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Still Better than Black Keys.
Chapter Twenty Six.
Caster.
True Identity: Lina Inverse.
Other Titles and Aliases: The Bandit Killer, The Dragon Spooker, The Enemy of All Living Things, Lina the Pink.
Gender: Female.
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.
Attribute: Earth.
Likes: Money, food, tall and handsome men, food and money, fancy clothes she'll only use once, money and food.
Dislikes: Slugs, demons, women with huge breasts.
Natural Enemy: Rezo the Red Priest, Hellmaster Phibrizzo, Naga the White Serpent, Luna Inverse.
Parameters:
Strength: D+
Endurance: C+
Agility: B
Mana: A++
Luck: B
Noble Phantasm: A+
Biography:
Born in the countryside of Zephilia from humble and hardworking merchants, Lina Inverse grew up a happy, spirited girl with a developing love (read- greed) for money. Her older sister Luna (also summonable as a Saber, Lancer, Caster or Ruler), known as the Knight of Ceiphied, had incredible, unqualified magical talent dwarfing even Lina's, but Luna had no interest whatsoever in the many adventures constantly involving her with the fate of the world in stake, and would rather choose the quiet life of a waitress in her village's restaurant to that of a paladin. Luna was incredibly beautiful in addition to being hot tempered, and when Lina, then twelve years old, opened a peeping hole in her bath for the villagers to look at her nude body after charging them for it, Luna flew into a savage fury, brutally beating Lina up and prompting Lina to flee their hometown, forever traumatized at her sister.
Lina soon gained fame for herself as a bounty hunter and mage for hire, a fearsome foe whose budding legend often distorted her true age and appearance—regrettably, this has not lent her the Innocent Monster skill allowing her to look as busty as some retellings of her story claimed. Early in her mercenary career, she established a lasting partnership and rivalry with Naga the White Serpent (also summonable as a Caster or Temptress), a buxom, vain gorgeous sorceress, who annoyed Lina even more than she annoyed Naga. Despite them being a major threat to each other, they traveled the world together for two years before parting ways. Lina did not remain alone for long, however, as she soon met Gourry Gabriev (also summonable as a Saber), a handsome and incredibly skilled, strong and loyal young swordsman who also happened to be remarkably stupid and forgetful, but more to Lina's liking as a partner she could easily sway around.
Lina and Gourry became even more infamous as their travels led them to battle several Hell Lords bent on destroying the world and their minions. Along the way they gained allies like half golem swordsman and wizard Zelgadiss Graywords (also summonable as Caster or Saber), Princess Amelia Will Tesla of Seyruun (also summonable as a Caster) and the enigmatic priest Xellos Metallium (normally not summonable because… that is a secret.) At some point of their legend they basically disappeared from the record with no explanation, their true whereabouts and final outcome a mystery.
Class Skills:
Territory Creation: D-
Caster was a traveling mage who didn't like ever tying herself to a single place. As such, she never saw the need to set up a workshop or laboratory, and tended to regard those belonging to other wizards with disdain, finding them boring and only having interest on whatever riches or curiosities they held. Any workshop Caster is forced to make will most likely be shoddy, ill equipped, and badly fortified against intrusions.
Item Creation: B-
While having no aptitudes whatsoever for alchemy, Caster is skilled at taking magical artifacts and improving on them on the fly, without the need for a workshop. Creation of magical items upon common artifacts is also possible even if far less likely. In this regard Caster was fond of what later would be called the Indy Ploy or Batman Gambit, developing magical devices as they were needed during a certain circumstance or campaign, according to her needs at the time. She is a true genius but with little patience to hone these skills in a long term basis.
Personal Skills:
Swordsmanship: C-
A competent fighter even without her magic, Caster was remarkably strong for someone as petite, and never was without a sheathed sword by her side. While nowhere as skilled with a blade as Zelgadiss or especially Gourry, she still was a reasonably skilled fencer.
Mistress of Black Magic: A+
Caster is extremely skilled at all varieties of attack and combat magic, even if her healing skills are rather lacking, and her capacities to perform transformations upon living beings or objects is inexistent. She's got an extremely wide repertory of devastating magical attacks that can be set to stun, hurt or kill at will, and she has the speed incantation of a mage from the Age of Gods. Her forte relies on spell based on fire and darkness, at which he excels. She even can abbreviate several spells that would require long enchantments from lesser mages, and her arsenal includes but is not limited to:
Fire Ball: Caster's default and most frequent attack, a fast and powerful burst of flame that can be spammed repeatedly and consumes relatively little mana in each incantation.
Drill Brand: Magical energy tightened to function as a drilling force applied upon the adversary.
Big Bolt: A massive electrical discharge that can be sent flying horizontally, upwards or downwards.
Ray Wing: An air based spell that allows for speedy flight across long stretches of travel. Caster can fly carrying up to two passengers at a time, whether she is grabbing them or they are holding onto her.
Val Flare: A razing fire based spell, of bigger and wider range than Fire Ball, but also slightly slower and far more demanding on prana.
Bomb Di Wind: Another wind based spell that makes the ground under the enemy's feet to shatter and explode upwards through an expanding mass of compressed air.
Ragna Blade: A gigantic double edged black sword materializing between Caster's hands, formed from demonic energy and able to cleave through almost anything or anyone, even divine beings and constructs. It might be used as an A ranked Noble Phantasm, but the limitations of the Chaldea summon system have degraded it to a standard, but still more powerful than the norm, magical attack. It only can be cancelled by A+ or higher Magic Resistance.
