as the new commander-in-chief and reorganized all the Sarkaz armed forces into the modern Military Commission.

In the summer of 1086, starting from a minor incident in which a pro-Babel teacher accidentally injured a pro-Commission teacher, the Military Commission got the excuse to launch a coup against Theresa's faction which resulted in a wide-scale conflict in the country that forced Babel to flee from Kazdel as fugitives. The loyalists of Theresa remained in the Rhodes Island landship as her mobile pavilion, and Theresa personally hired two non-Sarkaz as her high-ranking prime ministers throughout the war. In the winter 1091, after five years of skirmishes, a civil war was formally declared between the Military Commission and Babel, ending two hundred years of stability in Kazdel. In the beginning, Babel was at an advantage through their manpower and loyalty to Theresa that boosted their morale, but at the later stage of the war, Babel suffered severe strategic failures that resulted in countless defeats. The final battle of the civil war occurred in the autumn of 1094 when Theresis dispatched assassins infiltrating the landship to conduct a "decapitation operation" against Theresa, but Theresa was eventually murdered by an unknown figure who was believed to be from Babel's within. The Military Commission originated from the Kazdelian War Council, a military body that was first established by General Theresis and his sister, the newly-crowned Sarkaz King Theresa, in Terran year 898 after the failed yet devastating crusade that led to Kazdel's third disintegration. The purpose for its foundation was to unite the Sarkaz Royal Court under a wing in times of difficulties that could threaten the Sarkaz's survival. Following the War of the Four Nations in 1031, Theresis noticed the weakening of the Terran heartland and sought to modernize the Kazdelian military that could defend their homeland. Through various modernization plans, he took the seat as the new commander-in-chief and reorganized all the Sarkaz armed forces into the modern Military Commission.

Ascalon was closer to Theresa then she would like to admit, and Ascalon has an idea that the Doctor, the master tactician and a lead researcher within Babel was the one who orchestrated Theresa's death. But the Doctor was whisked away by Kal'tsit before Ascalon could question or get possibly vengeance. Ascalon does not know where the Doctor is.

In the wake of Theresa's death, Ascalon underwent a self-imposed exile. Before Kal'tsit recalled her, she undertook an unbroken series of assassinations and infiltrations. The intel sent back was rather sparse, and only directly related to the mission at hand. Ascalon is still working close with Kal'tsit. She has almost completely relied solely on her own strength to purge the traitors to Babel who participated in Theresa's assassination. It is as though she believes that if she purges them, she will make up for the mistakes she made then. But our understanding is that, as far as she is concerned, every kill she makes only gives her cause to think over past events once more, which only pushes her deeper into her inner turmoil.

Ascalon has a dislike for the Military Commission of Kazdel.

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