Dragon Spooker: A
In life Caster was renowned as a hunter and exterminator of magical beasts with no peer. Dragons were her specialty, although she also was highly efficient against demons, trolls, chimeras, orcs and werebeasts. When facing against these creatures, Caster gains a stun ability allowing her to immobilize her opponent for one turn, making them into easier preys. Due to her fear of slugs and her rival Naga using golems as one of her specialties, however, this effect turns back on her whenever Caster fights such creatures, making her easy pickings for them. This also applies to humanoid manmade creations like Frankenstein's Monster, and encounters with Summer Saber Frankenstein are especially to be avoided.
Bandit Killer: B
A skill similar to Dragon Spooker, but applied on sapient beings of dubious morality and criminal pursuits. Caster was also a notable enemy of outlaws and thieves, being an officially sanctioned mage and hailing from a hardworking family. Even if she won't do manual jobs herself, part of her still values the traditions of honest fellows and despises those who would steal from them. Those who steal from the rich receive more lenience, but are not completely immune either, since Caster was often paid by potentates to dispose of would be thieves threatening their wealth.
Caster was often quoted to say 'Bandits have no human rights!' and see nothing bad in stealing FROM THEM after beating them up. In combat, this translates to thieves of all sorts losing concentration and experiencing penalties of one rank in every parameter while confronted by Caster; should she reveal her True Identity to them, the Skill will be ranked A instead. Noble outlaws like Robin Hood receive lesser penalties. It is possible to overcome this Skill for bandits and criminals with the skills Bravery, Determination, or Mental Pollution. Also, once defeated, Caster will take all items they have on them and gain the same mastery over them the thieves had.
Later in her recorded life, Caster traveled the seas and became a Pirate Killer for a time. This Skill thus also applies to pirate Legendary Spirits like Rider Blackbeard, Rider Drake, the Rider and Archer versions of Anne Bonnie and Mary Read, Rider Captain Hook and Rider Jack Sparrow. Rider Columbus, being a legit even if questionable sailor, suffers no penalties whatsoever from this Skill. If confronted on their own ships, the effectiveness of this Skill against pirates rises to A+.
Noble Phantasms:
Dragon Slave: A+
Anti-Mountain, Anti-Army. Able to kill up to 500 enemies at once and level a whole small city. A gigantic explosion, drawing mana extracted from one fragment of sleeping demon lord Shabranigudu. Caster's signature ultimate attack, originally designed millennia before her time as the best way to slay a dragon; its original title was Dragon Slayer, but the term was corrupted over the centuries. As it drains energy from an external source, the cost in mana for the Master is comparatively low for such a powerful spell. Next to Fire Ball, this was Caster's favorite incantation.
Giga Slave: EX
Anti-World. A devastating sealed Noble Phantasm taking power from the Lord of Nightmares, the supreme deity of Chaos who created Caster's world. In life, Caster used it only twice as the last resource against otherwise invincible demonic foes bent on destroying her world, who overwhelmed her and her companions. By casting this spell, Caster becomes the vessel for the golden goddess, and according to the deity's ever fluctuating whims, she could destroy the universe herself, save it by obliterating Caster's adversary, or destroying the enemy and Caster alike but sparing the world. Due to it being extremely dangerous to everyone and the limits of the Servant system, Caster cannot use the Noble Phantasm even against Beasts or compelled by all three Command Seals; the only way for her to pull it off is to be allowed access by the gods of the Singularity or Lostbelt she finds herself in at the time.
Summon: "Yoo hoo! It's me, Lina Inverse, the most beautiful Caster in the whole world! You're lucky to have me as a partner! … call me your Servant and you'll die."
Victory: "See? That's what happens when you force a pretty girl's delicate hand too much!"
"Another day, another job well done!"
Defeat: "I knew… I should've eaten more before coming…"
"My battle can't end this way…"
Defeat by Noble Phantasm: "Gourry…! Sister…!"
Noble Phantasm Activation: "Darkness beyond twilight. Crimson beyond the blood that flows. Buried in the stream of time. In thy great name, I pledge myself to darkness. Let the fools who stand before use be destroyed by the power you and I possess... DRAGON SLAVE!"
Extra Dialogue:
"Ugh, what's with those disgusting bags of flesh… Why'd you have someone like that around? Is that your fetish, you sicko?! Don't you know those huge things pull body matter away from the brain…!?" (When you have Anne Bonnie, Rider Francis Drake, Archer Artemis, Minamoto no Raikou, Lancer Artoria Pendragon, or Lancer Artoria Pendragon Alter.)
"…!-!-!" (When you have Alter Ego Passionlip.)
"'Oh ho ho ho ho'... Ugh! Out of all the people in the universe, why did you have to summon precisely this one?! You did it only to mess with me, didn't you, rat bastard?!" (When you have Caster Naga the White Serpent.)
Birthday: "Happy birthday! What, a gift? Don't be stupid, do I look like I'm made of money? I have something much better for you! I'm going to teach you magic! You're going to learn from the best, you know!"
Event: "Ching, ching, ching, I can hear and smell the gold coins dropping all the way from here, tee hee… Come on, partner! There's business to be had!"
Holy Grail: "I'd sell it to the highest bidder, of course! There's no point on wishing for all the money in the world, that's just too easy. At the same time, a treasure like that just can't be wasted away. And I can't just have it at home as a decoration piece, right? So selling it for a fortune is the only sane answer, don't you think?"
To be Continued.